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Helmets, helmets, helmets
All students who ride to ride to and from school are to have a helmet - this is basic general safety for all riders.
Constable Rob has spoken to our Year 5 and Year 6 students and reminded them of wearing their helmets when on a bike, scooter or skateboard.
Locks and chains
All students who ride to and from school should have a lock and chain for their bike, scooter, skateboard whilst at school as an added precaution.
The NAPLAN 2025 test window is 9 days from Wednesday 12 March 2025 to Monday 24 March 2025
With the exception of the Year 3 writing task we do use our school iPads to complete the NAPLAN test online.
NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that students are already learning at school. On its own, NAPLAN is not a test that can be studied for, and students are not expected to do so.
NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process – it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance. However, students and parents may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers. Visit the parents and carers page on the NAP website and download a copy of the NAPLAN information brochure for parents and carers.
Visit the public demonstration site page to see the format of the tests. This is the third year NAPLAN will be held in March, having previously taken place in May.
This change was made so school systems would have access to results earlier in the school year and can use them to inform teaching and learning plans for the remainder of the year.
Why NAPLAN is conducted online
• NAPLAN transitioned from a paper-based to an online assessment from 2018 to 2022.
• NAPLAN online provides a better assessment and more precise results.
• One of the main benefits of NAPLAN online is that it uses tailored (or adaptive) testing. This means that students receive questions better suited to their abilities, so they can show what they know and can do.
• Online testing allows ACARA to provide a wide range of accessibility options to support students with disability to access NAPLAN.
• Feedback from students is that they find the online test more engaging.
What a wonderful early response we have had and thank you to those parents who have already contributed to the 2025 voluntary contribution.
Earlier this term all parents received a note in their child's bag around the 2025 Voluntary Contribution.
In consultation with the P&C early last year we agreed to continue a yearly contribution of $40.
This amount paid by parents will go towards consumable resources for the classrooms, supporting school incursions and enhancing our science resources.
Thank you in anticipation of your support for our school.
Year 5 and Year 6 Parents.
Are you considering Maroochydore State High School for your child’s secondary education?
Whether you’ve already decided or are still exploring your options, we invite you to join us for an information session to learn more about what our school has to offer.
This session will provide valuable insights into how Maroochydore SHS supports students in achieving their personal best.
You’ll hear firsthand about our programs, opportunities, and the learning environment that makes our school a great choice for Year 7 and beyond.
Event Details:
? Date: Monday, 3 March
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
? Location: Maroochydore SHS Lecture Theatre
We look forward to welcoming you and answering any questions you may have.
March 14 marks an extremely nerdy day on the calendar. (Particularly written in the American format 3/14).
It is the official celebration of Pi - π, the magical, mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
For any circle you can imagine, if you divide the distance around a circle by the distance across it, you will get pi or π or
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749 ...... and on and on, I could keep going, but you get the picture!
Last year we had a number of students who excelled with their large recall of the numbers of pi.
On March 14 we'll hold this years' edition of the Pi recall competition and see if we have a student who can progress last years' 75 places of Pi.
All families are encouraged to join Mrs Pool and I along with our School Leaders, for the ANZAC DAY March from the Maroochy RSL on Friday April 25.
In our 101st year we would love to have our biggest ever representation at the March which leaves the Maroochy RSL at 8:00am.
We'd love you to come along and meet us at the corner of Memorial Ave and George Street by 7:50am.
Following the March all families are welcome to attend the service as a family group.
2025 Semester One School Calendar
February 10 P&C Meeting School Office 5pm
March 3 MSHS Parent Evening Year 6 Parents
5pm – 6pm – Lecture Theatre
March 5 Sushi Day – information to come
March 10 P&C AGM School Office 5pm
March 12 NAPLAN – Year 3 and Year 5 students
Writing & Reading
March 13 NAPLAN – Year 3 and Year 5 students Conventions of Language & Numeracy
March 14 Free Dress Day
March 25 Yr 6 Transition – MSHS to speak to Year 6 students 12:30pm
April 4 Cross Country 10 year old to 12 year old runners 8:50am
Easter Bonnet Parade – Walk ‘n Talk
End of Term Parade – Hall 2pm
Term 2
April 22 First day of Term 2
April 25 Anzac Day – Anzac Day March Maroochy RSL 8:00am
May 5 Labor Day Long Weekend
May 12 P&C Meeting School Office 5pm
May 21 Sushi Day
June 6 Free Dress Day
June 9 P&C Meeting School Office 5pm
June 20 Junior Athletics Day – Prep to 9 year old
June 27 Senior Athletics Day 10 year old – 12 year old
End of Term Parade – Post Senior Athletics 2pm