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Castlereagh Contact

Castlereagh Public School Post Office Rd Phone: 4776 1197 Castlereagh 2749 Fax: 4776 1535

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.castlereag-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 6

Important Dates for your Diary

Term 1

Thu 7 Mar P&C Meeting 6pm Mon 18 Mar Pet Education K-2 Thu 21 Mar Cake Day (4/5 providing) Sat 23 Mar State Election Thu 28 Mar School Photos Fri 29 Mar School Cross Country Yr. 6 Fundraiser Thu 4 April HRV Visit Class 4/5 P&C Meeting 6pm

Permission Notes and Payments Due

AMOUNT DATE DUE P&C Cadbury Chocolate Money $60 per box Mon 25th March Years 5 & 6 Canberra/Snowy Camp $50 Deposit Wed 10th April Voluntary School Fees $45 for 1st child ASAP $25 for 2nd child NIL for 3rd & consecutive children Learning & Resource Fee $75 each child ASAP

Please note these amounts can be paid off in instalments.

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http://www.castlereag-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

A quality education in a caring, small school environment

Ribbons were awarded to: Saphia S, Kaiden C, Emily E, Lena A, Luke G & Amber K. A Bronze Cockatoo was awarded to: Lena A.

Congratulations Merit cards

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Christopher G Annabelle J Jack B Morgan F Chelsea W

Chelsea W Indie H Annabelle J Jack B Eve H Ella M

1/2

Charlotte F Charlotte H x 2 April K Joshua P Charlotte Y Mase A Jacob F

Jacob F April K Joshua P Darcey B Charlotte F Charlotte H

2/3

Emily E Jack L Saphia S Tanisha G Theo L Lola R Oskar Y Emerson S

Charlee B Saphia S Charlie W Charli D Emma G Tanisha G

4/5

Brock A Kendall K-R Lena A Amber K Nicholas B Ethan O Nathan C Lochlan O Mylie D Chad W Kayla H

Nathan C Amber K Lochlan L

5/6

Caitlin B Bethany B Matthew E Donavan F Krystion L

Matthew E Jacob R Andreanna L x 2 Krystion L Scarlett O Malachi F


From the Principals Desk District Swimming Carnival

On Monday, 4th March, Lily C, Anthony B and Matthew E attended the Hawkesbury District Swimming Carnival. I would like to congratulate them for representing our school and the Small Schools Team. It is a privilege to be part of the swim team and I am sure they all displayed a wonderful effort. Induction Assembly On Friday 1st March we held our induction assembly for 2019. I would like to congratulate the students below for being elected into these positions of responsibility. I am sure that they will respect these positions and complete their duties to the best of their ability. Our inductees for 2019 are:

Library Monitors

Lochlan L

Lena A

Bethany B

Scarlet O

SRC Representatives Kindergarten- Indie H Year 1- Kaiden C Year 2- Dylan K Year 2- (2/3) Charlee B Year 3- (2/3) Emerson S Year 4- (4/5) Oliver B Year 5- (4/5) B P Year 5- (5/6) Andreanna L Year 6- (5/6) Mary D Year 6- (5/6) Jacob R Year 6- (5/6) Lily C Year 6- (5/6) Andrew S

House Captains Lyrebirds: Donavan F Georgie S Rosellas: Krystion L Katie C Kookaburras: Sharnee L K T


Year 6 Mini Lessons & High School On Wednesday 27th February, Mrs. Catalogna and the Year 6 students attended Richmond High School to sample High School taster lessons. I would like to report back that the students enjoyed themselves greatly and Mrs. Catalogna spoke to me of outstanding behavior. It is a credit to Richmond High School that they offer our students the opportunity to participate in mini lessons regardless of the High School our Year 6 students choose. The Richmond High School information evening will be held on Tuesday, 12th March 2019, between 5.30 and 7pm. I encourage all Stage 3 parents to attend and get to know one of our local High Schools. Penrith Panthers – NRL CLINIC On Monday 4TH March our students from Year 1-6 were lucky enough to be included in football skills and activities from the NRL and Penrith Panthers Football Club. Dean and Daniel did a great job in organising the students to enjoy some skills and strategies and gain an idea of how NRL works. Once again I am proud to say our school displayed some wonderful behaviour and had fun joining in the activities.


Start Smart Commonwealth Bank Year 1-6 Lessons On Tuesday of this week the Commonwealth Bank ran a short session with our classes discussing the important skill of saving money. The skills learnt from this session can go hand in hand with setting budgets which is addressed in the Mathematics curriculum. Our aim is for the children of Castlereagh Public School to become financially aware and identify the need to work towards goals rather than having the mindset of using credit for instant purchases. Meet the Teacher On Thursday, 21st February, we held our Meet the Teacher evening. Thank you to the parents who attended and the staff for your support in staying back late on the night. It is a great opportunity to meet your child’s class teacher and discuss their teaching program and activities for the year. If you were unable to attend and you would like to have the opportunity to speak with your child’s classroom teacher please either send in a letter requesting a meeting or phone the office to organise a time that suits you both. School Cross Country Carnival Castlereagh Public School will be holding our Cross Country Carnival on Friday, 29th March 2019. All students will be participating. Parents, friends and community members are more than welcome to attend this whole school event. It will be held within the school grounds, weather permitting. The event will take approx. 2 hours. Students will run the following distances; 4-7 Years Boys and Girls 1000m 8/9 Years Boys and Girls 2000m 10 Years Boys and Girls 2000m 11 Years Boys and Girls 3000m 12/13 Years Boys and Girls 3000m Our Year 6 students will be hosting a fundraiser on the day. Tell Them From Me In Term 1 2019, our school is taking part in the Tell Them From Me student survey. The survey will provide us with valuable feedback on what our students think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and


around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help them improve. The survey is completed on-line and is run by an independent research company, The Learning Bar, which specialises in school-based surveys. Staff in schools will not be able to identify individual students from their responses. To ensure confidentiality, participating students will receive a unique username and password. The survey typically takes 30 minutes or less to complete and will be administered by the school during normal school hours. Once the surveys are completed by students, reports are prepared and in most cases are available to schools within three business days. Students from Year 4 to Year 6 have the opportunity to complete this survey. If you would like your child to not participate in this survey could you please make contact with your child’s classroom teacher through either written communication or a verbal discussion with them? Thank you for your ongoing support, as surveys provide us with feedback on how we can work more productively to meet the needs of the students and community. There will be a parent survey which will be available later in the year. If you do not want your child in Year 4-6 to participate could you please inform Miss Li, Mrs Catalonga or Mrs Sutton. Premiere’s Reading Challenge Welcome to the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge which began Monday this week. The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.


Stewart House Donation Drive 2019 Every year 1,700 public school children attend our safe haven next to Curl Curl beach at no cost to their parents or carers. During a 12 day stay they are provided with dental, optical, hearing and medical screening and treatment. Children attend Stewart House at no charge. Your donation will help us ensure that our program is accessible to all children in need from across NSW and ACT public schools and be used to cover direct costs only. Stewart House is a registered Australian charity with DGR status. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Once your donation is processed you will receive a tax receipt to the email address provided. (Stewart House Information) Envelopes have been sent home today for Stewart House donations. Thankyou, Mrs Deb Sutton, Rlg. Principal School Photo Day Photo envelopes have been sent home today. Please bring photo orders in before the photo day Thursday 28th March. Even though it states on the envelope to bring on the day. Family photo envelopes are available from the office. Thank you

School Lunches School lunches are available to order online. Please go to www.myschoollunchbox.com.au and follow instructions on how to order.

Crunch and Sip Castlereagh Public School is a certified ‘Crunch and Sip’ school. All classes have a ‘Crunch and Sip’ break during the day where children are encouraged to eat fruit and sip water. A tally of the fruit eaten is kept as it is one of the activities the children can complete to obtain their Healthy Lifestyle Challenge, Healthy Badge.


Waste Free Wednesdays Every Wednesday is a waste free day at CPS. This means whatever food and drink wrappings/scraps that the children have that day must be taken home with their lunches, a class tally is kept of the number of children having ‘nude foods’! These are foods that have no wrapping but come in a reusable container. Thank you for your continued support for

these two programs. Ice Blocks & Drinks Ice blocks will be sold Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at lunch time. They range from 60c to $2 in price. Water will be sold at $2 a bottle, also on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

Clean up Schools Day

On Friday 1st March, the students and teachers at Castlereagh Public School participated in Clean Up Schools Day.

Everyone did a fantastic job in helping to tidy up our school. As part of the day each class participated in a lesson about waste.

Thank you to all the families who supplied gloves.

Mrs McDonald


P&C Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 7th March at 6.00pm in the staff room. Please come along to participate or just observe. Everyone is welcome!

Cadbury Chocolates Chocolates were sent home on Monday, please have all money returned to the office by Monday 25th March. Uniform Payments Direct Deposit is the preferred method of payment. Please include child’s name when direct depositing money into P&C Account. Account details: Castlereagh Public School P & C Commonwealth Bank. BSB Number: 062 589 Account No: 00913185.

PLEASE DO NOT DEPOSIT P&C FUNDS INTO THE SCHOOL ACCOUNT.

ALL UNIFORM & FUNDRAISING MONIES ARE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE P&C ACCOUNT

The email address to order uniforms is: [email protected]


PBL POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

As a PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) school we have consistently worked towards positive outcomes for all members of the Castlereagh Public School

learning community.

During the year we will maintain and reinforce our PBL school rules of being SAFE, RESPECTFUL, LEARNERS. These rules are taught explicitly from

kindergarten to year six.


What’s On at Penrith Observatory in March 2019 Date: Saturday 16 March 2019 Event name: Public Astronomy Night: Space Junk Event details: Speaker – Ms Raelene Sommer Orbital debris is circling around our planet. How did it get there, why do we care and what can we do about it. Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of telescopes (weather permitting). $18.00 Adult $12.00 Child/Concession $50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children) Children under 3 years of age free. IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times. BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL Time: 8pm – 10pm Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North campus, Great Western Highway, Werrington 2747 Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1972538313043047/


Parenting on line payments (POP) It is now possible to make online payments to the school for the amounts owing for the students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, and can be made via computer, tablet or mobile phone. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment. For any enquires regarding the Online payment process please contact the School Administration Office on 47 761197, or see Mrs Lamey.

PLEASE DO NOT PAY ANY P&C PAYMENTS IN TO THE SCHOOL

ACCOUNT (i.e. UNIFORM & FUNDRAISING). Absence notes Parents, for your convenience we have included an absentee note to be filled out and returned to office as soon as your child is back at school.

Absentee Note To be returned to the School Office first day back after absence

Student’s Name: ……………………………………………. Class: ………………... Date/s of Absence/s: ……………………………………………………………………………………… Reason for Absence: ……………………………………………………………………………………...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………… Signature of Parent/Caregiver: …………………………… Date: ………………….


CASTLEREAGH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mission Statement

In our caring and supportive environment, each student strives to become a unique person and a valued member of society.

We recognise and strive for:

• Excellence in academic achievement, • Positive aesthetic, personal and social attitudes, • Whole school pastoral care for all students,

• A sense of belonging and a secure and caring environment enabling students to establish self-esteem, • Sensitivity toward others

• Awareness of the environment and • Valued community participation.

Citizenship Affirmation Statement

From this time forward, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,

Whose democratic beliefs I share, Whose rights and liberties I respect and

Whose laws I will uphold and obey.

Pledge If I wish to be a worthy member of my school and community,

I must at all times watch: My words, My actions

My thoughts, My companions and my habits.

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