Railway Estate State School in Townsville, Queensland | Primary School

Railway Estate State School

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4720 8333

Address: 39 Railway Avenue, Railway Estate QLD 4810 Townsville, QLD, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 Don't forget Monday is school banking day.

23.01.2022 Ready for the school holidays and need something to keep your family engaged? Take a virtual walk through eight beautiful Queensland National Parks, all from... the comfort of your own home. World Heritage rainforests, scenic mountain views, heritage sites and limestone caves are just a click away with Google Street View. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3erzoTC : Queensland Government

23.01.2022 Don’t forget that school photos are this coming Wednesday. Ordering details were sent home in previous weeks and the details are also below.

23.01.2022 Enrolments for 2021 are well under way. We look forward to welcoming your Prep child to our amazing school. https://www.earlyyearscount.earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/kind/

23.01.2022 This term most classes have been writing information reports on animals as part of our term 3 English unit. Today 3 of our junior school classes had the opportunity to go to Billabong Sanctuary to consolidate their learning about Australian animals Fun was had by all students and adults!

22.01.2022 Book week is next week! Children are invited to dress up for a book parade on Wednesday 21st of October. Theme is Wild Minds!

21.01.2022 Thankyou to the firefighters from Townsville’s Queensland Fire and Rescue for teaching our Prep/1 and 1/2 classes about the importance of fire safety. The students practiced ‘get down low and GO GO GO’ and ‘Stop, drop and roll’ and were even treated to a go on the fire hose! Even some of the big kids (the teachers) were able to have a go. A lot of fun was had!

19.01.2022 Some parents may not be aware that their children could be eligible to access dental check-ups. Find more information on the Feel Good Facts website: https://bit.ly/2KVFC3S.

19.01.2022 Thankyou to all of the parents/carers who helped their child dress up for our costume parade today. There were some WONDERFUL and WILD costumes! All staff and students had a wonderful morning.

17.01.2022 We had an absolutely fantastic Inter-house Athletics Carnival on Friday! Well done to all the students! The sportsmanship was awesome to see! Thanks to all the families and friends that could make it! Well done to the mighty Stuart house for the overall win! Big thanks to Mr Webb for organizing and running such a brilliant day! Hope you all enjoy this little video of the day

16.01.2022 Make the step to Prep. Schools are ready to welcome your child. Contact your local state school to learn more about enrolling your child into Prep. And remember...: your child must be aged 5 years by 30 June 2021 to be eligible to start prep next year. More information: https://bit.ly/3l1BMD3 See more

12.01.2022 Reminder: This Friday the 4th of September is a student free day.

12.01.2022 Don't forget this Friday is a Student Free Day.

11.01.2022 Reminder colour fun day fundraising finishes this Friday 13th November. Colour fun day is the 27th November, which is week 8.

10.01.2022 Rise and shine with story time! We are excited to announce all episodes of reading@home TV will rerun nationally on 9Go, starting at 6.00am this Saturday 4 July. Check out the new TV guide and tune in for the reading adventures: https://bit.ly/3dhINvR.

10.01.2022 The votes are in and we are excited to announce that we will have ‘Wheels Day’ for our Term 2 rewards day this Friday! Details are below and will also be sent home today. Let’s ride!

10.01.2022 This afternoon, we had a sneaky snake slide into our rainforest garden. Please take care when waiting around the front of the school. Extra staff will be around to ensure all our students are safe.

10.01.2022 Lest we forget. To honour all those who have fought and died for our country each class made poppies to decorate a letter. They did a great job.

08.01.2022 At RESS, we are proud of all our students. One of our year 6 students, Luke, has shown some amazing skills in Robotics (with the help of Mr Mac and Dr Kee). Have a read of the journey to get it all working as well as watch the video. Amazing work Luke!

08.01.2022 Reminder: Student Free day tomorrow.

07.01.2022 In Design Technology, 2/3G have been exploring characteristics and properties of materials. We have also been looking at different components used to produce designed solutions. We had a lot of fun designing and constructing a puppet with moving parts to use in a puppet show. We used different materials and created paper plate and paper bag puppets.

06.01.2022 You will find SNOW MUCH TO READ at this year's Arctic Adventure Book Fair! There will be a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Students will view the Book Fair with their classes on Monday and Tuesday, and buying will commence on Wednesday-Friday. Unfortunately this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, parents/carers will not be allowed on school grounds. We encourage you to either send in the money with your child on buying days O...R prepay for your books online using the information on the back of your childs' Wish List (then sending it back with your child to collect their books). Photos of each book case and prices will be uploaded to the school's Facebook page next week. We look forward to having your support for this year's Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.

05.01.2022 It’s been great to have Aunty Jenny Wyles here today to share Dreamtime stories relevant to our local area! The Year 1s and 2s were very engaged!

04.01.2022 Planning ahead is the key to every child’s success at a new school. Whether your child is starting Prep, advancing to high school or moving to a new school, ...there are many things parents can do to help make their child's transition successful. Find out more: https://education.qld.gov.au/paren/starting-at-a-new-school See more

03.01.2022 Your child's report card will be emailed out today. Please check your inbox and spam folder to ensure you have received. Emailing will be complete by 3:30pm.

03.01.2022 First day of Book Fair today was a massive success! Book Fair continues tomorrow and Friday

02.01.2022 To celebrate the end of our first full term of school this year, we are having a free dress day this Friday the 18th of September. Please ensure clothing is sunsafe and foot wear is to be closed in school shoes. No gold coin is required.

01.01.2022 Welcome back to all our students and families. A reminder that parents and carers are still restricted from coming onto school grounds and continue to use the stop, drop and go process. We appreciate your support with this. We look forward to another great term.

01.01.2022 Throughout the term, 5/6M earned class money during their HASS lessons which they could cash in at the end of term for a prize. A small group of students pooled their money together to makeover Mrs Francis. Before and after shots included. They have appointments available for the brave. Well done 5/6M, and Mrs Francis who has to stay in this all day!

01.01.2022 This Friday the 30th of October we are participating in Day for Daniel, raising awareness around safety for children. Students are encouraged to wear red and bring a gold coin donation to support the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.