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

TERM 2 CALENDAR TERM 2 WEEK 9 – MONDAY 25T H JUNE

Term 2 – Week 9 - June

Mon 25th Melville High School Groups Exhibition for Years 5 & 6

Wed 27th Koala Cup Cake Stall – Stage 2 Wed 27th Debating @ CHPS

Term 2 – Week 10 - July

Mon 2nd Semester 1 reports home Mon 2nd Debating @ Frederickton PS Wed 4th Koala Cup Cake Stall – Stage 3 Fri 6th Last day of Term 2

Term 3 – Week 1 - July

Mon 23rd Staff Development Day (Pupil Free) Tue 24th Students return for Term 3

Term 3 – Week 2 – July/August

Wed 1st Author/poet Steven Herrick visit Fri 3rd Icon Assembly

Term 3 – Week 3 – August

Mon 6th Music Festival Fri 10th Macleay Athletics

CUPCAKE STALL SUCCESS

Crescent Head Public School has a long and respected tradition of donating to charity, especially local charities. Our 5C culture thrives on contributing, caring and cooperating. This month shows just how caring our students and families are. Last week we began our Koala Cupcake day. A huge thank you goes to Stage One for the delicious cakes and slices which were sold at recess and lunch and raised $254.00 for the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie. Thank you to all who donated cakes and made our fundraiser a great success. Stage 2 let’s see what you can do this Wednesday!

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CUPCAKE STALL SUCCESS

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DANCE FESTIVAL

Last week students from Stages 2 and 3 participated in the Lower North Coast Dance Festival with their items ‘School Yard Jungle’ and ‘Hoist the Colours’. Both groups performed together on Monday evening and received rave reviews. Stage 3’s ‘Hoist the Colours’ featured again beautifully in the Showcase evening on Thursday. All students in both items performed spectacularly!

A big thanks to the parents and carers who assisted with transport as their support was a crucial component of the success of the event. We are extremely proud of the representation of our school. Well done to all involved and a very big thank you to Miss Wickham, Mrs Munday and Luke Dockrill for their time and commitment to our students.

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GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS

Until the end of term we will be collecting for Give Me Five for Kids. This year the money raised will go to the children's ward at Kempsey Hospital, a special place for many of us. There are containers in each classroom and we are encouraging students, teachers and families to throw their loose change into them. So have a search in the bottom of your purses and down the sofa for those coins.

WRAP WITH LOVE

As the weather gets colder we think about rugging up and staying warm. Many people are not as fortunate as we are. The Wrap with Love charity is about knitting 25cm acrylic wool squares that get sewn together to make blankets which are sent to people less fortunate than us or people who have experienced a natural disaster. Each year we proudly support this charity by knitting squares or donating balls of 8 ply acrylic wool. If you are able to knit a square or two please see Mrs V for the instructions. If knitting is not your thing then could you please send a ball of wool into the Library, which will be passed onto the knitters. Mrs Vermeulen is happy to help students with their knitting during lunchtimes on Tuesday and Wednesdays. Don't hesitate to contact Mrs V about any of the charities we are supporting this term.

GLASSHOUSE PERFORMANCE – STAGE 1 JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE TUESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

Josephine is a kangaroo – who loves to dance. When a ballet troupe comes to Shaggy Gully Josephine learns that there is another way to dance – ballet. Josephine sneaks into town to watch the dancers rehearse. Then she goes home and practices until she knows the dance by heart. When the ballet company’s prima ballerina twists her ankle and the understudy has a splinter in her toe, Josephine is called upon to help save the day. Can she do it, and more importantly, does it matter that she's a kangaroo? This uplifting, humorous tale is a celebration of passion, tenacity and individuality based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley. Years K-2 has an opportunity to attend this fantastic performing and creative arts opportunity. Please return note and payment to secure your place for this fabulous opportunity.

____________________________ Child’s/children’s Name & Class has/have permission to attend Josephine Wants to Dance. I have enclosed $26 for the bus and performance entry. ______________________ Signed by Parent/Carer & Dated

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CUPCAKE STALL THIS WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE – YEARS 3-4

This Wednesday Stage 2 will be holding a cake stall to raise money for injured koalas that our school sponsors from the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie. The koalas that we sponsor are all from our local area and have been found injured or sick. We ask that parents of Years 3-4 students contribute to this fundraiser with a donation of slice, cupcakes or biscuits to be sold on Wednesday to raise money for this worthy cause. We also ask donated baked goods do not contain nuts or nut products i.e peanut butter or nutella. We appreciate your support for this fundraising event.

REPORTS GOING HOME NEXT MONDAY

Next Monday Semester 1 Reports will be sent home for all students. These reports are the result of over a month’s worth of assessment, observation, data analysis, writing and proof reading. These reports will show the academic and social/ emotional development of students and how this compares to syllabus expectations. This time, as we are focusing on attendance for our students, we will be adding more information around this on our reports. In addition to showing how many whole days and partial days, we are also able to report on how many minutes the partial attendances add up to. This goes towards showing the cumulative effect of many instances of children missing significant amounts of learning time due to late arrivals or early departures.

2019 PRESCHOOL INFORMATION SESSION

A 2019 Kindergarten information session will be held at the Crescent Head Community Preschool next Tuesday 3rd July at 3.30pm.

GEARING UP FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL

Mr Dickinson and Mrs Maynard have been busy preparing our drum group, choir and rock band for this year’s Macleay Public Schools’ Music Festival. This will again prove a wonderful opportunity for these students to perform to a very large audience at Melville High School on the 6th of August. The massed choir will be performing 6 songs with students from 15 different schools. Our drummers have been learning a special call and response piece to be performed with their high school and primary school peers. Mr D has been putting the finishing touches to the rock band song which, even at this stage sounds quite impressive with keyboards, guitars, drums, flutes and possibly a trumpet accompanying the singers.

STEVEN HERRICK – AUTHOR AND POET – VISITING CHPS – WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST - $5

Steven Herrick is Australia’s most popular poet for young people and he is coming to entertain us at CHPS on Wednesday 1st August. Steven has written 22 books and won numerous awards. His books have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards on 8 occasions. Students from K-6 are able to attend this humorous, energetic and entertaining event suitable for all ages.

PERMISSION NOTE Steven Herrick – Young Australia Workshop

Wednesday 1st August 2018

Child’s name and class

has permission to attend the Young Australia Workshop with Steven Herrick at CHPS. I have

enclosed $5 for this event

Signed by Parent/carer and dated

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LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

With lots of lovely new books always coming into the Library we are always looking for volunteers to help with labelling, covering and other various tasks. If you are able to volunteer some time to the Library please see Mrs V on Tuesday or Wednesday. The Head to Head Walk Run is coming…….. Sunday 19th August. Watch this space for more information.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Our Canteen is closed every Monday and Wednesday. Please send a packed lunch on these days. If you are able to volunteer please contact our Canteen Manager Alison Koivu on 0412 814 861 or crescentheadschoolcanteen@gmail.com

TERM 2 Week 9 Mon 25 CLOSED Tues 26 Alison Wed 27 CLOSED Thurs 28 Sharon & Shane Fri 29 Rodney & Bettina Week 10 Mon 2 CLOSED Tues 3 Alison Wed 4 CLOSED Thurs 5 Mary & Maree Fri 6 Jess & Eliza

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MERIT AWARDS

WEEK 7 KINDERGARTEN FINN RENFREW – Being a good sport at the Athletics

Carnival MADDIE KOIVU – Being a good sport at the Athletics

Carnivals K/1F MAIZEY TOWNSEND – An amazing effort at the

Athletics Carnival CASSIDY SUPPLE – An amazing effort at the Athletics

Carnival 1/2G TYLAH RIXON – A fantastic effort with spelling PORTIA YABSLEY – A wonderful effort in all aspects of

her learning 2F KARRI STEVENS – A terrific effort writing facts about

sea creatures ISLA OTTAWAY – Always working hard in all subject

areas 5/6M KIRK LAMONT – Great sportsmanship at the Athletics

Carnival HAYLEY WOOD – Great sportsmanship at the Athletics

Carnival 5/6E SAM SHARMAN – An excellent effort at the Athletics

Carnival CARLEY WOOD – An excellent effort at the Athletics

Carnival

DANCE FESTIVAL AWARDS

Lily Bannon, Billie Fallon, Ashlee Kennedy, Isabelle Koivu, Annabelle Rieck, Luella Robinson, Marlie Van Hugten, Carley Wood, Genevieve Paix, Jade Lamb,

Leila Hunt, Ruby Robbins, Lilly Pearson, Bianca Burkle, Ashlee Lamb, Briella Petterson, Isabella Williams, Luca

Garcia-Kytola, Kiahn Hoskins-Ellis, April Hoskins-Ellis

P&C MARKETS Our next P&C markets will be held on Sunday 8th and 15th July. Come along and grab and bargain.We welcome new stallholders to our markets. Enquiries can be made at crescentheadmarkets@yahoo.com.au

MERIT AWARDS

WEEK 8 KINDERGARTEN PRESTON SUTTLE – Improved focus during literacy

groups SHANTI TRIBE – Improved effort to write independently K/1F COURTNEY JACKSON – Application to all literacy

activities SOPHIE WOODS – Working hard in all class activities 1/2G LALEUKA EDWARDS – Making an awesome place of

value castle CHARLOT EMERTON-BELL – Making an awesome place

of value castle 2F JAMES BROWNING – Consistently showing his 5Cs OLIVER EMERTON-BELL – Fantastic effort and focus

during maths groups 3/4D CLAIRE LOVEDAY – Trying her best to complete set work

in class SONNY COX – Consistent engagement and application 3/4W MANNIX BAILLIE – Working hard at all classroom

activities JACK ARDEN – A fantastic effort in spelling 5/6M LUCA GARCIA-KYTOLA – Being a 5C student at the LNC

Dance Festival ISABELLA WILLIAMS – Being a 5C student at the LNC

Dance Festival 5/6E ISABELLE KOIVU – Outstanding contributions to a wide

range of activities NIAMH QUINN – Excellent leadership in class and school

activities

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