Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

Winter is here - well according to the calendar anyway.  The wet weather today (and Saturday) has cooled things down quite a bit.  Please make sure that your children have the correct jumper and tracksuit top for when the temperature drops.

Every week is busy at school so it is important that children attend school on time every day.

Faces from the Prep excursion

Our Prep students headed off on their first school excursion this week, when they visited Sea World. Being an avid scuba diver, I love all things 'under the sea' and Sea World is a fantastic place to learn about these creatures.  Despite the rain, the students had a great day and managed the wet weather really well.

The sharks are always my favourite creature but for the Preppies, the dolphin show was definitely the highlight with lots of excited faces and wide eyes.  Thank you to the volunteers and staff for planning and leading the excursion.

Year 2 learners travel back in time

Year 2 went on excursion to the Beenleigh Historical Village where they saw how people lived in 'the olden days'.  The lifestyle differences are stark and the sitting in class at the school house was a highlight.  This was the 2nd building from Loganholme State School and it dates back to the late 1800s.  The original school house was unfortunately destroyed by fire a few years before this one was constructed.  I was Principal of Loganholme from 2007-2010 so this building holds a special appeal for me.  Thank you to our wonderful teachers and staff for making this experience so meaningful.

Oval seating project nears completion

The weather has held things up a lot but the area is nearly finished.  This is Stage 1.  The second stage, the Year 5&6 Ninja Warrior course is being organised.  Students will be involved in the process next week.  It will take a couple of months yet for the playground parts to be made and we are all excited to watch it being constructed.  

Member for Coomera, Michael Crandon visited the school on Wednesday to view the work.  He supported our P&C by funding the project through government finances.  We are all very grateful to him.  This is a wonderful contribution to our school.

Kokoda challenge is one week away

Last week we trained at the Nerang State Forest again.  This was the day we pushed hard to go as far as we could in the time available.  I was very pleased that we managed to easily travel between 8-10km in the 90 minutes - especially given the tough hills.

Next Saturday we compete in Brisbane at the Kokoda Schools Challenge where we take on the brutal 18km course.  We are fit and ready to go.

Special visitors are coming

In Week 8, we will host three visitors to our school.  They are undertaking a review for our school and will be speaking with staff, families and students to gauge their opinion about how the school is progressing.  We are looking forward to learning about their observations and recommendations for further improvement.

Kind regards

Vic