As of today, receipts will be issued to families for any amount of money over $10. The school has always receipted large amounts separately but have kept the receipts filed here at the school. It would be a time-consuming and costly task to post out receipts so we have resolved to do it in the following way:

Don’t forget that Swim School starts next week. Please pay any money owing as soon as possible. Also, there will be a reminder note coming home regarding times and what to bring. Parents, please look for this in the next few days.

A reminder that lunch orders for this sports day for Year 4 are due in by Friday this week. The school providing the catering needs to have numbers. Please hand to class teachers.

1. Tomorrow is the last day for colouring and poster competition entries. Please hand them in to the library.

Tomorrow is also the last day for the sale of raffle tickets. All winners will be announced next week.

Antje Wilson, Anne Bailey, Jane Taylor and Julie Gawronski. Your library team!

Any girl in Year 3 to 6 interested in playing at the Boorowa carnival please sees Ms Croke for a note if you missed out on one. Don’t forget to return the note to the office or to Ms Croke ASAP so we can get teams organised. If you are interested, we need to know now.

1. Reminder to parents – If your child is sick, where possible, let them stay at home to rest and get better. Illnesses in classrooms tend to spread very quickly so it is best to try and break the cycle by keeping sick children at home until they are well. It helps others not to get sick.

If your child is away sick it is best to notify the office by phone or e-mail or a letter to the teacher.

2. Receipting – We have a new procedure in the issuing of receipts. If your child pays an amount of $10.00 or more for a school activity or excursion they will be issued with an individual receipt. These receipts will be handed out by the class teacher every Tuesday. So, if you send your child to school with an amount of $10.00 or more keep an eye out in their bag the following week for the receipt.

3. If you have a child starting Kindergarten next year now is the time to start thinking about getting the enrolment form and other documents to the office. If you need an enrolment form drop in to the office or give us a call and we can send one out to you.

Book Club has been handed out and is due back before Tuesday 2^nd September. Book Club went out early this term to coincide with book week. This is the second last issue of book club for the year so if you are already thinking of Christmas presents and would like your order held at the office please make this known on your order form.

Sean Purtell (3D) and Todd Dunbar (4H) who are both about to have their work published in the environmental magazine “Special Forever”. Sean will have some art work published and Todd will have a poem printed.

The Pacific School Games will be held in Canberra in 2008. Students 8-19 yrs are eligible to participate. Trials for the Track and Field events will take place on the following dates. If you are interested, access application forms through the website: www.athletics.org.au

There are a variety of courses coming up in October for Aspergers/autism parents. Please ask for flyers at the Office or see the noticeboard. They will fill fast!

This program will run 29 Sept and 1, 3, 7, & 9 Oct at Letchworth. Contact Mandy on 62991787 for information and booking or ask at the office for a flyer.

Full-time and part-time sales assistant at Rodney’s Nursery at Pialligo. Great working environment, free parking, wages and hours negotiable. Excellent job for mums. Ph. Cheryl or Fiona on 62486156

Also required, full-time and part-time waiting staff at our beautiful café set within Rodney’s Nursery at Pialligo. Great working environment, free parking, wages and hours negotiable. Excellent job for mums. Ph. Cheryl or Fiona on 62486156

LITTLE ATHLETICS – REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration for Queanbeyan Little Athletics is on Saturday 30 August and 6 September from 11am to 3pm at Wright Park, Queanbeyan. Season commences 20 Sept at 8.30am. Queanbeyan Little Athletics is for children aged from 5 to 17 and costs only $80. Athletics can compete in running, throwing (discus, shot put and javelin) and jumping (long jump, high jump and triple Jump) events. Visit our website www.qlac.org.au or call Leanne on 6297 2634.

The season commences in October for the morning competition held at Mawson playing fields.

For further information please contact Greg Shearer on 62999241 or 0409130555 or Pete Kelly on 62976435 and 0447976435.

Junior Cricket Registration with Queanbeyan needs to be done before 12 Sept. Registration days are at the Riverside Plaza on 28 Aug from 6-8 p.m. & 30 Aug 10-12 noon or at any time at SPORTZBIZ 148 Monaro Street.

TRIVIA NIGHT RAFFLE TICKETS

Money and Trivia Night raffle tickets were due last Friday. If you have not yet returned, please do so – this includes any unsold tickets.

UNIFORM SHOP

Do you need a woollen jumper? The Clothing Pool currently has a large number of the bigger sizes available. If looking at buying a new jumper why not check out the Clothing Pool first - you might be very surprised! We also have a brand new size 12 woollen jumper FOR SALE for $50.

Apologies, last week the form to sell pre-loved uniform items and school bags was not included with the newsletter. If you have some pre-loved clothes still in good condition at home, you can either donate them to the Uniform shop or you can complete the form included with this newsletter and the P & C will take 10% of the amount the item sold for – the remainder of the money will be paid to you once the item is sold.

REMINDERS: The uniform shop is located in the Laundry Room (between the Library and 2T) and is open from 8.45am to 9.15am on Mondays and Fridays. If you are available on a Monday or Friday morning and you’d like to help, pop into the uniform shop and see Rachelle or call her on 0439 667 772. If you have ay queries about the uniform shop, please contact the uniform co-ordinator, Rachelle Forbes, on the above mobile number or via email forbes73@bigpond.com

TRIVIA NIGHT SILENT AUCTIONS

A reminder that the Silent Auctions will be running until COB this Friday, 29^th August so if there is something you’ve had your eye on, now is the time to place a bid.
Visit http://www.scaredycat.com.au/trivianight/auctions.php. You can also bid using the slip included with the newsletter two weeks ago and placing it in the specially marked box at the school’s front office (in a sealed envelope please). Winners will be announced on the night, and notified by email.

TRIVIA NIGHT – THIS WEEKEND!

CALLING ALL STRONG MEN!: We will be in the hall setting up for the Trivia Night on the afternoon of Saturday 30^th; if there are any strong men (or women J) willing to come and give us a hand between 12:30pm and 2:00pm to get the tables and chairs out of storage. We would be really appreciative.

DOORS OPEN at 7pm, and we encourage you to get there as close to 7pm as possible as there may be a couple of early auctions! Instructions will be given at 7:30 sharp, so you won’t want to be late!

DON’T FORGET:

§ Bring your ticket with your name written on the back to enter the lucky door prize

§ Bring plenty of spare change, cash or the cheque book to enter one of the many games or to bid on one of the live auction items

§ Pack an esky with nibbles and drinks

§ HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!!

P&C MEETING

The P&C Association next meets on Tuesday 2 September. Join us to consider items of current importance to the school.

BILLY G’S GOURMET COOKIE & BISCUIT DOUGH

They’re nearly here! Thank you to everyone who ordered Cookie Dough - delivery will be next Tuesday, 2^nd September. If you missed out, we will have limited extras available for sale that afternoon from outside the COLA. The prices are $13 and $14 - depending on the flavour!!

TOMBOLA STALL – YEAR 3

Thank you to YEAR 6 students for bringing in donations of juices. This week it is YEAR 3’s turn; please bring in breakfast cereals –Corn Flakes, Rice Bubbles, Muesli, etc - as a donation for the fete’s tombola stall. Please give donations to your child's class teacher or the front office.

CANTEEN NEWS

LUNCH ORDER WINNER: Congratulations to this week’s winner, Sam Forestier from 3/4 S.

On your menu at home, please note the following:

CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE:

§ Hokkein Noodles and Fried Rice are NOT available for Friday lunches until further notice.

CHANGES / NEW TO THE MENU

§ Supreme Pizzas are now available at $2.20 each on Wednesdays.

§ Banana Sippah Straws are back on the menu!

§ Tubs of Fruit are available at 50 cents each for over the counter sales.

§ Big M 300ml flavoured fresh milk - chocolate, strawberry and banana - now for sale at $2.40.

ROSTER:

	Date	Team Leader	Volunteer	Volunteer	Volunteer	Volunteer	Volunteer
Week 6	27/8	Anita Collins	Veronica Mabbutt	Shannon King	Kim Harris	Carolyn Turner	Mary Coady
	28/8	Neena Kumar	Franca Kalogianis	Mona Akbari	Sean Morton	Sasha Haddon	Veronica Wyatt
	29/8	Kelli Youngs	Daniela Ferry	Maria Hall	Carron Kennedy	Pam Stone	Veronica Mabbutt
Week 7	3/9	Sarah Bell	Claudia Doman	Fran Anzelark	Veronica Mabbutt	Bernadette Caine	Rachelle Forbes
	4/9	Lucy Moran	Mona Akbari	Chrisoula Karatzas	Neena Kumar	Caroline Kelly	Kim Harris
	5/9	Sally Hudson	Deborah Garrety	Karen Cragg	Michelle Smith	Sally Luton	Vicki Lawrence
Week 8	10/9	Kelli Youngs	Michelle Palombi	Veronica Mabutt	Rachelle Forbes	Paul McInerney	Chantell Hunt
	11/9	Neena Kumar	Deanne Cole	Franca Kalogianis	Veronica Wyatt	Kaye Hughes	Dora Andonaros
	12/9	Bronwyn Jaggers	Anne Bills	Marni Taylor	Shelley Hawker	Cath Scott	Veronica Mabbutt

If you can't make it to the canteen please contact Chantell on 0400 312 039 or 6299 8357 or email chantell.hunt@optusnet.com.au with plenty of notice so we can get someone to replace you. Thank you!

JERRA JOURNAL
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Term 3, Week 6	26 August, 2008.

This Week & On	Events & Returns to Remember
*Value of Week*	*SELF-DISCIPLINE* – the best behaviours are those that come from within - talk sense to yourself; make wise choices to be helpful and good.
DEAN HUTTON SCIENCE	Show tomorrow for Years 2 – 6 ONLY. Have you paid yet? $5 per students for a great “Journey Through Space.”
COMPUTER TEST	Uni of NSW Computer Test is on tomorrow, Wednesday 27 Aug for those Yr 3-6 students who entered.
BOOK WEEK PARADE	It’s here at last!! On this Thursday, 28 Aug – 9.15 and 12.15 in the Hall. See class times below.
ASSEMBLY	This Friday. Items by: 12 noon: 1E, 3C 1.45 pm: 1V, 2M
NO THURS. READING	Due to Book Week, there will be no Before School Reading this week.

Jerra Journal

Antje Wilson, Anne Bailey, Jane Taylor and Julie Gawronski. Your library team!

CANTEEN MEETING TONIGHT