Newsletter No. 2 February 12th 2020

The School Council here at James Cook Primary School enjoys an active and

invested team comprised of seven parents and four staff members. The school

council oversees the governance and enhancement of the school programs,

facilities and finances. Meetings are held twice each term. We currently have five parent member vacancies

for March 2020-March 2022 tenure on our School Council. Nominations for these positions are open to

parents of James Cook Primary School students to either self-nominate or be nominated, until Wednesday 4th

March 2020, at 4.00pm. The first meeting of the 2020-2021 School Council will be on Tuesday 24th March 2020

at 6.30pm in the staffroom. Nomination forms and information about the role of a School Council member are

available at the Office. If this a role you might be interested in and you have any questions about being a

School Councillor or the nomination process, please contact me at the office. Should we receive more

nominations than places available, a ballot will be conducted. Training is available to first-time council

members.

Meet the Teacher opportunities will be available on Thursday 20th February 2020.

Appointments can be made with your child’ren’s teacher online. Appointments for all

parents of all year levels can now be made via www.schoolinterviews.com.au with the

event code py7ew. If you need support making a booking, please contact the office for

assistance. Interpreters can be arranged if required.

We wear our James Cook Primary School uniform proudly and is an expected requirement of enrolment at our

school. Please read the current JCPS uniform policy provided to ensure that your child is fully decked out.

Believe to Suceed activities have commenced, students whose payments for these activities have been

received have received their Acacia, Bluegum, Correa or Waratah house t’shirts. We are however awaiting the

delivery of some larger sizes and expect them soon. Students will be notified ahead of time when they are

required to wear them to school.

Mark Friday the 6th March 2020 as a special day on the calendar. You will all be

aware of the devastating bushfires in Victoria that began over the holiday break.

Four of our community-minded Year Six students, Elisa, Risha, Amelia and Sanika,

have proposed a fundraising activity, to raise money for the Bushfire Appeal in

support of the students and families affected by the fires. The day will comprise –

Casual Dress for $2 per student; Cookies and Popcorn for $1 each sold at recess;

Sausages in Bread for $2.50 each (preordered) for lunch; Soft Drinks for $1.50 at

3.30pm. Donation boxes will also be placed in the office from now until the Friday

the 13th March 2020. Your support will be much appreciated.

Anne

“Great things are a series of small things, done by a lot of people.”

(Vincent Van Gogh)

Brain Game No.2 – Find a seven-letter word in the grid starting from the shaded cell.

Consecutive letters must be adjoining either vertically or horizontally (not diagonally).

B I T G

I U N P

S C Z A

I J H E

TWILIGHT TABLOID SPORTS

Come together with the school

community to enjoy a great family sports

night!

Children and parents can compete

in a variety of fun “tabloid” style

activities such as novelty races, obstacle

courses and skills competitions!

Activities will be run by your child’s teachers in a Prep

to 2 and 3 to 6 competition.

Date: Thursday 27th February, 2020

Time: Arrive from 4.45 pm for a 5pm start

finishing by 6.15pm

Dress: Wear your house colours! BLUEGUM ACACIA

WARATAH CORREA

Term One 2020 Calendar Dates

February March 6th/7th Dragon Dance Incursion P-6 10th Leadership Incursion Year 6 17th PFA meeting & AGM 9.00am 18th Life Saving Incursion P-6 20th Meet the Teacher 27th Grandparents Breakfast Twilight Tabloids

4th House Athletics Years 3-6 5th-11th Life Education Incursion P-6 6th Bushfire Appeal Fundraiser 11th Victorian Electoral Commission Incursion 5/6 16th Circus Fun Incursion 19th Harmony Day – Footsteps Dance Incursion Cultural Dress & Lunch P-6 25th Parliament House Excursion Year 5/6 27th 9.00am EOT Awards Assembly 11.10am House Cross Country Colour Run P-6 2.30pm Dismissal