CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLQuality education in an innovative and caring environment.

Safe Respectful Learners.Phone: 9621 7233, Email: crawford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 10 31 March, 2010

Principal’s Report - G. O’Neill

As we move towards the end of Term One Iwould like to wish all members of our schoolcommunity a safe and Happy Easter.

While there is much media attention being givento the Building Education Revolution stimuluspackage, I am pleased with the progress of theconstruction of four classrooms and three COLAareas. While construction of these projects hascaused restrictions to playground areas and accessto other areas of the school I am sure thecompleted projects will provide improvedfacilities for our students.

As previously advised Mrs Ford will be leavingCrawford Public School at the end of term. Againwe congratulate Kate on her promotion toAssistant Principal at Blackett Public School andwish her well at her new school. MissBoulatsakos has accepted the role of RelievingAssistant Principal Stage 3 and will undertakethe teaching of 6F for the remainder of the year.

Greg O’NeillPrincipal

SCHOOL WILL RESUME FORSTUDENTS ON

TUESDAY 20 APRIL, 2010

Deputy Principal’s Report - Mrs Cenk

PBL UPDATE

Congratulations to all the students who receivedtheir first PBL Certificate at last week’s assembly.We had two students from the Infants receive thecertificate and two from the Primary.

Congratulations to:Jaxon (KV), Myuree (2W), Parminder and Tyran(3I).

This means the students who received the awardachieved 5 merit awards in our new CrawfordCritters program. Great achievement! I amlooking forward to seeing how many studentsreceive the award at our next assembly.

Students receive Crawford Critters for beingSAFE, RESPECTFUL, LEARNERS.

20 Crawford Critters = 1 Merit Award5 Merit Awards = 1 PBL Certificate.

Teacher Professional Development

Teachers this week have participated in thefollowing Teacher Professional Development:

Week 1029/3 Accelerated LiteracyAttending: Mrs Ford, Miss Martinez, Miss

Campbell, Miss Breen, MrsWaugh, Mrs Danielle Wilson,Miss Harland

STAGE 3 REPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES UNIVERSITYCOMPETITIONS 2010

Crawford Public School will be offering theopportunity for students to participate in thefollowing New South Wales UniversityCompetitions - Mathematics, English andComputers. The cost of the competitions perpaper, per student are as follows:

Mathematics $6.00English $6.00Computers $6.00

The competitions are for students from Years 3to 6 and take approximately 1 hour (they vary alittle depending on the age of the entrants). Thecompetitions administered at school duringschool hours by a staff member of the school.

Student achievement is recognised by certificateor medal after the test papers have been marked.

If you wish your son or daughter to participatein the competition please fill out the form belowand return it to Mr Bodiczky WITH theappropriate sum of money by Thursday 22April..........................................................................

I would like my son/daughter ____________

___________________________________

of class __________ to participate in thefollowing NSW University Competitions.

____ Computer Skills $6.00

____ English $6.00

____ Mathematics $6.00

I have included the total sum of $________

Signed: ______________________ Parent/Guardian

Beginning Week 2, Term 2 the UniformShop will be open on a THURSDAYmorning from 8.30 - 9.30am.

Assistant Principal’s Report - Mr Bodiczky

CHANGE OF DAY FOR UNIFORMSHOP

Stage 3 has had a great start to 2010 and thechildren and teachers have gotten to know eachother over the term. The teachers have been busyimplementing Accelerated Literacy into our classesand have enjoyed the learning process. Theleadership camp was a huge success and we arevery fortunate to have fantastic school leaders inStage 3. 6F, 6M and 5-6C were fortunate toparticipate in a connected classroom lesson wherewe got to listen to a Nobel Peace Prize Winnertalk about genetics. We even got a hello from MrRudd!

It has been an absolute pleasure to be the Stage 3Assistant Principal this term. I will miss the Stage3 teachers and children very much.

Mrs FordRelieving Assistant Principal (Stage 3)

On the School Development Day 19.4.10 allteachers will participate in Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment. On the day we will cover PositiveBehaviour for Learning (PBL), Child Protectionupdate for 2010, Technology, Prioritising Grammarand Mathematics.

Wishing all families a safe and happy holiday!

Mrs CenkDeputy Principal

LEADERSHIP CAMPBy Abuzar

School Captain

On Tuesday morning 16 March Stage 3 leaderswent to Brewongle Environmental EducationCentre for the leadership camp.

Our journey was a one-hour drive from school toSackville North, near the Wiseman’s Ferry. Whenwe arrived at Brewongle we unpacked and wereready to do our first activity. Our first challengewas to get a ping-pong ball into a tube and theninto a bucket without using hands or equipment(that had been used before). The aim was to workas a team and to get the ball into the bucket.

The second challenge was all aboutcommunicating with each other. We had to makethe fastest time with everybody touching the ball.Then we were blindfolded to make some shapes.When we took our blindfolds off the shape lookedlike something completely different!

The next adventure was visiting the old schoolto learn about how school life was in the oldendays. A girl who ran away from the school wrotea letter about where she went. Everybodyfollowed the footsteps of her story along a nearbytrack down to the Hawkesbury River. We heardthe whipping and moaning of the convicts.When we got to the river we ate fruit and cake.

Lucky, the wildlife show was able to present tous next. The presenter told us stories about theanimals he had and the importance of Australia’snative wildlife. He let us pat some of them likethe python from the Northern Territory, afreshwater crocodile, a ringtail possum, a tawnyfrogmouth, a green tree frog and a blue tonguelizard.

Time was up. We had to pack up and head backto school.

Before we had lunch, we were challenged to tryeating kangaroo meat and taste lemon myrtle tea,which was really easy!

We had afternoon tea before going to a nearbyoval to play some sport or just to chat with somefriends. We went back to get ready for theawesome wildlife presentation. But thepresenters forgot to come! So we had to watch amovie instead. Later we were dismissed to havea shower, brush our teeth and go to sleep.

At 7:00 am, the next morning, we got up and atebreakfast. The next activity was to go to the pondand to check the condition of one of Brewongle’sponds. This included testing the temperature,salinity and how clean it was. The best part wascatching the animals and insects that lived inthe pond. Our results showed that the pond wasin a healthy condition.

QUICKSMART UPDATE

The Quicksmart lessons have begun with studentsbeing very excited about the processes. Theformal University PAT test will be administeredon Wednesday 31 March. This had beenpostponed due to a number of students leavingthe school for various sporting competitions.

On Friday 26 March a Quicksmart celebration washeld with the 2009 and 2010 students and theirparents. It gave the school the opportunity tocelebrate and show off the successes of the 2009program and introduce 2010 students and theirparents into what we expect for this year. Parentswere also treated to a mini lesson allowing themto better appreciate how the program works.

My thanks to the parents who visited the schoolon this occasion and to Mrs Dybac, Mrs Toohey,Mrs Mellross and Miss Sturman for theirorganisation to ensure that the occasion was agreat success.

Mr BodiczkyAssistant Principal

Afterwards we had a break to eat, drink and goto the toilet. This was followed by us designingour own boomerangs using only traditionalAboriginal colours such as red, black, yellow,white and using symbols like the kangaroo,snake, wombat, dots and circles.

SRC NEWS

Congratulations to the following students whowere elected as Crawford Public School’s 2010Student Representatives:

2H Jesse and Jelena2S Joshua and Nicole2W Myuree and Liam3T John and Sariah3I Tyran and Lucretia3/4J Milos and Serenity4/5B Gajan and Xanthe4S Jye and Tarah4T Jye and Nina5S Su Sundi and Lachlan5R Zoe and Henry5/6C Baris and Kiara6M Nay Chi and Yelin6F Shristika and Tim3-6W Bree and CodyK-6B) JarrodK-6M)

These students play an important role inrepresenting the student body of the school. Theyare involved in fund-raising activities for variouscharities, discuss and make decisions on how theycan improve the school, community andenvironment as well as ways to make Crawforda fun place to be for students.

TRI-NATIONS JERSEY RAFFLE

Please support the leaders of Crawford PublicSchool and buy some raffle tickets to win aframed Tri-Nations Jersey. All funds raisedpermit our Stage 3 leaders to participate in aleadership camp. Apart from having fun, thiscamp is a valuable experience in allowing ourstudents to develop leadership, communicationand teamwork skills.

If you haven’t already bought your tickets orwanted to buy some more, tickets are still beingsold.Cost: $1 a ticket or 6 tickets for $5.Raffle will be drawn in Term 2.

LEADERSHIP CAMPBy Tim

SRC Representative

On the 16-17 March, the leadership team wentto Brewongle Environmental Education Centrefor a two-day camp.

First we learnt some interesting facts aboutAboriginal culture and the traditions of the localAborigines from Mark and Damien.

Then Mark gave us a boomerang each and wewere asked to paint it using some Aboriginalsymbols.

One of my favourite parts was when we had thespecial hamburgers for dinner that had been madeat Brewongle just for us!

Another favourite part was going to the oval toplay some games and to learn how to throw aboomerang so that it really did come back.

LEADERSHIP CAMPBy Shristika

SRC Representative

From Tuesday 16 to Wednesday 17 March, theleaders of Years 5 and 6 went to BrewongleEnvironmental Education Centre. It was so muchfun! Some of the activities we experienced werebush-tucker tasting. We ate kangaroo and dranklemon myrtle tea.

Other activities included bushwalking,boomerang throwing and eating specialBrewongle hamburgers (home-made).

We had a great time and we learnt a lot abouthow to be a leader and work as part of a team.

ASSEMBLY ITEMS

The Infants Assembly is on every secondFriday (odds weeks) at 10.05am. The rosterfor the first two assemblies in Term 2 is:Friday 23 April 1MFriday 30 March 1R

The Primary Assembly is on every secondThursday (odd weeks) at 2.05pm. The rosterfor the first two assemblies in Term 2 is:Thursday 22 April 4SThursday 29 April 4T

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

Our school contributions continue to be$15.00 a student or $30.00 a family

per year.

These funds are collected from all familiesand form a vital part of our school budget. Inorder to provide for the quality and variety ofopportunities at Crawford we need familiesto continue to support the ContributionScheme.

Teachers are collecting money in theclassrooms or the contributions can be givendirectly to the office.

ECO TIP

Did you know? If every vehicle owner in NewSouth Wales drove an average of one kilometreless each day, we’d save up to 130 million litresof fuel every year.

What can you do? Leave the car at home – usepublic transport, cycle or walk – particularlyfor short trips. See more information atwww.livingthing.net.au

WRITE YOUR CHILD’S NAME ONEVERYTHING!

You can: use a permanent laundry marker to

label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew oriron on personalised labels

check that labels haven’t faded withwashing

go through your child’s bag with themeach night

We thank our families for their support.

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We are seeking girls under 6 to play in an all girls team and girls 12,13 and 14for an under 14 all girls competition

Players also required for u/7 years and upPlayers must be minimum 4 years of age to register

All enquiries to the Secretary/Recruitment officer 0435 103 717

Spartans “Honor and Respect”Come and join an exciting new club with access to even more activities for the whole familyCheck the blacktown PCYC website http://www.pcycnsw.org/blacktownDrop into 30 Second ave Blacktown and check out our activities and facilities or just call 9622-3470 after 12midday

Our Mission is to:• Get young people active in life• Work with young people to develop their skills, character and leadership; and• Prevent and reduce crime by and against young people

Events, Workshops, Support Groups”Caring for kidswith ADHD Workshop” and “Stop Think Do”.This eight week intensivespecialised program runs each Thursday from 10am - 1pm in Blacktown,working with a facilitator to work through such topics as the impact ADHDhas on families, the positives and challenges parents and carers face,behaviour modification ideas and tools , grief and advocacy Thefacilitator empowers parents/carers attending with skills and tools indealing with ADHD behaviours.Please phone Family DevelopmentServices if you would be interested in attending this workshop. This is a FREEworkshop. Free Child care available on request.TERM 4 2007-STOP, THINK,DO - Social Skills Workshop created for children with impulsive behavioursaged between 8 and 9 years,Family Development Services forenquiries.Phone 02 9831 5687 to book NOW for Term 4 2007.A preassessment must be completed to insure the program is appropriate foreach child.

Parent to Parent Support with children with AutismRun by the Autism Association of NSW this program provides parents withtraining and skills to help other parents/carers who have a child just beendiagnosed (or needing support) with Autism.Phone 02 8977 8335Ask for the co-ordinator - Pauline

ADDult Support GroupNorth West Sydney ADD Support GroupWhere :183-187 Excelsior Avenue , Castle Hill (diagonally opposite DraytonAve)Time: 10am -12noonPhone: 02 9894 0329This group runs Adhd Adult meetings

ADHD, Aspergers and Autism Combined Support groupin Mt Druitt Area Twice a month on Wednesday from 9.15amuntil 11am.

Please call FDS on 9831 5687 for details.

WAAT Team (Western Area Adolescent Team) Mt DruittFree Counselling for Teens - there may be a waiting listDrop In Centre for teens - Thurs 3pm-7pm stay for dinner, play pool,PS2,meet new friends and do activities and outings. Phone the WAAT on 98811230 for further Info

FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SERVICESPh: 9620 4194 Fax: 9674 5835 Email: info@fdsinco.org.au

Are you aged between 5 and 12 and looking for something funto do these Easter School Holidays?

At the Dean Park Community Development Project is theplace to be!

Wed 7 April Centre Based DayMake new friends and enjoy craft, a Trivia Quiz and more!$15 includes morning, afternoon tea and Pizza lunch!

Fri 9 April Don Bosco DayPlay indoor soccer, pool, trampolines and more before wehead to Prospect Reservoir for a BBQ lunch.$15 includes morning tea, afternoon tea, BBQ lunch andDon Bosco entry.

Wed 14 April Centre Based DayMake new friends and enjoy craft, games and more!$15 includes morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch!

Fri 16 April Featherdale Wildlife Visit and BBQWe have booked our own exclusive 45 minute “hands on” experiencewith the animals before we head off to explore the park and enjoy apicnic lunch.$20 includes park entry, “hands on experience”, morning andafternoon tea and lunch.

Bookings open at 11am Monday 1 March. Numbers are strictly limited andbookings and payment must be received by Tuesday 30 March at 3pm .For an application form please call Karen Tyler on 96265128 or call into thecentre.