URGENT ATTENTION! Greg Mathers for all his hard work over ......2014/10/31 · 66 Kimberley Drive, Chirnside Park 3116 [email protected] 1 CALENDAR September 1

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September 1 Fathers day stall 15 5/6 Hoop time at Kilsyth -all

day 21 School Production

22 Last day Term 3. 2.30pm dismissal

URGENT ATTENTION! CONTACT DETAILS Parents please ensure your contact details are up to date at the office. There has been occasions where we have been unable to contact parent/ emergency contacts as numbers are disconnected or incorrect. In a emergency situation the school must be able to contact you or your emergency person We require 2 emergency contacts per child. Just a reminder that all Subway orders are to be handed in by the end of day each Monday. Late orders will not be accepted. Please ensure that your child’s name and grade is clearly written on the envelope.

CHIRNSIDE PARK & MOOROOLBARK Please remember for every purchase you make at Bakers Delight Chirnside Park and Mooroolbark the school receives 5% of all sales.

Purpose: We believe in a safe and stimulating learning environment that grows the minds and character unique to each child. Our Priority Virtues: Commitment, Compassion , Excellence.

Volume 40 Issue 14 31 August 2017

PARENTS & FRIENDS NEXT MEETING: Friday 13th October

9am in the Staffroom. All Welcome

Notices have been sent to families who are still

outstanding with their Chocolate money.

As we have to Finalise our invoice with

Cadbury’s we require all monies/ unsold chocolates to

be returned to the office IMMEDIATELY Thank you to everyone who came to the disco. The rain didn’t stop us

from having a great night. We raised $1000.00. A very big thank you to

Greg Mathers for all his hard work over the years putting up the disco

lights. Thank you to Sarah Turner for the great music you played.

The Kids had a ball.

Thank you to everyone else who helped run the disco, without your help

the night would not have been a success.

Our next big Fundraiser is our

“Fathers Day Stall”.

Friday 1st September.

Gifts are available for $1, $2, $3, & $5

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday 1st September - Father’s Day Stall

Friday 20th October—Hot Dog Day

Prep R …… Samson Prep W ….. Mia M 1/2A ……… Brielle H 1/2C .......... Aleesha N 1/2J ………. Aleah M 1/2M ……… Sequoia P 3/4F .......... Asha 3/4K ……… Jackson C 3/4M ……… Kate S 5/6F ………. Kennedy M & Dakoda M 5/6G ………. Bohdie J 5/6R ……… Chelsea N PE ………… Elijah C 1/2M


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From the Principal This week we hosted visitors from a neighbouring school who were very interested in finding out about our Jolly Phonics program in the prep area. We implemented this program a couple of years ago and have found it amazing to watch the children’s growth in learning their sounds and knowing which letter symbols match each sound. This has not only been beneficial in spelling and writing but it has also helped their reading as they can use the sounds to decode words. The preps are not just learning single letters, they are also looking at different letter combinations for the same sound eg ‘ch/tch’and are learning complex combinations for one sound eg ‘sh’. This is very advanced work and the Preps are handling it beautifully. Our visitors were very impressed by the quality of their writing and the standard of their reading. In a couple of weeks, we are hosting another school who are coming to observe and learn from the way we teach our reading program. This school is from Monbulk, which is quite a distance away. Early next term we are hosting a school from Hastings so as you can see our reputation is growing far and wide. Congratulations to our teachers for doing such a fabulous job, all of our students are benefitting from their expertise. Book Week Celebrations We had a fabulous day last week with lots of fun and excitement in the 1/2 area, the children were all dressed up in their favourite book character and brought their favourite book to share.All the students from P-2 were in mixed groups for the day and rotated amongst all the classes doing all kinds of’ ‘book’ activities during the day. The children really enjoyed being with children from other classes; it was a great way to make new friends. The day was a huge success and highlighted the way our community loves reading and books.

Lost property Our stock of lost property seems to be mounting. May I remind you again to label your children’s items of clothing very clearly, so that we can return them. If your child has hand me downs please cross out the previous name and write your child’s name in. It would also be helpful if you regularly checked your children’s jumpers at home to see that they have the right name as at times jumpers are mixed up and end up in the wrong home. One of our very kind parents, Mrs Gillson is checking the lost property every couple of days to ensure that named items find their rightful owners-a huge thank you to her!! Whilst I am thanking people, I would also like to thank another of our parents Mrs King who has been braving the very cold weather on Monday mornings and changing the sign on the roundabout.

This has been very helpful and ensures our community is kept up to date with the

weekly happenings.

Have a good week Everyone,

Jan Marinakos


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Physical Education

Grade 5/6 Hooptime Grade 5/6 Hooptime is Friday 15

th September at Kilsyth Basketball Stadium.

Teams have been announced and a team sheet is located in the 5/6 gallery. Please return the reply slip by the due date of Thursday 7

th September (NEXT

WEEK) so teams and helpers can be finalised. I will be in touch shortly with any parents that have offered to assist. District Athletics – Wednesday 23

rd August

Last Wednesday our CPPS athletics team took part in the District Athletics carnival at Mt Evelyn Athletics Centre. We had many outstanding results and gutsy performances from our students. Congratulations to the following stu-dents that finished in the top 2 in their event, that progress to the Division Championships in October (except for the 200m): Jake M, Ryder W, Daniel G, Liam H, Sierra F, Caleb C, Cooper B, Cody K and our event winners Holly W (shot put and discus) and Janel A (100m). Well done everyone on a great day and a special mention to Summer T who fell during the hurdles and unfortunately broke her arm. She was extremely brave and has even told me she wants to try hurdles again next year. What awesome spirit and resilience! We hope she recovers soon!

Grade 3/4 Girls All-stars Basketball Due to their awesome win during Grade 3/4 Hooptime last month the All-star girls will now compete in the Regional Finals. The details for this event have just been released. The team will play at The Rings Stadium (Maroondah), Ringwood on Wednesday 25

th October for their full day tournament.

A permission notice regarding this will be distributed towards the end of this term. This will not be a bus transport event, parents will be responsible for the transport of their child on the day

When shopping at Rebel (any store) please remember to ask for the points to go to Chirnside Park Primary School. For every sale at Rebel the school gets a percentage towards equipment.

When shopping at Amart (any store) please remember to ask for the points to go to Chirnside Park Primary School. For every sale at Amart the school gets a percentage towards equipment.


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SEWING GROUP


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Explanation Writing about How an Oil Spill Affects Sea birds

BY 3/4H

Oil Spill Have you ever wondered what an oil spill has done to the ocean and the poor animals? This horrifying oil has put these animals in danger. Usually birds overlap their feathers which makes them warm and helps them float on the water. The water doesn’t get in their feathers. When the feathers haven’t got oil all over them their feathers are soft which keeps them warm. When an oil spill occurs all the animals turn to a really yucky colour and they get really sick. If they drink it they could die. If the mother has a baby in its tummy when the baby is born it will be sick and oily. Don’t leave these poor animals in danger and help these animals so they don’t die. By Lara Oil Spill Have you ever wondered what happens to sea birds when an oil spill enters the sea? Seabirds swoop into the oil filled ocean. Usually birds wings overlap each other like roof tiles, which keeps them warm and waterproof. When an oil spill occurs animals are in great danger especially sea birds. Their wings get oil all over them so they can’t fly. Their wings will get clumped and they will get so heavy and sink and die. Don’t let these birds lose their life to horrid black oil. By Juliet

Oil Spill Can you imagine what sea birds feel when they have oil on them? They are exposed and cold from the oil and they could die. Birds feathers overlap like roof tiles which keeps them warm and waterproof so they do not freeze and die. When an oil spillage occurs sea birds like ducks, pelicans and a lot more are affected. Oil gets into their wings and makes their precious wings clump up because of the oil. The oil also makes them not waterproof and they can’t fly and can die from hypothermia. Go out and keep our lovely birds safe by washing them with detergent three times.

By Zeek

Creative Writing The Curse

Yaaaaawn! As I woke up from my cuddly, soft, green bed, the sunrise was as beautiful as a butterfly. Then suddenly I looked at the time. Aah! I’m late for work. Oh my gosh my boss is probably going to fire me. I chuck my coat on, slip my shoes on and run out the door. I look at the time again. My eyes bulge out of my head like a crazy owl. I run to my car. OH NO! Where’s my car? I’m sure I parked it here. Then I look at the sign that was near where I parked my car. What! I didn’t see that I had parked in a tow away spot. Oh no!

By Maximus


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URGENT ATTENTION! Greg Mathers for all his hard work over ......2014/10/31 · 66 Kimberley Drive, Chirnside Park 3116 [email protected] 1 CALENDAR September 1