Castle Hill Public School

NEWSLETTER Les Shore Place, Castle Hill NSW 2154 Phone: 9634 3777 Fax: 9899 6845

Email: castlehill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: castlehill-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

August 5 2020

Education Week – Learning Together This week is Education Week with the theme ‘Learning Together’, an appropriate one given the challenges we have all faced so far this year.

Ordinarily, today would have been our annual Open Day/ Grandparents Day where we would have enjoyed the company of hundreds of parents and grandparents in classrooms and throughout the school, viewing the wonderful work completed by our students and enjoying a range of extra-curricular group performances. It is a great disappointment that with current restrictions, we are unable to celebrate Education Week in this way this year.

However, we have asked all class teachers to provide opportunities for all students to share their work with you via Seesaw. Each child, over the course of this week, will upload three videos, photos or pieces of work that demonstrate something that they are proud of, something that they are working towards and something that they are learning this week. We hope that you enjoy viewing these.

Additionally, our school bands and our Wakakirri group will be uploading their performance videos via Seesaw.

We hope you enjoy the samples sent to you.

Fencing along Les Shore Place I am pleased to be able to report that local council will be installing a fence along Les Shore Place from close to the roundabout to the Les Shore Place/Pennant Street intersection. Night works are scheduled to commence tomorrow night and conclude Friday night (weather permitting). We are hoping that this fence will prevent any children, parents and grandparents from running across Les Shore Place and in front of any oncoming traffic.

Thanks to go Angela Vernicos, Road Safety officer at the Hills Shire Council, for her support with this issue.

Kindergarten Enrolment for 2021 Applications to enrol for Kindergarten at Castle Hill Public School in 2021 are now open. If you, or someone that you know, is looking to enrol a child into Kindergarten next year, enrolment forms can be lodged online by following the link to our school website at http://www.castlehill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/enrolment .

If possible, parents are asked to use the online enrolment system. At this stage, the online system will only accept enrolment applications from ‘in-area’ families and Australian citizens. Paper applications are also available, and can be lodged, at the front office. Any out-of-area applications and enrolment applications for students currently holding visas will need to be made by paper application.

Thursday August 6 Year 6 Interrelate

Wednesday August 12 P&C Meeting 7.00pm

WHAT’S ON

PBL Fortnightly Expectation Focus

Term 3 Weeks 3 & 4 Responsible Be organised and ready to learn.

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Please note that as part of the application process, proof of residential address is required. In cases where a lease agreement that expires before February 2021 is offered as proof of address, we will ask for details of a new lease agreement to be provided before enrolment will be confirmed.

Dates for our 2021 Kindergarten Orientation program are as follows: Parent information evening: Thursday 3 September 6.00pm Orientation Session 1: Thursday 22 October 9.30am – 10.30am Orientation Session 2: Thursday 29 October 9.30am – 10.30am Orientation Session 3: Thursday 12 November 9.30am – 10.30am Orientation Session 4: Thursday 19 November 9.30am – 10.30am

At this stage, we are working on the assumption that we will be able to invite parents into our school for our orientation sessions.

Parents are strongly advised to ensure that their child attends all of the orientation sessions.

Notes Home: Years 3-6 NSW Premier's Multicultural Public Speaking Competition

Craig Oliver – Principal Craig.oliver@det.nsw.edu.au

School Photos School photographs are scheduled to be taken by AdvancedLife on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August. A flyer detailing the packages available was distributed to families last week. Please note that all orders and payment for school photos needs to be made online.

www.advancedlife.com.au and enter the code

2CB QMG WLH Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day. Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed. Any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering should be made through this link: www.advancedlife.com.au/contact Sibling photographs can only be taken of children enrolled at the school. These will be taken on Friday 28 August from 8:00am in the school hall – before school. Please note: due to current restrictions, parents will not be permitted on site during this.

SRE and SEE SRE (Special Religious Education) and SEE (Special Education in Ethics) classes resumed today, with all providers returning except for Hindu.

Mrs Alex Kohary and Miss Danielle Machuca Deputy Principals

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Bebras Challenge is on again! Expressions of interest close this Friday Bebras is an international student Computational Thinking Challenge, and Bebras Australia is run by CSIRO Education and Outreach through the Digital Careers program. The goal is to promote Computational Thinking to students in a way that highlights student ability beyond Science or Maths skills. The challenge complements learning that students engage with in our current curriculums, tapping into problem solving skills of pattern recognition, logic and algorithms.

The challenge runs twice a year and is open to students in Years 3-6 at the primary school level. Students can enter as an individual or as a team, where collaborative thinking is encouraged.

The challenge opens for a two-week period in September, and we are seeking expressions of interest from students who would like to participate in this opportunity. The challenge will be completed during the school day, under the supervision of a coordinating teacher.

If your child is interested, could you please scan the QR code or click on the link to access an online form to their details, and indicate whether your child has a preference for working individually or in a team. Expressions of interest will close on this Friday August 8.

Student magazine We have a title! Our Castle Hill Public School Magazine will be called….

Ever Higher

We are accepting submissions for the magazine – so please get your wonderful writing in. We have already had some amazing pieces of writing submitted!

Please make sure you have read the success criteria below and include your name and class somewhere on your submission.

Magazine submissions Submissions will close on Friday August 22 (Week 5). How to submit your articles

A. Digital copy (preferred) 1. Click on the link https://tinyurl.com/CHPSMagazineSubmissions 2. Log in using student det login and password – eg. jane.doe (if you are unsure of your login please

ask your teacher) B. Hard copy

1. Print and hand in your submission to the front office. Remember to include your name and class

Please look at previous newsletters to see the submission selection criteria.

https://tinyurl.com/bebras2020sept

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Weekly Problem Solving Week 2 Problem Solving solution There were no stairs!

Week 3 Problem Frankie the Squirrel can find one nut in 15 minutes and Glenn the Squirrel can find one nut in 12 minutes. However, their friend Alex is eating their collection, and it takes Alex 20 minutes to eat each nut (and Alex eats all day long, and starts on yesterday's nuts). How many extra nuts will they have at the end of a 24-hour day if they work together?

Mrs Amanda Hobbs

Recorder Group Rehearsals Recorder group rehearsals have begun. Unfortunately, due to the cancellation of the Festival of Instrumental Music, the advanced group will no longer run this year. Families that have already paid the Advanced Recorder Group fees of $30.00, will have it credited to their account for payment of other school fees. All members of Advanced

recorder group are welcome to join the 3-6 recorder ensemble for the remainder of the year.

Please note that all students wishing to participate in any of the ensembles will be required to purchase and bring their own recorder to each rehearsal. A reminder that students will not be allowed to play their recorder in the playground.

Please see the rehearsal times below for days to bring your recorder:

3-6 Recorder Ensemble: Tuesday at first half of lunch, in KK

Year 1 Recorder Group: Wednesday first half of lunch, in KK

Year 2 Recorder Group: Thursday first half of lunch, in KK

Miss Kean, Miss Chandra and Mrs Penaloza

Years 3-4 Assembly will be held Monday August 10 2020 SILVER AWARDS – Please note that these awards will be presented next week in class by Mr Oliver and Mrs Kohary

YEAR 3 YEAR 4 Aarin 3C Marvin 4G Selim 3C Felix 4G Jay 3C Isla 4G Abhinav 3C Darius 4G Amira 3C Taylor 4G Rojina 3C Sanjay 4G Ryan 3D Korina 4M William 3D Savannah 4T Sujata 3E Hannah 4T Heba 3E Stanley 4T Shaurya 3E Kai 4W Angel 3M Daniel 4W Dareen 3M Sylus 4W Nina 3M Dylan 3M Chrissy 3M Neil 3V Sebastian 3V Silas 3/4H

GOLD AWARDS – Please note that these awards will be presented next week in class by Mr Oliver and Mrs Kohary

YEAR 3 YEAR 4 Donya 3C Ina 4W Beau 3D Ellie 3D Clara 3M Emma 3M Ereeny 3V Gabriella 3V

Hello everyone

Just a reminder we would like to invite parents to join us for our next online zoom meeting which will be Wednesday, August 12, at 7.00pm.

Please email our Secretary, Erica M, on castlehillpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au for the log in details.

We always like to hear from parents so if you have any questions or suggestions please also email us at the above address.

Katherine Mullen P&C President

CANTEEN AVAILABILITY: The canteen remains open only to online lunch orders via Flexischools. No window service before school or during recess and lunch times will be available until further notice.

Kylie & Nas

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NEW ENROLMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN 2021 If you have a child ready to start school in 2021, please complete the form below and return it to the school office. We will then send you an enrolment form for the new student. When you have completed the enrolment form please bring it to the front office with the following documentation.

To process your enrolment application, we require the following documentation: • Your child’s birth certificate and passport (if they have one)

• Your child’s immunisation records – Medicare document must be provided

• Four proof of address documents (eg: residential property purchase agreement, a current rates notice, lease agreement, electricity bill, phone bill etc)

• If both parents were born overseas, your passports (with visas) or Australian Citizenship documents.

• All documents MUST be in the name of the enrolling parent/carer

• Original documents must be provided (documents printed off the internet are not acceptable)

• All documents must be current (dated within the last 3 months) If you have any questions please contact the school on 9634 3777.

KINDERGARTEN 2021 ENROLMENTS Does your child currently attending Castle Hill Public School have a brother or sister born between August 1 2015 and July 31 2016?

They are eligible to start Kindergarten next year. Please fill in the details below, then return to the school office, and we will send home an enrolment form to be completed to enrol them for Kindergarten 2021.

Name of student currently at school __________________________________

Class _______ Date of birth _______________________

Name of sibling starting school in 2021 _________________________________________________

Date of birth _______________________ ⃝ Boy ⃝ Girl

Parent’s name ______________________________ Contact number _____________________

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