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Week 10 Term 1 2016
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents, Carers and School Community,
Friday 1st of April provided a fabulous evening of warmth, collegiality and community, with the formal acknowledgement of our 35th Anniversary, the delivery of our Strategic Plan, and the unveiling of our new School Logo.
The plaque was unveiled by Shane Rattenbury, MLA, Minister for Education as our Board Chair, Catherine Prosser and Builder, Ben Jennings, looked on.
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Anthony Vandermolen
Principal
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Artist, Gavin Blake, recorded the Opening Event speeches in his own special style !
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Anthony and Aine were fortunate to meet with Alan Alda at the National Press Club following his talk on Science and the inaugural World Science Festival in Brisbane that he was attending.
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From Director of School Administration
Dear CMS families,
Staff at CMS have been delighted to return to school and commented how fast the Term flew by. Anthony and I have enjoyed greeting you all on the first day of the week every week...
Anthony mentioned the National Improvement Tool at the opening of the new building last week ...
Staff meeting structures have developed as we added a meeting to discuss Montessori philosophy in depth...
Members of the primary staff are planning to progress through career stages from graduate to proficient with the Teacher Quality Institute during next Term...
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A little reminder on visiting the school…..
The Montessori environment is designed for the children. From the Toddler (Infant Community) to Cycle 1 (The Children’s House) to the world of Cycle 2/3 (Primary), each classroom has furniture of the correct size to accommodate our growing children. Parents and carers are welcome to observe and visit on set days to minimise disruptions to the work cycle.
If your child has forgotten to pack their lunch and you return with it later in the morning, please leave it at the office. Tonia will see to it that any items or messages are delivered to your child in a timely manner.
If you have a reason to be on the premises outside of school start time at 8:30am or pick up time at noon or 3:00pm, please visit the office. Tonia will ensure you are signed in for emergency evacuation purposes and let relevant Directors know of your presence.
Your support with allowing the space to be an undisturbed focused learning time for the children at CMS is much appreciated.
Áine Barker
Director – School Administration
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Election of Board Members, 2016
Dear CMS Community,
Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM or sent in their proxies for the night. The Board is very pleased to see that attendance and interest in the AGMs has been increasing steadily over the last 3 years, and it reflects well on us as a community that we had 9 candidates for only 6 vacant positions. Our thanks go to all our candidates for stepping up and nominating for these important roles in our community.
We are pleased to welcome back Jacqueline Gellatly, who was re-elected to a third term on the Board. We are also very much looking forward to working with our five, brand-new Board members; Douglas Amarfio, Jodie Bietzel, Stuart Pascoe, Sam Scott, and Nick Surawski. The biographies of all our Board members are available here so you can see the full picture of who will be representing your interests in the governance of the School and Society. If you see any of our new members (or even our old members!) on the path, please do say hello and introduce yourselves.
We held our first meeting of the new Board on April 5, when we invited Andrew Wrigley, the Director of the Association of Independent Schools ACT, to come and give new members an induction into the world of independent school governance, as well as updating all of us on new and ongoing topics of interest in the sector. At that meeting, as we always do, we also elected the Chair and Deputy Chair roles for the next 12 months, and decided which members will be serving on which committees. As the first year in our new 10 year Strategic Plan, it will be a busy year for the Board and I’m confident we have a good team to work with.
Kind regards,
Catherine Prosser
Board Chair
Board Members 2016
Douglas Amarfio (NEW)
Jodie Bietzel (NEW)
Tony Butler
Jacqueline Gellatly
Anna Neilan
Stuart Pascoe (NEW)
Mike Power
Catherine Prosser (Chair)
Rob Smith-Saarinen
Sam Scott (NEW)
Nick Surawksi (NEW)
Tara Wood (Deputy Chair)
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Website and Parent App Update
Our Parent App is a really easy way of keeping in touch with what's happening at CMS! Nearly all the information you need is right there on your mobile desktop with just a simple touch of your finger tip.
... so get the app happening!
Tip: If any issues arise with your app, simply delete, turn your phone off and then re-install.
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Term 1 Events at CMS ...
With the end of term at our doorstep, a retrospective look at this term's events seems in order....
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Kids enjoying Healthy Harold and two of our staff members in their national dress on Harmony Day.
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Upcoming Dates
Term 1 2016
8 Apr Last day of Term 1
Term 2 2016
25 Apr Anzac Day Public Holiday
26 Apr Children return to school
27 Apr Learnscapes meeting 7pm
28 Apr Fundraising meeting 7.30pm
5 May Class Parents' meeting 9am
10-12 May NAPLAN for years 3 and 5
16 May Camp Quality week
17 May Board meeting 6.45pm
22 May CMS Open Day 10am-1pm
25 May Learnscapes meeting 7pm
30 May National Reconciliation week
1 Jun Parent Education evening
10 Jun Pupil Free Day
13 Jun Queen's Birthday Public Holiday
14 Jun Board meeting 6.45pm
22 Jun Learnscapes meeting 7pm
27 Jun Parent Teacher interviews begin
1 Jul LAST DAY OF TERM 2
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CMS Yearbook
Do you have some photography skills that you would like to contribute to our school Yearbook. If you are interested please come and put your name down at the office so we can contact you with more details.
2016 Year book Committee
Montessori Readings (Book) Club
The Montessori Readings (Book) Club began in 2013 and offers parents a chance to really analyse one area of Montessori each month. Read more ...
Mums, Bumps and Bubs Group
In our Pregnancy and Infant Montessori Program, (Mums, Bumps and Bubs Group), under the guidance of a Montessori trained adult, we have created an environment to provide rich learning opportunities for your infant’s needs at each stage of their development. With movement, communication and gaining independence.
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