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Dear Parents and Community,
On Friday we held our inaugural Mudgeeraba Special School Car Show. Throughout the term, all students have worked together to develop their class car while learning about Choice Theory through the Get Happier Project. The Get Happier Project is a Social and Emotional learning program linked to our Positive Behaviour of Learning framework and our goal to become a Glasser Quality School. A huge thank you to Greame Clancy and the PBL team for organising this fantastic event.













Next week is Harmony week and Bullying No Way Day. It is a week to celebrate cultural diversity, inclusion and respect in our community. We encourage all students and staff to show their support by wearing orange on Monday (21 March).
Colleen Hope will extend her leave into term 2 to support her family and we wish her all the best during this time. I will continue to act as principal while she takes this leave.
Kind regards
Natasha Markwick
Acting Principal
Event | |
Week 9 |
Monday 21 March: Harmony Day Monday 21 March: Senior School Markets at Robina Town Centre Tuesday 22 March: Senior School Information Night |
Week 10 |
Wednesday 30 March: Easter Hat Parade Friday 1 April: PBL Celebration - Community Helpers Friday 1 April: Last day of Term 1 |
The Queensland Government is conducting its annual statewide survey of all students who completed Year 12 in 2021. The Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey that gains a comprehensive picture of the employment, study and life choices made by Queensland school completers in the year after they finish Year 12.
Between March and June, all our students who completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate.
Thank you for your support of the Next Step survey in 2022.
Further information on Next Step, including results from previous years, is available online at www.qld.gov.au/nextstep or on toll free telephone 1800 068 587.
Voluntary School Offer and Textbook Resource Allowance
In building our global school budgeting for 2022 we are finalising our school budget and your contribution to support education delivery for state schooling.
Our school for 18 years has maintained with families a School Offer payment of $180.00 to contribute to your young person's school learning. The P&C approved that we would maintain the same financial offer of $180.00 for 2022.
The $180.00 payable Student Offer incorporates:
- Book list requirements
- Student Resources and Consumables
- Reprographics including printing
- Student Communication Diary
The Student Offer is based on the 40 school weeks. This Student Offer of $180.00 for whole school activities can be paid annually, by semester (2x $90.00), by term (4 x $45.00) or weekly (40 weeks x $5.00). A receipt will be forwarded and collected through the office or via student communication diary.
Classes will require further support for their individual user pays programs and will forward the details and invoice to you in writing once their projects have been approved through P&C Association and Administration, for example class cooking programs or user pays programs including: School Performances, swimming, camps etc.
Swimming fees for 2022 will reflect the training credential required to cover instructor led swimming lessons as per our departmental guidelines and we will offer to select teams in 2022.
Non-payment of the school Student Offer may result in a need for alternative programming for your child. It is crucial for these programs to be successful that all families participate.
The School Offer
The School Offer payable for the year is published on the schools website.
School Performance
All students will attend a school performance each year and in good faith with the request that families follow through with payment as soon as possible to assist with payment to the Schools Performance Team.
Cashless School
Your assistance with payments through the school bank account using your young person’s name and program name to identify payment.
To deposit directly into school bank account:
BSB: 064-430
Account Number: 00090761
Reference: Student name and program name e.g. C Hope Offer
School Activity Bank Deposit Code
School Offer |
Student Name + Offer |
School Performance |
Student Name + SP |
Swimming |
Student Name+ Swim |
Camp |
Student Name + Camp |
Graduation |
Student Name + Grad |
Schoolies | Student Name + Schoolies |
Mudgeeraba Special School is once again entering this wonderful event as part of our staff health and wellbeing framework. When our school community connects beyond the teaching and learning arena, we can do wonderful things for the community as a whole. The Kokoda Challenge and the Spirit of Kokoda demonstrates that when we work together, look out for each other, and show commitment to a task, things that at first seem impossible, suddenly become achievable.
All dontations to our Mudgee 3049'ers team goes directly to the Kokoda Challenge Youth Program is a life skills program for 15-17 year olds, affectionately known as our ‘Kokoda Kids’, the kids come from all walks of life and every segment of society. It is a program available to all young people who are seeking direction and motivation to succeed. We passionately believe there is no difference between those who are expected to fail and those who are expected to achieve – except for opportunity and the right support.
The Kokoda Challenge Youth Program is 9 month program that involving weekly training sessions for the first 6 months to prepare for two major peak experiences designed to challenge and change participants - both physically and mentally. This is followed by 3 months of fortnightly volunteer service days to give back to their local communities.
Woven through the program is the history of the Kokoda Campaign of WWII and draws on inspiration from our Australian Diggers who faced insurmountable odds and achieved what no one thought was possible. All young people in the KCYP are mentored in harnessing the same qualities displayed by the Australian soldiers: Courage, Endurance, Sacrifice and Mateship, otherwise known as Kokoda Spirit.
Executive Team:
Principal (Acting): Natasha Markwick
Deputy Principals:
Jnr & Middle (Acting): Danielle Turner
Jnr Sec & Seniors: Steve Dowlan
Heads of Personalised Learning:
Bree Nairn & Graeme Clancy
Administration Team:
Business Manager: Samantha Kilpatrick
Admin Officer: Lorraine Yorke
Admin Officer: Belinda Chisnall
2021 P&C Executive:
President: Mel Colenso
Vice President: Anne Conroy
Secretary: Karen Lee
Treasurer: Deborah Hopkins
2021 P&C Voluntary Roles
Uniform Coordinator: Toni Sarten
Fundraising Coordinator: Jaime Morris
QCPCA Representative:Currently Vacant
Project Planning Coordinator & Recognition Award P&C Qld 2021: Maurie Rowe
Grants Coordinator: Kristen Wilson
Community Partnership Roles
My Time Coordinator: Anne Conroy (Tuesday)
Community Liason Officer: Di Taylor (Monday & Tuesday)
School Chaplain: Adrian Young (Thursday & Friday)
Guidance Officer:
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