Crescent Head Public School Grapevine

Crescent Head Public SchoolGrapevine44 Pacific Street, Crescent Head NSW 2440Phone: 02 65660255 Fax: 02 65660617Email: .schools.nsw.edu.auTERM 3 2021TERM 3 WEEK 2 – MONDAY 19 T H JULYTerm 3 – Week 2 - JulyMon 19th-Thu22nd Parent/Teacher InterviewsThu 22ndP&C Meeting 5.30pm CHPS StaffroomTerm 3 – Week 3 - JulyFri 30thFri 30thIcon AssemblyArt/Writers FestivalWIN BIN DINNER WINNERSFriday was the Term 2 Win Bin Dinner WinnersDinner. The Green Room prepared individuallypackaged lunches for each of these students to eatwith our Aunty Kate. Congratulations to all Win Bindinner winning students for your behaviour thatled to this win.

NAIDOC DAYLast Thursday our school held a modified NAIDOCDay of cultural learning. Throughout the day intheir class groups students took part in art,physical education and cooking activities. Theseactivities taught the children about AboriginalCultural methods for undertaking these activitiesin a fun setting. Prior to lunch the student leadersled a short assembly where they outlined thisyear's NAIDOC theme: Healing Country. At thistime Aunty Kate cut the NAIDOC cake which hasbeen a tradition of this day for many years.Unfortunately this year she was not able to sharethe cake with the students due to COVIDrestrictions. As the photos show, this was a funevent that linked our students to the NAIDOCtheme and cultural learning beautifully.CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2

CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2

COVID RESTRICTIONS UPDATEKINDERGARTEN LIBRARY FUNFirstly, we would like to thank our families for yourcooperation with the reintroduced restrictions lastweek. Also, it was very pleasing to see adultswearing masks when entering our school buildingsand signing in. This week people who are notfamiliar to our office staff will be asked where theyare from to ensure that people from areas in lockdown do not enter our school as per updatedregulations. If grandparents of people not familiarto our office staff are entering the school we askthat you inform them of this new regulation inadvance. We are asking that any child who has anyof the COVID symptoms is kept home and receivesa COVID test. We will keep you informed as anyfurther changes are made to the school operationsvia the SchoolStream app as they come through.In Library lessons, Kindergarten have been readingnursery rhyme books by Tony Wilson that have atwist e.g. "The Cow Tripped Over The Moon" and"Baa Baa Blue Sheep." Kindergarten made cowmasks to act out the stories. Next week we will belooking at Hickory Dickory Dash also by TonyWilson.P&C MEETING THIS THURSDAY EVENINGAt 5:30pm this Thursday 22nd July the P&C will holdtheir first meeting for Term 3. At this meeting wewill be discussing many events that take place inTerm 3 such as the Arts and Writers Festival, theinstallation of the Pizza Ovens, the CentenaryDinner Dance and the Fathers' Day Stall. All arewelcome to take part in these meetings.ICON ASSEMBLYOn Friday in Week 3 we will be holding our firstIcon Assembly for 2021. We have put this offhoping that it would be a great opportunity toinvite families into our school to celebrate thesuccess of our students as they have embodied the5Cs over the previous 2 terms. It was hoped thatthis would be an opportunity to start aconversation about the history of our schoolleading into our Centenary Celebrations. We areunsure at this point how this assembly is to beconducted but will present the students with theirawards at this time provided we are learning faceto face at school.CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2CENTENARY CELEBRATIONSAt this point we are still moving forward with plansfor our Centenary Assembly and open day on Fridaythe 10th of September. If we continue to operateas a Tier 2 school restrictions will make an open dayand community assembly impossible at this time.However, this remains our planned date at thispoint and we would like this celebration to beshared with as many people as is possible given thelarge number of people who have attended ourschool over the past 100 years.

CHPS ATHLETICS CARNIVALATHLETICS CARNIVAL RECORDThe Crescent Head Public School Athletics Carnivalresults have all been finalised and a special SportsAssembly was held last Friday to hand outindividual ribbons and age champion certificates.Congratulations to our 8 Champions.One record was broken onthe day in the Senior Boys800m Run. Congratulationsto Wilton Townsend whobeat Jayden Cornish’srecord by more than 10seconds which was set in2015.The Macleay Athletics Carnival will be held atKempsey on Wednesday 4th August 2021.Transport to this carnival will need to be privatelyarranged. Notes have been sent home witheligible students today. If students are unable toattend this carnival they need to let Mrs Mundayknow as soon as possible so that their events canbe offered to other students. There is no cost toenter this carnival.ChampionsGirlBoyJuniorDarcy PhillipsPreston Suttle11 YearTylah RixonJoey SilkMia TennysonSeniorFrankie SuppleFlynn EdwardsWiltonTownsendCHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2House Points1stYELLOW2ndRED3rdBLUE4thGREENCANTEENThe CHPS Canteen is open on Thursdays andFridays only. If you are able to volunteer in theCanteen please call Karly Edwards on 0478228302.Canteen Roster Term 3ThursdayFridayWeek 222/7 Karly23/7 LawryWeek 329/7 Simon30/7 CarmellaWeek 45/8 Lawry6/8 JennyWeek 512/8 Ruth13/8 KarlyWeek 619/8 Simon20/8 AlisonWeek 726/8 Lawry27/8 CarmellaWeek 82/9 Ruth3/9 JennyWeek 99/9 Simon10/9 RuthWeek 1016/9 Lawry17/9 Carmella

MERIT AWARDSPREMIER’S SPORTING CHALLENGEKINDERGARTENAUDREY GRAHAM - Always trying her hardestMANNY ALEFAIO - Displaying courtesy and cooperation inclass1/2FTANNER BULL - Enthusiasm when learning new mathsgamesBYRRON DONOVAN - Fantastic cooperation in class1/2RBRAXTON GRAHAM - Working hard in addition andsubtractionMALAYKA TRIBE - Focusing her attention on her writingtasks3/4DERIN BAILLIE - A great attitude and application inMathematics - solving multiplication and divisionalgorithmsFRED SILK - His excellent attitude and confidence in hisdaily maths mentals3/4WSOPHIA CLOHESSY – Great start at CHPSMILES HARPER – Fantastic effort in Maths activities5/6LSOPHIE ROBBINS - Always displaying courtesy andenthusiasmMANNIX BAILLIE - Demonstrating leadership in and out ofthe classroom5/6MTATE FAULKNER - A settled start to Term 3 2021JOEY SILK - An enthusiastic start to Term 3 20215/6VMANOA GALLI - Stepping outside his comfort zone andcontributing more to classroom discussionsSCARLET WEBSTER - A smooth transition into CHPS,bringing with her confidence and kindness!WIN BIN WINNERSLachlan WilliamsLatrell Donovan-ShipleyCharlot Emerton-BellCHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2Sian GibsonBhakti QuinnHarrison MoffittThis year our school has registered to participatein the NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge.The purpose of the Challenge is to encouragestudents to participate in sport and physicalactivity to lead a healthy lifestyle.Over the ten week of Term 3 our school will bemonitoring physical activity levels during classtime, at recess and lunch as well as during sportlessons. Physical activity outside school hours willalso count towards the Challenge award. The aimis to work towards an average at least 60 minutesof activity a day for ten weeks.We would like to invite families to support us inencouraging students’ healthy use of leisure timeand to experience the joy of being active together.Each student in years 3-6 will be issued with alogbook to record their daily physical activity andwill be working towards an individual studentaward. Whilst K-2 students will work towards aGold class-based award level.Students completing the Challenge will receive apersonalised certificate (Diamond, Gold, Silver orBronze), signed by the Premier of New SouthWales.Physical activity is valued for its physical, socialand emotional benefits. It also helps young peopleto develop communication skills, confidence andresilience.

ESSENTIAL TOOL!!!SCHOOLSTREAM REMINDERWe wish to remind parents and carers of theimportance of staying informed by adding theSchoolstream app to your device. Allupdates and important informationregarding CHPS activities and alerts willbe sent via this app. Be sure not to missout!!You can find Schoolstream viathe App Store or Google Play bysearching for Schoolstream and typing in CrescentHead Public School when prompted.This is an essential communication toolwith our parent body and we hope manyfamilies are proactive with this reminder.CRESCENT HEAD OOSHCrescent Head OOSH operates from the Old Hallat CHPS.Free piano lessons are available every afternoonfor OOSH students. For more information or tomake a booking call Tarrik on 0416 507 720.crescentheadoosh@gmail.comSTUDENTS NOT TO BE ON SITE BEFORE 8.30AMWe wish to remind parents and carers thatstudents who are not using the OOSH service atCHPS should NOT be at school before 8.30am.Please don’t assume that because a car is in the carpark that a teacher is available to supervisestudents prior to 8.30am as student supervisiondoes not commence until 8.30am.We appreciate your understanding andcooperation with this matter.CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2

CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2

Dear parents, guardians and carersRe: Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability(NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided tostudents with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the DisabilityStandards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes: year of schooling category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantialor extensive.This information assists schools to: formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes forstudents with disability.The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support ofstudents with disability.The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school willprovide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacyand confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storageand disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’sPrivacy Policy her information about the NCCD can be found on theNCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contactthe school.Kind regardsCameron UpcroftPrincipalCrescent Head Public SchoolSupported by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills andEmployment. 2020 Education Services Australia Ltd, unless otherwise indicated.Creative Commons BY 4.0, unless otherwise indicated.CHPS GV TERM 3 WEEK 2

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