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Term 1 Week 6

Principal: Nishka Green

Term 2 Week 8 2019

Dates for your diary Friday 21 June Sydney North Cross

Country Selected students

Monday 24 June Year 6 Bake Sale

Thursday 27 June Koori Choir workshop

Friday 28 June Assemblies Yrs 3, 4, 5 & 6 11.30am Kindy, 1 & 2 12.50pm

Thursday 4 July NAIDOC Day All students

Thursday 4 July Central Coast Choral Fest rehearsal

Selected students

Friday 5 July Last day of Term 2

Tuesday 23 July Term 3 commences All students

Friday 26 July Sydney North Cross Country

Selected students

Tuesday 6 Aug – Friday 9 August

Book Fair Week Whole school

Friday 9 August Assemblies Yrs 3, 4, 5 & 6 11.30am Kindy, 1 & 2 12.50pm

Friday 23 August Assemblies Yrs 3, 4, 5 & 6 11.30am Kindy, 1 & 2 12.50pm

Tuesday 27 August Leadership Conference

Selected Yr 6 students

Wednesday 28 August Koori Games Yr 6

Friday 6 September Assemblies Yrs 3, 4, 5 & 6 11.30am Kindy, 1 & 2 12.50pm

Friday 20 September Assemblies Yrs 3, 4, 5 & 6 11.30am Kindy, 1 & 2 12.50pm

Friday 27 September Last day of Term 3

Chittaway Rd, Chittaway Bay 2261 Phone: 4388 2188 email: chittaway-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website: www.chittaway-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL, HOME & COMMUNITY – PARTNERS IN LEARNING Valuing excellence in education & people who are nice to know

Safe Responsible Respectful Engaged

Project Learning I have been really impressed visiting 3/4R recently, they have been completing a variety of project based learning activities for writing. Their most recent is a book of published works on the Macquarie Island Parakeet. I have included a few below. The authors are Parker, Lara and Charli. They have been really enthusiastic about their writing and sharing this with me. Keep up the great work!

I am always impressed and like to encourage students to be proud of their learning and the gains they make on a regular basis. I had Melanie show me some great work she was doing on the Wildebeest in the Serengeti and Annabelle and Zoe show me some of their class writing. Keep up the great work!

Helping your child with Phonic and Phonemic Awareness Phonics is about making the connections between printed letters (and combinations of letters) and speech sounds. For example, children show their phonics knowledge when they are asked to point to the letter ‘m' and make the sound. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and say the sounds in words. For example, children show their phonemic awareness when they listen for and say the three sounds they hear when the teacher says 'mat'. This is such an important indicator of reading success but is often not well understood. Phonics and phonemic awareness connect when a child reads and spells. Phonemic awareness helps children to understand and use the alphabet to read and spell. Here are some ways you can help your child have fun with letters and sounds:

Read with your child every day – read to them, read with them and let them read to you. Help your child learn letter names and say the sounds they make, eg play letter/sound games, say

rhymes, use alphabet cards and charts. Help your child identify letters and words in signs, posters, etc, and talk about the sounds that

different letters make. Encourage your child to hear and say the sounds in words. Help them to listen for the individual

sounds in words, pull them apart and put them together. Ask your child to find letters that they can name, eg in their own name and in the names of family

members and friends, or while shopping at the supermarket. Play word games such as Junior Scrabble or Boggle or give them a baking tray with some magnetic

letters. Try writing cards to family and friends and lists of different events (birthdays) or items (shopping)

together.

SMS for Absence Chittaway Bay PS will be initiating a trial of an SMS absence notification from next Monday for the final two weeks of term. This will mean that if your child is absent and there is no reason already provided, you will receive an SMS notification at approximately 11am. Bus Bay Parking There has been a recent change to bus timetables which has resulted in the arrival of some early buses. While the bus bay rules remain the same, with parking before 8:30am allowed, I would just want everyone to ensure they are mindful of this and remain safe. There are at least two buses that arrive in the bus bay between 7:50 and 8:00am. Also there have been a number of cars issued with a fine due to rangers being present. Please ensure you use the car parks across the road from 8.30am – 9.30am and 2.30pm – 3.30pm. Parking Support Signage Council has recently reviewed wording on the “No Parking” support signage for school fence areas. The wording on the new signs has been changed to reflect the meaning of “No Parking”. New corflute signs for school fences will be delivered to our school over the coming weeks. Further advice will be provided to us to share with the community in this area. The specifics are that you can stop for only 2 minutes and you must stay within 3 metres of your vehicle. Many thanks for your support around the important matter of road safety for our school students. Dogs Generally any animals on site present a risk to students. Dogs are not permitted on site for a variety of reasons, mostly related to Workplace Health and Safety, unpredictability and the necessity to keep our students safe. This excludes Seeing Eye dogs and companion dogs. Please refrain from bringing your pet dog onto site. We appreciate your cooperation on this matter. Positive Manners I occasionally get positive feedback from community or visitors. I obviously love receiving this kind of feedback. I recently was told on two separate occasions how well-mannered the students at Chittaway Bay PS are towards members of the community. A community member mentioned that she has worked in several schools and the friendly responses and use of manners from our students has given her a positive attitude towards the school. A lovely grandmother, also commented on how well behaved our students were at the 3-6 assembly. I like to talk to the students about high expectations at assembly and representing CBPS proudly. This type of feedback is not just a reflection on the school but a credit to our lovely families who instil good manners at home. Keep it up Chittaway Bay PS. On that note, have a wonderful week of learning CBPS. Nish Green Principal Merit Awards Congratulations to the following students who received a Merit Award for weeks 6-7: Connor 3/4C, Riley 3/4C, Curtis 3/4C, Brooke 3/4C, Grace 3/4W, Jack 3/4W, Zaniel 3/4W, Joshua 3/4W, Chloe K/1G, Emerson K/1G, Masimba K/1G, Ivie K/1G, Mia KP, Ellis KP, Tye KP, Billi KP, Amelie 5/6G, Audrie 5/6G, Jordan 5/6G, Connor 5/6G, Ruby KD, Morgan KD, Madison KD, Met KD, Flynn 1/2M, Chloe 1/2M, Soraya 1/2M, Zaylee 1/2M, Lara 3/4R, Parker 3/4R, Jessica 3/4R, Sebastian 3/4R, Asher 3/4R, Sam K/6M, Ashton K/6M, Hunter 1/2E, Jasmine 1/2E, Harry 1/2E, Mia 1/2E, Sarah 2/6C, Khoda 2/6C, Brin 2/6C, Nathen 2/6C, Sierra K/6M, Kai K/6M, Nash 5/6K, Emma 5/6K, Cooper 5/6K, Oliver 5/6K, Joan 5/6I, Makai 5/6I, Koby 5/6I, Levi 5/6I, Jason 3/4S, Sophia 3/4S, Taleah 3/4S, Isaac 3/4S, Ayla 2/3H, Paitien 2/3H, Selena 1/2S, Nadiah 1/2S, Chris 1/2S, Sasha 1/2S, Isaiah 2/3H, Tilly 2/3H.

Library Overdue book notices will be distributed this week. Please check your child's bag for the list of overdue books and return to the school library as soon as possible. Students are disappointed when they cannot borrow as they have overdue books.

Orders for Issue 4 Scholastic Book Club need to be placed on LOOP by Wednesday, June 19.

Thank You A.Bailey - Teacher Librarian P&C News Saturday 2 Nov Spring Fair School App

Communication is an important part of any school and helps with the smooth running and organisation for both families and the school. Our school has a school app which can be downloaded onto your phone. Chittaway Bay Public School Skoolbag App is for parents and the school community. Download this App to be kept up to date with everything that is happening at CBPS. It features Events, News, Newsletters, Documents, and push notification alerts direct from the School.

Canteen News

Please check the new Winter Menu for price changes.

Canteen Online ordering

The canteen now has online ordering. Just go to flexischools.com.au to register to begin ordering online. Canteen Roster Term 2 - Week 8, 9 & 10 Wed 19/06: K Donnelly, S Reynolds (Canteen will be closed from 2pm) Thurs 20/06: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, N Hillier Friday 21/06: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, N Hillier

Monday - Closed

Tues 25/06: K Donnelly, J Kelly Wed 26/06: K Donnelly, B Carson Thurs 27/06: K Donnelly, N Hillier, W Hawkins Fri 28/06: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, A Hancock, N Hillier

Monday - Closed

Tues 2/07: K Donnelly, J Kelly Wed 3/07: K Donnelly, S Reynolds Thurs 4/07: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, A Hancock Fri 5/07: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, N Hillier Please phone Karen Donnelly on the Canteen mobile phone - 0421 016 640 Closed in shoes must be worn at all times in the canteen. Thongs and sandals are not allowed due to Health and Safety regulations.

The Uniform Shop Open Fridays at 8.45 – 9.30am (school term only) In the community room – Lay-bys available Orders and money, marked “Uniform Shop” may be placed in the box in the Office. Our uniform is black shoes, no coloured laces etc, please. School Banking School Banking day is Wednesday. Each week you need to hand your bank book to your teacher for collection. If you are interested in opening a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account for your child you can visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. Bookclub Book Club provides a fun & convenient way of bring the best in children’s literature into your home. When ordering from Book Club, you are not only helping our children, but you are also helping your school – 20% goes back to your school in Scholastic rewards which are used to buy library/teaching resources. Orders for Issue 4 Scholastic Book Club need to be placed on LOOP by Wednesday, June 19.

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Jo-Anne Whitelaw Piano – Keyboard Teacher 0418 387 391

The lessons cost $18 per lesson, with a small discount for siblings, and run for 45 mins per lesson. Keyboards will be provided for the lessons, and there will be a fee for the books used in the lessons. If you are interested in your child taking part in these lessons, please notify the school office.

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