carlton speak 2013
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60 Cameron Street, Bexley NSW 2207 T: 9587 3717 - 9587 3162 E: [email protected]
W: www.carlton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Carlton Speak 2013 Carlton Public School E-Bulletin
Term 3 - Week 5 Thursday 15 August 2013
Principal’s Report
Dear Parents & Carers,
One of the best school community events last year was the Father’s Matter Breakfast. We hope it will be just
as exciting and as much fun in 2013. I hope you have received the invitation below.
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To respond to the invitation please return the slip which is included again at the end of this newsletter.
You will also receive a request from the P&C for helpers on the day. A little bit of help from a large number of
people will mean a really successful time for everyone.
As part of the day we will be featuring some special White Ribbon awareness raising activities. Everyone who
comes to the event is being asked to wear a white shirt, t-shirt or top. We will also be creating a special White
Ribbon garden by asking each Dad or other male attending the BBQ with their child, to purchase and plant a
small white annual flower ($2) that will make a really colourful display by the time White Ribbon Day occurs in
November. It should look great!
Important Reminders Information has been sent to you about the Y2-6 Special Swimming Scheme to be held from 8 October
until 18 October. This is one of the most important events in the school year. Your child’s safety and
enjoyment in and around water can be improved a great deal by participation in this learn to swim program.
Limited places are available and you should return the permission slip quickly to ensure a spot for your child.
The Stage 2 & 3 Camps are rapidly approaching. All payments and the return of medical and permission
notes need to be finalised immediately to ensure that our preparations for a successful trip are completed
well before the departure date on 18 September.
The school is progressively updating the health care details of all students in the school as part of a
computer system upgrade by the Department of Education and Communities. This is occurring in all schools.
If you have recently received a health details request letter it is very important that it is returned to the
school so that we have the very latest information needed to provide safe and correct care for your child.
Congratulations To everyone involved in the very successful K-2 Athletics Carnival held this
week. The pictures below show what a great day it was.
To our dancers and choir members who did such an outstanding job as part of
the St George Performing Arts Festival last week. Again, see some pictures
below.
To our successful PSSA teams who participated in the semi-finals.
Congratulations to the Senior A Division 1 Girls’ Netball team; Senior Girls’
Soccer team and Senior Boys’ Rugby League team who will represent our
school in the grand final on Friday 16 August.
Regards,
Steve Cooper
Principal
P&C News
P&C Meeting
The P&C meeting was held on Tuesday night with a reasonable roll-up for a winter’s evening. It was exciting to
hear about Google Apps and how the P&C can use this to connect with the school community in a better way. A
small group of interested parents will be meeting in the next couple of weeks to work out what information we
can include and talk about the possibilities for the future.
It was also decided to return to the usual second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm for our monthly P&C
meetings. We realise this decision won’t suit everyone but our daytime meetings were for a trial period only.
While our daytime parent forums with a focus topic were well attended the daytime P&C meetings didn’t attract
enough parents to be able to make decisions. We are still investigating the ways we can make P&C meetings
more attractive to attend including the possibility of introducing child-care if it is viable.
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Fathers Matter Breakfast
The Fathers Matter breakfast will be held on Friday, 30 August, 2013 from 7.30am. Families will be able to
enjoy breakfast together and participate in lots of fun activities and raise funds for the school too. All
breakfast orders will need to be back at school by Wednesday, 28 August.
This year two tickets will be issued for each family member ordering breakfast ie: one ticket for food and one
ticket for a drink. When ordering, remember a family ticket for $20 can be purchased for immediate family
members only eg. parents/guardians and children from the same family. Additional family members and/or
friends eg. uncles, cousins, grandparents etc. will need to purchase individual tickets at $5 each. Tickets will
begin to be issued next week.
Of course initiatives such as this one don’t run themselves and the P&C will be seeking help on the day to
prepare, cook and serve the breakfast. A note requesting your help will be sent home this week. If you can
help, why wait for the note just send us an email at [email protected]
Parenting Seminar – “How to Bully-Proof Children’.
A seminar that will give parents and care-givers practical strategies for dealing with bullying will be held on
Tuesday, 3 September at 9.15am. Morning tea will be provided and there will be a small charge of $5 that
will contribute towards the cost of the presenter and a manual for each participant. This seminar will be
subsidized by the P&C. A note will be sent home next week.
Date for the Diary – Family Portraits
By request we organized this popular event during the warmer part of the year. Family portrait day will be
Sunday, 20 October. Tell your friends and family about it. Flyers will be sent out by the end of term.
School Banking
Rewards
Rewards are rolling out the door this term – especially the torches and calculators. Please remember to order
rewards using the 2013 redemption sheet. Only the 2012 Pen pod reward is available (until stocks are
exhausted).
A few reminders:
• Please fill in deposit slips – both sides. If you are depositing a cheque, details of the cheque need to be filled
in on the reverse of the slip.
• Please remove tokens each week (keep them in a safe place) and only send them back in when you have
collected ten tokens together with a 2013 redemption slip.
• Unfortunately the bank won’t accept foreign coins so these will be returned if they are sent in.
Classroom Achievement Award
Congratulations to 2/3M and KJ who are the winners of the classroom achievement award for this week.
August Random Draw Winner
The winner of the random draw this month was Alia M from 2A. Alia will receive her award, together with the
July Random Draw winner, at the next K-6 assembly.
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Silver Awards
Parents are most welcome to attend the assembly to see their child receive this very special award. Silver
awards are presented to children when they have received 5 Bronze Awards = 50 tokens. A fantastic effort!
K-2 Congratulations to the following students who will receive their silver awards at the K-2 assembly on Monday,
26 August, 2013 at 2.00pm.
My P (2D) Gabriella N (2D) Joshua N (2D) Unique M-L (2D)
Alek B (2D) Rashid A (2D) Selina L (KS) Milena S (KS)
Abigail V (KS) Leanne W (KS) Arnes A (KS) Jawad H (KS)
Sofia C (1K) Meiyi W (1K) Peter T (1K) Patrick C (2/3M)
Callum P (2/3M) Daniel S (2/3M) Annie D (2/3M) Christian K (1T)
Jordan O (1T) Marques S (1T)
Y3-6 Congratulations to the following students who will receive their silver awards at the Y3-6 assembly on Friday, 16
August, 2013 at 11.30am.
Emily H (4J) Anthony G (4J) Roger F (5/6F) Alicia P –V (5T)
Ronja C (4G) Elita S (4/5SP) Jade H (4/5SP) Clare J (4/5SP)
Maya T (4/5SP) Tamzed K (5/6F) Vincent Y (5/6F) Angela D (5/6F)
Gordon Y (5/6F) Harsh S (2/3M) Nicholas L (2/3M) Dylan Y (2/3M)
Emmett K-N (2/3M) Angela Z (2/3M) Amelie C (2/3M) Forrest Y (2/3M)
Peter Y (2/3M) Ellis K (2/3M) Kareem K (5C) Ryan N (5C)
Lara S (5C) Tamima E-D (5C) Heba C (5C) Justein L (6S)
Nicholas K (6S) Daniel B (6S0 Sahil P-M (6S) Tuarae R (6KM)
Congratulations to the class assembly award recipients:KM- Gracie S; Tiara M KJ- Angelo L; Zainab H KF- Alyssa G; Jasmin F
KH- Larah V; Mohamed A KS- Sophie C; Adrian G KIB- Aracely A; Aleksia I
2/3M- Stefan I; Kelly F 3B- Jeremy S; Junya W 3AK- Dean G; Amy R
3T- Jessica Q; Ella F 3J- Saichhya G; Tana S 4J- Jawad D; Jenna Y
4G- Nichola G; Ayah A 4A- Alannah P; Nathan F 4C- Lenya C; Elaina Y
4/5SP- Caitlin S; Tazmin S 5C- Elizabeth D; Ryan N 5NH- Fatima A; Jim K
5T- Alex S; Husain R 5/6F- Katrina A; Roger F 6H- Jazmin C; Esraa H
6KM- Kathryn H; Aj W 6S- Anni L; Sebastian P
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2013 (Two weeks to go!)
Congratulations to the 70 clever readers who have already completed the 2013 Premier's Reading Challenge.
Well done to the 227 students who have begun their 2013 Student Reading Records; take up the challenge and
finalise your list of books by 23rd August.
Don’t forget that Ms Phillips, our Teacher-Librarian, has purchased extra PRC books to make book selection
easier and that you can use the Library computers at lunchtime to browse PRC lists and books available.
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The Premier’s Reading Challenge website is:
www.premiersreadingchallenge.nsw.edu.au
Students register by using their DET username and password to logon and then completing their online student
reading record. Students who complete the Premier's Reading Challenge will receive a PRC Certificate and
appear in the PRC Honour Roll. Those who complete the Challenge for four years receive a gold certificate and
after seven years, a Platinum Certificate.
Happy reading and take up the Challenge!
Mrs McElroy (Co-ordinator), Ms Phillips (TL) & Mrs Afonso (TL)
Club Kidpreneur The Club Kidpreneur Foundation is a not-for-profit social enterprise set up by entrepreneur Creel Price seeking
to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in primary-aged children on a national level. The foundation’s mission is to
help kids start and grow their own enterprises in order to create an entrepreneurial spirit of learning and
cooperating with their peers. The Stage 3 leaders were inspired by Creel Price at this year’s Young Leaders Day
way back in March. Creel spoke about starting a business when he was our age and that is the inspiration behind
this project.
Over 30 Stage 3 students have been busy working through learning modules with Miss Flowers and Mrs King.
After completing the modules each group was given a toolbox full of materials to start a business. Each group
has designed a business plan, registered a company name, logo and other marketing materials. They have also
been busy hand making their products. The aim of this program is to donate all money raised to charity, as this
is what good global citizens do.
Each group will be selling their unique and original products in the coming weeks and everyone will have the
opportunity to purchase key-rings, greeting cards, candles, bracelets and picture frames. The best part of this
is that when you purchase one of these products you also help children in developing countries get many of the
things that we all take for granted, such as clean drinking water, reading books, food, and an education.
As a student taking part in this outstanding program, Club Kidpreneur has:
1. Helped me understand what it is to be a business owner and taught me the value of money;
2. Made me consider entrepreneurial business as a career choice;
3. Helped me to develop an understanding of what is needed to run a successful business ;
4. Provided me with a safe and secure opportunity to practise business skills;
5. Encouraged creativity and experimentation in making products and establishing a business;
6. Fostered initiative, responsibility and learning from success in the entrepreneurial journey;
7. Developed entrepreneurial spirit for social and environmental good through helping those who are less
fortunate than myself.
By Jacinta.D 5/6F
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K-2 Athletics Carnival
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Zone Athletics Carnival –Day 1
St George Performing Arts Festival
SYDNEY ACADEMY OF CHESS The chess class at Carlton runs on Tuesday mornings from 8 till 9 am. If you are interested in joining please
contact the Sydney Academy of Chess on 02 9745 1170 or via [email protected].
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Term 3 Calendar
Week 5 12 August – 16 August Week 6 19 August – 23 August
Mon
12
K -2 Athletics Carnival at Bexley
Oval
Mon
19
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
Zone Athletics Carnival Day 2
Tues
13
Book Week Performance Stages 1
& 3
ICACS Maths Competition 7:45am
Zone Athletics Carnival Day 1
School Banking 9:00am
P&C Meeting 7:30pm
Tues
20
Stage 3 Incursion
School Banking 9:00am
Wed
14
Book Week Performance Stage 2 Wed
21
Maths Olympiad 4
Thurs
15
MINI FETE Thurs
22
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
Fri
16
Book Week Performance Early
Stage 1
3-6 Assembly 11:30am
Fri
23
Stage 3 Assembly 11.30am
Week 7 26 August – 30 August Week 8 2 September – 6 September
Mon
26
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
K-2 Assembly 2pm
Mon
2
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
Tues
27
Dance to be fit Stage 3
School Banking 9:00am
Tues
3
Dance to Be fit Stage 3
Early Stage 1 Excursion
Night of the Stars in school hall
School Banking 9:00am
‘How to Bully-Proof Children’ Parent
seminar 9:15am
Wed
28
Recorder rehearsal & Night
Performance
Wed
4
Year 2 Incursion
Thurs
29
Thurs
5
Year 2 Incursion
Fri
30
Fathers Matter Breakfast 7:30am
3-6 Assembly 11:30am
Fri
6
Stage 3 Assembly 11.30am
Week 9 9 September– 13 September Week 10 16 September–20 September
Mon
9
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
K-2 Assembly 2pm
Year 1 Excursion
Mon
16
Dance to be fit Early Stage 1
Tues
10
Dance to be fit Stage 3
School banking 9:00am
Year 2 Excursion
Tues
17
Dance to be fit Stage 3
School Banking 9:00am
Wed
11
Maths Olympiad 5
Wed
18
Stages 2 & 3 Camp students leave
Thurs
12
Thurs
19
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Fri
13
3-6 Assembly 11:30am Fri
20
Stages 2 & 3 Camp students return
LAST DAY FOR TERM 3
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Mini-Fete Fun Check out lots more fabulous photos from the mini-fete on our school website.
FATHERS MATTER BREAKFAST (Friday 30 August) Yes, we will be coming to the Father’s Day breakfast.
We will be bringing: ______Adults ______Children
Family Name: ____________________________
Children’s name/class: __________________________________
___________________________________________________
Total cost for your family @ $5.00 per person $ _____ or $20 family_____
PLEASE RETURN SLIP AND MONEY IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED ‘FATHERS MATTER
BREAKFAST’ TO THE OFFICE COLLECTION BOX BY WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST.