Canley Heighlights - Canley Heights Public School

Canley Heighlights
www.canleyhts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal’s Address
Phone: 9724 3320
Volume25 Issue 5
1 April 2016
Important Dates
Tuesday 5th April
School Photos
Friday 8th April
Final Day Term 1
Celebration of Learning at CHPS
Students: This week I had the privilege of meeting with our
2016 School Captains, Vice Captains and Prefects to have our
annual lunch meeting to discuss their new roles as school leaders, strengths of the school and areas that we can work together on improving. Our student
leaders discussed their responsibilities as a school leader and demonstrated their understanding of looking at our school with a “big picture”
mindset. During our discussions the students shared the following:
Lucas has enjoyed handing out awards, Katie is learning to become
brave, Kim and Fecitta have enjoyed talking at school assemblies,
and Ryan has enjoyed his additional role on the SRC (school representative council) and Lyndell has enjoyed running major assemblies
and having other students look up to her as a role model. Great beginnings for 2016!
Staff:
This week I was fortunate to accompany 9 CHPS teachers from
stages K-6 to attend an inspirational Technology day at the offices of our ICT Business partners. The company has funded our
TLC (Technology Learning Centre) program on a Wednesday
afternoon during 2015-16.
Our business partners are a privately-held company founded in
Amsterdam in 1989 by two traders working on the open outcry floor of Europe’s first options
exchange. Today they have offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney, New York, Hong Kong
and Zug, and employ more than 450 people. The company has two businesses, which operate
independently of each other: Financial Markets and Asset Management. CHPS is extremely
fortunate to have the support of such a dynamic and innovative team
The idea of giving back has been at the heart of their philosophy from its inception. Through
their Charitable Foundation they support with money, talent and time, as our school reflects and
shares their business philosophy: to offer opportunities and create conditions so that people
can develop to their fullest potential.
Parents:
Wednesday 27th
April
Students Return Term 2
Parents who have been attending our free weekly English Language Lessons had an opportunity this week to venture outside of our school setting and put into practice their English skills by
having a relaxed morning tea together at one of the coffee shops in Canley Heights. It was
great to see these parents have forged a friendship with one another and took the time to celebrate with the teacher and Mr Le (Family and Community Engagement Officer) the end of their
Term 1 program. Congratulations to all of you and we look forward to seeing you for Term 2.
Everyone has a job at CHPS!
Just a refresher that everyone has a job to do at CHPS:
Students are here to learn.
Teachers are here to teach and to be engaged in lifelong learning .
Parents are here to support their children’s learning and support the school in teaching
their children.
If we focus our energies on “Educating” our students and supporting the learning process, then
together we can all achieve so much and at the end of the day our children will have the best
opportunity for a successful, purposeful and happy future.
Principal’s Address cont’d
CHPS Parent Code of Conduct
I would like to remind our school community again of our policy on Personal behaviour :- As parents
you are our students' biggest role models. Accordingly, the school expects a high standard of personal
behaviour from parents when on school grounds. Interaction with staff, other parents and students.:Parents are expected to interact civilly with staff, students and other parents at all times. Abusive language, raising your voice, insulting, intimidating, harassing or violent behaviour to anyone on school
grounds is not appropriate.
Whilst interaction between students can be against the school rules, it is not appropriate to discipline another parents' child whilst on school grounds. Physical contact can be an assault and is a
serious matter. Parents with concerns about the interaction between students on school grounds
(principally at drop off, collection times, assemblies and special events) must address their concerns to
their child’s class teacher.
Change to First Aid procedures at CHPS
From next Monday 4/4/16 the school will commence our new procedures regarding first aid at school.
Should your child present to the first aid room in the office area, the school will contact you immediately via
phone informing you of your child’s health condition. Following on from this information you will be asked to
guide the school on the path of health care you wish the school to take. The school needs all parents to continue to provide us with up to-date phone numbers and emergency contact details to ensure that this system
works.
CHPS School and Community Action Team
Reminder: Expression of Interest to be a Representative Member of the School and Community Action TeamThe school invites parents to complete the Expression of Interest Form hard copy distributed recently to
school community or available on school website/skoolbag app, should you wish to lodge your interest in
representing our diverse parent community at CHPS for a position on the team/board.
The school requests that you either email your Expression of Interest to the school email www.canleyhtsp.school.nsw.edu.au, attention Principal, Elle Hidson or return the hard copy to the front office to the box
marked “ School Community Action Team”.
End of Term 1
Next week is our last week for Term 1,2016. We wish our community a happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you return on Wednesday 27/4/16.
Mrs E Hidson
Principal
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Deputy Principal’s Message
This year we have decided to run a camp for students in Years 3-6 at Myuna Bay Camp. This 3-day camp
Sport and recreation camp is a great opportunity for children to make amazing memories, make new
friends and experience nature and new challenges. Qualified instructors from NSW Sport and Recreation
run the camp along with the supervising teachers.
The children will participate in a variety of activities including bushwalking, cookouts,
fishing, orienteering, rock climbing, basketball, tennis, archery, putt putt golf, craft activities…… to name but a few.
If you are interested in your child attending the camp, but want to find out more, then
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come to our information session after school on Tuesday 5 April in the school hall from
3.10 - 3.45. I will be ready to give you lots of information and answer your questions.
Contacts
It is very important that the school has current contact phone numbers, emergency contact names and phone
numbers and current addresses for each of our students. Should any of these details have changed, please
contact the school office to provide an update. Please remember that if
addresses have changed we require proof of address in the form of a document that has been posted, eg utility
bill.
School visitors
As you are aware the school works hard to provide a safe environment for our students. The Department of
Education has set out procedures that schools must follow to help ensure student and staff safety. Once all the
children are in class it is expected that All visitors to the school, including parents, must report to the office so that staff are aware of their presence in the school.
 All visitors must sign the visitors’ book and wear a badge or sticker that identifies them as an approved visitor.
 People on school grounds who do not have a badge or sticker are to be directed to the school
office immediately.
For example, if a parent wants to bring up lunch or check up on their child for some reason, they MUST report
to the front office first.
I’m sure you will agree that the safety and security of the students is vitally important and I know that you will
assist us by following the above procedures.
Miss S Langworthy
Deputy Principal
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Preschool News!
The children celebrated Easter by making Easter hats, Easter cards and rabbit faces on cups. They loved
singing “Hot cross buns” and “Little Peter Rabbit”. The children were very excited when the Easter
bunny left some Easter eggs in their cups and in the playground. They loved egg hunting.
Những ngày quan trọng
重要日期
ថ្ងចៃ ន្ទ ៩ ខែមិងនាុ ២០១៤
Don’t let your education slip
away, come to school everyday!
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Stars of the Week
Term 1 Week 8
Term 1 Week 9
KC
Howard T
Excellent improvement in maths
KC
Salina L
A great friend
KM
Brandon C
Always having neat work
KM
Samira M
Always ready for learning
KS
Vincent H
Trying hard in reading
KS
Demiana R
Always working hard
1B
Hilton N
Fantastic effort in fast maths
1B
Quan Y
Great work in class discussions
1P
Anna
Speaking confidently
1P
Farah
Great participation in class discussions
1S
Mylan T
Beautiful Reading
1S
Lazar A
Always doing his best
1T
William T
Trying in his sounds
1T
Evelyn T
Excellent class contribution
2B
Annalise P
Editing her own work
2B
Marcus C
Trying his best in writing
2D
Jayden N
A helpful student
2D
Qadan A
Excellent speech about Harmony Day
2ET
Erica D
Excellent speech about Harmony Day
2ET
Julia N
Always trying her best
2V
Noah K
Always using his manners
2V
Jacob H
Good participation in class discussions
3B
3B
Edward Y
Interesting Harmony Day speech
3FC
3FC
Gemma L
An excellent Harmony Day speech
3M
3M
4GT
4GT
Marija A
Working hard in set activities
4K
4K
Justin N
Considerate and helpful
4S
4S
5C
5C
Justin L
Great classroom participation
5JK
5JK
Michelle H
Always producing quality work
5M
5M
LJ F
Always using beautiful manners
6FT
6FT
6G
6G
Lyndell
Excellent Harmony Day poem
6Y
6Y
Tommy L
Great Narrative writing
Deputy Principal Awards
Kindergarten:
Year 1: Yahshua G 1B, Vivian T 1B, Jaylen V 1S, Lazar A 1S, Hermoine W 1S, Benny C 1S,
Year 2: Qadan A 2D, Annika P 2ET, Maranda 2ET, Julia N 2ET
Year 3: Steven T 3B, Bernice L 3B, Cindy T 3B, Edward Y 3B, Joe T 3B, Leyna N3B, Leyna B 3B
Year 4: Kaylan T 4K
Year 5: Michelle H 5JK, Kathy L 5JK
Year 6:
TLC (Technology Learning Centre)
This week in TLC we made pancakes! They were delicious, easy and best of all only needed a few simple ingredients. Everyone had a great time sifting flour, measuring milk, cracking eggs, carefully forming
pancakes in the pan and flipping them over to make them golden brown on both sides. We also spent
some time blogging about our cooking experiences and writing about the things that were fun, challenging and interesting.
This is just a reminder that there is NO TLC NEXT WEEK as it is the last week of the term, however the
same students are able to participate next term when we start sewing and robot building!
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEACHERS WHO HELPED OUT THIS TERM!
Why not visit the TLC Blog at mrspayne143.edublogs.org
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Teacher Professional Learning
Week 11
Monday 4 April
Wednesday 6 April`
Thursday 7 April
Term 2
Week 1
Tuesday 26 April
Wednesday 27 April
Thursday 28 April
Week 2
Monday 2 May
Taking Off With Numeracy workshop– Mrs Bazzo and
Mrs Francois
L2 Training– Mrs McHale
Positive Behaviour for Learning– all teachers before
school
Mentoring other teachers workshop– Mrs Whitfield and
Mrs Labos
Staff Development Day: Curiosity and Powerful Learning
with Lansvale PS off site– all teachers
Preschool Learning Project– Mrs Govender and
Mrs Greener
Teacher Professional Development Meeting– all
teachers before school
PD/H/PE Conference– Mrs Stevanovic and Mr Mourad
Assessment for Learning workshops– various teachers.
Peer Support Program 2016
Every year Canley Heights Public School participates in The Peer Support Program. This program
provides a fun and engaging environment for students to address important issues such as bullying,
relationships and self-image. The program is designed to give young people the skills to deal with life
experiences, develop a sense of worth and belonging, and to encourage taking responsibility for decisions and actions. The Peer Support Program allows Year 6 students to become trained Peer leaders
and facilitate activities with small groups of younger students. A teacher supervises each group which
includes 2 Peer Leaders and mixed age groups of 10-13 students from Kindergarten to Year 5. The
module we are teaching in Term 2 is called ‘Living Positively - Optimism’. The aim of this module is to
help students develop the skills and knowledge to approach life with a positive attitude, use their
strengths, engage in enjoyable activities and show gratitude to others. Through this program we aim to
allow students to build positive relationships, develop skills, enhance mental health, take personal responsibility, embrace lifelong learning, develop key concepts and encourage participation.
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Kindergarten News
Kindergarten have had a busy and exciting first term. All the children have settled into
their classes well and have enjoyed learning many new things including how to get along
with others, how to start to read and write and all about healthy foods. The Kindergarten
Transition program which has been running all term has been very beneficial in
helping with the smooth transition from home to school or preschool to school. Next term
the playground times will revert back to normal so the children can learn to interact and
play with children from other grades.
Recess will be from 11.00 -11.20 and
Lunch from 1.00-1.15 (eating time) 1.15-1.55 (playing time)
A parent survey will be sent home to Kindergarten parents soon to ask for their views on the Kindergarten Transition
Program.
A Free, Ongoing English Class for Parents
Date: Every Wednesday from 3/2/2016
Time: 9:10am – 11:10am
Venue: School Library
Lớp học tiếng Anh miễn phí cho phụ huynh
Ngày: 3/2/2016 Thứ Tư (Mỗi Tuần)
免费 '家长英语班'
日期：從3/2/2016每星期三
Thời gian: 9:10-11:10 sáng
時間：上午09:10 - 11:10
Địa điểm: Thư viện trường học
地點：學校圖書館
You’ll never know what you
missed unless you show up!!
Tuition That Works
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www.north-shore.com.au
Email: [email protected]
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Aileen Le Branch Manager – Chi nhánh
Cabramatta 0410 572 818
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Meet Our 2016 School Leaders
“Lead and Guide”
School Captain- Katie from 6FT
I really enjoy being School Captain. Some of
my favourite things are food, watching TV and
playing games. My favourite subject at school
is English. I really like CHPS and I will miss it
when I go to high school.
Vice Captain- Ryan from 6FT
I am 11 years and I turn 12 in July. I live with
my mum, dad and sister. I enjoy soccer,
Maths, drawing and EDM. I like chess, Star
Wars and Rubik’s Cube. As Vice Captain I
want to help others by using my own time and
being flexible. I have an important leadership
role in the SRC.
Prefect- Fausita from 6G
As a school leader I want to do the best job I
possibly can. I am proud of what I have
achieved hope that I can set a good example
for my fellow students.
School Captain- Kim Jnr from 6Y
The reason why I wanted to be School Captain is because I wanted to improve our
school and make it a better place. When I
have free time I like to play chess, soccer and
video games.
Vice Captain- Lyndell from 6G
I hope to be a role model to my fellow students so they look up to me and my fellow
leaders as good examples. I’m so excited that
I may be able to help Canley heights Public
School be a better place– both the playground
environment and the learning environment. I
will abide by the school rules, wear my uniform with pride and do my best to improve the
school for the future. I’m looking forward to
the rest of the year which will be full of amusing things. I am glad to Vice Captain of the
school and I will put every effort into making
Canley Heights a better place.
Vice Captain- Lucas from 6Y
I live with my family and we go to fun places
like the Blue Mountains, the shops, the city,
the aquarium and camping. I like listening to
Electric Dance Music. I enjoy solving Rubik’s
Cube and playing soccer, I plasy for the Patrician Brothers football club
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PSSA Results 18th March
Player of the
match
Sport
Opposition
Result
Player of
the match
Girls TBall
St Johns
Park
9-4 Loss
Cassie
Angel
Boys
Softball
St Johns
Park
8-2 Win
Danny
113-77
Loss
Michael
Girls
Softball
St Johns
Park
9-0 Win
Kelly
St Johns
Park
134-51
Loss
Albert
Boys Oztag St Johns
Park
2-2 Draw
Nathaniel
St Johns
Park
10-10
Draw
Aaron
Girls Oztag
4-1 Win
Leonie
Sport
Opposition Result
Junior AFL
Cecil
Hills
1-15
Loss
Neveah
Senior AFL
Cecil
Hills
39-6
Win
Junior
Cricket
St Johns
Park
Senior
Cricket
Boys TBall
St Johns
Park
Easter Raffle
Our Easter Egg Raffle was drawn on Thusrday 24th March.
1st Prize: Visun from6G
2nd Prize: Emily from 4S
3rd Prize: Amanda from 1T
Thank you to all who purchased tickets. The proceeds are for our Year 6 Farewell fundraising.
Our Cybersafe Message
for this week is: Think before you post Once posted, it can be difficult to
remove.
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Trường Tiểu Học Canley Heights
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Anh Văn, Toán, Khoa Học
Liên Lạc: Vincent Le 0425 242 191
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Bryd Street Executive Teacher Supervision
Parents may have noticed that there is an Executive teacher in the afternoons at the Byrd Street entry/exit to the
school and pedestrian crossing. The staff have reflected this term that students and parent/carer road safety continues to improve however we would like all students and families to use the crossing area either as a pedestrian or as a
driver, in a safe and respectful way. Remember to never just walk or run out onto the crossing. Drivers are to remember road safety rules around schools and not exceed the speed limit. It is important to be conscious that children are
using the crossing as drivers you need to stop and wait for children. As role models for your children, please use the
crossing provided rather that jay walk further down the road to get to your car. Our students and families safety
needs to be everyone’s responsibility.
School Photos
Just a reminder that school photos are on Tuesday 5th April.
All students need to be at school on time and in full school uniform.
All money needs to be returned to school before photo day. There
will be no change given., so please ensure the correct money is
enclosed. If you have any questions, please come and see us.
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