NAIDOC:

Last Thursday, our students had a great morning participating in activities to celebrate First Nations culture. A massive thank you to our CEC Mr Mitchell and our school elders Uncle Billie and Aunty Venita for a fantastic celebration.

The activities were engaging, the food delicious and our deadly dancers did a great job performing for our school community. It was also great to see community engagement. Thank you to everybody who assisted in some way during the day.

CQ RELT Visit

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a school visit from the Central QLD Regional Executive Leadership team which consisted of our Regional Director, Sue Dalton accompanied by four School Supervisors.

The visit was to see firsthand the work we have completed in strategic school improvement supported by improved student performance. The recognition from the team about a consistent culture of learning with calm and engaging classrooms was relentless. Students and staff displayed the high-quality teaching and learning that we have come to know and appreciate across our school. Our students were friendly and excited to show off the Berserker way.

I am extremely proud to lead to this school community, enormously grateful for what we have built and everything our staff, students and community do to make our school better & brighter every day! We should all be proud of our students, staff and our Berserker way!

Book Week Dress up parade

Our annual Book Week celebration was held earlier in the week, and it was great to see our school community "Book an Adventure!". Thank you for everybody who got into character for our parade.

School Performance

The ‘It’s a Mad World’ performance takes place this on Wednesday 27th August. The whole school performance will commence promptly at 12:20pm and end at 1:15pm. This performance is free to all students with the school covering the cost of the performance.

Outside School Hours Care – Important update

The procurement/tender process for Outside School Hours Care has now been completed for Berserker Street SS. The successful appointment is ‘After the bell’. After The Bell Australia will be providing Before School Care (based at Berserker), After School Care (based at Berserker) and Vacation Care (based at Glenmore SS) to the school community. The commencement date of their service will be the 7th of October 2025. Communication about their service and how to enrol is located in this week’s newsletter with information also being emailed home. I would like to thank PCYC for their service over the last few years and for their time supporting our school community.

North-side Cluster Collegial Moderation

Next week, our teaching staff will participate in the North-side Cluster Schools collegial Moderation process. This professional opportunity will provide our teachers the opportunity to moderate work samples to confirm judgments when marking student work alongside colleagues from other schools. This is an important process to ensure our judgements at Berserker are consistent with schools across the state. This event will occur after school.

2026 Prep Enrolment & Transition

Our enrolment process for Prep 2026 has begun. We would like to welcome any children who were born between the 1st July, 2020 to 30th June, 2021. If your child was born in this time, they are required to start Prep next year.

In Queensland, Prep is a compulsory year of schooling and will provide the foundation for your child’s education. It is important that we enrol students for Prep 2026 as early as possible, as this will enable us to plan for next year. There will be a series of transition sessions planned for our new students, these will include important information for starting school and will also play an important role in preparing your child for Prep.

These transition sessions will be held on:

- 29th October (9am-10am)

- 5th November (9am-10am)

- 12th November (9am-10am)

- 19th November (9am-10am)

If you have a child who is starting Prep in 2026, please contact the office on 4999 0333 for an enrolment pack and we will be in touch to book an enrolment interview. Alternatively, please call the office to book.

2026 Prep enrolments completed by Wednesday 19th November will be eligible for a free uniform pack inclusive of a school shirt and hat valued at $50.

We look forward to meeting with you soon.

Colour Explosion – Fun run

On Thursday 4th September our P&C will conduct the annual Colour Explosion Fun Run. This event has been extremely fun in the past and a great fundraiser for our school. All funds raised go to directly back to supporting the students at our school. Students also have the opportunity to select prizes for the appropriate level of fundraising they can do. Fundraising for our school is easy! Simply go to www.myprofilepage.com.au and click the register button to create a cybersafe, online profile page. Once you’ve created a parent account and profile page, you can share that around to family and friends to receive online donations. Please note that this is an online fundraiser only and all cash donations must be converted to an online donation before 05/09/2025.

Help our P&C fundraise today!

Parent/Teacher interviews

Berserker Street SS will be holding Parent/Teacher interviews from Tuesday 9th September to Thursday 18th September. We will again be using the online booking system so that organisation and management of bookings is quick and easy. These highly valued meetings will be held in your child’s classroom with each interview allocated 10 minutes. This is a great opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher to discuss concerns and celebrations regarding your child’s learning. I encourage you to reach out if the time allocated does not suit to work towards a mutual agreement of availability between yourself and class teacher.

We are finalising booking dates for teacher availability for our next round of parent teacher interviews. We will communicate home soon when bookings can be made using our online service closer to the dates.

Absence notification:

At Berserker Street SS we are safe, and this includes children attending school or when they are absent. We need to know your child is safe when they have not attended. Thank you for reviewing our processes to report a student absence.

We remind all parents and caregivers to contact the school on (07) 49 990 333 or email admin@berserkerstreetss.eq.edu.au early in the morning if your child is going to be away or late for school so we can correctly record your child’s absence. An absence SMS notification is also sent out at 10am, thank you for replying with a reason for your child being away.

If your child is late or requires an early departure, they are required to go through our school front office. Early departures should be notified to our front office early in the day to reduce disruption to classroom learning.

Remember if you miss a call from us checking on your child’s absence, don’t forget to call back. If you have recently updated your personal contact information, we also appreciate you letting us know so we can ensure your child’s emergency contact information is current.

School Opinion Surveys

Thank you to everybody who took the time to provide valuable feedback about our school. As principal, I truly value your voice in what we do well but also where we can improve to continue to build a better & brighter Berserker. The surveys close today, Friday 22nd August for your last chance to provide feedback.

Excursion 3/4J & 4B

This coming week, on Tuesday 26th August 3/4J & 4B will be attending the Rockhampton Waste Facility for an excursion to support their learning in HASS with a focus on sustainability. This is a free excursion with the school covering the costs for our students.

Student Free Day

Did you know that there is a Student Free Day later this term? In Week 8, Friday 5th September is a Student Free Day for Queensland schools. Our school will be closed to our students on this day with staff completing professional learning. Thank you for ensuring you have alternative care arrangements for your child.

Tree Maintenance

In the next couple of weeks, there will be tree lopping occur throughout the school grounds. There are a few trees that will be removed due to concerns around safety, concrete cracking caused by tree roots leading to unsafe or damaging surfaces. Multiple large trees will also be maintained to remove branches away from buildings. This is work that we perform across our school setting to continue to build ‘Better and Brighter’ grounds.

Upcoming Key Dates:

26th August: 3/4J & 4B Waste Facility Excursion

27th August: School Performance – It’s a mad world (school covering cost)

2nd & 3rd September: P&C Father’s Day Stall

4th September: P&C Colour Explosion – Fun run

5th September: Student Free Day – school will be closed to students.

12th September: PBL Celebration Day – Sport theme.

18th September: P&C School Disco

19th September: Last Day of Term 3

I hope you have a better & brighter day!

Ryan Gilmour

Principal

Berserker Street SS will continue to be a PBL school in 2025. This will allow us to continue to explicitly teach and reward positive behaviour for learning with a whole school approach. Each week our students are taught a school wide lesson on a particular focus.

Our school expectations are:

• We are safe

• We are respectful

• We are responsible

• We are learners.

PBL Focus Week 6&7: Bullying…. No way

The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence has a new name—Bullying No Way: National week of action. Bullying No Way Week, 11 to 15 August 2024, is Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative and connects schools and communities to find workable solutions to prevent bullying. Over the next few weeks, we will educate our school community about Bullying and what bullying is not. This will support the work on the back of our We are safe focus and to use our Berserker 5 strategy.

Purple is the new hero colour representing Bullying No Way: National week of action and our commitment to standing against bullying.

The theme for 2025 is 'Be bold. Be kind. Speak up.'

It takes courage to spark change.

Bullying is everyone's responsibility. It takes a community to be brave and address bullying behaviours, within and beyond the school gate.

Students can be bold, kind and take a stand to support others being bullied. While parents and teachers are there to support children and young people learn how to behave in a positive way.

In our community and in our school, we want a place where everyone can belong, a place that celebrates everyone, and where bullying is never accepted.

This Bullying No Way Week, we're asking students, schools, families and communities to be bold and say something, be kind and support someone, and be proud to take a stand against bullying.

Berserker Bucks

Students are rewarded for positive behaviour choices with our whole school universal rewards known as Berserker Bucks. Each term students have the opportunity to reach Berserker Bucks milestones with incentives on our rewards day for those who reach our Gold benchmark. Berserker Bucks will change colour each term and this year we have raised the bar with our students blowing expectations out of the water last year. Each Term students who receive their gold award will be eligible to participate in a better and brighter event. Term 3 collection will close on Thursday 4th September (Week 8) . This Term we have yellow berserker bucks worth 1 point and pink Berserker Bucks worth 5.

Term 3 PBL Better & Brighter Day – Sports Expo

Term 3 Gold reward – Mini-Olympics!

Bronze – 100 Berserker Bucks

Silver – 150 Berserker Bucks

Gold – 200 Berserker Bucks

A platinum award is presented to students at the end of Term 4 for those students who have received their Gold award in every term of the school year. This year our Platinum award will consist of an excursion to the movies with the cost covered by the school.

Children can also earn extra Berserker Bucks by using our school wide focus word of the week on Wednesday and Friday with school staff.

To promote further incentive the highest earning student in each cohort will be invited to a pizza party with the principal.

Week 5 

Week 6

We are excited to announce that our Berserker Street State School Carnival will be held on Saturday 25th October 2025. This much-anticipated event brings our school community together for a night of fun, food, and celebration—and we need your help to make it a success! We are seeking volunteers to assist with various tasks throughout the day and evening. If you can spare even just an hour, your support would be greatly appreciated. The volunteer roles and times include: - Cooking: From 3:00pm – preparing BBQ and food stall items - Serving: From 4:00pm – helping at food and drink stalls during the carnival - General Assistance: Between 5:00pm and 8:00pm – supporting activities, supervising areas, or being an extra helping hand Whether you can assist for an hour or stay longer, every bit of help counts. Volunteering is also a great way to connect with other families and be part of this special event for our students. If you are available to help, please return the slip that was set home earlier this week to the school office by Friday 29th August 2025. Thank you in advance for your time and support. We look forward to creating a fantastic carnival experience together

On Thursday 14^th August, our beginner string players attended a day long workshop at Frenchville State School to develop their technique and group playing skills.  They learned six new pieces of music, each from a different country or culture.

Students from various northside schools attended the event, so many new friends were made.

The day finished off with a concert for family and friends to show off what the students have learned in just a few months on their instrument. For most of the students involved this was their first concert.

It was a fantastic performance!

Thanks must go to the families of our students who have supported them in their musical journey so far.  I look forward to many more concerts with these young musicians in the future.