Junior and Senior Dance - Danc'ed in the Spotlight

This term the Junior and Senior dance team attended Danc'ed in the Spotlight, held at The Star Casino. Students had the chance to rehearse their dance routines on stage, practicing positions, and setting the stage lights for the show later that night. Students participated in a hip hop workshop and we got to see four of our seniors dance alongside other local primary and high school students, in the opening musical theatre number; The Greatest Show. The night consisted of dressing room chaos, rushing through backstage corridors and onto the main stage, and cheering each other on from the audience balconies. The seniors nailed their pirouettes, high kick and backflips. Rock-a-by your bear had the audience singing along!

Allschools Touch Football

Congratulations to our four touch football teams that competed at the Allschools touch football carnival. All teams did an amazing job competing in very tough competition. The weekend was eventful to say the least, with games being shuffled and game duration times changed due to the storms and lightning. This didn’t stop our students and parents who adapted quickly and got stuck into the job at hand. After some tough games all of our teams qualified for finals day.

First up was our Year 5 girls (playing in the Year 6 division) who showed tremendous heart with only have two sub players all weekend. The girls dug deep and went down swinging in the quarterfinals with some great wins under their belt over the weekend.

Next up was our Year 6 girls who went down in the final round but did themselves proud! Even though they suffered some injuries into finals day, it didn’t stop them showing tremendous heart with several players pushing themselves to help the team.

After some tough competition, the junior boys finished top of their pool which put them into the championship division for finals. They got through the first game and into the quarter finals. The junior boys went down in the second half, but they all dug deep and played outstandingly.

Finally, our junior girls were up, and they played their hearts out. They battled against some tough teams to make it the grand final. After a close game, the girls went down 3 - 1 in the dying minutes. They still walked away with runner up medals!

We are extremely proud of all of our teams and are very excited to be back next year. A massive thank you to all the parents for a great weekend. A huge shout out and thank you to Mrs Slattery for all her time and effort, not only over the weekend but in the lead up to the carnival. Check out Tally Tiger TV for some footage from the weekend.

Year 2 and Year 3 Swimming

During weeks 8 and 9, our Year 2 and 3 students will be participating in their water safety program with Sunny Skyes Swim School. The Year 3 students will be doing their sessions at Tallebudgera Creek, in front of Neptunes Surf Club and the Year 2 students will be doing their sessions at the Sunny Skyes Swim Centre in Burleigh.

Year 5 and 6 Recreational Sport

Our Year 5 and 6 students have been doing great at their Recreational Sport program and have all been developing their skills every week. Keep an eye out on Tally Tiger TV for some footage from these sports coming out.

Sporting Academies

Our Sporting Academies have all wrapped up for the year. It has been amazing to see so many students turning up to training and developing their skills each week. We are very excited to continue on from the success of the academies this year and build into next year.

A massive thank you to all the teachers that have been involved with the academies this year - Mrs Slattery, Mr Gaggin, Mr Sinton, Mr King and Mr Simpson.

Running Club

Running Club will finish up this week with our final session for the year. Well done to all of the athletes that have been attending over the year and developing their skills. I look forward to seeing you all back next year and to also welcome our new athletes.

Craig Marais

Tallebudgera HPE Team

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STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE

Term 4 Week 7 · 20 Nov 2025

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