Spring Fair

What a fantastic day we had celebrating our Spring Fair on Thursday. The weather was fantastic too! I must confess I did panic when I was awoken by the thunder storm that rolled through in the early hours of Thursday morning! A special mention and a huge thank you to the Tewantin State School P&C for their organisation and unlimited hours of volunteering to make the day so special for our students. You are all amazing, and I acknowledge your contribution.

A big thank you to all the local businesses and major sponsors of the event. To the numerous volunteers, donators and contributors thank you all for your input. The school staff did a wonderful job on the day. My/our staff are amazing!

At assembly on Friday I spoke to the students about staying SAFE, RESPECTFUL and still being LEARNERS while they are on the holiday break. Please bring them all back safe and sound for the start of the last term.

Year 5 Annual Tewantin State School Speaking Competition Speaking

I was honoured to witness some of our Year 5 students at the recent Year 5 annual Tewantin State School Speaking Competition on Thursday 7^th September. Congratulations go to all of the students who participated and especially Charlotte Bold who was the Champion Speaker. Thank you to our P&C who donated a $50 gift card as the major prize.

Year 3 Convict Days

I visited the Year 4 classes of 4D and 4B where students had written a historical narrative and then taken on the role of a child from the First Fleet voyage. They also presented a spoken recount of their journey.

‘Convict Day’ is part of our Year 4 Curriculum based on the voyage of the First Fleet. Students were invited to come dressed as their favourite character to enhance their verbal presentation. This created great excitement and enhanced the engagement in the task. Students were offered tastes of porridge, salted beef (silverside), pickled cabbage, and damper and listened to some music from the era and played some convict games and fun activities. 

QParents

We are now a QParents school. Parents and Carers have all now received their unique invitation code. I encourage all parents to register with QParents as soon as possible. Parents will be able to access absence data, pay invoices, lodge change of details, school reports and most importantly, it will be the only way to provide online consent for excursions and programs going forward. 

As we come to the end of Term 3, I would like to thank you for your support. I am so proud to be the Principal of Tewantin State School.

Have a safe and happy holiday,

Rob