7 September 2022

Newsletter Articles

P&C Meeting

The P&C Meeting will be held today (Wednesday, 7 September) at 1:30pm in the Staff Room. All parents welcome.

Carpark Courtesy

Drivers are reminded of the need to show courtesy to all parents and staff in our carparks. We have a number of parents blocking cars in the carpark when collecting students. This causes angst and may put student safety at risk. Like almost every school, the College has two relatively short periods of intense vehicle activity each day. We do not have sufficient car parking space to cater fully for these periods of very high demand.

Kindy and Pre-Primary Sausage Sizzle

When: Wednesday, 14 September
Time: 1:00 to 2:30pm
Where: Kindy and Pre-primary playground

Fathers/Caregivers of Kindy and Pre-primary students are invited to come along and enjoy a sausage sizzle lunch with their child, followed by some fun activities for all. More information will follow closer to the date.

We look forward to seeing you there!

ECE staff

RUOK Day

Join our RUOK? Event. The College is having a whole school pancake Breakfast on Friday 9 September, between 8:00-8:30am. For information about RUOK Day view the link below.

Now is the time to enrol for 2023

We are taking enrolments for all years. Kindergarten to Year 10 for 2023. Whether they’re transitioning to Year 7 or changing schools – every day in a child’s education matters. Now is the time to apply to enrol your child.

Daffodil Day

The vibrant yellow daffodil represents hope and a continuing fight against cancer. Cannington Community Education Support Centre and Cannington Community College supported Daffodil Day on Friday, 19 August by Wearing Yellow and fundraising with the sale of Fresh Daffodils and gold coin donations. This fundraising effort had a great result, raising the sum of $454.95 for the Cancer Council. A very big thank you to everyone for supporting Daffodil Day 2022!

Daffodils, daffodils, blooming everywhere.
In the vase and at the store.
On the table and on the door…
A lovely symbol of our hope.
Daffodils, daffodils, showing we care.

Thank you to 4.1 for the above poem. The students in 4.1 also worked very hard to create poems for Daffodil Day, these can be viewed via the link below.

Dance and Drama Year 9

The Year 9 Dance and Drama classes have been learning about Kabuki Theatre over the last few weeks.

The students performed this traditional Japanese Drama/Dance style to an ancient Japanese folk tale complete with costumes and traditional music as one of their assessments this term.

The students did very well to engage with this very dramatic style of performing and looked so good in their costumes, that I had to take pictures.

Tanya Hallett
Teacher

Cannington’s Got Talent – Save the Date

Cannington’s Got Talent is back for 2022.

It will be held in the undercover area on Friday, 9 September.

Every Day Counts

Congratulations to the following primary school students who have won the Principal’s 100% attendance.

Value Certificate Winners

The Primary assembly was held on 2 September 2022, by Room 6.1. Congratulations to the following students who received awards.

VacSwim

VacSwim offers swimming lessons for children aged 5 to 17 years during the summer school holidays. Lessons are conducted at pools and beach locations across WA.

For information about the programs, including how to enrol, key dates and enrolment fees visit the website to access VacSwim information for families.

Note: Enrolments for summer programs begin to close from 30 October 2022.

Cameras at School Events

Parents are advised that they may not publish images or videos made at school events. Parents individually give permission for images to be used by College staff in College publications, and we keep a current list of students for whom we don’t have permission. Parents may not assume permission to record and then publish images of other parents’ children. It is important that we respect individuals’ privacy.

School Playground Equipment

The use of the playground equipment is not permitted outside of school hours for safety and insurance reasons. All children should arrive at school by 8:30am and be picked up promptly at the end of school at 2.50pm or at 2.35pm on Wednesday.

Driver Reminder

Drivers are reminded of the need to be very cautious in the College car parks and Wharf Street, particularly at peak times (start and end of the school day). There are many children and adult pedestrians in the vicinity at these times and vehicle traffic is quite heavy. The posted speed limit (40 km/h) is the allowable maximum – but it may still be too high for the conditions. Drivers must always drive to the prevailing conditions. It is our job to control our vehicles safely at all times. Particular care is needed when turning from or onto Wharf Street.

Going to school every day really matters

At school, teachers plan programs in a sequence so children build on skills and activities from one day to the next.

Developing the habit of going to school regularly from Kindergarten is vitally important so children don’t miss out on important ideas and skills they need for future learning.

You can help make every day matter by:

• Talking positively about school so your child is happy to go each day.
• Showing interest in what your child is doing at school and talking with the teacher about what you can do at home.
• Setting play dates to help your child make friends.
• Teaching your child how to share and take turns.
• Arriving at school and collecting your child from school on time.
• Making sure your child gets nutritious meals each day and enough sleep each night.
• Making appointments with doctors, dentists and specialists after school or during school holidays.
• Taking family holidays during school holidays and not during term time.

If your child is unwell and unable to go to school, telephone or text the school to let the teacher know. If your child misses a day, talk with the teacher to find out how you can help your child catch up. If you are having difficulty getting your child to school, talk with the teacher.

Taking an interest in what your child does at school, helping in class and being part of the school community shows your child how much you value school.

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