Thursday's Tidings - 25 July 2024
TERM 3 2024 |
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| Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 July | Year 5/6 Camp |
| Monday 29 July - Friday 2 August | Gympie Eisteddfod Week |
| Tuesday 30 July | String Ensemble Performance at Eisteddfod |
| Wednesday 7 August | Swimming permission & payment due |
| Thursday 8 August | Roadcraft P/1R PM Session |
| Friday 9 August | Roadcraft 3/4H AM Session |
| Friday 9 August | Roadcraft 1/2D PM Session |
| Monday 12 - Wednesday 14 August | WW/B/P Workshops |
| Tuesday 13 August | RI Presentation 2:20pm |
| Wednesday 14 August | Swimming - P/1R & 1/2D |
| Thursday 15 August | Swimming - 3/4H, 4/5S & 6B |
| Monday 19 - Friday 23 August | Book Week |
| Monday 19 August | 1/2D Duck Ponds Excursion |
| Wednesday 21 August | Prep Transition 9am-10:30am |
| Wednesday 21 August | Swimming - P/1R & 1/2D |
| Thursday 22 August | Swimming - 3/4H, 4/5S & 6B |
| Friday 23 August | Book Week Parade |
Term 3 - Week 3
Dear families,
Year 5s and 6s are currently on school camp out at Barambah Environmental Education Centre and are having a great time. A reminder that during weeks 4 and 5, Ms Vacher will be acting principal, while I am acting at Gympie South.
Prep 2025 transition
Have you added your child to our prep enrolments for 2025? Children born between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 are prep age next year. Contact Mrs Cross in the office to secure your child’s 2025 enrolment.
The school will host two prep transition sessions in Term 3 and two in Term 4. Pre-preps and their families are invited to join us here at school to join the classroom activities and start to explore school life.
The dates of the transitions are:
| Term 3 | Term 4 |
| Wednesday 21 August 9am-10:30am | Wednesday 6 November 2pm-3pm |
| Wednesday 4 September 9am-10:30am | Wednesday 20 November 9am-10:30am |
Navy shorts and skorts available through the uniform shop!
Navy shorts and skorts can be difficult to find in Gympie. The P&C now has a supply of navy skorts and shorts available for purchase through the QKR! app.
Annual School Opinion Survey
The suite of School Opinion Surveys is undertaken each year by the Schools and Student Support Division to obtain opinions about schools from parents/caregivers, students and school staff. The surveys are designed to help schools identify what they do well and find areas which may need improvement.
The suite of 2024 School Opinion Surveys will be open between 22 July and 16 August 2024.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say about what our school does well, and how we can improve.
School Photos - Wednesday 28 August
School photos are now able to be ordered. See below flyer for how to order.
QParents
Did you know that the QParents portal is coming soon to Gympie Central SS? The QParents portal will provide secure online access to your child’s student information in one place, anywhere, anytime. To find out more, go to https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/school-information/qparents
Parents, if we have your current email address, registration for the QParents app is easy. If you need to update your email address, please send details to admin@gympiecentralss.eq.edu.au.
Warm regards,
Glenn Cafferky
Payment Options
We have a variety of payment options available here at Gympie Central. Our most preferred method of payment is the Qkr! app. Qkr! is a cashless payment app, which means you can make payments on your mobile phone, rather coming into the school. The Gympie Central P&C also use this app, so not only can you pay for camps and excursions, but you can also order school uniforms and tuckshop with the app.
Instructions on how to download and use the app are shown in the link below.
Other payment options that we provide are:
1. BPOINT - (for invoiced activities) Pay online or by phone using credit/debit card: https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete or phone 1300 631 073
2. CENTREPAY - (for invoiced activities) We now offer Centrepay as a payment method for instrumental music and school camps. Use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment. You can start, change or stop using Centrepay whenever you like. If you would like to set up a Centrepay payment, or know more information about this payment method, please contact the school office.
3. EFTPOS - We accept Mastercard, Visa and all Australian bank, building society and credit union cards.
4. CASH - Cash payments are still accepted. However, the school no longer has the ability to give out change, so only cash payments of the correct denomination will be accepted.
2024 Voluntary Financial Contribution - $20 per student
Each year, the Gympie Central State School P & C Association endorse a voluntary financial contribution of $20 per student, which equates to $0.50 per week for the entire school year. This money is a vital part of Gympie Central P&C’s commitment and helps to fund reading books, classroom resources, photocopying paper and tissues. This year the payment can be made via the Qkr! app or in person at the office. Your support in paying the voluntary contribution is greatly appreciated.
Student Absence Notification System
If your child is absent from school without explanation you will receive a SMS text message that morning to your mobile phone asking to explain their absence. Please reply (on the same day) with a simple SMS answer eg sick; specialist appointment. Alternatively, you can call and leave a message on the Student Absence HOTLINE - Telephone 5480 2166 to report your child’s absence.
Please contact the office by phone if you have any concerns regarding the message you have received.
QLD FairPlay Vouchers
Queensland Cost of Living Action is a package of real household savings, including up to $200 FairPlay vouchers to keep even more kids active from July 1.
To relieve cost of living pressures, help is here now.
The popular FairPlay program is open to all Queensland children aged from 5 to 17 years from 1 July 2024, with the voucher value increased per child to $200 to offset the rising cost of junior sport for families.
The number of vouchers for the program has also increased from up to 50,000 to up to 200,000. The additional 150,000 vouchers is available for Queensland children and young people aged between 5 and 17 years, to participate in sport and active recreation.
There is a limit of 1 voucher per child per financial year.
Apply for a FairPlay voucher today.
