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Coledale Seaside
Times Coledale Public School
Thursday 5th December 2013 Week 9 Term 4
699 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Coledale NSW 2515 P: (02) 4267 1885 F: (02) 4268 1438
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Important Dates These are our upcoming events for the next few weeks.
Be sure to check out our website calendar for many more
events.
Things requiring action……
□ Advise in writing if students will be returning
to school late at the beginning of 2014.
□ Gold coin donation for Smith’s Hill performance
Friday 6th December.
□ Dance 2B Fit and Swimming Carnival notes in
preparation for 2014.
□ Medical Forms to be returned ASAP.
□ 5/6 Farewell money to be handed in.
IN THIS NEWSLETTER YOU WILL SEE
ARTICLES ABOUT:
What’s Been Happening……..
Berry Camp;
BYOD Policy;
School improvements;
Unexpected Magic;
Combined Scripture;
Teddy Bear’s Picnic;
School Leaders 2014;
Toys N Tucker;
Rise and Shine Awards;
Library Stocktake;
Coming Events……..
Smith’s Hill HS Drama;
Year 6 Jamberoo Excursion;
Final K-6 Assembly;
Presentation Day;
Volunteer Afternoon Tea;
Gold Party;
Talent Quest;
Year 6 Farewell;
Picnic Day & Last Day;
P&C Cricket Day;
School Development Days;
Semester 2 Reports;
General Notices…………
School Uniform;
Staff and Classes for 2014;
Stationary Packs;
Swimming Carnival 31/1/14;
Dance 2B Fit Term 1;
Lost Property.
As this will be the last newsletter for the year I
would like to thank our school community for
another fabulous year. I find it so enjoyable to
come to school each day and work for such a
supportive community. Our students are all
fantastic, they’re so interested and motivated in all
our activities that it is a real pleasure to be
Principal of our school.
To our leaving Year 6, all the very best at high
school. What a wonderful adventure awaits you on
the next leg of your educational journey! Work
hard, have dreams, set goals and strive to achieve
them! You have been a wonderful class and we look
DATE EVENT
TERM 4 WEEK 9
6th
Dec Smith’s Hill Drama Production
8th
Dec P & C Cricket Day
TERM 4 WEEK 10
11th
Dec Aaron – Living Classroom
10th
Dec Year 6 Jamberoo Excursion
11th
Dec Year 5 Adventure Program English
12th
Dec K-6 Assembly 9am
13th
Dec Presentation Day 12pm at the SLSC
TERM 4 WEEK 11
16th
Dec Gold Party at lunchtime
Parent Helpers afternoon tea in the Library at 2pm
Semester 2 Reports Issued
P & C Meeting 7pm
17th
Dec Talent Quest
Year 6 Farewell at SLSC 6:30pm
18th
Dec Picnic Day and final day for students
19th
Dec Staff Development Day (no students)
20th
Dec Staff Development Day (no students)
We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which Coledale Public School is situated. We pay our respects to the
Dharawal people and to elders past, present and the future.
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forward to you visiting often, to tell us about life
after primary school. Good luck and all the very
best for the future!
It is with much sadness that we also farewell a
number of families who have been part of the
Coledale Public School community for a number of
years. We thank them for their friendship and
support, they will be sadly missed but leave knowing
they will always be welcome at CPS. All the best to
these families: Bartley, Bracegirdle, Frayne-Wills,
Heathcote, Stefanovski, Tsokos and Weall.
To all, have a safe, restful holiday and a wonderful
Christmas. I look forward to seeing all our students
return safely on Wednesday 29th January 2014.
Warm regards
Tanya Potter
Awards
Congratulations to the following Bronze award
winners…….
Class Name
K/1 Sydney
Congratulations to the following Silver award
winners…….
Class Name
K/1 Kyle
2/3 Louis, Skye & Charlie R
3/4 Tallis,, Max M-T, Michael & Luke,
5/6 Samson
Congratulations to the following Gold award
winners…….
Class Name
K/1 Tilly, Molly, Nadia, Luke, Jake, Yve, Amber &
Rhett
1/2 Matthew, Yillen, Jorja, Lennox, Clancy, Charlie,
Ivy, Emmy, Bianca, Sian, Ava, Tara & Katelyn
2/3 Audrey, Ella, Skye & Hadin
3/4 Angus, Czarina & Leena
5/6 Meliha, Ella, Kaimana & Lin
These awards will be presented at our next
Assembly on 12th December.
What’s Been Happening……..
Since our last newsletter so much has happened
around our school, it is amazing what we can fit into
a fortnight!
Berry Camp On Wednesday 20 November Years 3-6 students
travelled to Berry for a fabulous three day camp.
During their stay, the students participated in
activities including the giant swing, canoeing,
archery, vertical challenge and team building
sessions. The students were great ambassadors for
Coledale Public School and many students displayed
impressive independence, leadership skills and
challenged their own abilities on several occasions.
The reflective practice shown by the Berry Camp
facilitators was most impressive and ensured the
camp supported the development of all students. A
big thank you to Mr Galvin, Ms. Gould, Mrs
Brokenborough and Mrs Bartlett for giving their
own time to accompany the group, especially at this
busy time of year.
BYOD Policy
Thank you to the many parents that have completed
this survey, if you haven’t here is the info again. We
are hoping to gather ideas from all our families, it is
your chance to share your thoughts.
Technology plays an integral part in our core
business of preparing our students, for life in our
ever changing world. Devices are now so more
sophisticated and readily available that we are
considering developing and implementing a BYOD
Policy for our school. This is a Bring Your Own
Device policy, which would essentially mean that
some students would bring along their own devices
to use in the classroom. It is still early days in our
policy development but we do need to know how
parents feel about this concept. I would really
appreciate if you could take 5 minutes and complete
the survey developed by P&C reps and some staff.
Simply follow the links below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6NY6P9H The
survey will close on the 14th December.
School Improvements
We have had a lot of action around the school this
past fortnight – we have had the footings placed
ready for the demountable at the bottom of the
garden. The building is expected to be craned into
position before Christmas. We have also had our
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ramp and new doorway installed. The railing and
roof will be the final installation on this project and
this will occur in the next few days. During the
holidays we will also have concrete laid around the
seats in the main playground area.
Unexpected Magic
What a wonderful community celebration thanks to
the students, staff, parents and even ex-students.
It truly was splendid to witness our students
perform after all our preparation. Their
development of musical and dance skills throughout
the semester was just terrific. The 3-6 students
also displayed their art pieces that they developed
over many weeks. This combined with the
Fairground and Sideshow Alley acts gave us a truly
amazing night of entertainment. Thank you to the
many students that gave up a number of Sundays
afternoons to perfect their individual and small
group acts.
‘Unexpected Magic’ is truly a wonderful experience
for our students and the school community. It is
only possible because of the many dedicated,
talented parents and community members that have
spent many hours with the students developing
their confidence, skills and knowledge in the
Creative Arts and Indigenous Culture. Thank you to
everyone that contributed to our night in a small,
large or enormous way. Your efforts are all
appreciated by the staff and students.
It is also very pleasing to note that the P&C has had
financial success with this event. Very shortly there
will also be an opportunity for parents to purchase
some wonderful footage and photos from the night.
Keep a look out for an email arriving shortly about
this special offer.
Combined Scripture and Final Ethics Class
Thank you very much to all the Religious
Instructors who have visited our school each week
this year. We appreciate your efforts and do hope
you all have a safe and happy holiday season. We
look forward to seeing you return in 2014. A very
special thank you to Mrs Ruth Nakin who is
stepping down after being a volunteer at our school
each week for the past 15 years. A truly amazing
effort which has been very much appreciated.
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Yesterday our Kindergarten Class for 2014
returned for their final transition morning. They
had a wonderful time completing ‘bear activities’
with their buddies and peers. As well they
experienced our lunch time and had fun in the
playground socialising. Thank you to the many
parents that joined us for the morning. The next
visit will be for their ‘Best Start Assessment’, then
all Kindy students will commence school on Monday
3rd February 2014.
School Leaders 2014
All eleven candidates presented some heart felt
speeches on Tuesday to the school community. They
all were confident and keen to share with the
audience their ideas. Students K-5 have all voted
today and the leaders will be announced at
Presentation Day next Friday. Congratulations to all
our candidates and good luck to you all in the polling.
You are all worthy of being elected but remember if
you are disappointed we still need support in so
many other ways around the school. You are all fine
examples of student leaders.
Toys n Tucker
Thank you to the many families that have sent along
some food items or presents for the Toys N Tucker
appeal. Only days remain now if you wish to
contribute as all items are being collected on 10th
December 2013.
Rise and Shine Awards
Last night we received 1st Place in the Best Ongoing
Environmental Initiative Section of the Wollongong
City Council Rise and Shine Awards. We received a
certificate and $500 for our prize. The $500 will
come in handy to purchase some more tools. Thank
you to the students and parents that attended the
awards ceremony – Tania, Lisa, Lynn, Annie, Daniel,
Maya, Louis, Max, Ella, Tamzin, Kaimana, Tallis and
Jorja.
Library and Home Readers Stocktake
Our library is now closed for the annual stock take.
It is very important that ALL school library books
and Home Readers are returned. We would
appreciate the prompt return of all reading
materials so we can sort and arrange boxes ready
for 2014.
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Coming Events…….. Smith’s Hill HS Drama
The Youth Theatre Class from Smith’s Hill HS will
be visiting our school on Friday 6th December to
present a performance which explores the issue of
environmental responsibility. Our students are able
to watch the show if they bring along a gold coin
donation. The donation helps pay for the bus to
transport the students to our school. It is usually
entertaining and I thank the high school for
providing this opportunity to show our students
what they can aspire to in the future.
Year 6 Jamberoo Excursion
Mrs Brokenborough and Year 6 are looking forward
to their annual excursion to Jamberoo Recreation
Park. This will take place on Tuesday 10th
December and is for year 6 students only. This,
along with the Year 6 Farewell, is a special
celebration event for our Year 6 students.
Students will be leaving school at 9:00am and will
return at approximately 4pm. Travel will be by
private car and they are to remember their water
bottle, swimmers, wetsuit, towels, medications,
hats, lunch and fruito. Payment is due by Friday 6th
December.
Final K-6 Assembly – Thursday 12th December at
9am
Our final K-6 assembly for this year will be held
next Thursday. This assembly is being led by our
school leaders. Awards will be handed out as usual
and we will also be presenting awards to students
for the Premier Sporting Challenge as well as K-2
Premier Reading Challenge. Parents are most
welcome to join us.
Presentation Day
Our school Presentation Day will be held on Friday
13th December at 12pm at Coledale Surf Life Saving
Club. The following awards will be presented: Kinder
Books, Stage 1 Celebration of Learning Certificates,
Year 3-6 Class Awards, School Sport Awards and
Major Awards for 2013. As well the School Leaders
for 2014 will be announced and each class will
perform a small item. We hope parents are able to
join us for this special afternoon.
Gold Party
This year we have had a record number of students
achieve ‘Gold’ in the Coledale Awards program. All
the wonderful home reading, fantastic behaviour
and striving to achieve well in class has paid
dividends for 70 students. So on Monday 16th
December those with an invitation will be attending
the Gold party at lunchtime with Mrs Potter.
Volunteer’s Afternoon Tea
Don’t forget the Volunteer’s Afternoon Tea to be
held also on Monday 16th December at 2pm. This
is an opportunity for the school and staff to thank
all the wonderful parents and community members
who have provided valuable assistance in the
classrooms or in support of school programs
throughout the year. Please RSVP by 13th
December 2013 for catering purposes.
Talent Quest
Auditions were held today for the 16 acts that
were entered into this fun activity conducted by
Mrs Stalker. The students will be able to watch
the best acts on Tuesday 17th.
Year 6 Farewell
The Year 6 Farewell will take place on Tuesday
17th December at the Coledale Surf Club from
6.30pm. Mrs Brokenborough and Mrs Bartlett and
parents have been extremely busy organising a fun-
filled night for the students. Year 5 and 6 parents
are invited to attend the presentation section of
the farewell scheduled for 8:15pm.
Payment of $15 for this event must be paid for by
Tuesday 10th December.
Picnic Day + Last day
Our Picnic Day will be held on Wednesday 18th
December. On this day the students will be
permitted to wear sun safe mufti clothes. They will
need to bring a hat, have their shoulders covered
and also be wearing covered in shoes. The students
will be rotating through some fun activities
throughout the day. A jumping castle and sausage
sizzle will be provided for them on this day as a
reward for the wonderful efforts and respect they
have shown to the school rules throughout the
school year. Students should still bring lunch and
their water bottles on this day. They may also like
to bring a towel to sit on. In the afternoon Mr
Galvin is keen for a soccer game to take place
between parents and students. This will commence
at 2.00pm, parents are asked to see Mr Galvin if
they want to be involved.
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P&C
Please don’t forget the final P&C event for this
year, the Cricket Day this Sunday at St James
Park. The final meeting for this year of the
Coledale Public P&C will be held on Monday 16th
December at 7pm. This change in date is due to a
clash with the Year 6 farewell. Many thanks to the
P&C Executive and all parents who have assisted
with the P&C functions throughout the year. We
look forward to seeing you at the Parent helper’s
Afternoon Tea on Monday 17th. The P&C have been
very active throughout the year with fundraising
and school decision-making roles. The school
learning programs have also benefitted from P&C
donations this year. This support is greatly
appreciated by all staff and students. The staff
and I look forward to working closely with you again
in 2014.
School Development Days
While the students finish for the year on
Wednesday 18th, all staff will take part in two days
of professional development activities to conclude
the year. These days will see the staff undertake
the myriad of mandatory training modules
necessary for the school to function, such as Child
Protection, Code of Conduct, as well as school-based
development in the proposed new curriculum to be
introduced in 2014. We will combine with our local
small schools group for some of this training.
End of Year Reports
Final reports will be forwarded home on Monday
16th December. We aim to make the reports easy
to understand and informative. I have been very
impressed with the achievements of the students
and feel the reports accurately reflect their
current progress. As always, should you have any
questions regarding your child’s report, please make
an appointment to discuss this with your child’s
teacher.
General Notices………… School Uniform
Showing pride in our school is one of our school
rules. This means that students should be wearing
their school uniform and school hat with pride.
Our uniform states that both girls and boys should
wear black shoes. This means black with black laces,
not black with coloured laces / stripes or patterns.
Joggers may be worn with the sports uniform only.
Next year in 2014 we will be enforcing this. I would
like parents to consider this when making purchases
for the new school year. Black joggers are fine but
they must be black with black laces. I would also
appreciate if the sports uniform joggers are mainly
one colour and preferably not fluro colours.
We have a variety of styles of school hats available
and all students should ensure they have a school
hat ready for the start of the school year.
Please fill in an order form or see Michelle or
Priscella for all your uniform requirements.
Staff and Classes 2014
At the end of the school year we will bid farewell to
Miss Cocking. I would like to take this opportunity
to say a huge thankyou to Miss Cocking who joined
us in July as an Intern Pre-Service teacher and
then remained during Term 4 as my Principal relief.
She has always been flexible and willing to adjust to
fit in with the ever changing timetable to suit the
school. Year 1/2 have enjoyed the many activities
she has provided them to help them achieve success
in their learning. I would like to wish her all the
best for the future.
In 2014 we will have six classes. They will be as
follows:
Kindergarten with Mrs Potter/Mrs Badham in A
Block.
K/1 with Ms. Gould in A Block.
1/2 with Mrs Brokenborough/Mrs Bartlett in B
Block.
3/4 with Mrs Munn in the demountable.
4/5 with Mr Galvin in the new demountable.
5/6 with Mrs Stone in A Block.
The students in each class will be finalised over the
next few weeks and we will inform the students in
year 1, 4 and 5 which class they will be in by the end
of the school year.
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Stationary Packs
Unfortunately we won’t be having stationary packs.
Students in Years 3-6 should provide their own
clearly labelled stationary in a pencil case. When
purchasing we have found from experience the
cheaper pencils’ tend to break constantly. The
following is what students will need:
In pencil cases:
Lead pencils;
White rubber;
Glue stick;
Ruler;
Scissors;
Coloured pencils;
Sharpener;
Red/Blue pens;
Highlighter;
Thin black marker;
For the classroom:
Tissue box;
Hand gel;
Optional:
Crayons;
Textas.
Swimming carnival 31/1/14
The permission note for the 2014 Small Schools
Swimming Carnival will be sent home today. It will
be held at Helensburgh Pool on Friday 31st January
2014 (with Thursday 6th February as a backup
date). Please ensure you put these dates in your
calendar.
Dance 2B Fit Term 1
Notes have gone home today for Dance 2B Fit which
will commence on Friday 14th January 2014. This
will be a 9 week program finishing on Friday 11th
April 2014. We are trying to get organised and give
families the opportunity to finalise payment for a
couple of Term 1’s activities in advance.
Lost Property
Our lost property basket has been growing by the
day. Please take the time and have a look through if
your child has lost articles of clothing or containers
throughout term. It will be emptied out of all
articles on the last day of school.
Garden Watering Roster for Christmas Holidays
Volunteers needed to help water garden and feed worm farms during Christmas School holidays. If you are able to help please write your name on the water roster under the demountable or let Joanne know email [email protected]. A roster will be made up.
If you would like more information about what is
involved please see Joanne Chilton.
UNEXPECTED MAGIC RAFFLE WINNERS:
1st Prize – Tania Gannon
2nd Prize – Samson Cox
3rd Prize – Brian Mason
Coledale Seaside
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Berry Camp 2013
UNEXPECTED MAGIC
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