NEW Basketball/Netball Rings
Thank you to our wonderful P&C for purchasing a brand new set of Basketball/Netball rings. The kids are very excited and can hardly wait until they are installed on Thursday and Friday of this week. Once the rings are installed, a basketball court will be painted (in a different colour to the netball court) so that the students can begin to use them. The new rings will be able to be rotated so that they can be used as either netball rings or basketball rings. This offers greater choice at lunchtime and allows students to develop skills in both sports. Basketball is a popular sport in high school and has options for both boys and girls.
Please be aware that on Thursday and Friday when the rings are due to be installed, the court area will be out of bounds. This area will be cordoned off with cones for the safety of everyone who enters our school.
SPARTAN Event
Your child may have come home last week and started talking about giant obstacle courses and getting dirty. This is because they were talking about the P&C's major fundraising event for this year. On Friday 14th October (the first Friday back in Term 4), all students will have the opportunity to participate in a SPARTAN event. This event will be set up on the school field and will contain inflatable obstacle-style apparatus. Classes will take turns to complete the event and will have a whole lot of fun while doing so! The event will have activities suitable for every age and fitness level, and is designed to get kids active...and dirty! (Please wear old clothes and shoes, and bring a spare set to change into).
The aim of the day is to have fun and raise some money for our school. This week, students will bring home an information note and a sponsorship card. Students are asked to recruit sponsors from family and friends, and collect money for completing the event. Prizes will be awarded to the class and the individual boy and girl who raise the most money. Please look out for information in school bags this week.
Father's Day Stall
Thanks to the P&C who held a Father's Day Stall on the Friday before Father's Day and raised a fabulous $1808.30. Thanks to everyone who donated gifts, thanks to the wrappers who prepared them all beautifully, thanks to those who did some additional late night shopping to ensure that every child was able to buy a gift, and thanks to the amazing team of helpers who did a fabulous job running the stall.
A special shout out to Lee who even took the stall to the pre-school as they were not able to come up in the rain. As always the children loved being able to choose their special gift. It was great to see our awesome community come together again.
School Banking
Thanks to the fantastic efforts of our students, we have raised $218 for our school through School Banking commissions in April, May and June. Our school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit). Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you're saving a little or a lot. Keep up the great work and remember to bring in your School Banking deposit every Thursday.
Thank you for supporting the School Banking program.
Sugar Workshop
A parent session about 'Kids, Food & Feeding' will be held thisTuesday evening at 7pm in the Library. Jenny Boss, a nutritionist, will run this session. Some of the topics she will cover include: catering for fussy eaters and making mealtimes less stressful. See the poster below for some more information. This is sure to be a very informative session and one I'm sure most parents will find useful.
