Contact-2015-5 - Cranbourne South Primary School

No. 05
Principal: Mr. Joseph Kelly. M.Ed., B.Ed.St., B.Econ., Dip.T., MACE, MACEL.
Fax: 9782 2656 Tel: 9782 2999 Website: www.cranbournesouth.vic.edu.au
E-mail: cranbourne.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Important
Dates
Wednesday 22 April
Tiger PAW program Year 5&6
Saturday, 25 April
ANZAC Day public holiday
Monday, 27 April
Curriculum Day
Friday, 1 May
Free Dress & Subway Lunch Day
District Cross Country
PFA Disco
Above: Students attending the first Tiger PAW program last week.
The Richmond Football club, in association with the South East Melbourne Medicare
Local (SEMML), have invited Cranbourne South Primary School to participate in a Tiger
P.A.W - Physical Activity and Wellbeing program in 2015.
The Tiger P.A.W program consists of one school based workshop held last week and
one off site activity held today at Casey RACE in Cranbourne East. Tiger P.A.W focuses on
the key areas of; Physical Activity and Fundamental Movement, Nutrition, Diversity and
Discrimination, and Resilience.
Welcome Back!
Welcome back to Term Two.
We are already off to a flying start with
lots of exciting events coming up at
our school. Please check the
‘Important Dates’ opposite and keep
an eye out for upcoming news in
Contact.
Australian Early Development
Census (AEDC),
A Special message for parents of
children in their first year of school
(Foundation students)
Between May and July this
year, our school will be taking part in
the Australian Early Development
Census (AEDC).
This is nationwide census of
early childhood development and
helps our school and community
Book Club
Due back
Friday 30 April
understand how children are
developing before they start school,
what is being done well, and what
can be improved.
The AEDC is an Australian
Government initiative run by the
Department of Education and
Training. Parents will soon receive a
letter for more information and the
permission form.
Curriculum Day
Each year government schools
are provided with four student-free
days for professional development,
school planning and administration,
curriculum development, and student
assessment and reporting purposes.
One of these days was the day
before students started this year.
Our next curriculum day is next
Monday, 27 April. Students are not
required at school this day.
School Disco
The Parents and Friends
Association is delighted to announce
an upcoming disco for all students.
This will be held on Friday, 1 May.
Tuesday , 5 May
Mother’s Day Raffle tickets due back
Wednesday , 6 May
Mother’s Day Stall
Mother’s Day Raffle Drawn
Tuesday, 12 –14 May
NAPLAN testing - Year 3 & 5
Wednesday,13 May
School Council Meeting 6:30pm
Friday, 15 May
Life Ed program begins
Notices with further details were sent
home Monday, 20 April.
Mother’s Day Raffle
Raffle ticket books were sent
home on Thursday, 16 April for the
PFA’s Mother’s Day Raffle, to raise
funds for our school.
All ticket books are due back
on Tuesday, 5 May with the raffle to
be drawn on Wednesday, 6 May.
More ticket books are available at the
office if you sell out.
Tickets are only $1 each with
some fantastic prizes - see page 3
for details.
Curriculum Day
Monday
27 April
‘You Can Do It’
Student of the
Week
A Message From The Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome back to Term 2! I hope everyone had a happy
and relaxing time ready for the very busy term ahead. As you
know, I was on long service leave during Term 1. Therefore I’d
like to thank most sincerely Mrs. Elene Archbold for the
excellent job she did as acting principal in my absence. Elene’s
very friendly and “can do” attitude is a real asset to our school.
Schools are very busy and vibrant places that rely heavily not only on the
hard work and good will of all staff but also the support of parents. I sincerely
thank all those parents who, in all sorts of ways, demonstrate their genuine and
friendly support to the school. It’s greatly appreciated.
This week’s key to success:
...
Congratulations to the following children
who have demonstrated our “You Can Do
It” keys to success:
Getting Along, Confidence, Organisation,
Persistence and Resilience.
MAC
Week 1
3
Izabella Balaj
Riley Palling
4
Noah East
Elijah Adams
11
Jackson Close
Shaun Smith
12
Skye Peckham
Natalie Currie
13
Jaiden Smith
Tahna Minty
14
Hayden Smith
Alyx Trevaskis
15
Lucas Neck
Emma Furlong
16
Rori McRae
Lachlan Doig
17
Olivia
BohmannRobbins
Caitlyn Haigh
18
Ruby Guy
Emalee Gordon
19
Lachlan Miller
Darcy Stiles Harkin
20
Liane Deysel
Lilly McCubbin
21
Diesel Rich
Zoe Varapodio
22
Tatiana
Pearce
Abbey McDonald
Perf Arts
Mattea Hunt
Ella Henry
Vis Arts
Callen
Hamer-Pia
Cole Murfitt
PE
Jolie Brown
Chyler White
Reading
Discovery
Jaiden Smith
Noah O’Neil
Spanish
Ruby Guy
Charlie Poulton
Term 2 will be a busy term for staff and students. Activities include: Tiger
PAW program; District & Divisional Cross Country; Mother’s Day Stall; NAPLAN
testing; Life Ed program; PFA Disco; Education Week; Parent-Teacher Meetings
and much more. Please check our website and the Important Dates published in
Contact.
Special message for parents of children in their first year of school
(Foundation students): Please read the notice regarding the Australian Early
Development Census (AEDC).
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
JOE KELLY (Principal)
Week 2
Above: Our Student Welfare Worker Ms Christie
Every Tuesday and Friday lunch breaks, our students have the
option to attend lunch-time activities in MAC-7. The program is
coordinated by our Student Welfare Worker Ms Christie Humble.
It’s a fantastic program which provides children with
opportunities to read, draw and play games with their friends or
other students in a quiet and happy environment.
Parking Issues
Please exercise patience, courtesy,
common-sense and obey the traffic/
parking rules at all times. Please DO NOT
park in the Staff Carpark or block
driveways.
Please note that the police, Vic Roads and the
City of Casey Officers frequently patrol this area.
Lively Learning Class Trophies
Class trophies will be awarded based on behaviour, organisation,
skill and great team work .
PE
MAC 22
Blue
240
Vis Arts
MAC 11
Red
200
Perf Arts
MAC 3
Yellow
180
Spanish
MAC 19
Green
140
Our overall
“You Can Do It”
Student of the Week
CONTACT is the school’s official
newsletter and is published fortnightly. A
copy is sent home with the eldest child in the
family. You can view or download a copy of
our newsletters from our website.
Week 1 - Diesel Rich
Week 2- Lachlan Doig
Congratulations
The School website contains a
wealth of information. You can
obtain all newsletters and notices
and find answers to questions by
the links provided.
Changed your details lately?
If you have changed you
address, phone number or
contact details over the
holidays please let the school
know in case we need to
contact you.
Free Dress Day
&
Lunch Day
Our first Free Dress Day/ Subway
Lunch Day is
Friday, 1 May
Order forms have been sent home.
A Gold Coin donation is requested
for the free dress day. Proceeds
raised are used to support our
Social Service Program overseen by
the Junior School Council.
Before & After School
Care
Coordinator: Claire Weissenfeld
Phone: 0422 009 078
Hours: 6:30am-8:45am & 3:30pm6:30pm
Activities include: Art/craft. Music/
drama, sports/games and cooking are
offered to children based around their
interests and individual needs.
Children
are
provided
breakfast in the morning and
a fresh platter of seasonal fruit
and a second healthy snack.
To find out more or register/
make bookings please go to
www.campaustralia.com.au
or call 1300 105 343.
New Smoking Bans Now Apply
Under an amendment to government legislation, smoking will be banned within four metres of an entrance
to all primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and within the school grounds from 13 April 2015.
Council officers will be patrolling all schools and have the authority to issue an on-the-spot $147 penalty.
Our Life Ed program begins on 13
May. The program is conducted by
Life Education Australia which is
the largest, independent,
Australian, health and drug
education provider for school
children aged 5-13 years.
The primary school program
consists of 13 curriculum based
modules focusing on issues around
food and nutrition, personal safety,
physical activity, cyber safety,
safety with medicine and legal
drugs; tobacco, alcohol and
caffeine.
Please check the notice sent home
yesterday for more information.
A free Parent Information
Session will be held here at the
school at 9:30am on