13 Nov 2019
CHANGE OF DATE – DAY 1 2020
2020 sees the opening of our new state of the art facility as our main teaching and learning space in 2020. Term 1 also sees the temporary relocation of our Administration Block into three demountables whilst a renovation takes place on our current Administration building.
This is an amazing opportunity for all staff, students and parents. To facilitate this physical change in our school environment, school staff will engage in two staff development days at the beginning of Term 1 2020. Our Director, Educational Leadership, Steve Freeborn has approved this change on behalf of the NSW Department of Education.
Please make note of the return to school dates for your child.
Tuesday 28 January – School Development Day (Staff only)
Wednesday 29 January – School Development Day (Staff only)
Thursday 30 January – All students Years 1 to 6 return to school
Monday 3 February – All new student enrolments for 2020 start school (10:00am – Library)
Monday 3 February – Kindergarten students 2020 (9:25am – COLA)
Please ensure you have returned your SignMee note indicating whether you are returning to Carlingford Public School in 2020 to assists class planning.
School Office:
Please note our school office will cease operations for 2019 on Wednesday 18 December at 3:30pm.
Our school office will re-open on Tuesday 28 January in the temporary demountable location for term 1. The main access to front office will be via Keeler Street entrance.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Our students commemorated Remembrance Day on Monday with a minutes silence at 11:00am. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, a treaty was signed that brought an end to World War One. Remembrance Day is a day to reflect on the atrocities of war and to honour and pay tribute to all those who have served in the armed forces to defend our country’s freedom.
Carlingford Public School has a long and proud association with the armed forces, with many of our past & present, students, staff and families fighting to defend our great nation. One of our teachers, Frederick Kilpatrick was granted special leave from the Education department in 1898, to fight in the Boer War in South Africa. Frederick was the first New South Welshman to serve in the Boer War.
Similarly, ex pupil Ray Simpson, was awarded the ‘Victoria Cross’ & the ‘Distinguished Conduct Medal’ for bravery during the Vietnam War. Tributes to both these soldiers can be found in our office foyer. “Lest we forget”.
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPS
Last Monday, the Table Tennis team competed in the Bennelong Cup at Macquarie University against a number of our local schools.
A huge congratulations to our girls team - Winnie, Cynthia and Justine - who won this year's girls division after a nail biting finals match.
Hain and Krittiq also received silver medals for coming second in the Champion Challenges. We were very proud of the sportsmanship our students displayed throughout the event, particularly when Finn and Jayden volunteered to dress up as mascots for the coordinators, happily taking photos with all the attendees. Well done to the team and thank you Mrs Foo and Mrs Grimmond for taking them.
ICAS MATHEMATICS RESULTS
Recently, 198 students participated in the ICAS Mathematics competition. Of these, 4 were awarded high distinctions, 32 distinctions, 49 credit, 21 merit and 92 participation certificates.
High distinction and distinction winners are listed below. Well done to all our participants.
Year 2 - High distinction Leon
Distinction Ashley, Param, Maha, Chaeyoon, Nameera, Marissa, Lyric
Year3 - High distinction - Talia
Distinction Rhys, Archer, Sarah, Bryan
Yr 4 – Distinction Saarth, Jia, Jennifer, Samantha, Eugene, Patrick
Yr 5 – High distinction Brandon, Anthony
Distinction Riley, Rohan, Melissa, Yannis, Ethan, Mohib, Helen, Nicole, Anibal, Bianca
Yr 6 – Distinction Christine, Adam, Eric, Krisshiv, Jasper
KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION
Our Kindergarten transition program has now concluded.
Thank you to our amazing Kindergarten team, led by Mrs Kristensen for organising such a wonderful transition program. Also thank you to our P&C for their support of the program, our uniform shop, canteen and parent volunteers. Special thanks to our wonderful students (dance group, choir, band, Carlolele’s & models) who represented our school so well to our newest parents.
We have now reached 100 kindergarten enrolments for 2020 which will enable us to form our fifth class for next year.
CPS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The battle for the 2019 Carlingford Public School Chess Championship will be held in Term 4 on Tuesday 26 November from 12:15 - 3:15pm. This event will be held at Carlingford Public School. The competition is now in its ninth year. The championship is open to any student who knows the basic rules of chess.
The format of the tournament ensures that all players compete in every round (approximately 7 games), and no one is eliminated. There will be trophies for the top 3 scorers, medals presented as age prizes, and certificates for everyone who takes part.
If your child is interested in playing in the Chess Championship please go to
www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment and pay online with your credit card using the code HNV9PSM394 and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details.
For all enquiries, please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on (02) 9745 1170.
JOHN ALEXANDER 100km CHARITY WALK
Yesterday, John Alexander Federal member for Bennelong visited our school as part of his bi – annual ‘100 Walk for Rare Voices Australia’. Our SRC students had the opportunity to talk with John and covered a variety of topics from medical research, the bushfire crisis and even revisited his tennis career when he was ranked number 8 in the world.
John will walk through every suburb of his electorate to raise money for ‘Rare Voices Australia.
Rare Voices Australia is an organisation committed to raising awareness and funds to fight rare illnesses. They assist with access to treatments, data collection, coordinated care, access to services and coordinated research.
Despite the name, rare illnesses affect over 2 million Australians. The variety and complexity of rare illness means those who are diagnosed often face long and difficult treatment. In many cases, the health care system is organised towards treating diseases that affect many people. Individuals with rare illnesses are therefore more likely to go without the same level of support and assistance. This leads to preventable impacts on quality of care and life for these individuals. With enough awareness and support we can assist people with rare illnesses and ensure they receive the care and assistance they deserve.
John has left a donation tin in the front office for anyone who would like to contribute to this worthy cause. The tin will remain at school until the end of next week.
PRESENTATION DAY 2019
This year our Presentation Day will be held at school on Thursday 5 December.
We will run the same format as last year with separate K – 2 and 3 – 6 assemblies. The K – 2 assembly will begin at 9:45am, with 3 - 6 commencing at 11:40am. The performance band, dance groups, choirs and Ukulele group will all be performing on the day.
In both K -2 and 3 – 6 assemblies, medallions, trophies and banners will be presented to recognise their efforts throughout 2019.
Parents of students who will be receiving a medallion, trophy or banner, will receive an email informing them of this. If you do receive an email, we request that you do not inform your child / children as we would like it to be a surprise on the day of our presentation.
We are hoping you can join us on this special occasion to celebrate the achievements of our wonderful students.
PARENT HELPERS / SCRIPTURE / ETHICS TEACHERS’ MORNING TEA
CPS will be hosting a morning tea on Thursday 28 November at 11:00am to say thank you to our wonderful scripture teachers, ethics teachers and parent helpers who have done a fantastic job in 2019, teaching and assisting our students.
Our parent and community volunteers play a vital role at our school and provide wonderful opportunities for our students and staff. Further details will be posted on class Dojo in coming weeks.
2020 PLANNING
Planning has commenced for our 2020 classes and class structure. We are expecting to start the year with approximately 795 students spread across 31 classes. In an effort to get staffing, student placement and resourcing as accurate as possible, it’s critical that we know how many students will be returning to CPS in 2020.
A SignMee note has been distributed for your individual children in Years K - 5 this week. Would you please log on and complete this short form for each of your children to notify us if:
· Your child/ren will be returning to CPS at the start of Term 1, 2020, Thursday January 30.
· Your child/ren will be returning to CPS, but late (please provide date)
· Your child/ren are not returning to CPS.
If your child is not returning to CPS we ask you to email or provide a letter to the office.
Please complete this survey at your earliest convenience. We hope to finalise responses as soon as possible.
TERM 4 ACCOUNTS
Term 4 Statement of Accounts have been recently emailed. Please contact the school office this week if you do not receive your statement or you have any queries.
In order to finalise our accounts for 2019, we ask for payments to be made by Friday 22 November 2019.
Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to your account.
Neil Hinton, Principal.