24 Mar 2021
PARENT - TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent - teacher interviews are taking place on the below dates. If you are coming into the school for a face to face meeting, interviews will be governed by COVID-19 guidelines.
On the day of your interview please enter the school through the front office (Rickard st) to sign in and to be directed to your interview location. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your interview start time to ensure you have enough time to check in and to make your way to the interview location. You will also need to exit back through the front office and sign out.
Thursday March 25 - Year 1 (except Class 1SR - Friday March 19)
Friday March 26 - Year 2
Monday March 29 - Kindergarten
Tuesday March 30 - Years 5 & 6
Wednesday March 31 - Years 3 & 4
If you have any questions, please contact your child's class teacher.
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST BULLYING & VIOLENCE
This Friday 26 March, CPS will participate in the National Day of action against Bullying and Violence.
All students K - 6 will be involved in discussions about bullying, what to do if you are bullied or if you are a witness to bullying. The CPS Anti Bullying Agreement will also be a focus for students along with the impact of being bullied. Parents and students are welcome to visit the www.bullyingnoway.com.au website.
HARMONY DAY
Carlingford Public School was awash with orange and stunning traditional clothes as students and staff celebrated Harmony Day last Friday.
Harmony Day provides us with an opportunity to promote respect, goodwill and understanding between Australians of all backgrounds. At Carlingford Public School 89% of our students are from a non – English speaking background with approximately 60 different languages being spoken by our students. The theme for Harmony Day, Everyone Belongs was certainly highlighted with over 40 different countries being represented by our student body.
Our students discussed diversity and culture in their classrooms engaged in a variety of activities including artwork and poetry. Thank you to all our teachers, our EAL/D team, canteen staff and parents for making our celebrations an amazing success.
EASTER HAT PARADE – Hats need to be brought into school by Monday 29th of March.
Many families in our school community celebrate Easter, and sharing traditions and celebrations is a valuable learning experience for all of us. The Easter Hat Parade is a long running tradition at Carlingford Public School, and is a fun way for us to share what is an important time for many of our friends.
Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students will be having an Easter Hat parade in the new Hall at 10.00am on Thursday 1st of April. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this indoor event will only be for students. Please take photos of your child posing with their hat on at home. This year students will be making their hats at home. We would appreciate it if all hats could be brought in by Monday 29th March to allow us to ensure that every child has a hat for the day. If you have any questions please see your child’s teacher.
SYDNEY WEST SWIMMERS
Last Wednesday, Marvin, Ellie, James, Matthew, Mikaela, Samantha, Julia, Leo, Justine, Erica, Samuel, Sophie, & Hain represented our school and the Merrylands / Parramatta Zone at the Sydney West Regional Swimming Carnival. All students had a great day with many achieving their personal times.
Special congratulations to Marvin, James, Leo and Samuel who have qualified to represent Sydney West Region at the NSW Swimming Championships on 31 – March and 1 April.
Marvin will compete in 50m freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m individual medley and the senior boys relay. James, Leo and Samuel will all compete in the senior boys relay.
Their results from the Sydney West Carnival are given below
Marvin - 1st – 50m butterfly & 50m breaststroke
2nd - 50m freestyle
3rd – 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle & 200m individual medley,
Snr boys relay
James, Leo and Samuel – 3rd – senior boys relay
Good luck boys at the NSW championships!
SPORTING SUPERSTARS
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in Parramatta / Merrylands Zone teams.
Abbey – Netball
Jaden , Aaron and Seyeon - Softball
These students will participate in Sydney West Championships with the opportunity to be selected in the Sydney West team and compete at state championships.
NAPLAN ONLINE 2021
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
Our school will be participating in NAPLAN Online between 11 and 21 May 2021.
In preparation for NAPLAN Online, our school will also be participating in practice tests between 22 March and 1 April. The practice test is a trial-run and key preparation activity for NAPLAN Online in May. It is not an assessment of student ability and the tests will not be marked.
Excessive preparation for NAPLAN Online is not recommended. Students can use the public demonstration site (below link) to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in the NAPLAN Online tests.
(https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site)
The following link provides further NAPLAN information in various languages
https://nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-carer-support
If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher.
THE ‘TELL THEM FROM ME’ STUDENT FEEDBACK SURVEY – Yrs 4 - 6
Before the end of term, students in Years 4 – 6 will participate in the Department of Education initiative ‘Tell Them From Me’ student feedback survey.
The Tell Them From Me student survey asks students about a range of school experiences, including their engagement and wellbeing at school and beyond. It also asks students about teaching practices and the learning environment.
The survey aims to help improve student learning outcomes and measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes.
The Tell Them From Me student survey asks students about a range of school experiences, including their engagement and wellbeing at school and beyond. It also asks students about teaching practices and the learning environment.
More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents
The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide our school with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them.
Neil Hinton, Principal.