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Chifley Chatter 8 May 2019

CHIFLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL MISSIONCHIFLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL MISSIONSTATEMENTSTATEMENT

Chifley Public School is committed to the pursuit of excellenceand the provision of equitable, high quality educationalopportunities.

PRINCIPAL'S REPORTPRINCIPAL'S REPORT

Our innovative classrooms ensure that all our students havethe opportunity to engage confidently and successfully withan information, communication and technology rich curriculum,and are empowered as inquisitive and adaptable learnersthrough future focussed teaching and learning outcomes thatemphasise creativity, critical thinking, communication skills andcollaborative learning.

Information Literacy is coordinated through the Library by MrLewis and forms the framework to Project Based Learning.

Learning technologies are delivered through directed,experiential and authentic teaching and learning opportunities,and act as an educational amplifier to access information, buildcontent and extend student outcomes.

STEM is explicitly timetabled across all classes to enrich aninclusive and equitable school curriculum, and ensures thatall our students are extended through Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics as a stand alone subject.

This term in STEM, K-2 will continue to participate in our highlysuccessful StephanieStephanie AlexanderAlexander KitchenKitchen GardenGarden Programmeand as well as branching out into roboticsrobotics. Our Year 3-6students are extending their Term 1 codingcoding units and movinginto the field of roboticsrobotics.

Easter Hat ParadeEaster Hat Parade

Easter hats are all about optimism, which is significant asoptimism and growth mindset is foundational to Grow YourMind and our wellbeing framework. The tradition around Easterhats comes from wearing new clothes at Easter in the leadup to spring and were originally decorated with spring flowersrather than Easter eggs! Nowadays the design brief is open to afar broader palette, which was particularly evident at last term’sEaster Hat Parade and says a lot about CPS as a community ofinquisitive, adaptable and creative learners… congratulations.

It was lovely to see our local preschools join us for the EasterHat Parade as well as a number of our 2020 Kindergartenstudents as part of their transition to school. I hope you had agreat time.

A big thank you to the P&C for running the cake stall as wellas all our families for the very generous support of our Easterraffle and taking time out of busy schedules to join in the fun;It’s really appreciated.

Particular thanks goes to Mrs Jreige and Miss Carroll fororganising and hosting this year’s amazing Easter Hat Parade.

Anzac DayAnzac Day

At the end of last term, we held our annual Anzac Dayceremony to remember all Australians who have served in warand on operational service. A big thank you to Mr Spiteri andour Captains and Prefects for organising the occasion andleading the ceremony.

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During the Easter Break, our Captains and Prefects also dida fabulous job representing Chifley PS at the Malabar RSLSub-Branch Commemoration of ANZAC Ceremony at BobClarke Memorial Park. Congratulations!

Cross countryCross country

Well done to our students for their enthusiastic participation inthe CPS Cross Country Carnival last Friday. One of the manywonderful things about our school is that we are able to hostsporting carnivals onsite. This allows us to effectively structuretraining sessions and prepare students for sporting events. Thetop qualifying finishers from each age group progress to the

Eastern Suburbs Zone Carnival at Heffron Park, Friday 17th

May. An enormous thank you to Mr Whittaker for preparing thechildren for the cross country and organising the carnival.

Term 2 School Development DayTerm 2 School Development Day

CPS was again delighted to join the Little Bay Community ofSchools for a combined School Development Day. The keynotespeakers discussed wellbeing and the concept of equity ineducation. The afternoon workshops include teacheraccreditation, a review of the Science and Technology K-6syllabus, STEM, autism and research based best practice, andMath’s anxiety and pedagogy. It was certainly a productive dayand a valuable opportunity to support capacity building withinour schools and across the LBCoS network.

Holiday ReadingHoliday Reading

The impact of home reading cannot be overemphasised. Itreinforces reading skills learnt at school and promotes readingas a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle choice. A big well done tothe many children who completed and returned their holidayreading contracts.

“Winter” Uniform“Winter” Uniform

With mild daytime Autumn temperatures parents and carershave the choice of children wearing either summer or winteruniform for the first 2 weeks of term. The winter uniform is to

be worn from the start of Week 3, Monday 13th May. For thosewho still have winter uniform requirements please visit Berelle

School Wear. A limited number of 2nd hand uniform items can

also be obtained through the office. PleasePlease labellabel allall newnew (and(andold) items of uniform.old) items of uniform.

NAPLAN – Year 3 and 5 studentsNAPLAN – Year 3 and 5 students

The National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy(NAPLAN) testing for Year 3 and 5 students takes place nextweek. The testing dates are:

Education is a shared journey. As Principal of Chifley PS, Ibelieve in strong educational partnerships. My office door isalways open if you would like to discuss any issue regardingyour child’s education.

David North

Principal, Chifley Public School

EASTER HAT PARADEEASTER HAT PARADE

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Kory T who was selected in the SydneyCoastal and Eastern Suburbs Married boys Touch FootballTeam. Well done Kory!

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVALCROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL

Well done to all students who participated in our Cross CountryCarnival on Friday, we were very lucky with the weather as itpoured with rain just after we were finished!

Congratulations to the following children that have qualified forthe Zone Cross Country Carnival to be held on 17 May atHeffron Park.

Kingsley G, Luke M, Kruze S, Joshua G, Zoe M, Abby R, SiennaM, Caprice A, Toby G, Noah M, Logan L, Alex N, Bronte M,Millie O, Lilly-Rose C, Tia B, Ethan B, Daniel L, Jayden R, EthanBl, Samantha S, Kylar V, Layla B, Bella H, Kory T, Joshua Ni,Stacey L, Joshua Ne, Claire W, Riley B, Tamia P.

• Tuesday 14th May - Language Conventions andWriting

• Wednesday 15th May - Reading

• Thursday 16th May - Numeracy

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YARN UPYARN UP

Another year and another incredible group of Chifley PublicSchool students participating in 'Yarn up!' at The PowerhouseMuseum.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWSENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

Have a look at some of the photos that were taken recently ofthe beauty growing within our school.

STEMSTEM

STEM education is the learning of science, technology,engineering and mathematics in an interdisciplinary orintegrated approach.

Students at Chifley Public School have opportunities across allstages of learning to gain and apply knowledge, deepen theirunderstanding and develop creative and critical thinking skillsthrough inquiry and project-based learning.

Here are photos from a couple of Stage 1 and Year 5 STEMlessons that took place at Chifley this week.

CAN YOU HELP?CAN YOU HELP?

The Week of Tastes allows children:

Our Week of Tastes is coming up and we are looking for aparent or family member within our community who works witha quality food product - can be a chef, baker, pastry chef,cheesemaker, chocolatier, butcher, providore etc, that will bewilling to spend 1-2 hours (each class is 1 hour), that can bringin food for the children to taste and can talk to the childrenabout your work and why taste is important to your work.

If you are able to help, please could you give us a call or talk toyour child's class teacher.

CO CURRICULAR TERM 2 SCHEDULECO CURRICULAR TERM 2 SCHEDULE

ASSEMBLY NEWSASSEMBLY NEWS

• to understand how they use their five senses toappreciate food

• enrich their food vocabulary

• develop curiosity and a positive attitude towards newfoods

• discover the diverse world of flavours

• learn the link between good food choices and goodhealth

• and connects them to chefs, bakers, pastry chefs,cheese makers or other food producers in theircommunity.

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In Terms 2&3, assemblies are held on Friday at 10am.

SCHEDULE FOR TERM 2SCHEDULE FOR TERM 2

Week 2 10 May Cross Country Ribbons

Week 3 17 MayNo assembly due to Zone CrossCountry

Week 4 24 MayNo assembly due to Koojay Coroboreeat Coogee

Week 528 May(Tuesday)

Reconcilliation Week Assembly

Week 6 7 Jun Artist of the TermWeek 7 14 Jun Percussion performanceWeek 8 21 Jun Choir performanceWeek 9 28 Jun Writer of the TermWeek10

5 Jul NAIDOC 9:15am

GROW YOUR MINDGROW YOUR MIND

WHAT WAS YOUR HAPPY MOMENT TODAY?WHAT WAS YOUR HAPPY MOMENT TODAY?

When we practise talking about our 'happy moment', we startlooking for it during the day.

This may help us to feel more optimistic.

Did you know that optimism has been proven to improve theimmune system?

Our immune system protects our bodies from diseases andgerms. All day long, our immune system works hard to keepout harmful germs and attacks and destroys any which manageto get inside the body.

Practise optimism and give your immune system even bettersuper powers.

SAFE ON SOCIALSAFE ON SOCIAL

CYBERBULLYING - WHAT TO DOCYBERBULLYING - WHAT TO DO

• Determine if it is truly serious, and if it is moreemotional for you than for your child. Is it happeningrepeatedly, and is it more than kids teasing eachother or just being mean once?

• Please notify the school if you need support.

• Remind your child that they are loved and supportedso they know that they can speak up when things gowrong online and feel safe doing so.

• Remind your child not to retaliate in any way as theirbully is waiting for a bite back from them. Make surethey know that by not retaliating they are taking thepower away from their bully.

• Encourage your child to take a break from beingonline to reduce stress and anxiety.

• Make sure you know how to help your child blocktheir bully and how to report the abuse to theappropriate site that it is happening on. (Facebookallows you to block or unfriend. Instagram allows youto hide inappropriate comments). This way thenegative comments will be filtered before it is evenseen, and the bully will not get the response that theyare hoping for. There is no way to report Snapchatbullying or harassment via the app you have to fill outa form on the Snapchat website.https://support.snapchat.com/en-us/co/other-abuse

• Take screenshots, date and time stamp them, reportthe abuse to the site that the offending content isposted on. If the offending content is not removedwithin 24-48hrs file a complaint atwww.esafety.gov.au

• Cyberbullying can certainly be reported to your localPolice. Make sure that you ask them to documentyour complaint and ask for the “Event number” anumber they will write on a little card for you. If youhave reported to General Duties Police, make sureyou call the station and speak to the Youth Liaison or

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LUNCH ORDER MENULUNCH ORDER MENU

A REMINDERA REMINDER

OFFICE NEWSOFFICE NEWS

AFTER SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTSAFTER SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS

If you need to get a message to your child regarding anychange to their afterschool arrangements, please contact theoffice and ensure we have enough time to relay the message.Sometimes it is difficult to locate children just before the bellis about to ring. Students that are not collected from schoolat 3pm will wait with their teacher and a call will be made toconfirm pick up arrangments. As a reminder, the office closesat 3:15pm.

PAYMENTSPAYMENTS

Cash and cheque can be sent to school and given to your classteacher. If paying by cash, please send the exact amount.Eftpos payments can also be made at the office.

Parent Online Payments through our school website provideparents with a secure payment facility. It allows you to pay forfees, performances and excursions by Visa or Mastercard. Youwill have an instant receipt by paying online.

Please visit our school websitewww.chifley-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and click on "Make apayment". You only need to fill in the required information.

School Liaison Officer at the next opportunity – theywill ask for the event number so they can follow up.

• Remind your child only to connect with people thatare friends in real life and check to make sure theirsocial media apps are set to private so they havecomplete control over who is connected to them.

• Remember that age restrictions apply to most socialRemember that age restrictions apply to most socialmedia sites, for example Facebook and Instagrammedia sites, for example Facebook and Instagramhas a minimum age restriction of 13+.has a minimum age restriction of 13+.

• Variations to pick-upVariations to pick-up – As a duty of care, it isparticularly important that parents and carers contactthe office and/or your child’s class teacher toauthorise any variations to the normal school pick-up.

• As with any school, we have children with severeallergies and a range of health carehealth care In order to keepall of our students safe and healthy, I ask that you:

◦ do not send nuts or nut products to schoolwith your child;

◦ remind your child not to share food atschool; and

◦ contact your child’s teacher in advance ifyou are think about bringing in food for theclass i.e. birthday celebrations (this willallow your child’s teacher to put provisionsin place that support the wellbeing of all ourstudents).

• If you are able to contribute as a school volunteerschool volunteerplease contact your child’s teacher, your class parentrepresentative or the office. If you are not alreadydoing so, a great way to start is involvement ourreinforced reading programme each morning. Toreinforce our emergency protocols, school volunteersneed to sign in and out at the office.

• The community librarycommunity library next to the Mitchell St carparkis for everyone to enjoy. The books are free to borrowand can be returned, kept or exchanged for anotherbook. Enjoy and happy reading!

• To keep updated and receive school notificationsschool notifications Iask that all parents & carers who haven’t alreadydone so, download the Schoolzine App.

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OPPORTUNITY CLASSES FOR YEAR 5 INOPPORTUNITY CLASSES FOR YEAR 5 IN20202020

P&C NEWSP&C NEWS

COMMUNITY NEWSCOMMUNITY NEWS

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