Runcorn Heights State School

05/10/2026

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Week Has Arrived! Feel free to dress like a pirate!

We are launching Term 4 with a very exciting Pirate Week! 🏴‍☠️⚓

This week the children will be developing their creativity, fine motor skills, imagination and sensory exploration through:
🏴‍☠️ Pirate Hats – Creating and decorating our own pirate hats while building creativity and fine motor skills.
🔭 Binocular Craft – Making pirate binoculars and using our imaginations for exciting pretend play adventures.
🚢 Pirate Ship Painting – Exploring paint, colours and the ocean while creating our very own pirate ship paintings.
🌊 Ocean Paint Stamping – Using different materials to stamp and create an underwater ocean scene while developing hand strength and coordination.
🐠 Light Panel Aquarium Play – Exploring transparent ocean shapes on the light panel, developing visual attention, colour recognition and sensory exploration.
🎨 Paper Plate Ocean Scenes – Creating colourful underwater worlds while developing creativity, cutting, gluing and fine motor skills.

We can't wait to see all our little pirates back at playgroup! 🏴‍☠️⚓🐠

04/10/2026

We will recognise our magnificent teachers at the end of this month.

24/09/2026

Great news! We’ve extended prize ordering for one FINAL time! 🌈🎉

⏰ All prize orders must be placed by NOON on Wednesday 30th September.

This will be the final extension, so please make sure you 👉 Log in at myprofilepage.com.au to claim your rewards.

Don’t leave it until the last minute — once the deadline closes, that’s it! 🎁

18/09/2026

17/09/2026

Don't Forget - Tomorrow is Dress Like a Pirate Day!
Bring a gold coin donation.

14/09/2026

The ColouRUNchie fun might be over… but there’s still time to CLAIM YOUR REWARDS! 🥳🏆

⏰ Prize orders close at 12 NOON this Friday!

Students can mix & match up to FIVE prizes based on the total donations they received! 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

⭐ Remember: prize categories are based on the lower dollar value — for example, $10–$24 falls into the $10 prize category.

💚 DON’T WANT PRIZES?
You can choose to donate your contributions to one of six amazing causes instead! Your fundraising could help:
🌱 Protect our environment
🏥 Bring happiness to sick kids
🍽️ Provide meals to people in need
💪 Help put an end to bullying
…and more!

🚨 DON’T MISS OUT!
You’ve worked hard fundraising — now it’s time to choose your rewards!

📲 Log in to myprofilepage.com.au and place your order before 12 noon Friday!

13/09/2026

🧸 It's Teddy Bear Week! 🧸 Please bring along your favourite teddy bear for our circle time songs! 🎶🧸

The children will be:
🍪 Decorating delicious Teddy Bear biscuits
🎨 Creating colourful Teddy Bear picnic paintings
🐻 Crafting adorable Teddy Bear masks or headbands
🍝 Collaging cute Teddy Bears using pasta
🧺 Enjoying Teddy Bear Picnic dramatic and imaginative play
🌈 Exploring our Teddy Bear Picnic sensory rice
🎶 Singing, playing and enjoying our special playgroup routines together
📚 Enjoying special Teddy Bear stories - The Teddy Bears’ Picnic 🧸🧺 and The Very Noisy Bear 🐻🔊, encouraging children to listen, join in, and enjoy story time together. ❤️

🌸 Holiday Reminder 🌸
Little Runchies Playgroup will now have a two-week holiday break.

12/09/2026

Thank you to our amazing P and C and volunteers for coordinating such a fun day!!
It’s not over though …… who will be the final staff members slimed???? Come to parade on Monday afternoon to find out.

10/09/2026

🌈 Follow the rainbow for a fantastic Colour RUNchie today!!! 🌈

10/09/2026

Tomorrow 🥳🥳🥳

What to bring/wear:
• White shirt
• towel and plastic bag
• uniform to get changed in to
• asthma puffer if needed
•$5 (if you haven’t already paid)
•old shoes if you have some

Colour RUN Time: ⏰ ⏰ ⏰
Yr 4 and 4/5- 11.15am
Yr 3 and 3/4- 11.35am
Prep and P1L- 11.55am
Yr 1/2 and 2- 12.10pm
Yr 5, 5/6 and 6- 12.30pm