Across the Principal's Desk ...
Dear Windsor Community,
As Term 3 draws to a close, it’s important to reflect on the many highlights that have made the last ten weeks so successful. From the excitement and energy of our school musical, to the adventures and teamwork experienced at camps and excursions, our students have embraced opportunities to learn, grow and shine. During my recent visit to year 5 camp, I was nothing short of overwhelmed by what I observed and heard -authentic student leadership learning, connection with one another and the outdoors and student voice. I was reminded that a high-quality schooling experience is certainly not confined to the four walls of a classroom.
In saying this, thank you to the many busy families and friends who supported our Semester Two Show and Shine afternoon. These special events, alongside the everyday achievement in our classrooms, remind us of the joy and impact that comes from being a part of such a connected and supportive school community.
Enhancing our School
Our beautiful school environment is one that requires a great deal of maintenance. It is also a large and evolving learning space which I believe, should reflect who we are. Recently I was impressed by the initiative of Elka and Eliza, two motivated year 5 students, who gathered student opinions and ideas on how to enhance our school. They decided to survey the senior school, collate results and with the help of AI tools (and Mrs Barlow), were able to establish a solid list of stellar ideas. We have combined these student ideas with those from teaching staff, to create the below survey for our parent community.
We invite all interested families to complete this survey as we finalise our top ideas for P&C fundraising initiatives in 2026 and beyond. Thank you for your time.
https://windsorss.schoolzineplus.com/survey/891
Swimming Term 4
We are delighted to be diving back into the pool! Term 4 will see the re-commencement of weekly swimming lessons during PE with Mr Kurtz. Thank you to all parents who have signed up to help with these lessons particularly in the junior school. Please note that lessons will commence in Week 1 of Term 4.
We will also see lights back on every Friday night for weekly Sea Wolves swim club meets. For those seeking further swimming lessons, we also welcome back the team from Ripple Swim School who will be hiring our pool before and after school Monday- Thursday, windsor@rippleswim.com.au
We will all enjoy our new Windsor Blue grandstands and thank our Business Manager, Mrs Nikki Gannon, for her project management of this beautiful new part of our pool facility.
Blue Cards
Blue card changes are coming from 20 September
These important changes include:
- parent volunteers will require blue cards if:
- services or activities do not include their own child
- they attend overnight excursions or camps
- close personal contact may occur with another child (such as assisting with toileting, bathing or dressing).
- external businesses providing services in schools or to children will need a blue card.
For more information about the upcoming changes, visit the Queensland Government website: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/laws-regulated-industries-and-accountability/queensland-laws-and-regulations/regulated-industries-and-licensing/blue-card-system-changes
During the application for your volunteer Blue Card you will recieve a referrence number to forward to WSS. We also request that you include your D.O.B with this information to alow us to link you to our school organisation via email to admin@windsorss.eq.edu.au
Wishing all students and families a restful school holiday break and we look forward to welcoming back refreshed faces on Tuesday October 7.
Yours in Education
Shona
