Newsletter. Cherrybrook Public School. Rod McLeod. DearParentsandfriendsofCherrybrookPS

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1 Newsletter DearParentsandfriendsofCherrybrookPS Tuesday 16 September 2014 Cherrybrook Public School Where have the past ten weeks gone? It seems like yesterday we were just getting ready for winterandnowit stheendoftermalready!stillwaitingtoseeiftherainwilleverstopbutthe weather is warming up and our gardens are looking wonderful. Just a reminder this week is transition week for winter to summer uniform. Full summer uniform must be worn at the commencementofterm4.pleaseremembertoclearlylabelallclothes! Premier's Spelling Bee Challenge Not Good News but Great News from Cherrybrook PS Yesterday our school played host to the Premier s Spelling Bee Regional Final. Isaac L and JonathonSwereourrepresentativesintheYear3-4section.WilliamSandSarahFwereour Year 5-6 representatives. All the students spelt incredibly difficult words and represented our schoolappropriately.thankyoutomrspauladaviesfororganisingtheregionalcompetitionand MrPhilipCowenforassistingontheday. P&C LastTuesdaywasourmonthlymeetingwhereglowingreportscamefromtherecent Mummies Market.IthasbeenaverybusyfewweeksforourhardworkingP&CwiththeFathersDayStall andplanningforthe Once upon a Disco onfriday24octobernextterm. Primary Proms TheHillsarealivewiththesoundofmusicasthevoicesofourchoirledbyMrsCarolHareare preparingfortheirperformanceatthesydneytownhallfortheannualprimarypromsconcert. On Thursday evening I will be accompanying our choir to the Sydney Town Hall to see and hear them in concert. Our children have been rehearsing over many, many hours and have displayed an admirable commitment to the program. Congratulations to Mrs Hare and the children for their determination in rehearsing for a quality production. Hope to see you at the TownHallforagreatnightsentertainment. Girls Softball GoodlucktoourGirlsStateKnockoutTeamthisWednesday.MrsLovedayandtheteamhave been working hard and will have a difficult game at Greenway Park against Newport Public School. Thank You Inside this issue: Deputy Principal Matters School News P&C News Canteen Community News Diary Dates I would like to thank Mr Lakeman, Mrs Craig, Mrs Thorogood and Mrs Ansselin for taking relieving roles in the later part of Term 3. Their tireless work has ensured that all Term 3 activitieshavebeenagreatsuccess. Asthetermdrawstoanend,Ilookbackuponallthewonderfulsuccessesourchildrenandstaff have achieved during the past ten weeks. Thankyou for all the parent support in making CherrybrookPSnotagoodschoolBUTagreatschool(asMrCorneywouldsay).Pleasenote thatschool returns Tuesday 7 October andallstudentsaretoweartheirsportsuniformready toparticipateinour SportinSchools program. It s also the final s season in several codes and I hope your team is successful in the forthcomingseries.asalongsufferingrabbitohssupporter,iwillkeepmyfingerscrossed. Rod McLeod Relieving Principal 131NewLineRoadCherrybrook2126T: F:

2 Deputy Principal Matters Page2 Group Photographs Group photographs were held last Thursday on the school oval. We had numerous photographs taken. These photographswillbedisplayedinthelibrarywindowsduringterm4.paymentenvelopesforthesephotographswillbe availableatthesametime. Band Information Evening Lastweekthebandheldtheirinformationeveningtotargetpossiblenewrecruitsforourbandprogram.Wehadagreat eveningwithaverylargenumberofstudentsandparentsinattendance.theconcertbandperformedsuperbly,proving tobeagreatincentiveforstudentstojointheband.therewasalsoalargenumberofbandtutorspresenttoallowthe new students the chance to try out some of the instruments. A big thank you goes out to our hardworking band committee, led by Tina Piccione, as well as our band directors MrsWalkden-Brown and MrWatkins who were also involvedinthepresentation. Justremindingthosestudentswhoareinterestedinjoiningthetrainingband, yourapplicationformsneedtobeinby thisfriday19september. STAR Award BBQ TheSTARAwardBBQwillbeheldthisFridayforallthestudentswhohavereceivedSTARawardsthisterm.Thethree classeswhowintheuniformawardwillalsoreceivethebbq.congratulationstoallourwonderfulstudentswhowillbe recognisedfortheirachievementsthisterm.namesofthestarawardrecipientswillbeinnextterm snewsletter. Sport in Schools PleaserememberthatALL SportinSchools paymentsmustbereceivedbythursday18september(thisthursday)as thisprogramcommencesontuesday7october-thefirstdaybackofterm. Glen Lakeman and Sandra Thorogood SCHOOL NEWS Kids Matter TheKidsMattertopicthisweekexplainshowtheterm mentalhealth canbeappliedtoyoung children.mentalhealth-likephysicalhealth-issomethingweallhave.likephysicalhealth,it can range from good to poor, and can also change over time. Good mental health helps us formpositiverelationships withothers,handleupsanddowns, andgenerally enjoy life.with goodmentalhealth,childrencanfeelconfidentandbemoreopentotryingandlearningnew things. ForfurtherinformationpleasevisittheKidsMatterwebsitebelow Hills Network Public Speaking Competition Last Tuesday, four students represented our school at the Hills Network Public Speaking Competition. This year the competitionwasheldatglenhavenpublicschoolandelevenschoolsinourareawererepresented.congratulationsto PrapannM(YearThree),DavidF(YearFour),AmeliaS(YearFive)andMikaelaD.S.(YearSix)forthewaytheyspoke ontheday.mrlakemanandiwereabletoattend,andwewereincrediblyproudofthewaythesestudentspresented theirspeecheswithclarity,volumeandexpression.eachofthemhadbeenpractisingatschoolandathomeandthey all put in alotoftimeand effortforthecompetition. AspecialmentionmustgotoAmelia who wasawardeda highly commendedintheyearfivesection.greatjob!allofyoushouldbeextremelyproudofyourachievements! KerrinWhite-Organiser

3 Page3 Senior Girls Dance Group OnSunday14SeptembertheSeniorGirlsDanceGroupcompetedin the Hills Spectacular Eisteddfod at Dural. All of the girls performed beautifullyanddidanamazingjobreceivinghighlycommendedinthe SeniorPrimarysection.Iamextremelyproudofthegirls achievement andamgladtheywererecognisedforalloftheirhardworkthisyear. Congratulationsandwelldonegirls,youshouldbeveryproudofyour achievementandhardwork! Thankyoutoalloftheparentsforgettingthegirlstotheperformanceon time and dressed correctly. It is wonderful for the girls to have such great backing and encouragement. The supportandassistanceofallparentsisgreatlyappreciated. Thank you to Mrs Thorogood, Miss Strgar and Miss Hubbard for coming along to assist and support the girls on Sunday. AmandaWysiecki 2014 Schools Spectacular Tickets This is Australia The Schools Spectacular is the state's premier student showcase for the performing arts.this year students from CherrybrookPublicSchoolwillbeinvolvedinthecombineddance. Ticketsfor the2014 SchoolsSpectacularwillbeonsaletothegeneralpublicfromTuesday2Septemberthroughall TICKETEKoutlets. Thisisawonderfulopportunitytosee,hearandexperiencethebestinfamilyentertainment. Therearethreelevelsofticketsthisyear:Platinum,GoldandSilver. PLATINUM TICKETS Adult:$70.00 Concession and Student(includesSeniors):$55.00 Family Ticket(2adults,2children):$ GOLD TICKETS Adult:$60.00 Concession and Student(includesSeniors):$45.00 Family Ticket (2adults,2children):$ SILVER TICKETS Adult:$40.00 Concession and Student(includesSeniors):$30.00 Family Ticket(2adults,2children):$ Dates: Friday 28 November-12:00pm(preview)and7:30pm Saturday 29 November-1:00pmand7:30pm Venue:Qantas Credit Union Arena (formerly known as the Sydney Entertainment Centre) BeingpartofaSchoolsSpectacularaudienceissomethingtrulymemorable. Formoreinformationregardingthe2014SchoolsSpectacularvisitthewebsite.

4 Page4 Computer Software All NSW Department of Education and Communities School students are eligible to download and licence Adobe andmicrosoftsoftwarefromadecwebsite. Thissoftwareisonlyavailabletodownloadontopersonallyowneddevices. Thelinktoaccessthesoftwareis: Mobile Maths Games Channelyourchild sinterestinplayingmobileappsintoachancetoimprovetheirmathsskillsandrecall.thefree SchoolAtoZapphasaMathsMonkeygametohelptesttimestablesandthefollow-upapp,MathsMonkey squest ($1.99),challengeskidsfromYear 2to Year 8 withaddition,subtraction,ratiosand percentages. Bothappsare createdbythenswdepartmentofeducationandareavailableforappleiphonesandipads,andandroidphones andtablets.you llfindlinkstobothhere: CANTEEN NEWS SpecialNews:OurSchool Canteeninconjunction withthe SydneyFruit Marketswillberunningthe AnnualFresh FruitandVegetableCampaignfromMonday25 AugustuntilFriday19September.Witheachpurchaseofeithera piece of fruit, carrot/celery sticks, oranges wedges or pineapple rings you will receive a sticker and sticker card. Oncethecard isfullpleasereturntothecanteen where you willreceive aminorprize and thengo intothemajor drawwithalltheotherparticipatingschools. New Products: The canteen is now selling two new products, they are Arnotts Fun Sticks(Chocolate flavour) and Roasted Sushi. These items are available on flexischools and at recess and lunchtime, they will be selling for 80 centseach. Foralllunchorderspleasedothefollowing: * Go to * Click Register now * Enter your and follow prompts. * Flexi Schools help line: Week 10 Term 3: Wednesday 17 September: CathyWilson,KellyLuker. Thursday 18 September: JudithMcGhie,MichelleCimarusti, AnnePerera. 9-11:NatalieBennett. Friday 19 September: KimWoods.AlisonWinley,LindaHodder. Week 1 Term 4: Monday 6 October: NoSchool,LabourDayHoliday. Wednesday 8 October: KarenSeamons,PrueAnderson. Tuesday 7 October: TaraKelly,HELPER NEEDED. Thursday 9 October: NarelleIrwin,NatalieTaylor, KateHamilton. Friday 10 October: :ChrisDowning. VanessaMaris,TrixSchutte,NicolaFynesClinton,HELPER NEEDED. Wethankalloftheaboveparentsandhelpers/carersfortheirtimegiveninhelpingtoprovidethisserviceforthe childrenofcherrybrookpublicschool.

5 Page 5 Year 2 Coastal Environment Centre Narrabeen DIARY DATES Wednesday 17/9 Girls State Softball Knockout - Greenway Park Thursday 18/9 Primary Proms - Rehearsal & Concert Sydney Town Hall - Junior Choir Friday 19/9 Last Day of Term Monday 6/10 Public Holiday Tuesday 7/10 Sport in Schools - K-6 (Sports Uniform) cherrybrok-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

6 Cherrybrook Public School P&C Disco 2014 Once upon a Disco Come dressed in fairytale / fantasy or your favourite clothes!! Friday 24 th October, School Hall Years K 2 5 6:30pm Years :30pm Price - $10 for prepaid on Flexischools - $12 for paid on the night (Includes entry and a snack!) Tickets on sale NOW via Flexischools Website (no surcharge) and pre-booking is strongly recommended and assists with caterings BBQ will be sizzling for dinner from 5pm Steak Sandwich $4 Sausage sandwich $2.50 Canteen will be open for snacks and drinks on the night Volunteers needed so please cherrybrookpnc@gmail.com with your availability

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8 The Junior Science Academy aims to encourage children to engage in and develop their understanding of science. Supported by science experts at Macquarie University, the activities are designed to suit primary school aged children and are aligned with the NSW Science curriculum. Children are introduced to science concepts, participate in science based activities and experiments and make friends in a safe and supervised environment on campus at Macquarie University. The students have access to the university s learning facilities such as a planetarium and museums. Enrol online today! Contact Details juniorscience@mq.edu.au Phone: Our programs run four times a year in the school holidays. Each program runs for three days from 8.30am to 5.30pm. Please see website for more details. Drop off 8.30am to 9.30am (children are supervised) Activities 9.30am to 4.30pm Pick up Cost 4.30pm to 5.30pm (children are supervised) $95 per child per day, including GST Children should bring: Lunch and snacks Sun and rain protection Spare set of clothes and old shoes Water bottle Covered shoes (no thongs or crocs)

9 Sample program: Living things Our program uses a variety of experiences Learning experiences include: within each topic to help students develop Introduction to fair test principles jumping, running, ball game physical activities, and experiments to Fossils under the microscope demonstrate ideas or phenomena. Lizard lab talk and tour their understanding. We use creative arts, There are a maximum of 20 students in a group formed of children in years 3 4 (approx. 8 9 Forces (push, pull, friction, gravity) years of age) and years 5 6 (approx Learning experiences include: years of age). The Earth and the Solar System Introduction to fair test principles testing reaction times Musical statues (voluntary and involuntary movements) Modelling gravitational pull Learning experiences include: We saw a Cane Toad, looked through microscopes,, made lava lamps, tried to make crystals (it failed) and went Learning experiences include: Dramatic play modelling the moon and Making money appear before your eyes! sun with the rotation of the earth Some other things we did include; Laser physics display and talk Rocket making activity Plastic bottle beam Going into the and looked at all the constellations and the planets. We worked in a lab with all the and looked at creek water and leaves. As part of the Antarctica study, we did an experiment on which method was the best to objects, the surfaces of planets, deep sky objects, and constellations During the holidays I was lucky enough to attend the first Junior Science Academy at Macquarie University. When I think about it, it is one of the best experiences you ll ever have. A girl who was a PhD student came in and talked to us about Antarctica which was very interesting. She had been to and she had seen the Aurora Australis. Digitarium Epsilon planetarium; an up-close look at the motions of celestial Emma Lasers and light refraction