cambridge park public school

Upcoming Events:

Mon 12 February —

Life Education Child Protection– Stage 2 & 3

Tue 13 February—

Life Education Child Protection– Stage 1 Family/Teacher meet and greet

Wed 14 February —

Life Education Child Protection—Kindy

Fri 16 February—

Summer PSSA Sport starts PBL assembly

Mon 19 February —

Life Education Child Protection– Stage 2 & 3

Tue 20 February -

Life Education Child Protection– Stage 1 Twilight Swimming Carnival

Wed 21 February —

Life Education Child Protection—Kindy

Fri 23 February —

PSSA sport

Mon 26 February —

Life Education

Tue 27 February —

Life Education

Wed 27 February —

Life Education

Fri 2 March —

PSSA sport Clean Green Day

Term 1 Week 2 Thursday 8 February 2018

Cambridge Park Public School

Exceptional learning opportunities for all

Welcome to 2018 at Cambridge Park Public School. We very warmly welcome all our new students and their families. I hope everyone is settling in well. Please make contact with your child’s teacher or the team supervisor if you have any concerns or questions. We also welcome Mrs Maul, Miss McLoughlin and Miss Maynard to Cambridge Park PS this year. I know our lovely parents and carers will make them feel at home in no time at all. The classes for 2018 are outlined below. Most classes are grade based this year except for the Sharks, which is a combined Year 3 /4 class and the Stage 3 classes are all Year 5/6 classes. School structure and email contact details for teachers for 2018 are as follows ;

Preschool Team Leader - Mr Bourke, Deputy Principal [email protected] Mrs Shanahan - Green Tree Frogs 1&2 M – F [email protected] Mrs Anderson - Joeys 1&2 M, T W [email protected] Mrs Myers - Joeys 1&2 W, T, F [email protected] School Learning Support Officers Mrs D. Chalker Green Tree Frogs 1 & 2 Mrs Wells -Joeys 1 & 2

Kindergarten Team Leader - Mrs Vancuylenberg, Assistant Principal [email protected]

Mrs Junge – Possums [email protected] Miss McLoughlin- -Wallabies [email protected] Miss Maynard – Geckos [email protected] Miss Lawrie – Stingrays [email protected]

Year One Team Leader - Mrs Wallace, Assistant Principal [email protected] Miss Russell – Cockatoos [email protected] Mrs Wallace – Kingfishers [email protected] Miss O’Sullivan – Echidnas [email protected] Ms Durant – Flying Foxes [email protected]

Year Two Team Leader - Mrs Wallace, Assistant Principal [email protected] Mrs Lodge – Banksias [email protected] Mr Daniel Ryan – Crocodiles [email protected] Miss Chung – Koalas [email protected] Mrs Senkbeil – Kangaroos [email protected]

Diverse educational programs that challenge and inspire students

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Year 3 Team Leader - Mr Thompson, Assistant Principal [email protected] Miss Tawil - Blue Tongues [email protected] Miss Pellizzon – Tazzie Devils [email protected] Year 4 Team Leader - Mr Thompson, Assistant Principal [email protected] Year 3/4 Mr Thompson – Sharks [email protected] Mr Fodor – Dugongs [email protected] Mrs Mayo - Paper Daisies [email protected]

Stage 3 Team Leader – Mrs Hansen, Assistant Principal [email protected] Mrs Jobson – Bilbies [email protected] Miss Poole – Dingoes [email protected] Mrs Hansen - Ulysses Butterflies [email protected] Mrs Richards & Mrs Wiggins – Wedge-tailed Eagles [email protected] [email protected] Mrs Sanders – Redbacks [email protected] Mr O’Neill – Redbacks [email protected]

Support Unit Team Leader - Mrs Jane Wade Assistant Principal M,W,Th,F/ Mrs Ahuja, Assistant Principal Tue [email protected] Mr Sirmais– Fairy Penguins [email protected] Mrs Wade/ Mrs Ahuja – Quokkas [email protected] [email protected] Mrs Sakowicz – Cassowaries [email protected] Mrs Maul – Sugar Gliders [email protected] School Learning Support Officers Mrs Free - Sugar Gliders Mrs Nicholas – Cassowaries Mr Giblin – Quokkas Mrs Gorman – Fairy Penguins

Instructional Leaders - Galahs Team Leader – Mrs Binns, Principal [email protected] Mrs Hines M-F [email protected] Mrs Willett M-F [email protected]

Mrs Copeland M,T,W,Th [email protected] Learning Support Team - Kookaburras Team Leader – Mrs Ahuja [email protected] Mr Devitt - Learning Assistance and Support Teacher (LaST)T, F [email protected] Mrs Devitt Learning-Assistance and Support Teacher (LaST) M, T, W [email protected] Mrs Kraljevic - English as a Second Language (ESL) T, and Learning Assistance and Support Teacher (LaST) W [email protected] Mrs Labour– Reading Recovery Teacher M – F and LaST [email protected] Mrs Hartwig - School Counsellor M, Th, F [email protected] Mrs Kew - (LaST) M, Th [email protected] Mrs Fodor M,W [email protected]

Release from Face to Face Team – Platypus Team Leader—Mrs Clack Assistant Principal [email protected] Mrs Vancuylenberg, Assistant Principal M-F [email protected] Mrs Crocker M, W [email protected] Mrs McGilvray M-F [email protected] Mrs Sirmais M, Th [email protected] Mrs Thompson – W, Th [email protected]

Teacher Librarians - Lillypilly Mrs Hunt M-F [email protected] Adminstrative Team – Administration Block - Wombats Team Leader – Mrs Mellish School Business Manager /School Adminstration Manager (SAM) [email protected] Mrs Colder School Adminstration Manager (SAM)/School Adminstration Officer (SAO) [email protected] Mrs Lees (SAO) [email protected] Mrs McBride (SAO) [email protected] Mr Kininjjew - General Assistant (GA) Family and Community Engagement Officer Mrs Sirmais T, W, Fr

[email protected]

Canteen Manager Mrs Harrigan















































I have attached a map of the school with all classroom names on it so that you can find the rooms as you need them.

Contacting Your Child’s Teacher There are many very good reasons for parent to want to be in touch with their child’s teacher. However sometimes parent’s find it difficult to get hold of teachers because a teacher’s day is so full. Parents are welcome to have quick two-minute discussions with teachers before and after school, however these need to be short and to the point about issues that are relatively simple. For example – Jimmy has a bit of a cold and is out of sorts, or there is a change to pick-up routines etc. The reason for this is that before school, teachers are usually preparing their classes for the day or are in meetings. If you want to discuss an issue in depth you are unlikely to walk away satisfied because the teacher will have his/her mind on the day ahead and won’t be able to give you their full attention. The same applies in the afternoon, although we do have a policy of asking all teachers to be outside their classrooms for the first 15 minutes at the end of the day. We ask that you don’t try to speak with teachers once they are in their classes or when they are walking students to class because teachers have a legal duty of care to the supervision of their students and your quick question may distract them from this. If what you want to discuss is highly important ie ; discipline issue or you want to know about how your child is progressing we strongly recommend you make an appointment. That way the teacher has time to prepare for the meeting and to gather the information ahead of time. You are more likely to find the discussions satisfying and informative if you block in a time with the teacher than if you catch a teacher on the fly and he/she answers your inquiry off the top of their heads. To make an appointment please ring the office on 02 4721 2556 or alternatively contact the teacher through the email address provided.

School Communication We try very hard at our school to communicate with our community in as many different ways as possible in an effort to reach everyone. We communicate through: Facebook – make sure you friend the official site - there is a default one out there Newsletter (Even weeks) SMS - we need up – to –date contact numbers for this School Website; www.cambridgpk-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au. School Newsletter is published each fortnight on this site E-mail: [email protected]. Each teacher also has a Departmental email address that you can contact them on. The format is usually first [email protected] eg [email protected]. If you are unsure of the teacher’s first name use the general school email address above and it will be forwarded on to the teacher. Just put the teacher’s name in the subject box. School App (see attached information for update) Letters home – (Mostly sent home on Thursdays so keep an eye out for these in your child’s bag – even for Year 5 & 6 students!!) Phone School sign Morning assemblies (Mondays only) PBL assemblies (each Odd week) Face to face Donna Sirmais - our School and Community Engagement Officer School Consultative Group

2018 School Calendar

Families will have received the 2018 School Calendar last year. It covers most major events and approximate costings where applicable. If for some reason you don’t receive one, we have also uploaded it to the school website at www.cambridgpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. Or ask at the front office.

First Aide at School

All of our staff are trained to administer first aide at

school when children are injured. That training is

updated regularly. Having said that please note that

we are unable to treat cuts and abrasions with

anything other than water, a band-aide and an

icepack. This is to prevent the possibility of causing

allergic reactions to treatment. We are unable to

administer over the counter medications like

Panadol. So it’s not that we don’t care, or don’t want

to do more. It’s just that legally we are unable to any

more than water, band aides and an icepack.

http://www.cambridgpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au






Homework at CPPS

At our school, we believe that homework benefits

students by complementing classroom learning,

fostering good study habits and providing an

opportunity for students to be responsible for their

own learning. For the last few years, we have run an

Opt-Out policy. However, we will no longer be

running that policy because it really has had no

impact on student engagement in homework. What

we found was that 95% of parents opted into the

homework program but then many students didn’t

participate despite their parent’s indication that they

wanted homework for their children. Homework will

be offered to all students in 2018 and we encourage

parents to support their children in completing the

homework. Teachers will encourage student

participation and recognition will be given to those

students who regularly participate in the program. If

your circumstances are such that you do not want

your child to participate in homework, please

provide a written statement to that effect for the

classroom teacher.

Mrs Binns

Principal

Next Issue: What is the PBL level System about and

how does it work?

Kindergarten News Week 1 has been wonderful getting to know our

new Kindergarten students. We have had a few

tears but mostly lots of fun and games and “getting

to know you” activities. They have settled really well

into their new environment and are already making

lots of new friends. Your child may not remember

their new friends names because sometimes it can

be more than 1 friend and names are sometimes

not worth asking when playing a game of chasings

on the lower grass or building with Lego in the

library or in passive play. Our teachers try to ensure

all students have a friend to play with and they all

are getting along beautifully.

A reminder that we would like the school supplies to

be brought in as soon as possible. The most

important things teacher require are the plastic

envelopes for their home readers etc. and the paint

shirts. Painting in Kindy can be sometimes very

messy and buying uniforms is very expensive. It

doesn’t need to be a purchased one, it can be an

old T shirt of a grown up (so that it is big and they

can put it on themselves).

We will be going to Healthy Harold in Week 4.

Please make payment for this at the front office.

This program is about a Healthy Lifestyle and

personal safety. Students really do get a lot from

this experience and is followed up in class after the

excursion as well. This is one of 2 excursions we do

in Kindergarten, the other being to the farm in Term

3.

Again, welcome to Kindergarten 2018! Please feel

free to contact your child's teacher or myself at any

time. The following are our email addresses if you

prefer to do so and this is sometimes easier for our

teachers to respond.

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected] Mrs VanCuylenberg

Kindergarten Supervisor






Stage1 News We would like to take this opportunity to welcome

our families and many of the new families that have

joined our school this year. All our classes are

settling in well and we are enjoying meeting and

getting to know our new class members.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who have

already purchased the necessary equipment for the

school year.

This year our Stage 1 teachers will be training or

continuing to updating their training and skills in the

L3 Program: Language, Learning and Literacy. L3 is

an effective research-based literacy program. It

aims at complementing the daily literacy program,

without withdrawal, and increasing opportunities for

students with diverse learning needs to achieve

required outcomes. L3 supports the development of

informed, systematic, explicit instruction based on

data to target reading and writing.

We will also be continuing the Get Reading Right

Synthetic Phonics Program. This program involves

the synthesising, or blending of phonemes, (sounds)

to make a word, enabling children to read words.

The Life Education notes were sent home last week.

If you did not receive one please pick one up from

the office. The visits are timetabled over a 3 week

period. Please make the payment at the office as

soon as possible for your child to participate in this

valuable learning experience.

Please remember that we are always available if

you have any questions. If you need to speak with

your child’s teacher about any concerns please

contact the office to make an appointment.

Mrs Wallace

Stage 1 Supervisor

Preschool News

Welcome to all our families, we look forward to

an exciting year learning with your children.

All the children are settling in well and adjusting

to the new preschool routines and their new

environment. The children are engaging with all

experiences both indoors and outdoors and

developing their social skills with peers.

Please remember

To label your child’s belongings including

water bottles, lunch boxes, food

containers and hats. We encourage

healthy eating and drinking, please limit

sending juice in water bottles and

remember to put an ice bricks/pak into the

lunch boxes.

We request that parents limit the inclusion

of nuts, eggs and seafood as we have an

anaphylaxis child attending our preschool

with severe allergies to these products,

and we would like to avoid contact with

these foods.

To sign your child in and out each day.

This is very important for safety reasons.

A sunscreen station is available for

parents to apply sunscreen before your

child enters the preschool, please tick on

the sign on sheet that it has been applied.

We are always in need of empty boxes like

cereal/tissues for craft so feel free to send any

in.

Please speak with any educators if you have

any concerns or if you have any questions, we

are very happy to help.

Thankyou

Preschool Educators


Stage 2 News Welcome families to the 2018 school year. On

behalf of the Stage 2 team, I’d like to welcome back

returning families whilst also extending a warm

greeting to all our new families who have joined

Cambridge Park Public School this year. We look

forward to working with you and your enthusiastic

children to make this year one to remember!

Our students have made an excellent start to the

term and have settled quickly into their new

classrooms. It has been so enjoyable getting to

know our new crop of students. Already the signs

for the year to come are so exciting!

All teachers on our stage would like to thank our parents for how well-prepared and well-equipped our students have returned to school. Your efforts to ensure your children have everything they need to jump straight into learning has made a significant difference with how smoothly we have moved into our learning. Thank you! If you are unsure of what your child requires please use this link: http://www.cambridgpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/12173795/12180338/stage_2_requirements_2018.pdf which provides a list of the requirements for Stage 2 in 2018. We have a fantastic team this year in Stage 2 and

their names and contact details are listed below.

We understand that parents are extremely busy and

often the time to catch teachers before or after

school does not match with your work and home

commitments. Should you need to clarify anything,

to arrange an appointment or just to touch base and

say hello, feel free to send us an email anytime. We

endeavour to respond to all emails within 48 hours

and if we cannot answer your question in that time,

we will still respond to let you know we are working

on finding the answers you need and provide a

rough timeframe on when we might know the

answer.

Emailing is a much more efficient and effective way

of making contact with your teachers. Messages to

the front office are either written as messages and

placed in our pigeon hole or you are instructed to

leave a message on our answering machine. Emails

go straight to our work inbox and quite often you will

get the in depth answers you need much faster.

3/4 Composite Class As our school grows, student numbers meant we needed a composite class to ensure class sizes stay as small as possible. This year, the Sharks class are a Year 3 and Year 4 composite class. I have received questions about how students were chosen to be in the composite class. The answer to that is, students were chosen using the exact same criteria we use to choose the makeup of all classes. Academic ability and academic needs, personal relationships with other students in the class and the expertise, personality type or learning style of each teacher and student are taken into account to benefit each student in having a great year where they mature and progress academically, socially and emotionally. The composite class is like any other class in that work is not set as ‘Year 4 work’ or ‘Year 3 work’, all learning tasks are set to best meet the needs of each students, whatever level that may be and if work needs to be extended or simplified to assist each student to learn best, that is precisely what will occur. Looking forward to a fantastic year working with you

all.

Mr Thompson

Stage 2 Supervisor.

Mr Mick Thompson – Year 3/4 – Sharks [email protected]

Mr Rhys Fodor – Year 4 – Dugongs [email protected]

Mrs Karen Mayo – Year 4 – Paper Daisies [email protected]

Miss Jessica Pellizzon – Year 3 – Tasmanian

Devils

[email protected]

Miss Christine Tawil – Year 3 – Blue

Tongues

[email protected]

http://www.cambridgpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/12173795/12180338/stage_2_requirements_2018.pdf





STAGE 3 NEWS Welcome all students, parents and carers to Stage

3, 2018. I hope your children have settled well into

their classes. All of our classes are Stage based

and include the following teachers:

Bilbies - Mrs Jobson Butterflies – Mrs Hansen Dingoes – Ms Poole Redbacks – Mr O’Neill and Mrs Sanders Eagles – Mrs Richards and Mrs Wiggins Stage 3 have an exciting year ahead with lots of interesting content being taught. In Term 1, some of our main focuses are:

Mappen (Literacy, Geography) The children will

be learning about: The United Nations Rights of

Children and the ways in which organisations help

children around the world. They will research social

justice issues and learn about emotive language.

The children will be involved in researching a third

world country and presenting their information at a

humanitarian expo. This expo will be open to

parents and carers and aims to educate us about

poverty and the lives of others around the world.

Science: Stage 3 are focusing on the Design

Process aspect of our Science Syllabus. They will

be involved in working in activities built around the

story of a shipwrecked traveller stranded on a desert

island. The students will complete 5 different

challenges to help them get back to civilisation.

Maths: In Stage 3, we have Math Groups where

students are placed in classes based on their ability

levels. We find these classes to be highly effective

as we can focus on supporting them in progressing

in numeration. Our other strands of Maths involving

Measurement, Chance and Data are taught in their

classes.

PDHPE: The whole school is involved in a Child

Protection Program. Stage 3 will also participate in

PSSA and School Sport on Fridays.

Writing Groups – Like our Maths Groups, children

are broken into groups based on their writing skills.

HOMEWORK:

Homework will be handed out on Friday and due the

following Thursday. Each teacher will set their own

homework for their class. If there are any issues

surrounding homework please do not hesitate to

speak to the class teacher.

YEAR 6 Notes have gone home for Year 6 shirts. If you wish to purchase a shirt please bring your note back to the front office, indicating how many shirts you wish to purchase. Notes need to be back before we can place an order. If you do not wish to purchase a shirt, can you also send the note back indicating this.

EQUIPMENT Please ensure that your child comes to school each day ready to learn. It is important that they have blue and/or black pens, lead pencil, rubber, ruler and glue. If there are any issues around providing this equipment, please come and see me.

PSSA The teams running for summer PSSA sports include: Oztag, Basketball and Softball. Summer PSSA does require a commitment throughout Term 1 and Term 4. It is important that if your child is selected and commits to a team, that they are able to pay the fee and commit to playing in both Terms. Notes will be coming home shortly. I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year with lots of learning to be had. Mrs Hansen Stage 3 Supervisor

School Banking The day for School Banking will change from

Thursday to Friday starting Friday 16th February.


Wen Li Chinese School

Classes for Term 1will be held in the school library

with classes on Thursday afternoons 3.30pm-

4.30pm and Saturday mornings 9.40am –11.45am.

Thursdays

1 Chinese/Mandarin Level 1

Saturdays

1 Chinese/Mandarin Level 2 9.40-10.40am

2 Chinese Calligraphy for beginners 9.40 -10.40am

3 Chinese /Mandarin Level 3 10.45 -11.45am

For more information on times and costs contact

Thomas on 0403 176 504 .

Phone: 4721 2556

Fax: 4721 7567

E-mail:

[email protected]

Website:

www.cambridgpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Security:

1300 880 021

PO Box 8021

WERRINGTON COUNTY NSW 2747

35 Oxford Street CAMBRIDGE PARK

CAMBRIDGE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL OUR SCHOOL Expectations

To Be Safe

To show Respect

To be Active Learners

For your convenience when your child is absent from school please complete the note below and return to your child’s teacher

ABSENCE EXPLANATION NOTE

STUDENT’S NAME …………………………………………………. CLASS…………………

DATES OF ABSENCE …………………………………………..

REASON…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

PARENT/CAREGIVER’S NAME …………………………………………………………...………….

SIGNED …………………………………..…… DATE ………………………………..

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