Newsletter DearParentsandfriendsofCherrybrookPS Tuesday 9 April 2013 Cherrybrook Public School Ican tbelievewehavecometotheendofanotherterm!wherehasthetimegone?duetothe students commencing Term 2, on Wednesday 1 May, there will be no newsletter published duringthefirstweekofterm. School Development Days - Term 2 StaffwillbereturningonMonday29Aprilfortwoschooldevelopmentdays.Mondaywillfocus on Resilience in Children led by Mrs Melissa Adams. Tuesday s session will be an intensive examination of the new national curriculum focussing on English, which will be implemented in 2014. Not Good News but Great News from Cherrybrook PS Photos JustareminderaboutschoolphotosonThursday2May.Summeruniformplease. Environmental News CongratulationstoMrsChant,MissWoomack,MissOlsenandMrSteve,whoarebusyworking withourschoolenvironmentalgroup'thecherryblossoms.theywereinstrumentalintheschool receivingfortymixednativeseedlings.ourk-6studentshappilyplantedthesetreesintheback lanewayentrancetotheschool,somewereaddedtothenativegardensnear2sandthe remainder in front of Miss Bruce s classroom. The rain has been fabulous for their growth and development. We thank Cumberland State Forest for their donation. Visit Cumberland State Forest and explore the Interactive Forest Visitor Centre to learn more about the sustainable forest managementinnsw.theforestislocatedat95castlehillroad,westpennanthills. P&C News Don tforgettonight sp&cmeetingwhichcommencesinthelibraryat7:30pm. Resilience TomorroweveningMrsMelissaAdamswillbepresentinghersecondsessiononResilienceAnd YourChild.Melissaisanoccupationaltherapist,counsellorandmothertofourboys-wheredoes shefindthetime!theprogram,sponsoredbyourp&c,willcommenceinthelibraryat7:30pm. Inside this issue: Deputy Principal Matters School News P&C News Canteen Community News Diary Dates OOSH Our wonderful OOSH which is adjacent to our car park, is conducting an exciting holiday program.contacttheooshforfurtherdetailsorgotoourwebsiteandfollowtheprompts. Holiday Justareminderchildren return to school on Wednesday 1 May. WinteruniformtobewornfromthecommencementofWeek2-Monday6May. Onbehalfofallthestaffhaveawonderfulbreakwithyourchildren. Bestwishes Peter Corney 131NewLineRoadCherrybrook2126T:94818575F:99807235
Deputy Principal Matters Page2 Mother s Day Stall Thisyear,ourfundraisingMother sdaygiftscanbeprepaidviatheflexischoolswebsite.byprepayingyourchildcan still choose the gift he/she would like to buy, however it will limit the cash being brought to school and the administrationassociatedwithit. Bynowyouwouldhaveregisteredforcanteenanduniformshoppurchases,soallyouneedtodoisloginto: www.flexischools.com.au Select Mother s Day Stall Insertthenumberofgifts Yourchildwillreceiveaprepaidbagonthedaywithhis/herclassandnumberofgiftsthathavebeenpaidfor.He/she canthengoandchoosethegifthe/shewouldliketopurchase. TheprepaymentwillneedtobemadebeforeMondaymorning6May.Cashpurchasescanstillbemadeontheday ofthemother sdaystall. Thankyouforyoursupportofthisfundraisinginitiative. April school holidays HaveyougotAprilschoolholidaysorganisedyet?It snottoolatetobookforasportandrecreationkids Camp. Watchthevideotoseehowmuchfunthesekidsarehaving. Findoutmore:http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/kidscamps/ School calendar What sonwhen?stayontopofschoolholiday,termandstateexaminationdatesacrossnsw. Findoutmore:http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/calendar/?do=setViewPeriod&categoryid=2&viewType=yearView Glynis Bridgwood and Rod McLeod SCHOOL NEWS Term 1 Star Awards Kindy LakshK,TeodaraG Year3 AidenD,EricaT,JoannaC SophiaM,IbrahimA EeshaS,CharileC,JackP KateL,MatthewF Emma.S,Christian.L,Georgina.K RyanP,RheaO AmishaD,DanielF,MichaelE BillyM,JoyceC Year4 LachlanT,YungA,PrajushaM Year1 OwenP,DakotaF ThomasB,EmilyX,ProshatMS HenryK,DjeylanaA MadisonF,FurinM,BraidenH IsaacC,NathanG Year5 YoonhaH,PiaN,AdiI JoshuaW,AriellaN Shu-HanL,MaddisonB,WilliamS ChevonneK,AndrewL AparnaS,NicholasS,JustinK Year2 KrishanM,GeorgiaG,JacobD Year6 SophieJ,MichaelF,EmilyM ClaudiaW,SamuelS,KalanM ToanN,MoyaW,KieranF GabriellaD,ZacharyC,DineshaB JessicaH,EthanA,JohnK JesseV,MadelineN,DiyaS
Page3 CHESS DAY On Sunday the 24 March 2013, nine students went to Macquarie University and participated in the Macquarie UniversitySchoolsChessChallenge.Therewerethreeteams: Team1 Gevindu,SaxonandCheong Team2 Nika,IsaacLandShuHan Team3 Mikhail,RahulandLawan Itwasaverytoughchallengeplayedoversevenroundswithoverfourhundredchildrenparticipating.Chessclocks wereusedandeachgamecould only lasttoamaximumofthirtyminutes.it wentfrom9:30am 3:30pm a very longandcompetitiveday. At the end of the day the scores were very close. Team 1 was only 0.5 points from getting a trophy andmedals! SpecialmentiontoGevinguforwinningsixofhissevengamesandtoNikaforwinning4.5ofhersevengames! ManythankstoourParentManager MrsBredenhann.Everyoneenjoyedthedayandhadheapsoffun.Itwas suchagreatexperience! IfyoulookhardyoucanseeusinourCPSsportsuniformsconcentratingveryhardduringoneoftherounds.
Page4 For Sale by Tender Rideonmower-zeroturn GreatDane2006model 27hpKohlermotor 155cm(61in)cut 7994Hrs. Living in Australia Course Tender closes Thursday 2 May, 2013 at 3pm ThiscourseisforparentsnewtoAustralia,orjustnewtotheAustralianschoolingsystem(youmayhaveyour firstchildinkindergarten).pleasecheckattachedadvertisement(page7)forfurtherinformationandenrolment form. Thiscoursewillrunfor6weeksinTerm2,startingfrom8March.ItwillbeheldonWednesdaysfrom9.15amfor 2½hours,intheESLroom. PleasecontacttheESLteacherforfurtherinformation. MrsHeatherChatfield ESLteacher P&C NEWS Uniform Shop UniformShopwillbeopenTuesday30April9am 11am NormalhourswillresumefromWednesday1May8:15-9:30am. P&C -Werequireanauditorforourfinancialrecords.Pleaseemailcherrybrookpnc@gmail.comifyouare interestedinassisting. P&C Trivia Night 2013 TheTriviaNightwillbeonSaturday22June,2013.WatchforanotetobesenthomeinthefirstweekofTerm2 tobookatableandforpaymentdetails. Therewillbeasilentauctiononthenight.Anyonewishingtodonateaprize/voucherorwhoknowscontactsfor acompanywhowouldbeinterestedindonatingaprize/voucherpleasecontacttarakellyviathep&cemail. cherrybrookpnc@gmail.com
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Page6 CANTEEN NEWS Ifyouareavailabletoassistinthecanteenforadayorevenanhourortwo,pleasedropinandseeusorphone 98753269. SPECIAL NOTE: THEREWILLBENOLUNCHORDERSAVAILABLETHISFRIDAY12APRILASITISTHELASTDAYOFTERM. THEREWILLBECOUNTERSALESONLY. DON T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR FLEXI SCHOOLS: FLEXI SCHOOLS STARTS NOW! AlllunchorderswillneedtobedoneonlinefromthebeginningofTerm2.Sopleasegetonlineandregisternow. IfyouarehavingproblemsregisteringpleaseringtheFlexiSchoolshelpline:1300369769. Please go to www.flexischools.com.au * Click Register now * Enter your email and follow prompts AlsothereisaFlexiSchoolsAppthatyoucangetforyouriPhoneoriPad. # Parents, now that you have registered online for our meal deal you are now able to continue and make your regular lunch orders this way. There will be no over the counter lunches available from Term 2. Week 11 Term 1: Wednesday 10 April: KellyLuker,KimWoods, 11-1.45:TaniaHagan. Friday 12 April: Thursday 11 April: NarelleIrwin,BecWickham, 11-1.45:ChrisDowning. NO LUNCH ORDERS AVAILABLE TODAY, LAST DAY OF TERM 1, RECESS AND LUNCHTIME COUNTER SALES ONLY. ORDERING RESUMES ONLINE ONLY ON WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2013. VanessaMarais,SharonStanford,TrixSchutte, 11-1.45:TinaPiccione. Week 1 Term 2: Monday 29 April: CANTEEN CLOSED, NO SCHOOL. Tuesday 30 April: CANTEEN CLOSED, NO SCHOOL. Wednesday 1 May: Thursday 2 May: HeatherLaherty,HELPER NEEDED, DeborahTan,EmilyGrantColless. 11-1.45:PriyaDesai,ShyamaRatnam. Friday 3 May: CassCollins,KarenSeamons,KristyJones,JennyBaker, 11-1.45:SallyFletcher. Wethankalloftheaboveparentsandhelpers/carersfortheirtimegiveninhelpingtoprovidethisserviceforthechildrenofCherrybrookPublicSchool. NicoleDigbyandSylvanaArgall.
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Page 8 2013 CROSS COUNTRY EVENT AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! ALL OUR PART ICIPATING STUDENTS ARE WINNERS! DIARY DATES Wednesday 10/4 Thursday 11/4 Friday 12/4 Kindergarten- Nursery Rhyme Day Year 1 - School House Museum Excursion (1G, 1A & 1S) Anzac Service Star Awards BBQ PSSA Sport End of Term 1 Staff Development Day - No students Staff Development Day - No students Students return Wednesday 1 May Monday 29/4 Tuesday 30/4 www.cherrybrok-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: cherrybrok-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au