Term 1 Week 10 5 Apr i l 2018

Caddies Creek Public School Chronicle

Dear Parents,

Hard to realise how much you can fit into a week sometimes. Photo Day went

smoothly on Wednesday, though in hindsight, it probably wasn’t a good idea to have

Caddies Carnival the day before photos for K-2 students, with some parents washing

out coloured hairspray into the wee hours. Sorry if that was you! Our K-2 Easter Hat

Parade was “eggcellent” (sorry!) and wonderfully organised by Mrs Chwah, and

yesterday was our “Commonwealth Games/Sports Mufti Day” which was a lot of

fun. Thank heavens the holidays are approaching so we can all take a breath!

Our Parent/Teacher Interviews for most classes will take place from this Monday,

April 9th to Friday, April 13th. I mentioned Miss Morley (4M), Mrs Collins (6C) and

Mr Moyes (6M) will be having their interviews in Week 2 next term, so look out for

those separate notes. The School Interviews site will close at 12pm Friday, 6th

April. If you wish to organise an interview with your child’s class teacher after that

time, please contact the school.

At the P&C Meeting last Wednesday night President Jacqui Hoad mentioned that she

and I had met with a representative from Blacktown Council regarding road

management. She was very helpful and positive and will collect some data before

coming back to us with some options as to how we can make the traffic issues

around our school safer and more efficient. We were told our Kiss and Drop section

is the longest in the area – 180 metres long! One of the suggestions was to emphasise

to parents that the way to use Kiss and Drop areas; that is, fill it up from the top

down. People double park and hover around the exit gate, causing traffic gridlock,

when often further up there is space. I think I have said this only two or three

thousand times previously but it is true! Your kids will find you if you go further up

– promise.

We love having parents come up to schools for assemblies and other events. Just a

reminder to parents that while it is fine to take photographs or videos of your own

children, clear images of other students are not to be published or put on social

media without permission from their parents. We have some students at Caddies

Creek whose image, for legal reasons, cannot be published. Please exercise the

utmost care when taking and viewing images of students.

Congratulations to Charlotte O and Angelique I on being selected in the Sydney

West Girls Football Team to compete at the State Championships in Wollongong

next term. What a sensational effort girls, and all the best for the next stage.

As is the case with most years, ANZAC Day falls in the school holidays. Therefore,

our ANZAC ceremony will be conducted beforehand, on Thursday 12th April at

12pm. We have special guests who will be attending this special and solemn

occasion. It is one of the few times a year when the whole school gets together.

Parents are most welcome to attend.

David Beggs –Principal

News from the Principal

Weekly Newsletter for Parents

Upcoming Events

6/4 – PSSA concludes

& 2nd

hand uniform

stall

9-13/4 – Parent/Teacher

interviews

10/4 – Catch Up Photo

Day

12/4 – ANZAC

Ceremony

13/4 – Term 1

concludes

30/4 – Staff

Development Day

1/5 – Term 2

commences students

return School Details

Currawong Street,

Glenwood 2768

Ph: 8814 5916

Fax: 8814 5918

School Hours 9 – 3

Jigsaw OOSH

Ph: 9762 5757

Website

www.caddiescrk-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Email

caddiescrk-p.school@

det.nsw.edu.au

P&C News

Easter Raffle

Thank you again to everyone who donated chocolate and sold/purchased raffle tickets

for the Easter raffle. With your help the P&C raised $2,106 to put towards resources

for Caddies Creek students and teachers.

P&C Commonwealth Games Mufti Day

Thank you to everyone who participated in the sports mufti day yesterday. It was a great turn

out. We raised approximately $880, a sporting effort by all concerned! All monies raised go

towards purchasing new PSSA sports jerseys and sports equipment. We can’t wait to see the

kids in their new uniforms next term!

Thank you for encouraging the students to participate and for supporting the P&C. Enjoy

watching the Commonwealth Games!

Second-hand Uniform Pool

The P&C will be holding the second-hand uniform pool tomorrow, Friday 6th April 2018

from 2.30-3.15pm under the COLA. Second hand items from the school summer and winter

uniform range will be available for purchase. All items are $5 except for summer dresses,

winter tunics, sport tracksuit jackets and sport tracksuit pants which are $10 each. All items

are sold as is and there will be no returns or refunds. The items vary in quality and the best

items will sell first so be quick! Thank you to all of the families who donated items for this

sale. If you would like to donate any uniforms please drop them into the office. Our

credit/debit card system will be available on the day. (Please note as standard with these

facilities a merchant fee will be incurred) 100% of money received will be invested in

resources for the school.

P&C Meeting

Please note there will be no April Meeting due to school holidays. Our next meeting

will be held on Wednesday 30th

May 2018.

Thank you,

P&C Executive Committee

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Assembly Times

Friday assemblies K-2 12:30pm

3-4 11:50am

5-6 2:10pm

Even weeks include Principal Distinction badges

This Week’s Quote

“The most

influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child’s

home.”

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Library News

Caddies’ Reading Challenge - Congratulations to Talia N (1W), ‘All of Class 2L’, Xander I (2V), Jessica

S (3B), Olivia S (5H) who have recently completed the C.R.C. We now have 75 students who have already finished

the C.R.C.!

Premier’s Reading Challenge - Congratulations to Zahra D (2L), Abigail T (3O), Angela N (4R) who have

recently completed the PRC. We now have 20 students who have already finished the PRC!

Library Bags – Please remind your child / children to bring their library bags for borrowing. Students without

library bags are unable to borrow. If you have any spare “environmentally friendly” bags that you’d like to donate to

the library for students to use, please drop these off at the Library.

Thank You – A huge thank you to the wonderful band of student monitors and parent helpers (Helen Fernando,

Monica Chun, Vanessa McRae, Jacqui Hoad and Sarah Waterhouse) who volunteer regularly to help in our Library.

Their time, effort and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated!

Mrs Jenny Scheffers -Teacher Librarian

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Coles Sports for Schools Vouchers

We wish to thank our community for collecting the Coles Sports for Schools vouchers throughout the campaign. This

program has now closed for 2018 and we have sent the vouchers off for processing. Accordingly, we are now unable to

accept any additional vouchers that you may not have brought in for collection. Your support is appreciated in assisting

our school with the acquiring of new sporting equipment.

Catch Up Photo Day

Our catch up photo day is taking place on Tuesday 10th

April at 9am in the hall.

This is for any student who was absent from school on our photo day last week together with any sibling photos that

were also not taken due to absences.

Sports News PSSA This Friday 6

th April is the final round for Term 1 PSSA. Summer PSSA will re-commence in Term 3.

Cross Country

The Caddies Creek Public School Cross Country will be held on Thursday 3

rd May (Term 2 Week 1) at the Alwyn

Lindfield Reserve (across the road from school). Most students have signed a note allowing them to cross the road to

the Reserve but if you have not completed this permission note (bright yellow) it will be sent home with your child this

week. Please sign and return before the end of the term.

Children in Year 2 who are turning 8 this year may compete. Parents who would like their child to compete at the

Carnival are asked to complete the slip below and return it to the collection box outside the front office by Friday 13th

April. Please only nominate Year 2 children who are serious runners, as there will be a lot of talented athletes running.

Additional information will be in next week’s Chronicle. Parents are most welcome to attend.

This year the top five boys and girls from each age group will represent Caddies Creek at the Zone Cross Country

Carnival. This Zone Carnival will be held on Friday 18th May (Week 3, Term 2).

Mr Roberts - Carnival Organisers

Caddies Creek Public School

Cross Country Carnival

Year 2 (8 Year Olds)

I give permission for my child _______________________________________ in class 2____ , who is turning 8 years

old this year, to compete at the Caddies Creek Cross Country at Alwyn Lindfield Reserve on Thursday 3rd

May.

Signed ______________________________________ Date _______________________________

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