C a m b o o n P r i m a r y S c h o o l An Independent Public School

N e w s l e t t e r

Specialist Open Afternoon What a fabulous afternoon. Showcasing our specialist areas at Camboon was fantastic. Hearing the choir sing and watching the talent quest finalists was exciting. The awesome variety of art work on display was extremely impressive. Italian work on display showed how students are learning in different and interesting ways. Photos of students engaging in Physical and Health Education also showed the variety of skills students learn. A HUGE thank you to Mrs Ienco, Ms Long and Mrs Bojanich for setting up the afternoon but also for their dedication to our school and students. You do a fantastic job.

Janice Cuculoska -Principal

Year 6 end of year The graduation ceremony will be held in the evening, on Monday 16 December at 5.30pm. The Year 6’s will also attend a graduation excursion to Latitude on Thursday 19th December.

End of year assembly The end of year assembly will be held on Friday 13 December at 9:00am in the assembly area. During this assembly, all Pre-primary to Year 6 students will perform a song. We will also present the PP-Year 5 book awards, draw the final IROSE Award winner, announce the winning faction for 2019, and award the Judy Pakiufakis Award. The whole school community are welcome to attend this bumper assembly. There will be a few chairs for guests, but they will be limited. Please bring along your own if you can. Students are encouraged to wear Christmas attire on this day. We have made plans to combat the heat for the assembly.

Volunteer morning tea A morning tea for all parents, family and community members who have volunteered their time over the course of the year is planned for Friday 13 December in the Library immediately after the assembly. Invitations have been sent to volunteers and we ask that you please RSVP to the front office staff if you are able to attend.

School reports Semester Two reports will be sent home on Wednesday 18 December. If you need to pick-up your child’s report prior to this date, please see your child’s classroom teacher and every effort will be made to have it ready for you. Also, if you require duplicate copies of reports, please notify the school office with email details, for them to be sent electronically.

Choir Christmas Performance Last week the choir visited Ella Williams Nursing Home and the Noranda Shopping Village to sing five Christmas songs for the community. Even though it was a very hot day all students behaved and sang beautifully to bring the elderly residents of Ella Williams a very enjoyable concert before heading down to the Noranda Shopping Village to repeat our performance. Thank you to all the parents who were able to walk down with us on the day. As we will have no further choir performances this year could all students now please return their choir shirts to the music room on Monday, Tuesday and Friday or return it to the front office on Wednesday and Thursday.

Ms Stephanie Bojanich—Music Specialist

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Friday 13 December

Christmas Assembly Monday 16 December

Graduation 5.30pm Thursday 19 December

Year 6 Excursion

End of Term 4

STUDENTS RESUME SCHOOL ON MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2020

11 December 2019 Term 4 Volume 21

TASTE BUDS CANTEEN: Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday Online orders— www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au 0412 530 307

UNIFORM SHOP: Thursday 19 December 2.00pm—3.00pm Tuesday 28 January 10.00am—11.00am

N e w s l e t te r P a g e 2

Are you leaving or going on an extended holiday? If you are leaving for another school, other than year 6 students going into high school, please advise us in writing, advising student name, year level and new school for 2020.

If you are going on an extended holiday and won’t be retuning to school on the first day of school, Monday 3 February 2020, please submit this in writing to the school office, including your child’s name, year level, reason for absence and school start date. This is very important for the school census scheduled in February 2020.

Swimming and Year 6 Camp 2020 Both swimming and the Year 6 camp will be in Term 1 next year. Should you like to get a head start with payments, please see the school office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE re student requirement lists A reminder to parents that the Oxford Maths Book must be purchased for the beginning of the 2020 school year. It comes shrink-wrapped with an assessment book; please DO NOT open the packaging to allow for exchanges if necessary. Please note, this book is not available at general retailers so should be purchased through Campion.

Library All library books are to be returned as soon as possible please.

2020 class lists These will be displayed in the assembly area on Thursday 19

December from 2pm. The class lists have been created based-on current student enrolment numbers for 2020 and are subject to change. Staff spend time creating the lists based on their knowledge of students, taking into account learning needs, behaviour, friendships and social emotional needs. Staff ensure that a range of students are in each class and this allows students opportunities to develop new friendships. All written requests are considered and we ask that parents are supportive and react positively to the class lists. All of our teachers are wonderful teachers and students will still get to play with their friends at recess and lunch times should they not be in the same class. Teaching your child/our students to be resilient and flexible is a vital skill and we ask for your support in accepting our decisions, based on educational needs.

Medication A reminder to parents of students who have medication such as epipens, to please collect these from the office on the last day of school. We do not like to keep these at school over the holiday period.

Lost property The lost property will be placed on display on Friday 13 December for students and parents to have a look through. Whatever is left after the assembly will be either dis-posed of or donated to charity.

Redcycle—soft plastic recycling Please refer to our website for further information

Before School, After School and Vacation Care onsite at Camboon Primary School morley@careforkidswa.net.au 9275 0202

P&C News

Canteen End of Year A reminder that we are using the last of our Canteen stock. There will be no bento boxes, or chicken wraps on Monday.

Remember there is the Special Christmas lunch this Friday 13 December. The Canteen will not be open for other orders.

National Gymnastic Competition

Congratulations to Shelby Manning on her outstanding performance in the recent Level 5 National Gymnastics WA Competition. She won gold on bars , bronze on beam and floor and fourth on vault. She placed overall th ird in the competition which is an amazing accomplishment. We couldn’t be prouder of her achievements and hard work leading up to the competition. Well done Shelby, you are a super star!!

Giving Boxes You may have noticed plastic gold tubs in your child’s classroom. These are our Christmas Giving Boxes. We are working together with Hawaiian to collect non-perishable food items for families in need (Foodbank WA). Notes went home last week with further information. A reminder that we cannot accept glass jars or used toys. Any items donated must be new, un-opened, with a long expiry date. Please submit all items by this Friday 13 December.

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After School Tennis After school tennis has finished for another term. Congratulations to Dave and Angel, who both received a trophy last week. After school tennis will be offered again next year starting Week 1 on Thursday 6th February 2020. Please see the attached flyer for further information.