CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

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

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

An electronic copy of this newsletter can be found on the school’s website

IMPORTANT DATES

THUR 28 NOV SCHOOL DISCO TUES 3 DEC CHS ORIENTATION WED 4 DEC K-2 END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE 12.15pm FOLLOWED BY KINDER GRADUATION THUR 5 DEC KINDER 2020 TRANSITION 11am TO 2.30pm FRI 6 DEC KINDER 2020 TRANSITION 11am TO 2.30pm TUES 10 DEC YEAR 6 FAREWELL FRI 13 DEC K-2 TIMBERTOWN EXCURSION 3-6 MOVIE EXCURSION WED 18 DEC LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS FOR 2019 WED 29 JAN FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS FOR 2020

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Issue 18 Week 7 Term 4 Thursday 28 November 2019

STRIVE TO EXCEL

SCHOOL PRESENTATION FOR 2019

Our annual School Presentation was held yesterday with many well deserved accolades acknowledged.

One of the special moments was the presentation of our School Captains and Vice Captains for 2020.

They are (as pictured below left) Liam (VC), Jesse (C), Chanel (C) and Hayley (VC).

Also pictured below are Brishaye and Madeline who both earnt the Dux Award for 2019.

A full report of our School Presentation can be found further in this newsletter.

A. The student has an extensive knowledge

and understanding of the content and

can readily apply this knowledge. In addi-

tion, the student has achieved a very high

level of competence in the processes and

skills and can apply these skills to new situ-

ations.

B. The student has a thorough knowledge and

understanding of the content and a high lev-

el of competence in the processes and

skills. In addition, the student is able to ap-

ply this knowledge and these skills to most

situations.

C. The student has a sound knowledge and

understanding of the main areas of content

and has achieved an adequate level of com-

petence in the processes and skills.

D. The student has a basic knowledge and un-

derstanding of the content and has achieved

a limited level of competence in the process-

es and skills.

E. The student has an elementary knowledge

and understanding in few areas of the con-

tent and has achieved very limited compe-

tence in some of the processes and skills.

Alison Clifton Deputy Principal / Instructional Leader

Pictured below are Travis and Rihanna from Stage 1 enjoying their numeracy activity. Photo courtesy of Manning River Times.

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PRINCIPAL REPORT

PRESENTATION FOR 2019

Thank you to all of our Chatham Public School

staff for making our annual School Presentation

another successful event for 2019.

It was wonderful to see so many families join us in

rewarding our students in areas such as academ-

ia, sport, attendance and citizenship.

The performances were also a highlight, showing

the creativity and talent of many of our students.

Pictured below are students performing a musical

number with our ACMF Instructor Matt Zarb.

AN EXPLANATION OF

STUDENT SCHOOL REPORTS

A formal written report is issued twice per year;

once at the end of Term 2 and a second report at

the end of Term 4.

The formal reports include a comparison of the

child's achievement against curriculum syllabus

standards using a common grade scale; teacher's

comments about the child's academic perfor-

mance, and information about the child's social

and personal development.

Years 1 to 6 students have grades awarded for all

the Key Learning Areas (KLAs) they have studied

each semester. The following sets out the official

descriptors pertinent to each A to E grade that is

awarded for each KLA studied.

Matthew Royan

School Principal

CLASS 1/2W ARE ENJOYING THE SEASON

Mr Sams and his students are very excited for this

upcoming festive season. They are very keen to

wear their Christmas headwear in preparation for

the K-2 End Of Year Performance.

Pictured below are Kurtis and Alex with their class

mates getting on with the job at hand and Mia, Cal-

lan, Armani and Ciara completing some Christmas

artwork.

WORKING TOGETHER

Pictured below are Cooper, Henry, Daniel and Jax-

on working together in their class activity.

BUS TRAVEL

For those students who have bus passes, you will

receive emails from Transport NSW with important

information relating to your pass. Please read

these carefully.

Just a reminder that if you need to update your in-

formation, you will need to go online to https://

apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails#/

before the 31 December, 2019.

Bus passes for 2020 will be distributed in the new

school year.

SCHOOL LEADER 2020 CANDIDATES

Pictured below are the 20 candidates who present-

ed speeches for the captain and vice captain roles

for 2020. Congratulations to all of these students

for such high quality presentations.

ACMF CONCLUDES FOR THE YEAR

The ACMF program (Australian Children’s Music

Foundation) coordinated by Matt Zarb has con-

cluded for the year.

We look forward to this fantastic program continu-

ing in 2020.

Pictured below are students on the djembe drums

as part of the ACMF program.

Photo courtesy of Manning River Times

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3/4S (Mrs Scrivener) - Joey C. : Outstanding effort and application across all Key Learning Areas - Tianna G. : Outstanding effort and application across all Key Learning Areas

4H (Mr Muller / Mrs Hay) - Joseph D. :Citizenship and application - Kelsey J. :Citizenship and application 5B (Mrs Blick) - Chanel W. :Consistently high levels of achievement and creativity in writing and visual arts. - Luke S. :Consistently high levels of achievement and effort in English and mathematics

5/6L (Ms Long) - Elani M. :Outstanding effort in all areas of school and her commitment to learning. - Ryan S. : For improvement and effort in all Key learn-ing areas. 5/6M (Miss Morris) - Jasmine R. :A consistent effort across all areas of learning. - Sean S. :Positive attitude and consistent effort in all are-as of learning

ANNUAL PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY

BOOK AWARDS KW (Mrs Wells/Miss Sargeant) - Elizabeth S. :Consistent Achievement and application - Jadeyn B. :Consistent Achievement and application

K/1G (Mrs Grieve/Mrs Berry) - Daniel R. :Consistent Achievement and application - Skylah L. :consistent Achievement and application 1P (Mrs Pasierbek) - Gia L. : Consistent achievement and application in all areas - Mikayla W. : Outstanding classroom citizenship

1/2W (Mr Sams) - Axl J. : Outstanding effort and improvement in Literacy - Peniel K. : Outstanding classroom citizenship 2A (Mrs Anthoney) - Emmily H. : being a consistent worker all year - Luke C. : a significant improvement with his reading.

2/3C (Mrs Coote) - Allira C. : Consistent effort and achievement in all Key Learning Areas. - Elim K. : Consistent effort and achievement in all Key Learning Areas

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- Riely M. : Dedication to learning and upholding school values Thomas B. : Respect, responsibility and endeavour

5B (Mrs Blick) - Blake W. : An outstanding effort and consistent focus in all academic areas. - Cody M. : For being a self-motivated, focused and responsible student in the classroom. - Ebony G.: Consistently follows our school values and always displays a positive attitude towards her learn-ing. - Liam B. :Achievement in writing and spelling 5/6L (Ms Long) - Aidan N. : for his positive approach to all school activ-ities - Charlea H. : Dedication to learning and upholding school values. - Lylah A. : outstanding effort in English - Mickey A. : Consistent effort and application in all Key Learning Areas

5/6M (Miss Morris) - Alina B. : Being a positive and respectful learner. - Charlie F. : - Being a positive and respectful learner. - Tanisha R. : Application and improvement in reading. - William L. : dedication in Mathematics INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER AWARDS Kinder - Ellanore B. : for working hard at her learning in Eng-lish and Mathematics. - Mila E. : for writing delightful and interesting stories for her teachers to read, every day Year 1 - Kalaysha G. : improvement and application in writing

and Mathematics. Skye-Rose W. : showing an improvement in all areas of learning

CERTIFICATES KW (Mrs Wells/Miss Sargeant) - Jaxon B. :effort and improvement in all areas. - Shelby B. :positive attitude towards learning K/1G (Mrs Grieve/Mrs Berry) - Dominic V. :positive attitude towards learning - Jeremiah K. :effort and improvement in all areas

1P (Mrs Pasierbek) - Aydan K. :Enthusiasm towards learning - Cooper M. : effort and improvement in his attitude to-wards learning 1/2W (Mr Sams) - Armani R. :a consistently completing home reading. - Isabelle H. :sustained effort in all areas of school.

2A (Mrs Anthoney) - Chantelle D. : outstanding classroom citizenship - Olivia O. :for consistent application and taking pride in all areas of her school work 2/3C (Mrs Coote) - Bailey G. : outstanding classroom citizenship. - Jake E. : outstanding classroom citizenship. - Jamaine S. : Effort and improvement in English. -Vienna C. : consistent effort and application in all Key Learning Areas 3/4S (Mrs Scrivener) - Bailey M. : Outstanding effort in Maths - Jacob B. : Outstanding effort in Maths - Olivia M. : Creativity in writing - Tanikka J. : Consistent application across all Key Learn-ing Areas 4H (Mr Muller / Mrs Hay) - Abygale H. : Respect, responsibility and endeavour - Ethan W. : Dedication to learning and upholding school values

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PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Fletcher J.

ATTENDANCE AWARDS Year 6: Brishaye B. Year 5: Hayley A. Year 4: Thomas B. Year 3: Charlie W. Year 2: Chad M. Year 1: Nicholas B. Kinder: Elizabeth S. SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Junior Girl: Lilah H. Junior Boy: Elijah R. Senior Girl: Chloe W. Senior Boy: Toby W. PREMIERS SPORTING CHALLENGE AWARD Ryan B.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Michael A - Amelia H. - Sienna A. - Fletcher J. - Jessica F. - Ryhia N. - Lylah A. - Bruce F.

Year 2 - Byron D. : for consistently articulating his general knowledge during whole class discussions Mia H. : being keen mathematician

CITIZENSHIP AWARD - Aleaha B. - Sienna A.

BURSARY AWARD - Ryan H. - Tanisha R. - Alina B. - Jasmine R.

ABORIGINAL AWARDS Early Stage 1: Hollie B. Stage 1: Aliza R. Stage 2: Violet L. Stage 3: Tyrone B.

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strategies:

* Make sure that the bubblers are turned off

when finished.

* Stop the drip! Turn off the tap!

* Recycle and reuse water- 5B are catching

water in buckets in our wet area and under the

Stage 3 drinking bubbler. This water is then

used to water the tomatoes which are produc-

ing lots of fruit!

* Spread the word- we have created water wise

posters which will remind everyone in our

school to save water in areas such as the toi-

lets and the school bubblers.

* Monitor Chatham Public School's water us-

age by checking the water meter readings each

day.

Mrs Blick

Waterwise Coordinator

Pictured below are our Waterwise Committee Cruz

B. and Nathan M. checking the school’s water me-

ter and Tray M. and Tamarna S. using the saved

water for the vegetable garden.

AWARD OF DISTINCTION (pictured on front page)

- Madeline H.

- Brishaye B.

DUX (pictured on front page)

- Madeline H.

- Brishaye B.

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE AWARD

At the end of each term, students are acknowl-

edged for everyday attendance. These names

are then ‘put in a hat’ and a K-2 student and a 3-

6 students are drawn to each win a bike donated

by The Smith Family. This year’s winners were

Blake (K/1G - pictured below) and Tyreese (5B)

Thank you to those businesses who made a do-

nation towards our Presentation for 2019, con-

tributing to the days success.

Bunnings Warehouse

Eggins Comfort Coaches

Lions Club of Manning River Inc

Officeworks

Rotary Club of Taree North

Taree Leagues Sports Club

Taree Literary Institute

The Smith Family

Tinonee Bus Company

5B ARE BEING WATERWISE!

In 5B, we are learning about the ways that

we can all help to conserve water in the

school now that we have Level 4 water re-

strictions in place.

We have learnt the following 'waterwise'

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SCRIPTURE ASSEMBLY FOR 2019

A Scripture Assembly was held this morn-

ing to celebrate the end of another year of

scripture for students.

Thank you to those who visit our school to

provide these sessions each week.

Pictured below are students at the Scrip-

ture Assembly.

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UPCOMING ASSEMBLIES - TERM 4

KINDER GRADUATION WEEK 8 - WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2019, 12.30pm

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY WEEK 10 - MONDAY 16 DECEMBER 2019, 9.15am

Unfortunately there are instances where assemblies must change. If this is the case, parents/caregivers will be notified via our facebook page.

SPORTS COURT

CONSTRUCTION

The construction of our sports court is

progressing nicely (pictured right).

The slab will be poured tomorrow and

Saturday.

Students are really looking forward to

being able to use it.

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