Term 1 Week 10 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: [email protected] W:www.beachesorthodontics.com.au 4038 1036 No referral necessary Cairns Beaches Physiotherapy & Hydrotherapy 15 20 l pri Naomi Hogan A (BPhty (Hons), BHMS) th Physiotherapist cairnsbeachesphysiotherapy.com.au 20 ngInjuries; Hydrotherapy; Back & Neck Pain; Sports, Muscle & n Joint e i Exercise Prescription; Workplace Injury p Core Stability Training; O Rehabilitation; Postural Assessment & Retraining; DVA 0414 637 645 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Deputy Principal Joanne Ladner [email protected] Business Services Manager Raelene Bruce [email protected] 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 [email protected] NO SNAKE TOO BIG OR SMALL www.cairnssnakecatcher.com.au Tuckshop 4055 0106 P&C [email protected] School Watch 13 17 88 Phone: 07 4038 2633 School Vision: LEARNING TOGETHER: ENJOYING THE V.I.E.W.S. (Values, Individuality, Excellence, Worth, Sustainability Principal’s Pen As we complete term 1 @ Caravonica I would like to acknowledge the hard work and tremendous efforts of the team I work alongside, the great children I get to say good morning to every day, and the very supportive school community working with us as we strive to be the best we can be. Every day I am reminded of the commitment, the professionalism and the dedication of the staff here at Caravonica - and the way our students always come first. From the office staff to the teachers, the teacher aides, the groundsman and the cleaners – it’s all about our kids! I am equally thrilled at the hard work of our students and their absolute commitment to improve and always give their best. And last but not least the support the school receives from every family is also appreciated. As we head into the 2 week break it is timely to remind all families of the behavioural expectations of students at our school so these can be reinforced at home whilst we are all enjoying the break. Our school is committed to providing a high quality education to every child and our school behaviour code was established so that our students can learn in a caring and safe environment. Our code outlines the expectations of all students and is about high standards, order, self-discipline and calm. Our expectations are framed around 3 rules * be caring * be safe * be successful Whilst these expectations apply to all our students, we do acknowledge that some students will require extra support and management to help them to learn the skills necessary to participate successfully. However, having said that every teacher has the right to teach and every student has the right to learn and feel safe, and these rights are protected and valued at our school. Please take some time to review these behavioural expectations with your child/ren over the upcoming two week break. Thought of the Week Do enjoy your two weeks away from school. Be safe, and we look forward to catching up with everyone on Monday 20th April when school resumes for term 2, 2015. You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child. PS/ A huge goodbye to Briony who begins maternity leave at the end of this week. It has been great to have you as part of the team – enjoy the break and best wishes on the impending arrival of bubby#2. Dr Seuss Smithfield 30th March 2015 Enjoy your week, Michelle Page 2 30 March 2015 Term Calendar Last day of swimming Thursday April 2 9am - 1D; 9.30am - 2C; 10am - 1B; 10.30am - 21A; 11.40am - 4A; 12.10pm - 1C; 12.40pm - 4B Fri 3 April Good Friday Public Holiday Mon 6 April to Fri 17 April Easter School Holidays Mon 27th April 6.30 ICAS Tests Closing date for payment Fri 1 May Sat 11 July to Mon 13 July P & C Meeting Tues 19 May - Digital Technologies $8 Wed 3 June - Science - $8 15 to 19 June - Writing - $17 Tues 16 June - Spelling - $11 Tues 28 July - English - $8 Tues 11 Aug - Mathematics - $8 Homestay 2015 STUDENT OF THE WEEK Each week students are presented with certificates acknowledging their personal best achievement. Today the following students were congratulated: Noah - PA Kobi - PC Riley - 1B Makayla - 1C Tehya - 1C Xavier - 1C Harrison - 1D Maddison - 1D Jaleeya - 21A Landyn - 3A Halia - 3C Paige - 5C 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 26 March 2015. Best full class attendance 3C with 97.9% of children here every day between 9-3. Congratulations and well done to 3C! JANES JOTTINGS Jane Brentnall - Guidance Officer Parents have needs too • Let others support you when you’re down - it’s often said you need a community to raise a child, but it is also true that the community can help you in this sometimes difficult task. • Educate yourself on being a better parent - often our only model of parenting may have been what our parents did. It is worthwhile attending parent classes, seeking advice, talking to other parents to ensure you are well equipped for the challenges that children provide. Remember: We are all important. No one is more important than the next person. Just as children require their needs to be met so do parents. So, factor in time each day to meet your needs - Happy parents can only benefit the entire family. 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 CSS PBL focus for week 10 (T1) and 1 & 2 (T2): Playground Play: We all love to play and work in a caring and safe environment. Students at Caravonica can ensure this continues by: • Safe - Wear your hat, follow the games rules, use equipment in designed manner • Caring - Keep hands and feet to yourself • Successful - Play in your year level area GOTCHA AWARDS Gotcha Awards: Congratulations to Makayla - 1C, Sean - 2C and David - 1B. Total points for each house: Barrons - 160, Cascades 141 and Placids - 163. CARAVONICA RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM Caravonica have finished (after a false finish last week) their 2015 Development Cup campaign with another tight game against league leaders Redlynch. After a flying start that got the Cane Cutters to 10-0 up, Redlynch fought back strongly to win 26-20. Again, everyone tried their hardest for the entire game and nearly pulled off the upset. Joe was a monster again in defence and attack while Justin pulled off some bone crunching tackles against some hard running big forwards in the opposition. Drayden, Rithysen and Beau were again sneaky in attack each scoring a valuable try as did Justin with a barnstorming run. Jack and Dylan S were steady and patient on the wings with Jack doing a great job in several different positions throughout the game. Forwards Braith, Phoenix and Byron all worked tirelessly as did our hard running backs Brody, Dylan B, Josh and Kody who alternated between centre and second row according to what the team needed. New boys Kade and Santi tried hard – I wish we had had them for the whole season! If nothing else, hopefully all players had fun during the season and learnt about what playing a team sport is all about. Every player needs to understand that they have a special place in our team and a roll to play to make the team a successful unit. No single player’s job is more important or less important than anyone else’s. The mighty Cane Cutter players understood that and that’s why we had the most successful season in Caravonica’s Development Cup history. Congratulations boys! Until next season, Mr Lees HOMESTAY - Families Needed The aim of the Home Stay program is to give students a greater understanding of people throughout the world. The two (2) night stay provides them the opportunity to experience our culture and lifestyle on a personal level. It’s also a great fundraiser for the school and this benefits all the children. The 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 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: [email protected] 2015 P & C COMMITTEE VACANCIES At the AGM on Monday 16th March the following P & C Committee Positions were left vacant. Vice President POSITION VACANT Correspondence Secretary POSITION VACANT Fete Co-ordinator POSITION VACANT Page 3 If you would like to nominate yourself for one of these positions, please contact the school office on 4037 4333. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM Get your family active and eating well. Local families can now sign up the free healthy lifestyle program called PEACH™ - Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health. Registrations are now open for a group to commence in Cairns in term 2, 2015. The program is fun for kids and helps parents and carers make healthy eating and activity a part of every-day life. It is available to families with a child aged between 5-11 years who is above a healthy weight their age. It consists of 10 group sessions that run for 90 minutes each in Edge Hill Primary School. The first 9 sessions are held weekly within the school term. Ongoing individualised family support is offered through the second half of the program ending with one final group session. Some of the topics covered include nutrition skills, relationships with food and eating, changing family lifestyle behaviours and making healthy eating affordable. While the parent sessions are taking place, children enjoy active play with a trained child physical activity facilitator. The program is funded by the Queensland government and being delivered by the Queensland University of Technology. If you would like more information about the PEACH™ program or to register please contact free call 1800 263 519 or visit www.peachqld.com.au 30 March 2015 OBSTATHON 2015 Thanks go to everyone involved for making this year’s obstathon another resounding success. Participation levels seemed very high and lots of parents came along to cheer the runners on. Special thanks to Glen and Sue for assisting with the set up and pack away, to Naomi, Hope and Telly for ‘manning’ the hoses, and also to Cyclone Nathan who constantly threatened to crash the party but chose to go elsewhere. A large amount of the donations have already come in, which is great. Please have any outstanding money in by this Thursday, 2nd April at the latest so it can all be squared away before the holidays. It should be placed in an envelope on which is written the child’s name, class, how much money is inside and the word “Obstathon”. The envelope is to be taken directly to the office, NOT to the class teacher. Thanks again. 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 [email protected] After school tennis also available at Freshwater Tennis Club. The Young Company Spin along to TYC for our Awesome Autumn Drama School (5yrs13yrs) Holiday Programs. Get your training gear on for Program 1: Quidditch Cup: Let the Games Begin 7/4 – 10/4, 9am – 3pm, Cairns City) with special guest costume artist Hayley Gillespie. Search through the live source code with Program 2: Minecraft: Return of Herobrine (13/4 – 16/4, 9am – 3pm, Cairns City). Explore acting, costumes, lighting, sound and multimedia elements, finishing with a creative performance on the final afternoon. Learn the essentials of stage performance through improvisation, role-play and characterization activities and then perform in front of a live audience with costumes, sets, props, sound effects, live projections and theatrical lighting!! For more information phone 40414066, email [email protected] or visit our website www.theyoungcompany.com.au. Cairns Junior Choral Society For children who love to sing - ages 8 to 18. The choir meets every Tuesday evening from 5.30pm in their hall on Grove St. Reasonable fees and family discounts apply. Call Mrs Toni Dunstan for more info 0437942019 Surf Life Saving Queensland Primary Schools (ages 5 to 11) - Surf Life Saving Queensland is again running its popular community program called Little Lifesavers with the support of the Cairns Regional Council at the Esplanade Lagoon. There is a holiday program commencing 13th April as well as a Saturday program commencing 18th April and we look forward to seeing participants from our local schools. Care Chiropractic Qld What do you know about Scoliosis and Back Pack Safety? Is your child at risk? Back to school spinal check. Our qualified chiropractors will be available for a complimentary check of your child’s spine and backpack as a public service on Saturday 25th April, 2nd May and 9th May. Contact 40512998 for more info. Support the Advertisers who appear on the back page of the Newsletter as they have supported us
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