Camp Week: Camp week has started really well. The campers have enjoyed their first few days of camp, after a smooth ferry crossing on Monday and lots of excited children settling in to Kangaroobie for the week! Here at school we have had a normal school program operating, including Maths and Literacy in the mornings, with a few special activities in the afternoons. Transition Day: On Tuesday of next week, the year 6 students will be involved in the state-wide secondary school transition day. At Cardinia Primary School all students, from Foundation to year 5, will spend the same Tuesday with their 2018 teacher in their new classroom.

School Concert: Our School Concert is coming up soon, with rehearsals and final adjustments being made before our big event. Please see your child’s teacher or Mrs Young if you have any queries about your child’s (ren’s) role or costume for the night. Please remember that the concert begins at 7:00pm sharp. Parking will be available on the School oval for families and it would be good if you could bring along your own chair to sit in while you enjoy the performance (seating will also be provided by the School).

DATES TO REMEMBER

DECEMBER: Monday, 4th Whole School Camp. Friday, 8th Thursday, 7th School Choir Singing

at Bunnings, Bald Hill Rd, Pakenham. 6:30pm – 6:45pm

Tuesday, 12th Whole School

Transition Day- Grade 6 students attend Secondary Schools.

Thursday, 14th December School

Council Dinner Meeting.

Tuesday, 19th Grade 6 End of Year

Celebration – Luna Park

Thursday, 21st School Concert –

7:00pm start. Friday, 22nd Last Day of School

2017 (1:30pm dismissal.)

JANUARY 2018: Tuesday, 30th First Day of School

2018

FEBRUARY 2018: Friday, 16th Whole School Picnic

(To Be Confirmed)

Wednesday, 6th December, 2017

From the Principal ………

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Punctuality and Attendance at School This term we continue to award Mrs Smith’s Attendance Cup and the Mrs Friend’s

Punctuality Cup on a weekly basis at assembly to the grades that record the best

outcomes in these two areas throughout the week.

The following Grades received these awards for this week:

Attendance Cup – 6E

Punctuality Cup – 4I & 6E

Well done to those grades and keep up the good work!

2018 Dates Teachers Resume – Monday, 29th January

Students Resume- Tuesday, 30th January Whole School Picnic – 16th February (to be confirmed).

MEAL DEAL THIS WEEK IS

a Bakers Delight Pizza Roll & Fun Bun for $6.00.

Optional drink for $1 extra

PLEASE NOTE: all meal deal orders needed to be in by 9am

Wednesday, and have now been ordered.

Late orders will not be accepted.

Thumbs Up

To all the students at camp for behaving so well.

To all the staff for going above and beyond at camp and at school. You are amazing!

To the mystery donor of goodies to the Art Room. We all love it!

To Lisa R, Tori M, Alicia L, Toni C and Fiona for all their help in stacking and sorting the booklist delivery. Thank you ladies

To all the meal deal organisers for putting together a special meal deal this week for us!

To the parent helpers who volunteer in the classrooms!

To Mrs Mattingley who is doing a stellar job looking after our school, staff and students!

To everyone has donated to the Christmas raffle. Keep those donations coming!

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School Concert Our School Concert is not far away, and rehearsals and final

adjustments are being made before our big event.

Please see your child’s teacher or Mrs Young if you have any queries about your child’s (ren’s)

role or costume for the night. Please remember that the concert begins at 7:00pm sharp.

All students need to be at school by 6:45pm and sitting in the student area ready for the

concert to commence. Parking will be available on the school oval for families and it would be

good if you could bring along your own chair to sit in while you enjoy the performance (seating

will also be provided by the School).

As well as each Grade and the School Choirs performing, we have a number of Student Awards

and Presentations to be given out to mark the work and success of our students and members

of the School Community. It is also a celebration of the Grade Six students who will be

commencing Secondary School in 2018.

EFTPOS IS HERE!! We are pleased to announce that as of this week, the office can now accept EFTPOS as payment for family accounts.

There is a minimum transaction of $10 and there will be no cash out facility. We are also unable to accept over the phone payments.

If you have any questions, please see Mrs Smith or Mrs Friend in the office.

School Captain Nominations 2018 Over the last few weeks Grade 5 students wishing to nominate for School Captain in 2018 have been working hard on their nomination speeches. They will now present their speeches to the student body at Assembly each Monday. Students will then vote for their School Captain during our Transition Day on Tuesday 12th December. Below is the schedule for our speakers. Good luck to all students who are nominating.

Please note that Assembly will begin at the earlier time of 3:00pm on these days to accommodate our speakers.

Monday, 11th December Tyler SS, Matilda S, Teagan S, Tayla Y, Gordon S, Mackenzie B

It is important that children arrive punctually at school, 5-10 minutes before bell time

in the mornings so that their day can commence on time and in a casual manner.

We all have mornings that can be crazy; however constant disruptions can affect

not only your child’s learning but other students in the classroom.

It is also a Departmental requirement that ALL students who are either arriving

late or leaving school early be signed in or out, as the case may be, at the office.

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Class Arrangements for Camp Week Normal school operates during camp week for those students not attending camp. It is expected all students not going to camp will be at school, so please let us know if your child will be absent in camp week. Foundation students will be in their normal classrooms with Mrs Johnston, Mrs Young and Mrs Mattingley teaching. Grade 1 students will be in the 1CA classroom with Miss Carneli & Ms Thalas teaching. Grade 2 students and 3P will be in the 2W classroom with Mr White teaching. Grade 3M, Grade 4, 5 and 6 will be in the BER building with teachers Mrs Chidlow, Ms Masters, Mrs Fleming, Mrs Parker and Mrs Wood. We look forward to a fun week back at school during camp week and remind parents there is NO ASSEMBLY Monday, 4th December. There will be a special Meal Deal in camp week – please see blackboards and newsletter next week for details. If you have any questions regarding camp week camp at school, please see Mr Armstrong or Mrs Mattingley.

BOOK CLUB NEWS The latest Book Club brochures have been received.

This will be the last edition for the 2017.

Scholastic has implemented a new ordering system for families paying by credit or debit

card. For a step by step guide to order and pay using a credit card, please see the

advert on page 10. Families can still order by cash by completing the order form on the

last page of the catalogue and returning it the office.

Please ensure orders are received at the office by close of business Friday, 8th December

together with payment.

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PARENTS’ CLUB CHRISTMAS RAFFLE Christmas is fast approaching and that means Parents’ Club is preparing for the festive season

by organising our raffles and other goodies for the concert night. Notices will be been sent home today asking for donations for the raffle prizes, e.g. biscuits, a decoration, coffee, up to the value of $5. If we could please have these handed into the office by Wednesday, 20th December it would be greatly appreciated. (Additional items are always more than welcome.)

Raffle tickets will also be sent home shortly. They are priced at $1 each or 3 tickets for $2. The entire book is $10.00. Please return the sold tickets and money to the office.

Santa has also distributed a letter for each family to let parents know about his visit. Parents please read Santa’s letter and follow his instructions.

Cardinia Primary School Choir has been asked to perform this coming week on Thursday the 7th of December at Bunnings, Bald Hill Rd Pakenham.

Students will meet in the Bunnings drive thru at 6:30pm and perform at 6:45pm promptly.

We will be singing 2 Christmas carols and it would be appreciated if all students could get into the Christmas spirit by wearing a Christmas t-shirt.

Students who perform will also be able to participate in the rest of the free family fun night including, jumping castle, sausage sizzle, face painting, balloon artist and a visit and small gift from Santa.

Hoping to see you all there and thanking you for your support throughout the year with public performing events.

Clarissa Young Music Teacher

At the KooWeeRup RSL Remembrance Day Ceremony, Chantelle S received the Cardinia

Primary School Award for exemplifying the characteristics of Australian Service Men and

Women, namely mateship, sacrifice, integrity and willingness to help others. Chantelle was a

very worthy winner of this award and should be congratulated on the leadership she has

displayed at school this year. Well done Chantelle!

Caitlyn A and Chantelle S also represented Cardinia Primary School and laid a floral wreath

at the Ceremony on behalf of our school.

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Kangaroobie School Camp

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