Welcome to Week Ten of Term Two.

Term Two has been a busy time for everyone. Staff and students are looking forward to some time to rest and refresh. Our term will conclude this Friday with our Principal’s Parade, followed by Open Classrooms and Parents Picnic starting at 11am on the grass near the Undercroft and Hall. All parents are welcome to attend.

All classes on Monday received a delivery of popcorn, jelly and fruit provided for a healthy morning tea snack linked to our School Food Program. Thank you to our Business Manager, Emma Gunn for organising this.

Report Cards will be sent digitally on Thursday via your listed email. Please check your junk folder if you can not locate it.

 Calliope State School Complaints Policy

We now have a school complaints policy that clearly outlines steps to be followed. The link for this document is below.

https://calliopess.eq.edu.au/sitesearch/Pages/results.aspx?k=complaints%20process

I wish all our families a wonderful, well-deserved break. Looking forward to having all our families back on Monday 14^th July.

Report Cards will be emailed home this Thursday, 26 June 2025.
Please ensure the school has your correct email address on file. If you are unsure, kindly contact the Office to confirm that your child’s details are up to date.

Alternatively, if you have a QParents account keep an eye out under your child's profile as you will be able to access these from here also.

It’s been an exciting and creative term in 5/6C as students have been busy becoming expert researchers, writers and digital designers!

This term, our focus has been on creating Multimodal Informative Texts, where students used a combination of images, text and digital tools to share their learning in an engaging way.

Year 5 students explored the mysteries of Space and the Solar System, through their Science and English units, researching planets, moons, and the inventions and discoveries that have helped us learn more about the universe. Their final informative texts included fascinating facts about space technology, missions and what scientists have uncovered about our galaxy.

Year 6 students investigated Natural Disasters through their Science and English units. Each student selected a disaster such as earthquakes, floods, cyclones or bushfires and created a multimodal text that explained its causes, how it changes the Earth’s surface, and how people can prepare and respond. Students also explored the cultural and historical knowledge—such as Indigenous perspectives and traditional understandings—that help communities understand and predict natural events.

Final presentations were informative, creative and showed a deep understanding of the topics. They took the form of interactive PowerPoints, simulated scenarios, and eye-catching posters.

We are incredibly proud of the effort, teamwork and digital skills that our students have shown this term. Their work demonstrates how writing, science and technology can come together to communicate big ideas in meaningful ways.

Fantastic work, 5/6C!

On Monday Calliope SS took a boy’s and a girls’ team to compete at the Port Curtis AFL Gala Day. It was a fun day of AFL and Calliope students demonstrated impressive game skills.

The girl’s AFL team won all their games, then played their Grand Final against Boyne Island SS. It was a tough game, but our girls had the grit and determination to take the win by just one point. The girls’ team will now travel to Rockhampton next term to compete in the Regional Finals. Go girls!

A huge thank you to Mr Rideout and all the amazing parents that helped and supported our kids on the day.

Last Friday our Calliope SS Athletes competed at the Country Coast Zone Athletic trials. Calliope SS students were very competitive. Congratulations to Evan, Kai and Tane for winning Age Champion! Many of these athletes will now compete at the PC Athletic trials next term.

Prep 2026 Enrolment is Now Open!

Is your child starting Prep in 2026? Come along to one of our Parent Information Sessions at Calliope State School on Thursday 7 August at 9:15AM or 4:30PM. Join our School Tour at 4:15PM to explore our school grounds.

• Location: 14 Stirrat Street
• RSVP: admin@calliopess.eq.edu.au or 4975 8333

Enrolment packs will be handed out at the sessions. Call or drop in to register your child’s details today – we can’t wait to welcome our future Preppies!

School holidays are almost upon us!

During this period empty schools provide an opportunity for criminal activity, becoming targets for unlawful entry, arson, stealing, graffiti and property damage – all of which become a cost to the community.

The School Watch Program is a partnership between Education Queensland, the Queensland Police Service and the State Government Protective Security Service.  It aims to reduce criminal activity in Queensland schools and encourages everyone to look out for after-hours crime in our schools. If you see anything suspicious, please don’t attempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number – 13 17 88

Let’s work together to help create safer school communities.