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Port Douglas State School, 4 Endeavour Street, Port Douglas (2026)

01/09/2026

PARADE WEEK 8

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to Beau, Jersey, Max F, Vance, Willow, Otillie, Cody, Chloe K, Oliver for being our amazing Student of the Week winners.

PBL FOCUS
This week our PBL Focus is “Tolerance”
Tolerance is about accepting things that are different or that you don’t agree with.
What are some of the ways that we can be tolerant at school?
- Being polite to others even if you don’t agree with them.
- Learn about others and their differences by asking respectful questions about them.
- Being patient towards others who may be doing something you find annoying.
- Asking for help to be respectful of others when you are finding it difficult to be tolerant.

REEF GUARDIANS
Our Reef Guardians Emma, Lilly and Evie told us environmental facts, and Miss Charlotte thanked the rubbish collectors from Week 7 with a certificate.
Miss Charlotte let us know that we have raised almost at $350 through Containers for Change. If you need another white bag to take home to collect cans and bottles with the 10c recycling symbol – please see Miss Charlotte.

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Barnes thanked our aspiring year 5 future leaders for stepping up to run parade. Our Year 6 students are off to Canberra for their epic seniors trip. They will be gone Monday – Friday.
We have a student free day this Friday – so there will be no school that day.
Due to a number of staffing changes, there will be no spelling mastery this week.

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to Prep TM.

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Went to 2AM.

24/08/2026

Our Grade 6 students are off to Canberra next week! Their bags are being packed, the nerves are building - and they are finding jackets and jeans from the back of the wardrobe!
They will be visiting Parliament House and are looking forward to learning about democracy and government.
Check out the fun video they have made with Miss Kelda.

"What do you say Mr Prime Minister? Do we have a deal?!"

Anthony Albanese Port Douglas State School P&C Assoc. David Crisafulli MP Matt Smith MP

24/08/2026

PARADE WEEK
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to Sofia, Pearl, Ashton, Cohen, Bam, Toby Z, Preston, Etta, Freya, Sienna, Dusty R, Billie L, Rosie, Scout.

PBL FOCUS
This week our PBL Focus is “In the Classroom”
We are all in the classroom to be learners so that we can interact and be part of our world in a positive way.

REEF GUARDIANS
Our Reef Guardians Emma, Lilly and Annika told us environmental facts, and Miss Charlotte thanked the rubbish collectors from Week 6 with a certificate.
She also thanked our amazing PDSS students for their exceptional behaviour at Thursday’s Science on the Oval.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Book Week is this week!
Thanks to our P&C for a week of activities and a special Book Week Activity Booklet for every student in the school to take part in and complete.
If students complete all 4 activities in the booklet, they can take it to tuckshop on Friday to redeem an iceypole voucher!
Activities are:
1- Teacher matching challenge
2- Book week treasure hunt – start at the cyclone shelter and follow the clues
3- Book week crossword
4- Colouring in competition. There will be 6 winners who each receive a $5 Schoolastic Book Voucher.
Art and learning expo in classrooms this Friday 8-30am – 9am.
Book week parade – this Friday from 9am in the Cyclone Shelter.
Book swap - in the Cyclone Shelter after special parade. Everyone can bring in books to donate now. Drop at the front office or at classrooms.

SCIENCE ON THE OVAL – Lifecycles drawing competition
Congratulations to Archie, Chloe K and Maggie

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Barnes thanked the extra students who stepped up in parade today to help present awards and speak about Book Week.
We have Strings Camp at Miallo SS this Thursday and Friday.
Our year 6 students have their Canberra trip next week – it’s cold! They will have a wonderful trip.

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to 5/6KW.

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Went to 2AM.

21/08/2026

The most amazing week of the year is just around the corner - BOOK WEEK!!!

Across the week we will be running a range of activities for our students and families. Starting Monday, students who would like to participate shall be given a booklet to complete a range of activities including colouring in, wordsearches, matching teachers to their favourite book characters and to top it off - treasure hunts. It will be an entire symphony of activities for our kids! Our wonderful P&C will also be helping out by giving prizes and vouchers out to some lucky students.

Parents and family members are also going to get in on the fun with classrooms opening up for you to come and see some of the amazing art and work that students have been doing this year. Check with your classroom teacher what mornings and afternoons they will have the classroom open up during the week to come and see some excellent and amazing work.

The big finale will be our book week parade on Friday morning in the cyclone shelter at 9:15am. All classrooms will be open before hand from 8:30-9:00am so head up to see some amazing costumes and a celebration of books after seeing your child's work in the classroom.

After the parade, our P&C have organised a book swap where families and students are invited to take a donated book home to keep. We are still looking for donations so please drop off any unwanted books you have to the office throughout the week. Your unwanted book could be music to someone else's ears!

Happy reading everyone!!!!

17/08/2026

PARADE WEEK 6

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to Charlotte K, Nova, Rumi, Toby P, Grayson, James B, Ella B and Dash for getting student of the week – well done super learners!

PBL FOCUS
Mr Zahnow spoke about our PBL focus "The Environment”.
Caring for the environment is everyone’s job. The responsibility is ours to keep our environment safe. He spoke about ways our students can help our school environment, such as putting rubbish in the bins, and taking care of our gardens and areas such as the butterfly garden.
He reminded students that they must walk through the pathways, and not the garden and bushes.

REEF GUARDIANS
Our Reef Guardians Emma, Annika and Lilly chatted about environmental facts and Miss Charlotte thanked the rubbish collectors from Week 5 and presented them with their certificates.

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Barnes congratulated the students in year 4 and year 6 who challenged themselves at camp last week and had a great time.

We have some athletes who represented us at TCN who will be attending the peninsula trials. Well done and good luck to Portia, Kevin, Chris, Dash, Dallas, Evie and James.

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to 4CS

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Went to Prep 1CS

SCIENCE WEEK
To celebrate Science Week, Miss Charlotte has been busy organising an amazing Science on the Oval which will be 9-10.45am on Thursday this week. We have some awesome activities organised!

Today, as a special Science Week treat we had a funky science dance and Mr Zahnow got covered in SLIME!
Our winners from the Science poster competition were –
Lower years – Beau, Middle years – tie between Allianna and Millie and Upper years – Lilly D and Sophie B (see pic).
What fun it was to watch the slime be poured over Mr Zahnow – there were so many laughs and excitement in the crowd.

10/08/2026

PARADE WEEK 5
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to Charlee, Gia, Oakley, Emma, Aluka and Grayson (absent).

PBL FOCUS
Mr Zahnow spoke about our PBL focus "Keep all hands, feet and objects to ourselves”
What are some of the ways that we can be safe?
- Use mindfulness to be aware of how we are feeling in certain situations.
- Practice and use strategies to deal with anger and frustration instead of hitting.
- Communicating our needs clearly to others including our personal space.
- Practicing empathy to understand how others might feel in certain situations

REEF GUARDIANS
Our Reef Guardians Annika, Evie and Emma told environmental facts including humpback whales and their migration, and that according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), half of the Great Barrier Reef disappeared in the past 30 years.
Miss Charlotte thanked the rubbish collectors from Week 4 with a certificate.
Thank you to the students who completed a “Living with Science” poster, ready to be judged to see who will be the lucky students who get to slime Mr Zahnow next week at Parade! These are on display in the library.

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Zahnow explained that the school will look a bit different this week – with both Grade 4 classes away at camp at Innisfail Monday – Wednesday. Grade 6 district cluster camp starts Tuesday – Friday, at Tinaroo.
Mr Barnes is attending both camps this week – and we have other staff attending camps and away, so there will be some changes in classes.
Mr Zahnow congratulated the students who attended TCN last Thursday and Friday at Barlow Park in Cairns. All students did an outstanding job at representing our school and values.
Well done to Chris, who broke a TCN record, clearing 1.34m in high jump!

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to 3JK

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Went to 5/6MF.

03/08/2026

PARADE WEEK 4
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to Oliver, Reeva, Ariel, Tommy, Arabella, Dallas, Ayla, Luca and Liam for being our superstar Student of the Week recipients.

PBL FOCUS
Mr Zahnow spoke about our PBL focus "School Signals”. A school signal is something that tells us to do something at a particular time. They help us to be safe and to be a learner. If we follow school signals we are responsible and RESPECTFUL.

REEF GUARDIANS
Our Reef Guardians Annika, Lily and Emma told us environmental facts and Miss Charlotte thanked the rubbish collectors from Week 3 with a certificate.
We have reached $300 in our containers for change collection. Well done – keep it up! If you need a white bag to take home, please see Miss Charlotte or a reef guardian.
Science Week is coming up in week 6. Science on the Oval is Thursday August 20th 9-11am.
There will be a competition to smile Mr Zahnow at the Parade on Monday Week 6.
Students can create a poster about “Living with Science” and submit it to their teachers or Miss Charlotte BY THIS FRIDAY. The winners will be able to slime Mr Zahnow!

ACCOUNCEMENTS
TAG RULES- Mr Zahnow announced that there is rule change for TAG games at playtime. Ghost tag now counts as a tag. So if a student gets tagged on their shirt and doesn’t feel it – it does now count. This is a reminder that students need to be honest and responsible.

CHEER- Ava and Aria are running a cheer leading session for grade 5&6 students on Monday first break on the oval.

SPORT TRAINING- Alba and Maisey said training days for this week are:
Monday 1st play students born in 2017
Monday 2nd play students born in 2016
Tuesday 2nd play students born in 2015
Thursday 1st play students born in 2014

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Barnes congratulated students who attended the Cluster Districts Athletics last Friday. We had a number of students who also won Age Champion or Runner-up Age Champion.
We have students attending TCN this Thursday and Friday at Barlow Park in Cairns. Good luck to them.
Next week we have grade 4 camp Monday -Wednesday and grade 6 camp Tuesday – Friday. Mr Barnes will be at both camps and is looking forward to it!
As always, he asked students to work hard and be kind to each other.

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to 3BM

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Went to 3BM also!

See the What’s On flyer for this week’s events.

27/07/2026

PARADE WEEK 3

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to who were this week’s Student of the Week recipients Zac, Phoebe, Mali, Rosie M, Chloe, Drew, Marley B, Levi F, Kooper, Kaia, Deegan, Matilda, Ryder, Mateo.

PBL FOCUS
This week our PBL focus is “Walking on concrete”. Mr Zahnow reminded students that we have a very important school rule, to walk on the concrete. We have had many near misses, and clashes with students who are rushing and running on concrete areas and pathways.
Remember, tag games are only for open spaces, such as the ovals – and not between classrooms and walkways.
Let’s all focus on being safe at PDSS and remember to slow down and walk on concrete.

REEF GUARDIANS
Thanks to Lily, Evie and Jordan for teaching us facts about the environment.
Miss Charlotte thanked our rubbish collectors from last week – pictured are Layla, Anaisha, Millie, Scout and Gabi.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Maisey, Ava, Alba and Koby let us know that today at first lunch, the sports captains will be running activities on the oval. This is for students in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 today.
This is aimed at training, doing some races and increasing fitness and having fun! Next Monday they will announce a schedule for each day.

PRINCIPAL'S ADDRESS
Mr Barnes is back after being away at year 5 camp last week. Well done to those students, it was a fun camp!
Good luck to our 9,10,11 and 12 year old students who will be competing at the Douglas Cluster Districts Athletics Day this Friday in Mossman.
Heads up today at around 2pm, students and staff may hear an alarm. This is part of an Australia wide test for emergency messages/alarms.

See this week’s What’s On flyer to see what is happening this week.

TIDIEST CLASS
Miss Val’s Tidiest Class award went to 2AM

BEST CLASS ON PARADE
Ms Lundstrom congratulated 5/6MF for sitting respectfully throughout the whole parade.

26/07/2026

Next Tuesday, we welcome parents/guardians of future 2027 Prep students to our Information session.
Hope to see you there!

22/07/2026

Enrolments are open for 2027!

If you have a future prep student, pop into the front office and grab an enrolment pack from Miss Helen.
You can also get these from C&K Kindy Port Douglas, Port Explorers Craiglie and Port Explorers Port Douglas.

We are looking forward to welcoming siblings and new families to our amazing school in 2027.

Keep a look out for our flyer for our upcoming Prep 2027 Parent Information evening.

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