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A message from Mr Hawker…..

Get ready for some four-legged fun at the loveable Paws in the Park event on Sunday 5 May.

Treat your pooch to a fun day out at the Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park between 9am & 1pm.

There will be more than 50 information stalls and displays, as well as demonstrations, free vet checks, tips on pet ownership, pet competitions, children's activities, food stalls, photo booth fun and more! The 3km pet walk will commence at 9.15am.

Dr Harry Cooper will be a guest judge in the dog competitions on the day. Categories you can enter your pet in are: - Scruffiest dog - Best trick - Cutest face - Tallest dog - Best NRL Supporter

There is also a ‘Paws in the Park’ colouring in competition, with winners announced on the day. Copies of the colouring in competition can be obtained from the school foyer.

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Camden Public School

Newsletter Term 1 Week 8

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Upcoming Events

Tue 2 April - Canteen Lunch Fun Day Wed 3 April - Learning Conferences K-6 Assembly Thur 4 April - Cross Country Fri 5 April - Camden Show Excursion Thur 11 April - Stg 1 Wollondilly Heritage Centre Excursion (1B, 2W, K/6C & K/6J) The Rocks – Stg 2 Excursion

Mon 25 Mar - P&C Meeting @ 7pm in Staffroom

Thur 28 Mar - Stg 1 Wollondilly Heritage Centre

Excursion (1/2R & 1/2V)

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2019 Swimming Champions Congratulations to the 2019 Swimming Champions who received their trophies at yesterday’s Monday morning assembly.

Jnr Boy: Tayden (3/4B) 11 Year Boy: Owen (5/6L) Snr Boy: Hunter (5/6M)

Jnr Girl: Emma (3/4O) 11 Year Girl: Grace (5/6M) Snr Girl: Arianna (5/6L)

Also well done to Arianna and Grace who participated in the Sydney South West Swimming Carnival. Grace placed 5th and 8th respectively in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.

Arianna placed 3rd, 4th and 4th respectively in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle. We wish Arianna well as she competes at the NSW PSSA Swimming Championship on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 April.

Congratulations to Argyle who were the winning house at the school swimming carnival. House captains Lachlan and Eloise accepted the shield on behalf of students in Argyle.

Wed 20 Mar - K- 6 Assembly @ 2.10pm

Thur 21 Mar - Cricket Clinic 3.30-4.30pm

Sports Update Camden Public School has had three students thus far that have been successful in gaining selection to Razorback Representative Sporting Teams. Congratulations to: Casey – 5/6M (Basketball), Max – 5/6L (Football) and Glenn 5/6M (U/11 Rugby League) for their sporting success.

It is Harmony Day this Thursday (21 March). Students are most welcome to wear a ‘splash’ of orange to complement their school uniform. Great School Community Spirit A big thank you to everyone who supported the SRC fundraising event, as part of the World’s Greatest Shave. Through the raffle, mufti day and the online donations we have raised more than $4,300!! Below is a photo of a Jacob, James and Georgia after their ‘shave’ and an example of the crazy hair that was on display during the mufti day.

800m Races at Onslow Oval Last Thursday we held our 800m races at Onslow Oval

and we had many wonderful results. It was a lovely day

and there was once again great support from our parents

who turned up to cheer and help with time keeping and

track supervision. Our children were enthusiastic and

tried very hard. While we had some great individual

results we also witnessed the resolve and wonderful

mindset of children who were absolutely determined to

start and finish the 800m. The children who placed first

and second will participate in the zone athletics carnival

in Term 3.

Reminder 1:

Our 3 - 6 Cross Country Carnival will be held on our

school grounds on Thursday, 4 April and the back up date

is Tuesday, 9 April. All parents are welcome, help with

judging, time keeping and track supervision is needed.

Reminder 2:

Our full day school athletics carnival will be held on

Onslow Oval from 9.30 - 2.30. The date is Wednesday,

June 5 and the back up date is Wednesday, June 12. For

this day to work, we require the help of parents with

time keeping, walking children from event to event, shot

put, discus and long jump. I know that you will have fun

helping our children participate and if you are able to

help (no experience is necessary) please email me at:

graeme.phillips1@det.nsw.edu.au

Making Maths Fun

Well done to Timothy and William (K-6C) who have been learning about 2D shapes and had a great time creating ‘Shape Monsters’ during their Mathematics lesson.

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Congratulations and Happy Birthday to the following student’s:- Hailey 5/6P, Mia 5/6M, Luca 5/6L, Connor 5/6P, William 5/6L, Xavier 3/4O, Ethan 2/3W, Rhiarna 1/2V, Max 1/2R, Harper 1/2R, Alexandra 2/3W, Damon 1/2R, Ella KP, Cohen 1B.

Great Students Great Leaders Congratulations to the school captains and prefects who actively participated in a recent student leadership conference. The conference was designed to provide leaders with strategies and ideas about how they can make a difference.

P&C Meeting The next P&C meeting will be held on Monday 25 March

2019 at 7.00pm in the school staffroom.

P&C Hot Cross Bun Fundraiser Thank you to all the families who have already returned their Hot Cross Bun orders. All orders are to be finalised by Thursday 4 April. Families may return the order form to the office clearly marked ‘Hot Cross Bun Order’

with your student’s name and class with the correct payment. Appointments/School Visits From time to time, you may need to see your child, your child’s classroom teacher or Mr Hawker. Please ensure you report to the school office first and sign the visitors’ book before proceeding to the classroom or to Mr Hawker’s office. A staff member from the office will advise the relevant person of your arrival for your appointment.

Congratulations to the following student’s who recently

received their Outstanding School Achiever Award:-

Ellie 2/3W, Mia 5/6M, Libby 3/4B, Logan 3/6G, Joshua 5/6L,

Matilda 5/6L, Olivia 2/3W, Jackson 5/6L, Jacob 5/6P, Evelyn

5/6P, Lillian 5/6L, Flynn 1/2R.

Digital Technologies 5/6M as part of our K- 6 digital technologies lessons recently took over the school corridors. They were using their knowledge of simple coding to successfully manoeuvre their dash robot using the Blockly app.

Learning Conferences

The first round of Learning Conferences will be held on Wednesday 3 April 2019. Teachers have also made other times available between Monday 1 April and Friday 5 April 2019.

A learning conference note was sent out yesterday, with an Online Booking information sheet.

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Good Luck to our Boys and Girls League Team

Pictured below is both our boys and girls league teams having

a training session with our NRL Development Officer.

Students were learning about safe tackling techniques. The 7

–a-side tournament which was to be held this Thursday 21

March has been postponed due to the inclement weather.

Further details will be given to students and their families

when we have a new date for the tournament.

On Wednesday 6 March, Year 6 students attended

the Camden High School Discovery Day, along with other

schools in the Camden High School 'feeder

area'. Students were welcomed to the school by the Deputy

Principal and student school leaders and then placed

into groups. It was a great way for students at Camden Public

School to get to know people from other schools that they may

attend high school with next year and to hear first-hand from

current Year 8 students about what life in Year 7 is really

like. Groups rotated through activities about leadership, sport,

agriculture and reading and understanding a timetable. All

students had a great day and learnt more about the logistics of

high school. Camden Public School will further support Year

6 students with their transition to high school with a dedicated

program later in the year.

Quality Support in the Classroom

It has been a great start to the year and a big thank you

to parents and caregivers who have started helping out

in the classroom. Pictured below are a number of parents

helping-out in 2/3W as part of a mathematics problem

solving session.

P&C Election Day Volunteers Needed Volunteers are still needed for this Saturday’s Election Day BBQ. Below is a timetable that highlights timeslots, where help is still required. If you are able to help, please contact the school office.

Cake Donations A reminder to families who are donating cakes or baked goods to the P&C cake stall on Saturday, please drop all donations to the school canteen between 7.00am and 10.00am.