Welcome Back

Welcome back to all our families to an action-packed Term 2. I hope that everyone is feeling recharged and ready for the teaching and learning and had a restful and relaxing Easter holiday period. In a very short space of time, we have already hosted school cross country and other district events, important school ANZAC services and our first Interschool Moderation of the “Beginning Phase” of the English Unit for the Prep to Year 2 teachers. This was held at the first staff meeting and was attended by Bowen SS and Queensbeach SS staff.

Teachers have collated their Term 1 English and Maths data which has shown significant positive growth from the same time last year. Students and staff have expressed positive feedback around the new 10-week version 9 English and Maths units which have allowed consolidation and revision to open up every opportunity for students to reach their full potential. We look forward to sharing student growth at the upcoming parent teacher interviews in Week 3 and are excited for the next steps in the learning.

Welcome to 2 New Teachers

This week we welcomed two new staff to our school. Mr Ross Davison and Miss Danielle Stevens. Ross and Danielle have relocated from Moree in NSW and commence their new classes on Monday. They both love Bowen and are very impressed with the calmness and behaviour of the students at our school. Ross and Danielle are permanent teachers attached to our school and will be on class full time for the remainder of the year. Please join with me in welcoming the latest additions to our great team.

ANZAC Service Reflections

I would like to thank Mr Dunn, Mrs Weekes, Staff and the school student leaders who pulled together to plan and organise an amazing opportunity for our school community to come together to reflect at our 2024 ANZAC service. It was great to see some of our younger students step up and be very brave to talk in front of the whole school. The year three cohort singing was a highlight, a small snippet can be viewed on the school Facebook page.

Our special guest Mr Marti Tanzer from the Bowen RSL Sub Branch spoke extremely well and gave many great reflections for the students to consider. We thank him for his time and attendance at our service. Can I thank the families, staff and students that attended the dawn service and following morning service on Thursday. All students displayed the school values and showed their respect to what this event means to us as Australians. It was noted the significant numbers of students who were present on the day. Well Done to all! Lest We Forget.