Thursday's Tidings - 5 September 2024
TERM 3 2024 |
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| Thursday 5 September | Swimming - 3/4H, 4/5S & 6B |
| Wednesday 11 September | Swimming - P/1R & 1/2D |
| Thursday 12 September | Gympie Central's Got Talent Finals - First Break |
| Thursday 12 September | Swimming - 3/4H, 4/5S & 6B |
| Thursday 12 September | School Disco - gold coin entry |
| Friday 13 September | Free Dress Day - gold coin donation |
| Friday 13 September | Final day of Term 3 |
TERM 4 2024 |
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| Monday 30 September | First day of Term 4 |
| Monday 7 October | King's Birthday Public Holiday |
Term 3 - Week 9
Dear families,
It was a big Wednesday yesterday with our second prep transition held during the morning. Already, the 2025 prep students are getting more comfortable here in the school setting. Being familiar with the school, the students and the staff is a great first step to a successful transition. There will be two more transitions next term.
- Wednesday 6th November 9-10:30am. Mrs Phillips, our Guidance Officer, will be sharing great strategies to support young children.
- Wednesday 20th November 2-3pm. Explore and play in the afternoon session.
The other big event yesterday was the second set of heats for Gympie Central’s Got Talent 2024! After the senior’s fun performances last week, this week it was the turn of the Prep-2 students. All the practising in front of families (and the mirror) has paid off. Students and staff have had a ball watching and cheering our performers and next Thursday 12th (moved from Wednesday) the finals will be held at first break from 11:05am-11:30am. Families are welcome to come and cheer on our finalists.
Disco and Free Dress
The P&C and Student Council will host our last disco for the year next Thursday 12th from 6pm-7:30pm. Hollywood theme and a gold coin donation.
The Student Council will also hold a free dress day on the last day of this term (13th September). This will also be a gold coin donation.
Fence update
The last remaining section of the fence has now been planned. An engineering report has identified that the fence can not be built along the top of the School St retaining wall. The revised plan will now have the fence linking the existing fence outside the school office to the green Colourbond shed and then to the base of A Block. The doors under A Bock will be reinforced and the fence will run along the edge of the path to the School St steps, then inside the existing fence to enclose the garden area at the corner of School St and Lawrence St.
Teacher Aide Appreciation Week 2-6 September
Our school wouldn’t be the great school it is without the amazing teacher aides we have here. They support our students and teachers every day and without them, our students would not be as successful as they are. Thank you Mrs Condon, Mrs Wilcox, Mrs Mills, Mrs Bennett and Miss Hay.
Thank you to our families for another great term and we hope you have a safe and enjoyable break with your families. Our first day back for Term 4 is Monday 30 September.
Kind regards,
Glenn Cafferky
Furniture giveaways
Gympie Central has some furniture that is no longer in use and would like to offer it to our Central families. We have 4 filing cabinets and 3 large tables to giveaway. This will be a first in, first served process. Please contact the office to schedule a time for collection.
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.
