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‘Truth and Courtesy’

Term 4, Week 8 Tuesday 3 December 2019

Dates to Remember 4/12/19 Year 6 – Luna Park 6/12/19 Sushi Day 6/12/19 Mufti Day - Gold coin donation 9/12/19 Stage 2 – The Midnight Gang 10/12/19 Stage 1 – The Midnight Gang 11/12/19 Student Banking stops 12/12/19 Cook Book launch 5pm 12/12/19 K-6 End of Year Picnic 13/12/19 Disco 5pm – 7.30pm 17/12/19 Year 6 Assembly 18/12/19 Last day Term 4 - students 280/1/20 Staff commence 2020 29/01/20 Students return Term 1 Years 1-6 3/02/20 Kindergarten commence school

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear parents and caregivers,

What a fortnight of learning! Here’s some of the highlights! Kindy Project Update Kindy are well into their first Project-Based Learning journey! They have been working in groups to redesign our Learning Hub into a more user friendly space. This week they have been creating prototypes, mood boards and contacting experts – watch this space!

Stage 1 Stage 1 have been preparing their performances for an aged-care facility. They have been writing scripts, making props, rehearsing and even cooking some delicious cakes to share with their audience.

Stage 2 Culminating Event Last Thursday, Stage 2 students shared a range of products to address their Driving Question, ‘How can CPS use energy more sustainably to help reduce our impact on the environment?’ Their impressive and diverse products included: films, posters, systems for our school, books and models of sustainable classrooms. The students confidently shared their understanding of why we need to help reduce our impact on the environment. Their ideas have already started to be implemented across the school! Last week, we stopped for an energy free hour and this Friday’s mufti day (as well as the upcoming disco) funds will go towards repairing our solar panels. One of the Stage 2 groups have registered us for an Inner West initiative, ‘Solar My School’ which helps schools ‘reduce energy bills, educate students and shrink their carbon footprint with solar power’. We’re looking forward to seeing the rest of the students’ ideas come to fruition!

Stage 3 Project Update Stage 3 had an extremely informative and relevant expert visit this week. Tees to Totes, created by one of our community members, visited to share the great work that they do to reduce the use of plastic bags by upcycling old t-shirts and fabrics into beautiful bags! You can check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/teestototes/

Just a reminder that Stage Three will be sharing their final products around sustainable fibres from 8:30-9:30am on Wednesday 11/12/19, all families are welcome to pop in and check out the great work that they have been doing. Cookbook Launch! Last year, our Stage 3 students created a cookbook to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Centre. The books have arrived and we’re ready to launch them! We will hold the book launch in the hall on Thursday 12 December at 5pm. We will also send out details via school stream about how you can purchase a copy if you can not make the launch. We’re looking forward to welcoming back last years, Year 6 students to share their hard work on the book. End of Year Assembly and Year Six Festivities Our assembly to celebrate and farewell our Year 6 students will be at 9:30am on Tuesday 17 December. All families are welcome to attend. Year 6 will have a farewell lunch with their families following the assembly. Regards Hollie van Ravenstein Relieving Principal

BOOK Awards Congratulations to the following students who received a Book Award.

Week 6 Tane

Week 7 Eli

Skye Bobby

WAR ON E-WASTE UPDATE Congratulations Camdenville community! We recycled 111kg of e-waste in partnership with SIMS Recycling Solutions. SIMS recycle up to 98% of the waste they are given, that means nearly all of the 111kg from Camdenville were saved from land fill. What a great effort! The war on E-waste will be back in 2020.

STUDENT ABSENCES As the school year comes to and end please remember to notify the school office of any

outstanding student absences so we may finalise all attendance for Camdenville PS.

ROAD SAFETY It has been bought to our attention that some students are being unsafe on the roads around our school and when using the zebra crossing on Alice St. Students need to wait until the crossing supervisor determines it is safe to cross. She will walk onto the road with her red ‘stop’ sign and only then, are you permitted to cross the road. Some factors can contribute to poor visibility for drivers including the morning and afternoon sun, therefore it is imperative these road rules are followed at all times. students to come to school so that they can complete their Best Start Assessments. All and finish at 3.15pm, for the first week. A separate letter will be sent home soon with

MERIT AWARDS Term 4 Week 6

Stage 1 & 2 Assembly

CLASS NAME REASON

Goannas Noga Working hard to make costumes for the Goannas culminating event

Austin For his cleverly written narrative about a monster

Niall Displaying leadership skills while making special effects and props for our play

Emory Displaying collaborative skills while making special effects and props for our play

Harper Using punctuation effectively in Big Writing

Cockatoos Alfie A mature approach to all learning and social activities

Xander Persistence and hard work when approaching all learning activities

Meg Working diligently as our director for our class performance

Yabbies Bobby Working persistently to learn his lines for our live performance

Gea Using the Jump Strategy to solve subtraction problems

Momo Using speech marks to identify dialogue in her writing

Potoroos Mia Delivering her lines with expression and confidence when practicing a class play

Alex Creating a wonderful symmetrical artwork

Remy Using speech marks effectively when writing a conversation between characters

Echidnas Geneve Excellent communications and collaborating during PBL

Elton An incredible performance during Echidnas assembly item

Daisy Effectively incorporating descriptive and figurative language in her Big Writing

Wombats Callum Writing an incredible persuasive PEEL paragraph using amasing persuasive techniques

Max A enthusiastic approach to reading particularly David Williams stories

Hala An outstanding approach to literacy group activities. Great Rainbow poem!

Emus Jack Thinking carefully about his choice of vocabulary, openers and complex sentences during Big Writing!

Conn Effectively identifying and describing a range of number patterns

Skye Effectively applying feedback and feedforward in order to refine her groups product

Kangaroos Alex Using a train timetable to work out arrival and departure times

Felix Providing his peers with feedback and feedforward to help improve their products

Cleo Using interesting vocabulary in her Big Writing to describe a journey

MERIT AWARDS Term 4 Week 7

Kindy & Stage 3 Assembly

CLASS NAME REASON

Dingoes Olive Using the technique of shadowology to create shadow art

Aleksander Collaborating in PBL to create a protype of a sensory board

Marley Working with a group to measure the surface area of a space using squares

Rosellas Kash Persisting when drafting an email to an expert in PBL

Charlie Working hard to create a diagram of the learning hub in PBL

Inara Sketching a floor plan for the collaborating furniture PBL product

Possums Gabriel Persisting to write interesting sentences

Sophie Using the technique of shadowology to create shadow art

Amelia Creating an amazing mood board with a colour palette and images

Bandicoots Emi Confidently using division and multiplication to solve problems about kilometres per hour

Eva Effectively collecting and summarising research and interviews for her PBL group

Quokkas Maple Confidently sharing her ideas and opinions with the class

Jordan Demonstrating persistence when faced with tech challenges in PBL

Calilah Supporting multiple groups during PBL in the Quokkas class

Kookaburras Tom For accurately measuring hectares in mathematics

Taliyah For accurately measuring hectares in mathematics

Lewis For being a polite and courteous member of Kookaburras class

ART WORSHOPS AVAILABLE

Thursday 19 December &

Friday 20 December

Contact Sarah for details

After School Piano Classes

Wednesdays at Camdenville! Small Group Classes 3 - 6pm. Camdenville School

Hall.

About Earthbeats - Keyboard Kids

Keyboard Kids is part of the Earthbeats Music program which began within Marrickville Council Children’s Services and has been running in Sydney’s Inner West for over 10

years.

Keyboard Kids Program The Keyboard Kids program utilizes award winning Australian Encore books & CDs,

along with Earthbeats Music activities. The program is especially designed for children 5 - 12years. Keyboard Kids encourages children to explore and play within a diverse

range of styles, from pop to jazz and classical music. The program takes children through the full duration of primary school learning. Keyboard Kids is compatible with

Australian school music programs & later graded AMEB.

Learning Outcomes

Keyboard Kids sets a happy, solid musical foundation with a holistic and personal approach. Lessons are run one on one, to very small groups, to ensure children can learn to play piano really well and read music confidently, in a way that’s lots of fun.

Fees for Keyboard Kids

Fees are $36 for 30mins for a solo lesson or $34 for 40mins for a small group lesson (2-3 children maximum). Keyboard Kid’s fees are on par with local charges for a qualified

and experienced music teacher, if not slightly less, to allow more children an opportunity. A trial class is also an option, including a once off lesson fee. The program

runs in 10 week terms, approx. to the school term.

How to Register

To register your child for Keyboard Kids please email us with your name and phone number. Please email your child’s ; full name, D.O.B and year they are in at school.

Please let us know your preference for day / time between 3 - 7pm. And we will be in touch shortly to book you in!

Contact Us

P: 0410506304 E: info@earthbeatsmusic.com W: www.earthbeatsmusic.com