Caboolture Special School Week 5, Term 2, 2025

Principal News

Dear Caboolture Special School community members

State Schools in Queensland take part in a School Review every four years. Our recently completed School Review has affirmed that Caboolture Special School is a place:-

• where quality teaching and learning takes place every school day, evidenced by credible data showing strong student outcomes
• of strong connection
• with high community standing

Our ‘next steps’ will be about strengthening and refining our work.

I look forward to sharing the written school review report information with colleagues and school community members when released in coming weeks.

Thank you to all persons who make our school community the wonderful place it is.

Student attendance

85.4%

Human Resources

37^th class

In response to our growing school, we will be welcoming a 37^th class at our school from the first day of Term 3.   

National Volunteer Week

Volunteer Week - from 19 May – thanks to our wonderful volunteers.

P&C Day - 23 May – thanks to our awesome P&C!

A morning tea was organised to celebrate our school volunteers on Friday.

Avocado Drive Staff Carpark

It’s great to see the new carpark being well used by staff.  The benefits of the new staff carpark extend to all school community members through a reduction in traffic congestion on surrounding streets.

Book Fair

Thank you to Katie R, organising team and supporters for an amazing Book Fair this week.

National Reconciliation Week (NRW)

The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June.  NRW is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia - https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

Principal Satellite Office (S Block)

I have been trialling some time performing this work in a satellite office in S Block, in order to provide increased visibility and accessibility.  I have enjoyed connecting more deeply with students and staff alike in areas of our school that are some distance from the main office.  I plan on continuing this initiative, focused on investing in people connections across the school.

School Supervisor visit

Ric Day (school supervisor) visited this week and passed on his congratulations to all school staff on their individual and collective efforts that have led to a very successful School Review process. 

Ric and I visited some classes where we enjoyed our talented educators facilitating learning experiences for students based on the Australian Curriculum, within safe, engaging, communicative and learning enriched environments.

Dance Incursions

Students and staff have been enjoying the free dance experiences on site.

Local Peer Connections

Following up on a recent visit to Morayfield East SS by a number of our students, on 29 May, a small number of Morayfield East SS students will be visiting their Caboolture Special School buddies in our setting.

Date Claimer – Sports Day

Wednesday 13 August

Assemblies

No assembly in week 1 of term

Odd weeks (other than week 1) – Classes 1-16 Assembly

Even weeks (other than week 10) – Classes 17-36 Assembly

 Week 10 (Term 1, 2 and 3) – Whole School Assembly

Oval Play Area Enhancements

• New soccer posts are up.
• Sports gear order for this area being progressed
• Shade umbrella plan for tables being developed
• (Longer term) boundary path being quoted on when concreter next on site
• Storage shed currently being installed.

Forward Notice - Long Service Leave (LSL)

16/06 to 27/06. Acting Principal will be Kerry Gilmore (DP).

29/08 to 04/09. Acting Principal – TBA.

Research on site

I have approved Queensland University of Technology and Department of Education approval to conduct research on site from Term 3 as the final research before completion of my PhD.  My research is focused on the relationship between classroom physical activity and student wellbeing and engagement.  

I look forward to seeing you around our school.  Thank you for choosing Caboolture Special School for the education of your child.

Best wishes

Sheldon Boland

(Always proud) Principal

Deputy Principal News

School Photos

Our school photos will be held on Tuesday 29 July 2025 (Term 3, Week 3)

Information about school photos will be sent home later this term.

Creative Generations State Schools on Stage 2025

The team has had their first rehearsal and had an amazing time. 

Next rehearsal is on Wednesday at school.

The Creative Generation 2025 Performances will be held at BCEC, South Bank

• Thursday 17 July
• Friday 18 July
• Saturday 19 July

A reminder that tickets for Creative Generation 2025 are on sale via this link:

https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CREATIVE25

The performance will also be recorded and televised on Channel 10 (usually scheduled to air in October).

Regards

Kerry Gilmore

Deputy Principal

Class 1 - Class 16

Deputy Principal News

Learning, Playing, and Growing Together!

It has been wonderful to see so many students giving their best effort in their learning this term. A big shout-out to everyone showing commitment, enthusiasm, and positivity in their classrooms and across the school.

Starman has been busy supporting students in their learning through play, bringing plenty of smiles and excitement along the way! Class 11 had a surprise visit in the PBL room where they discovered the star sheep being well looked after by none other than Starman himself.

As our school continues to grow, some of our PBL award processes have evolved to support our changing needs. One exciting new addition is the PBL Prize Shop, now open for our Silver Award recipients. Students have loved visiting the PBL room to select a prize to celebrate their success. It’s a great way to recognise their ongoing commitment to our school values.

We are incredibly proud of our students for consistently demonstrating our whole-school PBL expectations. This fortnight, our focus rule is:

Respect for Others: We wait and take turns with others.

Students have been engaging in PBL lessons where they practise this rule through games, activities, and role-playing. It’s fantastic to see our learners building respectful behaviours in such fun and meaningful ways.

Keep up the great work, everyone!

PBL Prize Shop and Learning through Play

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Bridget Abbott

Deputy Principal

Class 29 - Class 36

Deputy Principal

It certainly has been a week of celebrating reading and the joy of sharing a story.
This also coincides with the National Family Reading Month. In its 29th year Family Reading Month is all about promoting reading at home, families are encouraged to spend 10 minutes everyday sharing the joy of reading. 

I know many of our students look forward to their weekly library visit to borrow a new book to take home and share! Across the school you can always find students enjoying a story! 

Happy Reading Everyone! 

Katie Rogers 
Acting Deputy Principal 
Classes 17-28

Curriculum Corner

Moderation

Our teachers are busy at work collecting their final pieces of evidence ready for the end of semester Moderation and Assessment and Reporting process.

Moderation involves the review and verification of student assessment to ensure that judgements are accurate and aligned with learning goals. This allows our teachers to have the opportunity to work with other staff to confirm consistent judgement decisions to be able to have accurate reporting.

National Simultaneous Storytime

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australia author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, family day cares, childcare centres, bookshops, family homes and many other places around the country.

Now in its 25th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.

We read “The Truck Cat” for National Simultaneous Storytime 2025, written by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell, and published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing. This year some of our classes came together to share the story “The Truck Cat” with same aged peers and participated in various craft and online activities to engage with this story and boost our literacy learning.

Below is a video reading if the story to share at home. 

Until next time, 

Jody O'Shea and Laura Baily 

Curriculum Team

Star Students - Week 5, Term 2, 2025

Guidance Officer News

Managing Angry Feelings  

Our children learn most from watching how we handle our own emotions. Often the emotion we find most difficult to deal with in ourselves and our kids, is anger.

Anger is often viewed as a ‘bad’ feeling, one we should not feel. But remember a feeling is a feeling, neither good nor bad. Angry feelings are actually important because they tell us something is wrong that needs to be worked out!

It is the behaviour that comes from angry feelings that can be determined as good (desirable, acceptable) or bad (undesirable, unacceptable). It is important we make the difference between feelings and behaviour clear to our children.

The message we need to get across in our families is this:

‘It is o.k. to feel angry but it is not okay to hurt people, yourself or things, when we are feeling angry.’

Expressing our anger in hurtful, destructive or violent ways does not help us deal with the feelings and the situation that made us feel angry in the first place. Some things to model and encourage our kids to do are:

• Acknowledge when we are feeling angry to ourselves.
• It is likely that we will have to go and calm down a little first before we can deal with the situation in a rational manner. Finding things that help us cool down a little is important as we cannot expect someone to listen to us if we are likely to become abusive or aggressive. Calming things may be going to another room, lying down, listening to music, having a drink, going for a run, etc.
• Try to talk to the person concerned using an I- statement i.e. Start with the words “I feel angry when…” This is less threatening then starting with “You make me feel angry when..” Tell them what it is that you want to change. Pick a time when the person you are cranky with seems calm and ready to listen.

You still may not be able to get things the way you want them, but you will have communicated your feelings and over time the other person may be able to see things from your viewpoint and be ready to negotiate.

Take Care

Asha Kumar

Guidance Officer

Chaplaincy News

Hello Everyone!

My name is Krystal, and I’m excited to introduce myself as the Chaplain here at Caboolture Special School.

A big part of what I do is simply being present. You will often find me hanging out in classrooms, chatting with students and staff, joining in activities or just being available wherever I am needed. I believe some of the most meaningful connections happen in everyday moments and I love getting to know others in an environment that is familiar and relaxing for them.

I am available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and if I am not out and about in the school community you will find me in the Chappy Room. The Chappy Room is located in lower C Block and my door is always open so feel free to pop in for a chat.

I look forward to continuing to build connections with you and being part of this rich and vibrant community.

Until next time

Krystal Wess

Chaplain