Talking Point Coal Point Public School Newsletter

166 Coal Point Road, Coal Point NSW 2283

Phone: 4959 1374

Email: coalpoint-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: https://coalpoint-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Term 3 Week 8 Monday 9th September 2019

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE!!! Coal Point Public School Community Hub and Naturescape project has been

successful in being awarded $198,000 in the My Community Project grant through Service NSW. Special thanks to

Mrs Addis, Mrs Larson and Mrs McKensey for all of their work in planning and submitting the proposal, and thanks

to YOU, our school community for voting. Further information will be shared as it comes to us.

Congratulations to Mrs Dowding and our Student Executive team for such a wonderful Book Week Parade last

Wednesday. Thanks to all of our families for getting into the spirit with such amazing costumes and thanks to our

wonderful staff for being so dedicated. Our Book Fair was very successful once again. Thanks so much to the

community for your extremely generous support and for all the books donated to the library. A big thank you to

Sibella, Belinda and our canteen volunteers for organising everyone their lovely lunch and to the families, who

baked cupcakes for the stall. Thank you to David from Fatcrema for providing the mobile coffee van on the day

and for donating 50c from each coffee sold, back to the school.

The children were very keen to share with me some of the interesting facts they learnt at the Ausgrid Electrical talks

last week. Thanks to Ausgrid and especially Mr Craft for the great presentation.

Well done to all of our Stage 2 Netballers last Friday, who represented CPPS at the Gala. It was a wonderful day

with the kids coming back having had a great time. Thanks to Miss Robinson and the Stage 2 teachers for

organising this fun day for the kids.

K - 2 are off to the Zoo! All students in years Kinder to Year 2 will be heading off to the Hunter Valley Zoo this

Thursday. Please ensure your child / children meet outside the hall at 8.45am, dressed in full school uniform

including a hat. Students must bring their morning tea, lunch and a drink. Buses will return to school by 2.45pm.

Students in K - 2 may hand their School Banking books to the office on Wednesday if they do not have a brother or

sister that can do it for them on Thursday.

Just a reminder, Science Expo will be next week Monday 16th - Thursday 19

th September (Term 3, Week 9).

Students K - 6 are required to complete a project on their current Science topic. Students are to bring their projects

to school on Monday 16th September. All entries will be on display for parents to view at our school from Friday 20th

– Thursday 26th September.

We will hold our end of term Disco at school on Thursday 26th September in our hall. This will be an evening disco

with K-2 from 5.30pm - 6.15pm and Years 3-6 from 6.30 - 7.30pm. A gold coin donation for Disco tickets for Year 6

Farewell fundraising would be appreciated. Student Executive will sell tickets over the last week of school, in the

morning before assembly.

Well done to our superb spellers, Zac M, Alana L, Ruby B & Piper C, who competed at the

Junior & Senior Zone Premier’s Spelling Bee competitions last week. Ruby B won the Junior

competition and will now travel to Sydney for the State Premier’s Spelling Bee Competition.

Great job, Ruby!

Please see the back of the newsletter for some very important information for our local

trades / business families.

Kind regards,

Ms Kim Creswell

Hunter

Shortland

Phillip

Macquarie

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Primary Merit Awards

Madeline M

Jade K

Tiana B

Zac B

Rose W

Chloe S

Ryder S

Isla S

Annabel M

Julian P

Alleira B

Nathaniel B

CAMP RAINBOWS

Madeline M

Ella L

Zac B

Evie G

Scarlett S

Principal’s Awards

Emily D

Anders S

Sienna D

Charlotte B

Ashton H

Calvin W

Elsie K

Tarquin I

Sienna C

Emily R

Nate K

KS

Emily C & Isobelle W

K—2 Merit Awards

Myles W

Matilda K

Rose B

Charlie H

Tyler J

Lincoln P

Renoir J

Hannah M

Connor M

Indigo J

Helena M

Blake O

Tyler H

Maci de V

Harry L

Jessica D

Sophie L

Liam C

Elliott F

Anders S

Jacob E

Ashten K

Hunter O

Mayella B

Ruby W

Lachlan P

Aisha Mc

K/1P

Bella P & James S

1/2D

Sienna C & Carli S

KE

Aisha Mc & Lachlan P

1/2F

Hunter C & Nicholas K

K—2 Bronze Awards

K—2 Silver Awards

K—2 Gold Awards

2P

Sonny J & Freya K

Academic

House

Points

Special Duties

Maya M & Hunter C

Madeline M

Ryan G

Atiya B

Marlee C

Heidi M

Zane K

Scarlett E

Veronika T

Harpa G

Audrey C

Tiana P

Tayah S

Jet B

P & C MEETING

Our next P & C Meeting will be held this

Wednesday, 11th September at 7pm in

the staffroom. We welcome all parents

and caregivers to attend.

CANTEEN

A big thank you to our volunteers, who helped out at the canteen for the

Book Parade. Thank you to the families, who placed a pre-order and

also baked cupcakes to sell on the day.

Our online roster is at: https://signup.zone/pRfwyPD7hraxjM3Ax

Any questions or problems please contact Sibella on 0406 169 144 or

Belinda on 0421 088 436.

TERM 3 ROSTER

Excursions and

Permission Notes

Cost

Annual Voluntary Contribution -

per student

$45.00

Annual Technology Fee - per

student

$30.00

Primary Choir - Term 3 $20.00

Stage 2 Workbooks - Years 3 & 4

Stage 3 Workbooks - Years 5 & 6

$13.00

$13.00

Band Administration Fee

(annual)

Instrument Hire (annual)

Term 3 Band Fee

Big Band only Term Fee

$20.00

$60.00

$170.00

$70.00

K - 2 Zoo Excursion $30.00

Senior Netball Gala Day (Yrs

5&6)

$5 + $2

cash

Healthy Harold - all students will

attend

$10.00

Thank you to students, families and teachers for a wonderful 2019

Book Parade. The costumes were fabulous. Thank you to

MacLean’s for the fabulous Book Fair. The commission from these

sales goes back to the library to purchase new books for the

children. Thank you so much to those families, who purchased a

book to donate to the library, it is greatly appreciated.

Due to the Kindergarten to Year 2 excursion KE and 2P’s library

times will be affected. To avoid students missing out on borrowing

KE will borrow on Tuesday 10th September and 2P will borrow on

Wednesday 11th September. Please ensure your child is sent with

their library bag and book returns on the dates stated as they will not

be able to do so on Thursday.

Mrs K Dowding - Teacher/Librarian

The last of the plants have been ordered this week for the 'Bee and Pollinator' project and you'll see these in the gardens soon. The first seedlings that the school community planted during the June 2019 working bee have survived and grown very well, some are even flow-ering! We welcome everyone to join us for another working bee on September 22nd, to help prepare the gardens for opening as part of the Lake Macquarie Garden Club's Open Garden and Art Trail 2019.

There has been a lot happening behind the scenes to make props and grow plants for our entry in the school garden bed design compe-tition, to be displayed and judged at the Lake Macquarie City Coun-cil's 2019 Living Smart Festival, Speers Point Park, on September 28th. Please mark this festival date in your diaries and make a plan to visit the competition gardens.

Sarah and Libby (Project Coordinators)

Disclaimer: Coal Point Public School does not necessarily endorse the services or products, which may be included in or attached to this

newsletter and is in no way responsible for any issues arising from use of the services or products offered. No responsibility is accepted for

errors or omissions.

Learn to Sail & Intermediate Classes

6 week course – 8.30am – 10.30am

Commencing Saturday 19 October 2019

Accredited instructors.

$140/person all equipment provided.

Participant needs to be able to swim 50m.

Registered with Active Kids Program/Voucher.

Limited places.

Info, program, contacts and registration via website:

https://wangisailingclub.yachting.org.au/junior-sailing/

REQUEST FOR ALL SCHOOL MAINTENANCE LOCAL

TRADES PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS

The NSW Government has committed the largest investment in planned

maintenance at public schools in the history of NSW. A record $1.3

billion is being spent on an ambitious delivery program, focused on

employing local businesses and contractors across the state.

To assist in addressing regional school maintenance issues and at the

same time provide work for local trade’s persons and suppliers across

the Hunter / Central Coast regions, over $100 million is being invested to

upgrade and maintain our school infrastructure.

Given this record spend by School Infrastructure NSW, you are invited to

an Asset Management Unit industry breakfast briefing. This will provide

information to existing and new contractors on how you can get involved.

To find out more by attending our Industry breakfast on Friday 20th

September 2019 – 7:00am at Rutherford HS (Primarily targeted to

Company’s /Tradespeople in the Lower Hunter/Upper Hunter) register at

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-engagement-

information-session-tickets-65766578607