Governor of Queensland visit

Last Friday our school had the incredible opportunity to host his Excellency the Governor of Queensland. The Governor was welcomed to our special parade by our Mayor Andrew Wilcox and greeted warmly by all 430 students. It was fantastic to hear the Governor speak fondly of Bowen and highlighting the fact that our school was named after the first governor of Queensland.

Our students sang the school song beautifully and his Excellency mentioned this in his speech later that evening to community members. A highlight was giving a tour of our 165 year old school and viewing some of the heritage listed buildings.

This event will be remembered for many years and such a special event for us. Congratulations to all students for their respectful and responsible behaviour during the visit. Well done to our school leaders for hosting the Governor during the special afternoon.

Reviewing our impact

As we roll into the last fortnight of term 1 staff are busily collating and reviewing the impact of their teaching. Students have been working on their goals to achieve the next steps in their learning and striving hard to improve on teacher feedback. At Bowen State school we want to ensure that every student is moving forward in their learning and that no student is going backwards. Next term parents and students will have an opportunity to meet formally to discuss their child’s progress. We will be hosting parent, student and teacher interviews early in the term. This event will be hosted in the parade hall and bookings will be via the SOBS School Online Booking System. More information will go out early next term around this important check in at Bowen State School.

End of term activities

Week 9 and 10 will be extremely busy and action packed here at Bowen State. There are many key events occurring throughout the school during this time. Can I encourage parents to track our Facebook page, school sign and check in with your classroom teachers for updates. We will continue putting up the weekly timetable of activities on our school Facebook page.

Looking forward to sharing more great stories around the teaching and learning this term. Until next fortnight have a great couple of weeks.