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31/10/2019 Bat Night

01/11/2019 Year 6 Surf Skills

08/11/2019 Year 6 Surf Skills

27– 29/11/2019 Year 5 Camp

5/12/2019 Year 6 Graduation Dinner

12/12/2019 Year 6 Presentation @ 1:30 pm

Welcome back to week four of term four. It is hard to believe that after this week there is only six weeks of the year to go. That means dare I say it, Christmas is coming very soon. While Mr Logan is away for three weeks I will be acting principal and you are most welcome to contact me if there are any concerns you have. There are lots of events coming up this term and I hope you can participate in all that relate to you and your children.

YEAR SIX DINNER Even though it is six weeks away, planning for the year six dinner is well underway with everything is well in hand at our end. What mums and dads need to ensure is that tickets are purchased and outfits chosen so that there is no mad rush in week nine. An email was sent home last week asking parents if they would like to be involved in the decorating of the venue at the Powerboat club and I would like to encourage you to do so as opportunities to celebrate this milestone only happens once.

PRESENTATION CEREMONY In the last week of term on the Thursday we will be conducting the year six presentation ceremony and all family members are invited to attend. There will be academic, sporting and effort awards to name a few. Each category will have finalists and all students will receive their completion certificate. The ceremony will finish with the traditional PowerPoint of the history of the year six cohort's primary years. Please send in photos from your child's early and current year at school so that we can ensure every student is represented.

PREP TRANSITION AND ORIENTATION FOR ENROLMENTS 2020 Our Prep transition days are up and running. In term 4, we offer 3 transition days and 1 orientation morning for

children enrolling for Prep 2020.

TRANSITION DAYS - OPTIONAL Transition days are 45 minute sessions in prep classrooms alongside current prep students and teachers. The aim is for children to experience the classroom environment and start to familiarise themselves with the school. These are OPTIONAL sessions. We must have completed enrolment paperwork for your child to attend.

Caloundra State School

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Delivering Educational Excellence

Calendar of Events

Message from the Deputy Principals:

Brendan Bopf & Catherine Crawford

VISUAL ARTS OVERALL WINNERS Congratulations to Vienna (Prep) and Jack (Year 4) for being selected as our overall P-2 and 3-6 Visual Arts Excellence

winners! Copies of their amazing works of art will be displayed in our office for years to come and their originals will

be proudly hung in the Melbourne Helping Hands Head Office, wow!

Thank you again to Helping Hands for their generous sponsorship this year.

What a busy start to term four. It is hard to believe we are in week four and final week of swimming, we have been

lucky with the weather. Please check lost property for any lost swimming apparel, this is located near the library.

STAFFING & CLASSES 2020: Administration will be sending home a note on Friday, 31 October 2019 requesting notification if your child/children

will be leaving the school in 2020.

Please only return the note if your child is in Year Six and going to High school or if you are leaving and moving.

This must be returned by Tuesday, 12 November 2019.

PAYMENT WINDOW IS OPENED FROM 8:00 – 10:00 AM DAILY.

NO RECEIPTING WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THESE TIMES.

WE ARE GOING CASHLESS IN 2020 FOR ALL STUDENT PAYMENTS. Are your email details correct? Have you signed up for QParents?

Be ready to go cashless for 2020!

Payment Options:

BPoint: Details are printed on your invoices and statements – click on the hyperlink.

By Centrepay: Accounts may be paid through a Centrelink deduction. Please request a Centrepay form from the

accounts office and return for processing.

By Phone: The school can no longer take payments over the phone, please call 1300 631073 BPoint – IVR (Interactive

Voice Response).

In Person: Payments can be made at the school office Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 10:00 am.

Message from the Head of Curriculum: Joanne Jury

Message from the Office: Kylie Bland, Margie Braund,

Robyn Rawson & Sue Martin

BPoint – Paying your invoices has never been easier and BPoint is

our preferred method of payment. Simply “hover over” the

hyperlink http://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete and this will

take you straight to the payment option.

Caloundra State School P&C Fundraiser

Get Fit and Healthy for only $20

Caloundra F45 Gym has combined with Caloundra State School P&C to help raise money for the school. The money

raised will go towards a new data projector and sound system for the hall. To be a part of this great initiative

please read the attached flyer and follow the prompts. It only costs $20 for 12 sessions at the gym and all of the

$20 goes straight to the school. Once you have purchased a voucher you can contact the gym and organise a start

date. If every family in the school bought one voucher, the P&C could easily raise $6000. In addition, everyone

who buys a voucher goes into a draw where they could also win a 3-month membership to F45.

PA Wk 2 – Willow B -For being a SUPER fish blowing her bubbles at swimming!

Wk 3 - Mollie M - For always participating in class discussions and being a focused learner. Well done Mollie!

PB Wk 2 – Cooper L - For making fantastic progress in his reading. Keep it up! Wk 3 - Freddie H - For having a sensational start to his new school. Welcome to Prep B.

PC Wk 2 – Alice Y - For settling in well to our class and trying her best in all activities. Wk 3 - Connor D - For using his phonological knowledge to begin reading and writing CVC words.

1A Wk 2 – Kaliyah B - For welcoming Mrs Wilkes and showing her how to use all four school values. Wk 3 - Shuarn P - For making a great start at Caloundra SS and into 1A.

1B Wk 2 – Mason C - For being a fabulous kids that gives everything a go! Wk 3 - Wally C – For always has valuable contributions to discussions. Wally always has a go!

1C Wk 2 – Hunter C- For listening well and following directions Wk 3 - Tina S- For settling in so well to 1C. Tina is always a focused learner and responsible class member.

1/2D Wk 2 – Will B - For being helpful and considerate in all situations. Wk 3 - Evie W - For her persistence, resilience and effort during swimming lessons.

2A Wk 2 – Samara C - For her creative narrative event writing. Wk 3 - Udayjot D - For having always being organised and ready to learn.

2B Wk 2 – Lucas W - For confidently attending swimming. Wk 3 - Levi M - For his awesome effort at swimming.

2C Wk 2 – Daisy D - For being responsible, ready and prepared for swimming lessons. Wk 3 - Sienna R - For being a kind a caring friend to others and being a great helper in the classroom.

3A Wk 2 – Alec - For making an excellent start at his new school. Wk 3 – Holley - For her great effort and behaviour during all this week’s busy activities.

3B Wk 2 – Tenzin C - For his amazing working with his awesome alliteration sentences. Wk 3 - Josephine N -For being an active learner who always approaches her work with a smile and puts in 110% effort.

3C Wk 2 – William G – For working hard in Maths and completing his Maths Puzzles with a smile. Wk 3 - Felix K - For always giving his best effort on all learning tasks.

3/4D Wk 2 – Cooper L – For being a positive attitude in all learning areas, excellent effort. Wk 3 - Lani F – For being a respectful and responsible class member.

4A Wk 2 – Ryder P & River J- For constructing a thoughtful information text on Rowan of Rin. Wk 3 - Serena S - For applying fractions and decimal understanding to solve problems Cooper H – For making connections between fractions and decimals

4B Wk 2 – Kyle C - For designing and producing a super durable and stylish pair of shoes. Wk 3 - Zac P - For always willing to contribute to class discussions.

4C Wk 2 – Geneva - For being actively involved in all our learning experiences. Geneva always presents neat and colourful work. Wk 3 - Delaney - For your great work in Maths and interesting contributions to our class discussions.

5A Wk 2 – Ty M- For always following the school's core values. - Jacob M- For improvements with his classwork. Wk 3 - Owen H- For great work at swimming. -Ryder C- For his enthusiasm in health lessons.

5B Wk 2 – Sasha M - For being a role model and demonstrating safe behaviour during swimming. Wk 3 - Nesta S - For thorough research when making his time capsule.

6A Wk 2 – Seren S - For an excellent effort when documenting the design process. Wk 3 - Nesta S - For thorough research when making his time capsule.

6B Wk 2 – Noah L -for being a more focussed and respectful learner. Keep up your efforts to ensure you have a positive and productive term 4. Wk 3 - Kaeli M - For showing enthusiasm in class. Welcome to CSS, we are so glad you joined 6B!

6C Wk 2 – Imogen S - For having a positive personality and high work ethic. Wk 3 - Jaer H - For having the perfect balance between fun and hard work in the classroom.

Senior Instrumental

Alana Murphy

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Queen Street Community Kindergarten

Get involved in recycling to raise valuable funds and support the school environment. A terrific recycling container is now on school grounds, check it out if you haven’t yet seen it. The P&C endorses the container return scheme which will see less waste and encourage better environmental practices that make a measurable difference. Check out the details on the container to learn more. The P&C has received $1000 for agreeing to this partnership and each year if school families participate there could be a similar amount go back to the P&C from the return scheme, which will all go towards important school resources for the children.

HALLOWEEN DISCO Thanks to everyone for their attendance at the Disco last week and to all who made the event possible. It was a fun night and raised valuable funds for the P&C.

BAT NIGHT All the fun of Halloween continues this week Sunshine Coast Council staging of the Australasian Bat Night - Creatures of

the Night on the school bottom oval on Thursday 31st October from 3.30 pm - 8.30 pm. The P&C will be having a stall at the Bat Night event selling lollies and Halloween toys/glow items alongside Chappy's BBQ. Volunteers are needed to help set up, sell products and tidy up. We need help between 3 and 8, so if you can spare an hour or so, please email pandccaloundrass@gmail.com

DATE CLAIMERS Date Claimer – Christmas Carols Tuesday, 3 December 2019, 5.50 pm to 7.30 pm. Our Christmas Carols event is coming, stay tuned for more information to be sent home. The P&C will be seeking donations for Raffle Hampers, Soft Drinks and Baking items. Volunteers will also be needed for set up/pack up and to be on the various stalls on the night. Volunteers can sign via Sign up Genius on Facebook. Thanks for your support to our school.

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