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Term 2 Week 5
Beaches Orthodontics
Dr Bobby Griffin
Dr Don Gilchrist
Redlynch to Northern
Beaches area
Specialist Orthodontist
Preferential rates for school children
12 Danbulan St, Smithfield 4878
E: admin@beachesorthodontics.com.au
W:www.beachesorthodontics.com.au
4038 1036
No referral necessary
Cairns Beaches Physiotherapy
& Hydrotherapy
Naomi Hogan
Physiotherapist (BPhty (Hons), BHMS)
cairnsbeachesphysiotherapy.com.au
Sports, Muscle & Joint Injuries; Hydrotherapy; Back & Neck Pain;
Core Stability Training; Exercise Prescription; Workplace Injury
Rehabilitation; Postural Assessment & Retraining; DVA
0414 637 645
cairnsbeachesphysio@gmail.com
Caravonica State School
acknowledges the Traditional
Custodians, the Djabugay people,
of the country in which this school
is located and pays respect to their
Elders past, present and emerging.
Principal
Michelle Davis
principal@caravonicass.eq.edu.au
Deputy Principal
Joanne Ladner
deputyprincipal@caravonicass.eq.edu.au
Business Services Manager
Raelene Bruce
bsm@caravonicass.eq.edu.au
Administration Officers
Debra Casey
Marcia Bird
Jodie Rooney
Guidance Officer
Jane Brentnall - (Wed & Thurs)
Contact Us:
PO Box 198, Smithfield Qld 4878
4037 4333
Fax 4037 4300
Cairns Snake Catcher
Matt Hagan - 0467 473 883
Snake/Reptile Removal and Relocation
Discreet Removal Service for Businesses
Servicing all Locations
Roof Inspections
Available 24/7
Office Hours
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 3.30pm
School Website
www.caravonicass.eq.edu.au
Outside School Hours Care
4037 0500
oshc@caravonica.com.au
NO SNAKE TOO BIG OR SMALL
www.cairnssnakecatcher.com.au
Tuckshop
4055 0106
P&C
pandc@caravonicass.eq.edu.au
School Watch
13 17 88
Thought of the Week
“Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own.”
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Smithfield
Phone: 07 4038 2633
18th May 2015
School Vision:
LEARNING TOGETHER: ENJOYING THE V.I.E.W.S.
(Values, Individuality, Excellence, Worth, Sustainability
Principal’s Pen
Welcome to what is an
exci ng
week
at
Caravonica
State
School. Last year I
a ended my very first
Big Breakfast, open morning and
Under 8s Day at Caravonica and it has
le% las ng memories! So what
happens on Wednesday? By now you
should have returned your booking
form for the big breakfast star ng at
7:30am on Wednesday morning.
On the morning present your cket at
the entrance of the main covered area,
at this stage your hand will be
stamped. Then you can get your
breakfast items and sit with your
family and friends and enjoy your
breakfast. Whilst you are dining there
will be entertainment provided by our
school band, string orchestra and
performance choirs. The children have
been so busy prac sing for their big
event. The live performances add to
the atmosphere! Tickets will be on
sale at the entrance if you have
forgo en to pre-purchase.
Once the breakfast is over it is back to
classrooms. The Preps, 1s and 2s will
be off to Under 8s with our playgroup
families and the 3s-6s will run you
through a warm up or reading group
rota on so you can see our classes and
students in ac on.
“
This is a wonderful way to share our
school with all our families and I
certainly look forward to cha7ng to
you over breakfast and cheering on
our talented students as they perform
for us!
Today I had the opportunity to spend
me at District Office with Principals
from other high performing schools in
the region. We spent the
me
deconstruc ng what makes a good
wri ng warm up (consolida on) and
wri ng session. It is great to have the
opportunity to calibrate my thinking
with that of my peers and to see what
is happening in other schools in and
around Cairns. It is also great to know
that our school is doing well and that
we have a good understanding of what
cons tutes
a
warm
up
or
consolida on. The importance of these
consolida on sessions cannot be
underes mated - it is vital our children
have mul ple opportuni es to revisit
our teaching as we move concepts into
their long term memory (where we
want things to s ck). It is through
repe on, the recalling of facts, and
the applica on of skills taught that this
will happen. It is the very essence of
high quality teaching and is part of the
non nego able teaching at Caravonica
School.
Hope to see you tonight at the P&C
mee ng!
Enjoy your week, Michelle
Watch Out – Cane Trains
About”
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18 May 2015
Term Calendar
Tues 19 May
ICAS Digital Technologies
Wed 20 May
7.30am to 8.40am
Big Breakfast - 7.30am to 8.40am
Open Classrooms - 9am to 10am
U8’s Celebrations Prep, 1 & 2 to 11am
Tues 2 June
School Photographs
Wed 3 June
ICAS Science
Mon 8 June
Public Holiday
Fri 12 June
Pirate Day Friday
Mon 15 to Fri 19 June
ICAS Writing
Tues 16 June
ICAS Spelling
Education Week
Thurs 18 June
Fluoro Disco
Junior (Prep - 3) - 4:45 to 5:45pm
Senior (4 - 6)
- 6:00 to 7:30pm
Fri 26 June
Caravonica Sports Day
Mon 29 June to
Fri 10 July
School Holidays
Sat 11 July to
Mon 13 July
Homestay 2015
Tues 28 July
ICAS English
Tues 11 Aug
ICAS Mathematics
Sat 15th Aug
3pm
Caravonica Country Fair
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Each week students are presented with certificates
acknowledging their personal best achievement.
Today the following students were congratulated:
Nicol - PB
Rory - PC
Maddison - 1B
Summer - 1B
Max - 1C
Nazarena - 1D
Jackson - 1D
Piper - 21A
Riley - 2C
Louise - 32B
Ethan - 3A
Dominick - 3C
Max - 43D
Jerome - 4B
Jorja - 5C
Alex - 5C
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (Woodwind & Brass)
Award for outstanding practice in Woodwind and Brass for
week 3. Congratulations to:
Paige - 5C
Nevi - 65B
ATTENDANCE CUP
Full Attendance: For a child to have full attendance she/
he must be at school for a full day 9-3. This term I will
review the achievement by identifying the class with the
best full attendance across a week from Friday to
Thursday.
Best Full Class Attendance: Week ending Thursday 14th
May 2015. Best full class attendance 1D with 98.5% of
children here every day between 9-3. Congratulations and
well done to 1D!
PLASTIC BAGS NEEDED
Prep B is asking for the donation of used plastic shopping
bags for Under 8’s day on Wednesday. If you have any
unwanted plastic shopping bags at home, please drop off at
Prep or at the school office.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (Woodwind & Brass)
Mr Fox advises rehearsal change (for this week
only) will be Wednesday morning instead of Friday.
JANES JOTTINGS
Jane Brentnall - Guidance Officer
Teaching tolerance
Provide opportunities: Give them opportunities to play
and work with others of diverse backgrounds. Children
learn firsthand that everyone has something to contribute
and we really aren’t that different in our thinking and
living. Select books, toys, music, art, and videos carefully.
Keep in mind the powerful effect that the media and pop
culture have on shaping attitudes.
Build self-esteem: Help your children feel good about
themselves. Kids who feel badly about themselves often
treat others badly. Kids with strong self-esteem value and
respect themselves and are more likely to treat others with
respect, too. Help your child to feel
accepted, respected, and valued.
Pirate Day Friday
Pirate Day Friday is a national fundraising
day raising funds and awareness for
research into the cure and prevention of
Childhood Brain Tumours. The event takes
place annually on the second Friday in
June. On the day, primary schools from all
over the country host a Pirate themed free dress day. This
means the kids (and the teachers) get the chance to dress
up as pirates for the day in exchange for a gold coin
donation.
Fluoro Disco
The Caravonica Student Council will be holding a disco at
school in the second last week of this term. The disco will
have a fluoro theme and students are asked to come
dressed in their best fluoro outfits. Make sure you save the
date for this event. A note with more information and
payment options will be sent home soon.
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING
The purpose of PBL is to facilitate a school-wide process
that promotes behavioural, social and academic success for
all at Caravonica State School.
PBL focus for week 5 and 6: Keeping our School Beautiful
We all love to play and work in a clean environment.
Students at Caravonica can ensure this continues by:
•
Placing their rubbish into the provided rubbish bins
•
If they see other rubbish on the ground place it into
the bins
Double gotcha’s to those students who help keep our
environment clean!
URGENT - HOMESTAY - Families Needed
The Homestay group of students from the USA arrives on
Saturday afternoon 11th July and departs on Monday
morning 13th July. This is the last weekend of the school
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holidays. A dinner will be held at school for host families
and students when the group arrives on Saturday.
For further information or to register your interest please
collect an information booklet from the office, or contact
Naomi ASAP.
Information is also posted on the
noticeboard.
Phone: 0414 637 645
Email: naomihogan67@gmail.com
P&C POSITIONS VACANT
Trainee Prize Coordinator. No experience required, just a
smile. Enquiries to Sandy 0409 587 037
Fete Newsletter & Program Coordinator. A Graphic Artist
or someone with these skills to help product the newsletter
and program.
Stall Coordinators.
Parent volunteers required to
coordinate a stall for their child’s class. A list of stalls will
be posted outside classrooms this week.
Entertainment Coordinator Assistant also needed.
Contact Naomi on naomihogan67@gmail.com or
0414637645 for more information
CARAVONICA COUNTRY FAIR
This year our Country Fair will be held on Saturday 15th
August. It is time to start preparing - pot some cuttings,
donate good quality potting mix and empty plastic plant
pots for the plant stall; make craft items for the craft stall;
have a spring clean and donate clean, quality unwanted
items to the secondhand stall; donate prizes for the raffles,
lucky wheel, cent sale and auction,
If you would like to be included in Country Fair updates,
please leave your email address at the office or email
naomihogan67@gmail.com
CARAVONICA COUNTRY FAIR MEETING
Caravonica Country Fair meetings will be held every
Wednesday at 2pm in the Staffroom. Please join us and
share your ideas to make this years Country Fair one to
remember!
18 May 2015
VET VISIT TO YEAR 1
Today the vet came to school. She talked to
all the year ones about how to keep your pets
healthy. At the end we patted Bella the dog
and we all got a sticker.
Matilda 1C
COMMUNITY
Caravonica Hotshots Tennis
Tennis lessons on Monday and Friday mornings 8am-8.45am 8 week term $85.00. To enrol please contact Dana Vincent
0414856917 or email dana@fusiontenniscairns.com
After school tennis also available at Freshwater Tennis Club.
The Young Company
Theatre for children, young people and their families. TYC 169
Bunda Street, Cairns City. Phone 40414066 or visit
www.theyoungcompany.com.au
Well Women’s Clinics
(These clinics are available to Medicare eligible clients)
Service includes Pap Smears, Sexual Health Screening, Breast
Awareness, also info on Contraception, Continence,
Menopause, Lifestyle Issues, Bowel Health, Domestic
Violence, etc. All services are provided by a specially trained
Women’s Health Nurse.
Smithfield Comm Hlth - 29th May Ph: 4226 4800
Ph: 4226 4812
(JCU) - Mon 25th May
RSPCA EMU
RSPCA EMU are holding a community morning on Saturday
27th June on the Esplanade, behind the tennis court and near the
skate park if anyone wants to come along and see the EMU.
We are there from 9am to 12 noon.
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