cockatoo primary school newsletter

Cockatoo Primary School No 3535. Website – www.cockatoops.vic.edu.au

COCKATOO PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

A Great Place To Be!A Great Place To Be!A Great Place To Be!A Great Place To Be! December NO. 33 Friday December 15th 2017

Monday 18th Parent Helpers Morning Tea

Tuesday 19th Transition Day

Buddy Lunch

Wednesday 20th Grade 6 Graduation

Last Day for any payments at office.

Thursday 21st Grade 6 Rush Excursion

Friday 22nd Last Day Term 4 – 1:30pm dismissal!

January

Wednesday 24th Office open for payments 10:00am-3:00pm

Monday 29th Office open for payments 10:00am-3:00pm

Tuesday 30th School commences 9:00am


Principal’s Report

Staffing News

It is with great delight that I announce to the school community that Jutta Burgstahler will be on staff at Cockatoo Primary School next year. I

have had numerous discussions with departmental staff about retaining Jutta as a member of staff and, at the final hour, the decision to move

Jutta was reversed. We are very lucky to have such an experienced teacher as Jutta on staff. She will continue to share her wisdom and offer a

very calm environment to maximise the learning of the students under her care.

Last Tuesday Sarah Abraham, Shane Pearton, Meredith Smith and I interviewed teachers who applied for a position at our school. We are very

pleased to announce that Alice Miliani will be teaching grade ½ during 2018. The panel was very impressed with her and we are very confident

that Alice will be an outstanding addition to our staff.

Carols Night

Wasn’t this the BEST night ever!!! The children smashed out their performances, sang their hearts out, and danced until they almost dropped!

The sunshine was unrelenting and consequently the evening was very warm, however, the spirit of Christmas prevailed and we all coped with

the heat!

The PFA did an outstanding job preparing and serving the food for the evening – thank you so very much!

A further thank you to everybody – parents, family members, teachers and our amazing students for making the night such a success.


We would like to wish the following

students a very Happy Birthday

Jackson West

Kahlani Hutchinson

Christian Forrest

Caitlyn Sampson

Jorja Megarrell

Sebastian Ray

As the year is drawing to a close, Judy will be running perishable items down. If your child/children have ordered anything that Judy runs out of, students will be offered an alternative.

OUT OF STOCK: Slushies, Chicken, Plain chips, Hot chicken rolls, Pineapple,Jelly,Honeyjoys,Ham,Beetroot Noodles,Eggs,Potato Gems, Hot Chicken Rolls

LAST WEEK – There will be NO wraps, sandwiches, rolls or jaffles….

NO CANTEEN LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

As we come to the end of the year, we would ask if all families

could please take the time to check the names on all their

children’s school jumpers to check they haven't ended up with

another child's jumper during the course of the year. Check

inside the arms and at the bottom/back of the jumpers for

names and if you find you have the incorrect item you can hand

them into the office or lost property.


CAN ALL STUDENTS PLEASE BRING A HAT TO LEAVE AT OSHC

To Contact O.S.H.C. call the School Office

or ring 0408 566 957or 5968 0256 at all other times.

Enrolment Forms For 2017 are available at the office or Out of School Hours Care

RETURN SLIP

SICK BAY HELPERS

WANTED

Dear Parents,

If you are willing to help the school by stripping the beds,

making them and washing the linen from the Sick Bay on

a Friday and returning the linen the next week, please

complete this slip so that we can make up a roster for the

year.

I am willing to be on the Sick Bay Roster.

Name: ………………………………………….

Phone: …………………………….

Eldest Child: …………………………………..

Grade: …………..

Term 4 2017 week 11

18/12-22/12

Monday

Cooking – Chocolate Spiders

Tuesday

Clean Up Night

Wednesday

Sport

Free play

Thursday

Craft/free play

Movie Night/Popcorn

Friday

Computers

Computer

Art-Craft


Student

Achievements


THANK YOU

SOLD OUT


Singing lessons for all ages, All styles

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PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 4 Grades F, 1 & 2 – Week 11

Commencing: Monday 18th – Friday 22nd December 2017

Numeracy Number and Algebra Foundation: Christmas problem solving Grade 1: Christmas problem solving Grade 2: Christmas problem solving

Literacy Reading Writing Spelling

Reading: Making connections between text and self Writing: Narrative – Students plan and write a Christmas cartoon strip Spelling: Use of strategies to decode weekly text: Meaning Sound Look Inquiry Connections

Inquiry Science, Technology, Humanities & Creative thinking

Make and Create:

Japanese Rohan Buttenshaw

New year postcards Christmas in Japan

Visual Arts Wendy Dene

ART STUDIO CLOSED FOR CLEANING

Music Ash Bourke

Christmas Activities

P.E Ash Bourke

Games

Personal, Social & Cultural Learning

Homework Reading and sight words SPECIAL EVENTS:

19th Buddy Party 21st Sarah W’s birthday!! 21st JLC Class Parties 22nd END OF TERM!!!


PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 4 Grades 3 and 4 – Week 11

Commencing: Monday December 18th 2017 – Friday December 22nd 2017

Numeracy Revision, Automaticity, Problem Solving Literacy Reading Writing Spelling

All strategies together, Information Text Topic words


Inventors and Inventions

- Toys

- Medical Inventions

- Transport Inventions

- Gadgets


Japanese Anima



Music Ash Bourke


P.E Ash Bourke

Games


Gratitude

Homework Daily reading Practise times tables

SPECIAL EVENTS: Grade 3/4 class parties – Thursday 21st December Early finish Friday 22nd December – 1:30pm Have a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and safe New Year. See you in 2018!


PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 4 Grades 5 & 6 – Week 11

Commencing – Monday 18th December to Friday 22nd December 2017

Numeracy Daily Automaticity activities (10 minutes) Multi ability groups completing activities related to the 4 processes

Literacy Reading Writing Spelling

Completion of any unfinished work



Totoro



Music Ash Bourke


P.E Ash Bourke

Games


Homework None SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK

19th Transition Morning whole school 19th Grade 6 Buddy Party (Grade 6 do not need to bring lunch)

20th Class Party 20th Graduation Night

21st Grade 6-RUSH excursion Grade 5- Class party

22nd Morning tea with 2018 teachers 1:30 dismissal.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Stay Safe

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