24 July 2025
Principal Report
Community,
Welcome back to Term 3. It was so nice to see all our Mooloolah kids walking through the gate smiling after their break last week. Term three has started at a hectic pace as usual. We are back to a little normality with our year 5/6 cohorts now moved back into their brand-new refurbished learning spaces. Needless to say, both parents and students are very happy. Likewise, 3/4 A have moved back into their room, and we have a room for teaching LOTE and another that will become our STEM room. Keep an eye out for more information around our Mooloolah Robotics Club and Program.
Unfortunately, we had Tree Loppers in over the holidays, and they destroyed our junior oval leaving it unsafe to play on. They are back today repairing our oval and chipping more trees that were left behind. This will mean that a section of our Junior oval will be closed for a length of time to allow it to regenerate once it has been top dressed and the grass grown back. Part of the junior oval will still be open, and we have plenty of options for our juniors to play. Fortunately, space to run around on is not something we are short on.
School Opinion Survey
Families with one or more child enrolled at Mooloolah State School will receive one invitation to complete the School Opinion Survey. These invitations will be sent over a number of days in the week beginning Monday 21 July. This invitation will come in the form of an email from the Education Department. This link will be unique to yourself and can only be used once, no passwords or logins are needed, simply click the link and complete the survey. The survey will close on 22 August. We very much value your input into this survey as it gives a great indication of where we are in a number of areas and where we could possibly improve.
Whole School Review
Next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday we will be having a whole school review. Over these three days we will be hosting a team of three which will include two lead reviewers from the State Review Team and one Peer Principal Reviewer. During this time the review team will talk with all staff, some students, some parents, P&C members, community partners, and feeder high schools. From this three day review we will receive a report which will allow our leadership team to form the next 4 year strategic plan for Mooloolah State School. This is a positive and exciting experience which will highlight what we are doing well and our next steps to move forward.
Our school is working so hard in learning last Semester we achieved 84.5 % A-C in English and 87.5 % A-C in Math across the school. Feel free to ask your child what they are learning at school? How they are going? And what is their goal. In class all students have been interacting with their learning walls and working really hard.
I look forward to continuing our great work,
Scott Thompson
Principal
Mooloolah State School
Head of Curriculum Report
2026 Prep Enrolments
As we move into Term Three, we are excited to be working closer with our local Early Childhood Education Centres to meet some of our 2026 Preppies! This week, Mrs Mau and I visited Out and About to read a story and meet some new friends. Over the remainder of the term, we will be visiting arranging visits with our other local providers and in the final week of this term we will host a Prep Come and Try Day here, with students able to participate in a mini-Music, PE and STEM lessons!
If you have a child who will be coming to Prep in 2026, and you would like to come to our Come and Try day, or you would like any further information, please email me on knoe2@eq.edu.au
NAPLAN
Last week, NAPLAN reports were sent home for participating Year 3 and 5 students.NAPLAN is now reported on according to 4 levels of proficiency:
- Exceeding: the student’s result exceeds expectations at the time of testing.
- Strong: the student’s result meets challenging but reasonable expectations at the time of testing.
- Developing: the student’s result indicates that they are working towards expectations at the time of testing.
- Needs additional support: the student’s result indicates that they are not achieving the learning outcomes that are expected at the time of testing. They are likely to need additional support to progress satisfactorily.
More information is available through the following link:https://nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/naplan/isr-parent-carer-faq.pdf
HOSES (Head of Special Education Services)
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place every year. Please see the attached information and letter to parents outlining more information regarding the NCCD census.
Qparents
Stay Connected with QParents!
Dear Mooloolah State School Families,
Are you connected to QParents yet? —a secure, online platform that gives you easy access to your child’s school information, anytime, anywhere.
With QParents, you can:
✅ View report cards
✅ Track attendance
✅ Pay school invoices
✅ Update student details
✅ Permission/consent forms
QParents helps reduce paperwork and gives you a simple way to stay informed and engaged in your child’s education. It's free, easy to use, and accessible via your smartphone, tablet or computer.
Consent for excursions can now be given on QParents.
Let’s work together to strengthen communication and support your child’s learning journey!
If you are having trouble, please call the school or the Qparents help line. 13 74 68
2026 Prep Enrolments
We are taking Prep enrolments for 2026, so pop into the office and pick up an enrolment pack or download a form from our website.
There are tours running weekly and keep your eye out for our "Get Set for Prep" dates!
Here is the link to book in for the school tours.
https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code/e5jn7
P&C Updates
Welcome to Term 3! As we are now halfway through the school year, I thought it was a good time to provide you with an update on what the P&C has been supporting the school with this year.What’s on this term!
· P&C Meeting: Wednesday 20th August
· Fathers Day Stall - Tuesday 2nd September
· Trivia Saturday 13th September
· P&C Meeting: Wednesday 17th September
· This term we are also hoping to hold a P&C fundraising BBQ (date TBC)
Trivia Night is almost here! Get ready to get 'Shipwrecked in Mooloolah' on Saturday 13th September. Tickets are $25 per person or $130 for a table of 8 and must be booked in advance, via Sticky Tickets (here's the handy link! https://www.stickytickets.com.au/2IAIO). Please see the attached poster or visit the Event Page on our P&C School Families Facebook page for all the information and booking details!
The Inagural Mooloolah SS Cookbook!
We are excited to announce that this year the P&C is putting together our first ever cookbook! This will be filled with recipes from your students and will make a great gift or handy cookbook for your family.
We are now calling for recipes from students which can be uploaded here: Mooloolah SS Cook Book
Please submit any recipes and art work or accompanying photos by Friday 22nd August (end of week 6).
We will also be looking for creative kids to submit art work for the cover of our cookbook, so watch this space and we will provide details on design ideas in the coming weeks!
What has the P&C funded in 2025 so far!
· A welcome to school coffee van and morning tea for prep and new school families
· Early learner readers for our younger years
· Year 5 & 6 camp buses
· All excursion buses
· A new pool cover
· Solar panels for the rainforest to power the water pumps
· Soccer goals for the prep area (coming soon!)
· Equipment for the robotics club (coming soon!)
· Athletics singlets for our kids going to District Sports (coming soon!)
· We are also in the process of purchasing a coffee machine for use at school and fundraising events.
Our next big fundraising project will be focused on the upgrade to the year 1-2 playground.
In 2025 we have also run:
· The swimming carnival BBQ
· Mother’s Day Stall
· Election Day BBQ and bake sale
· Weekly tuckshop and uniform shop
· Under 8s day support
· Organised the coffee van for the school athletics day
We look forward to welcoming all existing and interested members to join us at our next meeting.
See you round the school!
After the Bell
