Newsletter Number 5/2015 March 27th 724 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South Vic 3162 Phone (03) 9523 7932 Fax (03) 9523 7502 Email: [email protected] www.caulfieldps.vic.edu.au MARCH 2015 Fri 27 th LAST DAY OF TERM 1 for SCHOOL and KINDER School finishes at 2.30pm Kinder finishes normal session time APRIL 2015 Mon 13th Mon 20th First day of Term 2 School Photo Day Environment Committee Meeting Mon 27th PUPIL FREE DAY Weds 6th – Fri 8th Anglesea School Camp School start time 8.50am 3.45 – 4.30pm School library No school MAY 2015 Holidays Hasn’t Term 1 gone quickly? Here we are approaching the holidays, with our Preps having completed their first term of school. I have to say, though, that our Preps have settled into school really well, as have our eight new teachers who are all making wonderful contributions to our school. After last week’s Fete, though, I know everyone will be looking forward to a relaxing break over the next two weeks. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all our families and staff happy and safe holidays. Don’t forget we return to school on Monday 13 April. As we often do at the end of term we say goodbye to some of our students. We wish Rio, Ryuta, Hana and Souta all the best as they return to Japan. I’m sure they’ll take with them happy memories of their time with us. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Years 3 - 6 Fete What is there to say about last Sunday’s Fete except wasn’t it a fantastic occasion? We had great weather, a huge crowd, happy smiling faces and an excellent result in all aspects. There are many benefits from such an occasion including community building however the financial benefit is always a major one and I’m pleased to advise that a profit of about $30 000 was achieved. This is good in anyone’s books but especially for a smaller school such as ours. Such a great occasion and result is testament to all the hard work that went into the Fete’s planning and organisation. Our wonderful Fete Committee led by Kat S is to be congratulated and I’d especially like to Page 1 acknowledge the efforts of Ben M who barely slept for several days, being responsible for all the setting and packing up. Of course there are too many helpers to name individually so please accept our sincere appreciation. I would like to mention two of our Year 6 students, Nick and Aydan, who initiated and ran a stall selling Pokemon cards, contributing $113 to the overall result. It is great to see our students showing such initiative and dedication, so thank you boys! Congratulations to all the runners and thanks to Mr FitzGerald for his organisation and parents Cath, Janet and Geoff for their assistance as course marshals. Term 2 Staff News When Term 2 starts on 13 April, several of our teachers will be absent on leave. Mrs Goudas will be absent for the first two weeks of terms as she gets married on 19 April. We wish Danai and her fiancée, Murat, all the best for their wedding day and for their future together. Their wedding was celebrated at school this week with a staff lunch on Wednesday and a Year 6 lunch today. Coincidentally this is the third year in a row a Year 6 teacher has got married so look out any teacher appointed to Year 6! In addition both Mrs Murray and Mr FitzGerald will be on leave for the first week of term. We have also just welcomed back our aide, Sharon, who has returned after missing most of Term 1 with a fractured ankle. Cross Country Run Elsewhere in the Newsletter you’ll see details of this week’s Cross Country Run. The high degree of preparation as well as the benefits of Tuesday and Thursday mornings’ Kilometre Club really showed in the much improved running by all our students. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 School Council The new School Council had its first meeting this week with office bearers being elected. Liza Hopkins will continue as President so I thank her for again taking on this important role. A new subcommittee was also formed, tentatively called Community Relations. This will oversee areas as grant application writing, the school website, branding and signage. This new subcommittee, like our other subcommittees of Finance, Education & Policy and Buildings & Grounds are open to non-Council members to join. Any parents interested in joining any of these subcommittees are asked to advise us via email. Subcommittees do reserve the right to limit numbers if deemed appropriate. Page 2 Communicating with Part Time Teachers While this year has had the best start to a year in many, many years at Caulfield, one of our difficulties concerns the number of part-time teachers we have. Nearly half our teachers work only part-time. One of the limitations of these arrangements includes parents having limited access to them. With two after school staff meetings each week, the opportunity for some teachers to meet with parents is exacerbated when both grade teachers need to meet with a parent, which is our preference. We ask for your understanding of this as, unfortunately, there is not much we can do about it. Our school structure and difficulties in timetabling make this aspect of school quite complex. Traffic Safety Several parents have asked me to, again, remind parents driving their children to and from school to abide by all traffic laws. Apart from the risk of being fined, unsafe driving and parking puts the safety of our children at risk. Please use your car safely, sensibly and legally! RCH Good Friday Appeal This year we raised over $150 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Thanks to all those families who made a donation. Families can still donate to the Appeal on Good Friday itself. Prep Parents at Drop Off As from the start of next Term, Prep parents are asked to make sure they have left their child’s classroom by the 9.00am bell. This makes classroom life much easier for the children and the teachers! Glen Eira Remembers Poppies made by our children in Art are featured in the Glen Eira Remembers: The Poppies Community Project Display. This exhibition, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, runs from 8 April to 17 May at the Council Gallery Annexe at the Town Hall. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 ANZAC Celebrations To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign, student leaders will represent the school at the City of Glen Eira ceremony in Caulfield Park on Sunday 19 April. On Thursday 23 April our Year 5 and 6 children will attend the Legacy Schools’ ANZAC Ceremony at the Shrine while on Friday 24 April, we will hold our own ceremony at school, tentatively at 11.30am. Parents are encouraged to attend our school ceremony and children may lay a floral tribute. School Photos Don’t forget that school photos are being taken in Week 2 on Monday 20 April. As all children are required to wear correct, clean school uniform the forthcoming holidays would be a good time to order any new items of uniform that are required. Don’t forget the colder weather is approaching so please ensure your child has a supply of warm uniform items and that all clothing is labelled. Pupil Free Day A reminder that our next Pupil Free Day for the year is on Monday 27 April. There is no school for children on that day. Staff First Aid Training This week all staff completed training in CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation). While we hope we never have the need to use it, it’s important that we know how to do it in the event that we need to. This builds on the first aid training all our students undertook during the Start Up program. Parents at Assembly Parents are encouraged to join our Monday afternoon Assemblies, however we do ask that parents not distract their children by waving or looking at them through the windows. Please join us by entering via the door at the back of the Hall. PETER GRAY Principal Page 3 This term all our awards are being given to children demonstrating our school values: Chloe P, Rohan S, Cameron M, Tiare AP : Noah F, Manix A, Isabelle M, Lucas F Rio K, Adhya G, Tamsen B, Luis T, Aydan S, Safal G, Chia K : Ryuta K, Raima B, Izzy S, Angus F, Jamie M, Angie W Thea R, Milo C The 2015 CPS Fete has come and gone and what a fantastic fete it was! Melbourne's notoriously fickle weather was on our side and from set up the day before, to the clean up the day after, it felt like an amazing team effort. My thanks to Kat Shamai, the Fete Coordinator and all members of the Fete Committee. With notice last June, P&FC had a huge challenge to get the Fete organised in record time (for those new to CPS past fetes have been held in October/November). It was a worthy challenge welcoming many new families to CPS (including Prep and Kindergarten) and encouraging them to get involved and be a part of our success, when they were so new to the school. Thank you for your enthusiastic involvement in a new environment. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 4 Thank you to all Stall Coordinators, volunteers on the day, those behind the scenes (believe me a lot goes on that is essential but unnoticed, especially with regard to set up and post-Fete pack up) and to CPS teachers and staff. Volunteers from the respective Japanese Clubs of The Univerity of Melbourne and Monash University and other Japanese volunteers who contacted me with enthusiasm to volunteer on the day also helped make the Fete a successful one. Thank you to Kiwanis volunteers for their hard work and smiles and to Sakura Flowers for a beautiful ' ikebana ' (Japanese flower arrangement) demonstration and floral fete donation. It was so wonderful to see CPS Alumni (both parents and children) come to not only enjoy the Fete but, for many, to volunteer as well. One CPS Alumni rates a special mention, Iffah Kassim, the official Fete Artist. Thank you also to Danielle Sacks for her most wonderful graphic design from the Fete poster and postcards to the Fete brochure. Finally thank you to the 2015 Fete Sponsors. The rides were fantastic (we finally got the much requested Cup & Saucer), the food and treats, delicious; all the goods for sale, most tempting; the activities from 'mizu yo-yo' (water balloons) and Lob-O-Choc to origami, so much fun; and the Stamp Rally, to add a Japanese 'matsuri' (festival) atmosphere, a great success. All the Fete entertainment was fabulous, including CPS students singing in Japanese and enjoying a spontaneous drumming workshop with Wadaiko Rindo, and the fabulous cover band Ruff Surface. As for the Silent Auction, what an amazing accomplishment it was and I hope many of you, like me, went home with some goods and indulgences to enjoy. Well, that's a wrap until we start planning for the 2017 Fete! My best wishes for the Easter and autumn term break. Warm regards, Helen Angwin-Sato President, P&FC Start the holidays with a FREE activity that helps the environment and our school. Elwood Beach Patrol has a family beach clean-up Saturday 28th March at 9-10am. And every volunteer hour will raise $25 for Caulfield PS! Meet friendly locals at the. Head Street Jetty, at the south end of Elwood Beach. For more information, see www.wellwatersworkbees.com . And don’t forget to turn your lights off for Earth Hour, this th Saturday 28 March from 8.30-9.30pm. For great ideas on what to do at home during Earth Hour, see https://earthhour.org.au/kids/ . Environment Committee Meeting Monday 3.45 20th April Library – Please come and join our environment team planning activities for the coming term, including the Kids Lunchtime Environment Club and Environment Policy Review. Inquiries Helen Clayfield Prep Teacher or Cathy (Erin 3/4) 0412 119 807 I can’t believe that this is our final week of Term already and I must confess I am looking forward to a break from the early morning alarms! I hope that you all get to have some time off to recharge. We loved having our little Leprechaun, “Seamus O’Flarrety”, with us last week. This was especially exciting as he brought his very own Pot of Gold which we’ve loved sharing with him. This week we are preparing for the Easter Bunny, so we’ll be decorating buckets to collect eggs, just in case he brings some for us. Parents, we have enjoyed looking after your children this Term, and look forward to doing it all again next Term. Have a safe and happy Easter. I think you get the picture! Quite simply, my heartfelt thank you to all those who volunteered and for all of you who came to enjoy the 2015 CPS Fete. Trudy Jones OHSC Co-ordinator As the successful recipient of a Multicultural Victoria grant, Parents and Friends Club extends a thank you to Multicultural Victoria. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 5 Poppies Community Project Year 3-6 students made poppies for the Poppies Community Project organised by Glen Eira Council. We made red poppies using felt, thread and buttons. For a lot of students, it was their first time to use a needle and thread! The artwork will be presented as part of a commemorative Anzac Centenary display from 8 April to 17 May 2015. Please drop by the Gallery Annex at Glen Eira Town Hall if you have a chance. www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/Council/Media_and_news/News/ Poppies_Community_Project Miho Suzuki-Bevan, Art Teacher 5 / 6 Netball Gala Day th On Friday 13 of March, the Grade 5/6 students represented Caulfield Primary School at the Netball Gala Day held at Duncan Mackinnon, Murrumbeena. The weather was absolutely perfect for netball, setting the scene for a great day. We competed against Stonnington, St Kilda, Albert Park and South Yarra Primary Schools. Congratulations to Jules P who won the ‘Good Sports Award’ for the day. The Grade 5 /6 students will now begin training for their Sofcrosse Gala Day taking place at th Fawkner Park, South Yarra on Friday 12 June 2015. Lunchtime Netball Tournament During Term 1, 40 Grade 3-6 Students participated in the Lunchtime Netball Tournament. It has been amazing to see our senior students displaying such excellent team work, sportsmanship, and great skill throughout the tournament! Well done to New Zealand who took out the top spot! Focus now switches to the Lunchtime T-Ball Tournament which will commence in Term 2. Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 6 th The results for the day were Ao finishing in 4 place, Aka in rd nd st 3 place, Midori in 2 place and Kiiro taking out 1 place! Thank you to Cath, Janet & Geoff who helped as course marshals during the event. Good luck to all those students who have been selected to represent Caulfield Primary School at the District Cross Country at Bald Hill Park, th Clayton on Friday 15 May, 2015. Staff vs Students Netball Match As a conclusion to the Lunchtime Netball Tournament, the Grade 5 / 6 students played against 7 Staff members. The match came down to the wire, with the Staff eventually overcoming the students 3-2. (Height advantage may have helped!) Thank you to Orion and Jules for umpiring the match. Cross Country th On Tuesday 24 March, the Grade 3-6 students braved cold and wet conditions during the Cross Country at Princess Park. It was fantastic to see all students dressed in house colours and ready to compete after many weeks of training! 9/10 year olds completed 2km, and the 11, 12/13 year olds completed the 3km course. A great effort from all students! Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 7 Sam FitzGerald Grade 3-6 PE & Sport Coordinator Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Caulfield Primary School gratefully acknowledges these businesses for their community spirit but does not accept responsibility for goods and services promoted through the newsletter Page 8 McKinnon Secondary College Information evening Tuesday 5 May 7pm in School Hall Tour dates: Thurs 7 May and Tues 12 May 9.15am – 10.15am Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 9 Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 10 Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 11 CAULFIELD PRIMARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE Four year old kinder - Yellow group Term one has been a wonderful mixture of new and exciting things; from getting to know everyone to discovering new things. As educators it is a real privilege to see your child become confident and share with us their interests and understanding. Initially the children settled in really well and showed wonder and enthusiasm towards their new kinder environment. During the early weeks our focus was to establish and maintain respectful, trusting relationships with the children; helping them to feel safe and secure whilst establishing a sense of belonging to the group. To help everyone come to an understanding we sat down as a group and had a discussion about what we thought were some reasonable rules and limits we needed to have at kinder, we then created a rules and expectations poster that is displayed in the room and used as a guide. Over the weeks there have been many interests throughout the group, which have lead us to create stimulating learning environments that foster the children’s interests and knowledge. Yellow group has been fascinated with collecting rocks and also looking at fossils, this has lead us to create a rock and fossil enquiry area with our rock collections, We also have some very keen children finding insects and wanting to learn more about them, which lead us to learn about the life cycle of butterflies, investigating millipedes, ants and other insects. Along with this topic comes the understanding that whilst we can look for insects and admire them, we also need to respect them and keep them safe and put them back in their natural environments. Where will term 2 take us? The possibilities are endless. Andrea and Nora Caulfield Primary School 27 March 2015 Page 12
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