15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail charlestow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website http://www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Dear Parents/Carers Part of our school’s wellbeing program is “You Can Do It”. This program aims at developing students’ skills in Resilience, Persistence, Confidence, Getting Along and Organisation. This term the focus is on “Getting Along.” Being kind and treating people how you would like to be treated are important messages discussed weekly in class and at school assemblies .Please work with us to encourage our students to be respectful and to show care and compassion to each other. Together we can do it! All about Money Thanks so much to the 56% of families who have paid for voluntary school contributions this year. These contributions assist the school to buy a range of stationary items, craft materials and sports equipment. With the funds given to the school from the NSW Department of Education, we are further able to support our students by providing subsidies for excursions, gymnastics, new laptops, Library books and furniture, and the list goes on… We also employ three Student Learning Support Officers to assist our students to reach their full potential. Your financial contributions are important to our school. We provide many educational opportunities for our students in a range of areas-Road Safety, Bike Education, Gymnastics, Technology, Creative and Practical Arts and Starstruck just to name a few. These activities all enhance your child’s social, emotional, sporting and academic learning and it is important for your child to attend these educational activities. If you are

experiencing financial difficulty and are unable to pay for your child to participate, please contact me at the office. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 18.6.19 P&C Meeting 7pm Library 25.6.19 Brainstorm 26.6.19 Netball Gala Day 5.7.19 Meal Deal (Yr6 Fundraiser) 5.7.19 Last Day Term 2

What’s for Lunch? Are you interested in improving the way our canteen operates? Would you like a different menu? Or are you interested in cheaper priced lunches? Please have your say by completing the canteen survey being sent home today and place your response in the payment box. Thanks to the P&C for their incredible work with our school canteen, and to all our volunteers for their constant support. Home Reading Program Each week our home reading program awards five students for completing their home reading during the week. The prize is $2.50 voucher to spend at the school canteen. You need to be in it to win it! Don’t forget to continue with your home reading each day. Parent Teacher Interviews We are currently in the process of planning 2019 student-parent-teacher interviews. These will take place in the last week of this term after students’ mid-year reports have been finalised and sent home. We are aiming to have the reports sent home on Monday, 24 June. Parents and carers will be provided with times for interviews to occur before the holidays. Thanks so much

Charlestown Public School Newsletter Term 2 Week 5 – Wednesday 29 May 2019

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15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail charlestow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website http://www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

to the teachers who have spent many hours during the past weeks in writing detailed, comprehensive reports about our students. Starstruck The countdown is on in earnest as the performances and final rehearsals begin soon. Best wishes to our dancers and the supporting teachers, especially Mrs Drysdale, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Lynch (Hunter Signing Choir) and Miss Hale. This is a fantastic event and a memory that the students will have forever. School Banking As per last week’s newsletter school banking will be finishing up this term. Last day for school banking will be 25 June. To claim rewards for tokens you need to do so before 11 June. Bike Education Wow! What an amazing day yesterday with the Yr 5 and Yr 6 students spending time in Wyong learning about bike and road safety. Every child had a chance to be interactive, checking a bike for its roadworthiness, driving around an obstacle course as well as go onto a simulated traffic area.

15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail charlestow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website http://www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Helping your Child Make and Keep Friends Children who develop healthy friendships generally have a definite set of social skills that help make them easy to like, easy to relate to and easy to play with. One such skill is the ability to adjust their behaviours to suit the social requirements of a particular situation. Many boys struggle in this area and can be loud, overbearing and bossy when their peers want them to be quiet, cooperative and to follow others. You can coach your child to fit in with the requirements of many of their social groups using this three-pronged approach:

Remind: Be preemptive with your teaching. Before your child visits their friends provide some relevant pointers about their behaviour. “Remember to say hello quietly and ask them if they’d like to play with you.”

Rehearse: It’s useful to practise with children how they should act in social situations. “Okay, Jeremy tell me what you will say when you want to enter a game. Let’s practice waiting for a break in the game, approaching someone you know and saying, “Excuse me. Can I play with you guys?”

Revisit: Give your child feedback after the event but keep it positive and upbeat. “That was great the way you let the other kids lead the way. Your friends love it when you let them be boss.” Boys, in particular, benefit from being told what works well in terms of their friendships behaviours. Encourage healthy friendships The wellbeing of many primary school girls is heavily impacted by her relationships with her peers. When relationships are going well she’ll tend to be happy, however when friendships become tricky then she can feel unhappy, even distraught. Help your daughter identify what a healthy friendship looks and feels like – she should feel safe, valued and able to speak up. Unhealthy relationships, such as cliques, are restrictive, one-sided, full of gossip and criticism. To assist them to reflect on the nature of healthy relationships help your child to formulate responses to these questions: “What does a good friend look like? How does a good friend behave? What do good friends do?”

Encourage friendships with both genders The primary school age is an ideal time for children to form friendships with both girls and boys. This is particularly valid if your child has siblings of their own gender, or don’t have siblings. It’s through these early relationships that we gain the confidence to mix with different genders in the later years. Forming friends across genders helps to break down the mystique that sometimes forms, when a child has little contact with the ‘other’ gender. Understand the impact of gender on friendships Research shows that boys’ friendships groups are more inclusive and less changeable than friendships enjoyed by girls, particularly those in the eight to twelve age group. If you have a girl, be ready to support your daughter through the hurt of friendship breakdowns and remind them that new friendships are just around the corner. Many girls take a disagreement with a friend personally as they don’t have the emotional development to deal with conflict constructively. Help her reflect on her own place in a friendship breakdown, and encourage her to be open to restoring a relationship once emotions are in check. Remember, friends a feather flock together If you think that your child doesn’t have as many friends as a sibling or other children their own age, don’t be too alarmed. On average, children usually have only two or three significant friendships at any one time. It’s the quality rather than the quantity of friendships that counts. If you are concerned that your child lacks friends at school encourage them to take up a variety of extra-curricular activities. It’s easier to strike up a friendship with someone when you have something in common. Above all else, encourage your child to be friendly by talking to others, showing an interest in what other children do, offering help when needed, and being willing to enter a game or social situation. Consider teaching your child, if necessary, alternatives to fighting and arguing when there is disagreement and conflict within groups.

15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail charlestow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website http://www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

CPS Drum Circle at Africa Day Congratulations to the members of our Drum Circle, Noah, Mackenzie, Xander, Davie, Lily and Chloe who dazzled the festival audience at Africa Day with their djembe rhythms and style. Thank you, also, to the families of these developing young musicians for their support. CPS Drum Circle is shaping up as a focused and effective team. We look forward to their next performance. Mrs Walsh.

Coffee and Chat Coffee and Chat will once again be on this Thursday at 2:45pm in Miss Jodi’s room. Have a fantastic week

Mrs Jayne Thompson

K/1D Congratulations Kindergarten and Year 1 on a fantastic start to Term 2. This term, Kindergarten students will continue their Jolly phonics sound and action program. They will learn that a digraph is two letters making one sound and will explore word families. Year 1 students will continue the SoundWaves sound program and are exploring how to construct a description and an explanation when writing. All K/1D will start explicit handwriting lessons, starting to transfer our tall, tail and body letters into lined books. We will be starting ‘Count Me In’ groups, which is a Kindergarten to Year 2 program ran on Monday’s straight after lunch. Students visit Mrs Taylor, myself, Mr Dominick and Mrs Drysdale to further develop their early arithmetic strategies and learn how to apply and extend known number skills when adding and subtracting. K/1D will be presenting at assembly on Friday the 31 May. When Miss Darcy has her planning time each Wednesday afternoon, Mrs Drysdale will teach both the Science unit and Geography unit. This term in Science, K/1D will explore the unit ‘Living Things – Farm’ and for Geography we will be looking at ‘People and Places’! Crunch and Sip Don’t forget to pack a piece of fruit and a bottle of water for your child to enjoy during our morning routine of crunch and sip. We encourage healthy food choices for your child’s lunch box where possible. If you would like ideas for healthy options please speak to your classroom teacher. Label Please ensure all of your child’s belongings have their full name on them as it makes it easier to reunite students with their things if misplaced.

15 Frederick Street, Charlestown 2290 Telephone 4943 4063, 4943 4137 Facsimile 4942 2583 E-mail charlestow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au website http://www.charlestow-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

P&C CLOTHING POOL Friday 9:00 am – 9:30 am

CANTEEN ROSTER Thur 30.5.19 L Fluechter,

M Sternbeck Fri 31.5.19 No orders - counter

service at lunch only A Lee, E Thompson

Mon 3.6.19 Closed Tue 4.6.19 Closed Wed 5.6.19 S Boshnyak,

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