News and Notices
We wish all Tallebudgera State School families a happy, healthy holiday and a joyful time spent together with your children. Thank you to our school community for your involvement and support this term!
We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Monday, 20 April.
Wildcall Wildlife Show – Year 1
On Wednesday (11/3/26), our Year 1 students enjoyed learning about wildlife through a visit from Wildcall Wildlife. They were learning about living things in Science and used their knowledge to write information reports.
Tally CommUNITY Day
Last Friday 27 March, we held our annual Tally CommUNITY Day, which marks a day of unity for community wellbeing, kindness and antibullying.
Some of the highlights enjoyed by students included:
- Morning Moves (a school exercise tradition).
- a special guest E-Presentation from Courtney Monsma who starred as Princess Anna in the Australian premiere production of Frozen: The Musical. Courtney is a Tallebudgera State School past student and shared an inspiring message with our students. Parents and carers can view the interview with Courtney on ClassDojo.
- Wellbeing activities focused on the four Tally Way Habits, Gratitude, Optimism Empathy and Self-Regulations. Parents and carers joined in activities about Optimism in the morning.
- a "Bullying, no way!" disco.
- receiving a Tally CommUNITY Day "Be Kind" handball as a memento (thanks to YMCA).
- a whole school picnic with parents, carers and special guests.
Thank you to all parents, carers and special guests who joined us throughout the day, from coffees and conversation for the adults in the morning, time in classrooms, to our whole school picnic!
Year 2 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Excursion
Year 2 students enjoyed their excursion to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary this week. This excursion supported students to build on their knowledge from Year one and extend their ability to write information reports about Australian animals.
Year 1 Science Showcase of Dioramas
Thank you to parents and carers who attended the showcase of Science learning in our Year 1 classrooms this week. Our Year 1 students' dioramas looked fabulous and complimented their writing beautifully to demonstrate their learning about animals and their habitats.
NAPLAN
We would like to congratulate our Year 3 and Year 5 students on the way they approached NAPLAN this year. They demonstrated a positive attitude, perseverance and a commitment to doing their best.
We are proud of the calm and focused manner in which students engaged with the assessments, reflecting the strong learning habits we see every day.
Rock Band
Our rock band performed at first break on Tuesday this week and provided excellent entertainment for an audience of parents, carers and students. Their performance and instrumental skills and enjoyment shone through. Thank you to Mr Gordon for teaching our rock band and giving our students the opportunity to be part of something that is so wonderful.
P&C
Congratulations to our P&C executive team who were elected at the P&C Annual General Meeting 20/3/26.
We are delighted to announce that our 2026 P&C executive team are:
• James Hill - P&C President (re-elected)
• Paige Johnston - P&C Vice-President (re-elected)
• Alisa Naude– P&C Secretary (new P&C executive team member)
• Kylee Kay - P&C Treasurer (re-elected)
Thank you very much to the outgoing P&C executive team for their dedication, service and significant contribution: Lauren Nielsen - Vice President, Corinne Campbell – P&C Secretary.
We encourage all parents and carers to consider joining our P&C to be part of the exciting initiatives that are occurring this year. P&C meetings will now be held at 9am on Wednesdays of weeks 5 and 9 for the rest of year, making the time convenient after dropping children off for the start of school at 8:55am. Meeting dates are confirmed via ClassDojo and our website calendar.
Prep Hat Parade
Today, our Prep students enjoyed a hat parade, proudly showcasing the creative hats they made. Our students and staff demonstrated wonderful creativity and effort.
Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend and share in this special event.
Year 3 Bottle Rocket Challenge
Following their recent measurement unit in Mathematics, Mr Gordon guided students through an exciting bottle rocket science experiment. Each class designed and built their own rocket using recycled materials and a plastic bottle, with the goal of launching it the furthest distance.
Each rocket was filled to one-quarter capacity with water and pressurised with air before launch towards the oval. There were some memorable moments throughout the day! Archer Collins put in a tremendous effort pumping up the 3 Blue & Yellow's 20L bottle, only to discover a leak that prevented take-off. Meanwhile, 3 Purple designed a 1L rocket with large wooden wings, and Hutch Greedy did a fantastic job pumping it up for a successful launch.
Frankie Quilty achieved the highest take-off of the day with 3 Red’s 1L bottle rocket, while Alfie Jessop launched the smallest rocket - a 200mL bottle for 3 Green which ultimately travelled the furthest distance and was announced the winner.
Through this hands-on experiment, students discovered that rockets with less mass and smaller capacity tended to travel further, bringing their measurement learning to life in a fun and engaging way.
