Monday, February 10, 2014

Our weekly newsletter, Monday 10th February


“OUR BEST ALWAYS”

 

Dear parents

Bought Lunches    
These will resume this week on Thursday 13th February.  The menu choices are posted in the hall by the kitchen.   


Special Terrific Persons Awards
Congratulations to all the following children, who will receive their special certificates at this Friday morning’s assembly, starting at 9.10am, and run by our new House leaders: Linaya Rungan, Aria Takle-Lee, Gurprit Kaur, Helena Wright, Daniella Sansom, Ffion Morete, Roxie Lindgreen, Grace Dale, James Slough, Janice Lau, Samuel Duong, Iris Wu, Lisa Zhang, Brenton Liu, Allison Kenny, Bethany Stephens, Sean Jekel, Shay Dawson and Kylie Kelton

House Leaders
Sheppard:             Lucas Boniface, Beth Osborne         Deputies: James Slessor, Chelsea Prince

 

Blake:                    Bryan Mosheim, Isabella White       Deputies: Kylie Kelton, Peita Houkamau

 

Hillary:                 Jaden Carr, Brooke McGregor          Deputies: Nick Barker, Emily Speed

 

Batten:                  Charlotte Larmour, Clive Clark        Deputies: Iris Wu, Meilin He

 

School Uniform Shop
The uniform shop is open on Thursday mornings at 8.15am.  It is essential that all children wear our official summer school uniform please, including black, flat sandals.  Sneakers are not permitted.  Please name all clothing. 

 
Needed:  The Uniform Shop needs summer dresses in good to excellent condition.  Other uniform items also please.

 
A reminder that children are required to wear their sandals to and from school.

 
Safety in the Sun
During this term, all children must wear a school sunhat whenever they are outside.  Our official hats are sold by the uniform shop. 


School Donations
The BOT has held the school donations at $235 per child for the year.  There will be a discount of $15 if donations are paid by the end of term 1.  Eftpos and credit card facilities are available at the school office.  Different payment options by instalment are available-just contact Trish in the office. 


Resource Contribution
In addition to the school donation above, we request a resource contribution of $25 per pupil to cover the cost of printing and photocopying paper.  It would be appreciated if this could be paid as soon as possible. 


Activity Fee
The activity fee is a compulsory fee, and covers the cost of most school trips and performers (not camps).  The Board of Trustees has set this at $40 per child. 


Please note that we are no longer offering the option of trips and performers being paid for on a “pay as they arise” basis.  The reason for this is that it is very time consuming and difficult for teachers and office staff to keep track of the small amounts of money paid in ($2 here, $5 there) to cover costs of trips. Accordingly, the activity fee must be paid in full by the end of February please.  Thank you.

 

Meet the Teachers Evening

 Next Monday 17 February at 6pm, we are holding a Meet the Teachers Evening.  All parents are invited to attend.
The format will be:


6.00pm                                  Informal mix and mingle

6.15pm                                  Talk by Mr T

6.40pm (approx)                 Meet with teachers in classrooms

 This is an opportunity for you to find out more about the school, and to chat to your children’s teachers informally about class routines, expectations and so on.  Please note that it is not the purpose of this evening to discuss or report upon individual children.  Formal parent conferences will be held for this purpose later in the term, on Wednesday 19 March and Thursday 20 March. 


Values
The following children have been selected for exhibiting courtesy and good manners (our current “value”), and will be acknowledged at Friday’s assembly:

Brooke Fleming, Andrew Chen, Abdalla Garana, Kate McKeen, Alex Johnson, Isabelle Tuara, Anna Sidwell, Vanessa Clark, Asha Glynan, Chelsea Prince, Anget Garcha, Caitlyn Marston, Brooke Parlane, Henry Duckworth, Benjamin Ah Kiau, Joshua Borland and Haylee Morby


Have a great week everyone

 

Mr T


“A Say from Your PTA”


Fruju Friday is back!

Kids grab your $2 coins and join us for Fruju Friday on the courtyard starting this week 3pm.


Easter Eggs are coming!

Consider your Easter Egg shopping done.  Our next PTA fundraiser is Easter Eggs, so watch this space.

 
Want to see where our fundraising money goes?


1.  Pavement to native garden

If you hadn't noticed, the extension pavement to the native garden around by the long jump is complete.  Thanks to all who have contributed to fundraising to enable this to be finished.


2.  School Furniture

Some of the classroom furniture is looking a bit tatty so the PTA, together with the BOT and Min of Education, is arranging 'out with the old and in with some new'!

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