Caves Beach Public School Newsletter

Welcome to Term 2 Caves Beach Public School for 2023!

I’d like to officially welcome Ms Alana Folwell to our CBPS staff. Alana has been appointed as our Assistant Principal Support and will be working with our students in K6R and K6D.

Thank you to Mrs Dallaway, Mrs Nebauer and Ms Heap for attending the Anzac Day march and assisting our students. It was wonderful to see so many of our CBPS students, in their uniforms, to represent our school at this important community ceremony. 

Make My Day

K/1P must be busy as last week I had three students share their work. When I was visiting their room on Thursday Landon from Yr 1 eagerly showed me the sentence he had written. He also showed me his favourite page of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus” the book they are reading together. On Friday Luna andIzabelle came to share their sentences. Both girls are doing a great job reading and writing and they are only in kindergarten!! 

Absentee Information

Education in New South Wales is compulsory for all children between the ages of six years and below the minimum school leaving age of 17 years. The Education Act 1990 requires that parents ensure their children of compulsory school age are enrolled at, and regularly attend school, or are registered with the NSW Education and Standards Authority for home schooling.

When children do not attend school, they miss vital information, their learning routine is broken and they can lose confidence, which can affect the building of friendships.

If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, please tell your child's teacher, the school office, phone, email, Skoolbag or send a written note as soon as possible, or within seven days.

If your child arrives at school late they need to be accompanied by an adult and report to the school office.

Once children are enrolled parents are legally required to send them to school every day that the school is open for instruction or participation in school activities, such as sports days.

Failure to explain an absence within seven days is recorded as an unjustified absence. School will inform parents via SMS on a daily basis, if a student is absent from school without explanation.

What should I do if our family is going on holiday in school time?

Families should remember that because school attendance is compulsory holidays should be arranged during school vacations. If this is not possible, parents/carers are required to contact the school office and complete an Extended Leave application form at least 10 days prior to the intended absence. Applications can also be completed online. Applications are not automatically granted but considered on an individual basis.

When to get help?

The department has implemented a number of attendance programs to support parents in ensuring their children attend school regularly. If you are having difficulty getting your child to attend school regularly, please contact the school office for assistance.

 Basic Safety Rules

Pupils walking to school must use the supervised crossing in front of the High School when crossing Park Avenue.

Primary children ONLY may ride bikes to school and ALL children riding a bike to school MUST wear a safety helmet. If any child in K-2 wants to ride, they must be under the direct supervision of a Parent/Carer (not older siblings). All bikes need to be left neatly parked in the school bike racks at the rear of the staffroom.

Bicycles must NOT be ridden or scootered in the school grounds or along the footpath from Park Avenue.

Children riding scooters must follow the same rules as bike riders.

No riding of skateboards.

Pupils are not to run on concrete areas.

No child is to leave the school playground without written permission from parents. 

Sue Gibson

Principal

Week 2

• Wednesday 3rd May  - Coralfest
• Friday 5th May - Zone Cross Country

Week 3

• Tuesday 9th May - Mothers Day Breakfast
• Wednesday 10th May - School Photos

Week 4

• Friday 19th May - Athletics Carnival

Week 5

• Monday 22nd May - Soccer - Boys Gala Day
• Wednesday 24th May - Soccer - Girls Gal Day

Last term, 1/2N created their own characters out of kitchen utensils. The students had to give each character their own personalities and characteristics.

1/2N loved the story ‘Spoon’ and this gave them the inspiration for their own unique characters. The characters then had to talk to each other in a conversation.

We hope you like our characters!

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Congratulations to the following Grow Your Mind Award recipients:

Dear parents and carers,

During Term 2, students will participate in the Check-in assessment.

The Check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online literacy and numeracy assessment available to support schools to assess and monitor student learning.

The assessment can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. Students with a disability may receive the same level of support during the assessment they would normally receive in the classroom.

·         The assessment will be scheduled for our Year 4 and Year 6 students during Weeks 4 – 7.

·         All students complete a reading assessment and a numeracy assessment. 

Both our boys and girls teams competed in PSSA Cricket knockout games last Friday. All students did a fantastic job, but unfortunately both teams suffered narrow defeats! Well done to all that played today! 

Week 2 - Term 2 

We hope that band will attend a two-day camp towards the end of this term, the finer details are being worked on this week and next, so stand by for exciting news! Junior band are working hard towards their first public performance this term as well, keep an ear out for more info towards the end of term. Miss Lawson and myself will start to utilize the seesaw platform for more communication this term now that we have the majority of families signed up. If you need help connecting to seesaw, please contact Miss Lawson for a new code. 

Notice of AGM and band committee meeting: 

The band is in need of officially filling positions in the band committee so the group can remain a sub-committee to the school P&C. This meeting will be held on Friday 12th May in Miss Lawson's classroom at 8am. The band relies on a close relationship with parents to continue to grow and function financially. Please notify Miss Lawson of your intention to attend the meeting. 

Changes to rehearsal week 2 

Junior Band - Normal Tuesday and Thursday rehearsals 

Senior band will not perform the national anthem and school song at assembly in week 2, this will restart in week 3. 

Reminder! Please send your child to rehearsals with a display folder each week. Music tutors have returned for the term, please ensure you contact your child's tutor if they are unable to attend a scheduled lesson. 

Music Tutors:

Tuesday

Isabella O'Brien - Flute

Thursday 

Lance Verdon - Clarinet and Saxophone

Bryn Wilson Kellaway - Trumpet and Trombone (Brass) 

Bethanee Swilks - Keyboard and Mallet percussion 

Finn Ellem - Drums, percussion and bass guitar 

Friday

Lance Verdon - Clarinet and Saxophone 

Bethanee Swilks - Keyboard 

 If you are unsure of any of the days your child is required to attend, please contact Mrs Scott. 

New Band members for term 2

Interested in join band?? There are still positions available on many instruments to join junior band this term, including flute, saxophone, trumpet and trombone. 

At this stage there are no spaces for new keyboard, clarinet and bass guitar players and there is no new availability on drums - Please speak to Mrs Scott for more information. 

Notes are available for new members from Mrs Scott. 

Fees

Fees for term 2 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. 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. 

Instrument hire fee is only payable once per year. Please ignore if you paid last term.

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: 062820 Account: 00903319

Communication 2023

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

Reeds

Clarinet and saxophone reeds for sale in the music room! 

Clarinet - $3.50

Saxophone - $4.00 

Correct cash or payment to band account. 

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 

The Mother’s Day Stall will be held on Thursday 11th May and online tickets sales will close at 7pm Wednesday 10th May.

Please use the second link below if you are able to assist at the stall on the day. Your help will be greatly appreciated, and these special events can only go ahead with continued support from our community. 

Ticket sales: https://www.givar.com/campaigns/caves-beach-pc-mothers-day-stall-2023 

Volunteering: https://www.givar.com/campaigns/volunteering-at-the-caves-beach-public-school-mothers-day-stall-2023

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

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.  

Parents/carers apply when their children are in Year 4. Students successfully placed attend the opportunity class full time in Years 5 and 6 at the relevant public school.

Information online at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/oc.

Apply online at:

https://shsoc.education.nsw.gov.au

Applications close on 15th May 2023.