Thursday's Tidings - 30 November 2023
TERM 4 2023 |
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| Thursday 30 November | End of Year Concert |
| Friday 1 December | Graduation RSVP & Payment due |
| Friday 1 December | Off The Slate - School Magazine orders close |
| Tuesday 5 December | 2024 Class Transition Afternoon |
| Wednesday 6 December | Gotcha Rewards Trip |
| Wednesday 6 December | Year 6 Graduation |
| Thursday 7 December | Report Cards Emailed |
| Friday 8 December | Final School Day for 2023 |
TERM 1 2024 |
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| Thursday 18 January | Student Free Day |
| Friday 19 January | Student Free Day |
| Friday 19 January | Open Classrooms, Book Drop & Uniform Shop Open 1-3pm |
| Monday 22 January | First School Day for 2024 |
| Friday 26 January | Australia Day Public Holiday |
Term 4 - Week 9
Dear families,
Welcome to the final newsletter for 2023. Thank you to the Gympie Central community for another great year. The staff and students appreciate your support of our school, and we would like to take this opportunity to wish our Year 6 students well as they take the next step in their education journey.
Concert tonight!
Everyone is looking forward to seeing our amazing Central families at this evening’s End of Year Concert. The P&C sausage sizzle starts at 5pm and we kick off at 5:30pm and the whole show will be done before 7pm! Remember it’s full school uniform for students and after our rehearsal yesterday, we all know families are going to really enjoy the evening.
RSPCA Free Dress Day Thank You
Thank you to all our families who donated to the RSPCA free dress day. The dogs that joined us on the day have a great time and loved the attention. They all slept well on the Friday night. This week, our small school donated a huge amount of pet products plus $83.50 cash to this wonderful charity.
Year 6 Graduation - Wednesday 6th December
Year 6 Graduation will take place on Wednesday 6th December starting at 5:30pm and finishing by 7pm. Year 6 parents, have you sent in the items Mr Barnes has requested? Remember to purchase your tickets on Qkr! by tomorrow, Friday 1st December.
Rewards Day - Wednesday 6th December
Our students who have exemplified Safe, Respectful Learners this year will be heading off to their rewards day next Wednesday 6th December. All students who’ve earned 225 Gotchas are heading to Gympie Ten Pin Bowling to show off their bowling talent! Our students who didn’t get to the 225 Gotchas still have a great day planned for them here at school. They’ll still celebrate, they’ll just do it at school.
Do you know any new families?
Do you know a family new to town? If so, invite them to come and tour the school. What student doesn’t want more kids to play with!
Classes for 2024 will be released on next Tuesday, 5th December. Students will spend the last session that day with their new teacher. Reports will be emailed on the Thursday afternoon.
Open classrooms and book drop - Friday 19th January 1-3pm
Our teachers will be in their rooms to welcome parents and students who wish to drop off their books on Friday 19th January from 1-3pm (this is during the Student Free Days). The book drop off is not compulsory, but is a nice way to meet the teacher and helps make the first day back, Monday 22nd January, start just like any other school day.
Second hand uniforms
Our P&C will gratefully receive any donations of old uniforms. They will be selling new and 2nd hand uniforms during the book drop off (1-3pm on 19th January) and any donations will be appreciated. Please drop them to the office before the end of the year.
Happy holidays!
On behalf of all the staff here at Central, thank you for another great year. Have a Merry Christmas and a safe holiday period. Farewell to our 6s and departing families- you will be missed and you are always welcome at Central.
Warm regards,
Glenn Cafferky
Unexplained Absence Letters
If you are yet to return your student's unexplained absence letter, could you please endeavour to complete the form and return it to the office as soon as possible.
Lost Property
As we are nearing the end of the scool year, we would like to remind parents ad students to check the lost property for items that have been misplaced throughout the year. The lost property is located under A Block at the office end. Any items that remain at the end of the term will be donated to charity.
Dental Van News
Oral Health Consent Forms have been distributed to students. If you would like your child to receive an oral health check over the Christmas holidays, please ensure you complete the consent form and return it to the office before Friday 8th December.
Payment Options
We have a variety of payment options available here at Gympie Central. Our most preferred method of payment is the Qkr! app. Qkr! is a cashless payment app, which means you can make payments on your mobile phone, rather coming into the school. The Gympie Central P&C also use this app, so not only can you pay for camps and excursions, but you can also order school uniforms and tuckshop with the app.
Instructions on how to download and use the app are shown in the link below.
Other payment options that we provide are:
1. BPOINT - (for invoiced activities) Pay online or by phone using credit/debit card: https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete or phone 1300 631 073
2. CENTREPAY - (for invoiced activities) We now offer Centrepay as a payment method for instrumental music and school camps. Use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payment. You can start, change or stop using Centrepay whenever you like. If you would like to set up a Centrepay payment, or know more information about this payment method, please contact the school office.
3. EFTPOS - We accept Mastercard, Visa and all Australian bank, building society and credit union cards.
4. CASH - Cash payments are still accepted. However, the school no longer has the ability to give out change, so only cash payments of the correct denomination will be accepted.
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