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Woody Point Special School

Locality: Woody Point

Phone: +61 7 3480 4333

Address: 85 Georgina Street 4019 Woody Point, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Chappy Rhi shows us how to make a card on Craft with Chappy. Send us a picture of the cards that you make!

25.01.2022 School holidays are here. The perfect time to prioritise your wellbeing. The Wheel of Wellbeing provides a simple format for doing so. Over the next two weeks we will share some daily tips. We hope you enjoy!

24.01.2022 Some of the year 6 boys went to Redcliffe Special School today to participate in their sports carnival! Great to see you bringing to many ribbons back with you.. well done Hunter, Lincoln, Corey and Jack!

23.01.2022 Create some Craft with Chappy for Father's Day this weekend!

23.01.2022 Middle Upper Phase 6 have had loads of fun planning a celebration. We made invitations, called our friends on the phone and got our party clothes on. We even invited Lewis, our reading dog. We loved learning new party games and has a blast riding our bicycles down at the beach. As Madox always says We love parties.

22.01.2022 This week is Teacher Aide Appreciation Week, and we could not be more grateful to our Teacher Aides at Woody Point Special School! They are the closest you'll ever get to a real superhero!

22.01.2022 Middle Upper 4 have enjoyed learning about organising and recounting celebrations. We have been focusing on measurement and money in maths and recount writing in English.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to the Pelican Award recipients from the Early Phase assembly this morning!

20.01.2022 It's road safety week! Have you signed up for road safety? Check out qld.gov.au/streetsmarts for more information.

20.01.2022 Last week we held our election for the 2021 School Captains. The candidates created campaign posters, and we had an excellent turn out of voters... (that might have been the sausage sizzle!)

19.01.2022 #studentfreeday #wearelearners

18.01.2022 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 scho...ol year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Schools will be closed on these days. For some regional, rural and remote schools that finish the school year earlier, the student free days will be Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

18.01.2022 We are ready for a very special assembly this morning, as we announce our Petrie Shield and PELS Communicator awards!

18.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day - our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? if someone in your world is struggling with lifes ups and downs. The message for R U OK?Day 2020 is: 'THERE'S MORE TO SAY AFTER R U OK?' Learn what to say after R U OK at... https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

17.01.2022 With school holidays approaching, it's worth taking a minute to think about your home, vehicle and personal security. See this helpful information from the Queensland Police.

16.01.2022 Today is National Respect. This is a great day to practice our 3 simple steps to respect. Kind Words - be mindful of what you say and also what you post onlin...e. Gentle Hands - there is never any excuse to cause physical harm to another person. Listening Ears - really take the time to listen to what others are saying to you. If we practice these simples things all the time we can create a respectful community for all. See more

16.01.2022 Are you looking for a holiday program for the upcoming school holidays. Bay One Care Services are based in Redcliffe and have kindly provided us with some flyers for interested parents. Contact 1300 042 627 or visit www.bocs.net.au

16.01.2022 Year six transition visits have started with some of the year six boys travelling to Redcliffe Special School to practice with them for their sports day. Watch this space as we share other transition visits and activities throughout the coming weeks.

15.01.2022 A 20 second hand washing routine is all it takes to stop germs in their tracks. If it's been a little while since your last hand wash, you know the drill

15.01.2022 The PB4L focus for this fortnight is 'I can keep my hands and feet to myself".

15.01.2022 In HPE this term, our Early Phase students are exploring how to move and play safely in different settings. This involves using the obstacle course, games such as musical chairs, playing with hula hoops, throwing games and parachute games. Students are encouraged to try different activities to find their likes and dislikes, and then practice choosing what they want to do.

14.01.2022 Early Phase 1 have been doing lots of learning through play, making a mess, movement, talking with each other, investigating and being curious about how things happen and the world around us.

13.01.2022 Some of our students were in for a treat today, after earning 10 Tell Pel awards for being Safe, Respectful and a Learner in the playground. They earned a very special Tell Pel lunch! Great job!

13.01.2022 The Woody Point Special School Pie Drive fundraiser is now open for orders. Please support our fundraiser to help raise funds for our School. Orders and payments can be placed directly with Homestyle Bake via their online ordering system at http://www.homestylebake.com.au

13.01.2022 That's another term done and dusted. Thank you to students, parents & carers, families and staff for all your hard work during Term 3. Wishing you a relaxing, restful and safe break. See you on Tuesday 6th October!

12.01.2022 Congratulations to the Middle Upper Phase students who received Pelican Awards this morning! A special shout out to Holly, who was awarded the Golden Pelican award for always keeping her hands and feet to herself (except for celebratory high-fives!)

11.01.2022 Today Middle Upper Phase students participated in Outdoor Learning Day. Spending time outdoors is as important for childrens development as learning to read and write. Find out more about the benefits of outdoor play and learning and the difference that Outdoor Classroom Day is making in schools around the world in the latest Muddy Hands report https://outdoorclassroomday.com/about/

11.01.2022 STUDENT APPRECIATION POST: Olivia and Kahlani noticed lots of rubbish around the school today, and decided to help out the environment by picking it up. It's good to be green!

10.01.2022 Next week there will be road resurfacing works occurring on Georgina Street. We have been advised that there will be partial road closure with traffic limited to one lane, and detours in place.

10.01.2022 REMINDER: Student Free Day Friday 4th September.REMINDER: Student Free Day Friday 4th September.

10.01.2022 Middle Upper Phase 6 have had so much fun celebrating learning that we even had a party with lots of party games. In science we investigated sound, light and movement to make our party more entertaining. We also worked hard at counting and measuring to make delicious yummy treats.

10.01.2022 The first PELS Communicator Awards were presented at assembly this morning to students who have displayed great effort and made improvements in their communication throughout the school year. Congratulations to Connor, Dejarra and Zachary, the very deserving recipients. Thank you to the Moreton Bay Regional Council for these awards, and to Karl for joining us to present them.

08.01.2022 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

08.01.2022 This page contains some information that may be useful to families.

08.01.2022 Early Phase 2 worked hard on their Father's Day gift last week! Great job boys, and to all the dad's, grand dads - we hope you had a wonderful day!

07.01.2022 Breaking Pelican News!

07.01.2022 Presenting the Middle Upper Phase Pelican Award winners, and Caleb, the recipient of the Golden Pelican Award. Well done every one!

07.01.2022 It's Speech Pathology Week! Speech-language pathologists in our Queensland state schools work to support students with communication difficulties to confidently learn and communicate throughout their school day - www.qld.gov.au/schoolspeechpathology.

07.01.2022 MyTime is on again this Friday 11th September at Sea Salt and Vine Café, Scarborough. This will be the last MyTime for this term. Children are welcome to come as well to these sessions and there is a play helper employed to engage with the children while the carers have some my time Terri McDonald (MyTime Facilitator) is always happy to welcome new faces to these sessions and she does a great job at making the sessions relevant, fun and interesting and of course there is great coffee and cake

05.01.2022 If you arrive at school prior to 8:30am, please wait outside the admin office (and remember social distancing!) Staff members will come to collect students at 8:30am.

05.01.2022 Congratulations to the Early Phase Pelican Award recipients! Chase received the Golden Pelican Award this week for always keeping his hands and feet to him self.

05.01.2022 We had a busy assembly this morning, with The Petrie Shield being presented ! Congratulations to the deserving recipients: Connor for Learning Caleb for Belonging Jake for Respecting... Ayden for Celebrating Thank you to Luke Howarth for providing these awards, and to Amanda for joining us to present them.

03.01.2022 Check out the latest newsletter! There is a great article from Early Phase 4, and some information about the latest P&C Fundraiser - a pie drive!

03.01.2022 MyTime is on this Friday 4th September at Sea Salt and Vine Café, Scarborough. Children are welcome to come as well to these sessions and there is a play helper employed to engage with the children while the carers have some my time This Friday I the guest speaker is guest speaker, Tamsyn from Carers Queensland to talk about some of their new Carer well-being and vocational services. Terri McDonald (MyTime Facilitator) is always happy to welcome new faces to these sessio...ns and she does a great job at making the sessions relevant, fun and interesting and of course there is great coffee and cake. Please email Terri if you are planning on attending - [email protected]

02.01.2022 We had some dazzling displays of our PB4L focus "I can use kind and friendly language" while students were tackling the obstacle course yesterday. We are so proud of how encouraging and supportive students were while they helped each other.

02.01.2022 Everybody has a role to play in an All Abilities Queensland. During Disability Action Week (13-19 September) we acknowledge and celebrate the contributions peo...ple living with disability make to our department and the state. We value the diversity of skills, knowledge and experience that employees of all abilities bring to the workplace and recognise that students with disability feel they belong when they have visible role models in the workplace. #WeAllBelong #qlddisabilityactionweek See more

01.01.2022 Cooking with Chappy is here, and Chappy Rhi shows us how to make Rocky Road.

01.01.2022 An extra special treat at parade this morning was Daniel reading "It's okay to be different" by Todd Parr. Thanks for sharing with us Dan! Check out "It's okay to be different" read by Todd Parr himself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5U2Z0oQok