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Friday Notice 29 April 2016
Posted on Friday, 29th April, 2016

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This week the Littlies went to the Waterfront Pavilion and made some Peace Trees with the Gyuto Monks.

They are beautiful and on display in the Littlies Cottage if you would like to see them.

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The Willie Wagtails
Posted on Friday, 1st April, 2016

The Biggies class had a great workshop with The Willie Wagtails this morning and the whole school thoroughly enjoyed their performance afterwards.

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Friday Notice 4 March 2016
Posted on Friday, 4th March, 2016

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What a fabulous turnout of students, staff and families for the National Ride2School Day. Well done to John, Wellington and Arthur for riding all the way from South Hobart on their tandem with a tag-along!

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Term Dates for 2016
Posted on Friday, 4th December, 2015

 

Term 1 – Tuesday 2nd February to Friday 8th April (Easter falls during the term March 25th – 29th)

Term 2 – Tuesday 26th April to Friday 1st July

Term 3 – Tuesday 19th July to Friday 23rd September

Term 4 – Tuesday 11th October to Thursday 15th December

40th Anniversary Celebrations – Friday 30th October at school
Posted on Tuesday, 20th October, 2015

All Cottage School community members past and present are warmly invited to join in the children’s 40th Anniversary celebrations on Friday 30th October 2015 at the school.

This event will begin at 1.30pm and will include children’s presentations celebrating the school’s 40 year history.

Come along – maybe share some memories, a round of ‘The Rattlin’ Bog’ and join us for afternoon tea afterwards. If you are in touch with any ex students please let them know.  The more the merrier 🙂

 

School Improvement Plan Video
Posted on Friday, 14th August, 2015

Here is a video of Steve explaining the concept behind the School Improvement Plan. He would welcome any queries you may have concerning the contents. Click on the link below to watch the video.

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Come and help us celebrate our 40th Anniversary
Posted on Friday, 17th July, 2015

You are warmly invited to attend the following two events…

1. FRIDAY 30th October (1.30 – 4.30pm): at the School, Queen Street, Bellerive.

This event will begin at 1.30pm and will include children’s presentations celebrating the school’s 40 year history.

Come along – maybe share some memories, a round of ‘The Rattlin’ Bog’ and join us for afternoon tea afterwards. If you are in touch with any ex students please let them know.  The more the merrier 🙂

2. SATURDAY 31st October (7.30pm – 11.30pm) at The Derwent Sailing Squadron, 23 Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay.

Tickets ($35 per head) are available from 40years@cottageschool.tas.edu.au

Tickets are selling fast. Book yours now so you don’t miss out!

Includes canapés, speeches, silent auction, DJ and dancing!

As numbers are limited, this is an adults only event.

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Fundraising Event for the Vanuatu Cyclone Appeal
Posted on Tuesday, 28th April, 2015

At the end of last term, Hana’s Middlies 1/2/3 ran a “Coin Drop” fundraising event  on the green space to raise funds for Vanuatu after the devastating  effects of Cyclone Pam.

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Ride2School Day – Friday 13th March
Posted on Monday, 16th March, 2015

What a wonderful start to the day we had with the annual Ride2School Day last Friday. There was a record number of Cottage School students, parents and siblings bike riding, scooting and skateboarding. Thank you to all staff & parents who joined in to help promote the physical and mental benefits of being active. We joined thousands of other schools around Australia to make riding, skating and walking a feature of our school’s culture. It is wonderful to see the increasing number of families who are riding to school.

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“School Leader” – New Position at the Cottage School
Posted on Wednesday, 22nd October, 2014
The Cottage School is embarking on the exciting next exciting stage of our journey, and taking applications for the new position of School Leader.  We are looking for an experienced and committed person to:
 
• Provide curriculum and program overview and to support the professional development of teaching staff.
• Manage the administrative, risk, fnancial and human aspects of the School and identify and implement improvements and effciencies.
• In collaboration with the School community, lead our long term strategic ‘School Futures Project’ to provide a sustainable direction for the School.
 
Please feel free to pass this news onto friends and associates.  More details of the opportunity can be found at 

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Cottage School Circus
Posted on Monday, 20th October, 2014

What a fantastic show! All the children from Kinder to Grade 6 practised their circus skills during a few Phys Ed classes. At the end of last term they performed their show for the whole school community. Bravo! Bravo!  Great job everyone – we loved it. Check out the Gallery for lots more pictures.

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Sally’s Garden progressing well
Posted on Friday, 26th September, 2014
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Sally’s Garden is being created to recognise the founder of the Cottage School (1975).

The space at the front of the Green Cottage, which was previously a little unloved, is getting a much needed make over. In the spirit of Sally it is being transformed into an outdoor classroom complete with beautiful sandstone seating that encircles a fire pit come water play come table, new sandstone steps, small fruit trees (heritage apple), native grasses and a refurbished garden bed incorporating a ‘cubby nook’.

A very big thank you to Thierry Cueff and his gang for creating the lovely stone seating, steps and yet to come cladding on the retaining wall.

And Ben Walker for sculpting the fire pit (which will actually be more like a flaming wok!) that started it’s life ploughing the fields at Penna.

We are aiming to have it complete early in term four. Just in time for warm outdoor learning!

More information on the history of the school can be found here and more pictures here.

The Great Book Swap
Posted on Friday, 12th September, 2014

The whole school participated in the Great Book Swap (a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation) on Wednesday 10th September. Students donated books for the cause and then bought a book with a gold coin donation.

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Tom’s Middlies at Gymnastics
Posted on Friday, 15th August, 2014

Tom’s Middlies have just finished their gymnastics unit at the PCYC in Liverpool St. They had the opportunity to use a variety of equipment including; the beam, even and uneven bars, rings, mats for rolling and tumbling and their favourites, the trampoline & climbing rope.

Here are a few photos of the action:

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What is a Skoog?
Posted on Friday, 1st August, 2014

Jane and Amadeo brought a ‘Skoog’ into Shona’s music class last week. The Skoog was designed by some young guys in England to make music accessible to everyone. It is a spongy cube which you can squeeze or touch to make sound and is connected to a computer. The children were able to choose from a large selection of instruments to play. Looks like the children had lots of fun making some great music with it.

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Grade 3/4 History & Science Inquiry
Posted on Friday, 30th May, 2014
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Tom’s Grade 3/4 class visited the ruins of Lisdillon Saltworks for their History and Science inquiry (Historic Inventors and Innovators).  They stayed overnight in their tents on Paul’s block.  What a great example of learning outside the classroom and even the overnight rain didn’t dampen their spirits. They also visited the new Saltworks at Mayfield Jetty Road and the Bark Mill at Swansea.

Littlies Environment Day
Posted on Friday, 23rd May, 2014
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The Littlies went to the Botanical Gardens this week for Environment Day to explore the infinite variety of plants and fungi.

We also enjoyed playing in the autumn leaves.