5 September 2025

Principal’s Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Thank you to the many parents and carers who have booked in for Parent–Teacher Interviews this week and next. It is wonderful to see so many families prioritising this valuable time together, creating opportunities for meaningful two-way conversations that support each learner’s growth and success.

P & C Meeting

Don’t forget our upcoming P&C meeting being held on Thursday 11 September at 9:00am in the office building. These friendly meetings provide a great opportunity to find out more about our school and all parents and carers are welcome to attend.

2026 movement

Please advise the school office as soon as possible if you are planning on leaving our school at the end of the school year for any reason (including extended travel). Likewise, if you have a child that is eligible for Prep next year and wish to enrol, please contact the office as soon as possible to ensure the enrolment process begins. This information will assist us to effectively plan for our 2026 staffing model.

Custody or family court matters

Family law related disputes should not happen at schools as they disrupt the good order and management of the school. Schools are meant to promote a safe, secure learning and teaching environment for students and staff. They are not the place to resolve matters that can more properly be resolved privately or in the Family Court External link.

It is not the role of the school to resolve disputes between parents, for example, disputes about the arrangements for the collection of children from school premises, or the contact or time a child has with a parent.

Parents who may be involved in complex family matters are asked  to try and resolve their differences through a family relationship centre External link, a family law service External link, a family dispute resolution service External link or the Family court External link.

Regards,
Bec Hutton, Acting Principal

Deputy Principal News

Dear Parents and Caregiver,

Father’s Day Stall and Celebrations

Thank you to our P&C for organising an incredible Father’s Day Stall for our learners. Our learners enjoyed perusing the range of interesting gifts available and making careful selections with the assistance of friendly suggestions. Thank you to all parents who volunteered to support our P&C with coordinating and making gifts, as well as manning the stall on Wednesday and Thursday. Your contribution to our school community is so appreciated.

Our Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 classes warmly welcomed fathers and other special adults into classrooms on Thursday 4 September. Our P-2 learners are really enjoyed having their dads visit their classroom to enjoy some special time together. Thank you to our P-2 teachers for facilitating this afternoon.

Student Free Day

Friday 5 September is a Student Free Day. School was closed to students. Staff participated in professional learning aligned to our systematic synthetic phonics program – Promoting Literacy Development (PLD). Our early years staff will participate in a session that will extend their current PLD practice, whereas our senior school staff will begin introductory PLD training.

PLD is a wonderful program that we have been progressively introducing across the school in recent years. It is aligned to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum and the Science of Reading. Our staff were excited for the opportunity to lean into this professional learning and collaborate to reflect upon on our implementation plans for our learners at Brightwater.

You can find out more about the PLD program by visiting this link for parent information:

Regards,
Jessica Lewis, Acting Deputy Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

• Reminder that as we come closer to the end of term everyone can begin to frazzle with interactions both at school and outside. 
• Behaviour should continue to be held to a high level, and we want to always see great behaviour.
• Manners and civility, we may not always get along with one another however that does not mean we forget our manners and displaying respectful behaviour towards others. You can still say hello, good morning etc.
• Notes will be coming out soon for various events. Keep an eye out for them and if you haven't done so yet please SIGN UP FOR QPARENTS.
• QParents will provide access to consent/permission forms and replace the lost letter in the bag.

Yours in Education,

Phil Theofanes
4-6 Deputy Principal

SPORT NEWS

Sport News

Representative Sport

During week 6, Ethan Y participated in the Softball State Championships in Ipswich. With 7 regions in the Boys competition, playing 9 games of softball, the Sunshine Coast boys finished 4^th overall. This was an amazing effort, some tough calls against them but overall finished with new friendships and lots of smiles. 

Ethan is keen to pursue his interest in Softball and has his sights set on being selected for the national team next year. Congratulations on this amazing achievement Ethan.

Prep and Year 1 Swimming and Water Safety Program

Next term (Term 4) is our Prep and Year 1 Swimming and Water Safety Practical sessions. This program is continuing to work towards improving the safety of our children around water. To do this we are working with Mountain Creek Aquatic Centre and the qualified swimming instructor from Alite Edvantage to offer a Water Safety and Swimming Education program.  This program focuses on water safety, with students being safe in and around the water including swimming, floating, treading water and safe water entry. Prep and year 1 students will participate in 6 x 40-minute lessons in term 4 with their last lesson a Culminating event open to parents to come and view their progress.

The program will run for on the following dates with teachers publishing the class lesson times in their year level newsletter later in the term: 

Prep and Year 1

Term 4

Activity consent with further information and payment details were sent home this week. If you need a copy, please contact the office or your child’s classroom teacher. Activity consents must be returned to your child’s teacher and payment made online via QParents or Bpoint at the office between 8am – 10:30am which are the finance hours.

Aquathon

Please see the information below regarding the upcoming ‘All Schools Triathlon’ and ‘Aquathon event’. If you wish to participate in this event, please contact Miss Pettifer for registration details (bspet0@eq.edu.au).

Online registrations close on October 8 2025.

Regional Track and Field

Last week Brightwater State school students represented our school in track and field events at the Regional Trials at the USC Stadium in Sippy Downs.

Carter S participated in the 2014 boys 100m event. Carter’s best time of 14.44 seconds was smashed at Regionals with a new personal best of 14.02 seconds. This placed Carter in 8 position out of 20.

Gemma C participated in the 2015 girls 1500m and 800m events. She came 5th in the 1500m and 3rd in the 800m. Gemma came away with some awesome personal best times.

Mia C participated in the 2014 girls 100m and high jump events.

All three of these athletes participated with pride and determination while representing Brightwater State school.

Cricket Taster Session

During lunch break this week, girls in year 3-6 were able to participate in a cricket taster session run by Cricket Queensland. Student enjoyed having a go at bowling, batting and fielding. If any students are interested in joining an Under 12 Girls League, please see the details below. The boys on the oval were very envious of the session so hopefully Cricket Queensland will return for a session for the boys!

Thank you.

Buntie Pettifer and Kate Bailey
HPE Teachers

P&C News

Fathers Day Stall

A big thank you to all our wonderful families for supporting this year’s Father’s Day Stall!

We truly appreciate everyone who sent their children to school with money to pick out a special gift. It’s always a joy to see the excitement on the students’ faces as they carefully choose something just right for the special father figures in their lives.

A heartfelt thank you also goes out to our amazing volunteers who gave their time to help run the stall – we couldn’t have done it without you!

Congratulations to the lucky winner of our Father’s Day Raffle, who took home an amazing prize pack including fishing rods, a reel, and a $100 Bunnings Voucher! Kindly donated by BCF, Mrs. Hutton & Bunnings Kawana.

We hope all the dads, grandpas, uncles, and special father figures have a fantastic day this Sunday and enjoy the thoughtful gifts chosen just for them.

Happy Father’s Day!

FINAL WEEK to Order Your Child's Amazing Artwork!

Our Crazy Camel Art Fundraiser is wrapping up soon — don't miss out! This is your chance to turn your child’s incredible artwork into keepsakes and gifts that will be treasured forever.

 Click here to view their masterpieces:

You can order beautiful, practical products featuring your child’s art, including:
Calendars | Tote Bags | Notebooks & Sketchbooks | Diaries | Greeting Cards |  Tea Towels |  Pillowcases.

These make perfect Christmas gifts for family and friends — and they’re easy to post too!

Orders close Thursday, 12 September

Sponsor a country in the GR8 Race – a fun and easy way to support the event, even if you don’t have items to donate. Thank you from your Brightwater P&C for being such an amazing community!

Please join us! Next meeting: Thursday 11 Sept 9am at the school staff room

We’ve received feedback that the standard general meeting time of 6pm is not a workable time for many families.  The P&C will be meeting during business hours for the first time this year on Thursday September 11 at 9am. We plan to trial an alternating schedule moving forward, with two general meetings every term, one in business hours and one at 6pm. Please come along to whichever suits you or join online.

Come along to share your views and hear updates from:

• Acting Principal Bec Hutton
• School garden subcommittee
• Fundraising subcommittee
• Camp Australia
• School cafe

Find us on Facebook

Did you know the P&C has a Facebook page where you can find out about opportunities to meet other parents and get involved in P&C initiatives for the school? It’s a private group for parents of BWSS students only, and new members are welcome. Search Brightwater SS P&C Association to find us.

If you are not yet a member or are yet to renew for 2025, please email You can reach the P&C executive team by email: pandc@brightwaterss.eq.edu.au.

Thanks and have a great fortnight,

How to join the P&C

Being part of the P&C is a great way to give back to the school and be part of its diverse and skilled community. With a busy schedule of events in 2025, it’s busy and social, and if you don’t want to volunteer but like to keep in the loop by being a member and receiving email updates we welcome you, too! 

If you are not yet a member or are yet to renew for 2025, please email pandc@brightwaterss.eq.edu.au.

Nicky, Caroline, Lisa, Jacinta and Josh
BWSS Parents & Citizens Association Executive
President@bwsspandc.org.au

Contacting the P&C Association

Email: pandc@brightwaterss.eq.edu.au  
Facebook: search Brightwater SS P&C Association or visit the link below.  

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