3rd December, 2014 FORTHCOMING EVENTS th Tuesday 9 December R-5 End of Year Concert 7.00pm start R-5 Assembly in Amphitheatre 2.30pm start Whole School Presentation Night Thursday th 11 December Last Day of Term 4 2.15pm dismissal Thursday 4 December th Monday 8 December th R-5 End of Year Concert Thursday 4th December 7pm Start – Don’t forget to wear your Western Gear Deputy Principal’s Report 2015 NEW STAFF VISIT Reegan Mastralangelo, Skye Foster, James Taylor and Lachlan Norman st visited school on Monday 1 of December for orientation. Reegan, Skye and James will be teaching in the middle school and Luke in the junior school. It is important to have our new teachers on site so that they are able to spend time in classes, have access to current staff to ensure a seamless transition in 2015. FOR SALE Smoked Perch Fillets $30.00 kg & Smoked Barra $35.00kg (READY NOW PICK UP FROM OFFICETODAY) Available in approx. 100-150gm packs Contact Ceduna Area School on 86252030 to place an order today. Can also be purchased at Ceduna Meat Service. Reminder CAS is a ‘NUT AWARE’ site. We ask that no Nut Products be brought on site. We have students who are highly allergic to nuts and can suffer an anaphylactic reaction. Ceduna Area School End of Year School Magazine on Sale at the RR-5 Concert $20.00 20.00 New Ceduna Area School Staff James Taylor, Lachlan Norman, Skye Foster and Reegan Mastralangelo Congratulations to David King who has been appointed to our site as a permanent member of staff to fill a vacancy in Physical Education and English. Jim and the Leadership team are busy finalising staffing for the 2015 school year. JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL Unfortunately the forecast hot weather on Friday led to the cancellation of the Junior School Swimming Carnival. Our site has a hot/ wet weather sports policy that enables us to manage the risk associated with this in case of hot weather and it was decided that the risk to students and staff would be unacceptable. Due to the busy nature of the final two weeks of school another day cannot be found to conduct the swimming carnival this year. CONCERT NIGHT th Junior School annual concert will take place Thursday 4 of December at 7pm in the school gym. It would be great for the audience to be seated by 6.55pm for a prompt start. The Junior School have been busy refining their acts this term as part of the Arts Curriculum in preparation for Thursday’s performance. As they say in show business “break a leg” Junior School! Lindsay, Irene McWaters and Cheryl Coote who have all played a part in making transition run smoothly and successfully. PRESENTATION NIGHT The annual Ceduna Area School Presentation Night will th occur next Tuesday 9 December at 7pm in the Ceduna Town Hall. The Guest Speaker Daniel Flynn is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Thankyou Group, a business venture he founded at just 19 years of age. Profits from the sale of Thankyou products are used to provide clean drinking water, health and hygiene projects and short term food aid. In the last few years Daniel has donated in excess of $1,000,000 to charity. We look forward to hearing Daniel speak and acknowledging those students who have won awards for the 2014 school year. Regards Mark Prince 6-12 Deputy Principal Junior School’s Report Kindy Transition This week is the last week of Transition for students coming over from Ngura Yadurirn. The Transition programme has run since the beginning of Term 3 and has been very successful in providing new students and their families with plenty of time to acquaint themselves with the physical layout of the school and the learning and behaviour expectations for all students. Today Thursday 4 December, and Friday 5 December, a Parent Information Session will be held in Room 1 West Wing - 2:30-3:45pm. Parents will be given important information about the beginning of the 2015 school year. It will also be an opportunity for parents to ask questions or air concerns. Transition family surveys will be given out at the meetings, or posted home for those who cannot attend. We urge all families to complete and return the survey, as we value parent feedback on the programme. Many suggestions from past surveys have helped us improve the effectiveness of the transition from Kindy to School. Thank you to Kerasia Kouvaris, who organised the Transition programme, and to Natalie Shallow, Sarah New Receptions Receptions enjoy their first full day of transition Swimming Carnival Unfortunately the weather was not kind to us last week and the Swimming Carnival had to be cancelled due to a forecast of 38 degrees. Our hot weather policy states that all outdoor activity ceases when the temperature is 38 degrees. We will review the date for the Swimming Carnival and look at holding it earlier in Term 4 so that we have time to reschedule. End of Year Concert The Junior School End of Year Concert is Thursday 4th December, at 7pm in the Gym. This year’s theme is Country and Western and the audience are invited to come along in Country/Western outfits and join in the show. I’m sure many of you will know the popular songs being performed. Entry is by gold coin donation and the 2014 School Magazine will be on sale for $20. As this will be the Junior School’s final Newsletter article for 2014, I would like to take this opportunity to thank parents and care givers for their support throughout the year. Research says that the best student outcomes are realized when school and family work together. I wish to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of the Junior School staff. It has been a busy but fruitful year with Literacy and Numeracy data showing good growth for most students. It is exciting to see what can be achieved when there is a common purpose and willingness to put in the extra yards to achieve set goals. On behalf of all Junior School Staff, I wish you a happy and safe festive season and look forward to working with you again in 2015. Regards Cheryl Bawden Senior Leader R-5 2015 CLASS ALLOCATIONS Preparations for the 2015 school year are well underway. Students are currently being placed in classes, the criteria used for placement is: • Student learning needs • Student behaviour needs • Year level cohort dynamics • Teacher experience If you have information about your child that could help with class placement that addresses the above criteria please email the school with your information to the address below with the subject heading: class list junior school, class lists middle school or class lists senior school. [email protected] Presentation Night Expectations This is a formal evening where we celebrate the achievements of our students R-12 and farewell our Year 12 students. As such, we would like to ensure that the evening reflects the proud achievements of Ceduna Area School students and proceeds in a formal and orderly fashion. Can you please take note and adhere to the following requirements. We ask that: 1. All award winners (including all Year 12 graduating students) must wear school uniform. 2. All award winners and invited guests enter the hall by the Council Car Park entrance and need to be seated by 6.45pm. General audience members enter via Poynton Street doors. Reserved seating will be allocated for award winners and invited guests. Ushers will be available to direct people to their seats. 3. There will be NO FOOD or DRINK in the hall. 4. There will be no movement into or out of the hall once our program has started. 5. Award winners will need to have photos taken at the conclusion of the evening. They will need to assemble behind the stage area. 6. All children (other than award winners need to sit with their parents). The above will ensure a smooth and successful celebration and reflection of our student’s achievements. Please come along and enjoy this evening. We would also like to thank all sponsors and supporters of the R-12 Presentation Night: Caltex, Ceduna Area School Governing Council, Ceduna Area School Parent Club, Ceduna Home & Hardware, Ceduna Sports and Outdoor Centre, Ceduna Foodland, 4 EVA Fit Gym, Mr Peter Treloar, Rowan Ramsey, Phill Stevens and Associates, Ceduna Foreshore Community Hotel, MDK Taxation & Accounting Services , Travel and Cruise Ceduna, Ceduna Aboriginal Corporation, District Council of Ceduna, Ceduna Betta Home Living & Freemasons Foundation Thanks again for your ongoing support! A gold coin donation per family would be greatly appreciated Presentation Night Committee Guest Speaker - National Finalist Young Australian of the Year 2014 Daniel Flynn At the age of 19, Daniel Flynn discovered the alarming fact that while 900 million people around the world did not have access to safe drinking water, Australians spent $600 million on bottled water each year. As a result, Daniel founded Thankyou Water – a social enterprise that exists to empower Australians to fund safe water projects in developing nations through the sale of bottled water. Daniel harnessed the energy of a team of friends, who worked with him on the project while juggling university degrees and part-time jobs. Despite many setbacks, just five years later, Thankyou Water evolved into the Thankyou Group, expanding its product range to include food and body care products in order to fund food and hygiene projects. With its products now available in 4,000 outlets, including major supermarkets, to date Thankyou Group has contributed to more than 100 water projects across nine countries and has assisted over 60,000 people with safe water access. Daniel’s motto is "Impossibility is only someone’s opinion, not a fact”. SWAGS Do you have an old swag lying around that you no longer use? Would you consider donating it to the camping equipment at Ceduna Area School? We have several camps a year that use swags and often students are unable to source one from home. The School would be very appreciative of any donations. We already have 2 swags we use for this purpose but often have to source more. Thanks from Parents & Friends To all parents and caregivers, Can you please make sure all of your children’s Library books are returned asap before the end of the school year. We have a lot of over dues so ask that they check under the bed in their school bags on the book shelf too. If anyone knows the where abouts of these two DVD’s “Goosebumps” could you please let us know or return them asap. Materials & Services 2015 Please see below our Materials & Services charges for 2015. If you wish to discuss any aspect of the charges with Governing Council you may put your comments in writing or arrange to attend the Governing Council meeting scheduled for Monday th the 8 December. Please contact the school if you wish to comment. MENTORING PROGRAM Andrew Knudsen displays his Gingerbread House Kade Chandler & Trokus Iverson read the Daily Student Bulletin Jayden Waters happy with the end product of his Gingerbread House WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 26TH NOVEMBER Kadi Watson, Emily Seidl & Telene Ettridge speak about their History Lachy Koch, Ms Fox, Kobi Martin & Zoe Hayes Rowan Ludwig, Lachlan Beattie & Jacob MatthewsBennett Makayla Glover singing the National Anthem Brie Hoffrichter shows her Art Work Dale Shipard Tiana Thomas shows her Art Work Telene Ettridge & Kadi Watson WANTED Looking for old quilt covers and pieces of foam for the Special Class if anyone has any lying around that they no longer need. Please drop at the library or office. Thanks. Rhiannon Maguire\ Maguire\Special Class Teacher Adele Lynch & Jaxon Bennett FIRST AID TRAINING Darcie Warmington, Chloe Sleep & Layne Beaumont Does this Booster Seat belong to anyone? It’s come out of a School Bus. Community Notices Notices FOR COMMUNITY CAROLS ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 14TH Holiday Water Safety Swimming th th Program 15 -19 Dec 2014 Ceduna Area School BOOK NOW @ www.royallifesavingsa.com.au Or call 82104500 for more information Vac Swim For Fun, for Health, For Life! Visit: www.vacswimsa.com.au Enrol with Vacswim onsite or online Stay Updated: www.facebook.com/vacswimsa Contact Us: 08 82002528 PRACTICES ARE IN THE UNITING CHURCH EVERY MONDAY 6PM ALL AGES WELCOME Mudamuckla Christmas Carols Sunday December 7th 4:30pm Kids Club followed by a shared tea at 6:30pm and Carol service at 7:30pm All Welcome For more info call Bill Blumson 0428258046 AFSS Ceduna is seeking: Christmas Hamper Donations Ceduna Community Carols – Save the Date! Donation tub situated in Ceduna Foodland *Please donate nonnon-perishable items only Sunday December 14th Pre-show and children’s activities from 5:30pm, Santa arrives at 6:30, Carols begin 7:30pm We aim for a fun, family-friendly and festive night full of the Christmas carols that you know and love. Choir Rehearsals start Monday November 17th, 6pm, Uniting Church in Poynton Street All welcome to come along and join our community choir! We’re looking for new voices, so we urge anyone who enjoys singing to come along. Further information will be available on our Facebook page, or call Annette at District Council of Ceduna 8625 3407. Ceduna OSHC has vacancies for the Vacation Care period of December 12th12th- 24th 2014 and January 19th – 23rd 2015. Sessions offered are full days 8.30am-5.30 pm or half day sessions: 8.30am – 1pm or 1pm-5.30pm. Children are offered an educational program, consisting of art/craft, sports, cooking and relaxation activities. For bookings or more information please phone Possums Corner on 86252863. Thevenard Sports Club Christmas Tree Friday 12th of December $25 per child Starting at 6pm with Father Christmas arriving at 7pm Teas are available. Payment, Names and Ages of children to be given to Jo at the Club 86252356 by the 5th of December 2014 CHARRA CHRISTMAS TREE Friday 12th December at 6.30pm - Charra Hall Pooled Tea. Any parents interested in having their children on our Christmas Tree list, please contact Alex Sleep ASAP. $25.00 P\CHILD on 86250011 or 0428 250 029.
© Copyright 2024