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Week 10 Term 4 www.corrimal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

CORRIMAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

A small school making a big difference !

THE CORRIMAL CONNECTION

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E Corrimal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Presentation Day

What a fantastic culmination of 2016 at Corrimal Public School. I would you like to thank the parents and community members who attended and celebrated our achievements with us. It was great to recognise the hard work and achievement of all our students. I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of Mrs Veljanovski, Mrs Worthy and Mrs Bird for their organisation of the event and to Mrs Scard who personally selected the book prizes for the individual award winners. Congratulations to everyone at Corrimal Public School on a great year.

Thank you Corrimal Pubic School

As I write the last newsletter for 2016, I would sincerely like to thank the entire school community for welcoming me so warmly to Corrimal Public School and for your support throughout the year. It has been fantastic being part of this wonderful community and I’m going to miss working with our teachers, students and families next year. Thank you to P&C for my lovely flowers and gift. It was very unexpected, however much appreciated. I know Mr Fisher is looking forward to returning as the Principal of Corrimal Public School and working with you all. I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday. Enjoy!

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RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E Corrimal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued

2017 School Leaders

I would like to congratulate our new school leaders for 2017. They are;

School Captains: Matthew W and Aditi A

Vice School Captains: Joshua L and Lalya P

I wish them all the best for their roles in 2017 and I know they will represent Corrimal Public School with pride. Gilbert E, Aden P, Suzanne A, Kobi F and Ella P, will also have leadership positions within the school as they will be part of the school leadership team.

Staffing Changes in 2017

I would like to congratulate Ms Emma Meddows who has successfully gained the position of Deputy Principal Instructional Leader at Marsden Park Public School. While she will be sadly missed at Corrimal Public School, it is a wonderful opportunity for Ms Meddows This is a three year appointment enabling her to return to Corrimal Public School. We wish Ms Meddows all the best for her new position.

2017 Classes

Our current numbers indicate that next year we will have 193 students enrolled at Corrimal Public School. This means we will have eight classes in 2017. At this stage we will be placing the students into their new classes on Monday 30th January, 2017. This is a change from previous years where the students have gone into their last year’s classes until our numbers have been confirmed. Please understand, that while we feel that our numbers are secure enough to place the students into their new classes, if our enrolments significantly change from what we are expecting, some alterations will need to be made to accommodate the changes.

2017 Class Requirements

At the start of each school year children traditionally bring home a list of classroom requirements. This year we thought we would provide this list before the holidays to enable you more time to organise these items. This list has been sent home today, attached to this newsletter and will also be placed on skoolbag.

Orange Sky S.E.A.T presentation

Throughout the year, our Stage 3 students have been involved in the S.E.A.T project which is a social initiative that educates children in social values and sustainability. This inquiry based research project centres on the parable of ‘The Little Stool That Could’ to demonstrate the values and actions achievable by the students who participate. The culminating event is donating the decorated seats to a charity. Our students decided to focus on homelessness and their connection as global citizens. They will be donating their seats to Orange Sky Laundry a foundation that supports homeless people within Australia. The van is available to come to school on Wednesday 14th December, 2016 at 2pm. This will be an opportunity for Corrimal Public School, S.E.A.T Project

and Orange Sky Laundry to share the incredible things that they are doing to support homelessness in our local community.

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RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E Corrimal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued

Gold Award Day - Colour Run Congratulations to our Gold Award recipients who thoroughly enjoyed the colour run last Friday. A huge thank you to Miss Mulrooney for her outstanding organisations of this event. It was great to see the students, teachers and families having such a fabulous time.

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Corrimal Public School Talent Show

The countdown is on to the Corrimal Public School Talent Show. Many of our talented students have been working hard to prepare for their performances. The show will begin at 1:45pm on Thursday 15th December, 2016 and parents and families are most welcome to attend. I would like to thank Mrs Veljanovski and Miss Marks for their organisation of this event.

Principal Awards

The last Principal awards for 2016 were mailed last week. These students were selected for their application and commitment to learning. Congratulations to the students who have worked extremely hard in their classrooms over the past weeks and received a letter and a Principals award in the mail rewarding their efforts.

RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E Corrimal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued

Security over the school holidays

We are very fortunate to have a wonderful community who takes an interest in our school. If you have any concerns about the security of our school during the holidays, please call School Security on 1800 811 523. Thank you for ensuring our school our school will be kept safe during the holiday break. Amanda Giles Relieving Principal

Library News

Please return any school library books before the end of the school year. They can be left in the return box outside the Library. Thank you to all the students for a wonderful year in Library which was filled with reading interesting and exciting books. A huge thank you must go to Mrs Christine Giles who volunteered in the Library all year to help with all the jobs that need to be done so our students can enjoy borrowing books every week. The students and my-self appreciate her dedication, time and friendliness to us all. Keep reading through the holidays! Mrs Scard (Teacher/Librarian)

Year 6 Farewell

Tonight our Year 6 students celebrate and reflect on their time at Corrimal Public School at the Year 6 Farewell. Our 2016 Year 6 students have been great role models to their peers and have displayed wonderful leadership qualities throughout the year. This is an exciting time for our Year 6 students and we wish them every success as they move to their next phase of their learning journey at high school. I know you will look back and remember your time at Corrimal Public School with fondness and pride. Good luck and enjoy this special time.

2016 Inspire Succeed Excel Aboriginal Education Excellence Awards The 2016 Inspire, Succeed, Excel Aboriginal Education Excellence Awards acknowledge outstanding excellence of Aboriginal students in schools across the Illawarra South East. I would like to congratulate Joshua W and Matthew W who both received this award last week in Batemans Bay. Joshua received his for Leadership, Citizenship and Community Service and Matthew for Sporting Excellence. They also had the privilege of being presented with their award from Mr Aden Ridgeway. Well done to Joshua and Matthew who are very worthy recipients of this award.

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Week 10 Term 4

RESPECT SAFETY LEARNING PRINCES HIGHWAY, CORRIMAL 2518 P 4284 4231 E Corrimal-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

VALUES FOCUS

In Week 10 teachers are looking for students who are

BEING KIND WITH WORDS AND ACTIONS

UPCOMING ASSEMBLY ITEMS

Week 10: Talent Show - starting at 2pm - 15th December

Bronze—Silver—Gold—Diamond

Bronze

Mohammed, Kristal, Nakeisha

Silver

Mohammed, Kristal, Nakeisha

Gold

Kristal

Honour

Roll

CANTEEN ROSTER

DATE PARENT HELPERS

TUESDAY 13/12/16 CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 14/12/16 SANDRA & MEL

THURSDAY 15/12/16 DEB & JILL

FRIDAY 16/12/16 RACHELLE & ADAM

MONDAY 30/1/17 SHEREE & BARBARA

TUESDAY 31/1/17 CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 1/2/17 ELANA & JULIE

THURSDAY 2/2/17 HELEN & ALEESHA

FRIDAY 3/2/17 JANICE & JO

MONDAY 6/2/17 LARISSA & CHLOE

Week 10

13/12/16 - Year 6 Jamberoo

13/12/16 - Uniform Shop last day open

15/12/16 - Talent Show Assembly 2pm

16/12/16 - Students and staff last day

16/12/16 - NO School Banking & Uniform Shop

2017

Week 2

30/1/17 - Students Years 1-6 return to school

30/1/17 - Uniform Shop - 2.45pm-3.15pm

30 & 31/1/17 - Kindergarten Best Start Assesments

1/2/17 - Kindergarten first day

3/2/17 - Swimming Carnival 12-3pm (8yrs—12yrs)

Week 4

14/2/17 - P&C Meeting 3.15pm

15/2/17 - Early Stage 1 & Stage 1 Meet the Teacher

Meetings 3.15pm to 3.45pm

15/2/17 - NIAECG Meeting Bellambi PS 3.45pm

16/2/17 - Stage 2 & Stage 3 Meet the teacher

Meetings 3.15pm to 3.45pm

Week 5

22/2/17 - CoS Expo Corrimal High School

24/2/17 - District Swimming Carnival

UPCOMING EVENTS

PLEASE NOTE: These dates are subject to change. The school will endeavour to contact the community should this be the case.

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P&C END OF YEAR HOLIDAY MESSAGE Goodbye 2016, what a great year! It has been another successful year for both the P&C and the school as a whole; what a great achievement for a school with just over 180 students! It could not be done without all the parents and caregivers who continue to support the school by participating in the various fundrais-ing events throughout the year, thank you! Thank you also to the teaching and office staff for being so supportive of the P&C and our work. Good luck to Year Six as they move on to high school, you will be missed but I am sure you will bring great things to your new school communities. We look forward to seeing all the returning students next year, hope you all have a great summer break. Best wishes and may you all have a wonderful safe Christmas! ~ from Corrimal Public School P&C Executive 2016/2017 2017 EVENT PLANNING – JOIN OUR FETE COMMITTEE As this school year comes to a close, the P&C must start preparing for next year’s fundraising events, one of which is our school fete. Our Fete is a won-derful community time which creates everlasting memories for our children and families. We wel-come suggestions and new or experienced volun-teers to join our committee to help with the plan-ning. If you are interested please contact us at cpsnsw.pandc@gmail.com COMING IN 2017 1st P&C Meeting of the year - Feb 14th 3:15pm

Corrimal Public School Parents & Citizens Association email: cpsnsw.pandc@gmail.com www.corrimal-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/p-c

WORD FROM THE CANTEEN The Canteen is looking for more volunteers to do shifts in 2017. If you have been thinking about signing up for next year I encourage you to do so. It’s a real treat for your child and yourself. If interested please see further in the newsletter for the Canteen Volunteer Form. FROM THE UNIFORM SHOP Tomorrow, Tuesday 13th December is the last day for the Uniform shop to be open this year. At the beginning of next year we will open a day early on Monday 30th January - 2.45pm—3.15pm for any families that need some last minute uniform items. We then return to regular hours the second week of school. Kindy Uniform Starter Kits for those children starting Kindergarten next year will still be available until the end of Term 1 2017. Order forms are available from our shop during store hours or can be downloaded from the school’s website. Helpers Wanted-The uniform shop is looking for volunteers to help do a half hour shift either on Tuesday mornings or Friday afternoons. No experienced is required. If you have a small child to look after you can bring them along. If interested please email cpsnsw.pandc@gmail.com Second Hand Donations - Is your child moving onto high school next year or just had a growth spurt and those uniform items are just taking up space in your cupboards? Don’t forget that the Uniform Shop has a Second Hand section and are happy to take any second hand uniforms as a donation to be resold. All items must be in good condition and clean. So please check items carefully for any holes, stains, fading or that require stitching them before sending them in. You can drop off donations to the uniform shop during store hours or at the school office. (CPS Uniform Shop is open every Tuesday from 8.45am-

9:15am and Friday from 2:45pm-3:15pm. Located in Block A building near side entrance, across from the library.)

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CAN ALL VOLUNTEERS OLD AND NEW PLEASE FILL IN THE FORM BELOW AND

RETURN TO THE CANTEEN OR OFFICE

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