Busy, busy, busy

Our Year 5 and Year 6 students are currently hard at work finalising their work for this semester.  While we don’t want sick children at school, attendance during the assessment period is especially important, as it provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the material and contributes significantly to their overall grades. Missing assessments can lead to lower academic performance, increased stress, and in some cases, result in declining grades.  Attending school regularly helps build good habits, fosters a sense of responsibility, and allows students to stay on track with their schoolwork. If your child is absent due to illness, please remember to contact the school via the absence line, email or response to the absence text message to ensure the absence is recorded as explained.

Save the dates:  Senior Athletics Carnival

Please save the dates for our Senior Athletics Carnival. This huge event will take place over two days: Monday June 16^th and Friday June 20^th.  As always, these days will be jam packed with tabloid sports, running events, discus, shot put, long jump and high jump. Parents are welcome to come along and cheer on the athletes.

More sporting news:  Gala Sports

Last Friday we had our first gala competition day.  All of the staff attending teachers commented on how proud they were of the student’s behaviour and sportsmanship.

Rugby League

In Rugby Fernbrooke fielded three teams:  Senior 1, Senior 2 and our Junior team.   Our Senior 1 team led the way and were undefeated on the day. Our Senior 2 team had a mixed run, securing one win and two loses.  Our Junior team put up a strong showing however were unlucky not to win any of their matches despite the very close scores.

Soccer

Fernbrooke fielded three teams in the Soccer competition:  Fernbrooke 1, Fernbrooke 2 and Fernbrooke 3.  All of our soccer teams were undefeated with Fernbrooke 1 taking home three wins and a draw, Fernbrooke 2 finished with three wins and a draw and Fernbrooke 3 persevered to gain and win and 2 draws.  Congratulations to some of our goal scorers:  Ibrahim, Zac, Joseph, Elias and Aguin.

Netball

Our four teams of netball players did us proud on the first day of competition.  There was a mixed bag of results with some great wins and some hard-fought losses.  All of the coaches commented on the excellent teamwork displayed, how supportive of each other the players were and a willingness to be learners as they tried new positions on the court.

And our final piece of sporting news

Congratulations to Makerita, Gianna, Gloria and Nahtalia who were all successful in making the District Under 12 Girls Rugby League Comets team recently.  Their hard work, dedication, and talent have earned them this well-deserved opportunity. We are incredibly proud of you and confident that you will represent our school with excellence, integrity, and spirit. Go out there and give it your best — we know you’ll make us proud!

Year 6 Parliament House Excursion

This week you will receive a note regarding the Year 6 excursion to Parliament House.  This excursion supports student learning in the Curriculum area of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) as students are learning about government, parliament and democratic practices. The students will travel by bus to Parliament House and will tour parliament house, meet their local member and learn first-hand about democratic practices within the government system.

As always, students must wear full school uniform on the day including a hat.  Students should bring a water bottle and food for morning tea and lunch.

Students will have access to the canteen to purchase a snack for lunch in the Botanical Gardens near the QUT Garden’s Point campus. Purchasing a snack is optional, however if you are happy for your child to purchase a snack, please send no more than $10 with your child on the day of their excursion. Students will be responsible for their money and selection of the snack on the day.

If you wish for your child to participate in the activity, please provide consent and payment by Thursday 26^th June. This can be done by returning the permission form to the office or through QParents Consent Manager.  If accessing QParents, once you have provided your consent, you will be issued an invoice. Education Qld supports and approves of QParents.  If you have not yet registered for this, please contact the school office. Payment and permission is to be completed by Thursday 26^th June 2025.   No late payments will be accepted after this date.

Kerry Alberts