Date Claimers

Wednesday 14 July 2021

PO Box 97M Manunda. 4870 Office Hours: 8.00am - 3.45pm Ph: 40379777

Dentist: 1300 300 850 School Watch: 131788 http://www.cairnswestss.eq.edu.au

12 July First day term 3

14 July Yr 2 Cairns Aquarium Excursion

16 July Cairns Show HOLIDAY

20 July 3Way Interviews held in the Hall

23 July Pyjama Day (fundraiser) wear your pj’s to school

STUDENT ABSENCE LINE

Phone: 40 379766

Text: 0429 272 048

Term 3 - Week 1

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WELCOME BACK: Well it’s been a bit of a whirl-wind induction into Cairns West State School but I finally feel like I’m starting to get my head around things. After 20 years in Yarrabah, there’s a lot to learn coming into a new school and community. I must say, I have felt very welcomed by students, staff and families and have sincerely appreciated the support to date.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL: A huge thank you to Mr Flower & Mr P for organising such a sensational athletics carnival last term. It was fantastic to see so many parents supporting the event and so many children having such a great time. Thank you also to all of our staff for ensuring the day ran smoothly and Mr Hayman for having the grounds in such great shape and making sure the sun was shining! Congratulations to Hastings house for winning this year’s carnival. Congratulations also to all of our students for their great participation, especially those who were selected to represent Cairns West State School at the TCC carnival on 6 August.

FAREWELL Mrs Farrugia: Sadly, we said goodbye to Mrs Tracy Farrugia at the end of last term. Tracy has set off on an adventure around Australia to commence her retirement after a dedicated and fulfilling career in education. Tracy’s service to Cairns West school and community has been significant, having been a student, teacher aide, prac student, parent, P & C member and teacher at our school. On behalf of Cairns West State School, I thank Tracy for her contribution to our school community and wish her every success in the next chapter of her life. Tracy will be dearly missed by the Special Education team as well as staff and students at our school.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS: Next Tuesday afternoon we will hold our 3 Way Interviews. Please use this opportunity to get an update on how your child is going at school and discuss ways we can better work together to support their education.

REPORT CARDS: Semester 1 report cards will be distributed this week. Please use your child’s report card to support with 3 Way Interviews next Tuesday. Semester 1 report cards were deliberately pushed back a week this year to provide students with as much time as possible in semester 1 to demonstrate their learning. Parent understanding is appreciated.

INTERSCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS (T2W10): During the last week of term, a selection of our upper primary students attended three separate interschool events. On Thursday 24 June, we had students compete in the Karen Murphy Cup (girls rugby league competition) and a separate group competed in the `Deadly 5's Hockey NAIDOC Carnival’. The following day we had a team participate in the Phil Minniecon Cricket Carnival. Reports back were that our students thoroughly enjoyed the events and their behaviour and sportsmanship was exemplary. Thank you to the staff involved in coordinating these events and parents who went along to support……...Yours in Education Jason

CALANNA JUNIOR SPEAKING COMPETITION - August 2021

Mrs Mitchell will be conducting trials in week 2 for interested students in Years 4,5,6. You will be required to write a 3 minute speech on: What makes me happy? (yr 4/5) How I can improve my school? (yr6) For more information see Mrs Mitchell

Sweet Treats at the Junior Sports Carnival

Year 6 Covid Safe Market Stalls

In the last week of school, year 6 students set up market stalls and designed, built and programmed robots to deliver handmade sweet treats safely to their customers. This is part of their Semester 1 CWSS

Design Technologies and Business Studies projects. The year 6 students worked very hard to apply for a business loan, work within a budget, go shopping for ingredients, bake, package their product and design a complete advertising campaign for their businesses.

During the first break on Junior Sports Carnival day, they set up market stalls for staff and students to buy their delicious homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches, Mallow Wedges, Chocolate Truffles and Chocolate Bars for $2 each.

The students made $518

They will reinvest part of the earnings this term and come up with another awesome way to keep their businesses growing and profiting.

Money raised will go towards the 2021 GRADUATION PARTY!

Thank you for your support!

Theresa Feletar - Digital Technologies Teacher

Coming of the Light - 150 years Anniversary

Cairns West celebrates

Day of the African Child

Divine—6S was the winner of the

$300 fishing pack from TRYFOR5!

Great work with your attendance

To Piccones at

Edmonton and

Pease Street for

your kind

donation of

$643.34 to our school. Thank you

to our families for nominating our

school when shopping at either of

these stores.

PBL Corner

Cairns West State school is a ‘School Wide Positive Behaviour Support’ school which fosters the social, behavioural and

academic development for all at our school..

Our school rules are;

• Be Respectful

• Be Safe

• Be A Learner

School Times

Play Bell 8.00

Morning Bell 8.15

Morning Session 8.30—10.30

First play 10.30—11:00

Healthy Eating P-6 11:00—11:15

Middle Session 11.15—12.45

Second Play Time 12.45—1.15

Afternoon Session 1.15—2.30

PCYC Cairns West School Age Care

cnr Hoare and McCormack Street

0437 170 515

cairnswestsac@pcyc.org.au

At CWSS you can access a range of FREE services to help your family grow

stronger?

The MaraWay can support with ID, drivers licenses, birth certificates, food parcels, clothes, housing

Where: RATEP house When: Every day

Who: Jess 0436 394 592 Steven 0429 601 207

Act For Kids can help you connect to services to get what you need for your family, eg childcare, sports, housing, legal assistance, writing letters. They can also assist with Intensive Family Support to stop little problems becoming big problems.

Where: RATEP house

Who: Priscilla Coleman 0448909140 Tuesday at RATEP house

Cairns Safer Streets can help families who require support from government agencies

Where: CWSS J block ( don’t need to go into town)

Who: Napau 0436 811 528 and Priscilla 0459 838 042

Priscilla can meet you for any HOUSING needs/applications every Thursday from 11am 0459 838 042 to make an appointment.

Cathy Nixon—DP Student Engagement

Congratulations to the following students and classes

Class Winners for the BEST Attendance winning classes will be awarded trophies in class by an Admin member . One student from each year level who has achieved 100% attendance for the week is randomly selected to receive a TRYFOR5! prize.

Whole school attendance

week 9 - 79%

week 10 - 79%

WEEK 9 & 10 Trophy Winners

WEEK 9 & 10 100% Attendance Winners

P-1: 1W

2-3: 3C

4-6: 6L

Prep Francine Naomi, Anna Scott

Year 1 Jirokichi Sebasio, Mary-Anne Brown

Year 2 Alo Charlie, Divakar Guatam

Year 3 Vincent Aragu, Shreetita Khadka

Year 4 Seth Griffith, Justice Banu-Kynuna

Year 5 Daven Martin, Lydia Thaiday

Year 6 Leo Griffith, Joy Rizal

HUB Toki Scott

We would like to CONGRATULATE the following students for their efforts in

demonstrating positive behaviour - TERM 2—WEEKS 9 & 10

SUCCESSFUL STAR STUDENTS

1W Virtayah Pearson 1N Noah Haldas

Noah Lategan, Khyren Canuto, Robert David, Aahil Manger, Ejypt Laumatia, Syerina Tabuai, Mathais Yelland

Sanjula Sanyasi, Joon Ioaba-Eaton, Taliyah Grogan, Aidan Singh, Nsira Nyiranguhirwa, Nikkisha Mareko, Bailey Wiles, Lucyarna Delaney, Ameilia Knapp, Aaliysh Hansen,

Thompson Gibson, Esther Munezero

HOMEWORK and

LIFE SKILLS CLUB

Years 3-6

2:30pm—3:30pm

Every Wednesday

afternoon

Come along and get help

with homework and have some fun too…..

see Ms Annie for more information

ART

Casmir Temu Makayla Polo

Sheniesha Warren, Mary-ann Brown

Lakiah Underwood, Pratik Gurung Sharntaye Donahue, Prashik Khadka

What are Wind

Spinners?

In Science, Prep P

have been learning

about what materials

things are made

from. We had lots of fun making a Wind

Spinner using a plast i c water bot t le.

Wind Spinners are made by decorating the plastic

water bottle with permanent markers and then an

adult has to cut the bottle. We tied string

around the top, so we can hang our Wind

Spinners up outside. By Prep P

Winner of the $300 fishing pack Congratulations

Divine Nyiramugisha 6S

Divine’s family is very grateful for the gift and

extend their gratitude to the Cowboys TRYFOR5!

Wear your PJ’s to school

TERM 3 — TRYFOR5! PRIZE

School fundraiser

HPE NEWS

The winner of the carnival

AGE CHAMPIONS 2021

2012: Jah-Seah Clarke Kymani Nai

2011: Joevana Anau Jaiden Newton–Parker

2010: Chantelle Douglas Lukah Gumuna

2009: Mitayah Kapigeno Dirk Hickling

2008: Faye Nawarie

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If you have any preloved

outgrown school/sports

shirts you can drop them off

at the Tuckshop or

Ms Colerio’s room. We will

find a new home for them……

Thank

you for

your

support

HASTINGS HOUSE