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CLAIRGATE CHRONICLE
Colorado Drive, St Clair NSW 2759 P: 9670 1408 F: 9670 1409 E: [email protected]
Care, Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity
in a positive, dynamic environment
Term 2, Week 6 Wednesday, 31st May, 2017
Term 2 - Important Dates to Remember
School Photos are expected to be delivered early next week and will be distributed to children ASAP.
A note from the Principal
Welcome to the Clairgate Chronicle for Week 6, Term
2, 2017.
It is lovely to see settled and engaged classrooms as I
walk around the school. The teachers are busy
evaluating and assessing student’s work, and then
writing student reports. These mid-year reports will be
sent home in the last week of school this term.
I have also been happy to see children picking up
rubbish without being asked to do so…a wonderful
example of showing pride in our school.
Clairgate Shines at the District Cross Country Carnival
Congratulations to all our District Cross Country
competitors last Wednesday. The day was a very
successful day for all children with everyone running
at top speed! Mr Blanch, Ms Paulic and Miss Grace
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 5 competitors going to the Regional
Carnival.
Extraordinary Debaters
On Wednesday, 17th May, some of our school’s
Debating Team attended a workshop at Blackwell
Public School. It was a very successful and worthwhile
experience for the students, who behaved in an
exemplary manner and were excellent representatives
of our school community. The children learnt new
information and skills and were involved in some short
“mock” debates with students from other STEPS
schools. A big thank you to Mrs McInally for the
organisation, all the parents for their help,
Mr Wilkinson for coaching the team and Blackwell for
hosting the event.
Term 2
Wed 31st May to Friday 2nd June
Year 5 & 6 Milson Island Camp.
Thurs 8th June 3 - 6 Assembly 2pm
Class 3T presenting
Fri 9th June Return of Stewart House
Clothing bags.
Thurs 15th June K-2 Assembly 2pm
Class 1/2T presenting
Book Club Orders Due
Fri 2nd June No PSSA School Sport due
to Stage 3 camp - forfeit
Tues 13th June Year 4 Brewongle Excursion
ICAS Writing
Fri 16th June ICAS Writing
Tues 20th June Cross Country Assembly
Wed 21st June Year 3 Brewongle Excursion
Mon 26th June P&C Meeting 7pm
Thurs 29th June K-6 Merit Assembly
2pm
Fri 30th June Last Day for Term 2
CLAIRGATE CHRONICLE
Colorado Drive, St Clair NSW 2759 P: 9670 1408 F: 9670 1409 E: [email protected]
Care, Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity
in a positive, dynamic environment
Girls State Soccer Knockout Competition
A big congratulations to our Girl’s State Knockout
Soccer Team...and to their wonderful coach,
Mrs Thurling. The girls played a tough match against
James Erskine Public School last week. The girls ran
out convincing 3-0 winners. A wonderful team effort
saw all girls give their best to help their team be
victorious. They are preparing for their next game
against Banks Public School on June 8th. Good Luck
Girls!
Girls State Netball Knockout Competition
Congratulations to our Girl’s State Knockout Netball
Team – they played yesterday at Jamison Park. The
girls displayed wonderful teamwork and
sportsmanship coming up against a strong team from
James Erskine Public school they enjoyed the day
winning a game against Banks Public School.
Our Friendly Playground
Read all about our Friendship Seat and our lovely
Friendship Ambassadors in the report later in the
newsletter.
Just some Reminders…
No glass drink bottles allowed at school please…this is a big safety issue for us!
Fidget spinners are allowed in the playground but not in the classroom without specific teacher permission. Please be aware that some of the cheaper spinners can be pulled apart and have very small parts – you should ensure that any spinners your children have are completely safe.
No picking up or dropping off children in the Staff Car Park without permission – certainly those with a disabled permit are allowed to do this.
Please ensure your child has on a jumper or jacket in the mornings during winter. If you wish your child to be exempt from this rule please send me a letter regarding this.
Thanks everyone, hope you have a great fortnight.
Regards,
Mrs Michelle Lawrow
Principal
Clairgate – just great!
District Cross Country Carnival
Well done to our wonderful 64 students who
participated at the annual St Marys District Cross
Country Carnival at The Kingsway last week. All of
our Clairgate athletes tried hard and competed well.
Ms Paulic, Miss Grace and Mr Blanch were very
proud of everyone’s behaviour, effort and enthusiasm
on the day. Thank you also to our parents and
supporters who cheered us on during the day and
provided shade shelters for valuable protection from
the sun. A huge congratulation to the following
students who achieved a Top 8 place in their race and
will be representing the St Marys District team at the
Sydney-West Regional Carnival at Eastern Creek on
the 14th June:
*Cohan Bonanno (8/9 Yrs Boys)
*Navreet Sandhu (10 Yrs Girls)
*Jada Taylor (11 Yrs Girls)
*Jack Histon (12/13 Yrs Boys)
Champion Effort!
Congratulations to Cruz MacAlister who was recently
selected in the Sydney-West Regional Basketball
team. This is an outstanding effort as the final squad
of only 12 players is chosen from hundreds of players
from Parramatta to Mt Victoria.
Good luck Cruz at the upcoming State
Championship.
Cross Country Assembly
Clairgate’s annual Cross Country Assembly will be
held in the School Hall on Tuesday 20th June. All
ribbons and major trophies will be presented on this
day! All welcome!
Sport news from Mr Blanch
Greetings to everyone in the school community,
This week I would like to talk about the wonderful caring I have witnessed this week. There have been
many random acts of kindness from children, parents and teachers alike. The moments you see these
happen demonstrate that the little people and big people in our school are doing things right!!
So, thank you to the mates that encouraged and looked after a boy who was a little shy at the disco, thank
you to the concerned boys and girls and families that stopped at an accident on the way to school, thank
you to the mum that organised resource equipment to be made at no cost to the school and thank you to
the teachers who have excitedly gone off to camp with our Stage 3 - even Mr Blanch on a State of Origin
night!!
I would also like to thank you in anticipation for your support of an upcoming mufti day that we have
organised for next Tuesday, 6th June, 2017.
Long term families will know the name McCaffrey as the family was very involved with the school last
decade. Two of the girls were our school captains and all three children were excellent students and
athletes. It saddens me greatly to let you know that Taryn is very unwell. I have included a link to a recent
article from the Western Weekender that outlines her medical issues.
http://westernweekender.com.au/2017/05/desperate-battle-to-save-taryn/
We really love to keep the connections with our community and know that your support would mean
everything to Taryn and her family.
Please wear your Pyjamas next Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 and donate a gold coin.
Yours in Education, Mrs Lisa McInally
ASSEMBLY AWARDS
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Awards Week 4 Term 2 Awards Week 5 term 2 Extra Awards
2K 1/2T Amelia B
3CG 56A Imogen M Jaxon W Daniela P
Violet T Narjes Z Austin P Amalia N Evie G
Jordan G James L Declan B Melita D Paige M
Tiana B Lillie B Imogen M
Bailey D 56G Natallie G IS Kendrik L
Ryder B Abigail C Kyle T Rebecca S Christian M
Janina T Jenovic T Xavier P Cooper L
Alexis D Liam R 2C Nirjirfan A Chace M
Bianca L Isabell H Mason P Declan B
Riccardo C Bailey S Lily H.M Mia H
3T Alexander S Marcus L Stephen J Samarth N
Luke S Jared C Destiny S Prayaag S
William O Tarni D Daniel Q Mrs Millevoi Thomas G
Nestor D Jordan F Melita D Ella M
Michael C 56T Nirjirfan A Russell H
Madison F Noah T KM Emily A
Daniela P Shaylee D Steve I Jarrad D
Sian E Jemma H Lillian N Kyle B
Ines H Madison F Celina B Robson W
Robson W Jan A Caden S
34G Kai P Thomas G
Dean B Chelsea B KL Sarah P
Riordan P Ella M Yousef A.S Bareerah N
Chloe H Noah F William S
Christian M 56H Kane K Tarni D
Latai M Gemma M Kennedy M Angelina B
Ava A Jasmin C Dean C
Abdel M Blake G KA Blake G
Mia S William M Jarryd M Alexis D
Jace M Zoe L William B
4M Angelina B Isla M Lailah G
Kye G Jesse D Zachary S Brock G
Jessey B Braeden M Aaron W Jack B
Navreet S Krystal T
Josh G IW
Caitlyn M Cooper L
Mitchell P Ryac P
Elazaya Y Jaydin H
Alicia B Ellie May G.W
Zaynab S
56A Jye B
Renae K
Leilani B I/2T
Kyle B Kade F
Zac H Ty M.D
Ethan H Natasha W
Bowen P Zarah T
CLAIRGATE CHRONICLE
Colorado Drive, St Clair NSW 2759 P: 9670 1408 F: 9670 1409 E: [email protected]
Care, Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity
in a positive, dynamic environment
Reminder!
There will be no PSSA Sport, Gymnastics
or School Sport this Friday 2nd June
due to Stage 3 Camp at Milson Island.
Clairgate WOWEE Program
Term Two, 2017
Its WOWEE time again!!
Dear Students and Parents, The WOWEE Program is Ways Of Working Extension and Enrichment.
The extracurricular enrichment experience program is designed to encourage motivated
students to work hard and continue to succeed.
It allows for an intrinsic love of learning to be catered for and acknowledged.
The program will have students working towards developing independent higher order
thinking skills and more critical ways of thinking as they learn and present information.
The idea of WOWEE is that an open ended task will be set for an extracurricular project
appropriate to their stage of learning.
The activity is completely voluntary and your child may choose to participate
if they wish to.
Term Two, 2017- Focus is Sculpture!!!!
The children are able to choose any subject that interests them and CREATE SCULPTURES!
They are encouraged to work with any media to create a three-dimensional work of art
using any material they would like. Be as creative as you can be!!
There are lots of ideas on Pinterest.
There will be no extra work in the classroom. This will be an activity totally completed in
your child’s own time and I will be responsible for feedback for these wonderful
presentations.
Please forward completed projects to me no later than Friday, June 16, 2017.
I am looking forward to seeing your interesting and creative presentations!!!
Mrs McInally
Please speak to me or call on 96701408 if you need further information :-)
Our Friendship Seat is located in the Canteen area. It is available for all students to use, if needed.
Sometimes students ‘lose track’ of their friends in the playground and need some help to find them.
Other students might need some help to join into a game. The Friendship Seat is the place to go for
help.
Clairgate’s Friendship Seat Ambassadors are ready and willing to help out. In addition to their own
preferred playground activities, the Ambassadors will:
identify students who may need assistance to find a friend or activity.
ask students if they need assistance
help students to find a same-age peer to play with or encourage them to join in to our
structured playground activities.
The Friendship Seat Ambassadors proudly wear a yellow smiley face badge .
We would like to acknowledge our Friendship Seat Ambassadors for Semester 1.
Kaya, Shakira, Chelsea, Vicsa, Christian, Tarni, Krystal, Madison, Ethan, Breanna,
Please remind your children that the Friendship Seat is available for them at recess and
lunch time.
