Upcoming Events and General News

TERM 3

2024 ENROLMENT

BOOK CLUB

CROSS COUNTRY

The Living Waters Cross Country event will be held on Friday, 4 August from 9:00-11:00am.  All students in Years 3-6 will be participating, running along the Desert Park track. For our event to be successful we will need lots of parent help to line the track, keeping our runners safe and cheering them on.  If you can help, please contact Caroline Beven at caroline.beven@ntschools.net.

ACTIVE BANDS

This semester Living Waters will be participating in the Weet-Bix Active Bands program again. It is a fun way for Aussie kids to keep active and be rewarded along the way. All new students have received their free Active Band this week. If your child needs a new band, please contact Reception at living.waters@ntschools.net and a replacement band will be sent home with your child.

Only 19% of Australian children aged 5 to 17 are completing at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. We all lead such busy lives and sometimes it's hard to think of ideas to keep your child active and having fun. Weet-Bix Active Bands create a fun way for your kids to keep active and be rewarded.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term at Living Waters!

Jump Rope for Heart is the Heart Foundation’s primary school skipping challenge that helps kids move more, have fun and raise funds for lifesaving research and programs.

This year we’ve got an audacious goal to see our student Heart Heroes at Living Waters log 40 hours of skipping throughout the program! Register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. 

www.jumprope.org.au/parents

Students will be skipping throughout the term in PE lessons, during breaks and morning fitness. During this time, you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause.

We will hold our school Jump Off Day on 12 September (Tuesday Week 9) which will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills.

Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!

STAY, PLAY, LEARN

Stay, Play, Learn is a program that involves parents and children 0 to 5 years old from our community getting together to share some learning experiences and build connections. Stay, Play, Learn will be happening on Wednesday 16 August and Wednesday 13 September. Please feel free to attend any or all of these dates. Meet in the hall after Worship. Worship commences at 8.30am.

BOOK WEEK PARADE

On Friday 18 August we will be holding our Book Week dress up parade. You can check out CBCA for information on this year's theme: Read, Grow, Inspire. Look out for more information to come. 

ICAS

ICAS 2023 is an Optional Assessment Programme. Parents who wish to nominate their Year 2 - 6 child to sit individual ICAS assessments should visit https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps and use school access code: ZHP877. Each assessment has a cost involved. Nominations close on Monday 31st July, with assessments being held throughout August. If you have any questions, please email living.waters@ntschools.net. 

Tuesday, 8 August -- Writing

Thursday, 10 August -- Digital Technologies

Tuesday, 15 August -- English

Tuesday, 22 August -- Spelling Bee

Thursday, 24 August -- Science

Tuesday, 29 August -- Maths

CANTEEN

Please remember that all canteen orders require a bag. Separate bags are needed for first and second break. You can purchase paper or reusable bags through the School24 app when ordering - please check the 'bags' section of the menu. Students are also welcome to use a lunch bag purchased from elsewhere or brought from home - make sure to clearly label it though. 

Narelle in the canteen is looking for volunteers to help out, particularly from 8.30-10.30am and 12.00-1.00pm, but any time you can give would be much appreciated. To register your interest please email Narelle at lwls.canteen@ntschools.net.

Our School ID for School24 ordering is 2513 7963.

2023 DAILY PROGRAM

8.00am - School Gates Open 

8.15am - Warning Bell/Reception Opens

8.20am - Classes Commence 

10.20am - Break 1 Eating Time 

10.30am - Break 1 Play Time 

11.00am - Classes Commence 

1.00pm - Break 2 

1.30pm - Classes Commence 

2.50pm - Classes Conclude/After School Care Commences 

3.10pm - Pick-Up Concludes from Kiss and Go 

3.30pm - Reception Closes 

6.00pm - After School Care Concludes

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

Our Facebook page will be regularly updated with information and photos from events at Living Waters. You can follow the page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024059916012 to see what has been happening around the school.