CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Find us at: 17-19 Chatham Ave, Taree NSW 2430

Ph: 02 6551 1081 Fax: 02 6551 2012 Email: chatham-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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UPCOMING EVENTS

TODAY 10 April PSSA State Swim Champs Netball Gala Day Friday 11 April Easter Hat Parade Last Day of Term 1 Thursday 25 April Town ANZAC March Tuesday 29 April First Day Term 2 for students Friday 2 May PSSA Zone Cross Country Tuesday 6 May Rugby Union Wednesday 7 May Girls & Boys Soccer Thursday 8 May PSSA Zone Touch Trials Friday 9 May PSSA Hunter Regional Cross Country Tuesday 13 May Naplan begins Thursday 22 May Athletics Carnival Friday 23 May PSSA Zone Hockey Gala Day Tuesday 27 May Eisteddfod—Infants Choir Friday 30 May PSSA Hunter Regional Touch Trials for boys and girls

SUCCESSFUL SWIMMERS

Our State Swimming Relay team of Kalani Cross, Charli

Muir, Jordan Moscatt and Kasey Muir are competing in

Homebush today at the PSSA State Swimming Champi-

onships.

Good Luck Girls!!

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

All staff at Chatham Public School would like to wish

students and their families an enjoyable Easter and

safe holiday break.

Term 1 Week 11 Issue 5 Wednesday 9 April 2014 STRIVE TO EXCEL

THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMING!

Our ever popular Easter Hat Parade will be held, under

the COLA, this Friday. We are going to start the Parade

a little earlier (1.30pm) this year to assist families who

might have travel plans on Friday. We expect the Pa-

rade to be finished around 2.20pm. We will be drawing

the Easter Raffle at the conclusion of the Parade. The

students have been busy making their hats and already

there is an air of excitement around the school. We

hope to see you on the day.

Pictured above are Tiarnah of class 6M with Samantha

Field of class K/1W busy making Easter Hats for our pa-

rade as part of the “Better Buddies Program”.

ANZAC DAY MARCH

Our School will be participating in the ANZAC Day

March which is on Friday 25th April, 2014. We would

appreciate our students attending this very important

event. Students are to meet Miss Welch at the corner

of Pulteney and Victoria Streets at 9.20am. Students

are to wear full school uniform (not sports uniform). It

would be appreciated that parents also attend.

Last Day of this term

(Tomorrow)

Friday 11 April 2014

First day of next term

for students

Tuesday 29 April

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SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DAY

Our Year 6 students

had a great time yes-

terday at the Science &

Engineering Day held

at the Taree Race-

course. Students had

the opportunity to par-

ticipate in some great

activities.

“We went to water-

works with Peter and

we had to use team-

work and hard work.

We had to fill tanks

with water and the la-

dies had a timer and

scored to 60, we got to

20.” says Sarah.

Jakson said “It was lots

of fun and really chal-

lenging. Mars Buggy

was my favourite activ-

ity”.

“The best part of the

day was when I did the

Puff Puff Car”, said

Hayley.

Jayden said “It was a

very fun and educa-

tional day. One of my

favourite parts was

building a catapult out

of sticks, sticky tape

and rubber bands”.

Pictured right from top

are 1.Karlee, Sammy-Jo

and Tiarnah with their

construction of their

bridge, 2. Karlee, Chel-

sea and Nikita with

“String-a-long”, 3. Sarah, Shelly and Hayley with their

water experiment and 4. Jayden and Ben with the

“Puff Puff car”.

RUGBY UNION

On Thursday the 27th of March we had two teams com-

pete in a Rugby Union 7’s day held at St Joseph’s Prima-

ry School, Taree. There was a boy’s side and a mixed

side. Both the teams played extremely well and showed

excellent sportsmanship all day. A big congratulations

must go to the boy’s side for coming second overall.

This now means they will contest the finals of the tour-

nament at Kempsey early next term. Once again well

done to everyone involved, you represented the school

brilliantly.

Pictured above are some of the players who competed

on the day.

REGIONAL ATHLETES

Congratulations to Jess Gersbach, Brady Cross, Kalani

Cross and Jordan Moscatt who represented our school

in hockey at the PSSA Zone Trials last Friday. Charli Muir

and Ashlee Smith also represented in netball and Jade

Fowles and Braithen Smith in soccer. Of these students

Jordan Moscatt and Kalani Cross were selected to play

in the PSSA Regional Hockey Team. They will now play

in the PSSA State Championships in June at Narellan.

SCHOOL FUNDING

Our School receives money through a Resource Alloca-

tion Model (RAM). The money we receive enables us to

run our learning programs and buy resources. Our RAM

is dependent on a number of factors. One of these fac-

tors is the information that families provide us on their

student enrolment forms. Missing parental background

information can affect how much funding the school

receives.

To assist in rectifying this we are asking parents/

caregivers to complete a form. If a form has been sent

home with your child, could you please complete it and

return it as soon as possible.

This information is strictly confidential and we appreci-

ate your assistance with this very essential matter.

TYRESE AWARDED FOR EFFORT

The winner of the Chatham Newsagency gift basket for

this term was Tyrese Clarke (pictured below). Congratu-

lations and we hope you enjoy all the great goodies in

the basket. Thanks to Chatham Newsagency for their

continued support.

Don’t forget the Easter Colouring-In Competition at

Chatham Newsagency is currently on. Pick up your entry

form at Chatham Newsagency for your chance to win

some great prizes.

RUGBY LEAGUE DAY On Wednesday 2nd of April, we had 6 teams compete in

the Rugby League 7 a side Gala Day at the Rec Grounds.

There were two Year 5/6 teams, one team from Year’s

3/4 and three league tag teams. All teams played ex-

tremely well on the day and are to be commended on

the sportsmanship they displayed and the way they rep-

resented the school. A big thankyou to the 6 students

from Chatham high who assisted with the teams, they

did a fantastic job. Well done to Jarad Gibson and Charli

Muir who represented our school in the “Danny Buderus

Dash.” Jarrad came third and Charli won the event which

is a great achievement.

HEAD LICE HASSLES

We have had many reported cases of head lice so

far this year. Please ensure you check your child for

head lice and treat if required. If we all work on this

together it should not become a big problem. Thank

you for you cooperation on this matter.

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CROWDY HEAD YR 6 STUDENTS TRANSITION

This term, we have had 4 students from Crowdy Head

Public School join Year 6 each Friday as part of our

Transition to High School program. While here Anita,

Cat, Kadem and Tom take part in all Year 6 activities

and have really been able to fit in with our students

and have already made many friends. We are hoping

that they will be able to continue being with us next

term and hopefully for the rest of the year. Pictured

above are Tom and Anita from Crowdy Head Public

School with friends Reece and Faith, all of Class 6M.

PREPARATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Thank you to all parents and carers who assisted me

by getting the "Expression of Interest " forms in to me

promptly. I have now sent all forms to the relevant

high schools and they are being processed now. Your

help will enable our students to have more of a

chance getting into their preferred high school as this

year many of the schools are trying to cope with in-

creasing enrolment demands.

KINDERS LOVE READING

Kindergarten students pictured below, Jesse and Deli-

lah, are enjoying our School Library facilities.

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Don’t forget to listen to 2RE for what

has happened and what is coming up at

our school.

LUCKY WINNERS

Last Friday was an “Out of Uniform” Day to raise mon-

ey for our 4 students who are representing our school

at the PSSA State Swimming Championships. Combined

with a raffle that was organised, the school raised

$1250. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this

great effort. Pictured below are Octavia and Ruby who

were the raffle winners.

OUR NEXT P&C MEETING Monday 19th May, 2014 4pm in the VC Room (Old Hall). All new members are most welcome. WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A TABLET? The P&C will donate a tablet to one of the families who have paid their school contribution. The winner will be drawn at the Easter Hat Parade tomorrow. EASTER COMPETITION Chatham Public School’s P&C is holding an Easter Lucky Egg Competition. It is only 20c a guess to pick your lucky egg. The competition starts on Monday 31st March, 2014, and will be drawn at the Easter Hat Pa-rade tomorrow. There is lots of Easter eggs to be won.

BREAKFAST CLUB Thanks to Andy’s Cake Kitchen

for their donation of bread to

our Breakfast Club that is now

supplied each day of the week.

CANTEEN NEWS

OUR SCHOOL CANTEEN IS NOW OPEN

EVERY DAY BUT WE WILL ONLY BE

TAKING LUNCH ORDERS ON MON-

DAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS!!

A big thank you to all those who have assisted in the canteen. If anyone is interested, please just contact the school. Any amount of time is appreciated. Roster for first 2 weeks of Term 2: Wednesday 30 April D.Walsh R.Muir Friday 2 May A.Keelan R.Muir Monday 5 May F.VanVegchel A.Sheldon Wednesday 7 May A.Keelan C.Keelan Friday 9 May S.Boorer R.Muir

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Dobes Gym - Kids Bootcamp. Mondays & Wednesdays 4.30pm to 5.15pm. Ages 5+. $5 per child per class. All welcome. Phone Todd or Mark on 6552 1377 or 0402 831 618.

Manning Valley OOSH –School Holiday Program. Includes jumping castle, movie mania, laser tag and lots more. For bookings email manningval-ley@gmail.com or phone 0422 147 019.

ADHD Support –Support Group for parents with children with ADHD. Monthly meetings on first Wed of each month. 10am to 12pm at Manning Support Services (78 Wynter St, Taree). Ph 6551 1800.

Manning Support Services –Make Parenting Fun with 123 Magic and Emotional Coaching. 3 weeks of 3 hour sessions. Starts 13th May. 9.30am to 12.30pm. Ph 6551 1800 for reserva-tions and info.

The Junction –Out of School hours care. Vaca-tion Care. Bus travels to Wingham to pick up and drop off. Book early to avoid disappoint-ment. Ph 6551 2700 for details.

Creek Critters School Holiday Workshop –Mon 14 April 10-11.30am at Krambach. Thurs 17 April 10-11.30am at Gloucester. Ph Kirsty Hughes on 6592 4830 for details.

Chatham Public School is

proud to be a part of

the ACMF Program.