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Dear Parents and Carers,
Apologies for the delay in our newsletter. We were focused on the impacts of the recent cyclone! Fortunately, the damage at school was very negligible and we were only closed for a relatively short period. I know other schools which delayed opening to much later in the week. Some of our families and staff were more seriously affected, so if there is anything that we can do as a school community, then please don’t hesitate to reach out. On Monday, when we opened only practically, we welcomed 26 students.
In week 8, I will be attending the Year 6 camp at Mapleton. School camps are a fabulous opportunity to further strengthen relationships between students and between students and staff. The students will enjoy a variety of activities, including the (in)famous Mud Challenge. They will have time to build new friendships as well as enjoying the company of well established ‘besties’ throughout the camp. I want to acknowledge and thank the P&C Executive for being willing to reschedule the March meeting to week 9 – much appreciated!
Back at school, our teachers are busy catching up with assessments as Term 1 draws to a conclusion. Year 3 and 5 students will sit the annual NAPLAN tests in Week 8. NAPLAN is an important indicator of individual student progression and of school performance. Wilston students typically perform extraordinarily well on NAPLAN, so we look forward to some outstanding results again in 2025. All the very best to our Year 3 and 5 students. Teachers will also be participating in their term planning days in the final weeks of this term so for one day only, your child’s class will be taught by one of our regular and familiar relief teachers.
Following NAPLAN, the Year 5 students are going to the Planetarium to see a show called ‘Spacebot’ as part of the World Science Festival.
I think that’s all for now.
Take care Wilston
Michael Sawbridge
Principal
In Week 3, our Student Leaders for 2025 were presented with their badges at a special assembly. Congratulations to all students selected.
Congratulations to the following students who received a Well Done Award in Week 5:
| Class | Student | Student | Student | Student |
| Prep A | Eloise L | Lucy H | Harry G | |
| Prep B | Merin M | Oliver Y | Arlo P | |
| Prep C | Zoe H | Joe M | Hugh D | |
| Prep D | Rollo R | Connor H | Angelina D | Maisie N |
| Prep E | Rian S | Stephen T | Millie C | Alexander G |
| 1A | Luke W | Olivia D | Matias H | |
| 1C | Kaarlo H | Aiden A | Emmett M-C | Edith K |
| 1D | Elowen M | Charlie H | Rocco F | |
| 1E | Remy H | Aidan R | Jessica J | |
| 2B | Hunter H | Philippa J | ||
| 2C | Rooney L | Kian C | ||
| 2D | Noah T | Mary R | ||
| 2E | Oliver S | Arya W | Flethcer R |
Congratulations to the following students who received a Well Done Award in Week 7:
| Class | Student | Student | Student | Student |
| Prep A | George H | Asa P | Sibby R | |
| Prep B | Artie T | Kobi W | Siena T | |
| Prep C | Edie T | Zach D | Esther C | |
| Prep D | Eoghan R | William R | Elizabeth C | |
| Prep E | Isabela L | Lachlan C | Lachlan M | |
| 1A | Amara P | Humphrey A | Marli E | |
| 1B | Luca P | Charlotte C | Panida T | Edward C |
| 1C | Ruby C | Alexander J | ||
| 1D | Ashton S | Aaira M | ||
| 1E | Billy D | Ivy C | Jemima R | |
| 2A | Elias R-H | Cheng J | Angel H | Audrey P |
| 2B | Adelaide C | Ivy H | Elijah C | Kaito L |
| 2C | Abigail L | Daisy V | ||
| 2D | Hayden P | Saskia T | ||
| 2E | Max T | Fergus L | Ailish R |
Congratulations to the following students who received a Well Done Award in Week 7:
| Class | Student | Student | Student | Student |
| 3A | Max L | Tom F | Adaline G | Tyson C |
| 3B | Gemma K | Alice L | Charlie C | Lachlan N |
| 3C | Chloe N | William A | Lachie I | Vera M |
| 3D | Adaline G | Max L | Tyspn C | Tom F |
| 3E | Pierce M | Aaliyah R | Billy G | Edith H |
| 4A | Abigail T | Alfie E | Cooper C | Sophia M |
| 4B | Lavinia L | Trinity L | Olivia H | Bradley C |
| 4C | Boudyn B | Eva H | Ethan J | Rabi J |
| 4D | Henry M | Henry N | Kimon k | Gabby E |
| 4E | Jimmy C | Ava C | Asher G | Levi T |
| 5A | Willow S | Aaron A | Nathan E | Edward |
| 5B | Bronte C | Lily D | Max H | Daniil N |
| 5C | Isla B | Mark C | ||
| 5D | Sienna W | Phoenix M | Madeline F | Oliver H |
| 5E | Billy A | Henry B | Grace R | |
| 6A | Sarah C | Thomas H | Jade C | Ryan S |
| 6B | Ottily L | Tilda L-M | Gabriel A.B | Ageline L |
| 6C | Hunter L | Anita B | John S | |
| 6D | Sadie A | Orlando L | George T | |
| 6E | Sandy L | Amelia B | Arthur W | Victoria G |
Sports Awards/Achievements
Congratulations to the following students who represented City District and Met North recently -
City District AFL Representatives:
- Matilda C
- Angus C
- Charlie C
- Leo M
City District U/11 Netball Representatives:
- Isla L
- Lucia M-L
- Elodie M
Met North Swimming Representatives:
- Daniel Y
- Isla L
- Lucia M-L
- Eve H
Cross Country - 1 April 2025
We were hoping to have the Inter house Cross Country information out to families by now. We are planning on using the same venue as last year (Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association), but unfortunately it was under water last Sunday and Monday. We are waiting for confirmation that the grounds will be suitable. We have a Plan B if this venue is not available. As soon as the venue is confirmed a consent form will be sent out. In the meantime a draft program for the day is below. Please note their may be small changes to this program if the venue does change.
Date: 1 April 2025
ORDER OF EVENTS:
| Approximate Times | |
| 9.20am | 12 Years (2013) Boys and Girls - 2km |
| 9.45am | 11 Years (2014) Boys and Girls – 2km |
| 10.10am | 10 Years (2015) Boys and Girls – 1.75km |
| 10.30am | 9 Years (2016) Boys and Girls – 1km |
| 10.45am | 8 Years (2017) Boys and Girls – 750m |
| 11.00am | Morning Tea Break |
| 11.50am | Prep Boys and Girls – 300m |
| 12.10pm | 6 Years (2019) Boys and Girls – 300m |
| 12.30pm | 7 Years (2018) Boys and Girls – 600m |
| 2.30pm | Presentations – Undercover Area at School |
Book Club Issue 2
Have you placed your order from Book Club Issue 2 yet? Please make sure you have done so by next Friday 21 March as the issue will then close to ensure delivery before the school holidays.
Please use the Book club LOOP platform www.scholastic.com.au/loop which allows you to order online and pay by credit card. We are cashless Book Club so please do not send any money to school.
Thank you for your support of our Book Club which helps us to provide great new library books for our students to enjoy!
Choir News
Date Claimer:
Anzac Assembly 9am Thursday April 24th.
Junior Choir and Wilston Wonders performing
Dress: Formal School Uniform
Consent forms are currently due for:
- 2025 Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 Think U Know
- 2025 Year 5 – Spacebot Science
- 2025 Year 2 Raw Art
Please complete the consent forms as soon as you are able.
Official Ambassador Handover
On the next senior assembly, Mrs Hall and the 2024 Ambassadors will officially introduce and handover to our 2025 EcoMarine Ambassadors. We are very excited for you to meet our new and enthusiastic environmental leaders!
Clean Up Australia Day at Wilston
A big THANK YOU to the teachers and students that took time to pick up rubbish for our school’s Clean Up Australia Day. We have noticed that there are a few classes that do this on a daily or regular basis, not just on an important day, like this one. We appreciate your time, kindness and consideration for our natural environments. Keep it up!
EcoMarines Clean Up Australia Day
On Sunday 2nd of March, some of our 2025 EcoMarine Ambassadors joined forces with other ambassadors for Clean Up Australia Day. Our dedicated students spent some of their day picking up rubbish around Kangaroo Point. What they found was very sad – LOTS of cigarettes butts, small pieces of plastic, even a car tyre. Their hard work is not only acknowledged but their teachers, parents and Tangalooma EcoMarines, but also the Today Show where they were featured on live TV! We are so proud of our EcoMarines and the great actions there are taking. Thank you, team!
World’s Greatest Shave, 2025
The big event is drawing near and our Wilston State School team have begun their fundraising campaigns. Here are our current stats:
We have raised $10,606 so far – so keep donating!
We have 12 members in our team – we could squeeze in a few more!
In QLD, we are ranked #13 – we could climb higher!
The amount to reach the next rank is: $1,494 – you know we can do it!
On Friday 4 April, 9am – our event will take place here at Wilston State School.
We are raising money for a very worthwhile cause with every dollar making a difference.
If you would like to donate to the Leukaemia Foundation, please scan to donate!
After his first lap in the school pool last year at the swimming carnival, Mr Sawbridge is leading a 15 strong staff team taking part in Laps for Life.
The staff team will be taking to the school pool on Friday mornings during the month of March hoping to achieve a staggering 2200 laps of the Wilston State School Pool. They will need to get moving though as Alfred delayed their start last week. This morning the team completed 600 laps!
Laps for Life is a fundraising initiative supporting ReachOut Australia. Reachout is the leading online mental health service in Australia supporting young people. Anonymous, free and 100% online designed specifically for – and with – young people! With more than 1 in 3 young people in Australia currently experiencing a mental health difficult we simply couldn’t think of a better cause.
The team will need to work hard.
Wilston we would love your support if you are able! You can use the link below to follow our blog also!
https://www.lapsforlife.com.au/fundraisers/WilstonStateSchool
Stay tuned as we will bring you our weekly tally and lots of action shots.
Go team!
P&C Meeting
Thursday 27 March 2025
7.00pm D Block
All welcome
Mornings with the P&C
Come and have a chat with one of our wonderful volunteers from the P&C on Wednesday and Fridy mornings 7.30 - 8.30am. Our Business Manager had a lovely catchup this morning. We would love to meet you.
Annual P&C Easter Egg Raffle
The Wilston State School P&C Association are proud to present the 2025 Easter Raffle.
The Easter Raffle is one of the best at WSS! We typically award close to 100 prizes and it generates buckets of eggcitement!
Please help us to do it again this year by donating easter items and purchasing tickets.
Donations can be dropped to Tuckshop or Wilston Kids Care from this week through to Week 9. We welcome all donations including easter treats, novelty items, baskets and easter themed packaging.
Tickets are now live on Munch Monitor and are $2 each, $5 for 3, or $10 for 10. Don’t delay in purchasing your ‘winning’ tickets as it will close at 3.00pm Thursday 27 March.
If you have multiple children and buy multiple tickets, please order tickets against each child separately (like you do when placing tuckshop). This allows them to be allocated to each child.
If your child has a food allergy, we will do our best to accommodate it. Please email the details of the allergy to georgia@gc3.com.au by Thursday 27 March.
Winners will be announced in Week 10 and prizes will be distributed to classrooms.
Thank you for your continued support of the Wilston State School P&C Association and the School.
Kind regards
The WSS P&C Easter Egg Team
Trivia Night - 17 May 2025
✨ Viva Las Trivia! ✨
Wilston State School P&C invites you to roll the dice and go ALL IN for our Annual Trivia Night on Saturday 17 May, 2025! This year’s theme? VIVA LAS VEGAS! ????
As they say in Never Been Kissed, “The theme is everything, darling!”—so dust off your sequins, channel your inner high roller, and get ready for a night of dazzling fun, fierce competition, and fabulous prizes!
Whether you’re feeling lucky or ready to test your knowledge, this is your chance to take a gamble on a great night out. Gather your table of 10, bring your A-game, and let’s make this a jackpot of an evening!
Calling all parents! If you or someone you know has a business that could donate a prize—or if you'd like to contribute one yourself—we’d love your support! Every little bit helps make the night even more spectacular. Please email us if you can help.
Tickets & more details coming soon!
WSSTriviaNight@gmail.com
Follow us: @WSS_Trivia_Night | #VivaLasTrivia
Place your bets—this will be a night to remember! ✨
Pre-ordered Winter Jacket & Vest
If you ordered a jacket &/or vest last year for winter 2025, please make payment at the uniform shop on a Wednesday or Friday morning.
Alternatively, you can top up your Munch Monitor account with $52 for a jacket and $35 for a vest.
Then email uniform@wilstonpandc.org.au with your child's name and class.
Once the garments arrive, they will be distributed to the classrooms.
Delivery can be expected at the start of Term 2.
2025 Brisbane Junior Metropolitan Championships
Congratulations to the swimmers who competed recently at the Brisbane Junior Metropolitan Championships. A big shout out to the younger swimmers who bravely navigated their first swim at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre with stand in coach, Colin!
Swim Club
This Sunday, 96 Crocs will be battling it out at the pool to see who takes home the age championship trophies for the 2024 – 25 season. Good luck to all swimmers!
Presentation Evening
On Saturday 29 March the Swim Club will host its' end of season presentation night at the school.
The club invites all members to attend the presentation night where we will celebrate our swimmers and present trophies in the various award categories.
All members will receive their email invitation shortly.
Learn to Swim and Squads
The last day for Term 1 swimming will be Saturday 5 April. Term 2 lessons will commence on Tuesday 22 April. Bookings will open shortly for Term 2 classes. All swimmers currently enrolled in our program will have their spot rolled over to Term 2. If your child is not intending to continue swimming in Term 2, could you please let us know as soon as possible. We currently have a number of swimmers on our waitlist, and we would love the opportunity to offer them a place once available.
Please note, the class schedule may change slightly from Term 1 depending on swimmer numbers.
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. Regular lessons will give children the skills and confidence they may otherwise lose after an extended break from the pool
Details of our holiday program will be released shortly
See you at the pool!
KEDRON STATE HIGH SCHOOL INFUSE FOR PRIMARY PROGRAM
This year, Kedron SHS is proud to deliver four exciting offerings for the INFUSE for Primary Program.
- Once again, the popular INFUSE STEAM (Engineering) will once again be offered to Year 3 & 4 students in Term 2 over a 5-week period. The program sees students working through a project from the creation stage, to development to finally producing it themselves. Any students who love or have an interest in STEAM will love this program.
- INFUSE Creative Writing is back! Students will have the opportunity to build an interactive creative narrative. In this program, students will hone their creative writing skills by creating a text-based interactive narrative, supported by multimedia elements, that invites their reader to explore the story in unique ways. This will be aimed at Year 5 students in Term 2 over a 5-week period.
- INFUSE Visual Arts also returns this term. Year 3 & 4 students will have the opportunity in Term 2 to work in our Visual Arts student to create a take home piece of art that showcases their creativity.
- INFUSE History and Geography also makes a return. Students will have the opportunity to delve into significant historical events, landmarks and people and their geographical contexts. Within the program, a mix of multimedia components and digital technologies will be used to enhance the exploration of historical events and geographical concepts in an engaging way.
The application process for Term 2 programs is open now! Please use the following link to apply for a spot in the 2025 INFUSE for Primary programme.
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