Welcome to Week Nine of Term Two. Last week students had to opportunity to participate in our sport’s days. It was great to see all the excitement across all our school as students got to put in their best efforts. Even Smiley joined in the fun. A huge thank you to Cathy Betts for everything that she does to make these days amazing for our students.  I always love seeing the effort our staff put into ensuring this is a fun day for all with their attire for the day and all that they do on the day. Thank you to our P&C for the great food that came out of the P&C tent keeping us all well-nourished on Friday’s sport’s day.

On Monday, we acknowledged School Cleaners’ Day. Our cleaners do an amazing job of keeping our school clean. We appreciate everything they do in making our classrooms (and other areas of the school) ready for our students learning everyday.

Parent and Community Code of Conduct

I would like to draw our school community’s attention to the Department’s Parent and Community Code of Conduct below. This week I am focusing on School Culture. 

It is expected that parents and visitors to our school will

• recognise every student is important to us
• contribute to a positive school culture
• work together with staff to resolve issues or concerns
• respect people’s privacy.

Parents and visitors to our school demonstrate this by:

• valuing each child’s education
• acknowledging staff are responsible for supporting the whole school community
• speaking positively about the school and its staff
• not making negative comments or gossiping about other school community members, including students — in person, in writing or on social media
• understanding, at times, compromises may be necessary
• considering the privacy of all school community members at all times, and understanding that the school cannot share confidential information.

Last Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon Calliope State School held its Junior Athletic carnivals. We had two fun-filled afternoons of sprints and athletic inspired rotational activities. Mrs Betts would like to give a huge shout out to the amazing Year 6 students who helped her out running stations at the carnivals. She was very impressed of how confident and reliable the older students were.

On Thursday and Friday students in Year 3 to Year 6 participated in our school Athletics carnival. It was two great days of athletics and friendly rivalry between our house teams. Mrs Betts was very proud of the efforts and sportsmanship of all our students who took part.

A huge thank you to all the people who helped with the set up and running of the carnivals. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Champion House – Flinders     Ball Game Champions - Flinders

This photos shows how our High Jump Champ Evan

reached impressive heights

Welcome to Week 9.  Our PBL focus for this week is Brain Breaks and why we need them. The idea of a brain break is to ensure that Safe, Respectful and Responsible behaviour continues in learning time, and sometimes play time as well. If we are having a break before things get to much, we are less likely to feel overwhelmed and act in a socially inappropriate way. Younger students may need more brain breaks, because their concentration span is not as great. Older students may need brain breaks in times of stress such as assessment time, these are times when anxiety is heightened, and strategies need to be implemented. This is not a “get out of work” pass, this is to ensure that on task behaviour is at its peak. A Brain break does not require a huge amount of time and there are many different options for different needs.

See the poster for ideas.

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PBL Data

Hi Calliope Families! 

Calliope State School Pizza Day

Note: Orders close promptly at 3:00 PM on Friday, 27th June. Unfortunately, we cannot accept late orders.

P&C Meeting – Have Your Say!

Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 July at 4:30pm in the Administration Building. We warmly invite all parents and carers to come along, get involved, and have a voice in the future of our school community.

If you have any items you’d like added to the agenda, please email them through to secretary.calliopess@gmail.com before the meeting.

Your input matters — we’d love to see you there!

Uniform Shop 

The uniform shop operates on Fridays before the parade. Orders placed via the QKR app can be collected during this time. For any inquiries regarding the uniform shop, please email uniformshop.calliopess@gmail.com. 

*Please Note:* EFTPOS is currently unavailable, so orders must be placed via the QKR app.

Best wishes for a great week ahead, 

The P&C Team

Last week, our Year 3A class learned about KBG Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting approximately 273 people worldwide, including a few in Australia. Our classmate Jenson, who lives with KBG Syndrome, shared his personal experiences and answered questions from his peers. To show our support and raise awareness, we created KBG awareness ribbons.

For more information on KBG Syndrome, please visit the KBG Syndrome Association.

Preparations are underway for the 2026 Combined Schools Musical- Mary Poppins.

The Combined Schools Musical is an amazing opportunity for the students of the Gladstone region to participate in a high-quality theatre experience. Students and families will need to commit to attendance at after school and weekend rehearsals in Gladstone.

Students in Years 4-6 who are interested in participating are invited to an information session in the library with Mrs Goodman-Jones, 1^st break on Thursday 19 June.