Canley Vale Public School

Newsletter - Self Reliance since 1884

Term 2 Week 10 - 24 June 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Semester One Reports and Parent/Teacher Interviews

Thank you to our parents and carers who made the time to come up to school this week to discuss your child’s progress with their class teacher. It is so important that we have a team approach when looking at how to support our students in achieving progress in their learning. If you still wish to discuss any aspect of your child’s learning with the class teacher please contact the school early next term so that a mutually convenient time can be arranged.

A big thank you to our wonderful class teachers and support staff who spent many hours writing reports, preparing for interviews and spending time before and after school in speaking with individual parents to share information.

Farewell to Staff Members

We are sad to say farewell to two staff members at the end of this week. Mrs Capra our Literacy Instructional Leader for K-2 will be leaving us and starting a new role at Kellyville Ridge Public School commencing Term 3. We wish Mrs Capra all the very best at her new school.

We also say goodbye to Mrs Talabani. Mrs Talabani has been working in various roles at CVPS and is currently working in the Preschool and Kinder support. We wish her all the best in her new role at Sarah Redfern Public School in Term 3.

Attendance

We will be participating in a Pioneering Trial around attendance in Term 4. This will involve sending SMS messages when your child is absent. Before we start the trial, we would like to know how we’re going in engaging parents and carers with your children’s learning. Please take three minutes to complete this short survey: bit.ly/CanleyVale . Thank you for your assistance.

Security and Work on Grounds over the Holidays

We do have some contractors working at the school over the holidays on a few days. If you are passing by and do notice unusual activity on the school grounds, other than contractors, please contact School Security on 1300 880 021 to report.

Enjoy your Holidays and Stay Safe

Term 2 has just about come to an end. It has been a very busy term and I wish everyone an enjoyable and relaxing two week break ahead. For the next two weeks our students and staff will be enjoying the winter vacation away from school. Students will return for Term 3 on Tuesday 13 July.

For some school holiday activity ideas please visit some of the websites listed below:

https://healthylunchbox.com.au/blog/

https://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/Whats-on

COVID UPDATE

Please practice social distancing and stay safe over the holidays. Keep an eye on our Facebook Page and Skoolbag notices should COVID updates need to be made before Term 3 commences.

Thank you parents and carers for your continued support throughout this pandemic, especially with the short turnaround of information we need to deliver to you. 

 

Happy Holidays everyone!

 

Margaret Creagh

Principal

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What's happening in Term 2 and Term 3?

TERM 2 
Year 2 Sydney Zoo Friday 25 June  (POSTPONED NEW DATE TO BE ADVISED)
TERM 3
Students return for Term 3Tuesday 13 July
Years K-2 Dance Fever GymnasticsRun Mondays over 10 weeks (First week - Monday 20 July)
TERM 4
Year 5 Canberra CampTuesday 26 October to Thursday 28 October

Year 2 Sydney Excursion Postponed

Dear Parents/Carers,

Unfortunately, the Year 2 excursion to Sydney Zoo which was scheduled for tomorrow, Friday 25 June 2021 WILL BE POSTPONED due to changes to COVID-19 restrictions.

The new date is yet to be confirmed.

It will be a normal school day for all Year 2 students tomorrow.

If you have any questions, please contact the school office on 9724 1555.

Stage Assemblies

A change to Kindergarten Assembley. They will now join Year 1 and Year 2 on a Friday.

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2  Assembly is held once per fortnight on a Friday (odd weeks) 1:50pm - 2:20pm

Year 3 and Year 4 Assembly is held once per fortnight on a Friday (even weeks) 10:00am - 10:30am

Year 5 and Year 6 Assembly is held once per fortnight on a Friday (odd weeks) 10:00am - 10:30am.

Unfortunately, parents are not allowed to attend tomorrow's assembly (Friday 25 June). 

Year 1 Penrith Lakes excursion

IC, 1L & 1N are at Penrith Lakes EEC conducting investigations to see if the water is clean. All is good! Great work, Year 1!

A message from NCCD

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A message from Preschool




Dear Parents,

What a busy term we have had again. 

This term we had the Living Eggs program visit our preschool for the second time. During this experience the children watched chicks hatch out of their egg and begin walking, eating and playing with the other chicks. Many of the children were very brave and held a chick whilst other children cautiously pet the chick.

We had Nurse Wayne come and talk to the children about keeping our mouth and teeth healthy. There was a lot of learning and discussion about healthy foods and drink, how to keep our teeth healthy and who we should visit to check our teeth.

We also had Police Officer Allen visit to talk to the children about stranger awareness and the role of the police to keep us all safe. The children even had the opportunity to dress in some police gear!

Recently, we had the Feature Creature show visit and introduce many Australian reptiles, amphibians and insects. The children learnt about what these animals looked like, ate and even where they could be found. Many of the children were so brave to touch, feel and hold many of these animals.

Jenny and Kevin from Feature Creatures also left an insect enclosure that housed Giant Prickly Stick Insects and Stick Insects. The children had the opportunity to feed, water and hold these insects.

We hope you enjoyed receiving many of the photos from these incursions through Seesaw. If you have not yet downloaded the Seesaw app to receive photos of your child and the experiences they enjoy, please speak to your child's teacher.

Preschool Yellow and Preschool Green have had the opportunity to visit the K-6 school library. During this experience the children sat in the library to listen to a story and have the chance to look at their own book. These library visits for all of the groups will continue into semester two.

Finally, thank you to all of the parents that took the time to attend the Preschool Parent-Teacher Interviews. This was such a wonderful opportunity to share information about your child, their learning and to set future goals. 

Please remember to return the Parent-Teacher Interview survey you recently received. Your feedback will help us understand what works well and how we can make future improvements to the Parent Teacher Interview process.​


The Preschool Team.

School Holiday Tennis Camp

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Free 6 week Adult Learn To Swim Program

Tai Chi and Self Defence Classes

Covid Testing Clinic

Kiss and Drop Zone Changes

Please click on the link to view the new map relating to the changes for the Kiss and Drop zone in Pevensey Street.

Information in Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese and English.

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Parking

Parking

Please Do Not park your cars in or across the driveways of our neighbours when you are dropping off or picking up your children. This carries a fine of $272 if you are caught doing so by the police or council rangers. Please park in designated areas only.


Canteen Menu

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Sydney School Cleaner Positions

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Canley Vale Public School

Self Reliance since 1884

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