In the coming weeks, the remaining 2025 Student Leadership positions will be determined and we look forward to announcing these with our community soon. This Friday our Sports Captain candidates will be preparing a speech in front of their house groups. We wish them all the best for this!

PREPARING FOR 2025 CLASSES

It is at this time of year; we begin to receive parent requests for their child’s class placement for next year. We want to share the following overview of the process we as educational professionals go through in constructing our classes and developing our class structures. When classes are being developed, we draw on the professional knowledge of staff (class, inclusion, specialist teachers and the leadership team) having worked with your child throughout the year.

• Each individual student is reviewed based on their academic, social, behavioural and learning needs.
• All students have been asked to identify a number of friends they feel they work well with and whom would support with their learning- these are collated and considered to ensure a student has at least one identified peer in their future class.
• Class teachers, inclusion teachers and specialists come together and place students into potential classes.
• The peer dynamics are continually reviewed based on the students in the class.
• Classes are reviewed multiple times and right up to the start of the new year.
• External considerations eg: from parents are considered- these are not guaranteed.

As in 2024, we will have multi-age classes in 2025 based on student numbers and departmental staffing allocations. Our teachers are very skilful in delivering the Australian Curriculum and the above considerations are also put in place in constructing these classes. 

A new year of learning, also brings new opportunities to learn from different teachers, make new friends and interact with different peer groupings. These are lifelong skills which build independence, confidence and resilience.

Whilst we recognise that parents might have information regarding placement of their child with other children, we do not accept requests for placement with specific teachers or not to be placed in a multi-age class, further not all requests are guaranteed.

WARMER WEATHER

As the sun rises earlier and the weather gets warmer, students are encouraged to bring a named plastic bottle to keep hydrated throughout the day (please refrain from sending glass or metal bottles). Students will also require their hats daily (make sure they are named).

2025 STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME

At the upcoming P&C meeting, the 2024 Student Resource Scheme (SRS) will be reviewed including the provision of the 2025 SRS. The SRS is only applicable to students involved in Instrumental Music, with details available on the school website.

2025 BOOKLISTS

Please find the links to the 2025 Booklists, below. You are welcome to take the list to your preferred provider. Many providers will shop and package the booklist for you. This year, we have also registered the booklists with Officeworks, for your convenience, should you wish to use their packing service.

Officeworks School List Service.pdf

2025 Booklists are STARTER BOOKLISTS only. If additional items are required throughout the school year due to loss or consumption, your child’s class teacher will provide you with a replacement list.

Please note:

• In providing school-wide accessibility to iPads and laptops, at no cost to parents, we are using programs that assist students with their accessibility to learning. One of the features we are using is the speech to text and recording facilities of the devices. For optimised potential, we are asking families to provide the child/ren with a decent set of wired headphones with a boom microphone and conventional 5 mm jack. Please see the picture provided on the booklist for an example of what is required.
• To accommodate for handwriting and synthetic phonics, you may notice an increase in whiteboard markers, as students increasingly use their whiteboards for these learning activities.
• We have added extra books to accommodate for specialist lessons.
• Prior to the end of the 2024 school year, your child will bring home a Stationery Inventory Form to give you an indication of the condition of retainable items and excess materials that can be used in 2025.
• Brands listed are an example, for your reference. The school accepts alternative similar brands.
• Please ensure exercise books have the correct ruling and are suited for the year level required.
• ALL ITEMS are to be labelled and brought to school on the first day of the 2025 school year.

Booklists can now be found for 2025 on our school website.

NOTICE OF INTENTIONS- 2025

We have commenced planning for 2025 classes. If your child is currently in Prep – Year 5 and will NOT be returning to Wondall in 2025, please ensure you have completed the following quick survey, as emailed previously.

https://survey.qed.qld.gov.au/n/dwjh7l5

Alternatively, you are welcome to notify the office ASAP if your family is NOT returning to Wondall in 2025 (current Prep-Year 5 students only). 3906 6444 or admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au