Newsletter Term 4 Week 3
Principal's Pen
Principal’s Pen Term 4 Week 3 2025
Share the Dignity ‘It’s in the Bag’ drive
A massive thank you to everyone who donated to our ‘It’s in the Bag’ campaign this year. Our total collection this year exceeded even our wildest dreams, and the generosity of our Bellevue community was incredible. Together we collected a whole room full of donations that took 2 cars to take away! These items will now be collated into bags and delivered to local women in charities who may not get anything else but this bag for Christmas this year. Thank you, Bellevue Community, you are amazing!
BPSS Celebration of Excellence Ceremony Years 2 – 5
Bellevue Park State School’s Celebration of Excellence Ceremony Years 2 - 5 is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the diverse achievements of our students. The event highlights excellence across a range of areas, reflecting our commitment to nurturing the whole child. Academic awards acknowledge students who have demonstrated outstanding effort and achievement in their learning. Bellevue Spirit awards celebrate those who embody our school values of being safe, being respectful and being a learner making a positive impact on our school culture. Specialist awards recognise creativity, talent, and commitment in the Arts, Sport, STEM and Language, showcasing the breadth of opportunities available to our learners. Together, these awards affirm our belief in celebrating both excellence and effort, inspiring all students to strive for their personal best and contribute meaningfully to the Bellevue Park community.
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025.
Time: 9:15am – followed by refreshments.
Who: Award recipients in Years 2 – 5 for the selected awards.
Audience: Parents & carers will be notified if their child has won an award and will be invited to the ceremony.
P&C Message
CANCELLED!
Unfortunately, due to the very low ticket sales for this event, the P&C have made the difficult decision to cancel this fundraising community event. This is very disappointing for our P&C as they had already put a lot of hours of work into this event.
I urge all our BPSS families that when the P&C announce events like this, please buy your tickets early to show your interest. With only 2 weeks to go, we had sold less than 60 tickets, which wasn't enough for the P&C to guarantee this event would be successful. These events cannot be last minute events as they require a substantial time and cost investment by the P&C to organise and run.
The P&C are already busy planning a number of events for next year and hopefully our wonderful BPSS community will get behind them early and show their support for our hardworking P&C. I also encourage all our parents to get involved with the P&C by attending our monthly meetings to further support the school.
Thank you,
Robyn Hutchins
Principal
Tuckshop - First and Second Break
Just a reminder, our First Break from 10.45am to 11.25am is our larger break time, when the students all sit down for a period and eat their lunches. Second Break from 1.25-1.55pm, is a smaller break which the students tend to just play, there is no designated eating time.
We ask if you are going to order tuckshop, please order your main meal at First Break.
If you do order food for Second Break, please advise students to go to the tuckshop to collect their items.
Deputy Principal Prep - Yr 2 News
As we move through Term 4, it has been wonderful to see our school community continue to demonstrate our values of being Safe, Respectful and Learners. This time of year is always busy, and I thank everyone for their ongoing support in helping our students finish the year positively and successfully.
Prep 2026 Meet and Greet Sessions
Our Prep 2026 Meet and Greet sessions have gone incredibly smoothly, and it has been a pleasure welcoming our newest families to the school community. Thank you to all the parents and carers who attended — your partnership helps ensure a smooth and confident transition for our future Preps.
Attendance
As we approach assessment and reporting time, we remind all students of the importance of showing their best effort in every learning opportunity. Maintaining high levels of attendance is crucial, as each day counts towards consolidating learning and preparing for the end of semester reports.
Uniform Expectations
A quick reminder also about our uniform expectations. Wearing the correct school uniform with pride helps promote a sense of belonging and supports our positive school culture. We appreciate parents’ assistance in ensuring students come to school dressed appropriately each day.
Labubu Toys
We would like to remind families that Labubu toys and keyrings are not permitted at school. While these items have become very popular with many of our students, they have also been causing some distractions in class and playground disagreements.
To help students stay focused on learning and to avoid items being lost or damaged, we ask that Labubu figures, including those attached to school bags or pencil cases as keyrings, are kept at home.
We appreciate your support in reinforcing this message with your child. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or the school office.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a calm and focused learning environment for all students.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to our school values. Together, we are creating a safe and focused environment where every child can achieve their best.
Finance News
On the Horizon:
Activity Date | ACTIVITY | COST | Payment Due |
Term 4 | Year 6 end of year activities | TBC | TBC |
2026 SRS | Student Resource Scheme – further information coming soon | $65.00 | Term 1 2026 |
Please refer to QParents to see your account balance outstanding and to make payment. If an invoice is unpaid, it will still show in QParents.
If your account is showing a negative balance (eg -$40) this is a credit. Please contact office@bellevueparkss.eq.edu.au requesting any credits to be allocated to an outstanding invoice as this does not happen automatically without your authorisation.
We can facilitate Centrepay arrangements for families to assist with Education costs. Enquire today at the office via the email address above.
If you are experiencing any financial difficulties, please contact our Business Manager Kim Minter at kmint4@eq.edu.au to discuss payment options.
Uniform Shop News
Guidance Officer News
Performing Arts News
BPSS Instrumental Music Summer Concert
We would like to invite our Bellevue community to the Instrumental Music Summer Concert. All of our instrumental strings and band students have been working hard to prepare for this and are looking forward to showing you what they have learnt this year.
Sports News
Queensland Volleyball Tournament
Bellevue Park State School – 1st Place
Congratulations to all 29 Bellevue Park State School Volleyball Teams who competed at Craigslea State High School last week. All teams played extremely well and had many wins throughout the day. Thank-you to Mr McFarline, Miss Johnson, Mrs Simpson Mr Young, Miss Murray, Mr Marsden and Mr Hall for training and supporting the teams over the past three terms.
On the day, Bellevue achieved 11 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. This is a fantastic achievement!
States Track and Field
Congratulations to Hosanna P who came 2nd in the 800m at States for Track & Field. This is a fantastic achievement!!!
We wish you all the best!
Extracurricular Sports News
Touch Football
Ilah M represented the South Queensland region at the recent National Youth Touch Football Championships held in Coffs Harbour over the school holidays.
Ilah’s team went undefeated throughout the entire tournament, only going down 3–2 in the grand final to the Hunter region — meaning she was part of the second-best team in the country for her age group!
Rema-Rae G represented the South Queensland B team, who finished 7th place nationally.
Congratulations!!
Sailing
Tanner A came third place for the Queensland youth championships in Yeppoon.
Aquathlon
Daniel attended the All Schools Aquathlon and he has been selected for the 2026 South Coast Aquathlon Team, he will represent Gold Coast at the State Championships at Hervey Bay in February.
Class Learning News
Prep News
During Media Arts the Prep's were using Aboriginal Symbols to create their own stories.
Library News
Environment News
P & C News
P&C MEGA CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!
DONATIONS NEEDED!
After the success last year, the BPSS P&C will be running a Mega Christmas Raffle in 2025!!!
We are seeking prize donations. Each class will be collecting donations over the first 6 weeks of Term 4.
All money raised, will support our students at BPSS! Any donations would be very much appreciated.
Please check with your child’s class teacher regarding donations for the class theme.
Community News
Dear Parents,
We’re already running our Football Star Academy program at Bellevue Park State School on Friday afternoons and the kids are loving it! We’d love your feedback to see if there’s interest in adding another day.
We’re currently gauging interest for additional sessions, either straight after school on Mondays or Tuesdays (3:15pm–4:15pm) or before school on Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays (7:30am–8:30am). Sessions are $25 per child, with a 20% discount for siblings. We run sessions throughout each school term.
All sessions are run on the oval in front of the Grade Prep area.
For Grade Preps only, after school sessions can include pick up from their classroom if required. All other students can come directly to the oval after school finishes and you just need to collect your child at 4:15pm.
If you could kindly complete the form via the link below to register your child’s interest and preferred day/time, it will help us decide our next steps - https://forms.gle/jqBwbpVErXDkiNEh7
Thank you,
Football Star Academy
Dear Bellevue Park State School,
Anyone within your school community (teachers, parents, families etc) can purchase tickets through this link Bellevue Park State School - Exclusive Schools Offer to receive discounted tickets and sit together in the Schools Bay at any of the Brisbane Heat home games.
The school with the most tickets purchased via their unique link will win an exclusive visit from Brisbane Heat players!
2nd place will win a School Equipment Pack valued at $500 while 3rd place will receive a signed Brisbane Heat bat.
Redemption Instructions
1. Access the Schools promo offer though the custom affiliate link.
2. Select the desired match, then click ‘Book Now’
3. Select the ‘Schools Bay’ category, then enter the desired number of tickets required. (Max 20 per order)
4. Complete the order by answering required questions, then create/sign in to their Spinzo Account.
5. Complete the payment processing information to finalise your order.
Ticket Delivery
1. On the Order Confirmation Screen/Email, click the ‘Retrieve your tickets’ link to be directed to Account Manager.
2. Sign into the ‘My Events’ section on account manager using the same email you purchased your tickets with.
a. If it’s a brand new account, they will need to hit reset password on account manager.
3. Click on the desired event from your available matches
4. On the event detail page, click on the ticket number.
5. Your mobile ticket will then be displayed via a QR code.
a. It’s best to recommend customers add their tickets to the digital wallet as on match days account manager can play up due to heavy traffic. When a ticket is in the wallet you can also use them without an internet connection.
We look forward to seeing your school community get involved and cheering on the Brisbane Heat this season!