Term 4 Week 2 Newsletter

Term Calendar

Staff Recognition Day

Each year, a special afternoon tea is held for all of our Buderim Mountain State School staff to acknowledge the terrific contribution they make to our school each and every day.

We have approximately 120 staff members at Buderim including teachers, cleaners, teacher aides, administration and office staff, support staff and ground staff. It is this group of very dedicated and hard working staff who help to make Buderim Mountain State School such an excellent school.

A huge thank you must go to our P&C and Fiona from the Banksia Café for organizing the catering for the afternoon tea. Our staff felt very appreciated and spoilt.

2023 School Review

In 2023, our school will be reviewed by the Education department as part of its commitment to review all schools at least once every four years. In preparation for this review as well as gathering insights to inform our future strategic plan (2023-2026), we would like to gather community feedback.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could complete this anonymous survey, providing feedback about the school’s strengths and potential areas for improvement. This survey will remain open until the end of the term.

Optiminds

Saturday 27^th August was the Sunshine Coast Regional Opti- Minds event. Three BMSS teams attended Caloundra Christian College to participate in the event. Our school entered into Media, Social Sciences and Language Literature.

The Media challenge was to incorporate the myth of the Phoenix rising from the ashes, and represent it in a media format.

The Social Sciences challenge was to create an 8 to 10 minute play of the negative Opti- Topians moving to the world of Latitudia, meeting the Hopi- Topians there, who only see the positive in everything.

The Language Literature challenge was to create an 8 to 10 minute play about rising above the ashes in difficult situations. 

The day was filled to the brim with happiness, fun, and excitement.

All competitors were asked to complete a Spontaneous Challenge, which was a picture of a girl holding a piece of paper. The teams had to come up with what was written on the paper, who wrote it, and why it was written.

At the end of the day, the awards ceremony was held, to find out the winners. All Buderim teams received the Spirit of Opti- Minds Award, along with Good Samaritans, and Kuluin State School. To add to the awards, both of Buderim’s Media and Social Sciences teams received first place, and Buderim’s Language Literature team received honours. We are very grateful to Miss Cuthbertson, Mrs Dalton, Miss O’Keefe and Mrs Williams. who gave up their time to assist our teams.

By Millie R & Chloe T.

Sunshine Coast Instrumental Music Excellence Program

Congratulations to the Year 6 students who were selected to participate in the Intermediate & Advanced Instrumental Music Workshops over 4 days at Buderim Lifepointe Church at the end of last term:

Advanced Workshop: Anna (Clarinet), Sophia (Clarinet), Ryder (Tenor Saxophone), Aaron (Trumpet), Emily (Percussion), Rosa (Percussion), Aisha (Violin), Alessandra (Violin), Fletcher (Violin), Hayoon (Violin), Jihu (Violin), Maya (Violin), Natalie (Violin), Abbey (Viola), Chloe (Viola), Anna (Cello) and Ivy (Double Bass).

Intermediate Workshop: Isla (Clarinet), Chloe (Alto Saxophone), Hunter (Alto Saxophone), Billy (Trombone), Bryon (Tuba), Eva, (Flute), Hayden (Baritone), Charlotte (Violin), Ella (Violin), Heidi (Violin), Isla (Violin), Luke (violin) and Harper (Cello). It was great to see these 31 students nominated for this program

The students attended rehearsal workshops where they experienced Zumba and body percussion activities. I know the students, like myself were buzzing with excitement at the end of each day. The workshops concluded with a concert for parents and families.  It was incredible to hear the quality of the performance after only a couple of days of rehearsals.

This was a fantastic opportunity for our musicians to meet students from 22 other Sunshine Coast schools, and to extend their playing ability. It will be wonderful to see next year’s students have the same opportunity. 

SCIMEP Story written by Emily, Isla, Chloe & Sophia (Year 6 students)

We were selected for the Intermediate and Advanced SCIMEP 2022. It was held at Lifepointe Church, Buderim which was a great venue. We really enjoyed the teachers who taught the great band pieces that made the day much more fun. We also had a special conductor who taught dynamics and how to sit. We made friends from other schools who played the same instrument so we had lots of fun conversations. We had the chance to do Zumba and body percussion which were thrilling events. The concert at the end of the day was amazing and our parents loved it. Overall it was a very enjoyable experience and we would be happy to do it again.

Year 6 Musicians Shine on Stage

Congratulations to the two small ensembles that performed on parade last term– Flute quartet (Ava, Daisy, Minka & Eva) and Mixed Ensemble (Anna, Bryon, Ryder & Hunter). It was excellent to see the students take to the stage and perform with enthusiasm and confidence. The audience was very interested in seeing and hearing the instruments and they showed their appreciation by clapping loudly at the end. Great job Year 6 musicians. 

Musically yours,

Margot Payne (Band Teacher) - mpayn20@eq.edu.au

Stuart Scullett-Dean (String Teacher) - sscul2@eq.edu.au

Australian School Sport Swimming Championships

On Friday 19th August to Tuesday 23rd August, Beau B represented BMSS and Queensland at the Australian School Sport Swimming Championships. 

Congratulations Beau on this high achievement.

• Fastest U10 QLD boy in the 50m breaststroke
• 5th place in Australia in the final of the 50m breaststroke
• 6th place in Australia the final of the 100m breaststroke
• Freestyle swimmer in the ACT relay teams
• Personal best times in all events

Queensland State School Sport Athletics Championships

Congratulations to Will O and Jack A for representing BMSS and the Sunshine Coast Region at State Athletics in Brisbane this week. 

Prior to the state event, Will O and Jack K, competed at the Nambour District Athletics Carnival, and were then selected for the Sunshine Coast Regional Trials.

Results at the State Athletics Competition:

Will - 12th in 10 yrs boys 100m sprint

        - 18th in 10 yrs boys 200m sprint 

        - 2nd place and QLD silver medal winner in the 4x100m relay

Jack - 5th in 11yrs boys discus

Representative Basketball

Year 6 students Indigo and Emma were representative basketball players for Sunshine Coast Phoenix Teal U12 basketball team last term. Their team were undefeated in the SQJBC Southern Cup competition (winning 10 out of 10 games), and subsequently won gold in the grand final. Additionally, the team played in the State Championships and also won gold also.

2022 ICAS Results

The ICAS tests results from 2022 have all returned to School over the holidays. They have all been handed out on Parade or by the class teacher this week. It is always exciting to announce how amazing Buderim Mountain State School students are and please find below all the results from 2022.

We have had 1 student achieving in the top 5% of their year level in Australia for the ICAS Science test.  Congratulations go to all students that participated.

The ICAS English assessment results have shown great success for our students.  Congratulations to these children and all the other participants in the English test.

The 2022 ICAS Mathematics assessment results have 7 BMSS students gaining a Distinction.  Congratulations to these children and all the other participants in the Mathematics test.

The Digital Technologies results are listed below.  Congratulations to all the participants in the Digital Technologies test.

The ICAS Spelling assessment results placed 3 of our students in the top 10% of their year level in Australia. Congratulations to these students and all the other participants in the Spelling test.

The ICAS Writing assessment results were the last of our assessment. Isla J in Year 3 was placed in the top 1% of participants for her year level in Australia.  Congratulations Isla and to all the other participants in the Writing test.

Science Night

After a few false starts in recent years due to COVID we finally had a chance to celebrate Science with the school’s second ‘Science Night’. The afternoon started out with our Student Leaders conducting experiments with their younger peers in the Year 2/3 undercover area.  The library was packed with people playing Operation, classic arcade games, testing their nerve with Skill Testers and the Lego Sumo-bots were a huge success in the STEM lab.  Raphael from Street Science was also kept extremely busy making a little over 100 individual cups of slime for the students.

Raphael then put on an awesome show for all in attendance with explosions, fire and some extremely cold liquid nitrogen.  This was a huge hit with the audience, both young and old.

Dr Brad Tucker beamed in via Zoom from Canberra to discuss all things space including the current Artemis project.  Even some of our younger scientists got to ask Brad some questions, in which we found out that the Sun ‘burps’!

All in all, it was a great night and plenty of fun was had by one and all.

A huge thanks goes out to the P & C for helping to bring the night together (and of course for the yummy food supplied by the Banksia Café).

Another thanks goes to the staff who helped to put the night together and finally to our Student Leaders who really shone on the night in their role as educators and teachers of Science.

Thanks for your support.

Mr. Johnson

Science Night Photo Gallery

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Prep Fathers/Special Person Morning

On Thursday the 1^st of September the Prep classes paid tribute to all our Fathers and Special People in our lives. We really enjoyed hosting a Special Someone event in our classrooms! Our special people joined us as we played dress ups, made Lego creations, painted portraits of our loved ones, and built catapults. The children enjoyed sharing this time with the important people in their lives. Thank you to all the dads and special people in the lives of our BMSS students. We as a school community appreciate all you do.

Prep Fathers/Special Person Morning Photo Gallery

Book Week

Students and staff celebrated Book Week from Monday 22^rd August to Friday 26^th August. This year’s theme was: ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’

Our library showcased the shortlisted books and students had the opportunity to listen to and read them throughout the week. Thank you to all teachers and classes for the outstanding artwork that has been displayed for the event.

On Thursday 25^th August, all students were encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character. Students, parents and teachers made a huge effort to design, create and craft their costumes for the day. We have some wonderful photos to share with you.

Book Week Photo Gallery

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P-3 Sports Fun Day

On the last Thursday of Term 3, we were lucky enough to have a Prep – 3 Fun Day on the oval, because of great weather.  During the day, we were involved in thirteen activities including basketball, sprints, soccer, long jump, parachute, Rob the Nest, skipping, javelin, Tug of War, Noughts and Crosses, Captain Ball, Tunnel Ball and Grip Ball. 

We stayed with our own class and rotated through the activities one by one.  The school leaders helped at each activity as well.  They were excellent helpers and gave us a lot of encouragement.  All of the activities were lots of fun, but our favourite was Tug of War. 

Thanks to Ms Hemingway for organising an awesome day for us!

by Heidi and Lara (3JC)

Prep D & Prep F Chambers Island Excursion

Prep D and Prep F ventured out on their first excursion to Chambers Island. For many, this was their first time travelling by bus, so this was very exciting.

Other highlights include observing the wildlife – toad fish, soldier crabs, hairy crabs, walking in the water, mud and sand and protecting our lunch from the pesky butcher bird. We learnt to use our senses to understand the environment and discuss the needs of living things.

This exciting day was made possible by the generous assistance from our parents. We all came back to school with more knowledge and very tired bodies.

Chambers Island Excursion Prep D & Prep F Photo Gallery

Year 1 Fire Safety

Today we learnt about fire safety. We learnt to get down low and go, go, go. We also learnt about good fire and bad fires. We sprayed the gushing water out of the long hose. The fire truck had big pincers and ginormous pliers.
Finnegan E

Today we learnt about fire safety. If you need a fire truck the number that you call is 000. If there is a fire in your house you get down low and go go go. If you have fire on your clothes you need to stop drop and roll. My favourite part about the fire truck is when we got to spray the hose. It was fun and I like fire trucks.
Lucy A

Today we learnt about fire safety. We learnt how to get out and stay out of bad fires, so that you what to do know when you're older, and to also provide safety. The fire truck had buttons and controls. When we got to the hose we got to spray it.
Matthew B

Today we learnt about fire safety like stop drop and roll, you do this when your pants are on fire. Then we learnt about great fires and terrible fires. The great fires have a smiley koala but when it was a terrible fire the koala was a cranky pants. Then we learnt about get down low and go go go!
Keira O

Today we learnt about fire safety. Three things we learnt is when there is a fire we need to call 000. When there is a fire we have to get down low and go, go,  go. When there is a fire on our self we have to stop drop and roll. We do not get close to big fires and don’t make a fire too high.
Hadley  A

Year 5/6 Interschool Sport

Unfortunately we were only able to have one week of interschool sport but a great time was had by all participants from year five and six. The emphasis on the day was involvement and many students got to attempt a sport they had never played before. Here is a brief report from each sport.

NRL Tag

We played on the lush fields of Maroochydore Rugby League Grounds. The teams we played against included Kuluin SS, Sienna and Mooloolaba SS. Our teams participated with great enthusiasm and it was essential to keep the fluids up as it was quite a hot day. Thanks to the volunteers from the local touch association who refereed our games. Many great tries were scored by the Buderim Team. Some of our students had never played NRL tag before but despite this it was a huge learning curve for many.

Rugby League

We played at Cotton Tree grounds against Stella Maris. All teams played hard and enjoyed their games. One of our Rugby League players was so excited about playing he even left one of his boots on the wrong bus. Luckily his mother was able to problem solve.

Netball

We played at Fisherman’s Road against Kuluin SS, Mooloolaba SS, Stella Maris and Sienna. All teams played really well and did our school proud. There was plenty of room at the fields to practise before the game. Some players were confused initially and scored at the wrong end. However, their team mates quickly reminded them of what end to score at. A great time was had by all.  Some newcomers to the sport (particularly the boys) realised the game was harder than what was initially thought.

Soccer

At Fisherman’s Rd we played against other local schools and had a great time. The teams involved included Mooloolaba SS, Maroochydore SS and Sienna. Some players found the game challenging and seven a side was fantastic as many were highly involved. There was no taking it easy in seven a side.

AFL

AFL was played at Fisherman’s Road against Stella Maris, Kuluin SS and Mooloolaba SS. There were some close games but Mooloolaba SS proved to be fairly strong.

Billy Moore Cup Rugby League Competition

Buderim Mountain entered four sides into the 2022 Billy Moore Gala Day. This is a rugby league carnival run by the NRL development officers to maximise participation for children in grades 5 and 6.

This event once ran from grades 3 to 6 but it became too big to run on the one day in the one location. They have split the Sunshine Coast into 2 zones and restricted the grades. Despite this it has now grown to having 50 different teams with approximately 10 kids per side. Making it a big event on the school Rugby League calendar.

The day was excellent in terms of organisation, participation and results.

Between our four teams – Year 5 Maroons – Year 5 Greens – Year 6 Maroons – Year 6 Greens – we played 16 games for 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. While the day was focussed on being non-competitive, it is always nice to go away with some positive results. I will add that the children that gave Rugby League a go, improved out of sight. Even if this is the only League they will ever play, I am confident it will have been a great experience. I certainly saw some players that I would love to see playing club footy in the future.

Thank you to Mr Johnson and Miss Page for your coaching in the lead up and good work on the day. Thanks to Mr Allan who also helped with coaching a team on the day.

We are looking forward to next year when we will enter again and more students will get to experience playing rugby league (the greatest game of all!).

Mr Allen

Coaching Coordinator

Lightning Cup Primary Schools Netball Competition

On the last Wednesday of Term 3 BMSS Year 6 students competed at the Inaugural ‘Lightning Netball Cup’ at Maroochydore Sports Complex.

The competitive, inclusive carnival included 3 divisions in which BMSS fielded a team in each division- Championship (Lightning Cup), Development (Thunder Cup) and Boys (Storm Cup).

A Lightning Strike Zone was set up on the day, including music, merchandise, free hair braiding and temporary tattoos, food trucks, giveaways and inflatable games, as well as special appearances and signing sessions throughout the day by Lightning players.

Congratulations to all our teams who competitively competed in some hard fought, close matches throughout the day.

Lightning Cup Netball Photo Gallery

2023 Year 6 Student Leadership Selection Process

Throughout Term 4, our Year 5 students have the opportunity to be part of the 2023 Student Leader selection process. Year 5 students have been provided with information on the selection process and this is also attached. Timelines and dates have also been listed on the calendar in this newsletter as well as on the website. All leadership positions for 2023 will be announced prior to the end of the school year.

Preparing for 2023

To ensure we are able to plan as accurately as possible, families are asked to assist with the following:

• Letting any families know, who are intending to have students enrol in any P-6 year level at BMSS, to submit an enrolment form at the school office asap.
• Letting the office staff know of any students who are transferring to other schools in 2023 in an email via info@buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au
• Letting the office staff know of any students who will not be present from the beginning of the school year (eg. For holidays). It is crucial that we know of all students who will be returning, but may be away at the beginning of the school year as they are also counted in our total enrolment and will contribute to maximising the number of teachers we are entitled to. This in turn, reduces the ratio of teachers to students across the school. Once again, please email this information to info@buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au.

The Perks Project

In Term 3 both of our PERKS lessons focussed on Friendship.

In the second lesson, students revisited the friendship see saw and were introduced to a model to help them resolve issues that may arise in friendship groups. This process was modelled for the students, then they participated in completing a shared one with Mrs Brennan and their class teacher. Students have the framework in their classrooms to practise and use when necessary.

We call it the POOCH method and looks like this:

This week, all students in Years 1 to 6 completed a PERKS lesson focussed on RESILIENCE.

We talked about RESILIENCE as being the ability to bounce back again and again when bad things happen or things don’t go the way we would like.

Students will be given some strategies to use when situations arise that are going to be difficult and challenging for them.

The following posters will be used with different age groups and will be placed in all classrooms. You may wish to talk to your children about RESILIENCE and some potential situations at home where they may need to be resilient.

It is important children understand that:

• Bad things will happen
• Things won’t always work out the way I want them to
• I will find some things challenging
• I will feel sad or unhappy about things from time to time
• It’s okay to make mistakes
• Adults also have to practise being resilient

The most important thing is how they deal with these situations (bounce back) and move on.

Curriculum Corner

Year Level Planning Meetings

Late last term, we had our year level planning days in preparation for the Term 4 curriculum delivery. Teachers from each year level spent a full day unpacking the curriculum requirements and the summative assessment tasks. We discussed and brainstormed ways we can help our students aim for the ‘A’ and ‘B’ descriptors in the assessment tasks.

These year level planning days at the end of each term (to prepare for the following term) are vital in ensuring continuity across all classes in each year level. They give our students the best possible access to the Australian Curriculum, while also differentiating the curriculum and teaching strategies based on each student’s academic needs.

Our Curriculum Overviews are located on the website.

Kristie O’Keefe

(Head of Curriculum)

Containers for Change

The student leaders have initiated a fund-raising activity in order to raise money for the homeless.  Students are able to deposit their empty popper containers in the blue bins at school. The blue bins will be located in most eating areas. 

Families can also donate by taking their eligible containers to a Containers for Change depot and using the code below:

BMSS Community Kitchen

Our BMSS Community Kitchen is up and running and we would love the help and support from anyone who has the ability to donate; 

1. Time - volunteers to help run our Breakfast Club in Term 1, 2023 or our term cook ups. 
2. Food - any food donations (contact Fiona for specific needs)
3. Monetary donations

If you are able to provide any support, large or small, please contact Fiona at Banksia Cafe;

tuckshop@bmsspandc.org 

We appreciate your support! 

Parades

Parades will continue each week at the following times and we have resumed face to face parades with parents welcome to attend:

• Tuesday              Prep & Year 1   2:20pm
• Wednesday        Year 2              2:20pm
• Thursday            Year 3 & 4        2:20pm
• Friday                   Year 5 & 6        2:20pm

Parades include the presentation of weekly awards, messages and occasional performances.

Principal’s certificates, banners and medallions are usually presented twice per term. Any awards that are submitted by the Wednesday in the week prior to the dates shown below will be presented on these parades:

• Week 5             1-4 November                                  P-6 Principal awards
• Week 9             29 November-2 December         P-6 Principal awards

Staffing Update

Please be aware that the following staff will be replaced while they are on leave in the coming weeks:

Finance News from the Admin Team

Finance News

Currently, we have many families who have credit balances appearing on their account, but may be unaware of how to use them.

Negative amounts which appear on your statement indicate a credit on your account and do not require payment.

If you have multiple items for payment, please deduct any credit showing (negative amounts) from the amount owing and only pay the balance.

To apply a credit which is less than an invoiced amount, short pay the invoice and the school will match the credit to complete your payment.

To use a credit to cover the full amount of the invoice, please contact the school and request the credit on the account be used to cover the payment of the invoice.

See the attached example Debtor Statement for advice on how to interpret your account.

Preferred Methods for Payment:

1. QParents (Secure Online Parent Portal)

• New parents should have received an email with details of how to register. If not, please email info@buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au  
• If parents require assistance with registration for QParents, help with using QParents, or would like more information, they can:
• visit the QParents online help guide (https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/help ) 
• call 13 QGOV (13 74 68)

1. BPoint (Secure Online/Phone Portal)
   

• https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete 
• Phone: 1300 631 073
  

1. EFTPOS at the Payment Collection Window at the back of the Administration Office between 8:00am-9:30am
2. Direct deposit – Details of the school bank account are listed on all notes

• Please ensure EQ Id number plus invoice number/activity is supplied for correct identification

Please be aware that electronic payments can take up to three (3) business days to appear in the school account. If a closing date is approaching or has passed, please contact the office for advice prior to making your payment. Payments which are not received by the closing date may prevent your child from participating in the event.

We are receiving many phone calls from parents asking if invoice payments can be made using credit cards over the phone. Unfortunately, this has not been an option since September 2018 to ensure the protection of cardholder information.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact our finance team.

Invoices for all school related events are emailed to parents and make take up to 24hours or overnight to appear on your QParent account.

Often parents advise that they have not received the email. Please check your junk emails regularly to ensure that you are not missing this important information.

Student Resource Scheme (SRS)

As from 2020, it became an audit requirement for ALL students to complete a Participation Agreement Form to indicate their intention to either participate or not in the Student Resource Scheme. Emails were sent out during Term 3 to those parents who have not yet returned a signed form. If you have received an email regarding this and have not yet returned your Participation Agreement Form, please complete the form and return it to the office as soon as possible.

Term 3  Interschool Sport Credits

Due to the cancellation of two (2) weeks of the Term 3 Interschool Sport program as a result of poor weather, credits are currently being generated in the amount of $24 to each student in Year 5 and 6 who paid to participate.

Please ensure that theses credits are used towards future invoices to reduce or cover the amount owing.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact the school and ask to speak to our finance team or email: accounts@buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au

Tuckshop Ordering & Food Allergies

BMSS P & C News

BMSS P & C Socials

Follow Us on Socials

Stay up-to-date and make sure you follow us on social media.  Our accounts always have lots of great information.

Access our website and socials using the links below:

What's on this Term

It's hard to believe we are almost at the end of the year, and the rest of the term will fly by. Before it takes off, here are some important dates for Term 4 to add to the calendar:

👻 Halloween Disco - Friday 4th November

😁 Fun Food Day- Wednesday 9th November

🏫 P&C Meeting – Wednesday 16th November 5.30 pm

🎄Christmas Movie Night - Saturday 26th November

🍰 Volunteers Morning Tea – Wednesday 30th November

🎓 Year 6 Graduation – Wednesday 7th December

🥳 Last Day of School for 2022 – Friday 9th December

🤸 OSHC Summer Vacation Care Program Starts - Monday 12th December

Term 4 is always busy, so don't forget to breathe, smile and enjoy the ride as much as you can!

P & C Meeting

The P&C meetings are in Weeks 2 and 7 of each term and start at 5.30 pm.

We meet in the Library or via Zoom. Everyone is welcome to attend P&C meetings, which provide a forum to hear about the progress of the school and the P&C Association.

If you are a new member and would like to attend or are an existing member, RSVP to Sophia at secretary@bmsspandc.org.

Halloween Disco Volunteers

After two years, we're excited to have school disco back – and the feedback we're getting is many of you are thrilled too.

The disco will be on Friday 4^th November, and for the first time, it will be held on the school oval under the newly installed lights, kindly paid for in part by a Buderim Foundation grant.

It's shaping up to be a great event with loads of fun, family and festivities. BUT we need your help! We'll need many volunteers manning the entry, selling snacks, distributing pre-purchased food vouchers and supplying the muscle as BMSS Bouncers. Dads – and others – we are looking at you!

More information will be available in the coming weeks on our social media accounts, so if you are interested in volunteering, please email Kristy at marketing@bmsspandc.org. 

Expression of Interest – Marketing and Events Positions

Please submit your EOI for the Marketing and Events positions to P & C President Rachel via the following email address president@bmsspandc.org by COB Thursday 27^th October 2022. 

Trivia Night Sponsors

Uniform Shop

New in the Uniform Shop  

Be prepared for La Niña weather with our new Drybodz raincoats. They are the perfect accessory to keep kids and school bags dry with loads more rain forecast for the rest of the year.

The design is a sturdy poncho-style, large enough to go over the school bag, so they are not your average raincoat. They are made of opaque material with a maroon hood and come packed in a handy storage pouch. Three sizes are available: S, M, and L. Priced at $22 each.

Purchase in-store or online through Flexischools.  

Senior Shirts for Year 6 2023

A letter went home with Year 5 students at the end of Term 3. Orders close Friday 21^st October for delivery mid-end Term 1. Orders can be placed via Flexischools or on the order form at the following link: https://bmsspandc.org/uniform-shop/

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Monday 8.15am - 10.00am

Thursday 2.00pm - 3.15pm

Orders can also be placed online via Flexischools.

Tuckshop

Be part of the fun this term

Volunteering at the Banksia Café is a fantastic way to get involved with your community, make new friends and give back. If you haven't had a chance to volunteer this year, we would love to have you come and be part of the fun.

Sign up NOW>> https://bit.ly/bmssvolunteers

Can't commit to a regular spot, or the available times don't suit you? The good news is you can still help out. All you need to do is reach out to Fiona in the tuckshop at tuckshop@bmsspandc.org.

Fun Food Day

The Banksia Café's Fun Food Day will be on Wednesday 9^th November! Each special menu day has grown in popularity with more than half the school placing orders. So, we thought we would get the word out early, so there are no excuses for missing out!

This time around, food is a choice of $10 Meal Deals, or switch it up and design your special order from the available items.

Here's the menu:

Meal Deal $10.00

Choice of Nuggets, Sausage Roll or Spinach Roll with Glazed Donut and Popper or Water

Chicken Nuggets (5) (GF) $4.50

Sausage Roll $4.50

Spinach & Cheese Roll (V) $4.50

Lolly Bag $2.00

Strawberry Glazed Donut $4.00

Chocolate Glazed Donut $4.00

Drinks -

Poppers $2.00 - Orange, Apple and Blackcurrant or Apple

Flavoured Milk $3.00 - Chocolate or Strawberry

Water $2.00

Place your orders via Flexischools under Fun Food Day tab before 12 noon Monday 7^th November. NO LATE ORDERS will be accepted. The regular tuckshop menu will be available on the day – order via Flexischools.

Upcoming Specials

WEEK 2 – 13/14 October

Mexican Beef & Bean Burrito $5.00

WEEK 3 – 20/21 October 

Buddha Bowl (V) $6.00

Steamed rice, roasted chickpeas, a selection of vegetable sticks and spinach leaves

• Add poached chicken $1.00
• Add avocado $1.00

WEEK 4 – 27/28 October

Caesar Salad $5.50

• Add chicken $1.00
• Add avocado $1.00

WEEK 5 – 3/4 November

Soft Taco's $5.50

• Kaarage chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber
• Guacamole, capsicum, lettuce, tomato, cucumber (V)

OSHC

The Spring Vacation Care program was a huge success!

The children loved competing in The Amazing Race, Cartoon Connection and Buderim Festival! But, of course, the program's highlight was the excursion to Dreamworld and everyone – kids and educators - had a ball.

OSHC now uses the 'Xplor' app for bookings. This term will get busy fast, so get organised and make your bookings for the term ahead so you don't miss out!

To stay up-to-date with all things OSHC, follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buderimoshc

In the Community

Chess Mates

Soccer Skills