Caves Beach Public School Newsletter

Welcome to Week 6 Term 4

Make My Day 

Last week I had a very special visit from Indie in 4C. Indie came to read a piece of writing she composed which clearly came straight from the heart. Indie is an animal lover who was expressing her feelings towards those who mistreat animals. Thank you for sharing your feelings Indie and your first attempt as an animal welfare advocate. 

KP have some amazing things happening. Connor, Bonnie, Luca, Alexa, Jax and Levi all visited to show their writing. Every student is using capital letters, finger spacing and full stops. Well done KP you are certainly ready for Year 1! 

Classes 2023 

Currently our stage supervisors are forming classes for 2023. This is a complicated and time-consuming process. Student centred decisions are made considering all aspects of the child including academic, social and emotional needs. If you have any concerns about the placement of your child for next year, you need to contact their class teacher to discuss this now. Once classes are established in 2023 changes will not be made. 

Support Classes 

We have now received our final establishment paperwork for our three new support classes for 2023. Our student intake meetings commence next week and we are very excited to be welcoming our new students and families into our Caves Beach PS community. We are currently working through the staffing process and are hoping to have the staff confirmed prior to our December break.  

Sue Gibson

Principal

• Wednesday 16th Nov - Disco K-2 - 5.00-6.00pm
• Wednesday 16th Nov - Disco 3-6 - 6.15-7.30pm

Week 7

• Wednesday 23rd Nov - Kindergarten Orientation
• Thursday 24th Nov - Soccer Gala Day

On Monday and Tuesday last week students in stage 2 had an action packed and fun filled 2 days at camp. All the teachers could not be prouder of the teamwork, resilience, kindness and mateship shown by these wonderful students. 

Congratulations to the following Merit Award recipients:

Congratulations to the following students who have received their Gold Award:

                    Harley W - 3/4B

                    Jack S - 5/6J

Congratulations to the following Grow Your Mind Award recipients:

The Touch Football Gala Day scheduled for today has been cancelled due to the weather.  All monies paid have been put into Fees in Advance. 

Band Presentation night

Save the date! Wednesday December 7th, 6pm- 8pm. Band presentation night in the school hall. This is a chance to showcase the Junior, Senior and combined bands, our year 6 students and present awards for the year. Note with all information will be sent home this week.

New band Members

The new beginner band is up and running! There are still places available and in particular we are looking for saxophone, trombone and flute player, other instruments are also available. There are no bass guitar positions left, unless you own your instrument. The band open to students in year 1 to 5 in 2022. Please return notes through this week and ensure you speak to or email Mrs Scott about instrument hire before paying fees. 

Changes to band rehearsals for term 4  

Looking forward for the remainder of the year, the band will undergo some changes to accommodate a new beginner program trial period and see junior members transition to senior band. To cater for the needs of our current members of junior and senior band we will combine the groups one day a week to form a large band and still rehearse separately each week as well. If you have any questions regarding this, please email. If your child has recently joined the junior band, they may prefer to stay in the new beginner band on Tuesday for the remainder of this term, please contact me for further details if required. 

Band rehearsals for the rest of the term are as follows:

Week 6 - Week 9 

Tuesday - Beginner band rehearsal 8.15am - 9am  

Wednesday - Combined Junior and Senior Band - 8am - 9am

Thursday - Junior Band - 8.15am - 9am

Friday - Senior Band - 8am -9am 

Looking forward to an exciting end of the year. 

Mrs Scott 

Kelseyanne.scott@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 

Band only accepts payment through the following account:

Direct deposit details:

Account Name: Caves Beach PS Concert Band

BSB 062820 account no. 00903319.

Term 4 JUNIOR band fee of $55

Term 4 SENIOR band fee of $65

Sibling discount:1st child - full price, 2nd and 3rd child - $5 discount per term .

In addition to this any child who joins a second band receives 50% off the additional group. (eg. Children starting a second instrument) 

Kelsey Scott

Kelsey-anne.scott@det.nsw.edu.au

P&C Meeting Reminder

Date: Monday 14th November, 2022

Location: CBPS Library

Time: 5:30-6:30pm

Photoshoot Fundraiser

The family photoshoots were held on Saturday and were on a big success. Families who participated are invited to attend a viewing in the school library. 🙂

Date: Friday 2nd December, 2022 

Location: CBPS Library

Time: between 3-5pm

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

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

Uniform Shop – TERM 4 OPENING HOURS

We will be reopening the School Uniform Shop on site for Term 4 2022 – on Wednesday mornings from 8:45am – 9:30am.  This is mainly to assist our new Kindy families with planning their uniform needs – but all families are welcome!

Price Increase

Our Uniform Suppliers have passed on a number of price increases in the past 2 years which we avoided passing on to our families.  However, with a further price rise we have reviewed all prices and there are some changes to come into effect from Term 4 2022. 

There is some good news to go with this – we have negotiated a price DROP for our sport shirts so they will actually reduce in price!! 

Our school uniform range is still great value and we are significantly cheaper than other retailers on comparable items – eg. our school polos will be $30 from Term 4 whilst Lowes are selling them for $39.

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.