19 Oct 2022
CONGRATULATIONS RAYYAN – NSW PSSA CRICKET TEAM
Last week Rayyan from Year 6 represented Sydney West at the NSW State Championships in Dubbo.
At the tournament, he took 8 wickets from three games and was selected in the NSW PSSA Boys cricket team. Rayyan is a leg spin bowler who will perhaps be the next Shane Warne.
Rayyan will now play in the PSSA National Cricket Championships in Shepparton, Victoria in November.
REMOVAL OF MANDATORY COVID ISOLATION PERIODS
You may have heard that National Cabinet announced their decision to remove the isolation requirements for COVID-19 positive cases. The NSW Department of Education is working on this to make sure our COVID-smart settings are aligned when the change to isolation comes into effect on Friday 14 October. In the meantime, we will continue to follow the same measures we had in place for Term 3. I will provide an update once we have confirmation from the department.
2023 PLANNING
Planning has commenced for our 2023 classes and class structure. We are expecting to start the year with approximately 800 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 2023.
A Google form was emailed to parents this week seeking clarification on returning to school in 2023. The link is: Returning to CPS in 2023 Parent Survey . Would you please 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, 2023 – 31 January.
Your child/ren will be re returning to CPS, but late (please provide date)
Your child/ren will not be returning to CPS. If your child is not returning to CPS we ask you to also email or provide a letter to the office.
Please complete the form before Friday 28 October.
KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION
Kindergarten transition for 2023 students will take place over three Thursdays, 27 October, 3 and 10 November.
There will be a morning (9:30am) and afternoon (12:45pm) session with the students split into groups of 20.
Parents information sessions will be held concurrently over the three sessions in the old hall.
2023 STAFFING
There will be some staff movement in 2023 that will create three permanent teacher vacancies for 2023.
Classroom teacher vacancy, created by Mrs Elliott’s appointment as our AP,C&I
Classroom teacher vacancy, created by the retirement of Mrs Woodbury.
EAL/D teacher vacancy, created by Mrs Calf retiring
As part of the merit selection process, we will be holding interviews in coming weeks to fill the two vacant classroom teacher positions. Mrs Elliott will convene the panel. Two parent representatives are needed for the panel (one parent rep and another parent rep with an EAL/D background). If you are interested in joining the panel please approach Rob Kerle.
The vacant EAL/D teacher position will be filled by the DoE through teacher transfer.
ADDITIONAL AP, C&I POSITION
Carlingford PS received an AP, C&I allocation of 1.2 (6 days). Mrs Elliott was successful through the merit selection process and has been appointed to the role 5 days / week from 2023.
The remaining 0.2 position (one day) is yet to be filled and will be advertised in coming weeks and filled through merit selection (interview). CPS will allocate additional funds to make the position a five day / week role for the next three years.
CHECK IN ASSESSMENT
Check-in assessments are online assessment for students in Years 3 to 9. They are mapped to the NSW Syllabuses and National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions. Students are assessed in reading and numeracy.
Each assessment is designed to be quick and easy to administer, consisting of between 40 to 50 multiple choice questions.
Schools can access feedback soon after the completion of the assessment. The assessment can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in literacy and numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs.
Students in Year 3, 4 and 5 will complete their check in assessment from 10 October – 4 November. (Year 6 completed theirs, including writing late last term)
SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL TEST – 2024 INTAKE
Selective high schools cater for high potential and intellectually gifted students.
They help students learn by:
grouping them with other gifted students
using special teaching methods so students can learn concepts in more detail and more quickly
supporting their wellbeing needs
Most students in selective high schools enjoy learning more when their classmates have similar abilities and interests.
As well as providing for students’ academic development, selective high schools also offer a broad range of classes and extra-curricular activities such as: sports, creative and performing arts, music, and special interest clubs.
Applications for placement in Year 7 in selective high schools in 2024 are now open and close on 16 November 2022. All applications must be submitted online by the due date.
Application information can be downloaded from https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. The online application link is available now. More information is available here: Information for SHS applicants (pdf)
Parents without internet access or who cannot use a computer can apply at a public library.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CAMP AUSTRALIA SURVEY
Please keep an eye on your e-mail inbox for a survey about the After School Activities available to the students at CPS and our Before and After School provided – Camp Australia. This is a school run survey for us to gain some feedback about the need for before and after school care within our school community. There are also some questions for families who are currently using Camp Australia, our current before and after care provider.
TELL THEM FROM ME – PARENT SURVEY
This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement.
Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements.
The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be conducted between 5 September and 4 November. Though participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated.
Information about the survey is available at the TTFM website.
To access the survey, click on the following link http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/987ck
Neil Hinton
Principal