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2025 Student Leaders- Student leaders announcement.
Camp Quality Presentation- Free cancer education presentation to students 6 December.
Return Raffle Books- Please return physical raffle books to the tuckshop ASAP.
Preparing for 2025 Classes- Some information on class planning.
2025 Student Resource Scheme- Our scheme was endorsed at the P&C meeting.
2025 Booklists and checklists- Booklists can now be found for 2025 on our school website.
Save the Date- Key events to wrap up the year.
Notice of Intentions- Need to enrol for 2025? Family moving? Please let the office know.
PBL- Week 7 and 8 PBL Focus- Wondall Learners are respectful when they follow instructions.
Year 6 High School Transition information- See flyers for information.
2025 STUDENT LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT!
Throughout Term 4, we have had approximately 50 students from our Year 5 cohort work through a nomination, shortlisting, interviewing and voting process to elect our 2025 school leaders. We are incredibly proud of all our students for their engagement with this process.
Congratulations to the following students for becoming the 2025 Student Leaders for the following roles.
School Captains- Mirabelle and Phoenix
Roman House Captains- Jenna and Emily
Spartans House Captains- Yasmine and Harrison
Trojan House Captains- Heath and Ana
Vikings House Captains- Josh and Harper
Innovation Captains- Ethan N and Cohen
Arts Captains- Sophia and Inez
PBL Captains- Madelyn and Rachael
Environnent Captains- Zoe, Marina, Kirra and Elise
Prep Reps- Archie, Felix, Arabella, Aaliyah T, Hannah W, Mackenzie, Sienna B and Victoria.
Congratulations to all of our successful 2025 leaders! A formal leadership presentation will occur in 2025.
CAMP QUALITY CANCER EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHOOL VISIT
Camp Quality’s cancer education program has been teaching kids about cancer with a fun and interactive puppet performance, for over 33 years. The program focuses on telling the broader cancer story, including how to support someone who is facing their own cancer diagnosis or that of a loved one.
The free Cancer Education Program visits primary schools and education and care services around Australia, and is shown to reduce bullying, absenteeism and the need for mental health support services for kids impacted by cancer.
We are pleased to welcome the program to our school for the delivery of their free awareness presentations to our students on Friday 6 December.
The attached brochure has detailed information on the content to be covered.
If you DO NOT want your child to participate in this program, please advise their class teacher.
School support staff including our Guidance Officer and Chaplain will attend sessions. We also welcome parents to attend and hear the message during relevant sessions if you would like.
RETURN OF RAFFLE BOOKS
A huge shout out to all of our community who have supported the Mega Raffle! We now ask for your immediate attention to return all raffle books (sold or unsold) and monies to the tuckshop by 27 November.
The Mega Raffle will be drawn on Monday 2 December during our final parade of the year.
It is not too late to share the link and get those final tickets!
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 e.g: 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.
2025 STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME
At the P&C meeting held 19 November, our 2025 Student Resource Scheme was endorsed. The Student Resource Scheme only applies to Instrumental Music.
The endorsed SRS will be:
- Participation in the program $40 (all students involved in the program to pay).
- Participation in the instrument hire scheme $40 (only charged to students who need to use a school instrument).
The full details and inclusions of the scheme will be provided in the consent information provided to 2025 instrumental students.
2025 BOOKLISTS AND STATIONERY CHECKLISTS
In an effort to minimise costs for parents, this week your child will be given a checklist of items they still have at school. This will help provide parents with an indication of the condition of retainable items (e.g., headphones) and highlight any excess materials that can be reused in the upcoming year.
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.
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.
https://wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au/enrolments/booklists
SAVE THE DATES!
- Year 3-6 Swim Carnival- 4/12/2024
- The Performing Arts students will be holding two end of year performances.
- Instrumental Music Afternoon (bands)- 28/11/2024
- Performing Arts Afternoon (choir, dance, drama)- 5/12/2024
- Year 6 Graduation- Our 2024 graduation for Year 6 students and their families will occur on 10/12 at 9am in the hall. Followed by Bounce at Tingalpa- Information sent out via Qparents please check your Qparents accounts. Payment due for Bounce 29/11/2024.
- 2025 Step Up Day- 11/12/2024- students to meet their new teacher and class mates for 2025.
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
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)- Wondall Learners are respectful when they follow instructions.
Following instructions the first time helps us save time, show responsibility and promotes teamwork. Responding politely creates a positive and respectful classroom atmosphere, fostering effective communication and cooperation. Respecting others' right to learn ensures that everyone feels safe, valued, and able to focus on their studies.
Book Fair and Book Club Orders
Thank you for your patience as we continue to await the delivery of Book Fair and Book Club Issue 7 orders. These orders have been dispatched, however there has been an issue with the logistics company delivering these items which has caused a delay in their arrival. Scholastic is following up on both orders for us. All items will be distributed to students when they are delivered to the school.
Orders for Book Club Issue 8 will close on Monday 25/11 to allow time for delivery before the end of the school year.
| Excursion | Consent Due | Payment Due | Cost |
| Year 6 Bounce | Overdue | 27 November | $41.00 |
| Year 5 2025 Shirts | Overdue | Overdue | $37.00 - $38.50 |
GOOD LUCK SIENNA!!!
Sienna H will be representing her School and State at the National Track and Field Trials next week in Sydney. She has excelled in her Athletics this year and will be competing in Long Jump. We wish Sienna an enjoyable and successful meet. Wondall is very proud of all of her achievements to date.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
