Safe Responsible Respectful Engaged Principal: Ruth Goodwin
Term 1 Week 9 2017 Dates for your diary
Wed 22nd March Boys Cricket Selected students
Wed 29th March P&C Disco Chittaway Bay Public School students only
Friday 31st March School Cross Country Whole school
Thursday 6th April Anzac Service Whole school
Friday 7th April Easter Hat Parade followed by PBL Assembly and reward activity Last day of Term 1
9.00am Students return to school on Wednesday 26th April
Thursday 27 April Zone Boys & Girls Touch Trials
Selected Students
Tues 9th ‐ Thurs 11th May NAPLAN Year 3 and Year 5
Tuesday 16th May Yr 6 to 7 Transition Science Day at BVHS
All Year 6
Thursday 18th May Zone Cross Country EDSACC Selected students
Tuesday 23rd May TLSC BVHS GATS Exam Students wishing to sit GATS exam
Thursday 25th May School Athletics Carnival Mingara – whole school
Friday 30th June Last day of Term 2 Students return to school on Tuesday 18th July
Friday 18th August Zone Athletics Carnival Mingara Selected Students
Friday 22nd September Last day of Term 3 Students return to school on Monday 9th October
Wed 8th‐Fri 10th November
Aussie Bush Camp Year 4 students
Tues 14th–Fri 17th November
Canberra Excursion Stage 3 students
Friday 15th December Last day of Term 4
Chittaway Rd, Chittaway Bay 2261 Phone: 4388 2188 email: chittaway‐[email protected] website: www.chittaway‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au
SCHOOL, HOME & COMMUNITY – PARTNERS IN LEARNING Valuing excellence in education & people who are nice to know
School P & C Disco When : Wednesday 29th March Time: Kindergarten to Year 2: 4.30pm to 5.30pm Yrs 3 to 6 : 5.45pm to 7pmWhere: School Hall Theme: Rainbow colours Cost: $5 per child or $10 per family. Entry includes a packet of chips and a popper or water bottle.
Tennis Last week I received the exciting news that we had been successful in our grant application to Sporting Schools for tennis at school. Next term all students will take part in a 4 week tennis program at school. The full cost of this program is covered by the grant. Harmony Day Last Friday our Stage 3 students show amazing leadership skills during our Harmony Day activities. Each classroom was set up with three Harmony Day activities and students were divided into small groups led by Stage Three students. The groups visited different classrooms to complete many activities which focused on developing skills in acceptance, tolerance and working together . Great work, Stage 3. Amazing Work This week I have been lucky enough to have many visitors to my office to show me the quality work that students are completing in the classroom. Ruby, Charli and Mikayla from 1/2E came to show me their very neat handwriting and the very clever M they had turned into a mouse – Great writing, girls. Bella and Isabella from 3/4D have been working hard on a mind map in response to the story James and the Giant Peach. I was very impressed with the great work the girls had produced.
Last week I was also entertained and challenged in the playground with some riddles from Claire: “ What gets bigger the more you take out?, and “ The more you take the more you leave behind. What am I?” I had to give in and ask Claire for the answers, see if you can work them out. It was wonderful to see students engaged in their learning, working together and trying their best. Keep up the wonderful work, Chittaway Bay. Healthy Lunches Healthy lunches and snacks are important for active children. It is important to offer healthy lunch box choices. Tips include adding fresh fruit, crunchy vegetables and a combination of protein, dairy and carbohydrate foods.
Eating healthy food helps children concentrate and learn. Encourage your children to help choose and prepare their own lunch. They might like to make a list of the foods they enjoy. Praise your child when they choose healthy foods for their lunch box.
When a child or an adult eats healthily and maintains a healthy body weight, they have less risk of developing chronic health problems such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
Eating healthily and regular physical activity can lead to a healthy body weight, which can help to promote a child's self esteem.
Make sure that fruits and vegetables are a part of lunch for your child. Low fat or non fat dairy should be selected over regular fat milk and cheese.
Make lunch fun by packing a note for your child, cutting up healthy sandwiches into fun shapes or adding low fat flavoured milk to their lunch box and keep processed foods to a minimum.
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy 2017 In May 2016 the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The NAPLAN tests will be conducted from 9‐11 May 2017.
All other students are expected to participate in the tests. Disability adjustments which reflect the student’s normal level of support in the classroom may be provided. Large print, Braille, coloured paper versions and electronic tests are available to meet the needs of individual students. Access to disability adjustments or exemption from the tests must be discussed with the school principal and a parent or carer consent form must be signed.
Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents in consultation with the school principal. If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carer consent form must be signed. Please make an appointment with the principal of the school your child attends if you would like to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN. Additional information about NAPLAN can be found at www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/Parent_Carer_support/indes.htm Newsletter via Emails, School App and Website We are now sending out our newsletter by email as well as putting the newsletter on our school app and website. If you haven’t provided the school with your email address please do so and we will be able to email our newsletter to you. There are a small number of printed copies of the newsletter available from the office each week for families who would prefer a paper copy of the newsletter. P&C AGM Our P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 28th April at 9.15am in the community room. All welcome to come along. P & C Easter Raffle The P & C will be holding an Easter Raffle. Please send in any donations of Easter items for the raffle to the front office.
Have a great week of learning Chittaway Bay Public school, Mrs Ruth Goodwin Principal
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.
Life Education The Parent Information session for you to view the van is on Wednesday 22nd March at 11.30am giving you the opportunity to see what it is all about and discuss the program with the educators. There is merchandise available during the visit from Life Education from 15th March to 24th March. Life Education Merchandise
Product Price Quantity Product Price Quantity
Tattoo 0.50c Harold Hand Ball 3.00
Harold Post it Note 1.50 Small Harold Soft Toy 8.00
Large Harold Soft Toy 15.00
Child’s Name:_______________________________________Class:________________________
Online payments Just a reminder that we now accept online payments (not for the uniform shop) using the Department of Education’s Parent Online Payment (POP) system. A button to access this new online payment system titled ‘$ Make a Payment’ will be visible on the utility bar on the front page of our school’s website at www.chittaway‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au By selecting this link, parents and carers will be taken to a secure Westpac QuickWeb payment page from which they can make online payments. Please note: As a Westpac‐hosted solution cardholder and account details will be held securely helping to protect the school and its customers from fraudulent transactions as well as assisting in meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) compliance requirements.
Volunteers If you are planning to help out in the canteen, classes or at school events, you will need to have a Working With Children Check (WWCC) completed. These forms can be accessed online and then verified by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). Once you have your WWCC number, please present the paperwork to the office staff. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the administration office during business hours. School Banking Student banking is every Wednesday. Please give your bank books to your teacher to put in the class banking pouch. The pouch is sent to the office for processing and returned to the class teacher. Canteen Roster Term 1– Week 9
Wed 23:3: K Donnelly, P Oakes, S Reynolds Thurs 24.3: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, K Leha Fri 25.3: K Donnelly, W Hawkins, A Hancock
Mon 28.3: CLOSED Tues 29.3: K Donnelly, N McCarroll, L Franklin Please phone Karen Donnelly on 4388 4006 or the Canteen on 43885950
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. These orders will only be filled on the Friday of that week. Complaint / suggestion slips should also be placed in the box. Girls may not wear shorts as uniform. Our uniform is black shoes, no coloured laces etc, please! Book Club Orders‐ IMPORTANT LOOP orders go to : http://www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP
If you are unsure how to do LOOP, please see Mrs Nankivell in the library office on Thursdays or go to the following link for instructions:
http://www.scholastic.com.au/schools/bookclub/assests/pdfs/LOOP_How_to_4.pdf Anne Bailey Teacher Librarian
CAMP AUSTRALIA – Before and After School Care Coordinator – Ashleigh Nilsson‐Taylor Mobile – 0411 298 352
Final Costs after Program Times Full Fee Government Subsidy Before Care 6.30am‐8.30am $15.19 $4.20 ‐ $7.60 After Care 3.00pm‐6.00pm $25.94 $7.88 ‐ $12.97
Most families are entitled to between 50% and 85% subsidy
Visit www.campaustralia.com.au
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Jo-Anne Whitelaw Piano – Keyboard Teacher 0411388669 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 fill out the permission slip below and return to the schools office. Piano/Keyboard Lessons School Name: ______________________________________
Students Name: ___________________________________
Parents Name (Mr/Mrs/Ms): ___________________________
Parents Signature: __________________________________
Phone: ________________________
Email: _________________________
JUDO CLASSES IN THE SCHOOL HALL THURSDAYS during Term 3.30-4.15pm: Recreational Kids 5-8yrs 4.30-5.30pm: Recreational Kids 8-11yrs 5.30-6.30pm: Recreational Kids 11-14yrs 6.30-7.30pm: Experienced Kids 8-14yrs 7.30-8.30pm: Adults & Parents Facebook: judocentralcoast Shane: 0410 044 205
$10.00 per class OR $90.00 per term
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