Buderim Mountain State School eNewsletter

Term Calendar

Welcome Back

Welcome back to the 2023 school year. This term is ten weeks in length and concludes on Friday 31 March. This year promises to be another very successful and enjoyable year at Buderim Mountain State School judging by the enthusiasm displayed by our returning and new students.

We have enrolled many new students across all year levels over the past couple of weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our new families and look forward to meeting you over time. Please let us know if you require any assistance in your transition to our school. We are beginning the school year with approximately 1090 students from P-6.

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF

In terms of new staff, in 2023 we welcome the following new teachers who have transferred to our school:

Tayla Bruce: Year 1
Michelle Peall: Year 1
Adam Spencer: Year 6
Ben Gaske: Acting Deputy Principal Term 1
Chappy Alexia: Monday to Thursday odd school weeks, Monday to Friday even school weeks

As most existing families would be aware, our final allocation of teaching staff occurs on Day 8 (Thursday, 2 February) which is an annual process that takes place in all Queensland public schools. The final allocation of teachers is based on the number of students enrolled by Day 8 and we can confirm that all classes will now stay in place for the year with no changes needed.

For the benefit of our entire school community, the following leadership team staff have responsibility for the following year levels:

Prep and Year 1: Mr Readshaw, Deputy Principal
Years 2 and 3: Mrs Greiner, Deputy Principal – Monday to Thursday
Year 4: Mrs Scheltinga, A/Deputy Principal – Tuesday to Friday
Years 5 and 6: Mr Allan, Deputy Principal
Support Services: Ms Cilla Gault, A/ Head of Support Services

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s education, could I ask you to see your child’s teacher in the first instance. If you still require assistance, then by all means make an appointment to see the appropriate leadership team member above.

Specialists Lessons

This year, all students will continue to access specialist lessons on a weekly basis including Health & Physical Education, Performing Arts (Drama & Dance), Music and Japanese (Year 5 and 6). Specialist teachers in 2023 include:

Japanese: Mr Starr-Thomas
Music: Mr Jackson
Performing Arts: Mrs McConnel
Health & PE: Mr Hawes, Mr Starr-Thomas, Ms Hemmingway

I hope all of our families have an enjoyable school year and I thank our parents for being organised by ensuring our students are in full school uniform (including plain black shoes) and are well-prepared for their learning with schoolbooks and stationery. The standard of uniform has been excellent thanks to the assistance from parents and students. A copy of the uniform policy is attached for your information.

Buderim_Mountain_State_School_Uniform_Policy.pdf

WELCOME MORNING TEA & WORKING BEE

Monday the 23^rd January saw all students return to school, and it was lovely to see so many new and returning families come to our meet and greet welcome morning tea. A huge thank you to our P&C for organising this event.

Thank you also to all families who assisted with our working bee on Sunday 29 January – we had approximately 135 attendees who did a terrific job in maintaining our gardens. Thank you also to our P&C for supporting this event with an amazing morning tea.

Welcome Chappy Alexia

I am honored to be the new School Chaplain here in this beautiful part of the world and would like to take a few moments to introduce myself so that you can know a little about me as I begin to work alongside staff, students and parents. While being relatively new to the Sunshine Coast, I am not new to Chaplaincy having worked amongst other school communities over the last 14 years. Chaplaincy is still my passion and drives my sense of purpose as I begin my 15^th year of being a school Chaplain, here in Buderim.

Meeting people and starting up conversations comes quite naturally to me and I find it a privilege to journey alongside others and support the challenges and joys in life. My hobbies involve all things outdoors, and cycling along the coastline is one of my favorite things to do, especially in Spring and Autumn with the magnificent sunrises. I love to keep fit and active so I can be involved alongside the students at school in whatever they are doing.

I am naturally positive by nature and work best in teams with others. My three adult children, partners and recent grandchild are my proudest achievements. The experiences of life have been helpful in understanding and showing empathy towards others. As I begin this year the following quote sums up my view of working in this role.

'We are building our lives one day at a time, one hour at a time, one interaction at a time. We build relationships one conversation at a time. What we do in these moments matter.'

I look forward to all the new stories that will unfold, and relationships that will be built, as I embark on this new venture. Please feel free to make yourself known to me and say Hi. I look forward to getting to know as many of you as possible.

Regards

Chappy Alexia

Swimming Carnival

Well done to all students in Years 3-6 who participated in the swimming carnivals held during the last two weeks of the 2022 school year. Congratulations to Cheropin, our winning house with a total of 834 points. It was very close between our first and second house results, with participation points being the difference between first and second place! It was pleasing to see so many students swimming. Congratulations and thankyou to all of our students for their behaviour and entering as many races as possible. We certainly have some very good swimmers at Buderim.

Students who are eligible to compete in the Nambour District Swimming Trials on February the 23^rd at Grammar, will be notified by Mr Hawes very soon via a letter home. This letter will contain all the relevant information about the carnival.

Our carnival final results and age champions are:

Congratulations to our 2022 Swimming Age Champions

2010 – Stanley W and Molly-Rose L

2011 – Alessandra C and Byron B

2012 – Beau B and Emma O

2013 - Jemima L and Fergus A

Effective communication and positive relationships between parents/caregivers and school staff is a foundation of Buderim Mountain State School. One way of reaching this level of excellence in communication and positive relationships, is by implementing suitable protocols in relation to email communication.

Our Class Teachers are busy preparing and teaching between 8:30 am and 3 pm daily, so will normally not be able to respond to emails during this time. All teachers aim to respond to parent emails within three business days, however, this response period may depend on teacher work days (for part time teachers) or teacher absence. Our teachers are also encouraged to only check and respond to emails between 7:30am and 5pm on weekdays, during the school term, to support their own wellbeing and family time. We appreciate your understanding with our school’s approach in relation to emails.

Social Emotional Learning

This year we are excited to be continuing our social emotional learning program, The PERKS Project, as an important part of our curriculum from Prep to Year 6. The name PERKS represents each of the focus areas:

P- positivity

E- empathy

R- resilience

K- kindness

S- self

The word ‘perks’ is positive and inspires confidence, which is really what we are aiming to achieve. The word ‘project’ has connotations of being more fluid and evolving to cater for the needs of our students.

Mrs Brennan and Mrs Price will continue to build on the following topics with all P-6 classes throughout the school year with concepts being reinforced in each classroom.

The program includes the following:

UNDERSTANDING SELF: Meeting my basic needs, Being grateful, Resilience, Positive self-talk and Growth Mindset
UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS & THE IMPACT ON MYSELF, OTHERS AND LEARNING: Brain Science, Self-regulation, Mindfulness, Coping Strategies
UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR & THE IMPACT ON SELF, OTHERS AND LEARNING: Behaviour Choices, Decision Making & Goal Setting
DEVELOPING POSITIVE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS: Making & Keeping friends, Bucket Filling, Supporting Others, Protective Behaviours

These topics will be the same in each year level across the school and simply delivered in an age appropriate context. There will be a continued focus on developing a common language that students will take with them from year to year.

We will cover two topics each term with a PERKS lesson and follow up in the classroom. Our first PERKS lessons will occur on the 13^th and 14^th of February, with the focus on how to create a SMART goal.

Playgrounds: Keeping our children safe

To assist with keeping all of our students safe, we would like to remind everyone our playground equipment is not permitted for use before or after school. The equipment requires a teacher on duty to supervise all children for safe play. We appreciate your support with following school procedures and to ensure our children are safe.

School Photos

Please be aware that school photos will be held on Thursday 9^th March. Order forms will be sent home closer to the date. All students will need to be in full school uniform (not sporting house uniforms) on this day.

Staff Leave

Meagan Dempster (4D) will be on leave 3/2/2023 to 14/02/2023 and will be replaced by Ms Kerrie Miles
Mrs Julie Candosin (3JC) will be on leave from 03/03/2023 to 06/03/2023 with her replacement being finalised

Curriculum Corner

This section of the fortnightly newsletter will entail information and sharing relating to curriculum.

Kagan Cooperative Learning Workshops:

Kagan Australia conducted cooperative learning workshops at our school on the 12^th and 13^th January. We had a number of our teachers and teacher aides attend. These dedicated teachers spent two days of their holidays learning new and innovative ways to engage their students with effective and fun pedagogy. A total of 68 teachers attended the workshops from the following schools: Everton Park SS, Kawana Waters State College, Kuluin SS, Clontarf Beach SS, Mango Hill SS, Seaton College, Eagle Junction SS, Glenview SS, Palmview SS, Patricks Road SS and St Paul’s Lutheran College.

We have had many other teachers attend the same PD sessions during their holidays in previous years. Cooperative learning is one of the high impact strategies we observe and give feedback to teachers via our collegial engagement observations and coaching.

Below is an excerpt from the ‘frequently asked questions’ section of the Kagan website (link further below):

Kagan Cooperative Learning has been taught for over 20 years and many teachers throughout the world have successfully used the structures to boost test scores, improve student engagement, discipline and student social skills. Dr Spencer Kagan has detailed answers to the most frequently asked questions.

www.kaganaustralia.com.au

Differentiation and Student Data:

At the start of each school year, teachers have a detailed report with their students’ data from the previous school year. It contains levels of achievement and tracking of summative and diagnostic data. Teachers use this data to cater for our students from the first day. It assists them with differentiating and tracking their students’ progress.

There are three types of assessment:

Summative – assesses our students based on the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standard (A-E with C standard ‘working at level’); also known as ‘assessment of learning’
Diagnostic – assesses using data to inform teaching, differentiation and track progress (e.g. reading levels); also known as ‘assessment for learning’
Formative – occurs during lessons and teachers adjust their teaching during the learning process; used to inform lessons and differentiation; also known as ‘assessment as learning’

Our Yearly Curriculum Overviews are located on the website at the following link:

https://buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au/curriculum/teaching-and-learning

Kristie O’Keefe

(Head of Curriculum)

NAPLAN: The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

There is information below relating to NAPLAN 2023. Students in Years 3 & 5 will sit these tests over a three-day period in March (exact dates to be advised via email by sector Deputy Principals). All tests will be conducted online except for Year 3 writing.

Why do students do NAPLAN?

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests. NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance. NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether our students are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

What does NAPLAN assess?

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are learning through their regular school curriculum. All government and non-government education authorities have contributed to the development of NAPLAN materials. Students are assessed on the same literacy and numeracy curriculum content.

What can I do to support my child?

Your support to ensure your child has had a good night’s sleep, substantial breakfast and arrives on-time will assist them on the testing days. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for and students are not expected to do so. You can support your child by reassuring them that NAPLAN is just one part of their school program, and by reminding them on the day to simply do their best.

ACARA does not recommend excessive preparation for NAPLAN or the use of services by coaching providers. Teachers will ensure students are familiar with the types of questions in the tests and will provide appropriate support and guidance.

See the types of questions and related functionalities available in the NAPLAN Online assessment: nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site

Please see the NAPLAN parent information via the link below:

https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/naplan-information-brochure-for-parents-and-carers.pdf

Typing Skills

Typing skills are important to develop for our students. While our classroom teachers support the development of improving typing skills at school, it would be wonderful if you were able to continue such practice at home (if possible). Speed and accuracy are skills which require development over time.

The following website is a free typing program, which will support your child’s development of typing skills.

https://www.typing.com

Our Yearly Curriculum Overviews are located on the website.

https://buderimmountainss.eq.edu.au/curriculum/teaching-and-learning

Kristie O’Keefe

(Head of Curriculum)

Library Lounge

Welcome to the Library Lounge where we will keep you up to date with library news.

Borrowing of library books will start in Week 3. Books can be borrowed in library class time or the following times (unless staff members are in a meeting):

Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 8:45am (before school)

Monday to Friday: 11:05am to 11:30am (first break)

Monday to Thursday: 3:00pm to 3:15pm

All students should have received the first Book Club catalogue for Term 1. All orders are to be placed online and ordering must be completed by Thursday 9^th February. A percentage of each order is credited to the library to purchase new books. If your child did not receive a catalogue, click onto the following link - LOGIN (scholastic.com.au)

Happy reading,

Library Team

Facilities Updates

As you are likely aware, much of our school was a ‘construction zone’ over the school holidays, with approximately $500 000 being spent to upgrade our facilities. This has included a makeover of the senior undercover area as well as outside the prep classrooms, new operable walls in different classrooms, most of our covered links being replaced as well as other projects. Our year 6 students have settled nicely into our wonderful new year 6 block, which has a great outlook over the pine forest. Our new school hall, which is planned to be built on the basketball court and adjacent carpark, is planned for construction to begin in the middle of the school year.

So, while our school grounds could be turned into a long-term construction zone, the final outcome will be terrific for our school community. We are keen to share the final plans with everyone and we’re just waiting on some final approvals before we can do this. Thank you for your patience as these projects are completed.

2023 School Councillors

Congratulations again to the 2023 school leaders who were officially presented with their badges at a special ceremony this morning. Our 2023 student leaders should be proud of their achievement and we look forward to their representation of our student body this year. The following students have been appointed into leadership positions for 2023 and I look forward to their contribution to Buderim Mountain State School as leaders and role models to their peers:

School Captains

Gemma H & Alexander M

School Vice Captains

Luca M & Hayden S

Student Leaders

Emma O, Summer M, Quinn L, Maggie K, Evie R, Luca M, Nina M, Leela F, Hannah C, Gemma H, Kirah H, Aaliyah T, Aisha M, Milly S, Ivy B, Danica R, Laila F, Soul G, Madeleine S, Neve S, Fletcher S, Xavier P, Ethan D, Liam K, Cruz M, Matthew L, Digby L, Harrison E, Noah K, Elijah R, Archie R, Toby F, Samuel F, Hayden S, Flynn D, Alexander M

BUDERIM BADGES AND AWARDS

Cumulative Awards

At Buderim Mountain State School, we have a Cumulative Awards system which continues throughout each student’s time with us. These awards are presented on each year level’s parade.

Achievement Awards are presented each week on parade to students in each class for a range of significant achievements, based on PERKS or our three school expectations of; Be a Learner; Be Safe and Be Respectful. Teachers choose these awards based on classroom achievement.
3 Achievement Awards = 1 Principal’s Award Students are asked to submit their 3 achievement awards (they don’t have to all be received in 1 year) into the box outside the Health Room and they will then be presented with a Principal’s Award on parade. Students will continue receiving achievement awards throughout their years. Awards should be submitted by the Wednesday in the week prior to the Principal Award presentation (i.e. by the Wednesday in Week 4 if the awards are being presented in Week 5).
3 Principal’s Awards = 1 Banner Students are asked to submit their 3 Principal’s Awards into the box outside the Health Room and they will then be presented with a Buderim Banner on parade.
2 Banners = 1 Medallion Students are asked to submit their 2 banners into the box outside the Health Room and they will then be presented with a medallion on parade.

Buderim Badges

As well as our cumulative awards scheme at Buderim, we also present 5 different badges (sew on) to students for the following categories:

Academic – for 4 As (or Very Highs) on report cards, in the academic subjects, each semester. Academic subjects are English, Mathematics, Science, HASS, Technology, Japanese.

Effort – for 5 Excellent (Year 3-6) / Very High (P-2) on report cards, in any subject, each semester

Service – for helping, leading or teaching others e.g. library, playground, sports equipment, working bees; marching in 3 Anzac Day parades

Sport – for representing the school at district, regional, state or national level

Cultural – for representing the school in the areas of Arts and Humanities e.g. Optiminds, performing troupe, band, strings ensemble etc

These badges are also presented on each year level’s parades. Students can collect and wear as many badges on their school shirts as they are eligible for, year after year.

Parent Information Sessions

At the beginning of each school year, parent information sessions are held by all classroom teachers. We encourage all parents and caregivers to attend as this is an excellent opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and gain an understanding of how the classroom will operate for the year. The stronger the relationship is between home and school, the more success each child will have. Once again this year, all sessions will be in your child’s classroom and begin at 8 am, unless your child’s teacher has notified you of a different time. The days and dates for each year level are outlined below:

Monday 6^th February: Prep
Tuesday 7^th February: Year 1
Wednesday 8^th February: Year 2
Thursday 9^th February: Year 3
Monday 13^th February: Year 4
Tuesday 14^th February: Year 5
Thursday 16^th February: Year 6

QParents

Our school has been using QParents in recent years for all year levels. All new families should have received an email inviting you to register for QParents. If you have not received this email, please check your spam or junk box, and if you cannot find the email, please contact the school office so we can assist. In order to register for QParents, you will require the regular 100 points of ID. Attached to this newsletter is an outline of the types of ID accepted. QParents is a simple way to pay for any school excursions or fees without having to send money or paperwork back to the school. Parents can also gain an update on their child’s attendance and submit absence information. Finally, parents can update personal details automatically and students’ past report cards can be accessed via QParents. If you have not received an invitation, please advise us immediately.

qparents_registration_factsheet.pdf

Absence Text Messaging System

All Queensland public schools are required to implement a text messaging system to follow up on unexplained absences. Effectively, if a child has not arrived at school and a parent has not informed the school, it is a requirement for the school, to send a text message requesting a reason for the absence on a daily basis.

We ask that parents assist by ensuring all absences are explained on a daily basis. From time to time, we predict that we may make some errors with texts and ask for your support as we fulfil this process. An example might be that a child is at a music camp and the staff member marking the roll may not have recalled this and the child is marked as an unexplained absence. It would be appreciated if parents can still respond by text to let us know. While we will aim to not have any errors, with over 1000 students at our school, this may occur occasionally.

The following options are currently in place to contact the school regarding absences with QParents being the preferred option. To avoid unexplained absences, please report the absence before 8:00 am.

QParents: https://qparents.qld.edu.au/ This is our preferred method to report reasons for absences to the school.
Student Absentee Call Line (5477 2760)

Emails and Notes: We are aware that absences can be reported via emails and notes, but we encourage parents to use QParents. Emails and notes can be processed, but are often delivered at varying times or double-handled by teachers and other staff. This may cause a time-lag in accurate roll marking. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Parades

Parades have started this week and will continue on the following days starting at 2:20pm

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

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 - 21^st February to 24^th February
Week 10 – 28^th March to 31^st March

Lost Property

All lost property, once sorted, is located in the bag racks outside the healthroom. There is currently a lot of unnamed items to be collected.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Grace B on who was selected to attend the National Finals APDA Physie competition in Sydney in December. Grace was successful in dancing at ICC and placed 5th in the National ranking for 7 year olds

Finance News

Welcome to our returning and new families.

2023 Student Resource Scheme (SRS)

At Buderim Mountain State School we offer the Student Resource Scheme as a way of minimising the expense of providing children’s textbooks and other resources. For information and documents please visit our webpage.

Full payment or the first instalment is due Friday 3 February 2023, which will allow access to the Mathletics and Sound Waves programs. Second instalment is due by Friday, 24 March 2023.

We thank all of our parents/caregivers who have already paid their 2023 SRS. Please ensure the SRS Participation Agreement Form is submitted with payments if you have not already supplied this form in previous years. You only need to submit this form once, unless you wish to change your choice already provided.

Preferred Methods for Payment:

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)

BPoint (Secure Online/Phone Portal)

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

EFTPOS at the Payment Collection Window at the back of the Administration Office between 8-9:30am
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

Upcoming payments which are due include:

Student Resource Scheme (SRS):

PREP $240; Years 1-6 $70
- Full payment or first instalment is due Friday 3 February 2023

Swimming for Years 1, 2 and 3 (except 2R and 3/4M):

$30 was due Friday 27 January / as soon as possible

Martins Creek for Year 1

$10 is due Friday 10 March

If you have any queries or require assistance, please contact the office.

Relief Cleaners Needed

Buderim Mountain State School is seeking casual relief staff for cleaning.

This position requires the applicant to hold a current Paid Working with Children Blue Card and a criminal history check. Previous experience in working in a school environment as well as in the cleaning industry would be beneficial. Please refer below for the generic role description:

Cleaner

As the Cleaner you will contribute to the efficient and effective operation and environment of the site by providing a high level of cleaning. These include:

Ability to carry out cleaning duties with limited supervision and cooperatively participate as a team member
Cleaning and sanitising of classrooms, toilet facilities and sick bays; vacuuming; mopping; sweeping; hosing; blower vac; rubbish disposal and litter control; removal of graffiti; other appropriate cleaning duties as directed

Hours operate in a split shift, usually 5 - 8am and 3 - 6pm

This position reports directly to the Business Manager.

If you are interested, please submit your contact details and a resume/CV by Friday 10 February 2023 to our Business Manager, Heidi Reitsma (hreit3@eq.edu.au).

2023 Bus Service Changes

Changes to some Sunshine Coast school bus services will be introduced from the start of Term 1 on Monday 23 January 2023 (see below flyer). Network changes including new and/or altered routes incorporating timing changes have been implemented to improve our on time running and the operational efficiency of some of our Sunshine Coast school bus services.

Summarised changes have been published on the CDC website, timetables are also available using this link.

CDC Important Changes to Term 1 2023 School Bus Services

Student Bus Passes

CDC are now processing STAS (School Transport Assistance Scheme) school bus pass applications for the 2023 school year.

Parents/Carers will need to apply for a new school bus pass if their students are -
• Starting at a new school in 2023
OR
• Moving into Year 7 at their current school in 2023
OR
• Residing at a new address in 2023

Parents/Carers will not need to apply for a school bus pass if their students are already bus pass holders and are (a) staying at the same school and (b) residing at the same address.

Parents/Carers can apply for STAS online here: https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/public/school/school-transport-assistance

Additional Information
Please contact STASDigital.Helpdesk@tmr.qld.gov.au or 1300 119 289 for technical assistance with your online application.

CDC Sunshine Coast https://cdcqueensland.com.au/bus-services/sunshine-coast-schools/
Phone: (07) 54766622 Email: info.sunshinecoast@cdcbus.com.au

Bus passes will be delivered to school in the first 2 weeks of Term 1 to be distributed to students. A grace period will apply for the first 2 weeks to allow students to receive their bus passes.

Please note if your student is not eligible for a school bus pass, you will need to obtain a go Card online or from your closest retailer. For more information please visit: https://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/go-card

BMSS P & C News

A very warm welcome to all BMSS families from the P&C! We hope the year ahead brings wonderful moments and memories for you, your child and your family. Please see below for some updates from our team.

Tuckshop

A new, 5-star rated menu is available in 2023 for our school tuckshop, the Banksia Café. You can view the menu at:

https://bmsspandc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BanksiaCafeMenu2023.pdf

and order on Flexischools at www.flexischools.com.au. Sushi Wednesdays continue in 2023, with orders due by 8pm each Tuesday evening for both sushi and various snack items. The Banksia Café also has a range of delicious weekly specials. View the term 1 specials menu at: https://bmsspandc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Term1SpecialsMenu2023.png.

UNIFORM SHOP

It has been a very busy return to the school year, with the uniform shop very stretched for stock in some sizes. Your patience and understanding is very much appreciated as we endeavour to replenish sizes from our Australian supplier. If you have any old uniforms you no longer need, donation to our second-hand rack would be greatly appreciated.

OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE

Enrolments are open to the OSHC for term 1 with our amazing team of educators and a jam-packed program! Care is available from 6am to 6pm on school days, with meals provided. For more information on the service and to register your child, head to: https://buderimoshc.org/.

THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN & BREAKFAST CLUB

This year the P&C is delighted to start the Community Kitchen initiative, whereby meals are prepared and provided to our school community in times of need. This includes the launch of the Breakfast Club, held every Tuesday morning during the school term from 8am – 8:35am. The Breakfast Club provides a free breakfast to BMSS students in the undercover area near the tuckshop, to help emphasise the importance of breakfast to children and to help nourish and sustain our students. Whilst parents are not required to be present, family members are welcome to also attend Breakfast Club, providing a great opportunity to catch up with friends or to meet other BMSS families.

VOLUNTEERS

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart” ~ Elizabeth Andrew

There are many opportunities for you to volunteer time and contribute to our school community, so we’d love to see you at one of the volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks. This includes:

Breakfast Club every Tuesday morning from 8am-8:35am. Sign up to help serve our kids some brekky here: https://signup.com/go/jZujRrS

Community Kitchen Cook-Up, Tuesday 14 February, from 8:30am-11am. Sign up to help cook meals: https://signup.com/go/gKtUDaT

Tuckshop service, every Thursday and Friday, whenever you have time available! Sign up to help in the Banksia Café here: https://signup.com/go/wZOXqGk

Term 2 Working Bee, Sunday 23 April from 8am. Sign up to help by emailing: kbren35@eq.edu.au

To see some of the smiles and joy volunteering brings, check out our latest social media post with images from the working bee held last weekend 😊

EVENTS

Our first event for the year is the term 1 Welcome Movie Night, scheduled for Saturday 18 February 2023. Mark your diaries and keep an eye out for more information coming soon, including the opportunity to have your say on the movie shown.