Principal’s Message

Term 4, Week 3

Tuesday

29th October,

2019

Student of the Week

Week 2 Term 4

Kindergarten Transition

It was great to see so many excited faces at the first transition for our new 2020 Kindergarten

students and their families. There was a lot of information, which probably meant that a few of

our new families left a little confused (and probably made our returning parents nod off), but the

children had lots of fun making their elephant pictures and meeting the teachers. The next

session will be on 14th November and then the final session will include a Teddy Bear’s picnic on

28th November.

If you or someone you know has a child who will be starting Kindergarten next year and they

haven’t already been to see us please remind them to come in. They can still be part of this early

taste of ‘big school’ in preparation for 2020.

Disco

I had a fantastic time at the disco last Thursday night and it was really satisfying to see the

children having a dance and enjoying themselves. Thanks to our teachers for giving their time to

make the night happen. We have lots of other events to look forward to before the end of the

year.

Absences

Sometimes your child’s teacher, or Mr Carlin who is our Assistant Principal with responsibility for

student attendance, will contact you for an explanation as to why your child is away or has been

away. Our teachers are compelled to do this as part of their job. I would like to take the

opportunity to explain a couple of points from the law and the NSW Department of Education’s

policy around student attendance.

Children are to attend school on any day that the school is open for instruction unless they

are sick. This includes days when the school is operating from a different place, such as

athletics and swimming carnivals.

Parents/carers are required, by law, to explain absences within seven days of the absence

taking place.

Sometimes families take holidays during the school term. While this is sometimes

unavoidable it is not classed as a satisfactory reason for absence. Some families could also

be eligible for an extended leave application to explain their family holidays – please see

the ladies in the office for more detailed information regarding this .

Teachers must contact parents on the third day of unexplained absences.

Mr Carlin must monitor student attendance as part of his AP duties and bring attendance

concerns to my attention.

I meet with the Home School Liaison Officer each term to discuss concerns. Generally if

a child’s attendance drops below 90% we will discuss their situation and the HSLO may

get in touch with families to offer support.

Lailah Faulkner

2T

Junior Student Award

Amelia Healey

5/6H

Senior Student Award

My boss, the Director Educational Leadership, meets with me once a term and student attendance is a topic that we

speak about.

It is really important that we are all doing our job so that children get the most from their years at school.

Drought Relief Food Drive

Our wonderful School Learning Support Officer, Mrs Nash, is collecting items for distribution to drought ravaged

communities. Please see the flyer in the newsletter for ideas on how you can help. There is a box in the school foyer for

your donations to this worthy cause.

P&C Annual General Meeting

The next P&C meeting will include the AGM. Further details can be found in the P&C report. We welcome everyone to these

meetings and would love to see you there on the night.

I am attending the Primary Principals Association Conference in Sydney this week. Principals from all over the state come

together to listen to the latest information from the Premier, The Education Ministers and our bosses to learn about

successfully leading a school team. I always learn a lot working with my colleagues and I am looking forward to another

opportunity over the next three days.

Have a great week everyone.

Mr Meek

Lookout for your Term 4

statement. They will be

coming home later this

week.

We would like to invite our Aboriginal families, parents, carers and the

community to discuss the installation of our NAIDOC rock garden and future

events. The meeting will take place this Friday (25th October) in 5/6E at

8:15am. We look forward to seeing you there.

2020 Year 7 Aboriginal Students Transition Day

Cardiff High School would like to invite Year 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to attend Year 7 2020 Cultural Transition Day. The students will be immersed in cultural activities that build positive relationships amongst peers and develop connections with current Cardiff High School Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The activities involve Aboriginal dancing, mentoring sessions, art and a game of touch football with current Year 7 Aboriginal students.

Date: Tuesday, 5 November, 2019 (Week 4)

Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm

Families are also invited to attend a barbeque meet and greet on the day at 1pm. There will be a short information session regarding support networks and cultural programs currently running at Cardiff High School.

Please find below the timetable of the cultural activities for the day.

Time Agenda

9am Arrival of students

9:30am Acknowledgement of Country

9:30am -9:45am Welcome and introductions

9:45am - 10:30am Dance performance by CHS students

10:30am – 11am ‘Get to know you activities’ with current Cardiff High School students

11am - 11:20am Recess

11:20am - 12pm Aboriginal Art

12pm - 1pm Touch football game with current Year 7 students

1pm - 2pm Barbeque with a short information session

2pm Home time

Presentation Day - Perpetual Trophies

It’s that time of year again where we need to gather in the perpetual trophies awarded at last year’s

Presentation Day. If you have a trophy sitting proudly on your shelf at home, we ask that you return it as

soon as possible so we can begin preparations for this year’s Presentation Day. Thank you.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Wk 3 28.10 29.10 30.10

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

Lessons (Selected Students)

31.10 1.11

Wk 4 4.11

Book Club Order due by 3pm

5.11

Transition Day for 2020 Year 7 Aboriginal and TSI Students at Cardiff High

8.45am

6.11

Stage 3 Aussie Bush Camp

7.11

Stage 3 Aussie Bush Camp

8.11

Stage 3 Aussie Bush Camp

Wk 5 11.11

12.11 13.11

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

Lessons (Selected Students)

14.11

Kindergarten Orientation Visit #2

15.11

School Banking is on

Monday

Kinder Enrolments

2020

We are taking enrolments for

Kindergarten in 2020 – please

see the ladies in the office if you

or someone you know has a child

who will be starting school next

year.

3pm Monday 4th November

Reminder all camp

money is now due!

This week, due to Halloween arriving upon us, we have been working on a few Halloween

poems during Spelling Mastery. Please Enjoy!

Spooky skeletons

Hiding in your ancient vault

With long bumpy spines

-Halloween Haiku

-Ben

Carving a pumpkin

With family around me

What a spooky night

-Madi Dykes

-Haiku

Horrosome ghost

Creeping behind me

Passing through the new graveyard

Waking from the dead

Uniform Shop Volunteers

As most of you know, we have been lucky enough to have a team of dedicated volunteers in

the Uniform Shop over the last few years. These volunteers have meant that we can keep

uniform sales within the school and keep uniform costs to a minimum.

Next year, we will be needing a Uniform Shop Co-Ordinator. This role requires you to

oversee stock levels and order more uniform when required. Unfortunately, if we can’t find

a Co-Ordinator, we will have no choice but to outsource our Uniform Shop sales. This will

increase the cost of our uniforms significantly.

We are also in need of volunteers to help in the Uniform Shop every Wednesday Morning from 8:45am to approx.

9:20am. If you could spare some time on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis, we’d love you to come along.

If you think you could be interested in our Uniform Shop Co-Ordinator role, or with volunteering regularly, please

email cardiffsouthpandc@gmail.com for more details.

Christmas Raffle

We will once again, be holding a Christmas Raffle. Our members are currently finalising all the details and getting our

tickets printed. These should be sent home with the eldest child in each family over the coming weeks. Good Luck to

everyone that buys a ticket.

Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols will be held on Friday 29th November.

P&C AGM

Parents and Carers are advised that the P&C Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 20th November at

7pm in the library. At this meeting all officer and other positions become vacant and will be filled by nomination and,

where necessary, by a ballot of members. To be eligible to nominate and vote for positions, you must be a current

financial member of the Cardiff South P&C. The positions declared vacant include: President, 2 Vice‐presidents,

Secretary and Treasurer. Any members who are unable to attend the AGM but who wish to be considered for a

specific role should send an apology to the Secretary (prior to the meeting) and detail their willingness to stand. The

P&C would sincerely welcome any new families interested in joining the P&C, but please be advised that new

members are not eligible to stand for positions or vote in the AGM.

We hope you can make it.

TERM 4 CANTEEN ROSTER OPEN WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS

Wednesday 16/10/19 Thursday 17/10/19 Friday 18/10/19

Renee Ridgeway

Janine Pilarski

Madelyn Thompson

Teigan Hughes

Kay Caroll Donna Wise

Courtney Simpson Meagan Clarke

Wednesday 23/10/19 Thursday 24/10/19 Friday 25/10/19

Tracey Urqhuart

Fran Storey

Amanda Kerr

Danielle Fletcher Linda Lavelle

Karen Nesbitt Janine Pilarski

Wednesday 30/10/19 Thursday 31/10/19 Friday 1/11/19

Kelly Hanlon

Dianna Breytenbach

Jodie Nesbitt Michelle Zarzycki Christy White

Kylie Roberts Brooke Killian

Wednesday 6/11/19 Thursday 7/11/19 Friday 8/11/19

Maree McCulloch

July Sarkis

Tracey Davis

Rachel Jones

Cheryl Jardine Jody Matheson

Janette Catalovski

Wednesday 13/11/19 Thursday 14/11/19 Friday 15/11/19

Renee Ridgeway

Janine Pilarski

Madelyn Thompson

Teigan Hughes

Kay Caroll Donna Wise

Courtney Simpson Meagan Clarke

WK 1

WK 2

WK 3

WK 4

Wk 5

A-One Fotomakers Hunter At the annual school photo days A-One Fotomakers Hunter took photos

of sporting teams and miscellaneous school groups.

These photos are now available for viewing and purchase for the students involved.

If you were photographed in these groups, please go to the following website

and use the Job Code to access the site.

www.fotopay.com.au

Click on the Miscellaneous button

Job Code: NE1915

For all photo enquiries please phone 49540499

2019 Term 4 Parent Planner

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week One

14.10.2019

First day back for Students

P & C Meeting Assembly School Captains

Stage 3 Camp FINAL Payments

due

Week Two

21.10.2019

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

(selected students)

Disco

Kindergarten Orientation visit 1

NAIDOC MEETING 8.15am in 5/6E

classroom

Week Three

28.10.2019

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

(selected students)

Assembly 3/4S

Reach Rookies

Week Four

04.11.2019

Schoolastic Book Club due by 3pm

Transition Day for 2020 Year 7

Aboriginal and TSI students at Cardiff

High 8.45am

Stage 3 Camp - Great Aussie Bush

Camp

Stage 3 Camp -Great Aussie Bush Camp

Stage 3 Camp - Great Aussie Bush

Camp

Week Five

11.11.2019

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

(selected students)

Kindergarten Orientation visit 2

Assembly 1M

Week Six

18.11.2019

CHS Yr 5 Enrichment

(selected students) P & C Meeting

Snr Touch Football Gala Day

Week Seven

25.11.2019

Assembly School Captains

Kinder Orientation

Visit 3

Carols @ Southy—5.00pm

Week Eight

02.12.2019

CHS Orientation Day

Christmas

Scripture 2pm

Week Nine

09.12.2019

Presentation Day 9.30am

No Assembly Class Party Days

Week Ten

16.12.2019

Student reports sent home

Yr 6 Farewell - 5pm

Talent Show and Disco

LAST DAY OF

TERM 4

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SAFE HOLIDAYS

* Please Note: This will be updated on a regular basis