School News 

Eggs

Our chickens have been busy laying lots of eggs and we are selling them by the dozen.

Eggs will be available from 3pm on Friday 16th August. 

Price: $7.50 per doz. (Please pay by EFTPOS, no cash, at the school office.)

The chickens are laying so many eggs we are running out of egg cartons. If you have any to donate please leave them at the office. 

CBCA Book Week - Next Week!

The annual CBCA Book Week is next week. On Wednesday 21st August, students are welcome to come to school dressed as a character from their favourite novel or picture story book. On this day, we will have a special assembly (9am), which parents and carers are invited to attend. We will parade in our costumes and discuss all things books!

Below are some simple costume ideas to help ensure you are well prepared for this special event.

• Pyjamas- characters from Peter Pan, Llama Llama Red Pyjama, The 117-storey treehouse (Andy and Terry’s pyjama room)
• Onesie- plenty of onesie’s could fit with a book character e.g. Lion in the Wizard of Oz, Dog in Pig the Pug
• Ghost (white sheet)- Casper the friendly ghost, Ghost from How to scare a ghost, The barking ghost (Goosebumps), Ghost pirate treasure (Geronimo Stilton)
• Any superhero costume- various super hero books
• Princess dress- Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The princess in black series, characters from Rainbow magic series
• Red clothes with a black nose- Clifford the big red dog
• All one colour clothes- crayon from The Day the Crayons Quit
• Black clothes with a homemade mask/hat/toy- e.g. The Hungry Caterpillar, 101 Dalmatians, any Mr Men/Little Miss character, Pig the pug etc.
• Soccer/Football/Basketball/Netball player- Tinny Timmy series, Diary of an Australian Football League legend series, Diary of a basketball hero, Netball dreamz series
• The Bear Series by Nick Bland- Wear all brown clothes and bring along the suitable accessory e.g. the very sleepy bear (pyjamas), the very hungry bear (lunchbox), the very noisy bear (instrument), the very brave bear (superhero cape)

If you are looking for more Book Week dress up ideas, a simple Google search will provide you with many options. We are looking forward to seeing the students in their creative costumes! If you have any questions about the dress up day, please speak with your child’s classroom teacher.

Kind regards,

Kayla Lacey (Book Week Co-ordinator)