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 The Calarian magazine is a treasured 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, therefore to avoid disappointment, place your pre-order with the office now. Please clearly mark an envelope with CALARIAN PRE-ORDER NAME: ……………………………... CLASS: …………….. And enclose $25-00 for payment. 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.
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