Dates to Remember

Christmas Fundraisers
All funds raised go directly back to your child’s school so please get behind and support Arcadia Public! A little school with lots of gusto.

Your Child's Artwork on a Placemat
The Placemat forms came out last Thursday so if you haven’t received one yet please ask your child or email Yvonne for one. Remember all the proceeds go to our
kids’ school so fill out the form and enjoy your child’s artwork on a placemat. Placemat forms needs to be returned to the office by Friday 7 November. Thanks
for your support.

CHRISTMASSY SCHOOL DISCO - Friday 5 December 2008
Keep and eye out for the ticket order form. It should be a good night.

ARCADIAN WINE FUNDRAISER
The Wine Drive Order Forms are now available to download from the school website -

Click here to download form

Paper copies are also available from the office. A3 size versions of labels are on view at the office. It would be appreciated if orders could be placed before Friday 14 November. Orders will be delivered/available early December.

Should you have any questions contact Meegen Gamson ph: 9653 2727 or email:
tgamson@bigpond.net.au.

Christmas is only 7 weeks away!!!

ARCADIAN SURF CLUB COSSIES
Dear Parents this fund raiser is coming your way so please check bags on Friday!
We only have one week to order our Arcadian Surf Club cossies so a prompt return of the order form is essential. They will look great stuffed in your child’s Santa (or the like) stocking and look even better when your child chases the black line, next swimming carnival. A good gift for the hard to buy for. Some samples of the cossies will be arriving this week and will be on display in the office. See Lindsey for
more details.

ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOL ANNUAL FIREWORKS NIGHT
20 SEPTEMBER 2008
I do hope you were all able to read the latest blurb for Arcadia Public School, on our Annual Fireworks in the Hills news.

ANGLICARE -SIMPLY GIVING CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN
We are hoping that parents, teachers and pupils of the school will support this very worthwhile cause which helps families less well-off than ourselves have a Happy Christmas.

The campaign runs from 2-16 November and there will be boxes located in each classroom where gifts/donations can be left. Please help in any way you can.

If you would like any further details, please speak to Carol Hargraves, who is in charge of our school’s involvement in the campaign

WORKING BEE – CHURCH AND SCHOOL PATHWAY
The church pathway working bee is on the 22 November. We need some parent helpers to come along. 8am start. Morning tea provided.

The pathway will have a timber edge and crushed granite inside. We will need a couple of extra wheel barrows, shovels and hammers. The Cameron’s Bobcat will do a lot of the hard work, so don’t be frightened. Come and meet other parents & the church families. Great community effort. Any questions ring Sonja Cameron 9653 2898.

Please let me know if you are able to help even for a
short time
Cheers Sonja

MOBILE PHONE MUSTER
We are nearly there!
Arcadia public School needs 14 kilos worth of old Mobile phones and associated batteries & cords. The winner which is hopefully us will receive 50 native trees for the school. Just ask your child to bring them to assembly. We are nearly there so ask your neighbours or work colleagues for their old ones to benefit our kid’s school.

The APS Newsletterfieds
The trendy way to advertise.
It’s good to see the ads in the paper just Call/email Yvonne and put your service or goods out there. Ask your child to pop three dollars into the P&C box in the office. Yvonne 9653 1207 arcadiap.school@det.nsw.edu.au

VALUES OF THE FORTNIGHT – FLEXIBILITY
Dylan Leeuw, Emily MacDiarmid, Samantha Sturgess, Ben McDonald and Nathan Modde.

Christmas Fundraisers to keep an eye out for

Placemat Order Forms - due back this Friday 7 November
Arcadian Wine Order Forms - due back Friday 14 November
Arcadian Surf Club Cossies - coming this Friday for your perusal
Herb Drive (the legal kind) - watch this space

Canteen Roster
We still need more help in the canteen on Mondays - there are spots which still need filling this term - if you can spare a few hours on a Monday morning, please call Diane Galeano and book in a date with her - 9653 3083.

Is anyone available to help with the BBQ next Monday, 10 November ??

Should you have any ideas email them to me on the address below
houseofprentice@bigpond.com

See you next newsletter.
KP

Parents' Auxiliary Coordinators
Rebecca O'Halloran - 9653 1072
Assistant - Sharyn Galloway - 9456 0230

Class Coordinators
K/1 - Jo Bradshaw 9653 3909
1/2 - David and Anne Mirus 9653 1067
2/3 - Helen Reynolds 9651 1006
4/5 - Sharon Galloway 9456 0230
5/6 - Lindsey Atkinson 9653 3310

Our Fundraising Ethic
The P&C is essentially responsible for raising funds to provide additional resources and facilities for our children that are not provided through the Department of Education which provides our children with the bare necessities for learning the cirriculum – nothing else.

At the beginning of the year, you are requested to pay a non-compulsory P&C contribution. Many of you may not know how this money is spent, and may wonder why we still have fundraising activities to raise further money.

The additional funds raised through functions such as the Fireworks night, canteen, Mothers’ Day stall etc. are used to provide additional things for the school and therefore our children. The P&C commits around $3000 per year for the library – for the purchase of new books and resources. We also pay for other things such as prizes for Presentation Night, trophies and ribbons for sporting events, rental/hire for halls, fields, sometimes buses, etc. All of this expediture is presented to the P&C meeting by the school for our discretionary payment.

Further, any major (and even not so major) items are paid for by the P&C after due consideration at P&C meetings as to the merit of expenditure. We generally aim to provide funds for items that are to be used by as many of the children as possible. In the past, some of the major items have been – the play equipment near K/1, new carpet in the weather shed, air conditioning in various locations and the canteen building.

Details of P&C expenditure are freely available and provided to everyone at P&C meetings if anyone wants to know any further or more specific information.