Caves Beach Public School Newsletter

Welcome to Week 4 Term 2 Caves Beach Public School for 2025

Four of Mrs Chensee’s students, Billie, Hayley, Zahli and River were all bursting with pride showing the improvement they have made with number fact knowledge. Their tracking sheets show the amazing progress they are making this year in their recall of number facts. Great achievement girls we are all very proud of you.

Week 5

• Tuesday 27th May -  Matter of Seconds (Kindy, Yr 3, Yr 6)
• Wednesday 27th May - GRIP Leadership

Week 6

• Wednesday 4th June -  PSSA Touch Footy Gala Day

Congratulations to the following Gold Award recipients:

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Week 2

Congratulations to the following Celebration Award recipients:

Week 2

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Week 3

Congratulations to the following Celebration Award recipients:

Week 3

This term, our focus will be the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data, NCCD as it is more commonly known. It is the annual collection of information about Australian school students with disability. 

For more information please visit the below link for some frequently asked questions:  https://www.nccd.edu.au/faq 

Band update

What a fabulous few weeks! Students are still buzzing from the Hot Potato Band visit, the senior band did an amazing job with the workshop with this group, we are very lucky to have hosted them! Photos have been posted to the band Seesaw and also on the schools Facebook account for those interested. 

These two weeks are a little calmer as we settle into some new songs in rehearsals for both bands. 

Isabella O'Brien will be filling in for keyboard lessons for the remainder of the term. Please contact me if you need any more information regarding contacting her for lessons. 

If your child has any changes to band membership, please ensure you let me know and return any hired instrument. You will also need to inform your child's tutor and the school office. I am always available for questions relating to band membership and adjustments that could support your child continuing in the ensemble. 

There are still places vacant for new band members - notes are available in the music room from Mrs Scott. 

Week 4 & 5 - Term 2

Junior band 8:15am – 8:55am - Tuesday and Thursday  

Senior band 8:00am – 8:55am - Wednesday and Friday  

Please send a black display folder with current band music to rehearsals each week. 

• Please keep in close contact with your tutors regarding absences. 

Lance Verdon- Clarinet, Saxophone and Percussion - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday  

Bethanee Swilks- Keyboard - Absent for term 2 

Isabella O'Brien - Flute and Bass guitar and Keyboard  - Tuesday 

Bryn Wilson-Kellaway - Trumpet and Trombone – Wednesday

 Fees:

Fees will be collected through the school office for all band members. These have been added to your school bytes accounts, please let Mrs Scott know if there are any errors or if you can not view these fees. 

Fees can be paid off termly @ $60 per term. Band fees for Term 2 are now due for payment. Instrument hire fees are due term 1 to secure the instrument for your child. Instrument hire fee is non- refundable.

Band fee - $60 per student per term, Junior and Senior band.

Instrument Hire fee - $100 per year, due term 1

Reeds:

Reeds are available for purchase with cash only to Mrs Scott:

Clarinet - Rico - $3.50 (Beginner students) 

Clarinet - Vandoren - $4.50 (Intermediate - advanced students) 

Saxophone - $4.50 

Bass Clarinet - $7.50

Students will be supplied with a reed when one is broken so they can continue to participate in rehearsals and lessons.  A slip will be sent home with your child with the cost displayed and payment is expected within the same week. 

Happy music making,

Kelsey Scott 

Band coordinator 

🌸💖 Mother’s Day update 💖🌸

We hope all the incredible women in our students’ lives mums, stepmums, grandmothers, aunties, carers and role models had a beautiful Mother’s Day last week, filled with love and appreciation.

We also hope you enjoyed the lovely Mother’s Day Stall gifts your children selected and that many of you were able to join us for the Mother’s Day Breakfast last week! 🎁☕🥐

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make these events such a success:

To the amazing staff at Caves Beach Public School and our wonderful volunteers: Rob Tyndall, John & Amber Raue, Jessie & Joe Booth, Jade Curtis, Peter Bradica, Bianca Gay, Kate Dawson, and Emma Tobin – thank you for your time, support, and community spirit!

And a very special thank you to Mandy Tyndall, who not only sourced and ordered the beautiful stall items months in advance, but also organised the entire breakfast event from start to finish. Your dedication made the whole celebration extra special! 💕

Thank you all for helping us create meaningful memories for the students and their families.

Caves Beach Public School P&C

Working together for our kids 🏫💐

📣 YOU CAN FIND US! 📣

💌 Email us: cavesbeachpublicschool@pcaffiliate.onmicrosoft.com 

🌏 Visit our website: Caves Parent

📘 Join us on Facebook: Caves Beach PS P&C

🛍 Buy, Swap & Sell Page: P&C Buy Swap and Sell

Thank you for supporting the P&C and our school community!

Caves Beach PS P&C Team 🎉

Working together for our kids 🏫✨

Hello Everyone, 

A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers – you’ve been absolute superstars! We really appreciate your help in keeping our canteen running smoothly. We couldn’t do it without you!

We’ve got some exciting news for all the hungry tummies out there – the canteen menu just got even better!

Guess what’s back?

• Tasty dumplings 🥟 – yum!

• Fresh and crunchy salads 🥗

• Fluffy little pikelets 🥞 for a sweet snack

We’ve also added a few more gluten-free choices, so everyone has something delicious to enjoy!

Feeling chilly? Warm up with our homemade meals, including:

• Creamy mac and cheese 🧀

• Vegetarian tomato pasta 🍅

• Spaghetti bolognaise 🍝

• Spaghetti and meatballs 🍽️

And that’s not all – we’ve got even more yummy surprises coming soon! Stay tuned!

The roster for Weeks 4 and 5 is below:  

🤝 Can You Help?

Our canteen relies on amazing volunteers to keep our doors open. Parents, grandparents, and carers, if you have a spare morning once a month, we’d love your help! No experience needed—we’ll train you as you go. 🍴

📩 Interested? Pop into the canteen for a chat or email cavescanteen@gmail.com to sign up—we’d love to have you on board! 🥪

Thanks again,

Warmly,Madonna 🏖

Ordering Uniforms

The Uniform Shop operates online all year round – orders placed via QKR will be delivered to classrooms throughout the week.  Alternatively, you can request that orders are left at the office for you to collect. 

If your uniforms are too big/too small, please email us and let us know - we can arrange an exchange to ensure that you have the right ones.  Or if you have ANY questions regarding uniforms prior to ordering - please let us know via email and we are happy to  help! cavesuniformshop@gmail.com

Place your order via the Qkr! App (quick, simple & our preferred option)

**You can link a credit card or debit card to the Qkr! App

If you need an order form to order/pay via direct deposit OR have ANY questions regarding uniforms prior to ordering - please let us know via email and we are happy to help! cavesuniformshop@gmail.com

If your uniforms are too big/too small, please email us and let us know - we can arrange an exchange to ensure that you have the right ones.