3rd December, 2014
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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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
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11 December
Last Day of Term 4
2.15pm dismissal
Thursday 4
December
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Monday 8 December
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Program 15 -19 Dec 2014
Ceduna Area School
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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
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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.