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Castle Hill Public School
NEWSLETTER Les Shore Place, Castle Hill NSW 2154 Phone: 9634 3777 Fax: 9899 6845
Email: [email protected] Webpage: castlehill-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
March 04, 2020
Staff News Ms Gleeson-Hall commenced maternity leave last Thursday. We wish her the very best as she awaits the arrival of her second child!
Zone Swimming Carnival We wish all of our school representatives the very best for the Zone swimming carnival tomorrow and look forward to hearing of your achievements!
Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) students who will receive ribbons as a result of our school swimming carnival, will have these ribbons presented at the next Stage 2 assembly on Monday 16 March commencing at 2.00pm.
Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.
School and P&C Voluntary Contributions Information regarding 2020 school and P&C voluntary contributions was sent home this week. We strongly encourage parents to pay these contributions on-line, following the instructions provided.
Thank you in anticipation of your continued support for our school. Morning Arrival to School Please be aware that Kiss and Drop commences at 8.30am and students are supervised from that time until the commencement of classes at 9.00am. On wet mornings, children are supervised in their classrooms, ensuring they are warm and dry. Typically, we find that Kiss and Drop does not become congested until around 8.45am each morning. Parents who use this facility at or before this time are typically able to enter and leave the school without delay. We ask that you consider this when planning what time to leave home in order to get to school. This year, we have disabled the function that previously allowed parents to send a message to teachers via the Seesaw app. Messages to class teachers can be sent to teachers via their DoE email accounts or else to the school email account at [email protected]. Absence notes can be sent electronically via the Skoolbag app.
Notes Home: Year 6 Camp permission/payment note
Craig Oliver – Principal [email protected]
Thursday 5 March Zone Swimming Carnival
Wednesday 11 March P&C AGM 7.00pm
Monday March 16-20 Harmony Week
Thursday 19 March 5/6R & 6E Science Excursion
Wednesday 25 March 5C & 5H Science Excursion
Thursday 26 March 5A & 5K Science Excursion
Wednesday 1 April 5B & 5W Science Excursion
Wednesday 8 April 6M & 6S Science Excursion
Thursday 7 May 6P & 6T Science Excursion
WHAT’S ON
Friday 6 March Kindergarten Assembly 2.00pm
Monday 9 March Stage 1 (Yrs 1&2) Assembly 2.00pm
Monday 16 March Stage 2 (Yrs 3&4) Assembly 2.00pm
Monday 23 March Stage 3 (Yrs 5&6) Assembly 2.00pm
SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES
School Assemblies Our next school assemblies are as follows: Kindergarten Friday 6 March at 2:00pm. Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) Monday 9 March at 2:00pm, led by 2A and Mrs Ambler. Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) Monday 16 March at 2:00pm. Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) Monday 23 March at 2:00pm. Parents and community members are welcome to join us for each assembly, held in the school hall. Kindergarten Sport Below is a summary detailing when Kindergarten students need to wear their sports uniform.
Class Day of the Week
KB Tuesday & Thursday
KF Wednesday & Thursday
KJ Wednesday & Friday
KK Thursday & Friday
KM Wednesday & Thursday
KO Wednesday & Friday
KT Tuesday & Thursday Skoolbag – Have you changed your subscription settings? With the new year beginning and changes to the school year, many families are often worried about not receiving important messages now that their child is in a new grade. Follow the steps below to ensure you don’t miss out on key dates and information. Once you have opened the app, select the tab marked GROUPS and select your child’s grade. If you are new to our school, you can download the free app by following these steps:
Harmony Week Planning is underway for a different way of celebrating Harmony Week at Castle Hill Public School. Rather than a parade this year, each grade will participate in a ‘Taste of Harmony’ throughout Harmony Week. We are looking for parents or community members to volunteer their time during Harmony Week, sharing a recipe and/or food preparation of a special dish. Planned dates are Tuesday 17 March for K-2 students, Wednesday 18 March for Stage 3 students and Thursday 19 March for Stage 2 students. If you are interested in finding out more or taking part, please register your interest here http://bit.ly/CHPShw2020 Chess Sydney Academy of Chess will again be offering chess tuition each Friday after school in the library, from 3:10pm 4:10pm. This will be for students in Years 3 to 6. Please refer to the flyer at the end of the newsletter, should your child be interested in participating in this program. Special Religious Education (SRE) and Special Education in Ethics (SEE) Classes for SRE commenced today. Due to increasing enrolments, we need additional community volunteers for Hindu SRE. Training, support and resources are provided. Please email Mrs Kohary [email protected] if you can or you know of anyone who may be able to fulfil this role. Special Education in Ethics (SEE) An expression of interest (EOI) was sent home last week for students in Years 1, 2 and 4 who wish to participate in SEE. Places were allocated based on when EOI notes were returned to the school office, with confirmation letters being sent home this week. It is likely that an additional Stage 1 class will be offered next term. Selective High School Test – Entry for Year 7 2021 The test will be held on Thursday 12 March 2020 at 9.00am at Castle Hill High School, for students who have been nominated by their parents last year, to sit the test. Parents must drop students off at the test centre by 9.00am and return promptly at 1.30pm to pick them up. There is no supervision for students before 8:30am. If the test finishes early, students will be supervised. Please do not be late to collect your child after the test. If the test is delayed, please wait quietly and take care to avoid disruption to the school or students doing the test.
Activity Approximate start
Approximate finish
Candidates arrive by 9.00am Candidates assemble in school groups 9.00am 9.20am Session 1: Administration 9.20am 10.00am Reading test (40 minutes) 10.00am 10.40am Break 10.40am 10.45am Mathematics test (40 minutes) 10.45am 11.25am Administration 11.25am 11.35pm Break 11.35am 11.55am Session 2: Administration 11.55am 12.10pm General ability test (40 minutes) 12.10pm 12.50pm Break 12.50pm 12.55pm Writing test (20 minutes) 12.55pm 1.15pm Candidates collected by parents 1.30pm
Parents must arrange transport for the child to and from the test centre and must observe any parking restrictions near the test centre. Parents must not park on or drive into school premises unless authorised by the High Performing Students Team and the school prior to the test. Students should wear school uniform, including a jumper and a hat for the break. Before the test the students will be assembled in primary school groups outside the test centre. Students must bring a printed copy of their ‘Test authority letter’ that shows their application number. Stem in Stage 1 Yesterday, our Year 1 classes were working hard in their STEM lesson in the library to create a number of tasks. Students were identifying patterns in nature and needed to make a simple and repeated pattern. The students were very engaged.
Mrs Alex Kohary and Miss Danielle Machuca Deputy Principals
Bebras Challenge Bebras is an international student Computational Thinking Challenge, and Bebras Australia is run by CSIRO Education and Outreach through the Digital Careers program. The goal is to promote Computational Thinking to students in a way that highlights student ability beyond Science or Maths skills. The challenge complements learning that students engage with in our current curriculums, tapping into problem solving skills of pattern recognition, logic and algorithms. The challenge runs twice a year, and is open to students in Years 3-6 at the primary school level. Students can enter as an individual or as a team, where collaborative thinking is encouraged. The first challenge opens for a two-week period in March, and we are seeking expressions of interest from students who would like to participate in this opportunity. The challenge will be completed during the school day, under the supervision of a coordinating teacher. If your child is interested, could you please scan the QR code to access an online form to their details, and indicate whether your child has a preference for working individually or in a team. Expressions of interest will close TODAY Wednesday March 4. Students wishing to practice can access past papers via this link https://digitalcareers.csiro.au/en/Bebras/Bebras-resources/Bebras_365 Below is a sample question – check our next weeks newsletter for the solution. Week 5 Solution: 7014831 Explanation: By adding the values of the beads that are nearest to the centre of the abacus the answer shown can be obtained
Weekly Problem Solving – Week 6
After school the young beavers often play together.
To avoid quarrels about where to play, they throw a normal six sided die.
The decision is found according to this rule:
Question:
Which sequence of throws will send the young beavers to the sports field?
ANZAC 2020 Competition ANZAC School Initiatives is running two competitions to commemorate ANZAC Day 2020;
• K-2 Colouring Competition • 3-6 Story Writing Competition
The 3-6 students are required to write a newspaper article ‘My Local ANZAC Day celebrations’ and type their entry on A4 paper. Entries will be judged on quality, meaning and creativity. Students are welcomed to collect entry forms from the front office and return their completed entry to the labelled box by Monday April 6, 2020. Prize information is available on the entry form.
Amanda Hobbs Coordinator
Schools Clean Up Day Clean Up Australia Day began in 1989 and has grown to become Australia’s largest community-based environmental event. It takes place every year on the first Sunday in March. This year CHPS will be participating as a school on Friday March 13. Each class will be assigned an area of the school which they will visit and help clean. You can help by; • Discussing the importance of keeping our environment clean with your child • Sending gloves &/or tongs to school with your child on Friday March 13.
For more information or your local site visit www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au
PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE 2020 The NSW Premiers Reading Challenge is a fantastic way to encourage our Castle Hill Public School readers to engage with a variety of quality books. This challenge is open to all our students and it is really easy to join in!
All you have to do is visit the website: NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 2020 and you will find a list of books, key dates, rules and information about how to log on and register. The challenge started this week on Monday March 2 and will end on Friday August 28. Our school library supports and encourages students to participate in this challenge by providing PRC books, support and information for students. Each grade has a PRC tub with a selection of books which they can read in class during ‘reading time’. These are easily
accessible and can be used when completing the reading log. We look forward to seeing everyone getting into reading this year!
Silvia Georgiades Teacher/Librarian
Robotics Students received confirmation notes today. Due to an overwhelming number of students wishing to take part, many students have been placed on a waiting list. Thank you for your understanding.
Miss Brown Robotics Coordinator
ANZAC Service The staff and students of Castle Hill Public School will commemorate ANZAC day on Thursday April 9 at 11.30am. All students K-6 will be involved in this special event. We warmly welcome family and community members to join in our commemoration of this important event. If there are families who have a serviceman or woman in their family who may like to be a part of our official party, please contact the school office via email at [email protected] We look forward to seeing you there.
Ms Ashleigh Ruppin
PSSA Summer Season Friday March 6, 2020 PSSA this week. All buses leave school at 9:05am and return by 11:00am. Summer PSSA teams Touch Football – Bernie Mullane, Kellyville Softball/T-ball – Fred Caterson, Castle Hill Cricket – Wrights Road Reserve, Kellyville Basketball – Bye staying at school
Mr Gibbs PSSA sport coordinator
Years 1-2 Assembly will be held Monday March 9, 2020 at 2.00pm in the Hall SILVER AWARDS – Please note that these awards will be presented next week at Assembly
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 Harrison 1A Yejin 2A Rose 1A Atika 2A Annabelle 2A Layla 1J Benjamin 2A Chloe 1J Joshua 2A Dahlia 2A Violet-Kye 1L Saba 1L Lucas 2D Ava 2D Lucy 1P Emma 1P Kingston 2H Asher 1P Henry 2H Cayden 1P Paige 2H Abigail 1T Riley 2H Avisa 1T Cooper 1T Anne 2L Yousuf 2L Juliet 1U Ryan 2L Rachel 2L Ali 2L Aaron 2L Seth 2L Arlen 2L Juno 2P Aditya 2S Kasra 2S Evie 2S
GOLD AWARDS – Please note that these awards will be presented next week at Assembly
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 Xainab 2A Aria 2D Thomas 2D Tor 2H Frances 2P Eric 2P Naomi 2S Zainab 2S
Just a reminder that next Wednesday March 11, 2020, 7.00pm the P&C will be having its annual AGM. All P&C executive positions will be declared open so if you feel like you would like to have a role on the P&C and can commit to the extra time required during the year, you are very welcome to nominate. We run a number of events during the year, we are responsible for both the school canteen and the uniform shop and there is some behind the scenes work so P&C executive support is required throughout the year to help make everything run smoothly.
It is a lot of fun too, meetings are relaxed so if you would like to join us, we would love to have you come along even if it is just to attend without holding a role. I look forward to welcoming back our current members and any new faces.
I look forward to meeting many of you this year. Katherine Mullen
P&C President
ROSTER: Thursday 5 March Jin, Soyoung Lee Friday 6 March Chulani Ratnayake, Jane Ju, Shilpa Monday 9 March Ayat Abdulbaky, Sarah Waters Tuesday 10 March VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED x2 Wednesday 11 March Kathryn Vaughan, VOLUNTEER REQUIRED Thursday 12 March Lilis Chung, Shouna Friday 13 March Abby Bishop, Sharmila, Tash If you can help on the days with "VOLUNTEER REQUIRED" or would like to be added to our roster please telephone the canteen on 9634 4306, email at [email protected] or send us a quick text message Kylee 0405 357 150. 2020 CANTEEN MENU: Please click on this link to our 2020 Canteen Menu with updated items available and pricing for this year.
REGULAR OPENING HOURS The Uniform Shop will be open: Monday and Thursday 8.30am-10.30am If you are available to volunteer on either of these days, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Please just send me an email of which days and dates you are available [email protected].
Girls Summer Uniform option Castle Hill Public School now has a shorts option as part of the summer girl’s uniform and is available for purchase from the uniform shop.
Sharyn Haggar Uniform Shop Manager
Month Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/ Sun20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
Australia Dayholiday SDD Years 1-6 students
return to school
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kindergarten students start
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Meet the teacherKindy & Stage 1
Meet the teacherStage 2 & Stage 3
Stage 1 assembly 2.00pm
24 25 26 27 28 29 1
Swimming CarnivalYears 3-6
Stage 2 assembly 2.00pm
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Year 4The Rocks excursion
Year 3The Rocks excursion
Zone Swimming Carnival
Stage 3 assembly 2.00pm Kindy Assembly 2.00pm
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Stage 1 assembly 2.00pm
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
5/6R and 6E Science excursion
Anti Bullying Day
Stage 2 assembly 2.00pm
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
5H and 5CScience excursion
5A and 5KScience excursion
Stage 3 assembly 2.00pm
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
5W and 5BScience excursion
Stage 1 assembly 2.00pm
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
6S and 6MScience excursion ANZAC Service
3-6 Platinum Assembly Last day of term
Mar
Feb
Apr 11
MarApr 10
Mar 9
Feb
Mar 8
FebMar 5
Mar
Jan 1
JanFeb 1
Feb 2
Good Friday
Harmony Week
3
Kindergarten Best Start assesments
Term 1 - 2020Castle Hill Public School
Australia Day
6
4
7
Why Chess? • Create Brighter Thinkers• Improve Student Focus• Achieve Academic Success
Educational Benefits:• Improves concentration and focus• Develops logical thinking and problem solving skills• Enhances memory• Encourages creative and lateral thinking• Promotes discipline• Accelerates emotional development• Expands visualisation and spatial awareness• Demonstrates actions and consequences• Rewards correct decision making• Increases self-confidence• Provides opportunities to make new friends from diverse backgrounds
Term 1 Cost: $99 7th Feb - 3rd AprTerm 2 Cost: $110 1st May - 3rd JulTerm 3 Cost: $110 24th Jul - 25th SepTerm 4 Cost: $99 16th Oct - 11th Dec
Castle Hill Public School Chess Classes, 2020Fridays 3:10PM - 4:10PM in the Library for Years 3-6
To enrol please pay online with your credit card at www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment
Enter the code Z2VI5T8N3F and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details.*Fees are due on the first day of term. A late fee of $10 will be applied if payment is not received within 4 weeks of the start of the term. No refunds or credits for missed lessons during the term and trial lessons must be paid for.For pro-rata fees (ie. starting part way during the term) please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on 9745 1170.
Sydney Academy of Chess Pty Ltd ABN: 14 139 982 004
Level 1, 30A George Street Burwood, NSW PO Box 1325, Burwood, NSW 1805
P: 9745 1170 F: 9745 1176 E: [email protected]
OPTIONAL EXTRAS (prices include delivery)To enhance your child’s learning experience these items are available for purchase online at the time of enrolment
Workbook 1 – Cost: $31[For Beginner/Rookie Players]
Workbook 2 – Cost: $31[For Intermediate Players]
Workbook 1 & 2 – Cost: $46[SPECIAL OFFER]
Exploration in Chess Beauty – Cost: $42[For Advanced Players]
Chess Set & Roll-up Board – Cost: $34[Recommended for All Ages]
Chess Clock – Cost: $77[Recommended for All Ages]
Pay for four terms in advance and receive a free chess set or workbook 2 valued at up to $34. Offer expires 31st March, 2020.