Montville News - Term 3 ~ Week 4 ~2025 - Issue 30

Principal Update

Dear Montville State School Community,

Welcome back to the second half of the year! I hope everyone enjoyed a restful and rejuvenating break. It’s been wonderful to see the students return with such enthusiasm and positivity, ready to tackle the exciting learning opportunities ahead.

Semester 1 Achievement – Ahead of National Averages
We are incredibly proud to share that our Semester 1 academic results show Montville State School continues to perform well above national averages in multiple areas. This is a testament to the dedication of our teachers, the hard work of our students, and the continued support of our parent community.

NAPLAN Results Now Available

If your child is in Year 3 or Year 5 and completed NAPLAN earlier this year, their results are now available for collection. Please see Alice at the front office to pick up your child’s report.

Book Week Parade – Friday 22nd August (Week 6)

Our annual Book Week Parade will be held on Friday, 22nd August. Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite character from a book they love. Book Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the power of reading and ignite imaginations across all year levels. We’re looking forward to seeing the creativity on display!

Student Free Day – Friday 5th September

Please note that Friday, 5th September is a student free day. There will be no school for students on this date as staff engage in professional development activities.

Small Schools Oztag – Friday 12th September (Week 9)

Students in Years 3 to 6 will be participating in the Small Schools Oztag Gala Day on Friday, 12th September at the Mooloolah Soccer Grounds. This is always a fantastic day for students to enjoy sport, teamwork, and friendly competition with peers from nearby schools.

Get Involved with Our P&C

Our P&C Association plays a vital role in enriching our school environment and supporting student success. We encourage all parents and carers to get involved, whether it’s helping out at events, attending meetings, or sharing your ideas. Your involvement helps strengthen our school and brings our community closer together.

As always, thank you for your continued support and partnership. Together, we can ensure Montville State School remains a vibrant, inclusive, and successful learning community.

Warm regards,

Iljas Memedovski

Principal, Montville State School

Prep/1

Hello, Prep and Yr 1 Families,

Everyone in the Prep/1 classroom have been very busy this term with their learning. 

We have been learning how to share our opinions and feelings connected to fiction texts we have read in class learning. Seeing the student's enthusiasm when talking with their peers about their ideas has been great. 

Maths has been fun working with 2D and 3D shapes along with solving addition and subtraction number problems. We will also be looking at measuring using informal units over the remainder of the Term. 

During HASS we have been investigating location and maps. We have seen some fantastic creations and ideas from the students. 

Light and sound has been the focus during our science lessons. Everyone has great ideas and can explain their thinking to their peers. 

Negotiated Play has been a hit like always... it is so nice to see the kids working together and have a great time extending on their social skills. 

Thank you to our families who have been able to spend time in our classroom working with the kids.  Your support is very much appreciated. 

Miss Sheree, Mr Jake & Miss Beth

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Year 2/3

In English we are focusing on expressing our opinions. We have invented our own pets that we are convinced will be the best pets ever. To persuade our audience, we have ensured we have 3 quality arguments to support our opinion. We used Art to illustrate the value of each of these arguments. I’m  sure  you  will  agree  that  our  invented  pets  are  actually  the  best  pets  ever!

Miss Glenna

Year 3/4

3 /4 have had a wonderful and productive start to our term. Students have been enthusiastically diving into their learning, showing great creativity, curiosity, and collaboration across all areas of the curriculum.

In English, we have been exploring the art of persuasive writing. Students have been learning how to structure their arguments and express their opinions confidently on a variety of engaging topics. From sharing opinions on whether recess should be longer to designing their own school uniforms, the classroom has been buzzing with thoughtful discussion and passionate viewpoints. It’s been fantastic to see students backing up their opinions with solid reasons and learning to listen and respond to the ideas of others.

In Mathematics, we have been investigating fractions and decimals. Students have been building their understanding through hands-on activities, visual models, and real-world problem-solving scenarios. They’ve enjoyed working together to solve challenges, share strategies, and explain their thinking – all while developing important mathematical language and skills.

During Art at the beginning of term, we explored Indigenous dot painting and boomerang design. This was not only a celebration of creativity, but also an opportunity to appreciate and connect with Aboriginal culture and artistic traditions. Each student created a unique piece that reflected both personal style and cultural understanding – the results were stunning!

I am proud of the effort and enthusiasm students have shown so far, and  looking forward to more exciting learning ahead.

Mrs Deans

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Yr 5/6

It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year! This term has been packed with exciting learning across all areas. In English, students have been developing their persuasive writing skills and learning how to express their opinions clearly and confidently. In Maths, we’ve been applying our learning in real-life contexts—exploring fractions through cooking and using percentages in shopping and other financial activities. The students are quickly becoming confident and capable mathematicians! Our Science unit has focused on light and how it travels, with plenty of hands-on experiments that have sparked curiosity and wonder. In Design and Technology, students have begun designing and building animal homes using boxes, craft materials, and natural items from the garden. Meanwhile, our Year 6 students have started designing their yearbooks – a fun and memorable way to reflect on their final year of primary school.

We’re looking forward to an exciting and productive rest of the term!

Miss Free

Learning Support

All schools are required to make reasonable adjustments for students with disability so they can access and participate at school on the same basis as their peers in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cwth) External link (DDA), the Disability Standards for Education 2005 External link and the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 External link (Qld).

The Australian Education Regulation 2013 External link requires all schools, nationally and in all sectors, to accurately report the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) External link to the Australian Government on an annual basis in accordance with national NCCD guidelines External link.

The NCCD collects data about the adjustments schools have made for students with disability as defined by the DDA. It captures the work already being undertaken by schools to identify students with disability who require reasonable adjustments due to the functional impact of their disability to access and participate in education.

The NCCD supports schools to engage in professional conversations and build shared understandings. Schools can use the students with disability—DDA OneSchool filters (PDF, 2.4MB) to print a range of reports supporting this process.

Mrs Nicole Bierton

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen & Garden

Pick of the Crop Update
Montville State School embraces Pick of the Crop. This year, Montville State School is so pleased to be participating in the Pick of the Crop initiative, funded by the Queensland Government through Health and Wellbeing Queensland. Our school has been participating in the program since 2024.
We have been working with Keith, our Pick of the Crop regional coordinator, & Dr Sophie (Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden co-ordinator to boost actions that will encourage our students to learn about, see, taste and try veggies and fruit during the school day. We were successful in securing funding from Health and Wellbeing Queensland to help us achieve our goals, and we encourage you all to help our students become veggie kids! Plans ahead for 2025 include growing mushrooms!
This whole school healthy eating initiative has been running since 2020 and we are so keen to be involved as it links the students teaching and learning in the classroom with activities across the whole school. Most of us know that kids (and us!) are not eating enough veggies and fruit every day and by increasing our intake by even one extra serve, we can all gain benefits to our health in the long term. We look forward to sharing lots of exciting and interesting stories with you this year from our participation in Pick of the Crop.
For more information on Pick of the Crop, visit: https://hw.qld.gov.au/pick-of-the-crop/

Health & PE

Small Schools Oztag at Mooloolah Soccer Fields will be held on Friday 12th September 2025 this is for students in years 3-6.  All students are encouraged to attend, even if they do not want to play.  Encouraging your school by participating from the sidelines is just as important!! 

Learn To Swim Program - Term 4

Next term from Week 3 - all of our students will be participating in Learn to Swim program over 4 weeks on Monday's at Palmwoods Aquatic Centre.  Consent forms are now up on Qparents.  Invoices will be sent out next week.

Play On Sports Vouchers are OPEN

If you’re a Queensland parent, carer or guardian, you can apply for a voucher of up to $200 for your child to use for sporting memberships, registration or participation fees with a registered activity provider.

How to apply for a Play On! Sports Voucher

When a round is open, parents, carers or guardians can apply for a voucher valued up to $200 for their child, which can be used in winter or summer towards sport and active recreation membership, registration or participation fees with a registered activity provider. There is a limit of 1 voucher per child per financial year.

Click link for terms and conditions and how to apply.

https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/playon/apply

www.qld.gov.au/playon #PlayOnQld

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent-Teacher interviews will be offered in Week 9 of school this term on Tuesday 9th September 2025. 

Please utilise the link https://montvillestates.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/12 to select a timeslot which best suits your family’s needs.  The interview timeslots are 10 minutes each, so please be on time and observe the allocated time as there will be other parents and carers scheduled before and after your visit.

Bookings for this interview session will open 25th August and close Thursday 4th September at 1.30pm to enable adequate preparation time for the teachers.

I encourage all parents and carers to take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your child’s learning development and social-emotional growth.

LOTE

During Term 2, 6 students proudly represented Montville in the Japanese online speech contest. This is run by Language Teacher’s Queensland and students from all over Queensland can enter. Students were tasked with preparing a speech in Japanese and then memorising this speech and presenting it. Sensei took a video of the students presenting their speech and sent it off for judging. Students were awarded certificates in the following categories:

Credit, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Elite, with Elite being the highest ranking.

I’d like to congratulate our Montville students on their excellent effort and results. 

Year 4

Max Woods received a Bronze Award

Cormac Barry received a Bronze Award

Year 5

Georgia Fitzgerald achieved an Elite Award

Annabelle Lindner achieved a Gold Award

Lana van Eendenburg achieved a Silver Award

Year 6

Jack Logan achieved a Gold Award

おめでとうございますstudents!!

During Week 3, Ms Munroe kindly brought her Japanese exchange students, Iroha and Iroha (yes, they have the same name 😊) to visit our Year 3/4 class. Students in the class were so excited to welcome the visitors and take part in some Japanese cultural activities together. Together they completed a Japan/Australia Trivia Challenge, Kendama, Origami, as well as a short presentation by the students about their hometown in Japan. 

たのしかったです！

This term, our Prep/Year 1 class are learning about animals/pets and descriptions. As part of this unit, the Prep/Year 1 class shared in a popular children’s Japanese story about the runaway きんぎょ. Students then went out into the playground to search for the runaway きんぎょ, seeing how many we could find.

Phrases from this article:

おめでとうございます omedetou gozaimasu, Congratulations!

たのしかったです, tanoshikatta desu. It was fun!

きんぎょ kingyo, Goldfish

SORA

We are excited to introduce a valuable resource that will further support your child's reading and learning journey: the Sora eBook service.

Sora is a digital reading app that offers a vast collection of eBooks and audiobooks, carefully curated to align with our curriculum and the diverse interests of our students. This service provides instant access to a wide range of titles, covering various genres, subjects, and reading levels. Whether your child is interested in fiction, non-fiction, classics, or even graphic novels, Sora ensures there is something for everyone.

Here are some key benefits of the Sora eBook service:

1. Access Anytime, Anywhere: Students can browse and borrow eBooks and audiobooks from Sora's extensive digital library using their school-provided devices or personal devices at home. This flexibility allows for seamless integration of reading into their daily routines.
2. Personalized Reading Experience: Sora allows students to customize their reading experience by adjusting text size, font, and background color. This personalized approach supports readers of all abilities and preferences.
3. Enhanced Learning Tools: Built-in features such as dictionary look-up, highlighting, and note-taking tools help students deepen their understanding and engagement with the content they are reading.
4. Offline Access: Students can download eBooks and audiobooks to their devices for offline reading, ensuring uninterrupted access even without an internet connection.
5. Support for Multiple Languages: Sora offers eBooks in multiple languages, catering to our diverse student community and supporting language learning initiatives.

We believe that Sora will not only encourage a love for reading but also foster critical thinking, comprehension skills, and digital literacy—all essential components of a well-rounded education.

We encourage you to explore Sora with your child and discover the wide array of reading materials available. Please see the attached ‘How to’ guide to assist your child to get started with Sora.

If you need assistance setting this up please see Miss Kelly or Alice at the office.

Book Week Parade

Our annual Book Week Parade will be held on Friday, 22nd August at 2pm in the school hall.  Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite character from a book they love. Book Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the power of reading and ignite imaginations across all year levels. We’re looking forward to seeing the creativity on display!

Prep 2026

Miss Sheree has just completed our first open day last Friday for our new Prep families for 2026.  We are holding our next open day next term in Week 3 - Friday 24th October.  Please encourage any families you may know to contact Alice at the office on 5452 1333 or email admin@montvilless.eq.edu.au

Is your family eligible for free internet access?

Families with school-aged children who do not have current internet access at home, may be eligible for the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI). To ensure all students have equal opportunity for online learning, the SSBI offers eligible families free nbn broadband access. For more information or to check your eligibility, call the National Referral Centre (Monday to Friday) 1800 954 610 or visit the SSBI website.

Parentline service supporting parents and carers

Parentline is a free, confidential counselling service available for all Queensland parents and carers.

If you need support navigating challenging situations, Parentline offers qualified counsellors who can help with expert advice, emotional support and referrals when needed.

Parentline’s services include:

• practical parenting resources on their website

• live webchat with professional counsellors

• phone support for immediate assistance (1300 30 1300)

• the option to pre-book ongoing sessions with the same counsellor

• online counsellor-facilitated parenting forums for shared support

• referrals to other family support services when additional help is needed.

Visit their website (parentline.com.au) for more information today, or give them a call on 1300 30 1300.

Help shape our school - complete the School Opinion Survey

This year’s School Opinion Survey runs from 28 July to 22 August. Parents, carers, students in selected year levels, and staff have been emailed a link to participate. Your feedback will help us understand our school’s strengths and areas for improvement. Survey responses are confidential. Find out more on the School Opinion Survey webpage or contact school administration.

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