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 Scienst yr6 1 Aug NAIDOC touch football match between CWSS—Parramaa SS 5 Aug FNQ School Futsal Titles Boys under 12 5 Aug Aust Maths Compeon 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 celebrang NAIDOC Week! Acvies 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 acvies for the week of celebraon. A special thank you also to Mrs Kathy Coleiro, Mrs Nixon and Mr Oone who have been the organisers from the school. Students are invited to wear tradional 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 tradional Aboriginal and Torres Strait tasng plaer prepared by members of the Family Cultural Awareness Group. The tasng plaers 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 newsleer. This survey is an opportunity for you to have your say about your level of sasfacon 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 newsleer 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 compleng a Student Opinion Survey during class me. All online surveys close on 26 August 2019. Try for 5 – New Aendance 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 aend every day! There are some awesome prizes and superstars like May Bowen and Ray Thompson will be regular visitors to the school to help encourage students. 100% aendance = 100% opportunity to learn! 3 Way Interviews a success! – Thank you to the parents and carers who aended the 3 Way Inter- views last Tuesday. It was wonderful to see so many parents, students and teachers meeng to discuss the educaonal improvement journey of the students. More than 200 interviews were held! Unl next me Mike HOMEWORK and LIFE SKILLS CLUB Years 4-6 2:30pm—3:30pm Every Wednesday aſternoon Come along and get help with homework and have some fun too…..see Ms Ajak or Ms Annie for more info. Naonal Collecon of Data on School Students with Disability Dear Parents/Carers, Collecng data on school students with Disability helps teachers, principals and educaon authories support the parcipaon 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 collecon 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- fy an individual student. The only data being collected at the school level to be reported naonally 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. Informaon and fact sheets are available from the: Australian Government Department of Educaon website: hp:// www.nccd.edu.au/resources-and-tools/roles/parents-guardians-and-carers-14 Alternavely, if you have any queries about the collecon or use of this data I encourage you to contact me directly. Jenny Bremner - HoSE—SEP Cairns West is celebrang NAIDOC this week, Monday 29 July—Friday 2 August Some planned acvies are…… Decorated classroom door (all classes) Wring 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 conducng 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 pracce for teaching our students reading and wring. 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