Charlestown Public School · Nude Food Tuesdays Just a reminder that we are trialling Nude Food Tuesdays this term. This is a day where students eat only healthy food and it is wrapped

15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail [email protected] website www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Dear Parents/Carers What a busy start to the term we have had! There is lots on this term so please make sure you enter dates into your calendar so you don’t miss anything. Swim School Despite the weather not always being the best, swim school was a great experience for all involved. The teachers were impressed with the progress made by students over the 2 weeks. Please encourage your child to keep swimming regularly as we head into the warmer months. Swimming is a life skill that students really need to master and swimming lessons now may save their life in the future. Dates for your Diary Term 4 02/11/18 Out of Uniform - Chocolates 09/11/18 School Fete 3-6pm 14-16/11/18 Y5-6 Canberra 16/11/18 K2019 Transition 2:15-3:10 20/11/18 P&C Meeting Library 7pm 30/11/18 K2019 Transition 2:15-3:10 4/12/18 Y6 Orientation Day 7/12/18 Carols 6-8pm 13/12/18 Presentation Day 17/12/18 Year 6 Farewell 5:45pm 18/12/18 Party Day 19/12/18 Last Day Term 4

Assembly this week On Friday our primary students will be participating in lawn bowls activities as part of our sport program. Due to this, assembly will be held at 2:30pm this week.

Kindergarten Orientation It was great to welcome 24 new families to our school last Thursday. Our Year 5 buddies did a fantastic job looking after our new Kinders and there was lots of happy, excited children. We look forward to seeing our new kinder friends again on the 2 play sessions we have scheduled on the 16th and 30th November. A special thanks to the parents of current students who came in to assist with the day. Your assistance ensured the day ran smoothly. Newcastle Permanent Maths Test Congratulations to all our Year 5 and 6 students who participated in this test. Our results were outstanding! The following students were awarded their certificates at assembly last Friday.

High Distinction Jackson EH

Distinction Chloe, Freddie, Eligh, Paige, Koby, Emily

Merit Cadell, Maddison, Chrystina, Lara, Jacob S, Izac, Breanna, Cameron L, Charlie, Sophie, Ephraim, Ashley, Zane, Kyrahlee and James B

Charlestown Public School Newsletter Term 4 Week 3 – Wednesday 31 October 2018

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Summer Fun Fair Not long to go now! Our Summer Fun Fair will be held on Friday 9 November 2018, from 3-6pm. The students are very excited about all the activities the P & C has got planned and there will be a range of food and drinks available also. The fair will open with a performance from our Ukulele Troup and the drawing of the raffle. This fair will be a great opportunity to mix and mingle with others from the community so please invite your friends and neighbours to attend. The P & C still need volunteers to assist with the fair so please let Linda T know if you can assist in any way, or sign up using the link below. https://www.volunteersignup.org/YYE7Y We look forward to seeing you there! “Have a go day” Our Year 6 students who will be attending Whitebridge High School next year spent today at the high school. This day provides students with a taste of high school life. Students participate in a variety of subjects such as Science, Maths and PE whilst mixing with students from other local primary schools. I’m sure they will have lots of stories to tell about their day! Nude Food Tuesdays Just a reminder that we are trialling Nude Food Tuesdays this term. This is a day where students eat only healthy food and it is wrapped in a container or if possible no wrapping. Help us Say No to bottled water, straws, poppers, snack packaging and plastic bags. Let’s “Face our Waste” and “Reduce our Use.” Tell Them From Me Twice a year the students in Years 2-6 participate in the Tell Them From Me survey. This survey allows us to gain the students’ opinions on a range of areas related to school life and compares our students’ responses with responses from all the students in the state who participated in the survey. The table below summarises some of our school results.

Area School average

State average

Students with positive relationships

87% 85%

Students that value schooling outcomes

97% 96%

Students with positive behaviour at school

82% 83%

Students try hard to succeed in their learning

93% 88%

Students find classroom instruction relevant to their lives

79% 79%

Students feel classroom instruction is well organised, with a clear purpose, and with immediate feedback that helps them learn.

82% 82%

Students who are victims of bullying

33% 36%

The school has high expectations for success

88% 87%

Students with positive homework behaviours

49% 63%

Students who are interested and motivated

61% 78%

These results will be shared with students and students will be provided with an opportunity to identify some strategies that they feel may improve the school. Coffee and Chat Our coffee and chat afternoons are on again tomorrow in Miss Jodi’s chaplain room. Please join us for a free cuppa! Trish Gill Assistant Principal


2D Wow, are we in Term 4 already! The year is flying by here in 2D! Congratulations must go to all our students who participated in the Swimming Program during Weeks 1 and 2. The students’ participated enthusiastically and demonstrated great sportsmanship by encouraging their peers. Student progress during these 2 weeks was outstanding and they should all be very proud of themselves. It would be fantastic if the students are able to continue swimming to get them ready for Summer! Please ensure the students’ are continuing their home reading. It is important that every child reads every single day. We have a couple of students in our class that make sure they read each and every night and bring in their home reading chart every Friday. If you need a new home reading chart or new books, please come and see Mrs Thomson or Mrs Drysdale. We are also focusing on using expression and our comprehension skills when we are reading. This term is shaping up to be a busy one. One more week till the Fete which is very exciting, what a lovely way to spend your Spring afternoon with the family. Hopefully we will see you all there! P&C News Please see our Week 3 Summer Fun Fair note going home with students today. You can still purchase all day ride wristbands for the discounted price of $20 (CASH ONLY) up until the day before the fete – notes available on the web site or from the office. We need lots of volunteers to make our fete a success. We have lots of fun attractions for you to help on, to choose which activity and shift you want to volunteer at, you can sign up at: https://www.volunteersignup.org/YYE7Y If you have any questions about the fete you can contact the fete committee at [email protected]

Clothing Pool Hours Fridays 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Canteen Roster Thur 1/11/18 L Fluechter,

M Sternbeck Fri 2/11/18 No orders - counter

service at lunch only L Lee, A Lee

Mon 5/11/18 Closed Tue 6/11/18 Closed Wed 7/11/18 L Espert, Y Collison

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Charlestown Public School · Nude Food Tuesdays Just a reminder that we are trialling Nude Food Tuesdays this term. This is a day where students eat only healthy food and it is wrapped