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Date Claimers – Term 1 2025
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Event |
Date |
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Frozen Friday * |
Friday - 14 February |
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Breakfast Club - Tuckshop |
Wednesday - 26 February - (8:15 - 8:45am) |
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Yr 3 and 5 Author Visit |
Wednesday - 26 February |
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Le van du livre - French Book Fair |
Thursday – 27 February |
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Student Leader Program - MBEEC |
Friday 28 February |
| Yr 5 and 6 Think You Know – Cybersafety session |
Thursday – 6 March |
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NAPLAN |
12 March – 21 March |
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P&C Family Movie Night |
Friday – 14 March |
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Prep 2026 – Parent/Carer Information Session and School Tour |
Tuesday – 18 March - (5:15 - 6:00pm) |
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P&C Meeting |
Tuesday – 18 March - (6:30pm) |
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French Film Festival Yr 4 - 6 |
Wednesday - 19 March |
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Harmony Day |
Friday – 21 March |
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Frozen Friday |
Friday 21 March |
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Crazy Sock Day * |
Friday – 21 March |
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Senior Cross Country |
Monday – 24 March -(9:00 - 11:00am) |
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Junior Cross Country |
Monday – 24 March - (2:00 – 3:00pm) |
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Yr 3 Excursion - Grow and Change |
Tuesday - 25 March and Wednesday - 26 March |
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Ditto Show - Prep, 1 and 2 |
Wednesday - 26 March |
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Yr 6 Excursion - Immigration |
Friday - 28 March |
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Yr 5/6 Life Education sessions |
Monday -31 March and Tuesday - 1 April |
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Parent/Teacher Interviews |
Tuesday - 1 April and Thursday - 3 April |
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Easter Hat Parade (Prep & Yr 1) |
Friday – 4 April |
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Last day of Term 1 |
Friday – 4 April |
* P&C - Year 6 Graduation fundraising
School Improvement Agenda for 2025 will continue to focus on improving student outcomes:
Pedagogical Practices in mathematics
Whole-School Approach to Inclusion
Student Outcomes
I am very proud of our students and how engaged and committed they are to their work, achieving outstanding results. I am also very proud of the work of our teachers and support staff who ensure quality student learning. Below are student results from Semester 2 – 2024 academic reporting period. Our school is currently performing well above regional standards.
Highlights: Student at or above level (A to C grades) – Semester 2 - 2024
Year 6 Student Leaders
We had our student leadership presentation on Tuesday of Week 2, to present our student leaders with their badges. I was very proud of our Year 6 students as they took their pledge to be great role models for the younger students, make their best efforts at school and represent their school with pride.
Tingalpa State School Parents and Citizens AssociationOn Tuesday night, Tingalpa State School P&C held it’s AGM and first general meeting of the year.
I would like to congratulate our 2025 executive team:
- Vice President: Luke Pendergast
- Secretary: Dan Jackson
- Treasure: Noemie Harvey
- Assistant Treasure: Camille Dusolle
I would like to extend thanks and appreciation to our out-going President, Luke Pendergast, who will still be supporting the P&C executive in the role of Vice President. I would also like to thank Sophie Fontana who has been doing a great job with social media on the Tingalpa State School P&C Facebook page.
The P&C plays a vital role in supporting the sense of community for the school community. Sharing roles across the P&C ensure that tasks don’t fall to just a few people and keep demands manageable. The position of P&C President was not filled on Tuesday night. The role description for the President position has been included. Anyone interested will be supported by a great executive team and the school.If you are interested or would like further information, please contact the P&C executive via email at enquiries@tingalpasspandc.com.au
Department of Education Media Post - P&C Street Libraries
Queensland school libraries positively influence the learning outcomes of students through encouraging a lifelong love of learning and reading. In 2018, the inaugural Queensland School Library Week (QSLW) was introduced to highlight the important work of school libraries. This week is School Library Week. Tingalpa State School was approached by the Department of Education to feature our newly installed P&C Street Libraries on their Facebook page. Please follow the link to see the post.
The street libraries are available for students to swap books for free, on a give-one, take-one basis. We have 3 street libraries around the school for students to access.
- P - Yr 2 - at the end of the hall near the bike racks
- Yr 3 - 4 - outside kitchen at E Block, near the Area 2 line-up area (coming soon)
- Yr 5 - 6 - outside the library
Each street library has two shelves, one for English books and one for French books.
Thank you to the P&C for this wonderful initiative and to Lisa L for being awesome in getting all of this over the line!
Thank you to Mrs Hoult, Ms Leonard and Ms Young for painting the street libraries during the holidays.
2025 Year 6 P&C Graduation Committee meeting
This week we held the first 2025 Year 6 P&C Graduation Committee meeting. Thank you to all those parents who put their hand up to help with the ceremony this year. We are currently looking at venue options.
13 February - National Apology
This day marks the anniversary of the formal apology by the Australian Parliament to Australian Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, specifically the Stolen Generation.
On 13 February 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, formally apologised (The Apology) to the Stolen Generations for the trauma and impacts of the governments past forced removal policies. Many of these removals occurred as the result of laws and policies aimed at assimilating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population into the predominately white community. Children were forcibly removed from their families and culture and placed in missions and reserves. It is estimated that 1 in 10 children were forcibly removed from their families between approximately 1910-1970.
Stolen Generations survivors are some of Australia’s most vulnerable people and many have kept their stories and experiences secret for many years, even decades. Through hearing the resilient stories of Stolen Generations survivors there is now a willingness for Australians to join in on the healing journey. To be part of solutions into the future. This is the spirit of the anniversary.
The anniversary of the National Apology is a reminder of how our nation can come together in efforts to overcome injustices of the past and look to the future.
National Apology link: https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Art/Exhibitions/Custom_Media/Apology_to_Australias_Indigenous_Peoples
Junior Playground Development
Work is underway with the junior playground development. We had great feedback from our school community last year and have been able to incorporate many of the ideas into the design. Attached is the design and play structures we are looking to incorporate. We may not be able to have all play structures included during the initial build but we have included them in the plan so we can continue to add to the area, offering students a range of play opportunities. Construction of the junior play area will start close to the Easter school holidays. We will share more details as the time draws closer.
School Assembly
Our school assemblies give an opportunity to celebrate learning and share school community messages.
Next week we will recognise the Tech Team and Cre8 Crew students, taking on student leadership roles.
Venue: School Hall
Time: 2:30pm - Tuesday even weeks
Kind regards
Donna
Wynnum Road Carpark Safety Reminder
The school's Workplace Health and Safety Officer and I have been closely monitoring the Wynnum Road carpark this week. To ensure the safety of all students and families, we would like to remind everyone of the following important rules:
No Pick-Up Zone: The Wynnum Road carpark is not a designated pick-up zone. Adults are not permitted to collect students while still in their vehicle. If you wish to use the school’s designated pick-up zone, please use the Tenbar Street entrance.
Parent Supervision Required: Students are not permitted to enter the carpark unless accompanied by a parent. The parent must be physically present with the child to collect them.
Use Designated Parking Spaces: Please park only in the designated parking spaces. Do not park on the curbs or in the lanes at the end of the parking spaces. This helps maintain a safe parking area and reduces the risk of accidents.
Walking Through the Carpark: If you are meeting your children outside the school, please remind them to walk through the Wynnum Road gate rather than crossing through the carpark.
Thank you for helping us keep the carpark a safe space for everyone.
NAPLAN
Tingalpa State School will be conducting NAPLAN Online. Students will participate in NAPLAN in Week 7 Term 1 – Wednesday 12 March concluding on Monday 24 March 2025.
The students will begin becoming familiar with the NAPLAN demonstration site and the variety of tools available in the NAPLAN Online Platform. If you have any questions about participation for your child in NAPLAN Online, please contact Matt Jones majon0@eq.edu.au to discuss.
For further information around NAPLAN Online and the NAPLAN privacy notice, please follow the links below:
NAPLAN Online—Information for parents and carers
Instrumental Music
Instrumental Music Lessons commenced this week for our junior instrumental members, and the senior band met for the first time for 2025. Next week, we will have lessons for our senior and junior instrumental members. We would also like to welcome back Ms Caroline Finlay as our instrumental music teacher this year. We are looking forward to having another sensational year with our instrumental music program.
Expression of Interest for Year 5/6 Camp
Expression of Interest (EOI) forms have been distributed this week. Please take some time to discuss with your child whether they would like to attend the camp this year. The purpose of this initial note is to gather participation numbers, which will help the school calculate the final cost and provide families with the information as early as possible.
Further details regarding amenities, activities, cost, medication, and dietary requirements will be shared at a later date.
If you would like more information about this year’s camp, please click on the link below to visit the camp website.
https://www.campgoodenough.com.au/
Lunchtime Activities at Tingalpa State School
The staff at Tingalpa State School work hard to provide a variety of activities for students to enjoy during lunchtime. Below is a list of the activities available this term:
Author Talk
On Wednesday 26 February, our Year 3, 4 and 5 students will be participating in an Author Talk by Deborah Abela. Deb endeavours to instil a love of writing in children through her school visits. Her talks are engaging and interactive. With her teaching and writing background, she uses images, videos and storytelling to encourage a love of reading and demystifying the writing process to prove it can be exciting and fun. If you would like to find out more information about Deborah Abela, please check out her website. https://www.deborahabela.com/
Year Level News - 1C and 1/2B
Students in 1C and 1/2B have started the year off with an exciting unit on information texts, focusing on zoo animals. Throughout the unit they will be reading information texts about different animals, drawing labelled diagrams of animals and using topic specific vocabulary. They will focus on writing simple sentences using correct punctuation at the beginning and end of a sentence and create images to represent their sentences.
As you can see from the pictures below, the students have been immersed in informative texts and have been creating some fantastic artwork to match the animals they have been studying for the week.
Excursions and Incursions
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Excursion/Incursion |
Year Level |
Date |
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Author Talk |
Year 3, 4, 5 |
26/2/25 |
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Young Leaders Program |
Year 6 Leaders |
28/2/25 |
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Think You Know Police Talk |
Year 5 and 6 |
6/3/25 |
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Ditto Show |
Prep, 1, 2 |
26/3/25 |
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Science: Grow and Change |
Year 3 |
25/3/25 and 26/3/25 |
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HASS: Immigration |
Year 6 |
28/3/25 |
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Life Education |
Year 5 and 6 |
31/3/25 and 1/4/25 |
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Lemonade Kids |
Year 3 and 4 |
28/5/25 |
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Mangroves & Environment |
Year 4 |
13/6/25 |
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Habitat Heroes |
Year 1 |
20/6/25 |
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Creative Dance |
Whole school |
Term 3 and 4 |
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NAIDOC Excursion – Year 2, 5, 6 |
Year 2, 5, 6 |
17/7/25 |
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NAIDOC Didjeribone |
Prep, 1, 3, 4 |
24/7/25 |
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Camp |
Year 5 and 6 |
30/7/25-1/8/25 |
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Daisy Hill Koala Centre |
Prep |
01/08/25 |
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Street Science Incursion |
Year 5 |
11/9/25 |
| Wild Rangers Animal Incursion |
Prep |
12/09/25 |
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Connect with Heritage |
Year 2 |
23/10/25 |
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Swimming lessons |
Whole School |
24/11/25 - 1/12/25 |
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Swimming Carnival 3 - 6 |
Year 3, 4, 5,6 |
2/12/25 |
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Urban Extreme |
Year 6 |
11/12/25 |
Le Van du Livre – Books on Wheels
Le Van du Livre will be on site on Thursday 27 February. Classes will have the opportunity to visit the book stall during the day with their class.
Le Van du Livre will be here from 8:00am to 4:30pm for families to visit before or after school.
Enrolments 2026 – expressions of interest
The waitlist for enrolments into the 2026 French Bilingual Program for Prep to Year 7 is now available on our website here.
French Film Festival
The French Film Festival will be held from March 6 to April 8.
The full program is now available on their website here: https://www.affrenchfilmfestival.org/brisbane
Bayard Jeunesse/ Ecole des loisirs subscription offer
In partnership with Le Forum, Tingalpa State School gives you the opportunity to subscribe to books and magazines again this year.
1. Books from l'école des loisirs
Your child will receive 8 books at school during the school year from November 2024 to June 2025.
You can now order on Le Forum website - www.leforum.com.au - Ecole des loisirs - Collection 24-25 - by selecting the grouped subscription of your choice.
Important: To facilitate the distribution of the books, please indicate in 'Your notice to us' at the time of payment the name, first name and class of the child.
2. Bayard/Milan educational magazines
Your child will receive a magazine every month at your personal address. Choose from 25 educational magazines on the world website specially designed to subscribe from overseas => www.boutique.bayard-monde.com (Use Promo Code E20 for Australia)
Important: Select TINGALPA ou WHITES HILL on the drop-down menu so that your school benefits from free subscriptions!
Note to non-French speakers: As the website is in French language, please do not hesitate to contact leforummagz@gmail.com if you need help!
Bayside District Competitions
Well done to those students who have participated in the 10 – 12 Years Bayside District Sport Trials so far this year. It is wonderful to see so many students keen to trial in various sports.
Congratulations to Luella C who has been selected in the Bayside District 10-12 Years Girls Basketball Team. Amazing work Luella and best luck at the Metropolitan East Regional competition next month.
Good luck to our Tingalpa State School district swimmers Tia S, Bethany Mc, Alexander M who have qualified to represent our school at the Bayside District Swimming Carnival on Thursday 20 February.
Save the date……Tingalpa State School Cross Country!
The fun and exciting Inter-House Cross Country carnivals will be held at Tingalpa State School on Monday 24 March.
9:00 – 11:00am – Senior Cross Country Carnival – Year 3 – 6
2:00 – 3:00pm – Junior Cross Country Carnival – Prep – 2
The purpose of our carnivals are to determine which Sports House has the best participation and strongest spirit while providing a safe and fun environment for students to test their fitness. Students have an opportunity to run/walk individually or with a friend in order to finish the race.
Events:
- Prep – one lap of oval
- Year 1 and 2 – two laps of oval
- 8 year olds – 1km course (approximately)
- 9 and 10 year olds – 2km course (approximately)
- 11 and 12 year olds – 3km course (approximately)
It is important students bring their hat, water bottle and sunscreen on the day. Students need to wear their school sports uniform and appropriate shoes for running.
Carnivals provide a great opportunity for students to learn the importance of striving to do their best, even if they don’t receive a winning place. By joining in, students are showing team spirit and collecting points for their team, so we look forward to all our students participating.
In the lead up the Cross-Country Carnivals, students have the opportunity to practice in their PE lesson, at lunch time and throughout the week with their classroom teachers. I am also offering training sessions for students in Years 3 – 6 on Tuesday at lunchtime on the bottom oval.
Look forward to seeing you there to cheer on all of our runners!
2025 Executive committee
The first P&C meeting and the AGM was held on Tuesday 11 February. Welcome to new and returning members.
We want to say a huge thank you to the outgoing president Luke Pendergast for leading the P&C so well for the past 3 years. Luke has stepped down from the President role but remains on the executive committee as the Vice President.
Elected executive committee:
President: Still vacant
Vice President: Luke Pendergast
Secretary: Dan Jackson
Treasurer: Noemie Harvey
Assistant Treasurer: Camille Dusolle
We are still looking for our next P&C president for the year. Are you our next leader?
The president responsibilities:
- Provide leadership & chair meetings
- Act as P&C spokesperson / representative
- Foster good communication between P&C, parents, school & community
- Be accountable for P&C committee
- Ensure association and any subcommittee compliance
- Prepare monthly report for meetings.
The executive committee and the school will be readily available to support the new president. If you would like to discuss the role and register your interest, please contact the P&C: enquiries@tingalpasspandc.com.au.
Future P&C Meetings
All parents and carers are welcome to attend the P&C meetings held in the school office twice a term. Come along to have your say in fundraising events and supporting the school. 6:30pm start.
your say in fundraising events and supporting the school. 6.30pm start.
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Term |
Date |
Meeting # |
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Term 1, week 8 |
18 March 2025 |
2 |
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Term 2, week 3 |
6 May 2025 |
3 |
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Term 2, week 8 |
10 June 2025 |
4 |
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Term 3, week 3 |
29 July 2025 |
5 |
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Term 3, week 8 |
2 September 2025 |
6 |
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Term 4, week 3 |
21 October 2025 |
7 |
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Term 4, week 8 |
25 November 2025 |
8 |
Movie night – Save the Date FRIDAY 14 MARCH
Our first big fundraising event is coming up soon. Save the date for our popular Movie Night on Friday 14 March. More details to come about the movie and the food trucks. In the meantime, we need volunteers to help with organisation prior to the event and volunteering at the event. Here’s what is involved:
Term 1 events:
- Friday 14 February – Frozen Friday
- Friday 14 March – Movie Night
- Friday 28 March – Crazy Sock Day
P&C Street libraries have arrived!
The street libraries purchased by the P&C at the end of 2024 have now been beautifully decorated with our winning artistic drawings from students across the school. With a street library for Prep - Year 2, Year 3 & 4, and Year 5 & 6, there are books for everyone – in English and French. Start checking your home bookshelves for preloved books to swap!
Volunteers
The P&C organises a number of events throughout the year, including Bastille Day, Mothers and Fathers day stall, Colour fun run and more.
We always need extra hands to keep our P&C events and fundraisers running smoothly, so check out our recent Facebook post calling for volunteers. Even if you can only spare an hour or help with one activity, your time will make a world of difference. Come join the fun, make new friends, and help make a positive impact in our school community! Please email: enquiries@tingalpasspandc.com.au to get involved today.
Stay up-to-date with our Facebook page:
Be sure to follow our facebook page “Tingalpa State School P & C” to stay up to date with events and news!
Below is a list of external providers for our extra-curricular activities for Term 1. If you wish to enrol your child in any of these activities please contact the provider directly.
Please note siblings are not to be left unsupervised whilst one child is engaged in an activity and children are not to access playgrounds, classrooms, hall foyer, staircases, library, OSHC activities whilst these programs are running.
Your cooperation in this manner is appreciated.
