{"id":21362,"date":"2025-10-03T10:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/?p=21362"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:54:09","slug":"meet-a-community-partner-kelso-state-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/meet-a-community-partner-kelso-state-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet a Community Partner: Kelso State School"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Each morning at Kelso State School begins with the smell of toast in the air and the sound of children preparing for a successful day of learning. It\u2019s not just breakfast – it\u2019s a moment of connection, pride, and purpose. In this Kelso Proud school community, breakfast is more than a meal. Every child is welcomed with a smile and access to toast in the morning and sandwiches at lunchtime, no questions asked. It\u2019s a meaningful start to the day that draws the school closer as a community.\u00a0 <\/p>

\u201cThe Breakfast Club brings us together,\u201d<\/b> says Sarah, Head of Department, Curriculum. The school community meets for the morning parade – a simple but powerful routine that brings students together to practice school war cries, set expectations for safe and successful learning, and prepare for the day ahead. \u201cThe kids are given the opportunity to contribute to how they might be safe, responsible and respectful,\u201d<\/b> Sarah shares. <\/p>

When students arrive at school without having had breakfast the school is able to support this through programs like Breakfast Club. \u201cThere is a need to support students who may need food throughout the day, so it\u2019s important we have those things available,\u201d <\/b>explains Sarah. \u201cBeing able to help them to access what they need to be successful, enables students to be calm, centered and ready to learn.\u201d <\/b> <\/p>

Kim, Head of Department, Student Services shared, \u201cthe school is grateful for the generous donations of food that Foodbank provides throughout the year. These donations enable us to support students, families and the wider community to access daily essentials.\u201d\u00a0<\/b> <\/p>

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Each morning at Kelso State School begins with the smell of toast in the air and the sound of children coming together. It\u2019s not just breakfast – it\u2019s a moment of connection, pride, and purpose. In this tight-knit school community, breakfast is more than a meal. Every child is welcomed with toast in the morning and sandwiches at lunchtime, no questions asked. It\u2019s a meaningful start to the day that draws the school closer as a community. <\/p>

\u201cThe toast brings us together,\u201d <\/b>says Sarah, Head of Department, Curriculum. The school community meets for the \u201cmorning parade\u201d – a simple but powerful routine that brings students together to sing school war cries, set their intentions, and prepare for the day ahead. \u201cThe kids are given the opportunity to contribute to how they might be safe, responsible, and respectful,\u201d <\/b>Sarah shares. <\/p>

Many children arrive without food, and it\u2019s not just a morning issue. \u201cWith so many kids coming in without food, both for breakfast or for lunch, it\u2019s important we have those things available,\u201d <\/b>explains Sarah. \u201cFor the kids to come in, full tummies ready for the day, they are excited to be part of what is going on in the classroom.\u201d <\/b> <\/p>

Kim, Head of Department, Student Services shared, \u201cif it wasn\u2019t for the food that Foodbank provides for breakfast, some students wouldn’t come to school.\u201d<\/b> <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Community Partner Story Kelso State School Each morning at Kelso State School begins with the smell of toast in the air and the sound of children preparing for a successful day of learning. It\u2019s not just breakfast – it\u2019s a moment of connection, pride, and purpose. In this Kelso Proud school community, breakfast is more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":21350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[236,242],"tags":[22,176],"class_list":["post-21362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-qld","tag-foodbank-queensland","tag-partner"],"acf":[],"formatted_date":"October 3, 2025","raw_html":"

Community Partner Story<\/span> <\/h1>

Kelso State School <\/h1> <\/div>
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Each morning at Kelso State School begins with the smell of toast in the air and the sound of children preparing for a successful day of learning. It\u2019s not just breakfast - it\u2019s a moment of connection, pride, and purpose. In this Kelso Proud school community, breakfast is more than a meal. Every child is welcomed with a smile and access to toast in the morning and sandwiches at lunchtime, no questions asked. It\u2019s a meaningful start to the day that draws the school closer as a community.\u00a0 <\/p>

\u201cThe Breakfast Club brings us together,\u201d<\/b> says Sarah, Head of Department, Curriculum. The school community meets for the morning parade - a simple but powerful routine that brings students together to practice school war cries, set expectations for safe and successful learning, and prepare for the day ahead. \u201cThe kids are given the opportunity to contribute to how they might be safe, responsible and respectful,\u201d<\/b> Sarah shares. <\/p>

When students arrive at school without having had breakfast the school is able to support this through programs like Breakfast Club. \u201cThere is a need to support students who may need food throughout the day, so it\u2019s important we have those things available,\u201d <\/b>explains Sarah. \u201cBeing able to help them to access what they need to be successful, enables students to be calm, centered and ready to learn.\u201d <\/b> <\/p>

Kim, Head of Department, Student Services shared, \u201cthe school is grateful for the generous donations of food that Foodbank provides throughout the year. These donations enable us to support students, families and the wider community to access daily essentials.\u201d\u00a0<\/b> <\/p>

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Each morning at Kelso State School begins with the smell of toast in the air and the sound of children coming together. It\u2019s not just breakfast - it\u2019s a moment of connection, pride, and purpose. In this tight-knit school community, breakfast is more than a meal. Every child is welcomed with toast in the morning and sandwiches at lunchtime, no questions asked. It\u2019s a meaningful start to the day that draws the school closer as a community. <\/p>

\u201cThe toast brings us together,\u201d <\/b>says Sarah, Head of Department, Curriculum. The school community meets for the \u201cmorning parade\u201d - a simple but powerful routine that brings students together to sing school war cries, set their intentions, and prepare for the day ahead. \u201cThe kids are given the opportunity to contribute to how they might be safe, responsible, and respectful,\u201d <\/b>Sarah shares. <\/p>

Many children arrive without food, and it\u2019s not just a morning issue. \u201cWith so many kids coming in without food, both for breakfast or for lunch, it\u2019s important we have those things available,\u201d <\/b>explains Sarah. \u201cFor the kids to come in, full tummies ready for the day, they are excited to be part of what is going on in the classroom.\u201d <\/b> <\/p>

Kim, Head of Department, Student Services shared, \u201cif it wasn\u2019t for the food that Foodbank provides for breakfast, some students wouldn't come to school.\u201d<\/b> <\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>","ACF":{"custom_facebook_pixel":"","highlight_post":false,"disable_header":false,"disable_footer":false},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelso-State-School.png","author_name":"ella.s@foodbankqld.org.au","spinnr_header":"default_spinnr_header","spinnr_mobile_menu":"default_spinnr_mobile_menu","spinnr_footer":"default_spinnr_footer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22473,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21362\/revisions\/22473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foodbank.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}