Crescent Head Public School Grapevine

44 Pacific Street, Crescent Head NSW 2440 Phone: 02 65660255 Fax: 02 65660617 Email: crescenthd-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.crescenthd-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

TERM 1 CALENDAR TERM 1 WEEK 11 – MONDAY 8TH APRIL

Term 1 – Week 11 - April

Wed 10th Stage 1 Cupcake Stall Wed 10th PSSA Boys and girls soccer @

Frederickton Fri 12th Easter Hat Parade @ 10am Fri 12th Last Day of Term 1

THURS 25TH APRIL – ANZAC DAY SERVICE – PARTICIPATING STUDENTS ASSEMBLE NEAR SERVICE STATION AT 8.45AM IN FULL CHPS UNIFORM

Term 2 – Week 1 – April/May

Mon 29th Staff Development Day (Pupil free) Tue 30th Students return to CHPS for Term 2 Wed 1st CHPS Cross Country @ 9.30am

Term 2 – Week 2 - May

Mon 6th-Fri 10th – Parent/Teacher Interviews

Term 2 – Week 3 - May

Tue 14th- Thu 16th NAPLAN Years 3 and 5

Term 2 – Week 4 - May

Mon 20th-Wed 22nd Stage 2 Adventureland Camp Forster

SENIOR STUDENTS BRAVE OUT A SOGGY DELICATE CAMP

Last Monday our senior students rode off down the back beach for three days of leadership learning. The ride down was made more difficult by a steady headwind and a not quite run out tide. However, despite this all students successfully made the ride in good time and arrived at the camp. This year the students were housed in four rooms inside a bunk house which gave us exclusive use of the second camp kitchen. The Monday afternoon was spent playing games on the beach. The Tuesday was quite wet in the morning with rain making the campgrounds and roads quite slippery. The afternoon was spent taking part in board games with a twist around another leadership lesson before we rode to Sunset beach to take part in the Occy Straps of Life challenge. The group then returned to the camp before going to The Bush Kitchen for pizzas. Wednesday morning was spent taking part in the final leadership lesson and surfing before riding back to the school in time for the bus. Thank you to Waves Campground, Crescent Head Learn to Surf and The Bush Kitchen for your hospitality during this camp and Mrs Lamb, Mr Lobb and Mrs Munday for donating your time to the leadership learning of our senior students.

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DELICATE CAMP

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BIG VEGIE CRUNCH

Congratulations to the 157 Crescent Head Public School students that participated in the Big Vegie Crunch at School last Thursday. A BIG thank you to Belinda and Troy from Woolworths Kempsey who donated, delivered and cut-up a HUGE box of fruit and vegies for the students to share. We were also lucky to have Alison Walton, who is a Mid North Coast Health Promotions Officer, join in the fun and crunching on the day. Congratulations also to Mr D who now holds the title of ‘Fastest Cucumber Eater in the School!’ The officials are still crunching the numbers for the 2019 event. So far they have 35 453 students who crunched simultaneously at 10am on Thursday 4th April and 11 142 students who crunched at another time over Vegetable Week. Final numbers will be available later this week. Well done to all you CHPS vegie eaters! Don’t forget to keep crunching those vegies, both at school and at home.

YEAR 6 SHIRTS

The Year 6 Shirt order form was sent home with students last week. All orders must be back at school by this Wednesday 10th April. Shirts do not have to be paid for until they have arrived at school so please get those notes back in to the office as soon as possible!

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SYDNEY EXCURSION

There are still students from Years 5 and 6 that have not brought back their Sydney Excursion note and deposit. All notes MUST be back at school before this Friday 12th April please.

KOALA CUPCAKE STALL THIS WEDNESDAY 10T H APRIL

This Wednesday our Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 students will be providing cupcakes for our second Koala Cupcake Stall. Cakes will be priced at 50c and $1 so don’t forget to bring in some change for a morning tea treat. All monies raised will be sent to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to care for our adopted koalas. Thank you in advance for your support of our children and this charity.

EASTER HAT PARADE THIS FRIDAY 12TH APRIL AT 10AM

It is that time of year again where the imaginations of our students, and some of our parents, can come alive as we design this year’s Easter Hat Parade creations. This year’s parade will take place at 10am this Friday morning and, as always, promises to be an event filled with colour, creativity and a little bit of chocolate. All are welcome to come along and join us in this event. Our Easter Raffle prizes will be drawn on Friday also with lots of prizes available so be sure not to miss out on buying tickets. We ask that all raffle ticket books please be returned by Thursday 11th April.

LIBRARY BAGS THIS WEEK

Please remember to send Library bags in this week so students can borrow for some holiday reading.

ANZAC DAY SERVICE DURING HOLIDAYS

All students wishing to participate in the ANZAC Day march and service should assemble near the Crescent Head Service Station at 8.45am on Thursday 25th April. Students should wear full school uniform including hats or caps.

P&C NEWS

The CHPS P&C are a dedicated group of parents and community members who meet on the first Thursday of the month to discuss and plan fundraising events that benefit our fabulous school. The P&C are looking for more volunteers to attend the monthly meetings and offer input into issues and events and volunteer some time for the occasional fundraiser. These meetings are fun and we are keen for some new ideas. Our AGM has already been held so we are not looking to fill positions on the committee, just encourage more individuals to attend. If you have any questions regarding meetings please call Sam Townsend on 0429 497 678.

The P&C wish to thank Darren Gunn at the Crescent Head Tavern. The P&C raffled a meat tray on Sunday and made $240 for our school.

FIRE SAFETY CLEAN UP UNDERWAY

There is currently a team of workers cleaning up the gardens, trees and bushlands in our school to make the grounds better prepared in the case of bush fires. They are reducing fuel around our gardens and grounds and creating less low down fire hazards by cutting back undergrowth. This work will continue again this Thursday and is expected to be finished by Friday afternoon.

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OOSH UPDATE

Due to delays in the approvals process the opening date of the Crescent Head Out of School Care Service Pty Ltd has been set back to mid Term 2. The service, Mr Upcroft and P&C have sent letters of urgency to the Department in an effort to hasten proceedings. We apologise for the delay but are confident the situation will be resolved soon. SCHOOLSTREAM REMINDER

With major excursions coming up in Term 2 we wish to remind parents and carers of the importance of staying informed by adding the Schoolstream app to your device. All updates and important information regarding CHPS activities will be sent via this app. Be sure not to miss out!! You can find Schoolstream via the App Store or Google Play by searching for Schoolstream and typing in Crescent Head Public School when prompted.

EASTER RAFFLE DONATIONS

Our Easter Raffle will be drawn this Friday 12th April at the Easter Hat Parade. We wish to thank parents and carers for their generosity in donating to our prize pool. This enables the P&C to make up lots of prizes so more students and community members are in with a chance to take home an Easter treat.

Raffle books are still available but must be returned by Thursday 11th April.

RAFFLE TICKET BOOK REQUEST

We are happy to sell raffle tickets Please send home …..…… booklet/booklets

FAMILY NAME…………………………………………………….

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SPORT NEWS

MACLEAY NETBALL TRIALS

Good luck to Jessie Cornish, Briella Petterson, Ashlee Kennedy and April Hoskins Ellis who are trialling for the Macleay PSSA netball team tomorrow.

NSW PSSA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

We wish Frankie Supple all the best at the NSW PSSA Swimming Championships at SOPAC in Homebush on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April, the last 2 days of Term 1. Frankie will be swimming in 2 events; Junior Girls 50m Breaststroke and Junior Girls 50m Backstroke. This is a major accomplishment for Frankie and we know that she will ‘Strive to Excel’ in both of these events at the State carnival.

CHPS CROSS COUNTRY

The Crescent Head Public School Cross Country will be held during Week 1 Term 2 on Wednesday 1st May at Crescent Head Beach. All students will be running on the day. Don’t forget to wear running shoes and a hat and to bring lots of water to drink. Students may choose to change into tights or running shorts on the day. We will walk to the beach from school at 9.20am and races will start at approximately 10.00am.

Ages 5/6/7 will run 1km

Ages 8/9/10 will run 2km

Ages 11/12/13 will run 3km

We will return to school for a late recess after the races have finished. All are welcome to join us at the beach and cheer us along.

NC RUGBY LEAGUE TRIALS

The North Coast Rugby League trials will be held at Yamba on Thursday 2nd May (Week 1, Term 2). Regan Ottery, Riley Moffitt and Tom Moffitt will all attend this trial, aiming for a spot in the North Coast 11 years Rugby League team. Good luck boys.

SCHOOL BANKING DAY IS NOW TUESDAY

Our School Banking day will be changing from Friday to Tuesday as of Week 1 Term 2. Please ensure that Dollarmites deposit wallets are now brought into school on Tuesday mornings. Any wallets received on any other day will be sent home with a reminder note that the School Banking day has changed to Tuesday. Please note that this is due to the privacy and security of your child/ren’s banking information. Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at our school. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking Information brochures have been sent home today from the School Banking team.

DONATIONS TO THE CHPS GARDEN

We are currently seeking donations of seeds, seedlings or potting mix for our garden beds and pots. Even the smallest items would be appreciated.

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WIN BIN DINNER WINNERS

Daniel Jolly Sophie Woods Luella Robinson Zac Connolly Corey Burkle Gracie Irvine

Eva Gibson Layla Irvine Jessie Cornish Wilton Townsend

These students will enjoy the Win Bin Dinner Winner lunch at lunch time this Thursday 11th April.

CANTEEN ROSTER

The CHPS Canteen is closed every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please send a packed lunch on these days. If you are able to volunteer please contact our Canteen Manager Aline Monteiro 0434 029 222 on or crescentheadschoolcanteen@gmail.com Week 11

Thursday 11th Laura and Allyson

Friday 12th Karly and Nikki

CRESCENT HEAD P&C MARKETS

Don’t forget to come along and check out the Crescent Head Public School P&C markets held on the 2nd Sunday of each month with extra markets held during summer holidays. Come along and find a bargain and enjoy some of the new stalls our markets have to offer. Join us beachside for a fun family morning. We welcome new stallholders to our markets. Enquiries can be made at crescentheadmarkets@yahoo.com.au Markets will be held on following dates: 14 April 21 April 9 June 7 July 14 July 11 August 8 September 29 September

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