CANTEEN ROSTER:
Week 4, Tuesday, 28.10.2014
Breakfast: Tennille Smith
Recess/Lunch: Tricia Sonter
Week 4, Wednesday, 29.10.2014
Breakfast: Sarah Forde
Recess/Lunch: Lea-ander Hall
Week 4, Thursday, 30.10.2014
Breakfast: Tennille Smith
Recess/Lunch: Lea-ander Hall
Week 4, Friday, 31.10.2014
Breakfast: Barb Olde, Christie Westcott,
Dres Broughton
Recess/Lunch: Justine Crossie, Aimee
Conner
Week 5, Monday, 03.11.2014
Breakfast: Barb Last
Recess/Lunch: Jodie Buttle
PRE– ORDER 2014 CALARIAN
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collection of what has happened at Calare
School throughout the year. It is a
fantastic keep-sake for your child.
There will be a limited number printed,
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Our Calare school
community recently
won the 2014 Billy
Blood challenge.
The generosity of
our school
community has
helped save the
lives of 186 people.
Thank you to those
people who rolled
up their sleeves and
gave blood!
Crest
here
please
CALARE PUBLIC SCHOOL
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
WEEK 4 Monday 27th October, 2014
GRANDPARENTS DAY
Calare Public held its annual
Grandparents Day last Friday to the
delight of both students and grandparents.
It was a most successful day.
Thank you to all the grandparents who
brought wisdom, experience, stories,
artefacts, and above all – love to our
school. We really enjoyed having you join
us on the day.
HORIZON 4
VIEW
Term 4, Week 4, PAUSE WEEK
Term 4, Week 4, Friday, 31.10.2014
* Kindergarten 2015 Orientation
Term 4, Week 4, Friday, 31.10.2014
* Kindergarten 2015 Orientation
* Kindergarten Assembly 12:45pm - KW
* Stage 2 Assembly 9:30am —3C
* Stage 3 Assembly 11:50am
Term 4, Week 5, Tuesday, 04.11.2014
* Year 6 Orientation CRTHS
Term 4, Week 5, Friday, 07.11.2014
* Kindergarten 2015 Orientation
Term 4, Week 6, Monday, 10.11.2014
* Stage 1 Assembly
Term 4, Week 6, Wednesday, 12.11.2014
* OHS Parent Information Evening
Term 4, Week 6, Friday, 14.11.2014
* Kindergarten 2015 Orientation
Term 4, Week 6, Friday, 14.11.2014
* Kindergarten 2015 Orientation
* Kindergarten Assembly 12:45pm - KP
* Stage 2 Assembly 9:30am — 3GS
* Stage 3 Assembly 11:50am
Thank you Mrs Broadley and teachers for
all your preparation and organisation of
this significant event.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
This week is Pause Week, where the
school makes the conscious effort to
Welcome to Week 4. I have just
slow
down and ‘smell the roses’ of good
spent the last four days in Sydney at the
classroom teaching. We owe it to the
Annual Australian Primary Principals’
Conference, being inspired by presenters children to get the balance right in an
such as Anna Bligh, Geoffrey Robertson, ever-busy world which offers endless
choice. Regular homework will not be
and Darryl Lovegrove.
given this week.
A common theme running right across
the conference was, that while technology Can I take this opportunity to thank Lisa
Broadley and the staff for what was
was driving technological change, and
while we had to move with the minds of a another successful Grandparents Day.
Days like this have a two-way effect different generation, we, the educators
positively enhancing both the lives of
needed to invest in emotional
elderly people and young children. One
relationships, balance the passion of
of my passions is for children to respect
teaching with the rigour of assessment,
and seize the teachable moments that pop their elders. A Year 6 class, this Friday, is
visiting Calare Nursing Home as part of
up. Passion drives good educators and
engages students in authentic learning. It the school’s strategic direction to
doesn't matter how good the program is: strengthen community partnerships. It is
if it is not delivered with passion, then it important for children to value the
knowledge and wisdom that elderly
will have little or no effect.
people have to share.
Please ensure your children are collecting
their WOW awards. In three weeks time I
will be asking students who have a collection (from 2014 only), to register the
number they have collected directly to
me. I will, from this register, ascertain the
WOW award students for 2014, who will
be given a special award during our
Presentation Day ceremony in Week 10.
STEPHANIE ALEXANDER
KITCHEN/GARDEN
REPORT
It was a big week in the Kitchen
Garden Program last week. Thank you to
Rhonda Doyle and 'Orange Slow Food' for
your generous donation of $500 toward
our program.
Our grandparents supported a raffle of
Remember to pre-order the 2014
produce from the kitchen and garden and
Calarian NOW. It costs $25. An order slip $189 was raised. Congratulations to Bev
is included with this newsletter. It will be Fisher (one of our garden volunteers) who
ready for distribution in Week 10.
won the raffle. Thank you to the new
grandparents who have now put their
We begin the long task of staffing our
names down on the roster. We had a
school for 2015 this week. Students will
tremendous response.
not be informed of their teacher for 2015.
Parents have no influence in regard to
On Saturday, Orange Best Buy Pharmacy
which teacher has their child. However, if held a BBQ and produce stall for us and
parents have other issues with their child’s another $300 was raised. Many thanks to
placement, they need to register their con- the parents and teachers who turned out to
cern with the present classroom teacher or help. That's $1000 raised last week - what
the principal. As I have said on numerous a fantastic school and local community we
occasions, the staff gather their collective have!!
wisdom to place children in a deliberate
and informed process based on both edu- This week we have a delicious menu
cational and social rationale.
planned: Spring Frittata, Braised Broad
Beans in their Pods, Crispy Carrots,
Mrs April White (currently a casual
Silverbeet in Olive Oil with Chickpeas and
teacher at Glenroi Heights Public School) Currants and Chopped Salad. We are uswill be joining us in 2015 as a newly aping heaps of produce from our garden this
pointed permanent teacher. We welcome week. Thank you to the many parents
April into our school.
who give their time and energy to keep our
program going: Beth Battiato who washes
Have a terrific week 4
everyday, Lee Otukolo and Katie Dunbar
(without homework).
who set up the kitchen Thurs + Fri
Regards, Mr Chris Cundy
mornings and Sally Walker who provides
extra produce for the program and for
market stalls. Our program relies on the
generosity of our school community and
we are very appreciative of our wonderful
parents and all of our volunteers.
Calare had the pleasure of the company of many grandparents last Friday.
Grandparents have so much to offer Calare Public and we are grateful they took the time
to visit our school.
P&C NEWS
GOLD COAST RAFFLE:
What a great response to our raffle so far!
Thank you to everyone who has already
returned their sold books. Extra tickets are
available from the office and books/
money are to be returned to the office.
Remember, when you sell a complete
book of tickets, go online to
www.fundraisingpromo.com.au for a
chance to win a 7 night Gold Coast
holiday for simply selling your tickets!
Importantly, if you are unable to sell your
tickets, please return to the office.
CLOTHING POOL:
Clothing Pool Open 31/10 2.45-3.15pm
Rostered on - Sandra Warren & Michelle
Carsley
ASHCROFTS IGA-PROUD SPONSORS Of
STEPHANIE ALEXANDER
Year 1 have been studying sound.
These instruments are the precursor to
mobile phones.