Welcome back to another exciting year at Mudgeeraba Special School! It has been a bustling start, and our senior classes are diving headfirst into a world of creativity, learning, and fun.

Exploring the World of Tessa Snaps Snakes!

One of the standout moments of the first week was the launch of our quality writing program, Tessa Snaps Snakes. Our senior three students embarked on a thrilling adventure, crafting snake puppets and slithering around the playground to the beats of Aboriginal tunes. This unique program allowed us to seamlessly integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, creating a rich and inclusive learning experience. Dramatic play around the snake theme with the puppets also filled our days with ssssssensational fun.

Embracing Glasser Quality World Values

As you know, Mudgeeraba Special School is the first special school in the world to become a Glasser Quality World School. These theories underpin and guide everything we do. The first week back is always a fantastic opportunity for our students to get to know each other better and discuss what comprises their "Quality Worlds."

Revving Up for the Car Show!

The excitement continued as Senior Three geared up for the upcoming car show. Channelling their inner automotive enthusiasts, students brainstormed ideas for their car, emphasising the metaphor that they are in the driver's seat of their own lives, making choices and steering their paths. Vroom vroom vroom! Senior Three throws down the gauntlet, challenging all classes to beat them to the finish line. Watch this space for updates on this thrilling race!

Concert Year is Upon Us!

This year promises to be extra special as it's concert year! Senior Three, along with all the senior classes, eagerly started brainstorming themes and selecting music for this much-anticipated event. The enthusiasm was fantastic as students danced around, listening to music, and exchanging creative ideas. We're gearing up for an amazing night filled with talent, joy, and celebration.

It’s a Wrap

As I wrap up the first week of the year, I reflect on the brilliant start we've had. There's an abundance of action and fun awaiting us in the coming months, and I can't wait to share these experiences with your young person and, in turn, with you. Stay tuned for more updates and be prepared for an extraordinary journey ahead.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Ms Kerrie Senior Three

 My wife and I were going for a walk along the beach on one of those really hot days in January. It was late afternoon; the sun was low and a cool breeze blew over us.  There were children laughing and swimming in the shallows.  Young couples were sunbathing, or at least using the afternoon sun to take some amazing pictures for their social media contacts.  Some people were running, others were fishing or surfing.  Young parents were walking along the beach with the toddlers splashing and looking at the shells. 

I looked at the young couples and I remember when our kids were that young.  It had been an awesome time in our life but that had passed.  I remembered when my wife and I had been courting.  We used to enjoy swimming in the late afternoon sun or sunbathing on the beach.   I also remembered when my children were a little bit older and they loved coming down to the beach for a swim or paddling on their boogie boards.  Part of me missed those days but, to be honest, I don't know if I’d have the energy to run after my kids as I used to when they enjoyed swimming, or to keep up with them as they ran as fast as they could along the beach. 

A wise man once said that there was a time for everything under the sun.   Those words are so true.  We all go through different times in our life and each is awesome at that time, but later on it wouldn't be as awesome or we wouldn't be able to do it as well as we did when we were younger.  I think that's a good thought to reflect on as we start another year.  Last year there were some incredible times that everyone had and there were probably some really tough times as well.  However, they are all behind us now and we are standing on the breach of a New Year and perhaps a new chapter in our life.  Children are a little older and they may be moving into a different time of their life as well.

 So as this year begins let's look forward to it with excitement to see the potential rather than the problems that may arise.  Let’s enjoy this time in our life and this time in the life of our children.   To quote another wise man.  The past has gone and the future is bright.