Cringila P U B L I C SCHOOL

35 Sheff ield St CRINGILA NSW 2502 I Ph: 0242741768 I cringila-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

C a r i n g C u l t u r a l C o m m u n i t y NewsletterTerm 1 Week 3 12 th February 2018

2018 Class StructuresThe students have settled well into their new classes and are engaged and focussed learners. I would like to thank our parents for assisting in this process and ensuring the children are on time and ready to learn every day. We have a current enrolment of 152 students. This means we will stay in our 6 class structure. We will be hosting our ‘Meet the Teacher’ parent information afternoon Disco & Sausage Sizzle on Wednesday 21st February 2018 from 4:00-5:30pm. We encourage all parents to attend to find out what is happening in your child’s class and how you can support their learning at home. Please complete the form sent home last week and return to school by Friday 16th February 2018.

Leading for the futureOne of the focus areas of our 2018-2020 school plan is leadership. Our aim is to provide opportunities to build the leadership capacity of all members of the school community. Last Thursday at our assembly, we acknowledged the Cringila Public School Student Leadership team and presented the students with their badges. These students understand their roles and the importance of following our PBL school expectations.

Leadership DayStage 3 students have also participated in a Leadership day gaining many skills to enhance their leadership potential. Thank you to Mr Brown from ‘Explore, Discover, Act’ for providing such engaging activities where the students gained a deep understanding of what it means to be a leader through challenging and higher-order thinking tasks.

Coles Sports for SchoolsCringila Public School is participating in the Coles Sports for Schools program. Through this program, Coles donates free sporting equipment to school. When you shop at Coles, you will be given a voucher. Please place this voucher in the collection box in the school foyer. For every voucher we collect, we can order sports equipment to the value of the vouchers. So start collecting and bringing them in!

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Coming EventsTuesday - Thursday13th - 15th February

Health Care Plan MeetingsParents have been notified

Wednesday Monday14th - 19th March

Life Education Van

Tuesday20th february

Parent Cooking Class

Wednesday21st February

Meet the teacher Parent InformartionSausage SizzleDisco

Assembly TimetableWeek 4Thursday22nd February

PBL PresentationTo be confirmed

Week 6Thursday8th March

4/5T

Week 8Thursday22nd March

5/6H

Week 10Thursday5th April

3/4D

Swimming CarnivalCongratulations to the students who attended the swimming carnival last Friday. It was great to see the sportsmanship displayed as they tried their best in the pool and encouraged their peers from the edge. Students going to District Carnival will be given a note this week.

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Life EducationThe Illawarra Life Education van will be arriving at our school this Week. All children will be attending a session inside the special classroom. In partnership with schools and the community, Life Education aims to educate the children Healthy Lifestyle Choices. Each year the children see a different program. We expect all students to attend and there is no cost for the students to attend.The sale of Harold Merchandise supports the Life Education program. If you would like to purchase any merchandise, please complete the form that has been previously sent home. Please also provide the CORRECT MONEY in an envelope with the item written on the face of the envelope along with your child’s name and class. This will allow the educator to process orders efficiently and accurately.

Parent Cooking morningTwice a term, Mrs Elhage hosts a parent cooking morning. This is a fantastic opportunity for our parents to cook, taste some delicious foods, chat and socialise. Our next one will be on Tuesday 20th February 2018 from 9:00-11:00. All parents are welcome so come along and have a great morning. We look forward to seeing you in the Red Gum Kitchen.

Breakfast ClubOur Breakfast Club has resumed again with many of our students enjoying toast, fruit and milk. This is a free program that operates every Thursday morning from 8:30-8:50am in the Red Gum Kitchen. Thank you to the Warrawong Food Hub for their support of this fantastic initiative, and to Ms Butcher and to all of the teachers who assist. Parents are most welcome to come and help.

Harmony DayWe are currently in the process of organising our Harmony day celebrations. If you have any links to a cultural group within our community, please see either myself or Ms Wheatley.

Basketball ClinicThrough our Sporting Schools Grant all students will be particiapting in a Basketball Clinic for the next few weeks on Thursdays.Students can wear joggers for those weeks on a Thursday.

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Health Care plansThe wellbeing of our students is of upmost importance. It is essential that the school is kept up to date with student’s current medical conditions. To ensure this, letters and plans were sent to all parents who have indicated on the enrolment form that their child has a medical condition. If you received a letter, please ensure you have visited your General Practitioner and completed the health care plan/s. I look forward to discussing these plans with you this week. Thank you for your assistance in helping us support your children.Robotics ProgramOur enrichment Robotics program has resumed for 2018 and all students will be participating in Robotics Coding Lessons starting next week. Thank you to Robolink for your support with this fantastic initiative.

Underground Hot SpotTo keep parents informed of the progress of the underground hot spot, a link has been created on the Department of Education website with information regarding this issue. The Department of Education will continually update this link with new information. The link is as follows; https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/strategies-and-reports/our-reports-and-reviews/school-environment-reports/cringila-public-school-underground-hotspot

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Queens Baton Relay

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2018 CPS Leadership TeamSchool Leaders Girl Captain Sienna Saveska Boy Captain Ali Ayoub Girl School Leader Ayah Marmar Boy School Leader Ali Eid

House Captains Illawarra Shermin Bajrami Selim Bajrami Nebo Anica Tadic Kalil Al-Hasan Kembla Jakeb Musso Selma Rapovska Keira Abdul Elhage Yasmin Hejazi

Vice Captains Illawarra Shelby Nedeski Osman Gunes Nebo Natasha Howland Deegan Campbell Kembla Qassem Al Hariri Mia Baldacchino Keira Esraa Eid Jibriel Darwiche

SRC Representatives 2P Yusuf Unal Natalija Stankovic 3/4D Mohamed Hijazi Andreya Vasiliadis 4/5T Ahmad Elchaar Laila Hadaya 5/6W Hayden Nelson Despina Vasiliadis

Library Monitors Danica Stankovic Yr 6 Najed Al Hariri Yr 5 Chelsea Nikoloski Yr 4 Isabella Elhage Yr 4 Zahraa Ayoub Yr 3 Mohamed Hijazi Yr 3

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Cringila Community Co-opCringila Large Hall has recently been

renovated, including new timber polishedfloors and freshly painted and is now available

for hire for birthdays, engagements,weddings, christenings, meetings and all

special events. For hire and enquire please call

Gordana Seljanovska Wednesdays

between 9.30am to 12 pm on 42744033

EXCURSIONS, PSSA, EVENTS• MAILBOXES located in foyer – Each class has their own mailbox.

• All payments are to be put in the mailboxes BEFORE 10am.

• NO MONEY or PERMISSION SLIPS will be accepted after 10am.

• Money & Permission Slip must be correct in either, an envelope or a snap lock bag.

• NO MONEY ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF AN EVENT. Excursions, PSSA etc must be paid by the day before.

• Your childs name and class must be written clearly.

• DO NOT send more than one child’s money in an envelope.

• MONEY is only accepted on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

• Uniform Shop is only open Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

Skoolbag App Please download our school App available for iPhone and Android phones. To install it, just look for our school name “Cringila Public School” in the App Store or Goog-le Play Store, and install it on your phone. The newsletters will be available on your phone, as will reminders and alerts about coming events.

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SOUTHERN SUBURBS MOBILE PRESCHOOLFor children 3—5 years.Is here at the school on Tuesdays & Wednesday 9am—3pm.Please feel free to visit or call Stephanie on 0417 678 667Playgroup Thursdays 9am—12pmPhone Cringila Co-op 42 744 033

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