Kuraby Special School

Please check your child’s bag for the newsletter sent home yesterday. The newsletter shares some exciting news for our school community and details changes to bus and parent drop off and pick up routine.

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Wishing you all a great day today!

Just a reminder that today is a student free day. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday 😊

This Wednesday the P&C are holding a Father’s Day stall. Students are welcome to bring in money to purchase a gift.
Gifts range in price from $1 - $10

Our school Sports Day is this Thursday. This year we have introduced sports houses and students have all been assigned to a house.
The sports houses have been named after some incredibly talented and inspirational Paralympians - Dylan Alcott, Kurt Fearnley and Amanda Fraser.
Please contact your child's teacher if you have not received information about which house your child is in.

Book Week Parade

Our Book Week celebrations have continued throughout the week.

On Tuesday students participated in activities based around the book “Guess What We Are Doing Today” by Mr Luke. They played with dress ups and used their imaginations to make box castles, space ships, towers, cities and cubby houses and so much more.

On Wednesday, students explored the classic tale of Snow White and the book “Extra Yarn” by Mac Barnett. They made magic potions, joined in yarn craft and participated in magic races.

On Thursday, students engaged in the creation a whole school art piece around the book “Tamarra”. This book is shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Book of the Year award. Students read and watched a range of First Nations stories, explored First Nations symbols and artwork and everyone thoroughly enjoyed adding to the collective art work.

This morning we concluded our Book Week celebrations with our costume parade. Thank you to all the families and staff for your amazing efforts with costumes. Everyone looked fabulous!

This week we are celebrating Book Week. Yesterday’s activities were based on one of the books shortlisted for Early Childhood Book of the Year “Bear and Duck are Friends” by Sue DeGennaro.

Students created friendship sticks and talked about what makes a great friend. They also participated in crafts to make a bear and duck.

Todays’ book is “Guess what we are doing today” by Mr Luke. Stay tuned for more photos throughout the week.

Friday 23rd August - Book Week Dress Up Parade

Reminder - Kuraby Special School will be closed this Wednesday 14th August, for the Ekka Public Holiday.

This week was School Support Staff recognition week. At Kuraby we have an amazing team of support staff including Cheryl, Kerry, Shane, Amy, Mark, Erik, Agapi, Shani and Chappy Gail. These members of our school community are essential to the operation of our school. They ensure our students and staff have a safe, supportive and engaging place to learn and work every day.
Thank you for all that you do each day - we would be lost without you!

Order forms were sent home today 🍦

What a wonderful afternoon of fun!

Thank you to Chappy Gail and the P&C for organising a wonderful event for our school community. A huge shoutout to everyone who donated items and money to help make the event possible and thank you to the staff and volunteers who came along and helped run the food stalls and activities - we couldn’t have done it without you!

Today we celebrated Principal Appreciation Day by holding “Arts with Abby” in the hall. Abby enjoyed doing art activities with students and she loved having the opportunity to chat with students and watch as they created some incredible artworks.
Abby, you do so much for our school community, some of which is seen and evident to all but we know there is plenty of hard work that goes on behind the scenes. You prioritise our students in every way and we hope you know that we appreciate all you do! Happy Principal Day!

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for a wonderful day at our Family Fun Day.

Pyjama Day 2024 - thank you to everyone who participated in pyjama day and supported our student council to raise funds for children in foster care.

On Saturday 3rd of August, Chappy Gail and the P&C are hosting a Family Fun Day at Kuraby Special School. We hope you to see you there! See flyer below for additional information 😊

Photos from last week’s NAIDOC activities

Flyer went home yesterday informing parents and carers that due to low numbers the P&C Disco has been postponed.

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Just a reminder that next Friday 19th July is the P&C School disco! There is a bbq at 5pm and the disco dancing will start at 5:30pm. If you are coming along, please rsvp to your child’s class teacher by the end of the week to assist the P&C with catering.
We hope to see you there with your dancing shoes on 💃🕺🏼

See you all back at school on Monday 8th July.

Students had a great time at the PBL Celebration Day today, rotating through activities in the hall, outdoor games with Sparky Do Dah and a visit to the animal farm. Thank you to all the staff who made the day possible and a big thank you to those parents/carers who were able to come along and join in the fun.