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Effort Earns Success

Pueblo Street, Copacabana NSW 2251 Ph (02) 4382 1766 Email: [email protected] www.copacabana-ps.com

Term 2 Week 7 2016 A Proud Member of

Kincumba Learning

Community &

Tjudibaring AECG

Welcome to Week 7! As we near the end of term I would like to thank all our wonderful parent helpers. On a regular basis we have parents in our classrooms helping out and we really do appreciate all the support you give to our school and our students. It’s what makes our community so great!

Last month Brianna was in Tamworth for the NSW Girls basketball and this week, three of our talented rugby league players are also contesting the NSW championships in Tamworth. Good luck to Gabe, Jack and Jayden. Another one of our talented sportsman, Joel in 1N, will be competing in the NSW Multi Sports Day at Niagara Park on 14th June. Then in Week 9, Lara from 4M, will be contesting the NSW Hockey championships in Albury. What a talented group of sporting stars we have at Copacabana!

There will certainly be no slowing down as we approach the end of this term. We are looking forward to the 5 lands walk on 25th June and the Copa mini fete on 26th June. Our Star Struck performers are dancing at the entertainment centre on 18th June and our boys and girls dance groups will perform at the Central Coast Dance Festival on the 23rd June and 29th June. Our debating team also has two debates and the field events carnival will take place at school on Wednesday 22nd June. It certainly will be a big finish to Term 2!

B. Thomas

Principal

Quote of the Week

“Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself says I’M POSSIBLE.” – Audrey Hepburn

Student Reports

Student Reports will be forwarded home to parents on Thursday 23rd June. Students from Years 1 to 6 are assessed on a five point scale in all Key Learning Areas. The gradings are: limited, basic, sound, high and outstanding. A description of each grading will be on the front of the reports.

The majority of students will achieve a ‘sound’ grading.

A ‘sound’ grading indicates: The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills. Sound means they are achieving at grade level.

Teachers will be assessing and reporting on the work that has been programmed for Semester 1. The end of the year report will assess the work programmed in Semester 2, that is, the report will not be cumulative.

Students in Kindergarten have a different report which indicates their progress in meeting the outcomes of the kindergarten syllabus.

Coming Events

13th June

Public Holiday

14th June

Parent/Teacher In-

terviews Open

15th June

Starstruck

Rehearsal

16th June

Starstruck

Rehearsal

17th June

Starstruck

Performance

Debate vs Avoca PS

18th June

Starstruck

Performance

22nd June

Field Events

Carnival

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Semester 1 Parent Interviews

Our parent interviews will take place in Week 10 this term (Mon 27th June – Fri 1st July). Bookings for these interviews will be done online. Parents who don’t have access to the internet at home, at work, at a friend’s house or on their phones, can contact the office and access will be given to you at school. Interviews are strictly 10minutes and spaces are limited. A note will be going home with students this week with event code. Bookings will be open for parents from Tuesday 14th June—Friday 24th June.

Mr Thomas’ Wall of Fame

A big thank you to Chloe in 4/5M for the landscape artwork that now sits proudly on my wall of fame. Holly in 5/6W is also an addition to my wall of fame this week, with her amazing piece of pop art inspired by Andy Warhol. Malibu in 5/6W worked hard to produce a very bright elephant artwork, which also now sits proudly on my wall of fame.

COPACABANA PUBLIC SCHOOL Effort Earns Success


Teacher Profile



Hi! My name is Peta Mumford and I am fortunate enough this year to be teaching the wonderful 2M three days a

week. They are a fun and vibrant class and each day is different and exciting; one of the main reasons I decided a

career in education was for me.

A little about myself… I grew up in Epping, in the northern suburbs of Sydney in a

wonderful home. My mum was a primary school teacher and my dad a police prosecu-

tor. They both worked long hard hours; yet their time at home was entirely dedicated

to my older brother, Jamie and I.

I attended the local primary school where I was given many exciting learning and

extra-curricular opportunities. I developed an early love of swimming whilst trying my

hand at cross country, netball, tennis, triathlon, dance, drama, choir and recorder (yes,

it’s hard to believe but it’s true!) We were offered so many opportunities by the teachers who dedicated a lot of extra time to running training

sessions and practices.

I attended a high school in Burwood in the Inner West of Sydney which offered fantastic academic and sports programs. Swimming quickly

became a big part of my life and before I knew it, mornings and afternoons were being occupied by training sessions. This combined with

rowing, athletics, netball, water polo, basketball and Duke of Edinburgh training left little time for much else but it was always emphasised by

my parents that school, assignments and study came first. I fondly recall my mum being at all my training sessions and she would sit for hours

on end, preparing her lessons for the following days.

After finishing high school I attended the University of Technology, Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts in

International Studies. I thoroughly enjoyed University and made lifelong friends from studying there. I worked casually as a swimming instructor

at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre and this further cemented my love of teaching. During my time at University, I learnt to speak Italian as

part of my Arts degree, this also meant that I had the opportunity to live in Italy for a year. It was a wonderful experience as a 21 year old, living

and studying in another country and gave me some very valuable life experiences.

After returning from Italy, I completed the final part of my teaching degree and then began casually teaching at Auburn Public School. My mum

was a teacher there and this made the daunting task of being a beginning teacher a little easier. Initially I worked as an ESL Support Teacher and

then was given a temporary contract teaching Year 2. This was a challenging and vivacious school, a school that is 96% NESB (Non English

Speaking Background) and upwards of 20 different cultures all learning together. I will always be grateful for my time at Auburn.

At the end of 2008, I applied for and was successful at interview in gaining a permanent teaching position at Newington Public School. This was

a beautiful school, initially built just before the Sydney 2000 Olympics, it was the medical centre during the Olympics and was transformed into

a school in 2002. A highly multicultural school with outstanding teachers and results. I got married during my time at Newington and my

husband Calum and I bought our first home; a tiny apartment in the Inner West of Sydney.

In 2012, Calum and I decided that we wanted a bigger house, we wanted to plan for the future and we

wanted a dog! We decided the Central Coast was where we wanted to settle, Calum’s family emigrated

here from England in 2002, so it was an easy decision! We bought a beautiful house in Avoca Beach and

were resigned to the fact that we would be commuting to Sydney for our jobs. It was a great surprise

when a job came up at Copacabana at the end of 2012 and I applied and successfully interviewed for the

job.

I remember my first day at Copacabana in 2013 very fondly, the staff and teachers were so warm and welcoming and I

quickly felt like part of the community, even though it took a little while for the students to learn my name – Mrs.

Muffin does have a nice ring to it! A true highlight in recent years was the birth of our daughter Frankie in July 2014, she

is a cheeky and inquisitive toddler who definitely keeps me on my toes! She is best friends with Maggie, our mischievous

and energetic Border Collie.

I am truly grateful each day for the opportunity to teach at such a wonderful school, Copa is a brilliant school and that is

because the students and community are so great. I became a teacher because I admired my mum so much, and I saw the difference she made

to many students’ lives. Each day I aim to make a little difference - an understanding smile, a willing ear to listen and constantly wanting to

nurture the curious minds of Copa children.


Values & Awards



VALUE of the Month - RESPONSIBILTY

During the month of May we explored the value of RESPONSIBILITY. Being responsible

is taking care of what you need to do and being accountable for your actions. It is also

being trustworthy.

Thank you to all who try and be responsible individuals every day both at school and at home. Our citizens

of the month for May who were recognised at last Friday’s assembly for demonstrating the value of

responsibility consistently were…

This month, during June,

we discuss what it means

to be COOPERATIVE.

K-2 Awards

KB Nami 3H

Leila

KH Mina 3W

Chloe

K/1S Max 4M Jack

IN Olivia 4/5W

Imogen

1R Levi 5/6F Matthew

2D Grace 5/6M Kai

2M Tim 5/6W

Nomi

Lib/Comp Makaylah

K/1S 1N

Max Noah Monique Jordan

Saorise Josie Isabella Kai

KH 2M

Jay Aaliyah Tyler Cooper

Ziggy Ollie Lucky Phoebe

KB 2D

Vera Remy Noah Cody

Taj Mitchell Imogen Matilda

1R

Seth Daisy

Ashiel Jordan




School Sport

A big congratulations goes to Brianna Kelly who represented Sydney North at the NSW PSSA Basketball Championships in Tamworth. Brianna's team placed 6th out of 14 teams from all over NSW. Well done, Brianna!

Good luck to Gabe Smith, Jack Legge and Jayden Morgan who are representing Sydney North at the NSW PSSA Rugby League Championships at Tamworth this week. Their results will be in the next newsletter.

Mr Chris Mensforth

Sports Enthusiast

Yr 3 Claymation workshops

As part of their Technology Programme, students from Year 3 took part in an exciting Claymation Workshop last week and produced some really entertaining animations.

They had to prepare their storyboard, scripts and backdrops prior to the day so they were all ready to build their characters and start filming when Matt arrived with all the equipment.

The classes spent their day learning all about animation, cameras, creating characters from plasticine, 3D and perspective and were lucky enough to have portable surface pro laptops to use.

They had a fantastic day and have thoroughly enjoyed watching each other’s movies.

You will find a couple of them featured on the Copacabana Website http://www.copacabana-ps.com/ and more examples on the Technology blog page http://www.copacabana-ps.com/technology-blog

Sports Report

Claymation Workshops


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http://www.copacabana-ps.com/technology-blog



Project Green Sea Turtle

On Wednesday 8/06/2016, four members of the environment group Sienna, Maddy, Mika & Asha presented their environment project at the take 3 for the sea program at Ourimbah University.

We enjoyed listening to other schools presentations and even got to show a presentation of our own about making a difference in our school and community.

Bruce showed us an indigenous dance about the turtles from his home land Frazer Island, it raised awareness for these beautiful creatures in our oceans.

Remember Take 3 for the Sea.

By Sienna, Maddy, Mika & Asha

Environmental




We continue to have another busy month with lots of enjoyment and amazing support from the school community… Thank you

Thank you to all the families who supported the school disco… it was so great to see the students dancing, having loads of fun whilst our beautiful teachers supervised and had a jig themselves. We have a Mini fete coming up in 2 weeks… loads of fun for all the family. Jumping castles, tombola, cake stall, craft, hair spray, nails, live entertainment and BBQ. Bring your picnic blanket and make a day of it. It’s being held on the Grass at the surf club. If you know anyone that is interested in being a sponsor please email contact details to fundraising [email protected]

Look forward to seeing you all at the Copa Green.

Canteen Update:

The P&C having been working towards getting the school canteen back into action as we have not had this service available to us this term. We are very excited to announce that a canteen manager has been appointed… This is Kirsten Walter who has 2 students at the school and is very excited with this opportunity. We look forward to introducing her in the next newsletter… so watch this space. The canteen will be open from the 20th July for lunch only. Mon and Tues will be supported by flexischools. Wed, Thurs and Friday’s will be full operation for Lunch and purchasing over counter for students.. There will be a survey coming home next week as we would love for you to provide feedback re: usage of the canteen, what food you would like to see and even have the opportunity to name the canteen or design the outside of the canteen. Thank you in advance for your support in completing this survey.

Uniform Shop Update:

We would like to thank Kerinna Diamond for her support to the canteen…. It has been amazing and would not be where it is today without her dedication. Kerinna is stepping down and we would like to introduce Patricia Smith (Trish) to the position who is looking forward to stepping into this position of Uniform Shop Co-ordinator. Please bear with us as we transition between the ladies. The uniform shop is open Mon and Thurs however if you are requiring uniforms outside this time please see the office and you can complete an order form , stock will then be sent to students classes.

Dates to go in the calendar:

Mini Fete 26th June -10-2pm on the Copacabana Surf Club grass

Election BBQ 2nd July 8am – 2pm BBQ

Athletics Carnival 22nd July Athletics Track events - BBQ Food

Working Bee 17th July 9am – re-constructing green house, mulching and finals touches to canteen.

Trivia Night 30th July – at Copacabana Surf Club

P&C Meeting 2nd of August at 6:30pm … All welcome

Important Reminder

If you are purchasing the entertainment book that was sent home, please pay online at www.entbook.com.au/3454m4

If you are not purchasing the Book, please return it to the front office in the personalised envelope no later than Friday 10th June.

P&C


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5 Lands Walk Performances

All students at Copacabana Public School are involved in our annual 5 Lands Walk performances.

This year we have correlated our theme with the Olympics. The worldwide, multicultural event highlights the 5 Lands Walk motto, ‘Connecting people to people and people to place’. Therefore, our K-6 dance is titled ‘Rio’ and students will be dressed in the colours of the Olympic rings. Each class has been allocated a colour and are expected to wear a shirt or jumper in that colour. Please encourage your children to attend as this is an important school and community event.

Date: Saturday 25th June 2016

Time: Arrive by 9.15am

Location: Copacabana green (next to the surf club)

Wear: Allocated Olympic ring colour shirt (see below) and dark pants (preferably black).

Cost: nil

Program on the day 9.30am-10am

Stage 3 drumming group (Mr Rippon)

K-6 ‘Rio’

Boys dance festival ‘Let’s get ridiculous’

Year 6 girls dance festival ‘Cartoon Heroes’

Dance Festival students

All dance festival students will be required to arrive in their dance costumes with their hair done. They will not need to wear any makeup or face paint. As dance festival performances are held after ‘Rio’ they will need to wear their coloured shirt over their costumes. All students are expected to attend.

Regards,

Jaimi Holmes

Dance coordinator

5 Lands Walk Performances


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