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Casula Public School
Term 3 ‐ Week 4, 15 August 2018
De Meyrick Ave, CASULA NSW 2170 . 9602 3170 . casula‐[email protected] . casula‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au . @CasulaPS
A Nut Aware School
Have you heard? Our Movie Night on last Friday was outstanding!
We had almost 500 parents, students, carers and grandparents in
attendance. The movie was Captain Underpants! This was our very
first ‘Movie Under The Stars’. I would like to personally thank
each and every person who attended. It was a mild night and only
got cool just before the movie finished! Our Year 6 students hosted
amazing stalls and our P&C hosted a great sausage sizzle. This
was a community initiative with the school and the P&C. On
behalf of the school community I would like to say a huge thank you
to the P&C Executive led by Belinda Cramond for working in
collaboration with us led by Mr Vanderwey and his team. The whole
idea of this event was to share an evening with the community and
to give Year 6 the opportunity to host an evening market. Our
mission was accomplished.
Most importantly, I would like to extend my thanks to every
parent, carer, grandparent, student and sibling who joined us. It
really was a fabulous way for us to get together. It was great for
all the staff to catch up with you too. Our ‘gold grass’ section
was very popular and the sea of coloured beanbags was certainly a
hit – many families brought picnics and others purchased dinner at
the street stalls. The stalls had trouble keeping up with the
demand. There were picnic blankets, camping chairs and picnic
settings scattered across the grass. The evening had a fabulous
vibe!!
I know we will be discussing this event for another time as it
was lots of fun and we could for next time use it as a fundraiser.
We learnt lots from hosting our first event. We will come back next
time bigger and even better . For this time however, we were all
very pleased and walked away with a great feeling about our ‘Movie
UnderThe Stars’.
A huge thank you too to everyone who made the community event
such a great success – many, many thanks to all the staff who came
along too!!!
Our Open Day and Bazaar Showcase were great successes last
Monday – such generous feedback from many visitors about the
learning our students are doing at Casula PS. Many thanks again to
all the staff who opened their classrooms and hosted the Bazaar –
huge thanks to Miss Louchery and Miss Davie for coordinating our
Education Day event.
Important Dates Term 3 Week 4 Wednesday 15 August Maths Olympiad
Thursday 16 August Breakfast Club 8.10‐8.50am Deba
ng at Casula PS NAIDOC performer
Friday 17 August PSSA—Winter Wanderers Spor
ng Schools Soccer Clinic—Yr5 2‐3pm
Term 3 Week 5 Monday 20 August Breakfast Club 8.10‐8.50am Number Crunchers Semi Final
Tuesday 21 August K‐2 Assembly 2.10pm
Thursday 23 August Breakfast Club 8.10‐8.50am Parent Forum—School Awards 9.10‐10am—Thinking Room Stage 1 public speaking finals Casula Powerhouse showcase concert
Friday 24 August PSSA—Winter Wanderers Spor
ng Schools Soccer Clinic—Yr5 2‐3pm
Term 3 Week 6 Monday 27 August Breakfast Club 8.10‐8.50am School Den
st commences NAPLAN school readiness test
Tuesday 28 August Stage 3 Assembly 2.10pm Father’s Day stall NAPLAN school readiness test
Wednesday 29 August Zone Athle
cs, Campbelltown NAPLAN school readiness test
Courier
Payments due:
PSSA Winter Final payment due Yr6 Camp
$ 75 04/07
$100 26/09 Zone Athle
cs $ 10
15/08 Maths Cup
$ 5
17/08 Father’s Day Stall
24/08 Calmsley Hill $ 31.50
21/09 PCYC Yrs 3&4
$ 8 28/09
A message from the Principal What’s ahead? We have lots
happening in the next two weeks including our ICAS testing, NAIDOC
Incursion, Public Speaking, Parent Forum and the ‘Greatest
Showcase’ at Casula Powerhouse Thursday 23 August.
OOSH Tender The tender for the OOSH expired almost twelve months
ago with Cubby House paying us monthly until the Assets Department
of the Department of Education initiated the process. Much interest
was shown in our service by many providers. The Assets Department
leads this process, the Director Educational Leadership, Daryl
Currie, and I sit on this panel. As a school
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we have been very happy with the services offered by Cubby House
during their tender. Once I am approved to announce the successful
tender, I will let the community know the outcome.
URGENT ATTENTION – Safety Concerns Could I please remind parents
to hold their children’s hands when outside the school gate to
avoid them spontaneously dashing out in front of vehicles. It has
also been reported to me that many parents are doing illegal
3-point turns in De Meyrick Ave and parking across driveways on
both sides of the road. I ask you to observe and follow the road
rules as the safety of our students, your children, is a
priority.
Could we please check your Emergency Contacts Please, if you or
the people listed on your emergency contacts for your children have
changed their MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS I ask you come to the office or
email the school to update them. Please consider the importance of
this as it is most distressing for your children when you are not
contactable and your child is either injured or inadvertently has
not been picked up at school.
School commences at 9am and rolls are marked at 9.10am. School
finishes at 3pm. ALL students are to be picked up at 3pm. In the
case of an emergency, if you phone the office by 2.45pm we will be
able to get a message to your child however, after that we are not
able to ensure we can. I seek your support in ensuring your
child/children are picked up promptly. Staff have meetings and
duties to attend once the 3pm bell has rung. Please be mindful we
all have responsibilities.
PBL Expectations This week we are focussing on handball alley –
making sure rubbish goes in the bins, avoiding running through
games and staying in bounds in this area. Our ongoing focus on
school pride is particularly important in all areas of our school.
How we treat our classrooms and playground areas reflects much. We
are particularly focussing on ensuring the rubbish in all areas
goes in the bin. This keeps our school clean and looking very much
valued.
Positive Behaviour for Learning OUR NEW AWARDS HAVE ARRIVED as
have the Principals Awards – we are very excited to start awarding
our new award to our students. We are hosting a parent forum on
Thursday 23 August at 9.10 – 10am in the Thinking Room. Come along
and hear about and see our new system. Our staff and students are
really excited.
Focus on Learning and Productivity – repeat In all workplaces –
particularly schools, we are mindful that mornings are prime and
productive learning times. As you know, we have had a significant
focus on learning commencing at 9.10am each day once rolls have
been marked. The ‘instructional phase’ of each lesson is the
explicit teaching and the focus that grows learning.
We as a school are committed to optimising time and focus on
rich teaching as well as creating an environment conducive to
productivity. We are going to trial uninterrupted learning and
working time from 10-11am each day. This means messages between
classrooms and from Administration will be minimised. At all times,
student illness and emergencies will be as always prioritised and
seen to immediately. All meetings will be scheduled outside this
hour each day also. The value of doing so gives a message that
learning in our school is a priority as well as attempting to
facilitate conditions for learning. If at all possible, I ask you
to call our school with enquiries outside that hour each day unless
it is an emergency. Our first week with this as our focus has been
notably successful – it has ensured calmer and more focussed
classrooms and administration and productivity is the focus.
Our school is a ‘nut aware’ school A reminder to all parents and
carers that we are a ‘nut aware’ school and need to be aware of the
number of children your child goes to school with that have high
level allergies. Many of these allergies being life threatening. We
seek your support in being mindful when packing lunches to choose
carefully. Many of our students are allergic to nuts, tree nuts,
strawberries, egg and kiwi fruit. If at all possible please
encourage your child to eat these products at home. I am mindful
too that some students have a limited range of foods in their diet
and this can at times cause concern. At school we have strategies
in place to keep all students safe.
You are invited to join us at Breakfast Club on Monday and
Thursday mornings – it’s delicious!! Parents and Carers,
Grandparents and Aunts, Uncles and cousins – they are all invited
to assist in cooking and serving - come along and join us.
There are many wonderful activities and events run by our
magnificent teachers, such as: Dance (Hip Hop, Jazz &
DanceSport), Choir (Junior & Senior, Cross Network &
Signing), Drama, Debating, Craft Club, Gifted & Talented
classes for Creative Arts, Coding, Maths & Music, Aboriginal
education arts group, Maths Olympiad, Maths Cup, Public Speaking,
Number Crunchers, Spelling B, Orienteering, Mind Marathon and the
solar car/boat minisprint challenge.
Have an amazing week 4! Robyn Evans Thought of the week
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Do you have a Kindergarten child enrolling in Casula Public
School in 2019?
Children enrolling in 2019 must be 5 years old on or before 31
July 2019.
Please visit the School Office to collect
an enrolment form.
STEWART HOUSE CLOTHING APPEAL
Stewart House bags will be distributed this week.
If you would like to donate any unwanted clean, good quality
second hand clothing to help people in need, please place clothing
in the bag and return it to the school
office.
Stewart House provides a wonderful program for children who are
in need of its services. By returning a bag of used clothing you
are helping to raise money for
Stewart House.
Please ensure you return your bag to school by
Monday, 10 September 2018
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LOST PROPERTY
REMINDER TO PARENTS/CARERS: Please make sure that ALL of your
children's belongings (clothes, lunch boxes, drink bottles,
station-ery, etc.) are CLEARLY LABELLED with your child's full
name.
Labelled property can be easily returned to its owner.