Gumdale State School

GUMDALE GAZETTE // Read this week's Gumdale news here: https://gumdaless.schoolzineplus.com/article/build/2094

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK // Students had the opportunity during break times this week to put their science skills to the test through fun and hands on Seed Dispersal and Parachute Challenges run by our Innovation & Curriculum Support Team.

Prep to Year 2 students explored how some seeds are designed to travel through the air before testing their own paper helicopter seeds and observing how they spun and floated to the ground. Years 3 to 6 students took on the parachute challenge, creating and testing their own parachute designs and investigating how air resistance affected their descent.

Along the way, students explored forces, air resistance, measurement and design, all while having fun learning through experimentation

A fantastic way to celebrate National Science Week 2026!

YEAR 1 LONE PINE EXCURSION // Our Year 1 students had a wonderful day exploring Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.

The excursion brought their classroom learning to life as students observed and learnt about Australian animals as part of their English unit. Students also explored living and non-living things in Science, as well as natural, managed and constructed environments in HASS.

Students enjoyed educational talks, animal encounters and the opportunity to feed the kangaroos.

A wonderful day of learning, discovery and animal encounters!

PETER PAN IN GUMDALE LAND // And that's a wrap... what a magical production! Peter Pan in Gumdale Land was a wonderful celebration of the talent, creativity and dedication within our school community.

A huge thank you to our incredible Arts teacher and director, Holly Maddigan, for bringing this production to life, and to the teachers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it all happen.

To our amazing students, well done! Your commitment through countless rehearsals truly shone on stage.

And to our wonderful parents and carers, thank you for your support and encouragement throughout the journey.

We are so proud of everyone involved. What a special night!

IT'S SHOWTIME // We are looking forward to seeing you tonight at Wondall Heights State School for our musical, Peter Pan in Gumdale Land.

⭐Doors will open at 5:30pm.
⭐The show will run from 6:00pm–7:30pm.
⭐Tickets will need to be shown upon arrival at the door.
⭐Children 5 years and under will need to sit on a parent or carer’s lap during the performance.
⭐Please view parking map in attached photos

We can't wait to share Peter Pan in Gumdale Land with you and hope you enjoy the performance!

ASSEMBLY // There was plenty to celebrate at this week’s Year 3–6 Assembly. Congratulations to our GROW Well award recipients.

Congratulations to our Athletics Carnival Age Champions for their fantastic achievements:

🏅 8 Years – Aurelia
🏅 9 Years – Arielle
🏅 10 Years – Emmi
🏅 11 Years – Annabel
🏅 12 Years – Ella

🏅 8 Years – Sam
🏅 9 Years – Luca
🏅 10 Years – Hudson
🏅 11 Years – Cooper
🏅 12 Years – Sal

We also celebrated Yarun House, our overall House winner with an amazing 405 points!

🌟 Gotcha Winners
Well done to the two Brendans from 4P and Myokan from 5W, who were recognised for being great learners and demonstrating our GROW Values. We love seeing students giving their best and making positive choices.

📖 Premier’s Reading Challenge
Congratulations to Meleah from 3P, this week’s Upper School winner of a $10 book voucher from Little Gnome Bookshop.

What a great week of celebrating achievement, effort and all the wonderful things our students are doing.

GROW Well - BEING A GOOD FRIEND // A sense of friendship, belonging and inclusion are all important to our wellbeing and success. To make friends, it's important to listen, speak respectfully and with manners, be kind and supportive. These are the building blocks to building healthy friendships in our lives. As we often say; To have good friends, we need to be a good friend.

GUMDALE TERM 3 WEEK 5 NEWSLETTER // Read our current newsletter to find out what Gumdale has been up to over the past 5 weeks:
https://gumdaless.schoolzineplus.com/diy-enews?nid=77

CONSENT AND PAYMENT FOR ACTIVITIES // Please refer to the email from our Principal, Kylie Bruce, outlining important changes to our invoicing and consent processes for activities.

EKKA DAY // Have a wonderful day off tomorrow Gumdale! We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Thursday.