Date Claimers

Wednesday 31 July 2019

PO Box 97M Manunda. 4870 Office Hours: 8.00am - 3.45pm Ph: 40379777

Dentist: 1300 300 850 School Watch: 131788 http://www.cairnswestss.eq.edu.au

STUDENT

ABSENCE LINE

Phone: 40 379766

Text: 0429 272 048

29 July-2Aug NAIDOC WEEK

1 Aug The Surfing Scientist yr6

1 Aug NAIDOC touch football match between CWSS—Parramatta SS

5 Aug FNQ School Futsal Titles

Boys under 12

5 Aug Aust Maths Competition

16 Aug Ty Williams cup yr 3&4

23 Aug Netball yr 3-6

16-20 Sept P-3 swimming

20 Sep Last day term 3

Hello everyone,

This week Cairns West State School is celebrating NAIDOC Week! Activities have been planned for the week, with Wednesday – Friday being the main days. Friday con-cludes with the NAIDOC Parade which commences at 1:30pm sharp. A special thank you to the Family Cultural Awareness Group who has met to help arrange activities for the week of celebration. A special thank you also to Mrs Kathy Coleiro, Mrs Nixon and Mr Ottone who have been the organisers from the school.

Students are invited to wear traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clothes to celebrate NAIDOC on Friday (and at any day this week) Parents and Carers are invited to enjoy a traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait tasting platter prepared by members of the Family Cultural Awareness Group. The tasting platters will be shared from 12:45pm on Friday outside the Life Skills Centre (Tuckshop) prior to the NAIDOC parade.

School Opinion Survey – Parent/Caregiver Survey 2019 included in this newsletter. This survey is an opportunity for you to have your say about your level of satisfaction with the school on many topics. To complete the form, you need to go to the website on the form and then login. One form will be in each newsletter this Wednesday. If you would like another form for your partner (one only – you are not able to collect for other members of your family or friends), please collect from the school office. Students in year 5 and 6 will also be completing a Student Opinion Survey during class time. All online surveys close on 26 August 2019.

Try for 5 – New Attendance Program – We all know that it is important to come to school every day. This year, Cairns West State School has partnered with the North Queensland Cowboys to encourage all students to attend every day! There are some awesome prizes and superstars like Matty Bowen and Ray Thompson will be regular visitors to the school to help encourage students. 100% attendance = 100% opportunity to learn!

3 Way Interviews a success! – Thank you to the parents and carers who attended the 3 Way Inter-views last Tuesday. It was wonderful to see so many parents, students and teachers meeting to discuss the educational improvement journey of the students. More than 200 interviews were held!

Until next time Mike

HOMEWORK and

LIFE SKILLS CLUB

Years 4-6

2:30pm—3:30pm

Every Wednesday afternoon

Come along and get help with

homework and have some fun

too…..see Ms Ajak or Ms Annie

for more info.

National Collection of Data on School Students with Disability

Dear Parents/Carers,

Collecting data on school students with Disability helps teachers, principals and

education authorities support the participation of students with Disability in

schooling on the same basis as students without Disability.

All Australian Governments have agreed to work together on the annual collection

of data on school students with disability. Our school will also be involved.

Please be reassured that the Department will NOT collect any data that can iden-

tify an individual student. The only data being collected at the school level to be

reported nationally is the:

number of students in the school who are provided with an adjustment to

address a disability;

level of adjustments we provide for those students; and

broad category of disability. Information and fact sheets are available from the:

Australian Government Department of Education website: http://www.nccd.edu.au/resources-and-tools/roles/parents-guardians-and-carers-14 Alternatively, if you have any queries about the collection or use of this data I

encourage you to contact me directly. Jenny Bremner - HoSE—SEP

Cairns West is celebrating NAIDOC this week,

Monday 29 July—Friday 2 August Some planned activities are……

Decorated classroom door (all classes)

Writing comp for senior students Theme – Voice Treaty Truth

Community cooking (t/shop kitchen)

Raffia skirt making, weaving

NAIDOC closing parade (senior hall) 1:30pm

Thank you all for your

support with the free dress day held last term. We raised

$375 for YAPS

Student Council

FREE

HEARING TEST

Wuchopperen Health Service Limited will be conducting Hearing Health Screenings at Cairns West SS on

Tuesday and Thursday for the next 3 weeks. Next screening will be on Thursday 1 August in the SEP unit TOMORROW.

A consent form is available from the office which will need to be signed and returned before your child can be tested. (see Miss Deb in the office) For more info please contact Ms Jenny Bremner SEP unit

Curriculum News

Cairns West teaching staff spent Tuesday morning with Mr John Fleming (pictured) discussing current best practice for teaching our students reading and writing.

John Fleming is a renowned Australian educator who has worked with many schools across Queensland and country.

Ms Jenny Dovaston—Deputy Principal - Teaching and Learning

FREE Parent/ Carer Workshops

FREE HEARING TESTS

Next screening will be on THURSDAY 1 AUGUST

Book your child/ren in for a test

PBL Corner

Cairns West State school is a ‘School

Wide Positive Behaviour Support’ school

which fosters the social, behavioural and

academic development for all at our

school..

Our school rules are;

Be Respectful

Be Safe

Be A Learner

CWSS has its' own Facebook page,

CAIRNS WEST STATE SCHOOL

Please like this page as it will be a useful tool to keep up to date

with what's going on in our school. It will feature upcoming events, school notices, links to community, photos and much

more. Find us on Facebook.

School Times

Play Bell 8.00

Morning Bell 8.15

Morning Session 8.30—10.30

Healthy Eating Time 10.30—10.45

First Play Time 10.45—11.15

Middle Session 11.15—12.45

Second Play Time 12.45—1.15

Afternoon Session 1.15—2.30

PCYC Cairns West School Age Care

cnr Hoare and McCormack Street

0437 170 515

cairnswestsac@pcyc.org.au

1A Nattalena Ford, Telesia Mataele 1N Mua Wapau, Priya Gurung 1R Esther Amani, Pauline Thaiday 1W Hyarrish Sanyasi, Jaxon Mc Dowell 2A Braxton Harris 3C Hazel Morris 4C Liam Oui 4L Kitana Blanco 4M Kenlock Savo 4T Anish Tamang, Syhal Rai 5T Phillip Shuttleworth 6F Hector Arnold 6H Roman Mosby 6M Rojan Kumal 6O Elsiyah Laumatia, Isabel Daniela ART Joevana Anau

Student of the Week 1 & 2

Successful Students

Afternoon tea

These students will enjoy an afternoon tea with the Principal. The following students have been given an invitation for their families to join them: Darren Gima (1A) Roshika Kumal (1W) Lazarus Khadka (3C) Sanjula Sanyasi (2B) Kyle Colinaires (5N) Terry Miller (4T)

We would like to CONGRATULATE the following students for their efforts in

demonstrating positive behaviour:

LEARN to be SAFE with ‘EMMY and

FRIENDS’ Program - Year 1 students only

Act for Kids is a national not-for-profit or-

ganisation committed to ensuring Australia’s

children have the safe and happy childhoods

they deserve. The program commenced

on Tuesday 23 July and will run for 5 weeks,

the last 1 hour session will be on Wednes-

day 21 August.

Joanne Ambrose -

Guidance Officer

Some classes did not attend parade due to other activities happening in the school

The above students completed the 8 week Deadly Choices Life Skills Program impeccably and were

awarded a Deadly Choices jersey and a certificate. Ms Halona Blanch the co coordinator was very

proud of all the students.

TRY FOR

5

Mr Blair and Mr Ottone

launched the Try for 5

attendance partnership

with the North Queens-

land Cowboys at the Big

Breakfast. Featured are

the class trophies and some of the individual prizes that students will receive for excellent

attendance. 100% attendance = 100% opportunity to learn

DEADLY CHOICES awards

Aboriginal and

Torres Strait

Islander Children’s

Day

Wednesday

14 August 2019

At Wuchopperen

3pm - 7pm