FINANCE

YEAR 5 - SUNSHINE COAST CAMP (26-29 Aug)

Payments closed on 8 Aug. If your would like your child to attend, please contact Admin staff.

YEAR 5 - CLAY INCURSION

Invoices have been issued. Please pay $25.00 by 26 August.  

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC - STRINGS

Invoices have been issued. Please pay $60.00 by the due date.

YEAR 6 LAPTOP

Final balance instalment of $100 is due 1 September.

YEAR 4 TANGALOOMA CAMP (12-14 Nov)

If you have not paid & you would like your child to attend, please contact Admin staff.

STUDENT RESOURCE SCHEME

Student Resource Scheme (SRS) invoices have been emailed out.  

If you would like to discuss the SRS or you would like to set up a payment plan, please contact our Business Manager, Kristal Lewis at bsm@bulimbass.eq.edu.au

OUTSTANDING INVOICES:

We have now implemented Education Queensland's Dunning debt management process to recover outstanding invoices. 

Term 1, Week 3 P-2 News

Welcome back, everyone! The 2025 school year has kicked off wonderfully, and our students have transitioned seamlessly into their new classroom routines. I’d like to extend a big welcome to all our new families and to the incredible prep students who have transitioned so well in their first few weeks of school.

It feels like just yesterday we were conducting prep enrolment interviews and hosting transition sessions for our pre-prep students, and it’s truly rewarding to see these children confidently embracing school life. Our prep students have already been busy learning about classroom routines, playground expectations, and how to transition to and from specialist lessons throughout the week. Our prep teachers, teacher aides, and support staff have been amazing in setting our little learners up for success.

The transition to school is not only a big step for our prep students, but also for our families, especially those experiencing this for the first time. No doubt you are also adjusting to your new school morning routine, by preparing lunch boxes and ‘brain food’, keeping up to date with the classroom happenings, such as booking a parent-teacher interview or remembering to pack your child’s library bag, and arriving to school on time or strategically timing when to get a good car park! We truly appreciate your ongoing dedication and support and are excited to partner with you as we navigate these early school years together.

During my daily visits to each class, I asked students what has been their favourite part about starting Prep. Here’s what they have to say:

I love…

• Playing at the playground
• Getting my Bee Token – “Be Responsible”
• Making new friends
• Saying goodbye to my mum and dad
• Learning how to read and write
• Writing our names
• Drawing
• Going to OSHC and going to the Hall to play dodgeball
• Visiting other parts of the school, like the bottom oval
• Learning and writing
• Home time!

Our Year 1 students have made a smooth transition into the new school year and are already deeply engaged in their learning. It brings us so much joy to step into a Year 1 classroom at the start of the year and see children independently sounding out words as they write, carefully considering how they represent the sounds in each word. The success of Sounds-Write, our evidence-based program for teaching reading, is evident not only in the students' growing reading abilities, but also in their writing and spelling.

This term, Year 1 students are exploring how to share ideas and express opinions about a character from a familiar story in their English unit. So far, they’ve enjoyed listening to a variety of stories and diving into discussions about the main characters. I look forward to visiting our Year 1 classes throughout the term, hearing more about their learning and seeing their confidence grow as they ‘present’ their opinions to the class.

Year 2 students have embraced the start of the new year with excitement, especially as they begin learning in a different school building to the past two years! New routines have been established, and students are putting in great effort across all areas of learning. In their English unit, Year 2 students are exploring the different traits of characters in familiar stories. They are working towards creating and presenting a talk about a chosen character to their peers.

During our Year 2 learning walks this week, students were already able to talk about what they are learning about and why and were beginning to discuss the artefacts around the room and the learning wall which help them with their learning. Impressive stuff for week 3!

I look forward to updating you on the progress of our P-2 students in week 6 newsletter.

Playground Buddies

We are excited to introduce our 2025 Playground Buddies: Luke, Anna, Sloane, Charlotte, Poppy, Cybelle, Luna, Abby A, Ruby, Ella, Sabrina, Harriet, Eve, Vyolette, and Abby M. These Year 6 leaders support our Prep and Year 1 students during playtime at first break each day. Whether it's playing games, starting new activities, or simply offering friendship, our Playground Buddies are looking forward to their new leadership role and connecting with our younger students.  

This term our Year 6 learners will be presenting an online book review.  The first step has been drafting a summary of the book to hook listeners in.  Check out the incredible summary Boston in 6E created.  I know it makes me want to read The Dragon's Treasure.

Do you want an engaging tale where wizards and dragons roam the world? Then this is the story for you. The Dragon's Treasure by Paul Collins is an immersive short story for all ages. In the story there are two wizards, Shantel and his apprentice Winston. Together this devious duo plots a cunning heist to get them out of their financial debt. From treachery to karma this story will knock your socks off. In my opinion, this action-packed story will engage you till the very last page. If you're looking for an enthralling tale of greed, wizards and dragons this is a must read for you.

Music News

Our rehearsal and Instrumental timetable is as follows:

Monday:

• Senior Choir (year 4, 5 and 6) – 8am in the music room (Teacher – Andrea Schache)

Tuesday:

• Concert Band – 7:30am in the hall (Cindy Beumer)
• Grade 4 Instrumental music lessons (Cindy Beumer)
• Ukulele and Percussion Band (year 3, 4, 5 and 6) – 1:25pm in the music room (Andrea Schache)

Wednesday:

• Big Band – 7:45 in the Instrumental music room (Cindy Beumer)
• Grade 5 and 5 Instrumental music lessons (Cindy Beumer)

Thursday:

• Junior Choir (year 2 and 3) – 8am in the music room (Andrea Schache)

Please note – String Ensemble and lesson days are yet to be confirmed.

All rehearsals have begun this week and have been a huge success!

Music Uniform Shirts

Thank you for ordering your new music uniform shirts!

The ordering process for these is now closed and we are in the process of placing our huge order with Hozi Kozi! There will be around a 6 week wait for these shirts to be delivered to the school and we can distribute them to the students. Thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Andrea Schache (ascha64@eq.edu.au) and Cindy Beumer (cybeu0@eq.edu.au) via e-mail or by contacting the school.

EASTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS COACHING CLINICS

Enrolments are now open for the Easter School Holiday Tennis Clinics as well as special discounted holiday private coaching sessions.  

Positions are available for all school students between the ages of 4-15 years but please note timings will differ depending upon your child's age and experience.  Children from all schools are invited to attend any clinic.

For further details or to enrol, please click this link https://tennisforkids.com.au/holiday-programs/programs/

Speech and Drama – positions still available  prep – year 6 –        Wednesday morning 7.30am

Let’s Talk Kids the number one leading speech and drama company is sourcing acting students.  LTK has been providing classes at Bulimba for 15 years.

We have two spots left for 2025.  All students will perform in the November show entitled – Heroes and Villains.

LTK requires students who would like to perform on stage as a super hero or a baddie.  Come and learn performing art skills, improve communication techniques and build confidence.

Classes held on a Wednesday morning in the hall before school.  Two age appropriate classes.  Prep children are taken to class at the conclusion of the lesson.

See Flyer.  Go to website to enrol and look at our showreel from our Christmas show last year – www.ltkspeechanddrama.com.au – only two spots left.  Call our office  3821 5755