2 September 2025

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Principal’s Report

Our School Priorities are:

• Teaching Reading Through the Australian Curriculum V9 – focus signposts Vocabulary and Fluency

• Developing Effective Pedagogies when Implementing the Australian Curriculum V9 Mathematics

New Acting Principal Appointment

I am pleased to announce that Mr Chris Hay current Deputy Principal of Chancellor State College will be appointed as Acting Maleny SS Principal commencing in Term 4. Chris brings a wealth of experience from working previously in a number of smaller schools, to his current position in a large Prep to Year 12 College. In speaking with Chris, he is extremely excited about this appointment and looking forward to becoming part of and working with the Maleny SS community.

“ I’m honoured to step into the role of Acting Principal at Maleny State School for Term Four.  Since 2015, I’ve been at Chancellor State College as deputy principal, while my children attended Palmwoods; they have all now progressed into high school. Prior to that, I have held various principal and acting principal roles across Queensland, including Chancellor State College, Victoria Plantation, Ilfracombe, Gympie East, Montville and Muttaburra.

My family and I now call beautiful Towen Mountain home, at the base of the range; which speaks to our love of the Sunny Coast hinterland. My wife Sharon and I; with our three children Amelia (17), Tristan (15) and Ava (12), enjoy the beach, camping, sport, and exploring new places.

I’m looking forward to connecting with the Maleny community, and am genuinely excited to become part of your school.” Chris Hay

Later in Term 4 a formal temporary merit rocess will take place which Chris will be eligible to apply. This process allows all interested applicants to apply and ensures that our P&C will have input into the selection process.

Chris comes highly recommended from his school and departmental staff.

This early appointment will allow Chris to have sufficient time for a handover process to take place.

This Wednesday myself and our school leadership team will be meeting with Chris at a Regional Planning Day on the coast with other leadership teams within the region to commence planning our Strategic Plan for the next 4 Years.

As we have just finished our school review process and are awaiting on the final report to be finalised by the External School Improvement Team, I believe this is perfect timing for a new principal to take over from myself. I am confident in Chris’ ability and of the support that he will receive from our Leadership team, staff, P&C, students and school community to continue to implement and enhance the culture, processes and overall management of our school.

Students Shine on School Camps

Over the last two weeks I have had the pleasure of attending both the Year 4 Currimundi and Year 5 Maranatha Camps. Instructors and staff from both camps along with myself were very impressed by our students’ manners, cooperation and participation. Students (and myself) certainly enjoyed these camps, and I am confident that in many years to come they will still remember attending them. All students have strengths and it is great to see some students who excel more in the outdoor classroom than they do indoors. Students have the opportunity to interact with other students they never have before and get to see a different side of staff as do staff of students. School camps deliberately push students out of their comfort zone (just enough) to allow children to face new experiences and challenges and be self-aware of how they perform in these circumstances. Camps also assist students to build important resilience and leadership skills. I congratulate all parents for sending their children and staff that left their families to attend and support students 24 hours a day in their own unpaid time. Congratulations Year 4 & 5 students you have made myself and all staff very proud of you.

Pupil Free Day

Please note that this Friday 5 September is a Pupil Free Day for all State Schools. Our teachers will be participating in professional development and planning activities on this day.

This Thursday 4 September  is ‘Teacher Aide Day’. At Maleny SS we have some of the most caring and highly skilled teacher aides I have ever worked with, please join with us this week and acknowledge what an awesome job they do each and every day supporting our students and staff.

Book Week

Thank you to all parents that assisted children to dress up for Book Week.

It was a lot of fun with staff joining in and decorating their classroom doors with students as part of our Design a Door Competition.

Congratulations the winners of the Design a Door Competition:

General Classes Winner:   2/3C
Highly Commended: 4B and 6B
Admin winner:  Desley (with the help of Deb and Corinne)
Specialists winner:  Learning Support Team

Support our Chappy Chris on Saturday 13 September

Register for Prep now! Don’t wait.

It is essential that parents who have not contacted the office to register their child for Prep in 2026 do so now. Please do not assume we know you are coming. Registration can be completed in a one-minute phone call (Ph54998333) or an email to admin@malenyss.eq.edu.au.

Note: all students will require a birth certificate before commencing Prep in 2026. If you know a family in the area that has a Prep eligible student for 2026 please encourage them to contact us immediately.

Prep Information Session

A Prep information session will be held in our school Innovation Centre on Wednesday 22 October at 5:00pm. Teachers will explain in detail to parents what Prep is all about and answer specific questions on matters of interest.

Prep Enrolment Interview Dates:

If you have not booked your Prep enrolment interview with your child please do so as soon as possible.  Interviews will only be held from Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 October.

Please Call 54998333 to book your 20 min interview with your child, please collect and complete enrolment forms from the office or find on the Web Site.

Welcome to Prep and Transition Days

Students need to be enrolled to attend our transition days on the Wednesday 29 October, 5 and 12  November from 9:00am to 10:00am. Parents can order uniforms for students on these days. Parents must attend these sessions with their children. A school tour will be given at the end of each session at 10:00am.



Student Council Disco - Thursday 4 September in our Hall

Ideal for students to have a sleep in on Pupil Free Friday.

Proceeds will assist fund new soccer goals for junior students.

Theme: ‘B’  Theme come dressed as anything starting with ‘B’
Junior P-3    5:00pm - 6:15pm  
Senior 4-6   6:30pm – 8:00pm
Cost $4 per student – correct change would be appreciated.
Students enter via carpark drive in entrance.
Students – no mobile phones/devices or cameras allowed.

Students must attend the Disco of their age group and not with older or younger siblings age group.

Parents must collect students from inside the hall (for safety reasons students will not be allowed to meet parents outside the hall) and must exit via the pool end exit.

Parents wishing to stay are welcome.

P&C need volunteers to help with:

• Serving at the tills/bench 
• Hot food preparation 

The below link provides more info and, if you are able to help, just add your name to the live sign-up sheet at the below link or send an email to eport96@eq.edu.au 

School Disco Tuckshop Volunteers

Help us make the School Disco a success! We need volunteers to help at the tuckshop during both the Junior and Senior discos. Please choose a time slot and role below. Your support makes a huge difference — thank you!
www.signupgenius.com

P&C President Position Vacant

After 9 years of involvement in the P&C most of these in an executive role and 5 years as President Merrick Ilett will be stepping down from the President role at our September P&C meeting to allow for a smooth transition process to occur. Merrick will continue as an additional Vice President to enable him to support the new President before leaving our school as a parent (his children will have all moved to High School) at the end of the year.

Merrick has been an incredibly hard worker and supporter of our school and myself for many years. While Merrick leaves big shoes to fill this is a golden opportunity for a new parent to join our P&C and have the opportunity to learn the president role alongside the current president in a smooth transition before the end of the year. If you would like to know more about the President role, please don’t hesitate to contact Merrick to discuss milet3@eq.edu.au .

If you would like to become our next P&C President, please complete a nomination form for the position and submit it to the Secretary, Erin Porter, either by email eport96@eq.edu.au or in person.

Next P&C Meeting Wednesday 10 September – Calling for President Nominations!

It could be You!

New parents are welcome and encouraged to attend our next general meeting on Wednesday 10 September at 6:00pm. This meeting will be held in the Library where parents can attend face to face or can tune in from their own home using Teams online.

Our P&C is achieving some wonderful outcomes and welcomes all newcomers to ensure that our P&C is truly representative of our whole school parent body.

Have a Magic Week in Maleny. 

Contact Details – Do we have your most up to date contact details?

There are times when we may need to contact parents and carers. Do we have your most up to date contact details?  If not, please contact the school on 5499 8333 so we can update our records. These details include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details change.

Students of the Week

PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning)

Be Rule:                  Be Responsible
Buzz Phrase:        STOP! Think. Do.

Our latest buzz phrase is a SMART GOAL created using our most recent PBL data. This fortnight it is a “Be Responsible” rule “Stop! Think. Do”. This is a wonderful buzz phrase that incorporates many different 4Be focusses that our students are already familiar with.

This buzz phrase encourages our students to:

• Notice the signals in their body & minds
• Think about their choices before reacting
• Use the High 5 to solve problems
• Take responsibility for their behaviour.

STOP – take 3 deep breaths, what are you feeling?

THINK – think of a solution and your choices.

DO – choose the best solution and do it.

Some familiar strategies our students can use for this are:

• Bounce back (Be a Learner)
• Keep hands and feet to yourself (Be Respectful)
• Play fair (Be Responsible)
• Make good choices (Be Responsible)
• Choose to defuse (Be safe)
• Keep your cool (Be Safe & Be Respectful)
• Be FUN (Flexible, Understanding, Negotiate)
• THINK before you speak (Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, or Kind?

We are looking forward to filling up our PBL rocket on assembly again with this new Smart Goal, and we are confident we will fill it to receive 20 minutes extra free playtime for everyone!

PBL Team

P & C News

Next P&C Meeting 10 September 2025 @ 6.00PM

Father’s Day Stall

The Maleny State School P&C is hosting their annual Father’s Day stall on Monday 1 September, Tuesday 2 September and Wednesday 3 September 8:15am to 8:45am next to the Uniform Shop.

Beautiful presents and cards for dads and grandfathers will be for sale!

Maleny OSHC Vacation Care

Mewar Café (Tuckshop)

Opening Hours

Mewar Café will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:

• 8:30am to 12:00pm (first meal break only)

My School Connect

Orders can be made on the online ordering system My School Connect.

• Online orders close at 8:30am each morning.
• Snacks, drinks and frozen items can be purchased over the counter.

When ordering, please ensure that you see the GREEN THUMB screen and receive an order confirmation email.  This notes that your order has been successfully submitted and will be sent to our service.

Several times each week, we still have upset children turning up at the final bell for 1st Break looking for their 'missing' orders.  We need all of the preparation time from 8:30am to 11:00am (when the first bell for 1st Break rings) to have every order ready for collection.  It is not possible to prepare fresh or cooked meals during 1^st Break.

Please ensure there are sufficient credits in your child's account so that they can purchase items from our Counter Menu in the event that their online order was not successfully completed or that they have forgotten to bring their lunch to school.  We don't want to see any child go hungry!

Our current menu is available on the P&C website. 

Thank you for your support and any casual or recurrent volunteering will make a big difference to our committed Team!

Volunteers - If you can help please contact Mewar Café

For instructions, support and to learn more, visit Mewar Café.

Feedback is welcome to improve our service and menu items.  You are welcome to visit the Mewar Café to talk to one of our team or send an email to:  tuckshop@malenyss.eq.edu.au

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop's regular hours are Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.00am. Payment options are EFTPOS or cash at the uniform shop only. Alternatively, orders can be placed online via the link below by 5pm Wednesday for Friday pickup or class delivery.

If you have one hour per month that you may be able to help us out in the Uniform Shop please contact the office on 5499 8333.  Open from 8:30-9:00am on Fridays, bring along a friend and be part of our happy team J

Lost Property

Lost property is checked weekly and named items are returned to their owners.  Items not collected by the end of the term will be washed and donated to local charities.  Please ask your children to have a look, or yourself, in the alcove next to the Yr 4 eating area.

There are lots of jumpers in lost property at the moment due to the cool mornings and warm days.

From the Office

Payments

Payments can be made by any of the following methods.

1. Directly into our bank account noting the invoice number, initial and surname of the student for whom you are paying. 
2. Credit card using the bPoint reference number that is located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Credit card payments can also be made in person at the office.
3. Cash payments may be made in person at the office.

Office hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm on Monday - Friday.

Community News

Please see the link below to the Maleny Sports and Rec Maleny Events Calendar

https://malenysportandrec.org.au/events-calendar/

You can keep updated with Maleny Community News and the Maleny Local Shopper at the  NEW link: https://issuu.com/Maleny-Grapevine-Community-News

P&C’s Qld - Click through to view their most recent editions of Parent Talk - https://pandcsqld.com.au/members/publications/parent-talk/