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Dear Parents and Carers,
By the time you read this, the students in Year 5 and 6 will have enjoyed their first Gala Day of the year. I had the pleasure of accompanying the boys’ football teams and we all had a great day, despite a bit of showery weather. I hope the Year 4 students had a good experience back at school, learning some new skills with Mr Bell.
Week 6 started with assembly for students in Years 4 – 6. This assembly, led by Mr Sheil and Mrs Gibbs, marked National Sorry Day and our commitment to continue to strive together to achieve reconciliation.
Recently, I had my first opportunity to spend some time at the Wilston Annual Trivia Night. Wow! What a spectacular event this is. Congratulations to the P&C on hosting such a wonderful night, and special mention to chief coordinator, Rachelle Willington, for doing such a great job leading the team.
Last week, our Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students celebrated Under Eights Week along with National Simultaneous Storytime. With the theme “Unleashing Scientific Thinking Through Play” the students moved through a range of activities designed and setup by our creative and supportive teaching team.
The hall is very near completion now, and you will have noticed that the grass has been laid on the oval. It is really looking impressive now and we are very excited about taking ownership very soon. Next week, the demountable toilets will be extracted from our school site and the students will have partial access to the hall to use the toilets. Full access to the hall will follow in the following days. How exciting for Wilston SS!
Next Friday, we will celebrate Queensland Day and will have some special activities. Dress code for the day is MAROON - school shoes, school shorts/skorts and maroon shirts! If you don't have a maroon shirt (and are unable to source one before Friday) please just wear your brown/gold school shirt. Let's fill our school with maroon, brown and gold!
Enjoy your weekend!
Warm regards,
Michael Sawbridge
Principal
Choir News - PLATINUM FOR FANFARE!!
Congratulations to our Wilston Wonders and Chamber Choir who performed at the Choral Fanfare competition this week.
They both received the highest accolade of a Platinum Award! Their singing, energy and behaviour was top notch and we are so proud of our Wilston performers.
Thanks to Mrs Charters our conductor, Mr Fay (accompanist) and Ms Ferdinands, Lou Meeking and Melanie Neal-Reid for their help on the day.
Gala Day
Gala Day training times are set out in the flyer below:
Gala Day training will continue for the duration of the Gala Days. Students are required to have all their protective equipment during training.
The UPDATED draws for Gala Days 2 and 3 can be accessed here:
Do you have an age appropriate child (1 July 2020-30 June 2021), who is ready to start Prep in 2026? It is nearly time to start the enrolment process.
Please click on the link below for further information regarding enrolment and important upcoming dates.
A Fire Drill will be conducted at school over the next fortnight.
Please take the opportunity to discuss this with your child.
Thank you for your support.
Congratulations to the following students who received a Well Done Award in Week 6:
| Class | Student | Student | Student | Student |
| Prep C | Jessica C | Daniel P | Millie H | |
| Prep D | Aran A | Freya A | Jack B | |
| Prep E | Paxton O | Livvy S | Samuel M | |
| 1A | Roman W | Hudson W | Florence C | |
| 1B | Oliver H | Luciano R | Miles N | |
| 1C | Leo | Willow | ||
| 1D | Naia M | Adam C | Willow W | |
| 1E | Rory C | Edi O | Elizabeth S | |
| 2A | Riley O | Lulu N | Sydney A | |
| 2B | Charlotte T | Joshua W | Aiden B | Joshua W |
| 2C | Poppy S | William T | ||
| 2E | Matthew P | Addy W | Hugo Z | Hannah R |
Family Reading Competition - 12 - 30 May 2025
Thank you for all the amazing entries to our family reading competition which are on display in our library. It is clear that Wilston families really enjoy reading together!
The lucky winners of book vouchers to spend in Book Club Issue 4 are:
| Runners Up: | The Porter Family |
| First Prize: | The McDonald Family |
To see all the entries please visit the Library -
Premier’s Reading Challenge 1 June-22 August 2025
Wilston State School children participate in the annual Premier’s Reading Challenge! This state-wide event encourages students to read regularly to develop a lifelong love of reading for enjoyment and learning.
Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students will receive a Reader Record sheet early next week. Please keep it in a safe, visible place at home. As children complete each text, please assist them to record the details.
- Prep to Year 2 should read or experience at least 20 books through shared reading with others, listening to/or reading picture books and even class take-home readers.
Year 3-Year 6 forms will be kept in classrooms. However, an electronic copy is available to record any additional reading at home. School_reader_record_form These two copies can be stapled together at the end of the challenge.
- Years 3 and 4 should read at least 20 books (see other texts below).
- Years 5 and 6 should read at least 15 books (see other texts below).
Ebooks and audio books, recipe books, magazines, graphic novels and newspapers can also be counted as books for this challenge!
All students who complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge and return their forms to the school by Friday 22 August 2025, will receive a certificate signed by the Queensland Premier in late October.
All completed entries will also score a point for their sports house for our interhouse reading competition. In 2023, Gordon house won. In 2024, Paterson house won. Is 2025 Lawson house’s turn?
Wilston State School – Let’s Get Reading!!
Book club Issue 4
Brochures for Issue 4 will be coming home soon. Please place your orders online via the LOOP system: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP before Monday 9 June so we can ensure delivery to students before the winter holidays. Thank you for your support!
Crazy Hair Day
Last week students came to school with crazy hair - all for a good cause, to raise funds for new sports equipment for our new hall. Thank you to the Student Council for organising this fundraiser, to the parents who came up with some fantastic hairdo's, and the students who raised $720.10. Well done, Wilston!
Monthly Update From Your P&C
The end of May is upon us – and what a huge month it was! Our community events calendar and fundraising efforts supported by our families was out of this world!
We have seen a huge contribution this month of fundraising toward our planned upgrade to the prep playground. Thanks for all of your support. We send appreciation most especially to our volunteers who take on the challenge of running these outstanding events, serving as custodians of opportunities for our community to participate, donate and connect. This month we thank these amazing parents and their volunteer crews for making the magic happen:
Easter Raffle – Georgia Crouch
Mother’s Day stall – Johannah van der Tang
Trivia Night – Rachelle and Peter Willington
The P&C is also happy to note:
- in the month of May, we completed P&C payment of the AV system for the hall at the agreed $150,000 contribution – we will all get to see this system in action with our own eyes in just a few short weeks! The handover of the completed hall is mere weeks away and anticipation is building! (Who else is excited?!)
We joined with our school on two event concepts this month.
- Firstly, we were thrilled to see the eagerness our kids showed to choosing a piece of fruit as they walked through the school gate on “walk safely to school day”. The P&C was happy to contribute the fruit boxes in support of this annual ‘safe commute’ message. Thanks go to Lyndall at the tuckshop for coordinating the purchase of the fruit for us.
- Secondly, the playdates on our school oval were very well attended, with over 80 people attending the prep play (on a long weekend!) and more than 100 for the grade 2 afternoon. We are looking forward to the rescheduled grade 1 gathering (8 June) and we hope the weather is more friendly for this date in a couple of weeks for your big afternoon play!
Snapshots of our events and goings-on are shared on our social media platforms – tap to join!
Wilston State School P&C (@wilstonsspandc)
Wilston State School P&C | Facebook
Finally – a note for your calendars. At the 19 June meeting, we will be hearing from the school about the prep playground improvements, and we are heading to a big decision made on significant P&C investment to complete the works for our new preps in 2026. Come along to listen to the discussion, and hear for yourself how our community’s money will be spent in the betterment of our school grounds. You do not need to be a member to attend but you will need to nominate as a member in order to vote. The membership form can be found here.
Next P&C Meeting: 19 June, D Block 7:00pm
Uniform Shop needs volunteers for stocktake on Monday 16 June, 9am-11am. If you can help, email uniform@wilstonpandc.org.au.
Even 30 minutes of your time can make a difference!
Swim Instructors – We are Hiring!
Are you passionate about swimming, water safety, and helping children gain a lifelong love of the water?
The Wilston Crocs are seeking enthusiastic and friendly individual/s to join our busy swim school, with an immediate start available to the right applicants.
Based at Wilston State School, our swimming instructors are responsible for the delivery of learn to swim classes for swimmers from four years of age. Our learn to swim program runs year-round, Monday - Thursday afternoons as well as Saturday mornings in an outdoor heated pool.
There is the opportunity for additional hours assisting with school swimming in Term 1 and 4, squad coaching as required, plus club events.
Full training will be provided to the right applicant/s.
To apply, please email your cover letter and CV to swim@wilstonpandc.org.au.
Volunteers
Last week was National Volunteers Week! Without volunteers there would be no Friday night swim club. From the swim club committee, computer operators, timekeepers, starters, referees, marshals, canteen and BBQ volunteers, a very big thank you too all!
Fairplay Vouchers
Do you have a Fairplay Voucher which you have not yet used? The Wilston Crocs are a registered activity provider, and Fairplay Vouchers can be redeemed for learn to swim and squads. Be quick though – all round 11 vouchers must be presented to activity providers by the 6th June 2025.
Learn to Swim and Squad
Learn to Swim and Squads are available year-round with the pool heated to 28 degrees. We currently have availability most days in our Term 2 Learn to Swim program with lessons running Monday to Thursday afternoons as well as Saturday mornings.
Please see our website for the complete squad timetable. https://www.wilstonpandc.org.au/swim-club
We also have an adult Squad which runs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings from 6:00- 7:00am as well as a high school fitness squad which runs Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30pm.
Swimming year round has many benefits, and we encourage all our squad and learn to swim kids to maintain their skills and swim over the winter months. Please email swim@wilstonpandc.org.au for bookings.
Upcoming Swim Meets
The Crocs will be attending the following meets this term.
Grace Short Course Transition Meet – 31st May
MCA Short Course Preparation Meet – 7th June
Brisbane Jets Short Course Preparation Meet – 22nd June
The Brisbane and Queensland Short Course Championships will bring the winter season to an end in early August. Qualifying times for these two championship meets, can be achieved at any of the above meets.
See you at the pool!
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