2025 Term 3 Week 6 Newsletter
Message from the Principal
Dear Families,
This week we celebrated Book Week, finishing with a wonderful parade on the basketball court. The costumes and characters brought to life the joy of reading, sharing and enriching our love of books and learning through the 2025 theme Book an Adventure! Thank you to our families for supporting students in creating such imaginative costumes and for joining us in this celebration of stories, as well as a thank you to our judges and MC for the Parade.
As part of our Book Week celebration, we also hosted our annual Book Fair in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR). The Book Fair that was open before and after school, and during break times was a hit with our students again this year, giving them the opportunity to purchase books, posters, stationery and literacy knick-knacks. The final day of trading for our Book Fair will be Saturday 23 August (opening to the public from 10:00-11:00am) in the Alyangula Library.
Last week we also marked two important initiatives: Bullying. No Way! and Science Week. Through class activities and discussions, students reflected on the importance of kindness, respect, and standing up against bullying. Our school launches the Buddy Bench, a space providing a safe and welcoming space in our playground for students to connect with friends, build new friendships, and show care for one another. Science Week was celebrated with lunchtime activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity. Students explored hands-on challenges and experiments that highlighted the importance of science in our everyday lives and encouraged a love of discovery.
A reminder to families that school photo orders close this coming Monday. Please ensure your orders have been placed if you wish to receive your child’s school photo package. A big thank you to Lauren from Goldie Photos for capturing our students with such enthusiasm this year. Once orders are finalised, we anticipate that school photos will be ready for distribution early Term 4.
Thank you also to our community members for your ongoing support of our fundraising efforts. Our Colour Fun Run sponsorships have now closed, raising over $5,000 which goes directly towards supporting our STEM program. We look forward to celebrating the class with the highest fundraising total, as well as recognising individual achievements with prizes at our Week 8 Assembly.
Our Father’s Day fundraising is underway, with a raffle featuring a smoker as the major prize and our Father’s Day Stall to be held on Thursday 4 September. Students will be able to purchase Father’s Day and Special Person gifts at the stall. Funds raised will help replenish hands-on classroom resources.
Delving into our school improvement, Alyangula Area School continues to maintain a strong focus on our two key goals for 2025:
- Strengthening instruction in Literacy
- Supporting students through the transition into school
Much work has taken place in both of these areas, and we are pleased to share that our data shows strong progress. In many cases, we are exceeding our targets, particularly in reading. Our consistent approach to reading instruction and assessment is benefitting all students, including those learning English as their first, second, or third language and we look forward to sharing this growth with you in our upcoming newsletters.
Finally, a reminder that the School Survey remains open for families. This survey provides us with valuable insights into what we are doing well and where we can improve. Your feedback directly informs our planning and ensures that we continue to grow as a school community. Please take the time to complete the survey via this Alyangula Area School.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mel Dougherty
Book Week Parade
✨📚 Book Week Parade 2025 📚✨
A big thank you to all our students, families and staff for making our Book Week Parade such a fun and colourful celebration! 🌟 Your creativity and effort with costumes was incredible.
A huge shoutout to our amazing judges:
👏 Bec from CWA
👏 Fairy from Polly Farmer Foundation
👏 Bert from BushFit
👏 Lillie, our Senior School representative
We are so grateful for your time and support in helping make this event so special! 💙
Breaky Club - Every Tuesday
We’re excited to announce that Breakfast Club will now be held in the canteen every Tuesday morning from 7:30am, starting Week 5! The ESS team will be running the sessions to make sure your children start their day with a healthy meal.
Please see the attached flyer for all the details and feel free to share it with your students.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Father’s Day Raffle
We’re excited to announce our Father’s Day Raffle – and this year’s prize is something every BBQ lover will want to win!
We’re raffling off a Ninja Woodfire™ Pro XL Outdoor Electric BBQ Grill Smoker & Air Fryer – the ultimate setup for outdoor cooking, grilling, and smoking all year round.
🎟️ Ticket Prices:
$21 each
OR 3 for $52.75 (includes booking fee)
🗓️ Raffle Draw:
Monday, 8th September
Tickets can be purchased online via TryBooking:
👉 https://www.trybooking.com/DEKNJ
All proceeds go towards supporting our school community. Don’t miss out on your chance to win this amazing prize – thank you for your support!
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