Important
To assist with organisation, catering and bookings,
please make sure that your completed
Costing, Medical, Early Childhood Supervision,
Home Tutor Return and other Camp forms
are returned to the school no later than
Friday, 08 May 2015.
You can either post forms or fax to 4080 9100 attn. Lynn
or email to [email protected] If posting your forms back,
please email Lynn with details that the forms are on their
way and what camps/sessions you will be attending.
Late forms will not be accepted.
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Cairns School of Distance Education
ANNUAL
SCHOOL
CAMP
Monday, 25th May Friday, 29th May 2015
Home Tutor
In-service
Cairns SDE
Hoare St, Manunda
eKindy – Year 3
Cairns SDE
Hoare St, Manunda
Years 4 - 6
Daradgee Environmental
Centre, Daradgee
(North of Innisfail)
The Annual Camp is a major component of the school’s field program,
and is therefore also an important element of the curriculum for
students of our school.
The camp affords opportunities for learning in situations many of our
students experience rarely at home, in groups, teams, or with school
peers.
Please remember that we expect students to attend for the full period of
their camp. If this is not possible, for some exceptional reason, you will
need to negotiate this with the Camp Co-ordinator.
Holloways Beach
Environmental Centre,
Holloways Beach
We also offer a 3 day program Monday to Wednesday for our Home
Tutors. It is strongly recommended that you attend the Home Tutor
sessions. An effective three-way partnership between students, home
tutors and teachers is seen as vital to the educational success of the
school.
Years 10-12
I’m looking forward to seeing you there.
Years 7 - 9
Tinaroo Environmental
Education Centre
Atherton Tablelands
Annual Sports Day
Thurs, 28th May 2015
Johnson Park
Campbell Street
Gordonvale.
Cultural Day
Fri, 29th May 2015
eKindy – Year 12
Cairns SDE
Hoare St, Manunda
Andrew Oliver
Principal
Cairns School of Distance Education
ANNUAL
SCHOOL
CAMP
Monday, 25th May Friday, 29th May 2015
Hi Everyone
Planning is well underway for the 2015 Annual Camp & Sports Day to be held from 25th
May to 29th May 2015. For families new to our school, five camps run concurrently at
different venues to cater for our students, parents and home tutors. These are as follows:
eKindy - Year 3 students live in with their parents or home tutors at the family’s preferred
accommodation and attend sessions from Monday to Wednesday based at the school
between 8.45am and 3.00pm. NOTE: eKindy students will finish at 12 noon. They will take
part in activities off-campus as well as those based at school. The cost of the camp is
$35.00 for eKindy to Year 3 students. For more information please contact the Camp Coordinator, Fiona MacGillivray, ph 4080 9102 or email [email protected]
Years 4, 5 and 6 students will attend camp at Daradgee Environmental Centre (North of
Innisfail), from Monday to Wednesday. The camp will commence on Monday, 25th May at
8.30am when a bus will pick up the students near the entrance of the Flexible Learning
Centre, Clarke Street and deliver them to the Daradgee Environmental Education Centre.
The camp will end on Wednesday, 27th May at 5.00pm. Please note at the end of the
camp students must be picked up from the undercover area adjacent to L Block,
Clarke Street entrance. The cost of the camp will be $160.00. For more information please
contact the Camp Co-ordinator, Lesley Brook, ph 4080 9154 or email [email protected].
Years 7, 8 and 9 students attend their camp at the Holloways Beach Environmental Centre
at the northern end of Holloways Beach. The camp will commence on Monday, 25th May at
8.30am when a bus will pick up the students near the entrance of the Flexible Learning
Centre, Clarke Street and deliver them to the Holloways Beach Environmental Education
Centre. The camp will end on Wednesday, 27th May at 5.00pm. Please note at the end
of the students must be picked up from the undercover area adjacent to L Block,
Clarke Street entrance. The cost of the camp will be $140.00. For more information
please contact the Camp Co-ordinator, Helen McLaren, ph 4080 9178, email
[email protected] .
Years 10, 11 and 12 students will be attending camp at Tinaroo Environmental Education
Centre. The camp will commence on Monday, 25th May at 8.30am where students will be
briefed in the L Block undercover area at CSDE. From here they will board a bus at 9.30am
to make a 10.30am arrival at Tinaroo. Students will arrive back at Cairns SDE on
Wednesday, 27th May at approximately 5.30pm and must be collected at this time. The
cost of the camp will be $120.00. For more information please contact the Camp Coordinator, Jeremy Flynn, ph 4080 9164, email [email protected] .
Annual Sports Day
Due to a timetable clash at Johnson Park, Gordonvale, the 2015
Annual Sports Day will be held at this venue on Thursday, 28th May
2015 commencing 8.30am. Parents are encouraged to attend with
their students and take them home/accommodation after the event
finishes at approximately 1.30pm. Supervision will not be available
after the sports have finished.
Cultural and Wellbeing Day
On Friday, 29th May 2015 commencing at 8.45am all students from eKindy to Year 12 will
be involved in a Cultural & Wellbeing Day. Students will be engaged in a rotation of
activities throughout the day, the highlight of which will be a Chinese Lion performance.
Parents are invited to attend. Students will participate in storytelling and silhouette artistry
and puppetry activities throughout the day. Students need to dress appropriately for school.
CSDE will be providing a Multicultural Morning Tea and Lunch for eKindy-12 students and
home tutors. Please contact Jody Johnstone on 4080 9108 or email [email protected]
The Home Tutor In-service Program will be organised from Monday, 25th May to
Wednesday, 27th May inclusive at the L Block Conference Room. We urge all home tutors
to participate in this worthwhile program. A timetable of workshops will be available for your
perusal. Please phone Camilla Darling on 4080 9208 for more details.
Morning tea and lunches will be provided to home tutors at a cost of $16.00 per day for
Tuesday and Wednesday (on Monday morning tea and lunch will be provided free of charge,
courtesy of the CSDE P&C, prior to the annual P&C Face to Face Meeting which will follow –
everyone is encouraged to attend).
For those home tutors attending the Home Tutor In-service Program, an Early Childhood
Program has been organised for children from 15 months to 5 years of age, ie preeKindy/Prep. Supervision will be available from 8.30am – 12.30pm on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday 25th May - 27th May. Please note, this service is only provided for home
tutors in attendance at the in-service and preference will be given to Geographically Isolated
families. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 20, so please email your forms into
Camilla early [email protected].
Accommodation:
If you wish to receive information on accommodation in and around the Cairns area, please
contact Camilla Darling on 4080 9208, and she can arrange to email a list out to you.
Also, we would encourage home tutors to contact their P&C District Representative for
assistance in regard to sharing accommodation. Details are as follows:
Kachena Cullen
Fiona Mitchell-Croft
Juanita Saal
Karen Muccignat
tba (contact Camilla)
Melissa Cowe
Cairns Cluster
Cooktown Cluster
Savannah Cluster
Mareeba Cluster
Peninsula Cluster
Tablelands Cluster
4053 6377
4060 8298
4745 3466
4093 1214
4080 9208
4097 9184
Travel Costs
Travel will be at your own expense. Please contact your P&C District Representative to see
if there are others willing to share a ride or a room.
Camp Fees
Camp fees may be paid by cheque, money order, credit card or direct deposit (BSB 064-804,
A/c 00093597 – please state “full name / camp fees” in the description). Where families are
likely to experience difficulties, please contact Fiona Candlish on 4080 9203 so that a
payment plan can be arranged.
NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET CAMP FORMS AND FEES IN BY NO LATER THAN
8TH MAY 2015, AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED. LATE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Bike Ride
An opportunity to make a voluntary contribution has been added to this
year’s camp fees. The annual Cairns to Karumba Bike Ride has
supported our school strongly over many years. This year is the 18th
Coast to Coast ride and we encourage your involvement in any way
possible. Also, this year your P&C has set up an Everyday Hero
fundraising page where you can deposit monies directly, and direct
family, friends and countrymen to as well. Please support their cause.
See: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/friends_of_bush_kids
Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students
The Responsible Behaviour Plan for students refers to expectations of student behaviour
during the week’s activities. In the Parent Permission Forms there is a clause regarding
expectations of student behaviour during the week’s activities. Please refer to this document
and ensure your child/ren are aware of these expectations. A copy of this plan can be found
alongside the camp information contained in the Weekly Mailbag on the school’s website.
Student Health
Please be conscious of your child’s health as you prepare them for the camp week. If they
have any current injury which might be an impediment to their enjoyment and participation
(eg a broken arm), then you should discuss this with the camp co-ordinator.
If your child is carrying a contagious condition (eg school sores or
head lice), or if you suspect that they may become contagious
during the camp period as a result of a prior contact, then you’ll
need to discuss that with the camp co-ordinator. Given that your
child will be in the company of up to one hundred others who will
have come from largely isolated environments, the likelihood is
that, if they are carrying a contagious condition, then they will not
be approved to attend.
24 Hour Medical Care
In the event of an emergency, please contact The 24 Hour Medical Centre, Cnr Florence and
Grafton Streets, Cairns, ph 4052 1119 or Central Plaza Doctors, 60 McLeod Street (opposite
Cairns Central Shopping Centre) ph 4046 8600. Both are 24 hour clinics. Other doctors are
listed in the Yellow Pages under Doctors.
Dental Checks
If you wish your child to receive dental treatment during camp week, please ring Cairns West
School Dental Clinic on 4053 4820 to arrange an appointment. Alternatively ring James
Cook University’s School of Dentistry Clinic on 1290 050 765 (health care cardholders and
children are free). They offer appointments with a pediatric / special needs dentist, as well as
general clean and checkups.
Class Photos
Class group photographs will be taken at Camp this year. The cost of the photo will be $10
and you will receive a laminated 10’ x 8’ class group with names. It is expected your child will
take their school uniform to camp for the photo. (School Uniform T-shirts can be purchased
from the office at a cost of $16.00 for sizes 4-16 and $20.00 for sizes 18-20.)
Photo Order Forms will be sent out with your camp documents. If you wish to purchase a
class group photograph, a keepsake for both students and home tutors of your time with
Cairns School of Distance Education, you will need to complete the order form and return
with payment.
Movie Night
The Royal Flying Doctor Service in consultation with Event Cinemas on Grafton Street,
Cairns, are delighted to be able to fund “CSDE at the Flicks” on Thursday, 28th May from
6.30pm. They have kindly organised exclusive hire of the cinema for 200 people including
candy bar snacks for everyone to see the film Home. Taeha Condon from RFDS will make
herself available to attend the event and will introduce the evening with a quick little speech
to the families about the importance of taking time out and connecting with each other.
Home PG (Animated, Adventure, comedy)
When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself
on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous
girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures
with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all
part of being human. And while he changes her planet and she changes his world,
they discover the true meaning of the word HOME.
If you require further information please call
the appropriate member of staff.
Fiona MacGillivray
Lesley Brook
Helen McLaren
Jeremy Flynn
Camilla Darling
Chris Rigden
eKindy – Year 3
Years 4 - 6
Years 7 - 9
Years 10 - 12
Home Tutor In-service
Deputy Principal
Ph: 4080 9102
Ph: 4080 9154
Ph: 4080 9178
Ph: 4080 9164
Ph: 4080 9208
Ph: 4080 9193
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the 2015
eKindy - Year 12 Camps and Home Tutors In-service programs.