Friday Flash Week 9 - 20th June, 2025
From the Principal
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
This week, construction has begun on our new playground around the oval. It’s always exciting for our students to see big machinery in action!
Please note that the back gate will remain locked for the rest of the term. To help with the afternoon pick-up, we will be opening the oval gate. If you’ve parked in the back car park, we kindly ask that you exit via the oval gate. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Make sure to check the calendar below for details about next week’s Sports Days and NAIDOC celebrations.
Congratulations to Phantom House, this term’s Ace Ticket winners! To celebrate, students in Phantom House are invited to wear red free dress on Friday 27 June.
A friendly reminder to check your QParents account to ensure your contact details are up to date. Report cards will be distributed next week via QParents. It’s also a great platform for lodging student absences to avoid unexplained absences.
Cleaner’s Day may have been Monday, but our appreciation lasts all week! Thank you to our amazing cleaning team — we all appreciate everything you do to keep our school looking its best. 💚🧼🧹
Finally, we look forward to welcoming you to our Celebration of Learning on the last Friday of term. Classrooms will be open from 12:00–1:00pm for families to come and see the amazing work students have completed this term. We warmly invite you to join us!
Warm regards,
Kelli Harvey
Principal
What's On Next Week
- Monday: Junior Sports Carnival Years 2/3 Middle Session. Prep/1 Third session. Beginner Strings Workshop
- Tuesday: Strings Ensemble 7:50am. Years 4-6 Sports Day. Intermediate Strings Workshop
- Wednesday: Senior Strings Workshop.
- Thursday: NAIDOC Day. Little Jets 9am in Base. Lunchtime disco.
- Friday: Flashtastic Friday assembly. Celebration of Learning. Phantom Red Dress Up Day
We also have Breakfast Club and Running Club every morning!
Wellbeing and Engagement
School Attendance
Our School attendance rate is currently 91.5%. Our goal is 95%.
Students who have 95% or above attendance each term will receive a SOARING attendance certificate.
Please contact your year level Deputy Principal, if you need support with attendance at school. Unexplained absence letters are deployed twice a term. You can update attendance through the QParents app.
Congratulations 1C and 4C for winning the highest attendance this week!
Defence Mentor
Payments Due
Save the Date
🎶23 June - Ipswich Beginner Strings workshop
Brassall State School
🎶24 June - Ipswich Intermediate Strings workshop
Ipswich Central State School
🎶23 June - Ipswich Senior Strings workshop
Ipswich Central State School
🏅 23 June - Senior Sporting events
800m and 200m finals on ADSS oval
🏃♂️ 23 June – Junior Sports Afternoon
Details to come soon – get ready for a fun-filled afternoon!
🏅 24 June – Senior Sports Day
Wear your house colours and bring your team spirit! 💙💛❤️💚
24 June - Sgt. Nadine Webster visits Prep - year 2
Child protective behaviours presentation.
🖤❤️💛 26 June – NAIDOC Day
Wear your First Nations shirt or dress in red, yellow or black to celebrate.
Theme: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy”
🎉 27 June – Celebration of Learning
Families are invited to explore learning in action at our Open Classrooms. Come and see how our students shine! ✨
Monday 30 June to Friday 11 July - School Holidays
First day back for term 3 is Monday 14th July.
Tuckshop Updates
Library News
📚 Premier’s Reading Challenge is Underway!
Amberley students are encouraged to log the books they read between 6 May and 22 August as part of the 2025 Premier’s Reading Challenge. Books read during daily 20-minute reading homework can be included!
✅ Prep–Year 2: 20 books (read or experienced)
✅ Years 3–4: 20 books
✅ Years 5–9: 15 books
📘 Need a new reader record form? Visit the library.
📖 Book ideas: https://prc.median.com.au/BookList
Completed forms are due 25 August. Let’s keep reading, Amberley!
Music News
Sport News
Sports Day Timetables
Flash's Favourites
EcoMarines Board Game Donations
"Do you have any spare board games?
EcoMarines are looking for donations to start a board games and card game rental system in the school. The goal is to reduce energy usage in our homes, build our communication and collaborator skills, reuse and recycle items, and to help the earth! Donations can be dropped at the office, given to classroom teachers or to 5D classroom. We are looking forward to a new and exciting chapter with our ADSS families."
OSHC
C&K Amberley news
Friendly Reminders
