Welcome back Term 4. I trust that the students had a chance to relax and enjoy themselves for the time off school. 

School Photos – Wednesday 13th October

Silver Rose School Photography will be at school next Wednesday morning to take our 2021 school photos. All previous orders will be valid and families can still place orders by going to http://silverrose.com.au/  and entering the code X21GSS for Gympie Central. 

Thank you, Gympie Library! 

The school students have been able to take advantage of our proximity to the Gympie Library and last term all classes visited the library for Book Week. The 2/3S and 3/4D classes were able to visit again to have an interactive online session with author, Charlotte Barkly. It's fantastic that our students have the chance to access such a great resource so close to school. A big thank you goes out to Curtis and the Gympie Library team!  

Relay for Life – Jelly and Ice-cream cup fundraiser  

3/4D are raising money for Relay for Life.  Each Wednesday for the next 4 weeks, children will be able to purchase a jelly and ice-cream cup for $1.50.  These will be available at first break in the parade area.  Families can purchase these by using the Qkr app. Thanks for your support. 

P&C Meeting – Monday 11 October @ 5pm 

Next week's meeting will be held in the library at 5pm. All welcome!!!

World Teachers' Day – Friday 29 October

Each year, in October, we recognise the dedication and efforts of teachers all over the country. This is an early shout out to all the wonderful teachers here at Central. They really are committed to the students and we are lucky to have so much talent in one place. From our classroom teachers, to our specialist teachers, and those who work across multiple schools, thank you for your efforts in shaping and supporting our students to be as successful as they can possibly be. 

Year 7 Enrolments for 2022 

Gympie SHS and James Nash SHS are requesting that families enrol their Year 6 students as a priority. Both schools are planning their classes and timetables for 2022 and accurate numbers make this process much more efficient.  

Gympie Central can arrange for enrolment packs to be sent home. If you require a pack, please contact the office to arrange this. Lastly, thank you to those who have already submitted their paperwork to the high schools. 

Student Council project 

The Student Council has worked hard to raise funds toward their project to renew the bus seating area. The timber has been ordered and delivered. So, the last step is to install the new seats. The Student Council is excited to see their goal get achieved! 

This term the Student Council will start selling 50c icy-cups every Thursday (starting next week 14th October). 

Prep Explore and Play Sessions 

The school is hosting two more Prep Explore and Play transition mornings this term. The first is Thursday 4th November and the second on Thursday 18th November. Each session will run from 9am to 11am and will give our future preppies a great opportunity to make a successful transition into primary school. 

Year 6 Camp

Reminder that Year 6 Camp has been rescheduled! It will now run from Wednesday 24 November to Friday 26 November.

Remember, we are here to help! 

I would like to thank families, staff and students for the contributions made every day to make Gympie Central the wonderful community it is! Like always, if there is something that you want our support with, or if your child is struggling, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher for support.  If it is not a matter for the teacher, please call the front office and arrange to meet with a member of the leadership team, so we can work through things together.  It takes a village to raise a child, so let’s work together.  

Crossing Supervisor

Reminder:  Qkr is the new cashless payment method available at Gympie Central State School which allows parents to pay for items without coming into the office.  Qkr is a mobile phone app designed for Australian schools. It can be used to purchase school uniforms, pay for upcoming excursions and events as well as Tuckshop.

Instructions on how to download the app are shown in the link below.

To avoid paying for something twice, please open your Qkr app to review payments already made.  Thank you.

Welcome back everyone,

I do hope you enjoyed some sort of break over the Spring Holidays, as before we know it the end of the year will be on our doorstep. So great to see students smiling faces back at school!

The Great Gympie Duck Race is back on Saturday 23 October from 11am to 1pm!

Tickets are available from the school office - half of the ticket sales stays with Central P&C. Or you can buy online at https://suqld.eventsair.com/great-gympie-duck-race-2021/ticket/Site/Register

All welcome on the day! Help the school fundraise and be in the race to win some awesome prizes! First prize is 2 nights accommodation at Rainbow Getaways, second & third prizes are Laserzone passes and a Drakes Gift Card. Yes, you can nominate your school to receive 50% of ticket sales.

Great Day Out is coming up - for siblings of special needs children - a great day of fun without responsibility or worry for their siblings.

Activities are still to be finalised, but will include horse riding, archery tag, swimming and disc golf.

Please let me know if you are interested as there are limited numbers. If costs are an issue please contact me and I will work with you to support you and your child.  It is a great opportunity to let siblings have fun away from the usual cares at home.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any help to you or your family.