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OUR P&C BRINGS THE OUTDOOE LEARNING AREA TO LIFE!
Over the past few years, our amazing and dedicated Wondall P&C, together with the families of our school community, have worked tirelessly to raise funds to transform the space beside our library into a vibrant and functional area now known as the Outdoor Learning Area.
While the name is only temporary, the space offers so many opportunities for students to gather - for class lessons, small-group activities, quiet reading, or outdoor performances.
Under Mark Wright’s principalship, a plan was developed that reflected both student and community voice, and it’s been wonderful to see that vision come to life. We’ve identified the need for shade covering and will be putting the finishing touches on in the next few months.
We are so proud to see students already enjoying the space! In the coming weeks, we’ll celebrate with an official opening and naming ceremony.
Here are some photos of students exploring the new area!
SWIMMING LESSONS ARE UNDERWAY!
It's great to see students back in the pool! Lessons run on each class’s usual PE day, with minor adjustments for excursions and events. As part of the curriculum, all students are expected to participate unless a medical note is provided.
Students need bathers, rash shirt, swimming cap, towel, and (optional) goggles. This year, the school is funding additional teacher aides to support safety and learning in the pool.
A big thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers! If you can assist, please contact Mrs Butterworth at 3906 6444 or ybutt1@eq.edu.au
2025 SCHOOL SURVEY RESULTS
Thank you to everyone who completed our 2025 School Opinion Survey. The attached infographic highlights some of the most positive results from each group, reflecting the strong learning culture and positive environment that make Wondall such a great place to learn and work.
These results will help guide our school improvement work as we move into 2026. We always value feedback and suggestions - you can share these via admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au, by phoning 3906 6444, or by joining a P&C meeting.
PREPARATION FOR 2026
Planning for the 2026 school year is well underway. At this time of year, our teaching team works carefully to prepare class structures and staffing based on projected enrolments. A range of factors are considered in this process, including class sizes, student needs, ability balance, and maintaining positive learning and social groupings. We are committed to ensuring that every student has a friend in their class of their choosing, thanks to the program Class Solver that we will be trailing this year.
If your family is moving and your child will not be attending Wondall Heights State School in 2026, please notify the school office as soon as possible. Likewise, if you know of a family who has recently moved into our catchment area, please encourage them to enrol as soon as they can.
Accurate enrolment numbers help us to plan effectively and ensure the best possible start for all students next year.
Kind Regards
Jonas Shantz
Principal
BOOKLISTS- 2026 Booklists attached
STOP,DROP AND GO REMINDERS- A reminder for all students using Stop, Drop and Go about our expectations.
STUDENT LEADERS 2026 – Applications are in! Posters are up in the Arena, shortlisting to occur this week.
NOTICE OF INTENTIONS- Please notify the office ASAP if your child is not returning in 2026. Year 6 parents – let us know which high school your child is attending.
GRADUATION 2025- Guest information and more details.
MATHS MASTGERMIND- 2 Teams competed last week at Tingalpa.
DAY FOR DANIEL - Friday 31 October – Wear red and join us for our community walk!
KEY TERM 4 DATES- Please see updated Key Dates
PREP ENROLMENT INFORMATION - Enrol now, formal prep transition events have already begun with Orientation Sessions coming up in Week 2 of Term 4 by invite only!
PBL- Wondall learners are safe when interacting with others.
2026 BOOKLISTS
Please find the links to the 2026 Booklists, below. You are welcome to take the list to your preferred provider. Many providers will shop and package the booklist for you.
2026 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 2025 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 2026.
- 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 2026 school year.
STOP, DROP AND GO REMINDERS
Parents, just a reminder that at Wondall we expect all students who use Stop, Drop and Go particularly of an afternoon to be:
*Sitting quietly in the shed near the front gate
*Listening for their name to be called over the speaker
*Using respectful voices
*Being safe with their hands and feet.
2026 STUDENT LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Applications for 2026 Student Leadership positions closed. Mrs Cocciolone was blown away by the high level of applicants and their responses to the selection criteria. From here, over the next 2 weeks we will be shortlisting the applicants and starting with our School Captains then moving into the other Captain areas. All applicants who submitted a poster now have them displayed in the Arena.
NOTICE OF INTENTIONS- 2026
We are commencing our planning for 2026 classes and it is appreciated if you can notify the office ASAP if your family is NOT returning to Wondall in 2026 (current Prep-Year 5 students only). 3906 6444 or admin@wondallheightsss.eq.edu.au
Current Year 6 Students- please enrol ASAP to your local high school or destination high school so that the schools can prepare for you in 2026. Feedback from our feeder high schools is that some students have not yet made contact. Please do so ASAP. We will be having transition meetings and handover meetings later in the term.
SAVE THE DATE - YEAR 6 GRADUATION
Due to seating capacity in our hall, we request each student have a maximum of 4 guests attend this ceremony. We thank you for your support with this.
Students are to wear formal Wondall uniform for this event and may bring sports uniform for the ‘Bounce’ excursion afterwards.
MATHS MASTERMINDS
Thank you to Mr Flack and Mrs Cocciolone for helping to train and attend the Maths Masterminds event last week at Tingalpa State School. One of our Wondall teams came 4th out of the cluster (which we are so proud of!) The questions were not the easiest to solve at all…. Many staff were scratching their heads trying to solve some of them.
DAY FOR DANIEL
Day for Daniel is a National Day of Action hosted by the Daniel Morcombe Foundation (DMF) to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention. Held on the last Friday of October each year, it is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives. 'Wear Red and Educate' is the theme for the day.
The objectives of Day for Daniel are:
- to educate children regarding their personal safety and empower them to 'Recognise, React and Report' when they feel something is not right.
- to raise awareness about child safety and protection, and to promote a safer community for children.
- to educate and equip individuals and communities with knowledge and skills to understand child safety and protection requirements and empower them to take action.
- to honour the memory of Daniel Morcombe.
Wondall will be recognising Day for Daniel on Friday 31 October and will be inviting students and staff to wear a red shirt (hair accessories also ok) on this day. We will also be hosting a Day for Daniel Walk. Please see details in the poster, attached.
For more information, please check out https://danielmorcombe.com.au/
KEY DATES - New dates added!
Term 4 always goes quickly, and we have lots of exciting things for our students to engage with before the 2025 school year is over. Remember to stay up to date by checking our newsletter, Facebook page and school website.
NEWS FROM 2D
Do you have a younger sibling ready to start Prep next year?
or
Do you know of family/friends/neighbours that have children who live in the Wondall Heights SS school catchment zone ready to start Prep in 2026?
If you do… we are putting a call out to enrol your child at Wondall Heights State School ASAP so they don’t miss out on invitations to our exciting transition events, which have now commenced.
Call the office now on 3906 6444.
READING AND VIEWING IN AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM V9 AND ENGLISH REPORTING
In 2025, we have fully implemented Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum in English and Mathematics.
The structure of the English learning area Achievement Standard differs significantly from previous versions of the Australian Curriculum. The Achievement Standard has been reorganised into a three-paragraph structure relating to the assessable elements of Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing and Writing and Creating. Previously, the Achievement Standard was organised into Receptive and Productive Modes which incorporated Speaking, Listening, Reading, Viewing, Writing and Creating together.
This restructuring means a change to how we approach determining a student’s achievement of the assessable element of Reading and Viewing.
When undertaking Reading and Viewing assessment tasks in English, the expectation is that students independently read age-appropriate texts to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and skills against the assessable element of Reading and Viewing.
Independently reading a text requires a student to both decode the words in a text and make meaning from printed text as illustrated in the Simple View of Reading.
Students who are unable to read age-appropriate texts independently may have reasonable adjustments to access texts in alternate formats made to support them to access curriculum and assessment (for example, text to speech; audio; text read aloud). This form of adjustment alters the task to a listening task, therefore changing the intent and assessable element of the task to Listening. Students with these adjustments may not achieve a ‘C’ or above in the assessable element of Reading and Viewing.
When reporting, teachers make an on-balance judgement about a folio of student work to determine and overall level of achievement for English. A folio of English tasks over a semester includes all three assessable elements: Speaking and Listening, Reading and Viewing and Writing and Creating. Summative assessment tasks that relate to the Reading and Viewing assessable element form one part of a student’s assessment folio.
BOOK FAIR
We had a very busy week in the Library with our Book Fair, with so many exciting books to browse and buy! The support from the Wondall community was amazing, selling just over $8000 worth of merchandise, raising over $2000 to purchase new books for our students to borrow from the Library. Thank you to all who visited our Book Fair!
| Excursion | Consent Due | Payment Due | Cost |
| Prep Pevan & Sarah | overdue | $ 35.00 | |
| Yr 6 Bento Box | 7th November | 24th November | $11.25 or $12.35 |
Reminder:
Consent must be given before an invoice is issued for payment. Payment plans are available, please contact Business Manager. Ph: 39066444 for any questions.
Minasan Konnichiwa!
Hello Everyone!
I hope the beginning of Term 4 has been “WAKU WAKU SURU!” exciting for all!
WOW! Only 2 months left of the term! Time is flying by quickly…
We have an exciting term for Japanese learners, as we celebrate the Year 6 students celebrating their Japanese learning journey. The Year 6 students will participate in a Japanese Celebration of Learning incursion. The incursion will be held in the schools arena. Students will dine with Sensei and their class teachers and enjoy eating Japanese cuisine.
The Japanese cuisine will include:
Bento Box and a dessert option (mochi)
Details of the incursion are as follows:
DAY: Monday 1st December
TIME: Middle session
DRESS ATTIRE: Japanese colours (red, white and black) including closed in shoes.
PARENTAL PERMISSION CONSENT FORM: The consent for is DUE to the school office NO LATER THAN Friday 7th of November. Payment is due NO LATER than Monday 24th of November.
Due to catering and payment deadlines, there will be no extension for payment and consent. Students will still be involved in the incursion, however, will bring their own lunchbox.
Ninja Star Student Awardee’s
On the final assembly of the year, there will be the “top” three students from Year 3-6 class awarded a certificate and gift from Sensei.
Doumo Arigato,
Thankyou,
Sensei
SCHOOL SWIMMING
We’ve had a fantastic start to our school swimming program, with great attendance and lots of happy, confident swimmers in the pool! It’s been wonderful to see everyone giving their best and enjoying their lessons.
Just a quick reminder — no jewellery is to be worn during swimming lessons. If your child has earrings that cannot be removed, please make sure they are taped securely with waterproof dressing before their lesson.
We’d also still love to have a few more volunteers to help out at the pool. Your support makes a big difference and helps ensure everything runs smoothly.
Please register through SOBS if available to help.
Thank you for your cooperation and for helping make our swimming program such a success!
SAVE THE DATE
