Thursday 31st May Meal Deal this week: Sausage Roll and Fruit Salad - $3.00 only

Wednesday 6th June Zone Cross Country Event

Thursday 7th June Proposed Date of Industrial Action by Teachers

Monday 11th June Queens’ Birthday – Public Holiday

Friday 15th June Prep Excursion to the KooWeeRup Community

Saturday 16th June Family Evening at CROCS play Centre

6.00 -9.00 pm $20.00 per family

Monday 25th June Reports Issued to all Parents/Guardians

Friday 29th June Last Day of Term

Remember After School Care is available for 5 nights per week. The actual cost per session is

between $4.00 and $8.00. Please contact Camp Australia if you wish to utilise this service.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

Over the next few days, Virginia will be producing Financial Statements for all families, so that they

are aware of their current financial commitment with the school and can reconcile the statements

as soon as possible. If you have any queries regarding your statement please don’t hesitate to

contact Virginia.

All our Statements are produced in good faith, so please check them to ensure that they are

accurate and reflect your child/rens involvement in school activities.

From the Principal:

Over the past week our Parents’ and Friends’ Club has been extremely active being involved in a number of catering events that not only supports the school but raises invaluable funds for the school at the same time. They have been involved in The professional Development Day held at KooWeeRup, the Parents and Friends Day, Catering for the Prep Transition Day, Model Airfield Event and the Cross Country held on Monday. Not a bad weeks’ work and many of the helpers fronted up to most, if not all of these events. This was a fantastic achievement and we should pay tribute to this band of supporters who have gone out of their way to support the students, staff and school.

The contribution that our Parent Body makes to the school is one of the key ingredients in making Cardinia Primary such a great place to be – not only in the areas of catering and Fund Raising but by coming along and supporting the children in their sporting activities, educational pursuits and improving the facilities and grounds of the school. We wouldn’t have such a well equipped and well presented environment if it wasn’t for the endeavours of our parent bodies (School Council and Parents’ Club) and the many other parents and friends who willingly give up their time for the school and its students. On behalf of the students and staff “Thank You” and please keep up the great support.

Teacher Stop Work Action:

On Thursday June 7th

the Australian Education Union is calling for a 24 hour Stop Work Action in support of their current Log of Claims before the State Government. At the time of writing this newsletter we haven’t received confirmation that the action will be taken, nor am I aware of which staff may be taking action. A separate letter will be sent home once the two above items become known.

Wednesday 30th May, 2012

Newsletter Number 14

Issue 10

PLEASE take care at all times in the Car Park areas. Caution and alertness needs to be uppermost in everyone’s minds when in these areas.

It is very important that if any parent or friend of the school has any concerns, queries or problems regarding any aspect of the school to bring it to the attention of your child’s teacher or Allan straight away.

Anyone wishing to put an item in the newsletter is asked to send it as an email to cardinia.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au by Tuesday evening.

Students are reminded that the bringing of electronic games and other valuable items to school do so at their own risk. If such items are misplaced or damaged then the owners of such items are responsible for any cost incurred.

Mobile phones and ipods need to be handed into the office on arrival to school and then collected at the end of the day. Students don’t require these items during the normal school day.

Deb Beale the School Chaplain is available on a weekly basis to support children, parents or families in a wide variety of areas. Please feel free to contact Deb or the school if you would like to use this service. Deb is in attendance every second Thursday and every Friday of the month.

THUMBS UP To Josh Savage for spending time picking up rubbish after everyone had left the Cross Country. A great effort

Josh and very much appreciated.

To Lisa, Sharon, Jo, Deb, Amy,, Alan and Donna who assisted with the Catering Job at the Model Airfield on Sunday. Very much appreciated.

To Mr B for organising and running a very successful inter-school Cross Country Meet at the Cardinia Recreation Reserve.

To the Recreation Committee for their assistance and maintaining the ground in such excellent condition. A real credit to them… And don’t those sculptures look fantastic.

To our School Captains and Student Council President for attending our May School Council Meeting. Much appreciated guys and your report and contribution was well received by School Council. A big thank you to the Parents who took the time to support the Grade 6 students in this school activity.

To all the students who participated in the Inter-School Cross country and for giving it their best shot. Congratulations to Lilly Preston for coming first in her age group and the other students who finished top 10 and will be progressing to the next level on Wednesday the 6th of June.

To the parents and friends who assisted with the Catering at the Cross Country – very much appreciated.

To Megan Armstrong for all the help she gives Mrs Smith each morning before School.

To the various students who go out of their way to pick up papers, care for the animals and assist around the school in any way that they can. Your help and assistance is greatly appreciated.

To Jodie and Liz for all their work in organising and conducting our first prep Transition Day on Friday. A huge success ladies and well done.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

AFTER SCHOOL CARE In our After School Care Programs, we positively impact the lives of thousands of children every week. Whilst we focus on smiles and having fun, we take very seriously the responsibilities of caring for the most important person in your life. In After School Care we provide a healthy nutritional snack platter of fruit and a second course like dorittos etc. The children are given the opportunity to experience on a day to day basis; Arts, craft, music, drama, sports, games as well as cooking. Holiday Clubs are available to attend so get online to find the closest one and book in for these holidays. Come and join the fun…… book today www.campaustralia.com.au or call Taya on 0452 211 857

Enrolments 2013: Once again the school is in the process of organising and managing the prep enrolment intake for 2013. The school must accept all applications for children living in its Neighbourhood Area and siblings of all students currently enrolled. We then look at children outside the Neighbourhood Boundary (in inquiry order) if there are any remaining places in our Prep cohort. As you can imagine, the numbers ebb and flow over the next 6 – 8 months, even up to the official start date of the 2013 school year. Parents are reminded that they need to let the School know as soon as possible if they are not going to be with us in 2013. This enables us to do accurate planning at all year levels. Your co-operation in this matter would be greatly appreciated. (Any such information would be kept strictly confidential)

Woolworths – Earn and Learn Promotion:

Cardinia Primary School has registered as a part icipat ing school in the Woolworths Earn and

Learn Program. When shopping at Woolworths you receive st ickers based on the amount you

spend. These st ickers are then placed on a card- ( available from the off ice) and collected by the

School. At the end of the promot ion the cards and st ickers are redeemed by the school from

Woolworths in the form of Educat ional products. So if you shop at Woolworths don’ t forget

those st ickers and collect them from family and fr iends. Your help and support in collect ing the

st ickers would be appreciated.

However please don’ t feel obligated to shop at Woolworths, just for the sake of a few st ickers.

Deepest Sympathy; On behalf of the school I’d like to express our Deepest Sympathy to Megan and Sarah (and Family) with the sudden loss of their Grandmother Jedda Janz to illness. Our thoughts are with the girls and their parents at this time.

2013 PREPS Our first transition session for 2013 Preps was successful, with 37 children attending. Thanks to Deb Buxton for her assistance on the day. The children played in the Prep rooms while parents shared afternoon tea with Allan. Thanks also to Parents Club who catered for afternoon tea and provided such a lovely welcome to the school for our new families.

KOOWEERUP COMMUNITY EXCURSON FOR PREPS This will be held on Friday the 15th June. Private transport will be used and the Fire Station in KooWeeRup will be used as our base for the day. Further information and permission forms will be sent home to all Preps this week.

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA Friday 8/6/12 from 9 - 11am in the Tech Room. Gold coin donation for a coffee and cake plus we will have some raffles and other fundraising activities. Come and support us in our efforts to raise some money for Cancer research. Please see Karen Muntz or Emma Hunt if you would like more information to help us. We need raffle prizes, cakes and slices made and donations can be made without attending.

Thank you

INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY After a false start on Friday, the rescheduled Cross Country was run on Monday. All the children who represented Cardinia did a fantastic job. The top 10 in the 10’s, 11’s and 12’s proceed through to the Division Event to be held on Wednesday 6th June at Mornington Race Course (more information when further details are received). A huge thanks to our fantastic Parents Club who were able to gather enough hands on a days notice to run the Canteen at the rescheduled event. Very much appreciated. Here are the finishing positions for students.

Bunny Rabbit Competition – Josh, Kasey and Maddie Vine (organisers)

Josh, Kasey and Maddie have organised a whole school, family competition:

All you have to do is make as many words as possible from the letters contained in “Bunny Rabbit” and win the following great prizes. All entries need to handed into the office by 4.00 pm on Tuesday 5th June. Judges will be Josh, Kasey and Maddie Vine.

Prep – 2 Prizes: Grade 3-6 Prizes:

Boys: 1st Prize Go Go Crazy Bones Boys: 1st Prize Yu-gi-oh cards

2nd Prize Beyblade Keychain

Girls: 1st Prize Pencil Case and Gomu Erasers Girls Girls: Latest Total Girl Magazine

Includes One Direction and Gloves

Grand Prize: Digital Camera and Case – for the most words in the Whole School.

THERE ARE A LOT MORE WORDS THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT!!!!!!

FOR SALE German Shepperd pups for sale. They will be

ready to leave in a couple of months. Anyone

interested please give a call to Shamim on

0458 498 640

FOR SALE

A navy blue, size 10 womens Windsor show riding jacket , in good condit ion. $150.00

Navy blue, size 39 show riding helmet . $60.00

Please phone Zoe on 0428 550 115 or see Deb Buxton.

LOST 2 x brand new school jumpers 1 x size (6) and 1 x size (14) both labelled “Furneaux”, although label may have come off. Can everyone please check at home for extra jumpers and if found return to the office for Melissa Furneaux. Thank you

FREE TO A GOOD HOME We found two cute fluffy kittens on Tuesday am. They have been dumped so are in poor condition but we are feeding them up. I guess they are about 8 weeks old – I haven’t checked if boys or girls yet. I am sure they will make great pets, will need lots of love. One is ginger with yellow eyes and the other is a grey tabby. Please phone Sarah on 0427 367 561 or let Beau know if you are interested in taking one.

FOR SALE Two grey cockatiels. They have been hand reared, one is definitely a girl and the other may be a boy. Both are used to people and like being held. Just starting to whistle. $70 - $80. Good homes only.

Please phone Sarah on 0427 367 561.

THANK YOU Thank you to parents for the boxes and yogurt containers etc, for Art and construction activities. We do not require anymore at this stage.

MEAL DEAL TERM 2

31/05/2012 Main: Sausage Roll Snack: Fruit Salad

7/06/2012 Main: Cardi Burger Snack: Lamington

14/06/2012 Main: Salad Roll Snack: Icypole

21/06/2012 Main: Hotdog Snack:Choc Muffins

Friday 29/06/2011

Whole school party

Here is the menu for Term Two Meal Deals. If you are able to help with meal deals please put your name on the roster in the office. Please clearly label your bags. If paying for siblings please write name and class of each sibling on all bags, with growing numbers it is hard for me to remember what class they are all in. If your child has a special diet please come and see me, we are only too happy to make substitutes so they can feel part of the treat day. If you have any queries about meal deals please call Karen Muntz on 0400 165 052.

MEAL DEAL: THURSDAY This week’s Meal Deal is a Sausage Roll and Fresh Fruit Salad. All for the great price of only $3.00. Please ensure that your order is written on a paper bag with money enclosed, your child’s name and class clearly labelled. If you are paying for siblings, please write what class they are in. If you would like to assist the Parents Club in providing this service please don’t hesitate to contact Karen Muntz who co-ordinates this program or see Virginia in the office.

FREE MEAL DEALS! Yes, that’s right.

Free Meal Deals for the children of the Meal Deal helpers. Not only will your child/ren love having Mum (or Dad) at school for the day to help with the Meal Deals, but you will relieve the burden from those who help with Meal Deals every week, and now your child/ren will receive a FREE MEAL DEAL that day. What a bargain! Don’t miss out this term. Get your name on the Meal Deal roster now.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by your child’s behavior, or other people’s lack of understanding or tolerance? Do you have other children who are affected by your ASD child? Are you comfortable being your ASD child’s advocate through school? Do you know what support is available for all members of your family?

Facilitated by Delia Forrest. Delia has a wealth of experience and training, in working with

students with autism spectrum disorders and their families. She established and taught in

an ASD unit within a school, and has mentored mainstream and special school teachers in

dealing with students with autism.

When : Every second Friday 9.30am to 11.30am June 15th and 29th Where: Cardinia Primary School Enquiries to: Delia Forrest - 9705 3903

Are you the parent of a child with an autism spectrum disorder?

Come and Share your experiences and ideas in a support group for carers and parents of children with ASD

Cardinia Autism Support for Parents

FUN FOR ALL!!

B.Y.O DINNER

DRINKS AND

NIBBLES

(no alcohol)

WHY NOT PICK UP

A PIZZA OR FISH &

CHIPS ON THE WAY

The

entire

play

centre

just for

us.

A FAMILY NIGHT

OUT

SATURDAY

16th

June

JUNE 6PM-9PM

The centre will have

their full café

available on the

night if you get

hungry.

GET YOUR

TICKET NOW

AT THE OFFICE

CROCS PLAYCENTRE

2/100 BALD HILL

ROAD

PAKENHAM

$20

Per

Family

CARDINIA PRIMARY

SCHOOL