CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Find us at: 17-19 Chatham Ave, Taree NSW 2430 Ph: 02 6551 1081 Fax: 02 6551 2012 Email: [email protected]COOPERATION - RESPECT - RESPONSIBILITY - SAFETY PAGE 1 UPCOMING EVENTS Monday 16 Dec Yr 6 Graduaon & Farewell Dinner Wednesday 18 Dec Mini Fete/Disco/Concert Last Day of Term/Year Wednesday 29 Jan First day of school for 2014 CHRISTMAS FUN DAY On the last day of school, Wednesday 18th December, 2013, we will be having a Christmas Fun Day. Parents/ Caregivers are all welcome to join your child/children on the day which will begin at 11am. There will be a concert, sausage sizzle, mini fete, disco and the Christ- mas raffle will be drawn. We will also be farewelling our Year 6 students. A note went home earlier in the week with all the de- tails of the day. The note also included the order form for the $1 Sausage Sizzle. If a parent/caregiver or family member would like a sausage sizzle, please include with your child’s order. We look forward to seeing everyone there. SCHOOL CAPTAINS FOR 2014 OUR SCHOOL CAPTAINS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!! Congratulaons to Charli Muir and Jakson Collis who were elected School Captains for 2014. The prefects are Ashlee Smith, Cassie Williams, Kalani Cross, Jordan Mosca, Jayden Edmonds, Joey DeStefano, Cooper Armstrong and Reece Saunders. (Pictured Below) Congratulaons to Kaleb Corbe (pictured above leſt) who was awarded Dux of the school for 2013 at our Annual Presentaon Assembly yesterday. Pictured above right is William Sawyer who was awarded the Alan Tickle Award. SURVEILLANCE & SECURITY Our school has recently purchased security doors for our administraon office. We also have added extra surveillance cameras around the school, including the administraon building, to ensure our school is moni- tored over the Christmas break. Term 4 Week 10 Issue 18 Friday 13 December 2013 STRIVE TO EXCEL First Day of school for students for 2014 Wednesday 29th January, 2014. THE STAFF AT CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SAFE HOLIDAYS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT YEAR. ALL THE BEST TO OUR YEAR 6 STUDENTS WHO ARE VENTURING OFF TO THE NEXT STAGE IN THEIR LIFE – HIGH SCHOOL. WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST.
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Monday 16 Dec Yr 6 Graduation & Farewell Dinner Wednesday 18 Dec Mini Fete/Disco/Concert Last Day of Term/Year Wednesday 29 Jan First day of school for 2014
CHRISTMAS FUN DAY On the last day of school, Wednesday 18th December, 2013, we will be having a Christmas Fun Day. Parents/Caregivers are all welcome to join your child/children on the day which will begin at 11am. There will be a concert, sausage sizzle, mini fete, disco and the Christ-mas raffle will be drawn. We will also be farewelling our Year 6 students. A note went home earlier in the week with all the de-tails of the day. The note also included the order form for the $1 Sausage Sizzle. If a parent/caregiver or family member would like a sausage sizzle, please include with your child’s order. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
SCHOOL CAPTAINS FOR 2014 OUR SCHOOL CAPTAINS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!!
Congratulations to Charli Muir and Jakson Collis who were elected School Captains for 2014. The prefects are Ashlee Smith, Cassie Williams, Kalani Cross, Jordan Moscatt, Jayden Edmonds, Joey DeStefano, Cooper Armstrong and Reece Saunders. (Pictured Below)
Congratulations to Kaleb Corbett (pictured above left)
who was awarded Dux of the school for 2013 at our
Annual Presentation Assembly yesterday. Pictured
above right is William Sawyer who was awarded the
Alan Tickle Award.
SURVEILLANCE & SECURITY
Our school has recently purchased security doors for
our administration office. We also have added extra
surveillance cameras around the school, including the
administration building, to ensure our school is moni-
tored over the Christmas break.
Term 4 Week 10 Issue 18 Friday 13 December 2013 STRIVE TO EXCEL
Chatham Public School has a few staff changes next
year due to retirement and those choosing a new ca-
reer path. We would like to wish Mr & Mrs McKenna
all the best on their retirement and Ms Hardy, Miss
Mills, Miss Horneman and Mr McKenzie well on the
next phase in their teaching careers.
GROUP 5 - GREAT RESULTS
Congratulations to students pictured below who re-cently completed the Quicksmart Program. They have gained great results and showed great improvement through some hard work.
MONDAY 24th February, 2014 7pm in the VC ROOM Kristy Hay - P&C President
BREAKFAST CLUB Thanks to Andy’s Cake Kitchen
for their donation of bread to our
Breakfast Club that is now supplied
each day of the week.
Congratulations to Ashleigh Barlin of Class 3H (pictured
above) who was the winner of the Chatham Newsa-
gency gift basket for this term. The basket was full of
lots of goodies like stationery, games and books.
Just a reminder that Chatham Newsagency has lots of
great Christmas present ideas in store. You could also
go into their draw to win a fantastic barbeque.
PREPARING FOR THE 2014 SCHOOL YEAR
1. Update Personal Details - Please ensure our
school has your child’s updated personal details.
This includes address, phone number and emer-
gency contact information.
2. Labelled clothing - Over the Christmas break, we
ask you please check your child’s school items
such as clothing and lunch boxes and ensure
they have their name on them.
3. Head Lice Check - Please check your child’s hair
for headlice over the break and treat if it is re-
quired.
UNIFORM PRICE LIST
Operating Hours : 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday
Hats Small Cap with Emblem $ 5.00
Large Cap no Emblem $ 5.00
Shirts ( Yellow Polo) $ 16.00
Skirts $ 35.00
Boys Shorts $ 15.00
Sports Shirts (Green Polo ) $ 16.00
Sports Shorts $ 15.00
Hooded Jumper $ 25.00
Zipper Jumper $ 25.00
Sports Jacket Special Order
Sports Pants $ 25.00
LIVE LIFE WELL
Dairy foods are important for strong bones and
teeth.
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating recommends children eat 2-3 serves of dairy foods, such as milk, cheese or yoghurt each day. Why not try including these high-calcium containing foods:
milk on cereal or a tub of yoghurt at breakfast
cheese on crackers after school
fruit smoothie as a drink
custard and fruit as dessert.
PHONE APP Our School now has our own Skoolbag iPhone and Android App to help us communicate more effectively with our parent/caregiver/student community. We are asking parents/caregivers/students to install our Skoolbag School App. To install it, just search for our school name “Chatham Public School” in either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. THIS IS A FREE APP!!