Greetings all Irsquoll get straight to the point Commencing the week as a Manly fan gloating over a 54-nil victory over the Eels was rather excellent Moving onhellip Mrs Newton Last Thursday a large number of CVPS staff attended the funeral of their friend and colleague Mrs Denise Newton Those staff who attended were able to do so largely because of the support provided by colleagues from local schools several of whom spent the day teaching at CVPS I would like to thank the following teachers who assisted on the day Kerry Fairs and Cynthia Joffrin (Fairfield West PS) Irene Dove and Vesna Rosic (Fairvale PS) Mymy Tankhounthavong and Natasha Tjam (Lansvale PS) and Cara Davidson (Deputy Principal St Andrews PS) I would also like to thank the following principals who ldquoloanedrdquo us their staff for the day Genelle Goldfinch (Fairfield West PS) Anthony Pitt (Fairvale PS) Mark Diamond (Lansvale PS) and Richard Batty (St Andrews PS) Tough times often bring out the best in people and this was no exception Thank you to the many parents students and community members who expressed condolences your support is greatly appreciated Mrs Newton would have been very proud SRC Induction Our Student Representative Council (SRC) have commenced their work for 2018 and were inducted into their new roles at a special ceremony held in the hall on Thursday followed by refreshments in the staffroom for the student leaders and their parents Guy Zangari MP will joined us for this special event thank you Mr Zangari for your ongoing support of CVPS Thank you to Mrs Riley and Miss Falcone for the work that they are undertaking with our SRC throughout the year congratulations to all students who have been recognised as leaders by their peers what a great reflection of your character Canley Vale Road Pedestrian Crossing We have been advised by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) that no crossing guard is available for the Canley Vale Rd crossing until Friday morning I contacted the police but due to the recent mergers of Cabramatta and Fairfield LACrsquos they were unable to assist Staff have been monitoring the crossing in the afternoon however are not legally permitted to use the STOP sign as they have not received the required training Please be careful when crossing the road with your children Stop and look to ensure that traffic has stopped before crossing the road Sam Lewis Peace Prize Last year students from 1L were awarded the Sam Lewis Peace Prize Last Saturday Mrs Phuong and Mrs Villar attended a formal presentation at Federation House Surry Hills to accept the award on behalf of the school Congratulations once again students and Mrs Phuong what a wonderful achievement Pevensey Street Gate We aim to open the Pevensey Street pedestrian gate at 245pm On occasions when the gate has been opened late several parents have been extremely rude to the staff member opening the gate This is totally unacceptable and I have asked staff to monitor this closely and report such incidents Students are not released from class until 250pm and as such parents have ample time to make their way to the location at which they meet their child or children Please treat our staff members with courtesy

Self Reliance since 1884

Canley Vale Rd

Canley Vale 2166

Ph 9724 1555 Fax 9728 1792 Website wwwcanleyvale-pschoolsnsweduau CVPS

Email canleyvale-pschooldetnsweduau

Newsletter

Term 1 ndash Week 8 ndash 22nd March 2018

School Social Media Sites A reminder that we regularly publish information regarding school events initiatives programs reminders alerts photographs and so on via our social media sites These are as follows

Skoolbag download via the app store or Google Play on your phone and search ldquoCanley Vale PSrdquo School Website httpwwwcanleyvale-pschoolsnsweduau Facebook CanleyValePublicSchool Twitter CanleyValePS

We are increasingly using online means to communicate with our school community jump on board and stay in the loop

School Security Itrsquos great to know that our students keep an eye on our school outside of school hours Two weekends ago whilst his mum was driving past the school Luca from Year 2 noticed some suspicious behaviour He immediately informed his mum who promptly called the police Thank you Luca and mum for looking after our school

Harmony Day On Wednesday this week we - and 1000rsquos of other school across Australia - donned our favourite orange clothes to celebrate Harmony Day Harmony Day is a day to celebrate Australian multiculturalism based on the successful integration of migrants into our community Australia is the most successful multicultural country on earth and we should celebrate this and work to maintain it Harmony Day is about inclusiveness respect and belonging for all Australians regardless of cultural or linguistic background united by a set of core Australian values Held every year on 21 March The Day coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Since 1999 more than 70000 Harmony Day events have been held in childcare centres schools community groups churches businesses and federal state and local government agencies across Australia Thank you to Mrs Villar for organising our schoolrsquos participation in Harmony Day For more information please visit httpswwwharmonygovau P amp C Annual General Meeting (AGM) Our P amp C AGM was held on Wednesday of this week elections being held for the positions of President Vice President Treasurer and Secretary Congratulations to the following school community members who were elected to the P amp C Executive

President Debra Holdsworth Vice President Evelyn Escobar Treasurer Muy Heak Ung Secretary Veakny Tran

Thank you to our 2017 team for their hard work in supporting our school over the last year Mrs Leanne Hunt Mrs Lisa Chen Mrs Raquel Leslie and Mrs Robyn Loyd Easter Long Weekend A reminder that the Easter Long Weekend occurs from Friday 30 March until Monday 2 April students return to school on Tuesday 3 April Oh and donrsquot forget to turn your clocks back one hour at 300am on Sunday 1 April No thatrsquos NOT an April Foolrsquos joke Easter Hat Parades This week our youngest students held their Easter Hat Parades preschool green and yellow hitting the catwalk on Monday with the boys and girls from preschool red and blue having their turn on Friday Our K-2 Easter Hat Parade will be held on Thursday 29 March from 110pm with all students having an early lunch from 1210pm during which time sausage sandwiches and showbags will be on sale please see the flyer elsewhere in this newsletter for further details Please note that the Easter Hat Parade is now a K-2 event only Enjoy the rest of your week and have a great weekend Ben Matthews Principal

Ben Matthews Principal

Congratulations 1L (2017)

amp Ms Phuong

Awarded the Sam Lewis

Peace Award

Reminders and Upcoming Events

Week 9 Easter Hat Parade Thursday 29th March 120pm ndash 230pm

(K - Year 2 only - Parents from K - Year 2 invited) BBQ amp Show Bag Sale Thursday 29th March 1210pm ndash 110pm

Good Friday 30th March ndash No School

Week 10

Easter Monday 2nd April ndash No School

Parent Teacher Interviews Start this week

1 Apr 2018 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

At 3am Sunday 1st April

clocks are turned back

to 2am

120pm ndash 230pm

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) permission

notes are going home shortly for Years 4-6

Please read this with your child sign and

return to your childrsquos teacher

The permission note includes information

about discounted Apple purchasing

Katherine Geer

(Assistant Principal ICT Facilitator)

Reminders and Upcoming Events

Week 9 Easter Hat Parade Thursday 29th March 120pm ndash 230pm

(K - Year 2 only - Parents from K - Year 2 invited) BBQ amp Show Bag Sale Thursday 29th March 1210pm ndash 110pm

Good Friday 30th March ndash No School

Week 10

Easter Monday 2nd April ndash No School

Parent Teacher Interviews Start this week

1 Apr 2018 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

At 3am Sunday 1st April

clocks are turned back

to 2am

120pm ndash 230pm

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) permission

notes are going home shortly for Years 4-6

Please read this with your child sign and

return to your childrsquos teacher

The permission note includes information

about discounted Apple purchasing

Katherine Geer

(Assistant Principal ICT Facilitator)

1 Apr 2018 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

At 3am Sunday 1st April

clocks are turned back

to 2am

120pm ndash 230pm

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) permission

notes are going home shortly for Years 4-6

Please read this with your child sign and

return to your childrsquos teacher

The permission note includes information

about discounted Apple purchasing

Katherine Geer

(Assistant Principal ICT Facilitator)

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) permission

notes are going home shortly for Years 4-6

Please read this with your child sign and

return to your childrsquos teacher

The permission note includes information

about discounted Apple purchasing

Katherine Geer

(Assistant Principal ICT Facilitator)