CURRICULUM

Week 1, the theme in classrooms was ‘Connection’. This focussed on students and staff reviewing our whole school PBL expectations, setting up their class routines and team building activities.

In 2025 we will have the following specialist offerings:

• Years 3-6: Languages- Japanese (weekly lessons). 
• Prep-Year 6: Technology (Design and Digital, weekly lessons)
• Weekly PE lessons
• Weekly Arts lessons with specialist teacher (Music and Dance)

CLASS INFORMATION SESSIONS

• Your child’s class teacher looks forward to welcoming you to the Parent-Teacher information sessions to be held on Wednesday 19 February. In these sessions, your child’s teacher will present information about their class routines and also the broader school. The 30-minute sessions will be delivered twice for families with multiple children at 3:20-3:50pm & 4:00-4:30pm.

GET INVOLVED

There is nothing greater than having family members engaged and supporting students in our school. If you are able to help out in your child’s class, please chat with their teacher around your availability. All helpers are required to sign in via the office and complete the Key Messages for volunteers. Family members, not direct guardians are also welcome, however may require a blue card. Chat with our office staff about these requirements.

We are fortunate to have an incredibly supportive and generous P&C who run our tuckshop, uniform shop, WOSHC and fundraise for our students, your children. They are always looking for helpers with their different events. Reach out to the P&C via PandC@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au

The first meeting for 2025 will be held in the WOSHC building at 6pm, Tuesday 11 February.

FACILITY WORKS

Over the holiday we have had a number of facility enhancement works completed:

• Full Classroom Renovations- C Block upstairs
• Painting
  • Internal of E Block
  • Pathway gurneys
• Gutter cleaning
• In progress…. Tractor shed

SCHOOL ACCESS

For student safety during school hours, all gates to our school are locked. The Wondall Road pedestrian gate- closest to the Administration Block remains unlocked as a point of entry. Please ensure that you latch it closed again after opening.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

A new year brings new opportunities and learning experiences for your children. It is so important that your child is at school every day unless they are sick or there is some other significant reason. We want to ensure all of our students have the best education and regular attendance can support this.

If your child is away, please do the following:

• phone the office absence line 3906 6460
• email the class teacher or office (admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au)

Where possible, limit appointments within school hours and schedule holidays for the school breaks.

If you ever need help with supporting your child’s attendance at school, please call the office and we can assist. Our Deputy Principals will be in touch, should they be alerted to your child/ren having excessive absences or patterns of absences.

UNIFORM POLICY

We take pride in our appearance at Wondall Heights State School and therefore we have our endorsed school uniform policy.

We are a Sun Smart school and require students to wear a Wondall Heights wide brimmed hat when outside. Caps are not permitted. We have a No Hat – No Play rule. Jewellery, except for a watch and sleepers or stud earrings, is not permitted.

Students are expected to wear their sky-blue striped shirt or school dress and all black shoes when not a PE day.

The sports uniform should only be worn on days when they have a scheduled Physical Education lesson, to interschool sports and other school sporting events.

Students are encouraged to wear their house colour on sports carnival days.

SWIMMING- We still need parent volunteers

This weather is making our pool look even more enticing, with lessons for Years 1-6 commencing this week. Swimming will occur on your child’s normal PE day, with some adjustments around excursions and other events. All students are expected to participate in swimming lessons as it is part of the school curriculum. If your child has a medical condition preventing them swimming, please ensure a note is sent along. Parents will be notified if your child doesn’t swim. Students will need to bring the following for swimming-ensure it is all named: bathers, rash shirt, swimming cap, towel (optional: goggles). During swimming sessions, we will provide for them a bright coloured cap to put over their own swimming cap to assist with easy identification in the pool.

To help facilitate our swimming lessons, we urgently need parent helpers to act as ‘supervisors’ on the pool deck and in the pool. Without volunteers, swimming lessons may need to be adjusted for safety reasons, so please help if you can! Due to the requirement to be actively moving and scanning the pool, we ask that no younger children attend with helpers. All helpers will be required to complete the Mandatory Training document and also review the risk assessment.

If you can help (please!), please register through SOBS https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70382 , or call/email the office (3906 6444 or admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au) or Mrs Butterworth (ybutt1@eq.edu.au). For more information about swimming, see further information in the PE section.

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