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- Instrumental Music - Great News!
- For all parents!
- Day for Daniel - Friday
- Sushi Day - Friday November 7
- Qld Olympics Unleashed
- 2026 Planning
- Year 6 Parent information for immunisations in 2026 at the high school
- Helping Hands
- Prep 2026 information
- Swimming - Prep to Year 5
- Year 6 Surf Awareness
- Year 6 - End of Year 6 Celebration
On Sunday, the Maroochydore SS Concert Band joined with the Concert Bands from Kuluin SS and Bli Bli SS to perform at Music Fest.
After just one rehearsal day together, the Combined Schools Band performed three pieces to a very high standard and participated in a workshop with adjudicator Dr Rachel Howley.
The group made a fantastic sound on stage and it was so exciting to have the experience of playing in a large ensemble, alongside making new music friends from different schools. AND the Combined Schools Band was awarded a GOLD for their performance!
What wonderful news and congratulations to all Matilda, Ella, Archie, Franki, Mack, Ethan and Jai.
Update on social media age restrictions
From mid-December, Australian children under 16 will not be allowed to hold accounts on certain social media platforms. The age restrictions are likely to apply to Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, among other platforms. Online gaming and standalone messaging apps are among a number of types of services that will not be included.
Holding and being logged into an account increases the likelihood that under-16s will be exposed to pressures and risks that can be hard to deal with. For example, the pressure to constantly respond to notifications and alerts, and the risk of exposure to content that can harm their wellbeing. Delaying account access until 16 will give young people more time to build digital literacy, critical reasoning, social and emotional skills and resilience.
It’s important that we support under-16s by talking openly about the age restrictions, finding out how they currently use social media and how they may be impacted by the law.
These frequently asked questions will be added to and updated throughout 2025.
Helpful videos on this site are shown below.
Our school is participating in Day for Daniel on Friday 31 October.
Students are encouraged to wear red to raise awareness for child safety.
It’s important to educate children about personal safety, help them identify unsafe situations, teach them to react and empower them to report abuse and seek help.
As part of Day for Daniel, our school will also participate in Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson. This year the lesson focuses on creating safer online and offline environments for children. Find more information on Day for Daniel and Australian’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson here: https://danielmorcombe.com.au/day-for-daniel/
Taylor McKeown will be connecting with our Year 4, 5 and 6 students on November 12, as part of Olympics Unleashed programme.
The students will learn from Taylor McKeown's Olympic journey how to build resilience, the importance of setting goals and how to find what you are passionate about.
Students will hear first hand from Taylor about how she overcame challenges to compete in swimming at the very highest level, and how some of these lessons can help students to be the best they can be – whether that’s in school, at home, on the sporting field.
2026 Planning
To assist us to provide the most effective class sizes and class combinations, and do our very best to avoid class changes at the start of Term 1 2026, please let our administration staff know if you have a child that will be enrolling away from Maroochydore School for the 2026 school year.
On the other hand, if you have a child at home ready for school, its time to hot foot it to the school office so they do not miss out on the transition to Prep sessions.
January 27 is school day 1 of 2026
NAPLAN in 2026 is in March and there is a 9 day window for students in Year 3 and Year 5 to complete the nation wide testing.
Parents of Year 6 students,
your child was given a postcard on Monday with information on the immunisation in Year 7 program.
Year 7 students in all schools willl be offered immunisations to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough( (dTpa).
Additional information will be provided to parents about the process for having their child vaccinated in Year 7, through the Queensland School Immunisation Program next year.
Our transition to Prep for our 2026 Preppies is about to commence.
If you intend for your child to attend our Prep in 2026, their enrolment is due in now as this assists us with planning classes for the new school year.
Children enrolled for Prep 2026 are invited to join our Stay & Play sessions held in our Prep area. These play-based sessions help children become familiar with their new learning environment and meet our wonderful Prep staff.
? Tuesdays: 28 October, 4 November, 11 November, 18 November, 25 November
? Time: 9:45 – 10:30am
? Location: Prep area, Maroochydore State School
Once Prep enrolment forms have been received, families will be invited to attend a short enrolment interview with Suzy Wilson, Prep Transition Coordinator.
These interviews are an opportunity to:
• Get to know your child and family
• Share important information to support your child’s transition
• Learn about our Prep philosophy and approach to learning
Permission notes where sent home last Friday.
$46 - money due on November 28. * Costing is reduced due to a successful grant application.
Please note the due date as we can't extend the deadlines as bookings have to be confirmed for instructors, pool hire and buses.
One of the most important skills your child can learn - with a major river and the most amazing access to world's best beaches on our doorsteps - our students knowing some basic water safety skills!
Swimming commences on Monday December 1.
All Prep to Year 5 students students will participate in Swimming Lessons, at Cotton Tree Swim Centre, designed to teach children essential foundation skills in swimming, water safety, personal survival and basic rescue.
These lessons will continue until Friday December 5.
All Prep to Year 5 students will need to bring an extra bag for their towel, togs, thongs (for the bus trip and walking into and out of the pool complex), sunscreen and goggles if required.
Permission notes where sent home last Friday.
$25 - money due on November 28. * Costs are significantly reduced due to a successful grant submission to Sporting Schools Australia.
Please note the due date as we can't extend the deadlines as bookings have to be confirmed for instructors, hire of equipment and buses.
One of the most important skills your child can learn - with a major river and the most amazing access to world's best beaches on our doorsteps - students knowing some basic beach water safety skills!
"we should do this every week", "I didn't know how much fun this would be", " I can read beach conditions so much better now"
In Week 10 Year 6 students will travel to Mooloolaba Beach for surfing and beach surf awareness instruction.
During the activity they shall use a body board and have the opportunity to use a long board to learn how to surf as well as becoming aware of how to read the surf conditions.
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This time of year, is always a very exciting, yet extremely busy time for our Year 6 students, teachers and families as we close in on our Year 6 End of Year night.
Year 6 End of Year Night: Tuesday December 9, 2025
Venue: Maroochydore State School Hall
Commences: 5.00pm sharp – all parents should be seated in the Hall, as a family unit, by 4:55pm.
Year 6 students will have an allocated seat in their class groups at the front of the Hall facing the stage.