Week 3 Term 2 Tuesday 14 May 2019 www.casinowest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dream, Believe, Achieve. Casino West Public School ● 84a Hotham Street, Casino NSW 2470 ● phone: 6662 1916 ● fax: 6662 6373 ● email: casinowest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Tuesday 14 May 2019NAPLANWednesday 15 May 2019NAPLANThursday 16 May 2019NAPLANFriday 17 May 2019Cedars 8.30am

Events calendar

1S Appreciating their

Mothers

An exciting and industrious start to Term 2 in 1S. We have been discussing all of the wonderful things that our mothers do for us and why we appreciate them so much. 1S listed the many things their mothers and special carers do for them to help them everyday such as helping them prepare healthy lunches for school, listening to them read their home readers and sight words, talking to them about their day and giving them cuddles. The highlight of our week was surprising our mums with the special gifts that we had made for them. 1S would like to thank all of our amazing mothers. Mrs Rachael Scott.

Dear parents, carers and community members, we hope everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day on Sunday and all mothers enjoyed their presents! Our Mother’s Day Morning Tea was very successful I met many family members and enjoyed the delicious morning tea supplied by our canteen. Thank you to Mrs Campbell, Aunty Sue, Donna and canteen team for your organisation.Congratulations to our winning netball team!The first game of the day the girls won 10-1. The second game they won again 16-0 against Casino Public.We are now in week 3 and NAPLAN is underway for students in Years 3 and 5. This is a point in time assessment of student learning and families will receive the results in the mail in a few months’ time. This year we are doing NAPLAN online which is a little different but still measuring student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy.All classes are working well in class and our school values of being safe, respectful and responsible learners have been discussed with students and are displayed in all classrooms as a reminder to all. Our new Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) signage was erected last week and looks great across the school. We have been focussing on speaking respectfully, hands off others and getting to class on time after breaks. Congratulations to all students who consistently follow our school values.There are many exciting events coming up for Casino West Public School so keep an eye on the calendar!

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‘‘The Casino Way” value we are focusing on this week is patience. Having patience means you can remain calm, even when you’ve been waiting for a long time or trying to teach someone how to do something and they just don’t get it. It is wonderful to see our students waiting while someone is speaking and not interrupting. It is a joy to watch our students carefully explaining the rules to a game in different ways so their friends understand. We all love witnessing everyone lining up at the canteen calmly and patiently.Patience is important in overcoming frustration. It allows us time to think and make good choices. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a thoughtful outlook on life. Patience leads to wisdom and success.

This weeks PBL focus is leaving the classroom and walking promptly to the appropriate area before going home. Students need to leave classrooms respectfully to follow their teachers instructions in bus waiting areas and patiently waiting at road crossings to be supervised by staff.

Teachers will be handing out Platty tickets to students that they see following these expectations for Monday’s raffle tickets draw on assembly.Mrs Tami ChaddertonStage 3 Assistant Principal.Ms George SpeckAssistant Principal Instructional Leader.

School Photographs have arrivedExtra curricular photos can now be ordered. Order forms are at ths school administration office.Available for viewing, prior to ordering are:

• Muck up Year 6 student photograph.• Year 6 whole student group photograph.• Student Representative Council group photograph.

Fun in the Sun for our Mums

The sun was shining, the food was delicious and love filled the air at our Mother’s Day morning tea last Wednesday. Thank you to everyone for coming along to help us celebrate all the wonderful ladies in our lives, both past and present. I hope you all enjoyed the morning and Sunday was a lovely day as well. A special mention and my personal thanks to the fantastic people in the canteen for all the food preparation and Donna, Aunty Sue and Mr Campbell for helping to make sure everything ran smoothly. I look forward to seeing you all at our wonderful school again very soon at our next exciting event.My Kindest Regards,Mrs Karen CampbellP-2 Assistant Principal

NAPLAN 2019The National Assessment Program-Literacy and Numeracy will begin on Tuesday 14 May. Students in Years 3 and 5 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. Students at Casino West P.S will sit the NAPLAN online tests (children in some other schools across Australia will sit the NAPLAN paper tests this year). Testing schedule will be:

Year 3 Year 5Tuesday 14 May 2019 Writing (paper test) + Reading Writing (online)

Wednesday 15 May 2019 Language ReadingThursday 16 May 2019 Numeracy LanguageFriday 17 May 2019 NumeracyWeek 4 20 May - 24 May Catch up sessions Catch up sessions

Homework Centre has begun!Homework centre will operate on Mondays this term, commencing in Week 3 on Monday 13 May 2019. The homework centre is only for Year 3 to Year 6 students. If you would like your child to attend please complete permission note via the Skoolbag app or return to the front office. This permission note covers all of Term 2 and Term 3 2019. A brief outline of the program is below:

• 3.20pm Students meet Mrs Horne at K-5H classroom• 3.30pm Play Session (great for developing social

skills)• 3.45pm Fruit, sandwiches and a drink is provided• 4.00pm Activities including reading and hands-on

numeracy games• 4.40pm iPad access for educational numeracy/literacy

games or research for class assignments• 5.00pm Collection by parents at the library. If your child has homework we encourage them to bring it along. Many thanks, Mrs Melissa Horne.

P&C News This year the Mother’s Day Stall was sold out!With your support an approximate profit of $400 was made.A special thank you to Nicole York for wrapping gifts, the canteen team for doing the ribbons.Also a big thank you to Shaun York for helping on the stalls and finally, Renea, Toni and Tina for their ongoing help.Thank you everyone, Noel York.

Infants and Primary assemblies

will be in the School Hall Week 4

During Term 2 Casino West will be involved in providing data for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on school students with a disability. The National Data Collection is a joint initiative of all Australian government and non-government education authorities. National Data is collected annually to identify the number of school students with a disability and the level of reasonable adjustment provided for them.The collected data is confidential and the information gathered will not explicitly identify individual students.If you wish to acquire more information about Nationally Consistent Collection of Data please contact our Learning and Support Teacher Mrs Ashleigh Handford through the school office.

Pink Ribbon DayNoel York, P&C President and Tina Amey, P&C Vice President are asking for your support.Thursday 6 June 2019 is Pink Ribbon Day at Casino West Public School. Students are encouraged to wear pink and make a gold coin donation. Tina Amey will be dressing entirely in pink and partially dyeing her hair flamingo pink and Noel York will be dyeing his hair and beard flamingo pink at this fundraising event.All proceeds will be forwarded to the Cancer Council forBreast Cancer.

Major Works Casino West Public School updateThursday 30 May 2019 - Monday 15 July 2019

Major works will be occurring for several months at Casino West in the administration building. The entire building will be re-roofed.

You will see safety barricades around the entire building area. Health and safety is paramount during the major works. Please do not approach the building site.The administration services will be housed in the school hall. Principal, executive staff and payment facilities can be accessed at the school hall.During the major works we ask everyone to use the main double gates near the school hall as the main entrance point. Side access will be via the gates near the preschool and rear access will be breeze way near canteen.It is essential that parents continue to observe parking signs around school grounds. Frequently there is available parking in Dyraaba Street.

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Thank you for your support with Earn and Learn!Thank you to everyone for dropping in their earn and learn sticker phamplets. More available at the front office if required.Please continue to collect as many stickers as you can up to 25 June 2019.Casino West will be able to redeem from a selection of different pieces of brand new equipment!

Term 2 2019

Monday 20 MayThursday 23 May Friday 24 MayFriday 24 MaySaturday 25 MayMonday 27 May

Monday 27 MayFriday 31 MayMonday 3 JuneTuesday 4 June Wednesday 5 June

Thursday 6 JuneMonday 10 JuneTuesday 18 JuneWednesday 26 June

Monday 1 July Friday 5 July

Homework Centre Beef Week Cup Beef Week DayCedars 8.30amCasino Beef Week Parade Netball and Rugby Leagueat KyogleHomework Centre Cedars 8.30amHomework Centre Yarn upYear 6 Transition CasinoHigh SchoolP&C Pink Ribbon DayPublic Holiday Touch Football at KyogleYear 6 Transition CasinoHigh SchoolNAIDOC Open DayLast day of term

WHAT’S ON THIS TERM

Photo credits - Rachael Scott Margie Savins Felice Perkins

Infants Assembly Timetable Term 2Each 2nd Monday at 1.00pm in the School Hall

Week 26 May

Week 420 May

Week 63 June

Week 817 June

Week 10 1 July

KR KM 2C 1/2S 1S

Primary Assembly Timetable Term 2Each 2nd Tuesday at 2.30pm in the School Hall

Week 27 May3/4M

Week 421 May

5/6D

Week 64 June5/6C

Week 818 June

4/5K

Week 10 2 July3/4S

Uniform Policy It is wonderful to see the majority of students wearing the Casino West school uniform. If for any reason you do not have the correct uniform please see the principal for further discussion.

Uniform Price ListPolo Shirt with school emblem $18.00Microfibre Shorts with school emblem $15.00Bucket hat with toggle and school emblem $10.00School socks with school name $ 7.00 or 3 for $20.00Tracksuit Jacket $45.00Tracksuit pants $25.00

Remember to keep updated via

the Skoolbag app and website

Upcoming Fundraisers P&C Committee

Term 2 - Krispy KremeTerm 3 - Colour Fun Run

Stewart House Donation Drive 2019.Today we have sent home the envelopes for Stewart House.Please ensure that envelopes are returned by Friday 17 May 2019.