Caloundra State School in Caloundra, Queensland | Primary School

Caloundra State School

Locality: Caloundra, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5439 4200

Address: 56A Queen Street 4551 Caloundra, QLD, Australia

Website: http://caloundrass.eq.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Unfortunately today's Prep Open Afternoon is cancelled due to wet weather.

24.01.2022 Last year at primary school and the year 6 kids were killing it on the dance floor - making great memories.

24.01.2022 "Congrats to a lovely student in 4A who won the Week 2 Draw! Remember all names go back into the draw for week 4 & 6 & 8!"

23.01.2022 Exciting proud moments. Today we announced the 2021 Student Executive Team, Sports Captains and Cultural Captains. CONGRATULATIONS to everyone.

22.01.2022 To all supporters of the skipathon - we appreciate your support very much and are aware that some people have having issues with using the SSOL system. Issues can arise if you already have a login for the e-store or tuckshop but are trying to make the donation as a guest. If you already have a tuckshop user account and haven't registered for the e-store yet, please use the link below to register in the e-store as an existing tuckshop user:... https://schoolshoponline.net.au/calound/registerparent.aspx If the link doesn't work, please copy and paste it into your browser. We have extended the deadline for online donations to 11.59pm on Friday 11th September. Online donations are the preferred option. However, If you are unable to pay online and would prefer to pay by cash, your child can bring the cash into school and hand it to their teacher this week. The deadline for final cash donations is 3pm on Friday 11th September. Please ensure all cash donations are in an envelope and clearly marked with your child's name and class. If you still wish to donate online and are having issues, please email [email protected] with details of exactly when the error comes up during the transaction and a screenshot of the error and a member of the P&C will help you See more

22.01.2022 Year 6 had so much fun in the sand, sun and surf today at their first beach session with four rotations of activities - grateful for the wonderful place we live - amazing opportunities- so thankful for the patient staff on World Teachers Day 2020.

22.01.2022 AND yes the teachers had fun too!

22.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 2 Visual Art Competition finalists: Ivy O, Iman, Harry, Harley, Blake and Beckham. Our Year 2 students used their artistic talents to create Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art, movement sculptures, still-life drawings and Aboriginal art inspired representations of The Meeting Place.

21.01.2022 Year four camp has arrived!

21.01.2022 Billy Moore Cup.

21.01.2022 Great day had by all.

21.01.2022 Earlier this week Noah attended the Telling Stories Awards ceremony organised by Mooloolaba Rotary, Voices on the Coast and USC. Noah placed first in year 6! He was awarded with a medal and cash prize for his story ‘I should have been more careful’. He met author Gary Crew and heard from other inspirational authors and lecturers from the University.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 4 Visual Art Competition finalists: Ashton, Ella D, Kaylee, Lilly P, Ruby M and Tia. Our Year 4 students used their artistic talents to create a folio of work focused on the use of positive and negative space, inspired by Aboriginal and Japanese art works.

21.01.2022 Life Ed in action.

20.01.2022 North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health visited our school today. With the focus on healthy lifestyles our year 5 & 6 students enjoyed a fun treasure hunt with interesting activities and at each check point. The students had a cross word puzzle they had to finish with the answers being uncovered at each station. Most loved the challenge, teamwork was the key.

20.01.2022 Caloundra State School P&C is so excited to announce our "12 Days of Christmas" 2020 raffle is now open. All money raised will go directly to funding future upgrades of Caloundra State School playground equipment. More than $4000 in prizes is up for grabs in the raffle.... To buy tickets please follow the link https://schoolshoponline.net.au/caloundr/eventdetails.aspx You can select the amount of $2 tickets or the amount of 3 for $5 tickets you would like to buy. Click continue, enter in your details ensuring a valid contact number and email so we can contact the winners and enter your payment details. Check out the great prizes on offer with thanks to our generous sponsors, and good luck.

18.01.2022 Stunning day for the 3-6 swimming carnival. So many smiling faces.

18.01.2022 Our costumes were amazing today- thanks everyone for getting involved.

17.01.2022 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.

16.01.2022 Let the show begin! Our Cultural Captains Alana and Noah did an amazing job hosting the 2020 Dance Extravaganza. Excitement was in the air as P-2 swept us off on a magical adventure through the imagination of Alice and Wonderland.

16.01.2022 Our legendary dance crews certainly wowed the crowd.

15.01.2022 In week 6 our students have participated in Rugby League Gala days at Maroochydore. A big thanks goes to the parents for their support and to the children who have trained hard for this day. Everyone had heaps of fun, scored some tries and made many tackles. The games were played in a positive environment and all players represented our school in a fantastic way.

15.01.2022 Today we celebrated BOOK WEEK - Our school sure does love a dress up day.

14.01.2022 Week 10 Awards + colouring in competition winners and another super star who has completed 25km at Cal running club.

14.01.2022 As part of their Media Arts unit, Year 4 students have been busy working collaboratively to plan, design and produce an electronic magazine cover suitable for a target audience. Using the green screen is definitely a highlight of this task.

14.01.2022 Year two have been studying information reports in English and life cylcles and living things in Science so a trip to the ZOO was the perfect excursion. Wow what a day ! Wildlife HQ Zoo sure did impress. So many wonderful encounters to experience! Touching a snake, patting a dingo, gushing over both a baby Quokka and baby sugar glider and seeing many animals up close and personal. The students had an amazing day, learning through experiences.

13.01.2022 Noah and Alana were our hosts as the 3-6 show whipped us around the world on an adventure of a lifetime.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 5 Visual Art Competition finalists: Bailee, Delaney, Hamish, Oscar, Vienna and Zoe. Our Year 5 students used their artistic talents to create clay face pots and cubist self-portraits and line animals inspired by the work of Picasso.

12.01.2022 Prep 2021 Open Afternoon Monday 7th September 3.30-4.30pm If you have not enrolled in Prep for 2021 yet, why not come and have a look at what Caloundra State School can offer? Our open afternoon is a chance for you and your child to come and have a play in the Prep area and classrooms, meet the Prep staff and ask any questions.

12.01.2022 Singing/ swimming in the rain was exactly what the students in P-5 achieved today. Resilience in practice. Amazing effort and behaviour from all the students who attended swimming lessons today. Well done.

11.01.2022 From the 9th to the 11th of October, Andrew Kwintowski and his mate Tom ran 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours, to raise money for Metropolitan Caloundra nippers. To help support them, some students from our school joined in on the run to to keep Andrew and Tom's energy levels up. In the end they raised over $3000 dollars for the club! Thanks, and well done everyone!

11.01.2022 Facebook Post 1st Prize in our Christmas Raffle is two nights accomodation for two and return passenger ferry transfers to Kingfisher Bay Resort. A terrific prize and you can buy tickets here https://schoolshoponline.net.au/caloundr/eventdetails.aspx and spread the word to friends and family.... All funds raised will go towards purchasing school playground equipment. Thanks to Kingfisher Bay Resort and Construction Companion Group for donating this major prize. https://www.kingfisherbay.com https://constructioncg.com.au

10.01.2022 Congratulations to all our P-2 visual art winners who received their awards. Sending a huge THANK YOU to Helping Hands for donating the prizes and also for joining us on parade to present our certificates.

08.01.2022 The first week of swimming for years P-5 was a huge success. The students have quickly learnt the routine of getting changed and are transitioning to and from school with little fuss. Behaviour at the pool has been fantastic which allows for great learning and lots of fun.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 1 Visual Art Competition finalists: Nash, Georgie, Charlotte, Archie, Amity and Emmanuel! Our Year 1 students used their artistic talents to create Andy Warhol inspired Pop Art Self-Portraits, John Olsen inspired suns and intricate chaos drawings.

08.01.2022 Congratulations to our P- 2 Student of the week for week 8 along with a couple of students who achieved 25km in our cal run club.

07.01.2022 Our Preps spent the morning splishing’n’splashing and slipping’n’sliding their way to the end of the school year! So many sounds of laughter, giggling, squealing and fun, creating some long lasting memories of their first year at school

07.01.2022 Congratulations to our Years 3-6 Visual Arts competition winners! Jenny and Jessica from Helping Hands joined us to present our award winners with their amazing sponsored prizes. Congratulations to you all and thank you Helping Hands for your support!

07.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 3 Visual Art Competition finalists: Avalee, Eden, Gypsy, Iyla, Olivia G and Thomas C. Our Year 3 students used their artistic talents to create hidden portraits in the style of Chuck Close and marbled collage environments inspired by the works of Kate Shaw.

07.01.2022 "It is fast approaching Christmas and the P&C are on the hunt for suitable prizes for our upcoming Christmas raffle. If your business or employer can contribute an item or service that can be used as one of the prizes please let us know"

06.01.2022 Caloundra State School certainly loves their footy and today we competed in the Billy Moore Cup against local schools in our region. There was some super chargers,skilful passers and great sets of play. The students from year 5 & 6 did us proud with terrific teamwork, behaviour and many tries. Congratulations to all involved.

05.01.2022 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our 2021 School Captains Joshua Francis and Madison Doolan AND our Vice Captains Dane Windsor and Kiana Walters.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to the ten Year Six students who completed a five chapter book in one day on Wednesday. This book was submitted at 8:30pm that night and will now be judged against other primary school books in the Write a Book in a Day competition. Funds raised through the Write a Book in a Day competition go toward childhood cancer research to find better treatments and ultimately a cure. Our incredible team has almost raised $1000. Please follow the link if you would like to help our Caloundra team with a donation: https://writeabookinaday.com/teams/?id=592 . A hard copy of this book will be made and displayed in the library next week, just in time for our book week.

04.01.2022 And yes 4B were totally amazing as well - sorry to have missed you in my post last night.

04.01.2022 A great weekend activity is to be part of our amazing Caloundra State School Christmas Raffle. You can purchase tickets here https://schoolshoponline.net.au/caloundr/eventdetails.aspx... Don’t forget to tell family and friends and your work colleagues about it as well. Not only are great prizes on offer but funds raised will go towards purchasing playground equipment for our school.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 6 Visual Art Competition finalists: Alana, Caprice, Erin, Kaya, Matisse, Noah and William. Our Year 6 students used their artistic talents to create an abstract mask and a A view on war piece inspired by the work of George Lambert. Stay tuned for the announcement of year level winners this Thursday and Friday!

03.01.2022 Morning Tea With the Stars.

02.01.2022 Celebrating amazing 2020 achievements. Congratulations to all the winners in each category- Academic, behaviour, effort, Sports,French, The Arts for our year 1-5 students.

02.01.2022 What an amazing day the students had at the Caloundra Events Centre. A huge thank you goes out to the wonderful extraordinary Dance Excellence teachers. Your dedication and countless hours preparing the show doesnt go unnoticed! You are all amazing. Our costumes were spectacular, all the students and staff appreciate your efforts and the wonderful opportunity that dance gives us. EVERYONE can now purchase the video- details for ordering will come shortly - it is certainly worth it.

02.01.2022 Today, 30 self nominated year 6 students competed in a combined athletic event which consisted of long jump, shot putt, 100m, 800m. It was an afternoon of great sportsmanship and fun.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners of the Caloundra State School Book Week writing competition. All our winners wrote entertaining stories about curious creatures, and their stories will be available in the library from this week for others to read: Riley PB - Benji and the Bunny Nash 1A - The Adventures of Superwolf Chloe 2A - The Little Lady Beetle and the Snake Sophie 3C - Bobby's Big Adventure Josephine 4A - The Underwater Dive Adventure Dane 5B - Catch of the Day The Lightning Group - Ivy and the Spooky Forest