prinipal s report · 2019-10-10 · 1 week 4 term 1 corrimal public school a small school making a...

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Week 4 Term 1 www.corrimal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

CORRIMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

A small school making a big difference !

THE CORRIMAL CONNECTION

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Wow is it week 4 already? Walking through the school and observing the learning in classrooms, it is terrific to see students who are engaged and working so conscientiously. Kindergarten have now been at school for two weeks and have settled in wonderfully. They attended their first assembly last Wednesday and showed fabulous manners sitting through the entire assembly without a fuss.

Once again, the Illawarra Mercury will be publishing our annual Captains & Principals special feature on Friday, 22nd February. Look out for the photo of our new School Captains and Vice Captains in the newspaper on this day.

ASSEMBLY

We have changed the day of our assembly from Thursday to Wednesday this year to assist with the growth of our 10th class and the organisational changes that have occurred with this. Our first Assembly was last week and each assembly will always be in the odd week of school and will occur fortnightly. Our next assembly will be in week 5.

RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E [email protected]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Week 4

19/2/19 P&C Meeting 3.15pm

19/2/19-21/2/19

Life Education Van

20/2/19-22/2/19

Years 5-6 Cataract Camp

22/2/19 School Banking

Week 5

26/2/19

Kindergarten STEPS screening

27/2/19

School Assembly 2.00pm-3.00pm

28/2/19 District Swimming Carnival


Week 6


PLEASE NOTE: These dates are subject to

change. The school will endeavour to contact

the community should this be the case.

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SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Our swimming carnival was a fantastic success and it was great to see so many of our students taking part and doing their best. Many thanks to Mrs Law and the team of teachers who coordinated and ran the carnival to ensure it ran smoothly. Of course a big thank you to the parents, carers and friends who were there to support our wonderful students.

DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL

On Thursday 28th February, our School Swimming team will compete at the District Swimming Carnival. I wish all our students

good luck as they compete against the best swimmers across the North Wollongong area. District swimming notes will be sent

home soon.

SCHOOL VOLUNTEER INDUCTION SESSIONS

Due to the Working With Children policy being updated, it is important for the safety of students and volunteers at our school

that correct procedure is followed. I would like to invite those volunteers wishing to help in our school in 2019 to a Volunteer

Induction Session either Wednesday, 6th March at 9:15am or Thursday, 7th March at 9:15am.

On this day, please bring with you 100 points proof of identity...Medicare Card (25points), Drivers licence (40 points), Credit

Card (25 points), Lands Rates Notice (35 Points) and / or a current Passport (70 points). Please allow approximately 30 minutes

for the Induction.

If you are unable to attend either meeting, please contact the office and I will organise to meet with you at a mutually

convenient time. We appreciate those parents who are able to offer their valuable time to support our students.

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MEET THE TEACHER

It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers attend our ‘meet the teacher afternoon’ on Tuesday 12 February, especially on such a hot day. We hope the information provided was a good start for your child’s learning journey this year. The tasty sausage sandwiches were certainly a hit with everybody and I want to thank our General Assistant, Mr Phil Howchin and the staff for working so diligently to prepare and cook under such hot conditions. We understand that not everybody can attend due to other commitments so if you would like to speak with your child’s teacher, please contact them to make an appointment. They will be very glad to meet with you.

ACTIVE KIDS AND CREATIVE KIDS

Active Kids and Creative Kids are programs designed to encourage more children to participate in sport, active recreation

and creative and cultural activities.

Each year, parents, guardians and carers can receive a $100 voucher to go towards both creative and physical activities for

school aged children. That’s $200 worth of savings per year for each child.

A Creative Kids voucher will help parents to cover some of the registration, participation and tuition costs on activities such as

singing, drama, coding, languages, music, writing, drawing and photography.

The Active Kids voucher can be used on sports, fitness and physical activities for registration, participation and membership

costs.

The vouchers can be used once with an approved provider. To find out more, parents need to visit service.nsw.gov.au.


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PARKING IN DROP OFF ZONES

Our school utilises a Drop-off zone to provide parents and carers with a safe environment to drop off their

children to school by car. This area provides convenience for drivers and improves

children’s safety. Parents and carers are able to legally drop off their children within a

short timeframe.

It was reported to the office that cars have been parking in our drop off zone in the

morning which is illegal and causes frustration and inconvenience to those parents and

carers who wish to utilise the drop off zone. Rangers patrol school areas regularly and this will incur a fine if

caught parking in the drop off zone.

It has also been reported that people are parking across driveways and this can cause friction in our

community. We have these road rules to keep everybody safe.

Please refrain from doing this to help keep our students safe when coming to school.

Thank you to all of the parents who welcomed me to the school last Friday when I was down at the crossing, it was lovely to

meet more of you. The students are very responsible waiting to be escorted across the road safely, I didn't realise how busy

Wilga St is. I did notice however that many students and families were using the driveway as walking access to the school, even

with half of the gate closed to deter this. I recently had a visit from the department's Work Health and Safety consultant and

from this visit we are now closing all gates to keep our students safe. I am asking that you do not access the school through the

driveway as it is vehicle access only. Please use the pedestrian access gate just down from the crossing.

TEACHERS LEARN TOO

Throughout the year the teachers and leaders at Corrimal Public School will be engaging in professional learning to build

capacity and strengthen their knowledge of current and emerging research to enhance their

educational expertise. On the School Development Day our whole staff attended professional

learning around building mathematical mindsets. All staff came away thinking differently

about the way maths is taught and learned. We will be doing more work around this

throughout the year and focussing on building students capacity to solve problems and think

critically. You may hear students coming home talking about having a sweaty brain at school.

This is great because the more we exercise our brain the more it grows.

Karen Vincenzini Principal

CORRIMAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION MEET & GREET CHS transition team teachers will be meeting with all of our stage 3, years 5 & 6 students this week on Monday 18th February from 2-3pm. They bring with them just a taste of some activities on offer at CHS. Please start having those conversations regarding what high school best suits your child. We look forward to the visit from our feeder school. Mrs Veljanovski, Mrs Strauss and Mr Quinlivan Classroom teacher

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SEESAW

Just a friendly reminder that Seesaw is up and running in all classes. Seesaw gives parents and carers an insight into their child’s learning across all aspects of school. It empowers students of any age to create, reflect, collaborate and share their learning with their family in a positive way. We encourage you to make comments that enhance the learning experience for your child. QR codes went home on Tuesday and if you have any questions please see your child’s teacher.

Thank you!

Mrs Barnes Class Teacher

HARMONY DAY

Harmony Day is fast approaching! This term, we will be celebrating Harmony Day in Week 8, on Friday the 22nd of March. Our celebration will be very similar to last years, with a variety of cultural and cooking stations. We would love to have our parents and community members involved in this years event. If you are able to volunteer some time on the day or have suggestions of countries/cultures we should celebrate please come and see Miss Marks or Mrs Veljanovski in the coming weeks. We would love to celebrate the diversity of our students at CPS and their cultures and backgrounds. A note will be going home in regards to Harmony Day in the coming weeks...

Miss Marks & Mrs Velijanovski Harmony Day Coordinators

LIFE EDUCATION

During Week 4 of this Term Healthy Harold and the Life Education Van will be visiting our school. All students will take part in a lesson where they will engage in various activities to explore ways to stay safe and healthy and to support them to confidently face the increasingly tough challenges of today. Please ensure your child’s permission note is returned to school and be sure to look out for a merchandise order form in the coming week.

Thank You

Mrs Jackie Everson (Organising Teacher)

MR QUINLIVIAN

My name is David Quinlivan and I am looking forward to working with you all at Corrimal Public School in 2019. I live in Woonona with my lovely wife and two girls who go to Woonona PS in Kindergarten and Year 1 this year. I have 8 years teaching experience with 5 of those years being at Canley Vale Public School in Cabramatta. I originally come from Ballina and have been surfing all my life. At the moment I am really enjoying teaching my daughters to swim and surf. At school my interests are passion based and enquiry based learning as well as sport and fitness. If you see me in the playground please come and say hello.

STAGE 3 CATARACT SCOUT CAMP Our camp is on this week and everyone is getting very excited. Just a reminder to be at school no later than 8.15am. Any medications need to be given to Mrs Veljanovski when you arrive, in a clear labelled zip lock bag. Strictly no lollies or nibbles allowed due to allergy reasons. No technology either! We want you to experience life without a screen or social media! Please remember to pack a raincoat and some older clothing as we are roughing it and the forecast does say a chance of rain. Thank you Mrs Veljanovski, Mrs Strauss & Mr Quinlivan


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CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

Our school will be participating in the annual Clean up Australia Day on Friday 1st March 2019.

All the classes at Corrimal Public School will be cleaning up different sections of our wonderful school playground.

If possible, we encourage students to bring in bio degradable bags and gloves to use during our clean up.

Thank-you for helping to keep our school beautiful!

Your efforts are appreciated.

Jennifer Holland Coordinator

SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

We would like to congratulate all students that participated at and supported their peers at our swimming carnival this year. We would also like to extend a huge thank you to parents and carers that assisted on the day, your dedication and enthusiasm is much appreciated.

Special congratulations go to ribbon and trophy recipients and to Macquarie House as the overall carnival champions.

Junior Boys Champion Junior Girls Champion

Jack J. Tayissa H.

11yrs Boys Champion 11yrs Girls Champion

Mataahu C. Teagan F.

Senior Boy Champion Senior Girls Champion

Flynn W. Keisha B.

Nikita S.

Amelia Law and Troy Martin Swimming Coordinators

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SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL AWARDS PHOTOS

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SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL AWARDS PHOTOS CONTINUED

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FROM THE OFFICE

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

A Statement of Account will be sent home this week for School Contribution Fee. This fee is voluntary and assists us in

providing essential resources for the students and the classroom such as exercise workbooks, new home readers, paper levy

and much more. This year the voluntary contribution will be $45.00 per family.

Payments can be made in full or by instalments and any contribution is greatly appreciated.

Please note: Stage 3 families (Years 5 & 6) may notice an opening balance on their statement of account, just know that this

is just the outstanding camp money that has come across.

Some families may also see an “unallocated credit” amount on their statement of account, this is a credit (Fee in Advance)

sitting against your child, this just means you can allocate this credit towards any school activity e.g. school excursion, PSSA.

**Credit notes cannot be used for SRC or Year 6 Fundraisers**

MAKING PAYMENTS

Payments for any school related activities (e.g. Excursions, Voluntary School

Contributions, PSSA, SRC Fundraisers and Year 6 Fundraisers) can be made by cash,

cheque or online payment system (POP) see attached instructions below. Please

quote payment reference number on your child’s permission slip.

If you do not have online access, payment envelopes are available at the office.

When paying by cash please ensure correct money is sent in as change is not

always available straight away. Once receipting and banking has been completed

receipts and change are sent back to the class teacher to hand back to your child.

All payments and permission slips are to be placed in our payment box located on

the wall in the office.

Please note: School uniforms are completely separate and all money goes to the

P&C Account.

Payments for Uniforms can be made to the uniform shop by cash, cheque (made

out to Corrimal Public School P&C) or Direct Bank Transfer:

BSB: 062 528

Account: 00900065

Account Name: Corrimal Public School Parents and Citizens Association

Reference: CPUS (insert your last name and invoice No here). Please email [email protected] with receipt#

of payment.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Walder and Mrs Davidson

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mailto:[email protected]

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K Cooinda K Akama K/1 Dulili 1/2 Arinya

* Oliver & Hine A * Zack & Jake * Ethan & Ellie * Nicholas & Shirkira

1/2 Illuka 1/2 Marring 3/4 Omaroo 3/4 Euroa

* Arlo & Nyla * Ebbe & Holly * Malik & Bethany * Lily & Arav

5/6 Tulang 5/6 Birrung

* Tahj & Harvey * Daniel & Bobbi

Merit

Awards For

Week 3

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ASSEMBLY ITEMS

WEEK 5 - CAPTAIN INDUCTIONS

LEADERSHIP TEAM, SRC & SPORT

WEEK 7 – K AKAMA

WEEK 9 - STAGE 3

WEEK 11 - NO ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK DUE TO

EASTER HAT PARADE

STUDENT BANKING IS EVERY FRIDAY

CANTEEN ROSTER

DATE PARENT HELPERS

TUESDAY

19/02/19

CLOSED

WEDNESDAY

20/02/19

AMANDA &

NEEDS FILLING

THURSDAY

21/02/19

DEBBIE & KAYLENE

FRIDAY

22/02/19

NEEDS FILLING

NEEDS FILLING

MONDAY

25/02/19

KAYLENE & DEBRA

TUESDAY

26/02/19

CLOSED

WEDNESDAY

27/02/19

KAYLENE & JAN

THURSDAY

28/02/19

HELEN & NEEDS FILLING

FRIDAY

01/03/19

NEEDS FILLING

NEEDS FILLING

MONDAY

04/03/19

AYMEE & NEEDS FILLING

VALUES TOKENS

In Week 3 students achieved 629 tokens! Congratulations to

the following classes for gaining the most “Values Tokens” in

Week 3

1st: 5/6 TULANG

2nd: K COOINDA

3rd: 1/2 ARINYA

VALUES FOCUS

Teachers are looking for students who were

WEARING THE CORRECT HAT

CONGRATULATIONS ARINYA

FOR BEING THE BEST CLASS OF

WEEKS 3 ASSEMBLY

BONUS VALUES TOKEN DRAW

Congratulations Jake who is our most recent winner.

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Corrimal Public School

Princes Highway, CORRIMAL NSW 2518 Ph: (02) 4284 4231 Fax: (02) 4284 1392

Email: [email protected] Website: www.corrimal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Friday 1st February, 2019

Stage 3 Cataract Scout Camp Excursion Payment Options & Information

Dear Parents and Guardians, This year all Stage 3 students have the opportunity to attend an excursion to Cataract Scout Park for 3 days and 2 nights. This excursion has been designed to support and encourage your child’s social development, build student relationships with one another and with their teachers, in a fun and challenging environment. We have managed to secure a booking early in Term One, as we believe this will be a great way for students to start the year. The total cost of the excursion has been finalised and fortnightly payments are now due. Please ensure you have paid the initial deposit fee of $ 50.00 to the front office as soon as possible, if you have not yet done so. Make sure all relevent information such as dietary, medical and parental consent have been filled out correctly, in the student information package and return to the front office no later than Friday 8th February. Please note: Your child will not be permitted to board the bus without all the relevant information and parental consent forms. Date: Wednesday 20th – Friday 22nd February, 2019. Where: Cataract Scout Park Accommodation: 3 Day / 2 Night Stay in Lodge Accommodation

Activities: 8 Day activities + 2 Night Activities

Meals included: Catering for all meals - Morning tea on arrival to lunch on departure day. Transport: Bus: Departing school Wednesday 20th February at 8.45am and returning to school Friday 22nd February at approximately 2.30pm. Cost: 3 Day / 2 Night Stay, all meals and activities = $ 290.00 Payment: The remaining cost of the excursion can now be paid for, either in full or through a payment installment plan as shown below.

First installment (non-refundable deposit) $50 (PAID TERM 4 2018)

Second installment of $120 due 15th February 2019.

Third and final installment of $120 due 1st March 2019. # If paying by cheque, please make payable to Corrimal Public School.

All outstanding payments MUST be made by 1st March 2019.

Student Assistance is available- if you would like to apply for Student Assistance to help with the partial payment of the excursion, please see the front office.

Kind Regards Tanya Veljanovski David Quinlivan Karen Vincenzini Stage 3 Coordinating Teacher Stage 3 Teacher Principal

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Years 5 & 6 Cataract Excursion

Payment Options- 2nd Installment

# Please sign and attach with your installment

Child’s Name: _________________________________________

Class: ___________________

Signed: _____________________________________________

Parent/Guardian

Second installment of $120 due 15th February 2019.

If paying by cheque, please make payable to Corrimal Public School.

Years 5 & 6 Cataract Excursion

Payment Options- 3rd Installment

# Please sign and attach with your installment

Child’s Name: _________________________________________

Class: ___________________

Signed: _____________________________________________

Parent/Guardian

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CORRIMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

P&C NEWS

Our Canteen Manager, Helen Bald-

win, is mixing it up in the canteen,

with some special treats for the kids.

We’re looking

forward to see

what amazing

creations Helen

comes up with

next.

Our first P&C Meeting for the year will be

held tomorrow:

19th February 2019

At 3.15pm in the Yr 6 classroom in Block A.

Everyone is welcome! Come along, have a

say and meet some terrific people.

Just a reminder to those parents that

attend, your children will be kept occupied

with JakFit who will provide a fun after-

noon of sport combined with a healthy

snack while you are attending the P & C

meeting.

Book Club orders need to given to

the Office no later than tomorrow

morning, Tuesday 19th February

2019.

» No late orders «

Please make your payment through

Loop (online) or cash only (no

cheques please).

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Corrimal High School would like to formally invite

students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6, along with their

families, to attend the Corrimal High School Open

Evening held March 7 from 4:30pm. Light refresh-

ments will be available between 4:30pm and

4:45pm before the open evening begins. Students

and their families will hear from the Corrimal High

School Principal, Mr Paul Roger, along with other

teaching staff including the 2020 Year Advisers,

and get to know some of the amazing programs

Corrimal High School provides to support its stu-

dents. At 5:15pm parents/carers will get a tour of

the many facilities and faculty areas Corrimal High

School has to offer, while students will be broken in

to groups and participate in some faculty activities

run by teachers and their current students. To-

wards the end of the event, parents/carers will

have time for questions and to chat to any of

the teachers. The staff of Corrimal High School look

forward to seeing everyone.

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Our new National Junior Participation Program is coming to the Corrimal Junior Rugby League football Club for 6 weeks in Term 1! This program is open to students aged 8-12 in Year 3-6 that attend Corrimal Junior Rugby League football Club and surrounding schools for just $60 per participant! Thursday 4:00pm - 5:00pm 22nd February 1st March 8th March 15th March 22nd March 29th March To register and for more info visit: https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=79765&programID=44386

Or for more information please contact: Kyle Williams on 0400977517 [email protected]

1st Russell Vale Scout Group is looking for new members for Cub Scouts & Scouts. Cub Scouts are aged from 8 to 11 years of age & Scouts from 11 to 15 years. Cub Scouts meeting Mondays between 5:00 & 6:30 pm Mondays commencing Monday 4th of February. Scouts meet on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:00 pm com-mencing on Monday 4th of February The Scout Hall is located in Henson Park Robson Road Corrimal Enquiries Jenny 42844723

https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=79765&programID=44386

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