Term 4 - Week 8 4th December 2018

TERM 4 DIARY

Week 8

3rd - 7th December

Mon - Fri Swim School

Wed - Kindy grad 9.30am in the hall

Wed - School Disco

Thurs - Boys softball finals in Sydney

Thurs - last SRE/Ethics for the year

SRE - SRE Christmas Assembly

Fri - Gold Assembly

Week 9

10th - 14th December

Responsible Pet Education Program for K-2

Thurs - Presentation Day

Fri - Party Day Years 3 - 6

Fri - Reports out

Week 10

17th - 19th December

Mon Yr 6 Farewell

Tues Yr 6 Fun Day

Wed - Yr 6 Clap Out

IMPORTANT DATES

Last Day - 19th Dec 2018

Return to school Yrs 1-6 Wed January 30th 2019

Kindy start 4th Feb 2019

Swimming Carnival

Final Weeks We are into our final 3 weeks of 2018! As expected these weeks are packed full of activities. This Friday is our Term 4 Gold Assembly and next Thursday 13th our Presentation Day. Presentation Day will be held in the Swansea High School hall starting at 9.30. The parents of students receiving rewards will be contacted this week but all parents are invited to join us on this special day of the year. Our class parties will take place on Friday 14th with all notes distributed.

PSSA Finals Today our boys cricket team is competing in Sydney and have made it into the top 2 in the state. I look forward to the final results and congratulate all the boys in the team and also Mr Powell for his excellent coaching and dedication to get the boys to this level. This Thursday the boys softball team will also travel to Sydney to compete for a spot in the top 4 in the state. I congratulate the boys and Mr Egginton for achieving such success.

Captains Speeches Last Thursday I was treated to a very special event. All ten students nominated for School Captain for 2019 delivered their speeches. Each and every one of the students impressed me immensely and I can confidently say they were the best captain’s speeches I have ever heard. We know that only four students can be chosen to take up the captain’s positions in 2019, but it is clear that any of the ten student nominees would make excellent school leaders. I wish them all the best of luck and look forward to the announcement at next Thursday’s Presentation Day. Kindergarten Graduation Tomorrow we invite all the parents of our 2018 Kindergarten students to attend their Graduation Ceremony. It is such an exciting and special time for both parents and our youngest students and we hope to see all parents in attendance. P&C

Tonight is our P&C AGM. The meeting will be conducted in the school staffroom from

6.30pm. All positions will be declared vacant and nominations will be taken. I invite and

encourage all parents to attend.

Mrs Sue Gibson

Rea Street

Caves Beach NSW 2281

Telephone: 4971 1838

Email: cavesbeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au LEARNING TO LIVE

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved a GOLD Award - Kalan G 5R & Kye R 5J Merit Awards KG - Jed O & Lily P KM - Chad H & Cally D 1T - Uditi G & Eligh H 1N - Henry H & Brynn C 1/2P - Eli B & Liilian B 2P - Natalie M & Zac B 2T - Saskia R & Josie M 3P - Joshua T & Ethan G 3M - Lani S & Charlotte S 4D - Jackson D & Sian McN 4E - Kyla R & Tom S 5R - Airley W & Bodhi S 5J - Jake W & Cooper T 5/60 - Lachlan S & Holly O

6D - Keeley A & Jack P 6B - Jaya M & Madison C AWESOME WORK EVERYONE !

DISCO Wednesday 5 December 2018

K-2 only 6:00pm – 7:00pm3-6 only 7:15pm – 8:30pm Please note that students/siblings are not allowed on site outside of their allocated disco times as we are unable

to provide supervision for these students. Disco entry cost: $5 per child or $10 per family (pay on arrival)

SPECIAL INFORMATION REGARDING DROP OFF/PICK UP - to minimise traffic issues we ask parents to consider the safety of all when dropping off and collecting children.

The following parking strategies have been put in place:

1. DROPPING OFF - Staff and Primary School car parks will be closed• Children can be dropped off at the Primary School gate as in the mornings using the stop and drop zone. Please drive to the end of the drop off zone, rather than stopping right at the gate. A staff member will direct children to the hall. Please do not block the drop off zones or turn-around by parking your vehicle in these are-as.

2. 2. PICKING UP - As all children need to be collected by a responsible adult at the end of each disco we could have some parking issues. To avoid congestion we ask that families consider carpooling or make arrangements for one parent to collect a number of children. If your child is being collected by another adult you will need to have a written note presented to teachers. Parents with children attending both discos are advised to drop their primary children when they collect their infants children. A staff member will supervise years 3 to 6 children in the COLA area prior to the primary disco. Once inside the hall no child will be allowed to leave without a responsible adult. We ask all adults to please wait outside the hall in the COLA area for the children to be dis-missed. These procedures have been put in place to maximise the safety of all children.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Rea Street

Caves Beach NSW 2281

Telephone: 4971 1838

Email: cavesbeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au LEARNING TO LIVE

Band News Christmas Winds Concert Congratulations to Senior Band who played brilliantly at the Conservatorium last Friday night. Everyone is so proud of you and the hard work and commitment you have put in to look and sound so professional. A huge thanks to Mrs Scott and all her hard work with all three bands. It was a real privilege and honour to play at the Conservatorium for the third year in a row – a wonderful achievement.

Band Committee Our hard working band committee will say goodbye to longstanding members including Dea Freebody and Kim Surman. Thanks for all your hard work and interest over the years. With this in mind, we welcome any new carer parents who would like to help out next year. We have meetings on Wednesday mornings (weeks 2 and 7 ) each term. You do not have to attend each meeting, just keep in touch as we near any events which may need helpers. Band Camp is returning next year – Term 1. A note has been given out outlining details and payment. Please return permission note and deposit by end of term. Extra notes available in the band room and on our website.We will need lots of helpers to assist with the catering over the 2 days. Please keep this in mind and we will give more details early next year. Important information about hired instruments

Over the holidays, Mrs Scott and myself have to do an audit on all school instruments. This will allow us to check for maintenance purposes and repair if necessary. We realise this may leave some children without an instrument to practise on through the holidays. If you would like to keep your instrument over the holidays please leave a $40 refundable (or credited to next year’s fees) deposit. Please speak to Mrs Scott or Mrs Thurston if you have any concerns.

Band shirts are available from the uniform shop for $35. Clarinet and saxophone reeds are available from the office for $3.50ea

Rea Street

Caves Beach NSW 2281

Telephone: 4971 1838

Email: cavesbeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au LEARNING TO LIVE

To show appreciation to our wonderful volunteers, we would like to invite you to an afternoon tea

When: Thursday 6th December Time: 1pm

Where: School Hall Our school values your ongoing support and hard

work. We looking forward to seeing you there.

HELP…..

We need jars for some fun activities

in the library. If you have some spare

jars at home, please send in them in

ASAP.

Band fees are OVERDUE – thankyou to the families who have already paid Please pay any outstanding fees by end of term otherwise your child may not be able to participate in band for 2019 until fees are paid or a payment plan is in place. Fees can be paid by direct debit to the band account (separate to school account) JRN - $55 & SRN - $65 per term. Please let me know if you need a payment plan to assist with fee payment. When paying band fees, please remember to add a reference (child's name) when direct debiting. Direct deposit details: Account Name: Caves Beach PS Concert Band BSB 062820 Account no. 00903319. Or you can pay by cash to the office in a clearly marked envelope with the correct money. Thank you - Kelsey Scott and Michelle Thurston Kelsey-anne.scott@det.nsw.edu.au Michelle.Thurston1@det.nsw.edu.au

Responsible Pet Education Program Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 are participating in the Responsible Pet Education Program on Monday 10th December. The program is aimed at young students to teach them the life skills of being safe around dogs and how to say 'hello' to dogs when they are with their owners. A trained pet educator will be attending our school and the information sessions will be conducted in the hall - allowing a two metre space between the dog and the children. If for any reasons, your child will require special considerations for attending this program, please discuss with your child's classroom teacher prior to this event. Michelle Pascoe K-2 Assistant Principal

We still have a large amount

of lost property to be

claimed. Please encourage

your children to check for

their lost items of clothing as

any unclaimed items will be

donated to the uniform shop

at the end of term.

Rea Street

Caves Beach NSW 2281

Telephone: 4971 1838

Email: cavesbeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au LEARNING TO LIVE

Our volunteer roster

SAVE OUR CANTEEN DAYS!!

We are looking for new volunteers to join our Canteen roster for 2019.

Can you help out 2-3 days per term? We are open 4 days per week

(closed Wednesday) and we need your help from 8:45am – 2pm.

We are hoping to fill the roster in the next few weeks – if we are not able

to fill all shifts, we may need to review the canteen opening hours for 2019.

We are in serious need of helpers on Mondays - otherwise we will have no option but to close.

Please let Jo in the canteen know what day you can help out or contact us via email cavescanteen@gmail.com

Uniform Shop News

Here to help you this week…..

Please note the Uniform Shop WILL NOT BE OPEN on the last day

of school. Final QKR/Online orders will be delivered to classrooms

on Friday 14th December.

Term 4 Week 8

Monday 3rd December Mel H & Laura S

Tuesday 4th December Todd & Tracy R

Thursday 6th December Bec L & Sarah D

Friday 7th December Kim S, Alicia D, Mel M & Sonia

Term 4 Week 9

Monday 10th December HELP NEEDED

Tuesday 11th December Czarina B & Paige R

Thursday 13th December HELP NEEDED

Friday 14th December Fiona S, Lisa W & Nic M

Term 4 Week 10

Monday 15th December CLOSED

Tuesday 16th December CLOSED

Week 8

Wednesday

5th December Jo & Bec

Week 9

Wednesday

12th December Dea & Kerin

Week 10

Wednesday

19th December

CLOSED

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Canteen Chatter

Or you can collect an order form from the office and pay via cash or direct debit (payment details are on the back of the form). You can then drop your completed order form, deposit receipt (or cash) to the office (or send to us via email at cavesuniformshop@gmail.com )

All QKR orders and direct deposit orders will be deliv-ered to classrooms or left at office on the following Wednesday afternoon.

NOTE: Our order form has not be loaded onto the school website after it was updated – we apologise for any inconvenience & will have it fixed ASAP. Please email us at cavesuni-formshop@gmail.com so we can send an order form directly to you if needed.

Rea Street

Caves Beach NSW 2281

Telephone: 4971 1838

Email: cavesbeach-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au LEARNING TO LIVE

Preschool Dance from 18months + Mums & Bubs

School Aged Students Classes include Jazz/Funk, Contemporary, Acro, Classical Ballet R.A.D, Street Hip Hop, Boys Crew,

Ladies Athena Dance – A program developed just for women with morning and evening class options.

All ages Caves Beach/Swansea with additional clas-ses also available for ladies at Charlestown. TMP Dance Studio was first established in 1996 we offer a trusted team of professionals who understand the needs, out-comes and overall benefits to students that can only be achieved by experience over time.

Swansea Fire Station 447 Santa will be riding with the Swansea Fire Truck on Saturday December 15th!! Santa’s schedule is… 11:00am - 11:30am @ Swansea boat ramp (the one near Lakeside Holiday Park). 11:40am - 12:10pm @ Pelican (near the foreshore playground). 12:20pm - 12:50pm @ Caves Beach carpark, (near the Caves Beachside Hotel). Come say hello, get a photo with the jolly man and grab a lolly bag! Hope to see you all on the day!