Newsletter Number 11
6th May 2015
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of
Cheltenham Primary School
Our
Junior
School
Production;
“Once Upon a
Time” last week
was a brilliant
combination of
script, musical
direction
and
costumes
together
with
our young stars,
eager to perform
for their families on stage.
Many thanks to Chris Day and the Junior School
team, my administration team and Middle and
Senior teaching staff, for once again producing a
spectacular performance that will be remembered
by us all, for a long time. Thank you so very much
to Mr Gellatly [Maggie 3/4B] for the lights and
sound that amplified the experience!
Our Performing and Visual Arts teachers, Helen
Griffiths and Carol Kozlowski, also need to be
thanked for their dedication and effort to ensure
that the preparations for the Royal wedding in
Fairyland progressed smoothly. With help from
the Fairyland Post Officers and impish invitations,
the wedding invitations were delivered, in person,
to Fairy-tale
folk across
the
land….even
to
the
witches! Well
done
to
everyone!
Cheltenham
Primary School is proud of its association with the
Dolphin Research Institute. We are part of the ‘i
c, i care’ Ambassadors Program. We have four
Year 6 Marine Ambassadors, [Jasper, Zoe,
Summer and Will] who are involved in special
environmental activities and then communicate
their experiences to our students.
Today
Cheltenham Primary School hosted an activity,
whereby 20 Marine Ambassadors from our
neighbouring schools attended a workshop to
teach them how to present their r new knowledge
about the environment to their peers. Some of our
Year 1 and 2 students enjoyed a session with our
Marine Ambassadors conducting the lesson.
If your child is
in Year 3 or 5
you may be
aware that they
will
be
participating in
National
testing, NAPLAN,
next week [May 12, 13
&
14] in Literacy and
Numeracy.
The results of this test provide
information for students, parents and teachers
about the achievement of students. Concurrently,
this is the time of the year when all teachers are
assessing student learning in preparation for
Semester 1 Reports due home at the end of the
term.
The following week, is Education Week, when we
open our doors to our families and community to
observe our students in action, in classrooms on
Tuesday 19th May from 9:14 to 11:00 am. We
extend a special invitation to our Grandparents on
this day and treat them with some entertainment
and special morning tea, made by our Junior
School in the Kitchen Classroom. We hope to
have a wonderful turn out on this special occasion.
See our flier in this week’s Orchid.
The
was
great
excitement
today as the
children all
had
the
opportunity
to purchase
a
special
Mother’s
Day
gift.
Thank you
to
the
Parents,
Teachers & Friends Association [PTFA], who
provided a lovely range of presents to choose
from. I wish all our mums a Happy Mother’s Day
on Sunday.
1ST MAY, HAT’S OFF DAY!
Last week, children were attuned to our slogan “
1st September, hat’s we remember, 1st May, hats
off day.” It is recommended that students receive
sunshine to strengthen their bones during this
time,
UNIFORM REMINDER
Kind regards
Margaret McIntosh – Principal
WORKING BEE: 9 MAY 9:00 AM TO 12:00
NOON
We have received quite a
number of nominations for
our Working Bee this
Saturday, but would love to
have more volunteers if you
can spare three hours to
attend.
It makes such a
difference to our school grounds when we have
the support of our families to ensure that the
grounds are maintained and safe. Call the office if
you can make it on 85853200 or if it’s a last
minute decision, just come along, there is no
shortage of jobs!
Parents we seek your support to uphold our
uniform policy and ask that only correctly branded
items are worn. These items are available to be
purchased from PSW – 15 Mills St Cheltenham or
our second hand uniform shop which will be open
on Friday 22nd May. Infringement notices will be
issued to raise your awareness.
Important dates for your diary:
TERM DATES 2015
Term 1 - 29th January to 27th March
Term 2 - 13th April to 26th June
Term 3 - 13th July to 18th September
Term 4 - 5th October to 18th December
MAY 2015
Wednesday, 6th
Saturday, 9th
Friday, 22nd
Wednesday, 27th
PTFA Mother’s Day Stall
Working Bee
PTFA Second Hand
Uniform Shop
PTFA Lapathon
JUNE 2015
Tuesday, 2nd
Monday, 8th
Tuesday, 9th
Friday, 19th
PTFA AGM 7.30pm
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Pupil Free Day
PTFA School Disco
Are proud sponsors of our YCDI Program
Please support them with your custom
.
CANTEEN NEWS
Thank you to Angela Mandarino and Samantha
Sims for helping me make the children’s lunches
this Friday 8th May, 10.30am – 1.30pm
Please note that the CANTEEN WILL BE
CLOSED for lunch orders and canteen sales week
5: 14th and 15th May and week 6: 21st and 22nd
May.
Simultaneous Story Time 27th May at 11am. In
just two weeks we will join half a million other
readers when we read The Brothers Quibble by
Aaron Blabey here at Cheltenham Primary
School.
Scholastic Book Fair is on again! This term on
the 15th, 16th and 17th of June here in our school
library. More details will follow when you receive
your official invitation. All welcome.
Book Club is due back this Friday. Brochures are
available from the library if needed.
Jennifer Leason
Canteen Manager
PUPIL FREE DAYS 2015
Tuesday 9th June
Friday 18th September
Monday 2nd November
At the beginning of the year all students in Years
3-6 were given a library pouch in which to keep
their library books at school for in class reading. I
have already noticed a definite reduction in
damage to resources since implementation of
these compulsory library bags. Please make sure
your child does have a library pouch at school as
this keeps all our resources in good condition for
all users.
Isobel Rose
Library Manager
You Can Do It Awards
ICT Update
‘Getting Along’ is the You Can Do It foundation
key for this term. ‘Getting Along’ means working
well with my classmates, solving conflicts
peacefully, being sensitive to the feelings of others,
being respectful and helping make my community
a better place to live and learn.
CyberSafety is an integral part of the Cheltenham
Primary School curriculum. It is important that
our students are equipped with an awareness and
knowledge of how to use the Internet in a safe and
secure way. As students use technology at school
and at home, they are creating their own digital
footprint. It is essential that our students know
how to create a positive digital footprint and are
provided with skills that enable them to continue
to be safe and responsible users of the Internet.
Age appropriate CyberSafety lessons have
commenced in our classrooms, using the
recommended guidelines from the ACMA Cyber
Smart website. This is a fabulous website with lots
of resources for not only students and teachers,
but parents as well.
Towards the end of this week’s newsletter, we
have included some information for parents about
Instagram. If your child is currently using
Instagram, or requesting to use this or any another
social media app, hopefully this information will
be useful to you.
Our ‘Cheltenham Primary School Acceptable Use
Agreement’ states that ‘While we monitor your
child’s Internet usage at school, Cheltenham
Primary School acknowledges that you should be
at least 13 years or older to be eligible to sign up
for a Facebook/Instagram account. Therefore it is
your responsibility to monitor your own child’s
Internet usage at home including the use of all
social network sites.’ Our CyberSafety lessons aim
to equip children with the tools to use these sites
and apps appropriately however it is crucial that
you are aware of what your children are using and
how they are using them.
Please take the time to look on the CyberSmart
website which has lots of valuable information!
You can access the website through the link below
or the QR code.
http://www.cybersmart.gov.au
These students have won YCDI awards this
week!
Grade
PA
PB
PC
1/2A
1/2B
1/2C
1/2D
1/2E
3/4A
3/4B
3/4C
3/4D
05A
05B
06A
06B
06C
Mathletics
Kitchen Classroom
Winner
Mitchell B
Piero M
Tayla A
Karoline R
Jake D
Lilli A
Olivia F
Jack K
Eva A
Amelia O
Liam H
Aishling W
Aulani M
Lily H
Imogen F
Ash H
Spencer D
Poppy P 3/4C
Karoline R 1/2A
Ellen Hollowood
ICT Coordinator
Dear Parents Teachers and Friends,
The members of the PTFA would like to invite you to join us for the:
Parents Teachers and Friends Association
2015 Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 2nd June at 7:30pm in CPS Staff room
The PTFA is an important part of the Cheltenham Primary School Community. It encourages
the participation of all parents in general school life as well as the education of their children.
It is also the body that brings together various sections of the school community - parents,
teachers and 'friends' (grandparents, special friends, the local community etc) to work together
as a coordinated group and contribute to the school through fundraising activities, social
events and much more.
The AGM provides an opportunity for everyone to recap on the past years events. It also gives
you a chance to become involved and join the committee, either by nominating yourself for a
particular position or as a general member with voting rights.
The many varied and numerous fundraising and social activities during the year include the
welcome night, the Easter raffle, the Mother’s Day stall, the lapathon, the school disco, the
Father’s Day stall, a Bunnings sausage sizzle, an Oaks day event and the Christmas carols
evening (just to mention a few), none of which could happen without the PTFA Committee
and the invaluable support provided by parents.
So please take the time to read the attached Call of Nominations to the PTFA Committee
(together with the outline of the positions and their responsibilities) and consider becoming a
part of this important association. If you wish to find out more information about the positions,
please feel free to come and discuss it with one of the current committee members.
We look forward to seeing many new faces there.
Michelle Clark
President 2015
Parent, Teachers & Friends Association