Victoria Park State School Newsletter - Week 8, Term 3, 2025

Principal's Report

This fortnight marks our home stretch as we rocket towards the end of Term 3. This week's newsletter contains a wrap-up of school events that have occurred across the middle of the term and contains information about attendance, school consent and enrolment intentions for 2026. 

Attendance

Attendance at school every day as we conclude the school term is crucial. As we move out of winter, now is the time to build our school attendance rates back up and ensure we are not losing crucial learning time. Thank you for your consistent attention to attendance as we conclude the term. 

School Consent Processes

This term we have transitioned to consent manager through QParents for school consent. Families are about to receive consent notifications for School Swimming in Term 4. Remember, we use three main platforms for communication;

• Schoolzine (or SZ app) for outward, school-wide communication (newsletters, notifications, student of the week text messages, newsflashes or bulk email messages).
• QParents for tasks linked to student record management such as recording absences, updating your child's details, accessing report cards, settling accounts and as of the end of this term, provision of consent for activities, excursions, online services access and use of photos and media. 
• Email for reciprocal communication between our families and our staff members. All staff email addresses are included at the end of our newsletter. 

If you haven't had a chance to sign up to QParents, our friendly admin staff are still available to help. This can be arranged by calling us on 4951 6333. 

Enrolment Intentions for 2026

This week families will receive an e-survey that will help us commence planning our class lists for 2026. It should only take a few moments to complete. It's also the platform you use to communicate anything you think we need to know as we look forward to 2026. This survey needs to be completed by the end of the school holidays. 

Date Claimers

Date Claimers for Term 3 can be found on our live school calendar here;

Celebrating Success

Mountain Biking

Student Achievement – Mountain Biking

Back in August, Toby proudly represented our school at the MAD MTB Club Corry Cycles Interschool Gravity Schools Competition in the Year 5–6 category.
He put in a fantastic effort, missing the podium by just seven seconds.

Toby didn’t stop there – over the weekend he competed in the two-day Gravity Competition and came away with first place! An amazing achievement and a reflection of his determination and skill.

Congratulations, Toby! We are so proud of you.

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1st Place for Flynn

🎉 Congratulations Flynn Kynaston! 🎉

We are thrilled to share that Flynn was named one of the 12 finalists in the MADEC Photography Competition… and then went on to take out the WIN! 🏆📸

What an incredible achievement! Well done, Flynn!

The competition received a diverse range of entries from young people across the region, showcasing creativity, passion, and unique perspectives on the places and spaces that inspire them. The finalists’ works will be exhibited at Gordon White Library, Mackay, from 1-30 September 2025, thanks to the generous support of BB Print.

“The creativity, perspective, and emotion captured in these works is extraordinary,” said Keely Shepherd, Youth Services Manager at MADEC. “Flynn’s winning photograph Easter Sunday shows such a powerful eye for detail, especially from someone so young. We couldn’t be prouder of all our entrants.”

https://madec.org.au/places-spaces-competition-finalists-announced/?utm_content=351964662&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-1742291842686716

Students of the Week

Student of the week - Week 6

Students of the week - Week 7

Congratulations Attendance Cup Winners for week 6 & 7

P-2 = 1D  96.13%

3-4 = 3A  93.63%

5-6 = 5/6M  93.2%

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

PBL Goals of the Week

Below are our two PBL goals for this fortnight.

•  - Week 8 = Positive Self talk
•  - Week 9 = Being a Learner

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School Improvement

Our Strategic Plan 2023 - 2026

Our 2023-2026 strategic plan encourages us to R.I.S.E. to the challenge;

R – Responsive Curriculum. We want to ensure that our curriculum is relevant to our local kids, is responsive to modern educational trends and is interesting for our students.

I – Innovative Instruction. We want to capitalise on being Mackay’s first school with laptop classes to ensure that through the use of engaging teaching approaches and clever use of digital technology, every lesson is exciting and engaging for our students.

S – Strengthened Systems. Our 2022 school review revealed that there are strong systems in place with regards to how we operate at VPSS. In deference to the great work that has come before, we want to ensure that we strengthen these to continue our great progress.

E – Expert Educators. We want to ensure that our kids at Victoria Park are learning from the very best educators and have committed to facilitating this.

Health & Safety 

Road Safety Around Schools – A Shared Responsibility

As we move through our busy school terms, it’s important to pause and remember the role we all play in keeping our children safe on the roads around our school.

Each day, hundreds of students are walking, riding bikes, and now increasingly, using electric scooters to travel to and from school.

For motorists and parents:

• Please drive slowly and with extra caution around school zones, especially during drop-off and pick-up times.

• Keep a close eye on children crossing driveways and footpaths – they can be unpredictable and may not always look before stepping out.

• Avoid distractions, such as using mobile phones, while driving near the school.

For students walking or riding:

• Avoid distractions, such as using mobile phones, whilst walking with children especially when crossing busy driveways. 
  

• Always use footpaths and designated crossings where available.
  

• Stop, look, and listen before crossing any driveway or road.

• When riding a bike or scooter (electric or manual), it is the law, and for their safety, that children wear a helmet at all times.
  

For families:
Please take a moment to talk to your children about safe travel habits, whether they are walking, cycling, or scootering. A quick reminder at home can make a big difference on the road.

Together, by being alert, responsible, and safety-conscious, we can make sure all our children get to and from school safely each day.

From the P&C

Victoria Park State School is lucky to have an incredible Parents and Citizens Association. Here you can find out all about what our committee is up to. We very much encourage anyone and everyone to get involved - many hands make light work! 

P&C Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday at 3pm or 6pm. 

P&C September General Meeting

Thursday 11th September at 3.10pm in the meeting room in the hall.

Voting to fill the vacant President position, more nominations are welcome, please contact us if you are interested.

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Christmas Fair Sponsors & Donations Request

Dear Families of Vic Park,

It’s that time of year again, the P&C is now seeking sponsorship and donations for this year’s Christmas Fair.

Attached are two letters we’ve prepared for local businesses inviting their support. If you own a business or know someone who might be interested in sponsoring or donating towards the 2025 Christmas Fair, we’d love to hear from you!

Your support helps us make the Christmas Fair a truly special event for our school community.

Thank you for helping us bring the magic to life!

Old style sports shirts further price reduction  Order on Flexischools today or pop into the uniform shop Monday mornings or Wednesday afternoons.

$10 - while stock lasts 

(Please note new design shirt prices will be at regular price of $35 each and in first wave will be limited to 1 shirt per child).

Contact Us

Phase Leaders

To ensure we get to know each and every one of our students, each member of our school leadership team oversees a cohort of students. 'Phase Leaders' are the next step to resolving an issue after the classroom teacher has been contacted. 

ECDP Phase Leader: Ms Roanna Capone - ecapo4@eq.edu.au 

Prep Phase Leader: Mrs Kristi Elworthy - kelwo2@eq.edu.au 

Year 1 Phase Leader: Ms Roanna Capone - ecapo4@eq.edu.au 

Year 2 Phase Leader: Mrs Kristi Elworthy - kelwo2@eq.edu.au 

Year 3 Phase Leader: Mrs Jenny Whittington - jwhit211@eq.edu.au 

Year 4 Phase Leader: Mrs Jenny Whittington - jwhit211@eq.edu.au 

Year 5 Phase Leader: Mrs Sarah Mutton - samut0@eq.edu.au 

Year 6 Phase Leader: Mrs Sarah Mutton - samut0@eq.edu.au 

Phone conversations or appointments to speak to Phase Leaders can be made by calling the office (4951 6333). 

Staff List

Email addresses for all teaching staff can be found below. We ask that parents respect teachers' right to disconnect outside of work hours and be reminded that emails may not always be answered immediately - especially during the day when teachers are teaching. Urgent messages should instead be communicated to the office via a phone call (4951 6333).

Staff Contact List: https://victoriaparkss.schoolzineplus.com/staff-email-list 

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