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CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Find us at: 17-19 Chatham Ave, Taree NSW 2430
Ph: 02 6551 1081 Email: [email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES
FRI 31 MAY STAGE 3 CAMP $50 DEPOSIT DUE MON 3 JUNE STAGE 1 EISTEDDFOD PERFORMANCE TUES 4 JUNE GRIP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FRI 7 JUNE GIRLS SOCCER GALA DAY IN WINGHAM MON 10 JUNE LONG WEEKEND - NO SCHOOL TODAY WED 12 JUNE SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL THURS 13 JUNE PSSA NETBALL KNOCKOUT TERM 3 NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS WED 6 NOV STAGE 3 CAMP COMMENCES
OUR SCHOOL CANTEEN IS IN OPERATION ON
MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
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Term 2 Issue 7 Week 5 Thursday 30 May 2019
STRIVE TO EXCEL
AUTHOR VISIT
As part of the Great Book Festival organised by Mid-Coast Libraries we were fortunate to have Anna
Fienberg come and visit our school and talk to the students in Years 3-6. Anna has written many
books for children and is probably most well-known for the ‘Tashi’ series of books which has also
been turned into a series for Television. Anna spoke to the students about how she came up with ide-
as for some of her stories, read her picture book Monsters and the students were able to ask her
questions about her books and about being an author offering her some ideas and suggestions for
new books she may write.
Pictured below is author Anna Fienberg with students during her visit.
Mrs Drake
School Librarian
HOW TO KNOW IF MY CHILD IS READY
FOR KINDERGARTEN
So what is it that you should be looking for in your
child to know if they are ready for kindergarten.
There isn’t a list of specific academic tasks that a
child should be able to perform to demonstrate
that they are developmentally ready to go to kin-
dergarten. Instead, you should keep an eye out for
the following behaviour; your child:
Can listen and pay attention
Can follow short strings of instructions
Cooperates with peers and adults
Can sit still without fidgeting for periods of
time
Has developed gross motor skills and coordi-
nation (but these will still be refining at this
age)
Has developed fine motor skills (but this will
still be refining at this age)
WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR CHILD IS
NOT YET READY?
Give your child the opportunity to attend pre-
school education to develop these skills
Encourage interactions with both children
and adults
Speak to the school where you are enrolling
about your concerns
Seek support from your medical general
practitioner
Mrs Julie Grieve
Kindergarten Orientation Coordinator
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
ABORIGINAL GARDEN
Work is underway on our Aboriginal Education
area. Our Aboriginal programs will commence
mid term in the new location on Thursday and Fri-
day afternoons. The area will consist of a bush
tucker garden, yarning circle, dance area and
cooking facilities. Thank you to our Aboriginal Ed-
ucation team for their work on this project. We are
fortunate to have a wonderful Aboriginal Educa-
tion team working together to provide opportunity
for our students.
KINDER 2020 ORIENTATION
Our Kindergarten 2020 Orientation program was
launched on Monday.
Parents/Caregivers of 2020 Kindergarten stu-
dents are requested to contact our school office
on 6551 1081 to enable their child’s name to be
added to the contact list. Once names are added
to the contact list, pre-kinder t-shirts and enrol-
ment packs will be issued.
WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY
Walk Safely to School Day was held on Friday 17
May 2019. All muster points were well attended.
Thank you to all staff, students and families who
participated.
Mr Matthew Royan
School Principal
AWARDS
20 May 2019
SILVER
GOLD
Pictured below are Sam, Joey, Ciara, Tyrone and
Olivia - some of our gold award recipients.
NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held an-
nually by the Australian Library and Information As-
sociation (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written
and illustrated by an Australian author and illustra-
tor, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-
schools, childcare centres, family homes,
bookshops and many other places around the coun-
try. Now in its 19th successful year, it is a colourful,
vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of
reading and literacy, using an Australian children's
book that explores age-appropriate themes, and ad-
dresses key learning areas of the National Curricu-
lum for Foundation to Year 6.
Pictured below show Mrs Grieve and Mr Denton
having a lot of fun reading this years book ‘Alpacas
with Maracas’.
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Daniel K/1G Kayden K/1G Skylah K/1G
Skye-Rose K/1G Jeremiah K/1G Hayleigh K/1G
Aliza 1/2W Chantelle 2A Elijah 2A
Emmily 2A Phoenix 1/2W Jyrell 1/2W
Bailey 2/3C Joey 3/4S Olivia 3/4S
Declan 2/3C Vienna 2/3C Ethan 4H
Bailey 3/4S Ciara 4H Tianna 3/4S
Lauryn 4H Riely 4H Sam 5L
Hayley 5L Lochlane 5L Alina 5/6M
Liam 5L Blake 5L Jasmine 5/6M
Brishaye 5/6M Brock 5/6M Madeline 5/6M
Layla 5/6M Lylah 5/6L Ryan H 5/6L
Montana 5/6M Ryan B 5/6M Zane 5/6L
Sean 5/6M Tyrone 5/6M Ryhia 5/6M
Joey 3/4S Olivia 3/4S Ciara 4H
Bailey 3/4S Tyrone 5/6M Sam 5L
KINDER TRANSITION 2020
At Chatham Public School we are currently making preparations to transition our Kindergarten 2020 stu-dents. Below is our Orientation and Transition program for 2020.
TERM 3 - ORIENTATION VISITS AND
PARENT INFORMATION
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Pre-schoolers invited to attend our annual
Book Fair and Book Character Parade
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Thursday 22 August 2019
Kindergarten Orientation +
Parent/Carer Information session
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Afternoon tea provided for Parents and Carers
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Thursday 29 August 2019
Kindergarten Orientation 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Parents welcome to stay for this visit
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Term 4 - TRANSITION VISITS
Thursday 5 December 2019 11:00am to 2.30pm
Friday 6 December 2019 11:00am to 2.30pm
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These visits are a time for the children to
experience ‘a day at big school’.
They will need a hat, fruit, a snack and
some packed lunch.
For more details about our Kindergarten Orientation and Transition Program
please contact our office on 6551 1081 or Email: [email protected]
PICNIC FROM POSSUM MAGIC
KW and K/1G had a picnic yesterday just like Hush
and Grandma Poss from Mem Fox’s ‘Possum
Magic’. We have been having interesting discus-
sions about this text and our writing has been very
descriptive based on the texts characters.
Pictured below are students from KW and K/1G en-
joying their picnic in the sunshine.
Mrs Grieve
Assistant Principal Early Stage One
SLEEP IS IMPORTANT
Sleep is very important for your child’s wellbeing.
Screentime can have an impact on their sleep rou-
tine. Go to https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-
resources/iparent for useful information for parents
regarding screentime and how to stay safe online.
Listed below are also recommendations for sleep
times for children for 4 months of age.
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UPCOMING ASSEMBLIES Years 3 - 6
9:15am
K - Year 2
2.20pm
Week 4 – Monday 20 May 2/3C
Week 4 – Monday 20 May 2A
Sleep times
AGE RECOMMENDED
Infants 4-11 months 12 to 15 hours
Toddlers 1-2 years 11 to 14 hours
Preschoolers 3-5 years 10 to 13 hours
School-aged children 9 to 11 hours
STAGE 1 EISTEDDFOD PERFORMANCE
Some students from Stage One will be presenting
a ‘Bells Performance’ at the Taree and District Ei-
steddfod on Monday 3 June 2019, at the 12pm
session. Parents/Caregivers are invited to attend
and can purchase tickets from the Manning Enter-
tainment Centre (MEC) on the day. One ticket is
approximately $8.50.
All students are required to be in full school uniform
which includes black shoes.
STAGE 1 ENJOY ALPACAS WITH MARACAS
Pictured below are Seth, Aaliyah and Travis with
the maracas the students made for National Simul-
taneous Storytime book ‘Alpacas with Maracas’,
which was held last week.
Mrs Pasierbek
Bells Performance Coordinator
GOING GREEN
Pictured below are Lachlan and Ebony looking after
our school’s vegetable garden.
KEEPING ACTIVE
Students love to play in our playgrounds, especially
with their friends. It is a great way be active.
Pictured below are Lamay and Liam having some
fun on the fixed equipment.
Visit us on facebook
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SCHOOL CAMP DEPOSIT
The non-refundable deposit of $50 for the Great
Aussie Bush Camp excursion for Stage 3 stu-
dents is due tomorrow, Friday 31 May 2019.
This deposit will secure a spot for your child on
the excursion. Limited spots are available.
MAKING PAYMENTS ONLINE
The Department of Education have launched a
new online payment portal linked to our school’s
website to make it easier for you to pay for school
related payments. This is a secure payment page
hosted by Westpac.
Payments can be made for the voluntary school
contribution, excursions and other events that oc-
cur at our school. (payments for P&C and canteen
cannot be accepted online - this includes uni-
forms).
To make a payment online just go to our school
website (google Chatham Public School) and click
on “make a payment” (appears along the top on
the homepage). Follow the prompts to make the
payment via Visa or Mastercard.
Please clearly identify who the payment is for and
what the payment is for, for processing at the
school office.
LABELLING OF CLOTHING
We urge all parents/caregivers to please label all
of their children’s clothing. As we move into the
cooler months, many jumpers have already been
handed to lost property without a name. If stu-
dents clothing is labelled, this then allows the
school to return the lost items to their rightful own-
er.
EFTPOS is also available
for your convenience.
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SEATBELTS INSTALLED IN BUSES
As part of Transport for NSW roll out and target and
having all buses seat belted by the end of 2020, Eg-
gins Comfort Coaches is in the process of replacing/
retrofitting buses with seat belts.
What this means is that any student occupying a
seat fitted with a seat belt is obligated by law to
wear the seat belt whilst traveling no matter the
length of the journey.
Eggins Comfort Coaches have developed a policy in
conjunction with the code of conduct to ensure com-
pliance of this and will be taking necessary steps to
ensure compliance and safety of all passengers.
Should you have any questions or require any fur-
ther information surrounding this matter, please do
not hesitate to contact Eggins on 6552 2700.
WEARING OF HATS
Please ensure your child has a school bucket hat in
their bag each day they come to school. Students
love to play out on our grassed areas but cannot do
so if they do not have their school bucket hat for sun
protection.
Pictured below are Jacob and Alex proudly wearing
school bucket hats.
TRESCILLIAN IN MANNING
Tresillian are the largest specialist early parenting
organisation in Australia and have been providing
support and advice to families experiencing challeng-
es in the early parenting period since 1918.
Tresillian in Manning will provide short term second-
ary level service for parenting with children from 0 to
3yrs of age, who are experiencing early parenting
difficulties or require support and information with:
Transition to parenthood;
Parenting skills;
Unsettled infant behaviour;
Sleeping difficulties;
Feeding (breast, weaning, bottle, solids);
Perinatal emotional distress;
Multiple births
Referrals can be made to this service via your doctor
or other health professional if you continue to experi-
ence difficulties after initial supports have been
trialled.
Mrs Shelley Norris
School Counsellor
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Sport NSW & Variety Children’s Charity -
FREE Activate Inclusion Sports Days for kids
5-18 years with physical, sensory and intel-
lectual disabilities. Fri 21/6 10am to 1pm at
Port Macquarie Sports Stadium. Limited
places available. Contact Murray on 0427
186 734 or visit sportnsw.com.au/events to
register.
The Mark Hughes Foundation - Beanies for
Brain Cancer - from 1/6/19 Lowes stores will
be selling beanies for $25. Available in store
and online.
Midcoast Hearing - Offer Child hearing tests
8 months to 6 years, Ausitory Processing
Disorder testing for children 7 years to adults
and Hearing Aids and cochlear implant map-
ping. Ph 6551 0771 for more information.
Eventbrite - FREE workshop intervention to
assist families, foster families, carers and
friends to assist them to stay connected
when emotions run high. Tuesday 23/7/19.
9am to 2.45pm. At the Manning Valley Visitor
Information Centrre, Morning tea & lunch pro-
vided. Registration essential as places lim-
ited. Ph 4925 7917.
PCYC Blue Light Disco - Friday 28 June
2019. 6.30pm to 8.30pm. 5-12 yrs. At Club
Taree. $8. Theme Retro Rainbow. Ph PCYC
Taree for info on 6551 0292 or buy tickets at
www.eventbrite.com.au
Taree Active OOSH - 6.30am to 9am and
3pm to 6.30pm. Has 3 buses that deliver and
collect from all primary schools in Taree/
Wingham area. Offer a healthy breakfast and
afternoon tea with fun activities. Also offer
sport drop off. Call 0499 258 875 for details.
iGym - Kids classes. 4pm is 7-9 yrs. 4.30pm
is 10-13 yrs. $5 for children of members. $10
for children of non-members. Bookings Es-
sential.
PARENTING TIP
CANTEEN NEWS
FRIDAY 31 MAY SPECIAL:
CHICKEN/CHEESE BURGER AND JUICE
$5
CANTEEN ORDER ONLY
WINTER WARMER DEAL:
WARM MILO & SLICE BANANA BREAD
$3
CANTEEN ORDER ONLY
AVAILABLE BOTH BREAKS
SOUP DAY:
MONDAY IS SOUP DAY
$4.50
WITH A BREAD ROLL
AVAILABLE BOTH BREAKS
VOLUNTEERS:
Volunteers are required to assist in our school’s
canteen. If you are interested in assisting for any
length of time, please visit our school office for fur-
ther details.
Mrs Bec McGarrigle
Canteen Manager
WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN
A reminder to please ask for your ‘Earn and Learn’
stickers when you are at the Woolworths checkout.
They can be placed in the allocated box at our Ta-
ree Woolworths or the school office. These stickers
go towards the school gaining some great re-
sources for all of our students.
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Our school has partnered
with Good for Kids Good for
Life in the Physical Activity
program.
Research shows that kids
who move more aren’t just
healthier, they also tend to
do better academically and
stay focused in class *
*Active Living Research
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