Newsletter. Cherrybrook Public School. Peter Corney. DearparentsandfriendsofCherrybrookPS

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1 Newsletter DearparentsandfriendsofCherrybrookPS Tuesday 20 October 2015 Cherrybrook Public School Ourschoolhasalonghistoryofcontributingtothelessfortunateinoursocietybeitlocallyor internationally.ourschoolregularlyraisesmoneyandclothingforstewarthouse,helpafrica withbooks,playequipment,furnitureandofcourse,localnaturaldisasters. Charity in Action Not Good News but Great News from Cherrybrook PS I was so proud of the students and staff at Cherrybrook PS this week, with several charitable initiatives being taken up by our staff, students and the wider school community. Operation Christmas Child washighlightedbyastudent,daniel5yandoursrcdecidedtopromotethis worthyinternationalcause.withtheassistanceofmrsloveday,staffandourstudents,children wereaskedtoconsiderdonatingagiftinashoeboxforachildoverseas.theschoolwasasked toparticipateinamuftidaygoldcoindonationtodefraythecostsoftransportingtheseboxes. The response from our school and parents was overwhelming. There will be hundreds of childreninafrica,asiaandindia,receivingaspecialgiftfromthestudentsofcherrybrookps. Somestudentsevenplacedapersonalmessagetothechildtomakeitamorepersonalnote. Congratulations to Daniel, Mrs Loveday and to all the Cherrybrook community who supported thisworthwhilecause.ifyouwishtofindoutmoreinformationaboutthischaritygotoyou Tube andenteroperation Christmas Child. The staff also participated in a morning tea organised by Miss McKenzie to support breast cancer research. This insidious disease touches many, many Australian women and their familiesanddoesnotdiscriminateinwealth,raceorage.asyou seefromtheattachedimage,dietswerethrownoutthewindowto supportthisworthycause.thefundsraisedwillassistinresearch and assistance for women and their families. Thankyou to Miss McKenzieforplanningagreatfundraiser. Theaboveexamplesallowourchildrentopauseandthinkhowluckytheyaretobeinsucha safe, happy community where the children have available to them the resources that many otherchildrenjustdreamofhaving.onceagain,thankyoutothechildren,staffandparentswho assistinensuringourchildrenstopandthinkofothersinthisworld. Enrolments Inside this issue: Deputy Principal Matters School News P&C News Canteen Community News Diary Dates Our new classroom arrived in record time! At present we are well on the way to ordering another room for our Kindergarten enrolments. Unfortunately I have to wait until the children arrive next year. At the moment we are planning for six kindergarten classes, bringing the schooltoatotalofthirtyoneclassesfor2016! School Disco Haveawonderfulweek. Peter Corney Don t forget our P&C Disco this Friday. Please remember, only students from Cherrybrook PS are to attend. Due to insurance issues no pre-schoolers or students from other schools can be part of the event. Thankyou to Mrs Tara Kellyandhervolunteercommitteewhohaveplannedaterrificevening. Principal 131NewLineRoadCherrybrook2126T: F:

2 Deputy Principal Matters Page2 Selective High School Information 2017 Areminderthatapplicationsforentryin2017canbemadeonlinebetween13October2015and16November2015. Parentsmustapplyonlineatwww.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement. Applications will not be accepted after 16 November AllapplicantsarerequiredtosittheSelectiveHighSchoolPlacementTestto beheldonmonday10march2016.ifyouneedanyfurtherinformationplease seemrlakeman. Leaving the School IfyourchildisleavingschoolattheendofTerm4andnotreturningin2016, wouldyoupleaseinformtheofficeassoonaspossible.thiswillassistthe schoolinplanningclassesfornextyear. Year 4 Camp ItwasindeedmypleasuretojoinYear4oncamplastweek.Theirbehaviourandenthusiasmwasoutstanding.They wereacredittotheirschoolandtheirparents.abigthankyoutotheyear4teachersfororganisingsuchawonderful campandgivinguptheirowntimetosupervisethestudents. Glynis Bridgwood and Rod McLeod SCHOOL NEWS Book Club BookClubbrochuresforIssue7arenowout. Youcanonlineatwww.scholastic.com.au/LOOP! AlternativelycompletetheformanddropitintotheBookClubboxintheLibrarymakingsureyourorderisinasealed envelope with your child s name, class and your mobile number on the outside. Cheques are to be made out to ScholasticAustraliaandincludeyourchild'snameandclassontheback. ThelastdayfororderswillbeFriday23 October.AnyquestionspleasephoneRebeccaon Thankyou BookClubCoordinators Chess Success Chelsea C from Year 5 recently competed in the InnerWest Sydney Academy of Chess tournament. After seven rounds of games Chelsea had a score of 4.5 and was awarded Best Girl Player of the tournament.agreatachievement! Operation Christmas Child Our entire school community students, parents and teachers are to be warmly congratulated on a wonderful effort. The next newsletter will confirm how many boxeshavebeenpackedandsenttochildreninother areas of the world who otherwise would receive nothingthischristmas.asweapproachtheendofthe yearitisawonderfullessonforallofusinthespiritof givingtobringhappinesstootherslessfortunatethan ourselves!

3 Page3 Live Life Well Whyreducetelevisiontime? StudieshaveshownweuselessenergywatchingTVthansitting still. TVinfluencesthefoodchoiceofkids Australiahasahighrateof foodadvertisingduringchildren sviewinghours. TVreplacestimeachildcanbeactiveandenjoyphysicalactivity. There is an association between TV watching and being overweight. 40%ofchildren5 12yearsreportwatchinganaverageoftwohoursormore oftelevisionorvideosaday. TurnofftheTVorcomputerandgetactive. Set a limit on the amount of time children watch television or spend on the computer. Two hours a day is the maximum. Too much screen time limits physicalactivity. Ontheweekend,livelifeinsteadofwatchingitonTV.Findanewplacetohike, bikeorrun.whenyouhear I mbored thinkofsomethingactivetodo. Duringthewintermonths,avoidallowingchildrentowatchtoomuchTVorplay video games. Encourage active play, which builds social, mental and physical motorskills. P&C NEWS Our next Guest Speaker Evening is on tonight at 7.30 for a 7.45pm start in the school library. Melissa Adams from Cross Roads Counselling will speak about anxiety and how parents can assist their children. These special free guest speaker evenings are to help parents become more connected with their children and their learninganddevelopmentatcherrybrookpublicschool.theteachersandexperts aregivinguptheirtimetohelp you help your children. Save the date for our final speaker of the year, teacher Beth Chant on the Kids Matter programon Tuesday3 November. School Disco this Friday 23 October Beach Party! The Infants(K-2) discowillbeheldfrom pm and Primary(3-6) from pm.Seetheflyerattheendof the newsletter for more details. Forms have also been sent home if you need to alert us to your child's medical condition. We also need some parent volunteers to help out on the evening, particularly the primary disco. These eventsarefortheenjoymentofourchildrenbut wouldnothappen withoutvolunteersandthemorevolunteerswill makeiteasierand allthemoreenjoyableforallinvolved. cherrybrookpnc@gmail.com ifyouareavailable and canhelp. Movie Night Under The Stars 7 November To thank all the wonderful, supportive parents at Cherrybrook and to welcome all the new Kindergarten families, the P&C will host a movienightunderthestarson 7November. Bring agoldcoindonation,yourrugandchairs and headuptotheoval for anenjoyableeveningwithfamilyandschoolfriends.therewillbenocatering available so whynotarrangeaclasspicnic? PS:Wearafunnyhat! Save the date: There will be an end-of-year celebration on Tuesday 10 November in lieu of the scheduled P&C meeting. All are welcomeanddetails willbeannouncedin comingweeks.

4 Page4 The P&C also wishes to thank Lisa Kelly for all her recent work helping the band it was a big job which Lisa undertookandherworkisverymuchappreciated. Keep up to date with P&C newsandalerts astheyhappen byfollowingthep&cfacebookpage. CANTEEN NEWS Ifyouareabletovolunteerwewouldloveyoutojoinourteam,pleasecalluson oralternativelyjustdrop bythecanteenandseeushere,wecurrentlyhavevacanciesonmondaysandwednesdaysandareinneedofyour help. Foralllunchorderspleasedothefollowing: *Gotowww.flexischools.com.au *Click Registernow *Enteryour andfollowprompts. *FlexiSchoolshelpline: SPECIALNOTE: TherehasbeenamenuchangemadeforTerm4toournew Wednesdaysonly lunchorderhotitem. ItisstillonafourweekrotationandthefollowingnewitemsareavailablestartingWednesday7October: 1.CurlyBolognaise. 2.LemonyChickenwithSweetPotatoMash. 3.MexicanPulledPorkwithRice. 4.HoneySoyKungFuRice(VEGETARIAN). Alloftheseitemswillcost$4.50each.YouwillneedtoorderbyFriday11amtheweekbeforetoreceivethislunch orderonthefollowingwednesday. Nextweek sitemtobeorderedis: MexicanPulledPorkwithRice Week 3 Term : Wednesday 21 October: MichelleWatson,DanielleRamaiya, :ShyamaRatnam. Thursday 22 October: GabiChung,KarenCheah,HarkieTan. Friday 23 October: SuzieLee,KristyJones,JennyBaker,VanessaMaris. SPECIALCANTEEN BEACHTHEMED FUNDAY:TODAYWEWILLBESELLINGCOLOUREDDONUTS, JELLYCUPSANDSOURLOLLIES. Week 4 Term : Monday 26 October: SarikaLumba,NicolaDennis,HELPER NEEDED. Wednesday 28 October: HeatherLaherty,CaitlinJones,KarenSmith. Tuesday 27 October: DeborahTan,BelindaChung,SelviaTan, :EstherLoh. Thursday 29 October: JoanneLim,MichelleWatson, NirodhaColonne,HELPER NEEDED. Friday 30 October: JanelleFranklin,LouiseDestradis,KeelyKeyes,ApurbaMukherjee.

5 Page5 We thank all of the above parents and helpers/carers for their time given in helping to provide this service for the childrenofcherrybrookpublicschool. NicoleDigbyandSylvanaArgall. SPECIALCANTEENNEWS Wearecurrentlyworkingonourrosterfor2016. WewillhavequiteafewvacanciesforthisyearaswehavemanyofourYear6mumsmovingontohighschoolwith their youngest child. We have vacancies for everyday of the week so if you are able to help please drop into the canteenandseeusoralternatively phoneuson welookforwardtohearingfrom you and workingwith youin2016. DIARY DATES Wednesday21/10 Thursday22/10 Friday23/10 Monday26/10 Tuesday27/10 KindyOrientationDay2. RugbyClinicYear2. JonMadinvisitYears4-6. P&CDiscoinschoolhall,(YrK-2)5-6.30pm,(Yr3-6)7-8.30pm. SwimmingYear2. SwimmingYear2. SportInSchoolsK-6. Soiree7pminschoolhall.

6 Guest Speakers MELISSA ADAMS (Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Cross Roads Counselling) Tuesday 20 October CPS School Library 7:30pm Anxiety in children and how parents can observe signs and assist BETH CHANT (CPS School Teacher) Tuesday 3 November CPS School Library 7:30pm Kids Matter

7 Cherrybrook Public School P&C Disco 2015 Come dressed in beachwear or your favourite clothes!! Friday 23 rd 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 prebooking 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