Caves Beach Public School Newsletter

Welcome to Week 4 Term 3 Caves Beach Public School for 2023!

Education Week

Education Week is an annual celebration of NSW public education and the achievements of our schools, teachers and students. Education Week was held from 31st July to 4th August and celebrated 175 years of public education in NSW.

This year CBPS will celebrate Education Week in Week 6 of Term 3 with the combination of Book Week and our School Art Show.

Although no official Education week activities were held at school last week our students were involved in many educationally focused activities. These included Zone Athletics Carnival, Galgabba Public Speaking Zoom connection with PSSB Chennai School India and Dr Stuart Blanch from WWF Australia, Art Club, Science experiments and more.  Some photos from these activities are included later in the newsletter. 

Signage

Over the last 12 months we have been adding to our signage across the school to improve the aesthetics. The most recent addition is to Block C, our double storey building. Our school values have been placed along the plain concrete façade which is a bright way to help remind our students of our important school values.

COVID ILSP Programs

The NSW Department of Education has provided school with additional funding to help ensure no student is impacted by the educational restriction of COVID. These funds support literacy and numeracy small group tuition program (COVID ILSP) for students who need it most across NSW primary, secondary and specialist schools. Small group tuition involves supplementary teaching and learning support for groups of 2-5 students. Students are taught consistently for a predetermined amount of time with the intention to reinforce classroom instruction.

Tomorrow the department’s COVID ILSP fieldwork team will be visiting our school to interview students, staff and parents and gather information from our Learning and Support team around the implementation of this program at our school.

Major Works

Last week the roof to Block D was replaced. This is the roof of 1H, 2R and the connecting office areas. This week Block A, K/1P and the Science room will have new floor coverings and cabinetry installed. The senior toilets will also be closed while these areas will be painted. Next week, Week 5 our canteen will be closed for the week as this area will be painted.

Healthy Lunch box Choices.

Our K-2 staff have asked to remind parents to make healthy choices when filling student lunch boxes. Lollies and unhealthy snacks can be detrimental to students’ ability to maintain concentration to complete classroom tasks and do not provide kids with the fuel needed to get them through the day.

Sue Gibson

Principal

Week 4

• Wednesday 9th August - Matter of Seconds - Yrs K, 3, 6
• Thursday 10th August - Basketball Gala Day
• Thursday 10th - Friday 11th August - Band Camp

Week 6

• Monday 21st - Friday 25th - Zone Public Speaking
• Tuesday 22nd August - Kinder Transition Playgroup
• Thursday 24th August - Book Week Parade

Week 7

• Tuesday 29th August - Kinder Transition Playgroup

5/6J has had fun using the green screen to insert themselves into wonderful scenarios.

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Week 2

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Week 3

Congratulations to the following Gold Award recipients:

        Dash T - 3D

        Pranav G - 3/4B

        Emelia S - 3/4B

        Jack B - 5/6J

        Georgie F - 5/6J

Congratulations to the following GYM Award recipients:

Week 2

Congratulations to the following GYM Award recipients:

Week 3

Please enjoy some of the activities that students participated in during Education Week. 

2023 EXCHANGE

Self-reflections from Senior Environment Group who attended an online meeting with PSBB Chennai, India and Dr Stuart Blanch, conservation scientist (WWF Australia). 

We enjoyed the 2023 EXCHANGE program. It gave us a chance to explore different facts and features of Olive Ridley Turtles, koalas and White Seahorses. We found it interesting how Dr Blanch got involved as a conservation scientist. He was very honest and open about his experiences and perspectives on the environment and how to look after it. The take home message for us was ‘you can make a difference no matter how old you are’.  

 Thank you PSBB and Dr Blanch for being a part of this year’s amazing EXCHANGE. We hope our school can continue this inspirational program and partnership in future.  

We celebrated our learning experiences with a scrumptious feast of Indian food and Australian dessert.  Thank you to Uditi's mum for the yummy rotis and Mrs Chensee for our dhal and aloo gobi. 

Science

Stage 2 have been investigating the differences between solids and liquids. They had a great time experimenting with custard power, cornflour and water. 

Art Club

Art Club has been busy painting pictures of beautiful birds for the upcoming art show.

100 Days of Kindy

Our beautiful Kindergarten children celebrated 100 days of Kindy last Thursday. They dressed up in bright clothes and engaged in plenty of special activities. Well done Kindy!

Making healthy school lunches and snacks saves money and boost your child’s health and well-being. Most convenience foods are highly processed with high-fat, high-sodium and high-sugar content.

Did you know about ABC of lunchboxes?

A is for just right amount of food and water so that waste is minimised.

B is for balance of dairy, fruit, vegetables and whole grain foods

C is for core foods that provide energy, vitamins and fibre.

Discover how to add variety to your child’s lunchbox.

https://www.taste.com.au/articles/grow-and-glow-the-importance-of-a-healthy-school-lunch/qVGxZbOp

Students from Caves Beach did an amazing job today at the Zone Athletics Carnival. A team highlight was both the Jnr Boys and Snr Girls relay teams coming second in the Zone. Well done to all competitors! 

On Friday, Caves Beach Public participated in Schools Tree Day. Student representatives from each class had the opportunity to plant native plants provided by Landcare. Students from the Support Unit classes and Stage 3 planted in the new sensory garden. Kinder, Stage 1 and Stage 2 planted in the Aboriginal garden near the cola and in the raised beds in the quiet area. Thanks to the students who participated - we planted over 20 native plants and helped contribute to a healthy environment at our school!

IT'S BAND CAMP WEEK!! 

We are all super excited to head to Rathmines this Thursday for 2 big days of music making!! 

Camp commences at 9am at the Catalina Conference Centre, Rathmines. Carpooling departs Caves Beach school from under the COLA at 8am. Miss Lawson will be at CBPS from 8am to coordinate the carpool, Mrs Scott will be see you at the venue on your arrival!

Day campers: pick up time is 4pm Thursday and return for a 9am start on Friday. 

There is a concert for families at 2pm at Rathmines to showcase the progress of the two-day program. 

Final Payments are now overdue. Payments for camp MUST be made prior to camp commencing. All medical and permission notes also need to be returned ASAP. There are many notes outstanding, and we cannot take your child to camp without current paperwork and permission. Accommodation, staff and meals have been booked and confirmed from the initial expression of interest and deposit and we appreciate families completing payments early this week. 

The notes also provide us with information regarding transport and finalisation of carpooling needs to be made to support children travelling to and from camp.

OVERDUE

Final payments to be made Friday week 3 to the band account: 

Overnight campers - New reduced total cost - $130  

Day trippers - New reduced total cost - $95  

A deposit of $30 was paid by most families, leaving $100 for overnight campers and $65 for day trippers. 

Some families paid the full amount or a larger deposit. Please calculate your remaining payment based on the new reduced cost.  

If you have paid the total camp fee already you will receive a $20 discount on term 3 fees to accommodate the Lions club donation.  

Reeds - Please make sure you have a spare reed or two for camp!! However, if your child requires one at camp, we will issue them a reed and payment can be made the following week. It would be preferred that students are well prepared prior to camp! 

See Mrs Scott on a band morning for reeds. 

Clarinet - $3.50 

Saxophone - $4.00  

Correct cash or transfer to band account

Please make sure you have notifications turned on for seesaw, this is the easiest way for us to communicate last minute changes to band families.  

Rehearsals Week 4: 

Senior Band - Wednesday morning - 8am  

Junior Band - Tuesday morning - 8.15am 

Reminder! Please send your child to rehearsals with a display folder each week.  

Music Tutors: 

Tuesday 

Isabella O'Brien - Flute and Bass Guitar  

Bethanee Swilks - Keyboard   

Thursday - Not in week 4 due to camp 

Lance Verdon - Clarinet, Saxophone and Percussion 

Bryn Wilson Kellaway - Trumpet and Trombone (Brass)  

Friday - Not in week 4 due to camp. 

Lance Verdon - Clarinet, Saxophone and percussion   

ALL BAND REHEARSALS AND TUTOR LESSON WILL RETURN TO NORMAL IN WEEK 5.  

Fees 

Fees for Term 3 are now due: 

Senior band - $65 

Junior Band - $55 

Yearly instrument hire fee $100 - only for members who hire from the school and take the instrument home - clarinets, flutes, trumpets, saxophones, trombones, bass guitar.  

Please use your child's name as the reference, eg ScottT1fees  

Example of fees for term : 

Junior band member playing the clarinet and hiring from the school. Term 1 fees: $55 plus instrument hire fee for 2023 of $100. Total $155.  

An instrument hire fee is only payable once per year. Please ignore if you paid earlier this year. 

If you are needing clarification or support with fees, please email Mrs Scott: Kelsey-anne.scott@det.nsw.edu.au   

The band is happy to support payment plans for fees throughout the year.   

Remember! The band collects fees separate to the school, see bank details below:

Caves Beach PS Concert Band  

BSB: 062820Account: 00903319 

Communication 2023 

If you are yet to connect to Seesaw, please contact Miss Lawson at taylah.lawson1@det.nsw.edu.au.  

Music tutors

It is your responsibility to let tutors know if you are going to be absent for a scheduled lesson each week.  

It is a requirement that your child receive instrument tutor lessons to be in band, though this can be accessed outside of school hours by any music tutor provider. If you would like more information on accessing tutors outside of school hours, please email me.

Looking forward to an exciting end of the year. 

Kelseyanne.scott@det.nsw.edu.au 

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Pie Drive fundraiser. Our total sales were $1865.80. 16 coupons were redeemed raising $223 for our school. Thank you again for your continued support. 

Contacting the P&C and staying updated is as easy as:

- Finding us on Facebook - 'Caves Beach Public School P&C' and 'Caves Beach Public School BUY SWAP SELL'

- Emailing us at: cavesbeachpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

The canteen will be closed Week 5 - 14th -18th August due to the ongoing works happening at the school. 

Thank you to the fabulous volunteers who kindly donate their time. Without your help our canteen would not be able to operate! If you would like to be added to the roster and a part of the fun, please call into the canteen and speak with Jo, or email us at cavescanteen@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.