School Council Elections 2017 The Timeline and Declaration of School Council for 2017 -2018 are as follows: Wednesday 15th February: Call for Nominations for Council Wednesday 22nd February: Nominations close (ballot taken if necessary) Wednesday 1st March: Close of Ballot (If required) Wednesday 8th March: Declaration of Ballot (If required) Wednesday 15th March: Annual Meeting – First Meeting of newly elected Council. At our Annual School Council Meeting on Wednesday, 15th March, our new team for 2017 will be confirmed along with the Leadership positions of Council for the 2017 School Year. Tonight’s School Council Meeting is the last Meeting of our 2016 School Council prior to the new council being confirmed at the March Meeting. Tonight’s meeting commences at 7.00pm in the Staffroom.

School Picnic 2017 On behalf of the school community I’d like to thank everyone for their efforts on Friday in making our annual school picnic such an enjoyable and successful event. Once again we are indebted to a number of people who go out of their way to ensure the success of such events – the many helpers who cooked, served and cleaned up, to those who ordered the sausages, bread, corn and fruit and ensured it was there, to all the families who participated in the event, to the staff for their efforts on the day and especially to all of our students who did such a great job throughout the day. Over 630 people attended and were catered for. Thank you to everyone, without your ongoing support and assistance such events could not take place. The weather was again kind to us, in fact perfect weather for a stroll along the beach and building sand sculptures in the morning. The sun peeped through at lunchtime while everyone enjoyed lunch and getting warmer for the main event – a little paddle in the water before packing up to go home, (though some teachers might have believed the water could have been a little warmer for us!!).

Wednesday 22nd February, 2017

DATES TO REMEMBER

February:

Wednesday 22nd February:

Close of Nominations for the 2017

School Council – 4:00pm

February School Council Meeting –

7:00pm in the Staffroom

Thursday 23rd February:

Meal Deal – Sausage Roll and

Lamington for $4.00

March: Friday 3rd March

Grade 6 Excursion to Sovereign Hill

Saturday 4th March

Bayles Music Festival – School Choir

performing at 2:55pm

Tuesday 7th March:

1st School Tour for Foundation

Students -2018 (Invitation only).

Wednesday 8th March:

Division Swimming Finals for students

who have qualified.

REMINDERS:

Cardinia Youth Services – Switch program for

Grade 5 and 6 students – 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Mondays in the Cardinia Hall

If you have a child starting school in 2018

(Foundation) could you please let the office

know as soon as possible, if you haven’t

already done so.

Sun Smart hats must be worn by all students

when playing outside. This is a compulsory

part of Term 1 uniform.

From the Principal ………

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Thumbs Up

To Danielle and the Lang Family for donating all of the sausages for the whole school picnic – greatly appreciated by everyone.

To the Stokkel, Eager, Smith, Cartmel, King and Bowman Families for all their efforts prior to and during the School Picnic – great effort from one and all.

To everyone who assisted in one way or another in making Friday’s picnic such a success – the school is indeed indebted to you.

To all the students who represented our school so proudly at the swimming sports on Monday. A great effort by one and all.

To all the parents, grandparents, staff and friends who braved the weather conditions and supported the students in their endeavours at the Swimming Sports. Great job!

To our ‘chickens’ who have returned from their summer vacation to enjoy the company of everyone at school. A couple are still on holiday and we have a couple of new additions.

To the Grade 6 boys who did such a great job in putting the shelving together for our new sports storeroom and to Mason in Foundation for helping in putting the containers together. Well done, everyone!

To the Neutze, Cormick-Cox and Tankard families for their donations to the Art Room. Thank you!

Punctuality and Attendance at School Once again this year we will be awarding the Mrs Smith’s Attendance Cup and the Mrs Friend’s

Punctuality Cup on a weekly basis to the grades that record the best outcomes in these two

areas throughout the week at assembly.

The following Grades received these awards for last week:

Attendance Cup – 2B and 6E

Punctuality Cup – 1CA, 4C, 5A, 5J and 6D

Well done to those Grades and keep up the good work!

School Council Meeting Our first School Council meeting for 2017 is this Wednesday, 22nd February. This is our last meeting of our current School Council prior to the election of our new Council for the 2017 School Year. All parents and friends of the school are more than welcome to attend this meeting and, if you are interested in being part of School Council in 2017, please let Allan or Virginia in the office know.

Meal Deal this week is a Sausage Roll and Lamington for

$4.00. Please label your paper bag clearly.

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Anaphylaxis and Asthma Plans Need to be updated All parents and guardians are reminded that if your child/ren has an Anaphylaxis or Asthma

Plan that you need to have this updated annually by your GP and then forward a copy to

your child’s teacher or the office. Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated and will assist the school greatly in its management of your child if an asthma

attack or anaphylaxis episode occurs at school.

Student Medication If you completed a Medication Request Form last year for your child/ren and wish to continue having medication kept at school the Department of Education requires you to complete a new Medication Request Form. The Medication Request Form is available at the Office. Medication cannot be given to students without this form being completed. We are unable to give students medication that is past its expiry date so please come into the office and check if the medication we hold for your child is still within its expiry date. Medication to treat asthma or anaphylaxis does not need to be accompanied by a Medication Request Form as it is covered by a student’s Asthma Care Plan or Action Plan for Anaphylaxis.

2018 Foundation Enrolments With the 2017 Preps settling in, it is time to start planning our 2018 intake!

If you have a pre-school child who will begin Foundation at Cardinia Primary School in

2018, could you please visit the office as soon as possible to ensure we have your

child’s details?

Please do not assume we know your child will be attending our school. With so many

new families, it is a huge job to keep track of all possible future Foundation student’s.

You will need to provide the office with your current email address as well as your

pre-school child’s full name, date of birth and the name of the kindergarten she/he

currently attends.

A 2018 enrolment form will then be given to you and these are due back fully

completed by the end of Term 1. Rest assured that all siblings of current students will

be given a place for Foundation, 2018. However, we do need your details to confirm

your child’s place.

Please see Allan or Jodie if you have any questions regarding the 2018 Prep Enrolment

procedure.

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School Choir Performance The Cardinia Primary School Choir has been asked to perform at the Bayles Music Festival which is being held on Saturday, 4th March. Mrs Young has sent a note home to all parents of choir members. Please return these to the office if you have not already done so. Members will need to be at Bayles by 2.40pm and ready to perform at 2.55pm.

CSEF The Education Department has introduced a CSEF (Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund) for families who are entitled to a Health Care or Pension Card. IF you hold a current Health Care or Pension Card and would like to apply for CSEF please see Mrs Smith or Mrs Friend in the office. Please note these funds can ONLY be used for School Camps, Sports or Excursions. If you have any questions, please see Mrs Smith in the office.

HAVE YOUR SAY Council regularly consult with the community to help inform our decisions in a range of areas. We encourage you to have your say. We want our community to be informed of our operations and provide input in a balanced and appropriate way. Seeking community feedback ensures that we know what are the priorities and expectations of the community, so this can influence planning, service delivery and decision making. Currently we are seeking feedback on the following strategies:

2017-21 Child, Youth and Family Strategy

Liveability Health Plan

Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategy (consultation material will become available on Monday, 20th February 2017)

The link for the surveys is www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/consultations Council will also be hosting three Open House sessions in relation to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategy on Saturday, 18th March, to provide you with an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the draft Strategy.

· 9 – 11am at the Emerald Library (400A Belgrave-Gembrook Rd, Emerald) · 12 – 2pm at the Pakenham Library (Cnr John St & Henry St, Pakenham) · 3 – 5pm at the Hewitt Eco House Community Room (215 Rossiter Road, Koo Wee Rup) These drop in sessions are open to anyone and will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions. Any questions, please phone 1300 787 624.

MUSIC WITH MICHAEL Michael Wallace has returned to Cardinia Primary School to continue his music lessons on Thursdays. We have limited spaces for students who are interested in Electric guitar and drums. If you would like your child to attend please see Virginia or Sue at the office. The cost is $8 per session payable upfront at the beginning of each term. Students participating are expected to catch up on the work they miss during class time.

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FREE ORAL HEALTH SCREENING Coming to Cardinia Primary School!

In March, Monash Health Dental Services are coming to our school to promote oral

health week.

Students can receive a free oral health screening during this time, take part in a poster

competition and receive information promoting and celebrating good oral hygiene

practices.

Please keep a look out in upcoming newsletters for further information and permission

forms.

TENNIS TRAINING Tennis training has re-commenced after school on Wednesdays at 3.45pm at the tennis courts.

We look forward to seeing some new faces as well as the old.

Joy de Jong (59988220)

Lost Property

There are a few items that have been returned to school from the picnic last Friday. If your child has misplaced anything, please visit the office to see if we have it. All items not claimed will be sent to an OP Shop or cleaned and placed in our 2nd Hand Uniform boxes.

REGISTERED FAMILY DAY CARE

Full time day care places available. Before & after school care (including school and Kindergarten pick up/drop

off). Limited casual places available.

Pakenham area. Full Government funded CCB and CCR.

WWC, Police check, First Aid, Insurance.

Call Ally on 0423 839 988

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District Swimming Carnival

On Monday, 27 students represented Cardinia at the District Swimming Carnival at Kooweerup. The students had qualified for this event with their performances at our swimming trials earlier this term. Our students showed their resilience by braving the terrible conditions to do themselves and our school proud. Although we weren’t able to defend our title of Champion School, it was still fantastic to see so many of our swimmers qualify for the next round of swimming which will be the Division Swimming Carnival on Wednesday, 8th March. Swimmers that won events will qualify for this event and will receive a permission form shortly. Winners and placegetters from finals are listed below. Connor – 1st Freestyle, 1st Champ Freestyle Samuel – 2nd Freestyle, 1st Butterfly Charlotte – 3rd Backstroke Vale – 3rd Backstroke Isabella – 3rd Backstroke Joshua – 2nd Backstroke Tom – 3rd Breaststroke Mac – 2nd Breaststroke Rouan – 3rd Butterfly Grace – 3rd Butterfly Brody – 3rd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 2nd Champ Freestyle Matilda – 3rd Freestyle, 1st Breaststroke, 2nd Champ Freestyle Chayse – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st Champ Freestyle Daley – 2nd Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke, 3rd Champ Freestyle Relays Caitlin, Isabella, Daley, Matilda – 2nd Medley Brody, Tom, Jehi, Aiden – 2nd Freestyle Relay Caitlin, Daley, Abbey, Charlotte – 2nd Freestyle Relay Connor, Samuel, Vale, Jack – 1st Freestyle Relay Matilda, Isobella, Abbey, Isabella – 3rd Freestyle Relay Chayse, Rouan, Joshua, Harrison – 1st Freestyle Relay Brody, Tom, Caitlin, Daley – 3rd Champ Relay

All students are to be congratulated on qualifying for this event and the way they conducted

themselves on the day. Good luck to those progressing to the Division Carnival.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK Volunteering at school can be rewarding way to contribute to your child’s class and our school. Parents who do volunteer at school on a regular basis or transport children to excursions must now hold a current Working with Children Check. Applications must be completed online using the link below. There is no cost involved for volunteers. However, you will need to have a photo taken. Please see Mrs Smith or Mr Armstrong if you require further details.

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/onlineapplication.doj

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School Picnic Photos

THANK YOU

A huge thank you to all our Parent and grandparent helpers (too

many to mention individually) that assisted at our picnic last Friday.

It was a great day and it was awesome to see lots of new faces. The

day was a huge success largely due to your efforts so thank you!

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