Issue 20 | Term 4 2025
Dear Parents and Carers,
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and joyous Summer break. It has been a tremendous year with many wonderful Benowa celebrations and achievements along the way. Please take some time to reflect, reset and reconnect by spending some valuable family time together.
From all the staff here at Benowa State School, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
We look forward to seeing you all back and ready to go Tuesday 27 January 2026.
Mr Josey
Principal
2025 Senior Awards Ceremonies
Congratulations to our students who received awards at the Year 3-6 Awards Morning this year. We recognised many students for both academic and sporting achievments and also celebrated our winning Sports House, Kellerman who again took out the House Championship. Please scroll to see photos of our award recipients.
Stationery Lists
Have you ordered next year's stationery for your child?
Please visit our
website for infomation on how to place your order.
This year our school has partnered with COS which is a 100% Australian, family owned and operated school supplier, and as well as offering competitive stationery prices and quality items,
COS also gives a percentage of all stationery pack sales back to our school.
Please note:
- The final cut off date - 5pm Monday 5 January 2026.
- P - 2 packs will be delivered to classrooms
- Year 3 - 6 packs will be delivered to your home.
2025 Benowa Carols
A huge thank you to our P&C and all those who supported the Carols event this year. The night was a great success and our performances were wonderful. It is truly a night to celebrate all that is Benowa and bring us all into the festive season.
Farewell year 6
Students in Year 6 have spent the past couple of weeks over at Benowa State High School while we undertake renovations here which has been a fantastic insight into their new chapter either over the road or as they embark on separate journeys to other schools.
During Week 9, they celebrated their graduation, class parties, transition days, shirt signing and guard of honour and thankfully, this last week has been spent just enjoying their time together before the holidays.
This week, they were still shining. Especially today, when their final act of kindness was in the form of an entire school rubbish collection, where all the Year 6 students scoured the school from top to bottom and collected every piece of rubbish they could find - what an incredible gift and an incredible cohort. You have trail blazed this year to the very end and have left a very big wake for future Year 6 cohorts to aspire to.
Thank you and well done.
Congratulations to all of our Year 6 students (and their teachers), we wish you all the very best for next year and your future.
In the Festive Spirit
With the festive season well upon us, it is easy to succumb to the ever-abundant sugar-filled snacks and treats, leaving us feeling flat, clogged up and just unhealthy. To feel your best over the Christmas/New Year period, try to keep it balanced - a litle sweet with a whole lot of fun and FRESH!
Our friends at
Swap it, have some colourful festive snacks your kids will love, try some of these:
Back To School Expo 2026
Come one come all – don’t miss out.
On Wednesday 21 January 2026 from 3:30pm - 5:00pm we will have everything open for you. Come and find your child’s class, drop off any school materials, speak with the teacher/s and then visit the school hall.
In the hall we have created an EXPO of services for you to come and have all your questions answered.
Keep an eye on our socials for more information in the New Year.
