Blackwater North State School in Blackwater, Queensland | Primary School

Blackwater North State School

Locality: Blackwater, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4980 5333

Address: Williams St 4717 Blackwater, QLD, Australia

Website: https://blackwaternorthss.eq.edu.au

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25.01.2022 This morning at parade we celebrated the great work and efforts of our students with the presentation of Student of the Week awards and certificates for ICAS. Great work everyone, we are proud of your achievements. #northmagic #bnss #northminds

23.01.2022 An exciting update from Playgroup. If you would like to join us for the morning please register your interest, numbers are limited. Email: [email protected] Phone: 4980 5333

22.01.2022 For our last morning the Wombats decided that team challenges would be more beneficial. They have shown that they can communicate and work as a group to complete challenges.

21.01.2022 ! All students who were issued garden club vests and gloves are asked to return same to the office by the end of the week please.

21.01.2022 Year 4 students had a fantastic day fossicking at the Miners Heritage mine tour at Rubyvale.

21.01.2022 Today we commence the Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough Fundraiser, each student received information today. With each tub sold the Blackwater North State School P & C will make a high profit of $3.50 per tub to help improve school facilities for the benefit of our students. There are ten flavours packed in 1kg tub. There is no obligation to purchase a tub of Australia’s finest cookie dough, but if you don’t, you’ll be sorry! Get started today and create an online fundraising page at www.cookiedough.com.au ONLINE ORDERS ONLY

20.01.2022 Our final Get Set 4 Prep session is on tomorrow! Our BNSS team have loved getting to know our 2021 prep students This week’s activities will be based on the story ‘The Rainbow Fish’ When: Thursday mornings 9.15am-11am Where: Prep A classroom (closest to prep playground) With who: Mrs Beddow... What to bring: Hat, Water bottle, snack and smile See you there! See more

20.01.2022 An exciting opportunity to join our team at Blackwater North SS for 2021

18.01.2022 Welcome to our last full-sized newsletter for the year. In this edition; Principal's and Deputy's blog, STEM Punks, PBL focus, Prep's sunflowers and the events calendar, which is jam-packed for the last days of the year. https://blackwaternorthss.eq.edu.au//newsletter-2020-11-25

17.01.2022 5 Team Emu activities today and a sunset walk to the dam for the final night of camp

17.01.2022 Only one week to go before the Billy G’s Cookie Dough Fundraiser finishes. Have you purchased a tub of Australia’s favourite cookie dough? Trust me, it’s well worth it! Choose from ten flavours including a new Mint Choc and Nestle Smarties. If you haven’t done so yet, create a fundraising page at www.cookiedough.com.au and get ordering.

16.01.2022 Tonights AGM meeting was unsucessfull in electing a new Executive Committee for 2020. The new AGM has been scheduled for Thursday 18 June 2020. If you would like to be a part of your school's P & C Committe further details can be found on the P & C Qld website https://pandcsqld.com.au

15.01.2022 This morning our amazing preppies got to visit the year 1 rooms for transitions. They had a great time learning all about year 1. The year 1 teachers were so impressed with their beautiful behaviour and manners! Fabulous job preppies, you will shine in 2021!

15.01.2022 Introducing NAO (humanoid robot). Coronado Curragh mine donated NAO to Blackwater North to assist students with their learning. Please view our school captains interview with NAO.

14.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder - Student free day

14.01.2022 Selection of photos from Senior sports day.

14.01.2022 Here is the link to Week Four Newsletter https://blackwaternorthss.eq.edu.au//newsletter%207%20augu

14.01.2022 New student free days added to Term 4! In recognition of the outstanding efforts of school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two days of the school year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Our school will be closed on these days. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

13.01.2022 BNSS is pleased to announce that our annual Christmas Concert is going ahead! Blackwater North State School students and their families are invited to join us to help celebrate the festive season with a night under the stars. The evening’s entertainment will feature a line-up of our very own students. Each class has been hard at work, preparing a special Christmas performance to share. Important Information ... Staying COVID safe is a priority. For contact tracing purposes all attendees will need to check in using the QR code (provided at a later date) before entering the venue. Please remember staying COVID safe is everyone's responsibility. Do not attend if you have COVID-19 symptoms. Stay home if unwell or have a cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue, or shortness of breath. Maintaining physical distancing requirements is the individual’s responsibility - please maintain a 1.5m distance from others at all times.

12.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder school holidays start this Saturday 27 June 2020.

12.01.2022 ? ...ETA shortly after 2pm. Bet you can't wait!

11.01.2022 Hello BNSS community, week 9 is here With only eight school days to go, we have a lot on at school this week! We are very excited to allow parents to spectate at our swimming carnivals this week however please stay home if you are feeling unwell and follow COVID safe practices at the pool. Please see below for an overview of the events/activities happening at North this week: *Monday 30/11... ECDP 9am - 10am Playgroup @ North 10-11am. All welcome! *Tuesday 01/12 Junior Swimming Carnival (Prep-yr 2) 9am - 10.30am. Teachers will walk their class down and back. Instrumental Music Tuckshop Meal Deal - Hulk Smash Uniform Shop open - 1.30pm-3.15pm *Wednesday 02/12 Parade P-2 9am-9.30am, yr 3-6 9.30am-10am Tuckshop Deal - Burger of the week *Thursday 03/12 Breakfast Club 8.15 - 8.50am. Pancakes on this week! (we would love volunteers!) Prep 2021 Get Set 4 Prep Breakfast and Roll Call 8.30am-9.30am. Please meet near the prep classrooms. Year 6 Graduation 5.30pm - 8pm at Civic Centre. *Friday 04/12 Senior Swimming Carnival (yr 3-yr 6) 8.45am- 3pm. Students to be dropped off and picked up from the pool. Bus and before/after school care students will walk to and from the school with a teacher Uniform shop open 8.30am-10am Wishing everyone a fantastic week

10.01.2022 In 5A this term we have been learning about multimodal stories. As a part of this unit we have been creating stop motion animations. We were given iPads and allowed to create any stop motion we liked. It was fun learning how many photos we would have to take to create a short 10 second video. We hope you enjoy our videos. They are below in the comments.

07.01.2022 Kookaburra’s abseiling. Everyone had a go, even with a little nerves!

06.01.2022 Great Photos from our Under 8's Celebrations - Blackwater North Students loved all the activities that teachers created in their classrooms to celebrate Under 8's week.

05.01.2022 Hello BNSS community, week 8 is here Thank you to our amazing Year 5 teachers, as well as Miss Finlayson, Ms Jones, Mrs Wogand and our superstar parents Zoe Hopes, Bamm Lawton, Mick Carsburg and Kaila Perrett for helping to make our year 5 camp to Emerald last week a success. We couldn’t have done it without you Please see below for an overview of the events/activities happening at North this week:... *Monday 23/11 Swimming - 1A, 1B, P/1 (year 1 only), 1C, 2A, 2B ECDP 9am - 10am Playgroup @ North 10-11am. All welcome! *Tuesday 24/11 Year 6 BSHS Transition Day 8.40am - 3pm Swimming - 2C, 3A, 3B, 3/4C, 4A Instrumental Music Tuckshop Meal Deal - Hulk Smash Uniform Shop open - 1.30pm-3.15pm *Wednesday 25/11 Parade P-2 9am-9.30am, yr 3-6 9.30am-10am Year 5 Leadership Speeches 10-10.30am Year 6 STEM Punks Incursion Day Tuckshop Deal - Burger of the week *Thursday 26/11 Breakfast Club 8.15 - 8.50am (we would love volunteers!) Swimming - PB, PC, P/1 (prep only), PA Prep 2021 Get Set 4 Prep transition morning 9.15am - 11am in Prep A classroom with Mrs Beddow Uniform shop open - 10.30am-11.30am *Friday 27/11 Swimming - 4B, 5/6C, 6A, 6B Uniform shop open 8.30am-10am Wishing everyone a fantastic week

05.01.2022 Our Prep - Yr 2 Swimming Fun Day is on this morning at the pool from 9am to approx 10.30am! Teachers will be walking their classes down to the pool at 8.50am. We can’t wait for the fun to begin

04.01.2022 A selection of photos from Junior sports day.

02.01.2022 We have been so lucky to have such beautiful little visitors to our programme over the last three weeks. Feedback from parents suggests the children are really enjoying the mornings at school, and the kids can't wait until next year. Enjoy this selection of pictures from Miss Fabila's session yesterday and last Thursday's session with Ms McDonald.

02.01.2022 Here is the link to week 8 newsletter. Dont forget Friday 4th September is a Student Free day https://blackwaternorthss.eq.edu.au//newsletter-2020-09-04

02.01.2022 Final Tubs Sold We did it! We sold 1002 and made a profit of $3600. This money will go along way to improving school facilities. We are grateful for your support. A massive thank you for all of your support throughout the fundraiser. It is greatly appreciated and we couldn’t have done it without you! We hope you all enjoy your delicious cookie dough.

01.01.2022 Emus last activity for camp - archery Chayse was our overall winner Chayse got to wear the Robin Hood hat.