Author: Kim Falkenberg

19A Nerrum Ave
P. O. Box 320, Red Cliffs 3496
Phone: 50241147 Fax:
50242818

Issue No. 6 7th March, 2024

“Every Day Counts”
If your child is absent from school we must have a note, phone call or you can also enter the reason directly onto COMPASS to explain the
absence. This is required by the Department for our records.
Assembly tomorrow will be run by the school leaders—2.45pm

Contact School Council: rceps.schoolcouncil@gmail.com

Centenary Celebration—Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday 8th March, we are celebrating 100years of Red Cliffs East Primary School. This is not just a celebration for those who have come and gone from our school, it is also a time for our current school community to celebrate.
We are having an open day from 11.30am to 3.15pm for our community, both past and present, to come into school and spend some time looking in the classrooms. Classes will be running as usual so you are encouraged to come along and see how your child’s class functions. You are welcome to come and go anytime during 11.30 and 3.15.
From 6pm to 8.30pm we are having the school open again. During this time you can see some memorabilia, have a meal (paella or BBQ for the kids) with some formalities at 7pm. There will also be a big screen with older school DVD’s running to bring back a few memories.
We would love to see our current community here to celebrate.

Class Awards:
Prep: Mila Wood for being a reflective learner this week. Mila, it was wonderful to hear that you have been sharing what you have learnt at school with your family. You have been teaching them our class “days of the week” song and shared your special maths superpower with them too!
Fantastic work Mila! We are so proud of you!
Grade 1: Estelle Osmond for being a self-motivated and brave learner when we are doing
writing. You put in your best effort with writing tasks and show bravery when you challenge
yourself to add a bit extra. We love reading your work! Keep up the excellent effort Estelle!
Grade 2: Alice Dawson-Vernon for being a self-motivated learner. Alice, you have shown great organisation skills and are able to get yourself prepared so you are ready to learn and even help others get ready too. Well done Alice and keep up the amazing work!
Grade 3/4: Billy Cotter for being a brave learner. You have been taking on many challenges in the classroom with a positive attitude. You consistently demonstrate your knowledge to unfamiliar tasks to show your learning! Well done and never give up Billy!
Grade 4/5: Taylor Smith for being a brave learner. Taylor, we have noticed you stepping out of your comfort zone in a variety of ways. Whether that is in PE and putting your hand up for a
different role or in Reading where you have been more willing to share your thinking! Well done and keep up the great work!
Grade 5/6: Mia Alchin for your outstanding demonstration of self-motivation! Your dedication to organisation, preparedness and your unwavering commitment to giving your best effort in
everything you undertake serves as an inspiration to us all. Your proactive approach to learning, linked with your determination to excel, is truly admirable. Your ability to stay focused, set goals and persist in the face of challenges showcases your remarkable self-motivation. Keep up the super work Mia!

Centenary Celebration Information - Friday 8th March!!
It would be wonderful to see as many of our current school community coming through the
classrooms during the day (11.30am to 3.15pm). If you can't make those times the classrooms will be open during our evening session (6.00 to 8.30pm). We will have a special assembly from 2.45pm to present our School Leaders and Junior School Councillors with their leadership badges, and also present our Play Leaders to the community. Parents are encouraged to attend. During our night session we will have food for sale. It will be catered for by outside caterers. Paella/pasta dishes - $15 (EFTPOS or cash) BBQ - Sausage in bread $3 or Hamburger (with or without onions) - $4.50 (cash only) Coffee van selling drinks (both hot and cold drinks) (EFTPOS and cash) We will have our formal speeches etc at 7pm. These will include cutting the cake, School Leaders speech and the official opening of our centenary garden. Please don't stress, these formalities will not take too long!!! Tomorrow is such a huge day for our past and present school community. We hope to see you all there.

CSEF—Camps, Sports And Excursion Fund
The Camps, Sports and Excursions fund is available to anyone with a valid Health Care card or are a temporary foster parent. The fund will enable the school to hold money for you at the school. You can then use this money for excursions, camps etc. All you need to do is let us know that you want us to use it.
If you have a Health Care Card, please collect an
application form from the office. You must complete a new form every year. If you are eligible, the money will be processed at school and remain on our system for you to use.

School Leader and Junior School Council Badge Presentations
Tomorrow at assembly (2.45pm) the School Leaders and the members of the Junior School council will be presented with their badges.
Members of the Play Leaders will also be presented to the school community.
Parents and families are invited to attend assembly (come a bit earlier and have a look around the school) to support their child.

We are holding our Centenary celebrations on Friday 8th March. We are inviting all current and past families of RCEPS students and staff to spend part of the day celebrating with our current community.
The school will be open for you to come in and have a look at what your child’s class is currently doing. We will also have displays of historical photos/documents etc for you to have a look at and reminisce. Make connections with family trees or rediscovery the names of forgotten friends.
In the evening we will be offering a meal (paella/pasta) that you are welcome to purchase. You do not need to book as we are catering for around 200. There will be formalities at approx. 7pm. You are welcome to spend as much or as little time as you wish.
Holding the day in this manner is designed to be inclusive for our whole community and provide ample time to visit our school.
Please spread the news about our centenary. Hopefully through our community channels we can let everyone know.

What	When
RCEPS Centenary Celebration	Friday 8th March
Labour Day long weekend	Monday 11th March
NAPLAN begins (Gr 3 and 5)	Wednesday 13th March
“Stomp” dance classes—all students	Monday 18th to Friday 22nd March
Last day Term 1	Thursday 28th March—2.15pm dismissal
First day Term 2	Monday 15th April