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News & Views Crookwell Public School

6th September, 2019 Term 3 Week 7

Maddy Wray for very kindly sharpening all of Miss Bell’s pencils.

Cameron Morton for ‘being a man of his word.’

Harry Bailey for environmental awareness.

Tahlia Goulay for showing initiative during the morning fitness run.

Mia Butler and Alyssa Huang for wonderful citizenship.

Aiden Stubbings for maturity of judgement.

Abigail Gray for social maturity.

Addie Dawson and Tegan Allport for doing extra guinea pig duties.

Lilli McDonald for maturity on the playground.

Stirling Inder and Ben Webster for their coding expertise during Middle School Program.

Bodi Waters for ‘being a gentleman’ during our Life Education Van visit.

Aiden Stubbings for informative contributions to discussions about being cyber wise.

Ben Webster for making delicious brownies and sharing them with Mrs Hayes

Thomas Cole for bringing in a snap seal bag full of lids for ‘Lids for Kids’.

Levi Webster for sharing beanbags with Tommy during sport.

Jackson Reeves for enthusiasm and participation in sport.

Faith Riles for always thinking of her teachers.

Mr Atfield for his excellent sense of humour and for the fun he brings to CPS.

Emma Campbell and Indi Fahey for always being helpful.

Infant students for fabulous behaviour on our Canberra Theatre excursion.

Congratulations to the boys hockey team who have now made it to the top 4 in the state! Good luck at the state finals boys!

Mrs Hayes and the GCOPS choir for an amazing performance at MADD night last night.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Gundungurra

nation, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future

43 Denison Street, Crookwell

Ph: 48321 213 Fax: 48321 353

Email: crookwell-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.crookwell-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Working Together, Growing Together

Next week

Mon. 09 Sep Flying Start

Mon. 09 Sep Year 6 Sport & Rec. Camp @ Narrabeen

Tue. 10 Sep MILO T20 Blast @ Todkill Park

Fri. 13 Sep Stage 2 Assembly Item @ 12.15pm

Fri. 13 Sep Regional Athletics Carnival

Fri. 13 Sep Year 6 return from Sport & Rec. Camp

Coming up

Mon. 16 Sep Year 6 Taster Lessons at Crookwell HS

Mon. 23 Sep Kindy & Year 6 Book Busk – 10.00am

Mon. 23 Sep Year 5 Book Busk – 12.00pm

Tue. 24 Sep 1/2 Kangaroo & 2 Platypus Book Busk -10.00am

Tue. 24 Sep Year 3/4 Echidna Book Busk – 12.00pm

Tue. 24 Sep Term 3 Social Yrs 2 – 6, 6pm – 8pm

Wed. 25 Sep 1/2 Emu Book Busk – 10.00am

Wed. 25 Sep 3/4 Koala Book Busk – 12.00pm

Thur. 26 Sep Jump Rope for Heart

Fri. 27 Sep Infants Assembly Item @ 10.45am

Fri. 27 Sep Stage 3 Assembly Item @ 12.15pm

Have Fun Year 6! Next week Year 6, accompanied by Miss Bell and Mr Atfield will spend a week at Narrabeen Lakes Sport and Recreation Camp. Crookwell Public School’s students are held in high regard and when it is known that a group from Crookwell are visiting, the camp instructors compete to be assigned to the Crookwell Public School group.

I know you will have no trouble enhancing our reputation and I don’t think any of you will have any trouble enjoying yourself to the fullest. Let’s hope the weather is kind and camp turns out to be one of the most memorable experiences of your life. Have fun!

Flying Start This week during Flying Start, we listened to a story on the interactive television and decorated a dinosaur in a mosaic fashion. We used glue to stick on lots of coloured square bits of paper, with some students making a pattern along their dinosaur’s back. Our gluing and name writing skills are developing and students are engaging in activities for longer periods of time. After our morning tea, we enjoyed playing in the warm sunshine, we didn’t even need our big coats. Three more Flying Start sessions left then it will be Orientation Week in Term 4 commencing Monday 18

th to Friday 22

nd

November. Please save the dates!

Benji Mossfield is holding onto the wobbly steps.

Ginny Webster and Billy Woods spent all morning sitting with

each other and the animals.

Sophie Mueller made some yummy treats for the teddies.

Ivy Stanger was very chatty on the phone.

Elouise Tucker set up the doll’s house.

Halla Price-Jones made a head piece from the kinetix.

Killian Brady glued pieces of paper to his dinosaur.

Billi Kelly decorated her dinosaur during activity time.

Stage 2 Assembly Item Watch out everyone – Stage 2 is about to steal the stage once again with their amazing, crowd pleasing performance! In Week 8, Friday 13

th September, all Stage 2 students will

be wowing audiences at the assembly at 12.15pm. We are asking that all Stage 2 students come dressed in black leggings, shorts or trousers in which they can move in, joggers and a white t-shirt. Without giving too much away, students will be getting active, so clothing must be suitable.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Mrs Hayes and Miss Kemp

Infants Town Library Visit This week it was 1/2 Kangaroo and 1/2 Emus turn to visit the town library. As we are going to Canberra to watch the performance of Possum Magic, by Mem Fox, the lovely ladies at the town library thought it would be exciting to read another story written by Mem Fox. Claire Plumb read the book ‘This and That’, then we all used our amazing paper folding skills to make our own mice bookmarks. We have thoroughly enjoyed visiting the library and we look forward to our next visit which will be our last for the term.

Emma Campbell, Indi Fahey and Georgie Robertson work

together to make their fantastic mice!

1/2 Kangaroo students concentrate on following the origami

instructions carefully.

Kenzi Fowler and Cooper Galway happily decorate their

bookmarks.

Angus Taylor enjoys our new ground! This week our school had the pleasure of welcoming Federal Member Angus Taylor to the school to enjoy the new synthetic turf that has been installed on Benson’s Green. Mr Taylor is a strong supporter of children and sport and was very interested in hearing about the current success of both our girls and boys hockey teams. Both teams have enjoyed practising on the turf, similar to that they play each of their games on. Mr Taylor and Mr Whittington both enjoyed a furious game of hockey on the turf with some of our boy and girl players. Mr Taylor was very impressed with the skills of our players and looks forward to following their progress in the future.

Students test out the turf with Federal Member Mr Angus Taylor.

Mr Whittington enjoys the new turf.

Mr Taylor attempts to get past Tyler Smith.

Emma Robertson, Tyler Smith and Mr Whittington eagerly try

for the ball.

Friday Fun Day We love Friday Fun Day afternoon activities. It’s something that we look forward to every week. Last week we had some fun and exciting activities on offer; games in the hall, icing biscuits, farmyard play and STEM activities. Miss O’Neill organised the icing of some milk arrowroot biscuits. Students who chose this activity mixed the icing, added some colour, spread the icing on their biscuits, decorated them with smarties and snakes then got to eat their creations. They tasted delicious!

Aria’s gloves were just a bit too big!

The finished products before being gobbled up.

Zoe Knight decorated her biscuits with blue icing.

Laura Churchill and Ned Cramp share their icing.

Life Education Van Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 have had visits to the Life Education van this week. Kial and Harold delivered important health lessons to all year groups. The lessons covered a range of areas including; taking care of our bodies, making positive decisions, growing good friendships and being cyber wise. Students enjoyed the hands-on learning and working outside of the classroom environment as well as meeting Healthy Harold, which many parents would remember from their childhood. Students were able to purchase merchandise from the van during lunch breaks, the favourites being the handballs and the small soft giraffe toys.

Kindergarten got to meet Kial’s friend Tam who taught us

about vital organs inside our bodies.

Aria Bailey couldn’t quite reach the red poster where she

was to put her ears.

Kindergarten loved meeting Healthy Harold for the first time.

Stage 2 Homework Stage 2 have been busy this last fortnight with their homework tasks. Their challenge was to make a vehicle using recycled and reusable items they found around the house. These tasks aim to stretch students’ imaginations and creativeness and the students thoroughly enjoyed sharing their creations with their peers at school. Students across Stage 3 have been looking at ways to reduce their own personal waste and were excited to attempt to build things from materials they found around their homes.

Ada Dunn proudly shares her recycled car that she built with

her father.

Enrolling Now For 2020

If you know of families who will have children starting school at Crookwell Public in 2020 please encourage them to return their Application for Enrolment Form promptly. This will

allow staffing arrangements for next year to be firmly in place by the commencement of the new academic year.

Families new to the school community are invited to contact the school on 48 321 213 to arrange an interview with Mr Whittington, meet the staff, tour the school and receive a Crookwell Public School Information package.

Thank you to the families who have already completed and submitted their child’s application to enrol.

Stage 2 Skipping Stage 2 are thoroughly enjoying experimenting with skipping ropes at the moment. Students have mastered cross overs, washing machines, double unders and pair skipping, just to name a few. Look out everyone at the Jump Rope for Heart Exhibition on Thursday 26

th September, Stage 2 are going

to be fantastic!

Working on team skipping and skipping simultaneously.

Erik Skelly and Alex Anderson work on their partner skipping.

Naomi Cramp and Crystal Pick enjoy skipping every day to

improve their skills and health.

Crookwell Public School

Grandparents’ Day

Friday 25th October 2019 Save the date!

A Wonderful End to the 2019 Middle School Program This week the Middle School Program concluded for students in Years 3, 4 & 5. It has been a busy and exciting six sessions for all students exploring new concepts and topics of interest. We would like to say a huge thankyou to the incredible tutors who made this program so successful this year. Thank you: John Gray, Waine Langford, Dal Hayes, Scott Gamble, Rob Foster, Malcolm Green, Lachlan Jansen, Ken and Roddy Bell and Karen Lynam. Thank you also to the CPS staff who ensured this year’s activities were well organised, safe and enjoyable for students. Thank you: Mrs Johnston, Mr Whittington, Miss Bell, Mrs Atfield, Mr Roberts, Mr Harrop, Mrs Hayes, Mr Atfield and Miss Kemp.

Well done to all students for their enthusiasm and appreciation of the Middle School Program… we are looking forward to the activities that 2020 brings!

Beading was a craft activity that both Addie Dawson and

Teagan Allport enjoyed.

Bike maintenance was run by Mr Roberts who, as a semi-

professional cyclist, has lots of experience with.

Campfire cooking is always popular because you get to eat

after all your hard work!

Stirling Inder and Charles Butler use technology and coding

in Makey Makey.

Mr John Gray had these boys enthralled with his mechanical

knowledge.

Want to know how to make the best paper plane ever? Ask

Mr Foster and his group, they’ll show you how.

Reverend Waine Langford worked with the skateboard art

group to design and make some very creative skateboards.

Year 6 Exploring Rising Salt Levels While the Middle School Program was operating, Year 6 have enjoyed being back together and participating in a very relevant, close to home, hands on unit in science called ‘Rising Salt’. Students have explored problems of the rising salt levels in our soils and how this is impacting on our environment and local farming practices.

Students designed and ran various experiments to explore the damage caused and researched current farming practices and how they are either hindering or helping the current situation. Students then thought about ways to change their own farming practices to be more sustainable.

Kiarna McCarten and Ella Hollis with the experiment that

looks at whether levels of water will affect plant growth and health.

George Lee and Billy Snape examine how various levels of salt in the water and soil will affect the health and growth of

plants.

Premiers Reading Challenge The Premiers Reading Challenge is now completed for another year! Well done to all students who participated in the Challenge this year. The organisers are currently finalising entries and if you have not completed entering your reading list please let us know by next Friday, 13

th September so we can

assist to upload your list. This is not applicable to infants students as we have already uploaded your reading lists.

Congratulations to all readers on your terrific job!

Yours in reading, Miss Stephenson and Miss Kemp

Fathers’ Day Stall Last Friday, students from Kindergarten to Year 6 walked to the school hall to purchase a Fathers’ Day gift for their dads, pops and grandfathers. There were coffee mugs, stubby holders, key chains and much more for the students to buy for their loved ones. It was an extremely successful stall with almost all the items selling. Thank you to all the parent helpers who assisted with wrapping the gifts and selling them at the stall. We hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Fathers’ Day!

Addie and Jim Dawson were very pleased with the gifts they purchased for their dad.

Thank you Kristy Grove, Kelly Churchill, Tammy and Isla

Webster and Alex Hewitt for running the Fathers’ Day stall last Friday.

The mums who volunteered for the Fathers’ Day stall were kept busy all morning with some very excited customers.

Term 3 Social: Years 2 - 6 The social this term will be held on Tuesday 24

th September,

Week 10 from 6 - 8pm. Students in Years 2 to 6 are invited to attend. The theme is ‘Famous Aussies’. Please come dressed as your favourite famous Aussie, they may be from television shows, movies, music, sport or someone who has done something great for our country.

The cost is $6 per student or $10 for a family, which includes entry to the social, a sausage sizzle dinner and a popper.

Download the School App Earlier this year, Crookwell Public School launched our new school app! This app is designed to keep our parents and wider school community informed with what is happening and coming up in our school. The app is very easy to install and use. You can use the app to view our contact details, the weekly News & Views, upcoming events and performances and canteen news. You can also complete absentee forms if your child is away from school.

Please follow these steps to install and start using the app: 1. Download the free ‘Skoolbag’ app from the Apple or

Google Play app store.

2. Follow the prompts to create your own account.

3. Type Crookwell Public School and press enter. Tap

the plus icon to add school.

4. Ensure you allow Skoolbag to send you push

notifications when prompted.

5. In the ‘Groups’ category please make sure you

subscribe to year or sport groups relevant to you

and your child/ren so you receive all notifications.

Some Benefits of Regular School Attendance For Students:

The development of skills and attitudes such as self-discipline, punctuality, and being organised will optimise life choices.

Regular attendance leads to making friends and learning how to maintain relationships over a length of time.

Regular attendance leads to learning social skills necessary to live and work with others.

It’s safer at school than on the street.

The more students attend, the more they will learn and the more they will like school.

How many days of school has your child missed this term?

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term! Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and fundraising program that has been run by the Heart Foundation for 35 years. It’s a great way for your child to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also helps raise funds for vital heart research and education programs. Students will be skipping throughout the term in PE lessons and during recess and lunch breaks, to develop their skipping skills and fitness.

Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983, schools like ours have raised more than $75 million for the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work.

Rather than have individual students fundraise for this worthwhile cause, we have decided to fundraise by holding a Jump Off Day at school. We ask that all students wear casual clothes (sensible footwear for skipping please!) and bring a gold coin donation.

We will hold our school Jump Off Day on Thursday 26th

September. This 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. All classes will be presenting a skipping routine at the CPS Jump Off Day, held in the hall/COLA area on Thursday 26

th September beginning

at 12pm. Family and friends are invited to attend our Jump

Off Day and stay for a BBQ lunch with their child/children afterwards. All money raised will be donated to the Heart Foundation.

BBQ We would appreciate pre-orders for our BBQ. Please fill in the following order form and return it with payment to your child’s teacher. (Cash only please, unfortunately we cannot accept online payments for the BBQ). There will

be tea/coffee and a limited number of extra sausages available on the day.

Jump Rope for Heart BBQ

Family Name:

Number of sausage sandwiches @ $2.50 each

Number of poppers @ $1 each

Number of Zooper Doopers @ 50c each

Total Cost

If you would like to make a donation to the Heart Foundation, please place money in a sealed envelope labelled ‘Heart Foundation’, and hand in to the office. Please don’t hesitate to contact Ms Caffery if you have any questions.

Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!

Book Busking (Note: change of date for 3/4 Echidna) During the last week of term, providing the weather is agreeable, students will ‘Book Busk’ in the Crookwell main street area. If the weather is inclement and you are unsure as to whether Book Busking will go ahead, please contact the school by phoning 48 321 213 before journeying down the street to support the buskers.

Book Busking occurs when our students read down the street, under the supervision of their class teacher, to showcase their reading skills. Often passers-by make a donation to show their appreciation. The money raised is used to help purchase additional reading resources for the school.

This is a very inspiring activity for all our children. We rely on the support of the community to help our children shine in the spotlight for just a short time. Please drop down the street and support the reading buskers if at all possible. We’d love to see you there!

Book Busking Timetable

Mon. 23rd

Sept. 10.00am – 11.00am ~ Kindy & Year 6

Mon. 23rd

Sept. 12.00pm – 1.00pm ~ Year 5

Tue. 24th

Sept. 10.00am – 11.00am ~ Year 1/2

Kangaroo & Year 2 Platypus

Tue. 24th

Sept. 12.00pm – 1.00pm ~ Year 3/4 Echidna

Wed. 25th

Sept. 10.00am – 11.00am ~ 1/2 Emu

Wed. 25th

Sept. 12.00am – 1.00pm ~ Year 3/4 Koala

N. B. To represent the school students need to be wearing their full school uniform. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Book Busking – Week 10, Term 3

I give permission for my child ________________________

to walk to and from the main street, Goulburn St, Crookwell,

to go Book Busking in Week 10, (Monday 23rd

September -

Thursday 27th September, 2019). Students will be

accompanied by their classroom teachers and support staff.

Parent/Guardian Signature:

_____________________________ Date: __________

Date for your diary: Crookwell Public School Presentation Night

Friday 29th November at Crookwell High School hall commencing at 7pm.

CWA Year 7 Educational Grant The Southern Tablelands Group of the Country Women’s Association of NSW will be awarding five Educational Grants to the value of $250 each for children entering secondary school in 2020. To be eligible for the grant Year 6 students must:-

Live in the Southern Tablelands Group Area

Demonstrate commitment to their school life and community

Be completing Year 6 in 2019

Application forms for this Educational Grant can be obtained from the school administration office or by phoning 48 321 213 and requesting that an application form is posted home.

Completed applications need to be returned to Mr Whittington by Friday 13

th September, 2019 to ensure

they can be posted with time to reach the judging panel by 30

th September, 2019.

Late applications cannot be accepted.

Year 5 Canberra Excursion Dear Parents/Caregivers, Year 5 are booked to attend an excursion to Canberra on Friday 8

th November (Week 4, Term 4).

Students are booked in to tours and workshops at Australian Institute of Sport, Questacon, the War Memorial and the National Zoo and Aquarium.

The cost of the excursion will be $75 per student. This cost will cover transport to and around Canberra for the day, lunch and all entries and workshops fees to the venues we will be visiting. Students are able to wear appropriate casual clothes and may take a camera.

Note: Students will be enjoying pizza for lunch. Please notify the school of any allergies.

The cost of the excursion, which is being subsidised by the school, is $75.00. This amount may be paid in a lump sum or

by the following instalment plan. Instalment 1 $25.00: Due 13

th September

Instalment 2 $25.00: Due 27th

September Instalment 3 $25.00: Due 25

th October

Below is the itinerary of the day-

Friday 8th November, 2019 6:45 am Students and teachers arrive at school 7:00 am Bus departs from Crookwell Public School 9:00 am Arrive at AIS for recess and a small play

(students bring their own recess) 10.00 am Tour of AIS 12.00 pm Explore Questacon 1.30 pm Lunch time- pizza in park across from

Questacon 2.15 pm Australian War Memorial tour 3.30 pm Arrive at Canberra Zoo and Aquarium 5.00 pm Students and teachers travel back to

Crookwell 6.30 – 7.00 pm Students and teachers arrive back at school,

where students are to be collected by their families. (These times may change slightly)

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us by phoning 48321213.

Regards, Miss Bell, Mr Atfield and Mr Nedanoski

Stage 3 Teachers Crookwell Public School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Year 5 Canberra Excursion

I give permission for _________________________ to attend the Year 5 excursion to Canberra on Friday 8

th

November, 2019. I am aware of the instalment dates and that all funds must be paid in full by 25

th October, 2019.

Allergies/Medication:________________________________

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

________________________________________________ Signature of Parent/Caregiver:

____________________________

Date: ____________

Emergency Phone contact: ___________________

If payment made online POP Receipt #

_________________________________

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MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup- Years 3, 4 & 5 Primary students will be participating in the MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup. We will be competing in Crookwell at Todkill Park on Tuesday 10

th September, 2019. There is a fee of

$2.00 for the day.

We will be travelling by bus to and from the venue. The bus will be leaving the front of the school at 9.15am. The bus will be back at school in time for the afternoon routine of buses.

Students will need to wear their sports uniform, have a packed recess and lunch, a hat, sunscreen and plenty of water to drink. Please return the signed permission note and $2.00 to the school by Friday 6

th September, 2019.

Bojan Nedanoski

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup- Years 3, 4 & 5

I give permission for my child/ren _______________________________________________in year/s_______________________ to participate in the MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup at Todkill Park on Tuesday 10th September, 2019.

I understand that my child will be travelling to and from Todkill Park by bus. I have enclosed $2.00 for the excursion. Signature of Parent/Caregiver: _______________________ Date: _______________ Emergency Phone contact: _________________________ If payment made online POP Receipt # ________________

Crookwell Public School Equestrian Team Students who would like to represent Crookwell Public School at the Interschool Equestrian events in 2019 are invited to submit their interest. Expressions of interest are required to ensure the school brow bands and saddlecloths for each competitor are provided.

The Interschool Equestrian program is for students from K- Yr 12. Events cater for all riders’ needs; special needs, beginner on the lead, beginner off the lead, intermediate and advanced equestrians. Students interested in being a part of the team must have their own horse, reliable horse transport and more than 12 months of riding experience.

If your child is interested in being a part of the Equestrian Team, please complete the attached form and return it to the school.

Entries are open from Tuesday August 20th

for the ACT Interschool’s Equestrian Competition 2019, which will be held in Bungendore from Friday 1

st until Sunday 3

rd of

November. If your child is interested in competing, please sign up online at www.globalentries.com and then inform Miss Bell of the events you have entered.

……………………………………………………………………… Crookwell Public School Equestrian Team

My child _____________________________ in Year _____ would like to participate in the Crookwell Public School Interschool’s equestrian events.

Parent’s name: ______________________

Parent’s contact: ______________________

Parent’s signature: ____________________

Headlice ~ Please be Vigilant in Their Eradication!

There have been several reports of children being infested with head lice across district schools. Lice certainly don’t discriminate about who they infest. They are a persistent problem. Please inspect your child’s hair regularly and take immediate action if you find any signs of their presence.

The information below may prove useful and assist with effective treatment:-

The topic of head lice is often a taboo subject and embarrassing when our child gets them, but relax – it has nothing to do with being clean or dirty. Head lice are caught like a common cold is – by being close to someone who has them (or sharing hats or brushes) – so it can happen to any one of us! The good thing is that they aren’t life-threatening and they are easily treated. The first step is to look out for them. As only 50% of children with head lice will itch, it is a good idea to check your child’s hair once a week. Whilst the lice themselves are very small and hard to see, the eggs are more visible as small whitish flecks firmly attached to the hairs, usually quite close to the scalp. If you see these, don’t panic!

The treatment is easy and requires only two important and inexpensive tools: white hair conditioner – any brand and price will do – and a fine tooth comb (available at our local chemists).

Treatment

1. Wash your child’s hair as you usually would, then apply a generous amount of white conditioner to the hair and leave it. 2. Next use the fine-tooth comb to comb through your child’s hair, wiping the comb on white tissue. Check the tissue for dead lice which will look like small brown spots. 3. Continue combing until no more conditioner can be combed out (this may take five minutes or more in a child with long hair) and leave to dry.

The conditioner works by immobilizing and suffocating the head lice. After one treatment your child is considered safe to return to school and have contact with others, but for proven lice eradication this treatment must be repeated every second night for a total of four treatments ( i.e. – over seven days), to immobilize any further lice which may have hatched and prevent the remaining eggs from hatching. You may still see ‘eggs’ in your child’s hair – don’t panic! The glue that the lice use is very sticky and empty egg cases may remain in the hair, growing out as the hair grows, over a period of weeks.

To prevent head lice becoming a problem in your home, a simple solution is to treat your child / children one night a week with white conditioner and fine-tooth comb.

The Tell Them From Me student survey (Term 3, 2019) I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student

feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. You may remember that our students also participated in a Tell Them From Me student survey in Term 1 this year. Asking students to complete the survey twice in one year allows us to identify trends in student responses as well as track engagement and motivation across the school year. The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 27 August and 26 October. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is attached to the back of this week’s newsletter. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 13

th September.

Kind regards Greg Atfield

Yours in Public Education,

Michael Whittington Principal

Kirstie O’Neill Assistant Principal

Greg Atfield Relieving Assistant Principal P&C News The P&C regularly fundraise throughout the year to raise

money for new items for our school and students. For the

next three weeks we encourage our families to sell the raffle

tickets which have been sent home on the newsletter with

each family today. The prize for this raffle is definitely one

you will want to win! Max and Sandra Keith, two of our lovely

grandparents, have kindly donated a whole lamb which will

be cut into delicious cuts such as chops and roasts, packed

and frozen. This will be 1st and 2

nd prize in the raffle. 3

rd prize

is a load of wood, kindly donated by Adrian and Kate Keith.

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. More tickets are available

from the office if needed. Please return all tickets and money

by Thursday 26th

September.

Canteen Roster Term 3 Week 8

Wednesday 11th

September Friday 13th September

Marion Harrop Shirley Pearman

Heather Stanger Julie Simpson Jan Woods

Week 9

Wednesday 18th

September Friday 20th September

Marcia Dunn Liddy Skelly

Alex Hewitt Peta Reid Michelle Butler

Week 10

Wednesday 25th September Friday 27th September

Liz Hunt Susan McIlroy

John and Victoria Gray Jackie Dawson Jan Woods

Community Announcements ………………… The inclusion of any announcement does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation

thereof by Crookwell Public School.

Would you like to play netball?

We’d love to have you!!!! In conjunction with our annual Twilight Competition, GDNA is looking for interest in holding a Twilight Competition for our Year 5 & 6 Primary School kids (Current, registered, eligible Net Set Go players may be considered – dependant on numbers)

Individual nominations welcome Boys and girls welcome

Team will have Coaches, bibs and umpires all provided 8 week competition

Starting Thursday 17th

October, 2019 to Thursday 5th

December, 2019 Games times 5pm TBA Cost for 8 weeks – For current GDNA registered

players $30.00 For new Junior players (Primary) $70.00 Twilight Registration night held at Zambrero on Thursday 19

th September from 6-7pm

Any enquiries and expressions of interest please email gdna.junior@hotmail.com or contact Alison 0407700672

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION

E cese@det.nsw.edu.au www.cese.nsw.gov.au

Tell Them From Me Student Feedback Survey non-consent form

If you do not want your child to participate in the student feedback survey, please sign this form and return it to the school by Friday 13th September, 2019.

I DO NOT give consent for my child/children to participate in the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. Name of student 1 Roll class of student 1 ………………………………………………………………… ………………………………. Name of student 2 Roll class of student 2 ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………….. Name of student 3 Roll class of student 3 ………………………………………………………………… ………………………………. Name of student 4 Roll class of student 4 ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………….. Name of parent/carer ………………………………………………………………………...

Signature of parent/carer …………………………………………………………………….

Date …………………...................