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Cambewarra Public School www.cambewarra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au 22 May 2017 Term 2, Week 5

In this issue:

Principal’s Report

Pages 1 – 5

Science

Experiements

Canteen News

What’s On

Page 6

Cambe Calf Award

Page 7

Principal’s Report

School Payments Reminder

The only way to make online payments to Cambewarra School is through our

website at http://www.cambewarra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ and click on the link $

Make A Payment and fill in the details. See the attached picture to see what it

looks like on our page. Other payment options include cheques made payable to

Cambewarra Public School or cash in an envelope preferably with the correct

money as the school doesn’t often have change. Please note that payments for

the school canteen must be in a separate envelope as this is directed to the P&C.

Envelopes may be obtained from the school front office.

http://www.cambewarra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/


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Principal’s Report (continued) Collection of Excursion Money

With quite a few excursions planned across the school it is necessary to remind parents about the

procedures for payment so that thorough preparation is planned prior to the excursion date. Changes to

rolls generated by the new LMBR system necessitate the need for accurate attendance rolls in the event

of emergencies, and these rolls must be generated three days prior to the excursion date.

In addition to this, all student medical health care plans and associated medical requirements must be

prepared well in advance in readiness for the excursion. This is a Departmental requirement.

The excursion payment cut off date is always three days prior to the excursion date. Please note that

from here on no payments for excursions can be made after the payment due date on the excursion

permission form. Payment on the morning of the excursion will not be accepted. We appreciate

parental co-operation with this initiative.

New Basketball Posts

At the end of 2016, as part of their gift to the school,

Year 6 students presented money to refurbish the

old and worn junior basketball rings. Students are

keenly watching Bill and Roz Phillips assemble the

new basketball rings on the basketball courts. Here’s

what a few of our junior students had to say about

the newest additions to our playground.

“When the posts are finished, people will be able to

play more basketball games during break times.”

- Maddy

“With the new hoops people can play more games on the basketball court.” - Jack

“We will have so much fun and play more games as there will be more hoops.” - Paris

Last Friday 3/4 T were very lucky when ex-student and

expert basketballer, Kate Bellamy, visited to provide a

workshop for the students during their sport session.

The students said they enjoyed learning new skills and

tricks and that their fitness was really tested. Thank you

Kate for coming along and coaching our up and coming

basketball stars.


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Principal’s Report (continued) Calf and Craft Fair

Our much anticipated Cambe Calf and Craft Fair is set down for Saturday, 21 October 2017. To help

build enthusiasm and interest towards the fair students are encouraged to begin wearing Fair

merchandise in the way of T-Shirts, bandanas and cow print clothing. Fair clothing merchandise may be

purchased from the Uniform Shop on Fridays or by completing the usual uniform shop pre-order form

from the office. Students may like to start wearing their Cambe Calf and Craft Fair clothing on Fridays.

Stage Three Skype With Korean Students

This year, as part of the Asian studies program in conjunction with Bomaderry High School, Stage Three

are studying South Korea. The teachers and students will be attending at Asian Studies expo at the high

school on Friday June 16. Every year the expo is attended by many local feeder primary school students

who study a variety of Asian countries and cultures. Our Stage Three students will be studying aspects

of the Korean language with Mrs Parsons from Bomaderry High.

Last Tuesday the Stage Three students were fortunate to participate in a Skype session with two

students from a senior high school in northern South Korea. These students will be visiting our school

later in the year. The Stage Three teachers from Cambewarra commented about how technology

enabled our students to develop a deeper understanding of an Asian school. They added that it was a

good starting point to engage student interest when learning about South Korea and it provided a great

connection between two schools from different cultures.

Stage Three students, Keyarnee and Chloe from 4/5/6M said, “we learnt that the two Korean students

that we talked to are the best drawers in the world. They add so much detail to their sketches. We

thought it was really cool listening to them and learning that schooling in South Korea is so different to

here. They go to school at 8am and don’t finish until 5pm. After school they study each weeknight until

midnight. They have no time to socialise, play sport or have hobbies. They study different languages

such as Mandarin and English but do similar subjects as us such as maths, geography and art. They

were shocked when we told them about our holidays. They get two weeks over summer and four

weeks over winter. They wished that they could get six weeks off at Christmas time like we do.”

Thank you to Mrs Parsons and the Stage Three teachers for organising this valuable lesson.

Stage One Visitors

Stage One students are currently studying local history and were treated with a visit from Chris and

David Evison who have both lived in the Cambewarra area all of their lives. Both men grew up in

Cambewarra and attended Cambewarra School before attending Bomaderry High when it first opened.

The Stage One students were very eager to ask questions about what life was like at school and in the

community over fifty years ago. They learnt that there were only about thirty students in the whole

school and at lunchtime the boys could light fires in the playground and bring pocket knives to school to

cut down branches. On the weekends Chris and David would often spend time on their own in the

bush, staying overnight. They said they didn’t have many toys but would make their own from

whatever they could find in the shed.


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Principal’s Report (continued)

When asked what they learnt from the visit this is what a few

students from 1/2H had to say

“They came back to visit our school. That was nearly sixty years

ago. I liked when they said that there wasn’t even a Cambe shop

back then and that the school was in a different place.” - Alexis

“I learnt that the kids would get smacked by a ruler if they were

the last in line. They had to keep a ruler down their long socks.”

- Ben

“Chris said he was allowed to go out at night and sleep in the

bushes, even when he was eight years old. He also had the

job of putting the chickens in the cage so the foxes wouldn’t

get them.” - Lachlan

“When they got into trouble at school they had to stand in a

special spot and not talk. They had to write out a hundred times

what they did wrong so they wouldn’t do it again. “ - Juliette

Thank you to Chris and David for visiting our school and sharing

your local history with us. It is very much appreciated.


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Principal’s Report (continued)

Kidsmatter The Bounceback Program - aimed at teaching students the skills to bounce back from the many challenges life throws at us - has commenced in every class throughout the school. The current focus of Bounceback discussions is on bullying, bystanding, upstanding and resilience. Students have been very interested to explore what it means to be a bully, a bystander, an upstander and to be resilient. There have been many lively discussions about the importance of making good and kind choices. So that "everyone is on the same page" the Cambe Kidsmatter Team created this poster - about what these words mean.

Perhaps you could talk with your child/children about the poster and what they learned about in class. Over the rest of the term teachers will go into more detail about how to deal with peer pressure, the impact of unkind actions, the importance of thinking for yourself and taking personal responsibility.

Have a great week everyone.


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What’s On

Monday, 22/5

3-6 Core Values Award Assembly

Tuesday, 23/5

Stage 3 Netball 9am-12pm

Wednesday, 24/5

K-2 Core Values Award Assembly

Thursday, 25/5

Stage 2 Science Excursion

Friday, 26/5

2-6 Athletics Carnival

Year 4 and Year 6 Science Experiments

Whilst year 5 undertook NAPLAN, years 4 and 6 conducted

science experiements. They began by researching a science

experiment of choice and were tasked with creating a

booklet to contain and explain the method, materials

needed and predictions of the outcomes for the experiment.

They produced some outstanding booklets with evidence of

scientific learning.

This is what some students had to say:

“The science experiements were so fun, it didn’t feel like

work” - Nate

“ They were exciting and it was fun to make them and great

to watch other peers conduct their experiements” - Lizz

Yours in education,

Mrs. Merry

Canteen News

As the weather is starting to turn colder our school canteen

will now be open on Wed, Thurs, Fri morning for hot

chocolates, cereal and toast. In addition, we are trialling

being open on Wednesday for 1st break as well as Thursday

1st break and Friday for both breaks. We are proud to be

providing your children with wholesome snacks and healthy

food to keep their energy levels up all day.

We would love to be able to see more parents, grandparents

and carers offering their time to help out in our school

canteen. Our children love to see you there, so come and

drop in for a cuppa or call Jane on 0407 768 176.


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Name: Rohan

Class: KS

Type Of Calf: Caring Calf

Why: For a Kindergarten student who has only been at

Cambewarra School for such a short time, Rohan cannot

only tell you the school Core Values, he can confidently

demonstrate them to others. Rohan likes to follow the

Core Values all the time at school. He watches out for his

friends and encourages them to follow them as well.

Rohan has already proved to his teachers that he is very

responsible and has an excellent attitude to towards his

learning at school. The Core Value that he especially likes

to demonstrate is Caring. Caring includes helping others,

giving your best effort, listening closely and including

others in games and activities. Rohan says it’s so important to care for each other in the classroom and the

playground.

Rohan’s teacher, Mrs Sturt says, “Rohan always likes to follow the Core Values every day. He lives and

breathes them, and encourages his friends to do the same.”

When asked about what he enjoys about school and the Core Values, Rohan says, “I love playing in the

playground, we play in the pipes. If I see that someone doesn’t have a friend to play with I will help them

out and ask them to play with me. I wait for people by taking turns and I help them do that too. In class, I

love learning to read, I love reading. I try really hard at school.”

Rohan’s friends, Sullivan and Lilly both say, “Rohan is fantastic at his work. We like to play with Rohan

because he is good to us and likes to play safe games. He takes turns and is nice to us.”

Congratulations Rohan for being such an excellent role model for others. Thank you for being such a

Caring Calf.

Cambe Calf Award


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