01 Newsletter Term 2 Week 6 Week 23
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01 Newsletter Term 2 Week 6 Week 23
CLAIRGATE CHRONICLE Colorado Drive, St Clair NSW 2759 P: 9670 1408 F: 9670 1409 E: [email protected] Term 2, Week 6 Term 2 – Dates to Remember Thursday June 2nd Friday June 3rd Monday June 6th Tuesday June 7th Wed, Thurs, Friday June 8-10 Monday June 13th Tuesday June 14th Thursday June 16th School Assembly 2pm Years 3-6 3CG presenting Snow Cone Day at lunch $1 State Soccer Knockout – Boys Mark Leece Oval – game starts at 9:30am Winter PSSA Sport State Soccer Knockout – Girls Glenbrook – game starts at 10:00am State Knockout Netball Gala Day Debating Competition – Claremont Meadows Stage 3 Camp P&C Pie Drive Orders due on Thursday NO PSSA Sport/Gym on Friday Queen’s Birthday holiday Book Club Orders Due K-2 Assembly – 1/2W presenting A note from the Principal Welcome to the Clairgate Chronicle for Week 6, Term 2, 2016 Clairgate Shines at the District Cross Country Carnival – we came 2nd – a brilliant effort! Congratulations to all our District Cross Country competitors last Thursday. The day was a very successful day for all children with everyone running at top speed! Mr Blanch, Ms Paulic and Mrs Roberts said they were so proud of our students who all tried their very best and had their amazing Clairgate manners evident – well done! This year we have an outstanding 7 competitors going to the Regional Carnival at Eastern Creek – good luck to them. Huge thanks to Mr Blanch, Ms Paulic and Mrs Roberts. Care, Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity in a positive, dynamic environment Wednesday, 1st June 2016 Civic Reception for our School Captains Last Wednesday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Mayoral Civic Reception to celebrate School Leaders in the Penrith area. Both our School Captains – Abby Hona and Billy Kulmar received Leadership Certificates from the Penrith Mayor – Councillor Karen McKeown. This was a prestigious event with both public and private schools represented. Well done to both our captains and their families. Disco Dancers Last Wednesday we also held a fantastic Disco to raise money for the Year 6 Farewell. Congratulations to all our students who came and danced the entire time – you were all so well behaved. Congratulations to Mrs Thurling – our DJ extraordinaire – and of course to all the teachers who helped make this such a great afternoon/evening. Thanks to our P&C volunteers who helped as well. Debating Success Our amazing debaters shone at their first debate on Tuesday. Congratulations to Taleeya Ilagan, Sarah Selfe, Jemma Benson, Billy Kulmar and Jodie Borg for their excellent effort in this debate. The topic was “That primary school children should learn an Asian language at school.” Our team was the negative side so they had to argue against this topic. The difficult thing about this debate was that the children had to plan everything themselves. They received the topic one hour before the debate and were not able to look up any information on the internet – they had to plan, prepare and practise their arguments all in one hour – without any teacher input. What a difficult job – well done to all! Congratulations also to their amazing debating coach, Mrs Thurling, who has spent hours working with the debating team, encouraging them and teaching them excellent strategies for this type of debate. Pyjamas Everywhere! How warm were we today! Thanks to everyone who participated in our Pyjama Mufti Day today – we raised over $400 to help those with Cystic Fibrosiswell done to all and a special thank you to Kirstyn Laws for her help with this fundraiser. Newsletter Day We hope you like our new look Newsletter. From this issue onwards the Newsletter will be distributed on Wednesdays. News from the Office Dear Parents and Carers, The office is about to embark on some significant IT changes over the next several months. The first of these changes will commence on June 14th. You would have received a hot pink note home earlier in the week regarding the new payment method POP (Parents Online Payment) which is now available for use. It is very similar to lots of online banking sites and we would like to encourage you to give it a try, if you have any questions or problems please contact the office for assistance. The next of these major changes will be Clairgate transitioning to the new NSW public schools’ finance system and a new bank account on 5 September 2016. To ensure a smooth transition, there will be changes to the way we accept parent or carer payments. We will be unable to accept any EFTPOS, cash, cheque or online POP payments from Saturday, 27th August until Monday, 5th September, 2016. Please ensure that you have made any outstanding payments prior to this date. We will send out details of any outstanding invoice amounts prior to these dates. From Tuesday 6th September payments will be accepted as before. From Week 8 this term you may notice that Cheryl and I will be missing from the office on Thursdays and Fridays for approximately 10 weeks, while we attend training for the new system. In our absence the office will be run by Jenny Doughty and Rebecca Day. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we transition to our new finance system. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Mrs Lawrow. Regards, Gail Makaruk School Administrative Manager Thanks everyone, hope you have a great fortnight. LOST & FOUND Regards, CASIO WATCH Mrs Michelle Lawrow Principal Clairgate – just great! FOUND IN SCHOOL HALL LAST TERM Sport Report District Cross Country Carnival This year’s St Marys District Cross Country Carnival was held on Thursday, 26th May at Penrith International Regatta Centre. A squad of 61 students represented Clairgate with pride and determination. Ms Paulic, Mrs Roberts and Mr Blanch were very proud of every competitor’s behaviour and team spirit throughout the carnival. Congratulations to the following students who will represent St Marys District team at the Sydney-West Regional carnival on Wednesday 15th June: Jada Taylor, Jodie Borg, Holly Fitzpatrick, Nick Haber, Bryson Demanuele and Phoenix Harris. Well done and good luck! PSSA Sport DUE TO STAGE 3 CAMP, THERE WILL BE NO PSSA SPORT or GYMNASTICS ON FRIDAY 10th JUNE!!! Community Information CALENDAR – TERM 2 Wk 6 Month Mon Tue 30 Wed Thu 31 School Mufti Day “Pyjamas” Donations to Cystic Fibrosis May/ June Fri 1 2 3-6 Assembly 2pm 3CG presenting 3 PSSA Sport Snow Cone Day At lunch time $1 Boys Soccer Knockout 9:30 at Mark Leece 7 6 June State Knockout Girls Soccer 9am at Glenbrook 8 7 State Knockout Netball Gala Day 13 Holiday Long weekend 20 June 14 15 Book Club Orders Due 21 9 Stage 3 Camp Students return today ICAS Competition Writing June 9 8 Stage 3 Camp P&C Pie Drive Orders due today 16 K-2 Assembly 2pm 1/2W presenting 22 Stage 3 Camp 17 PSSA Sport 23 Stewart House Clothing bags Due today. 10 10 NO PSSA SPORT OR GYM TODAY 24 PSSA Sport P&C Pie Orders Delivery Day 27 28 29 30 K-6 Merit Assembly 2pm June/ July 1 Last day of Term PSSA Sport CALENDAR – TERM 2 Wk 1 Month July Mon Tue Wed 18 Staff Development Day All Students Resume school today 25 26 2 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 3-6 Assembly 2pm 5/6G presenting 27 28 3 1 4 Education Week Westfields performance 2 3 ICAS Competition English 8 August 29 PSSA Sport July August 22 PSSA Sport 4 Education Week Rooty Hill Concert 9 10 5 PSSA Sport 11 12 PSSA Sport ADVERTISEMENTS Come down to The Joan Sutherland Performing Art Centre and Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest this winter for some great fun and stay warm with our Contributing to the community since 1882 The team at Lamrocks Solicitors has been helping people from across the Nepean and Blue Mountains region for over 100 years. If you need advice or assistance with a legal issue, contact the experienced lawyers at Lamrocks for friendly, professional advice that offers real value-for-money. Property & Conveyancing Family Law Compensation Law Wills & Estates Ph: 02 4731 5688 www.lamrocks.com.au winter program filled with shows, exhibitions and workshops. The Moon’s A Balloon 17 & 18 June The Moon’s a Balloon is a moving and eloquent story that explores childhood play, invention, friendship and connection in a highly visual performance that is beautifully complemented by magical lighting, digital imagery and a stunning soundscape. The Little Prince 1 & 2 July For more than 70 years this timeless story has brought joy to adults and children alike with its beautiful insights and humour. Join the Little Prince and discover for yourself that those things which are essential are invisible to the eye. Snugglepot & Cuddlepie 5 – 7 July CDP’s Snugglepot and Cuddlepie production is adapted from a series of books by May Gibbs. The much loved characters come to life on stage in this funny and charming contemporary adaption of childhood stories introducing today’s children to the wonderful world of May Gibbs. Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest School Holiday Workshops Kids 11 – 14 July & Family 15 July Kids, come along to our Art Making Workshops in the July School Holidays and have fun using a range of art materials to create colourful animal faces, human portraits and even cartoon ‘selfies’. Choose from drawing, cartooning, clay relief sculpture and a fruity, fun, family collage. penrithregionalgallery.org/ The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre School Holiday Workshops