CSPS Newsletter 5/5/2023
Principal’s Message
Dear Families,
We have had a very smooth start to Term 2, with students happily engaged in building their understandings and skills across the curriculum. Or focus value for Term 2 is ‘Growth’ and we are encouraging students to set personal, achievable goals relevant to their individual learning and to monitor the growth in their learning as the year progresses. We celebrate every small step in the learning journeys of every student.
Every school day matters
Start Term 2 right by making every school day count!
Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn, grow and connect with their mates and teachers. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.
When your child goes to school every day, it helps them to:
- learn better
- find interests
- make friends
- connect with teachers
- be happier
- have a brighter future.
To find out more, visit the Anything can happen website.
If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.
Important Dates: Term 2
We have lots happening in Term 2. Please note these important dates for your diaries:
8th & 9th May: First Aid in Schools Program
8th May: School Association Meeting
17th May: Years 3-6 Assembly
18th May: CSPS Years K-6 Cross Country
24th May: National Simultaneous Storytime
5th June: School Association Meeting
6th June: Interschool Cross Country
7th June: K-2 Assembly
9th June: Snack Shack
13th June - 23rd June: Years 3-5 Swimming and Water Safety Program
13th June: Year 6 Taster Day Hobart City High School
21st June: Reports home for Prep- Year 6 students
26th - 30th June: Parent-Teacher Discussions
27th June: All School Cross Country Symmons Plains
27th June: CSPS Young Archies Exhibition 3:00pm - 6:00pm
28th June: Whole School Assembly
2nd - 9th July: NAIDOC Week
5th July: Festival of Voices
Communicating with Families
In 2022, Tasmanian government schools began the roll-out of the revised Communicating with Families (Reporting) procedures. In 2023, we are phasing in the next stage of these revised procedures. Parents of students Prep-6 will receive 2 written reports (in Term 2 and Term 4), giving progress ratings against learning areas. As well as this, parents of students Prep-6 will receive ‘Evidences of Learning’ (annotated work samples) against Learning Areas - 1 per term (from Term 2) for English and Maths, 1 per year for Science, HaSS and Specialist subjects. The annotations will show how the learning is linked to the Australian Curriculum and will provide comment on the student’s achievement in the particular learning task. The Evidences of Learning will be provided to parents at Parent-Teacher discussions in Term 2 and Term 3 and will be sent home in Term 4. In 2023, Kindergarten students will undertake the Kindergarten Development Check in Term 2 and Term 4 and they will also receive a Celebration of Learning portfolio at the end of the year.
Launching into Learning
Our Launching into Learning Program in Term 1 saw many families engaging in a range of engaging learning experiences, including gross motor activities in our Hall, out and about at Soundy Park, reading stories in our Library and directed play in our Kinder space. Term 1 culminated with the launch of the We Love Country book, linked to our Bush Connections program. We had a fun session exploring what we see, we feel, we smell and we hear and connecting to Our Place. Each family received a pack with the book, activities to use from the story, exploring charts and our LiL calendar for next Term.
Debating Years 5 & 6
We are excited to be participating in the Interschool Debating Roster this term. 15 keen Year 5 and Year 6 students have nominated themselves to be part of 4 teams taking part in 4 rounds. The topic for the first round is ‘A stadium should be built at Macquarie Point.’ It has been a surprise to some students that these debates are not about personal opinions, rather they are about researching and formulating evidence based arguments to align with the teams’ allocation to either the affirmative or negative sides.. The first round is next Monday 8th May.
Planning for 2024
It’s only the start of Term 2 and we are already looking ahead to 2024!
Please see 2 flyers in today’s newsletter - one asking for Kindergarten enrolments for 2024 and the other advertising tours at Hobart City High School on Tuesdays during May.
If you have a child in pre-Kinder, Year 6 or both, please take a few minutes to contact CSPS for a 2024 enrolment package or contact Hobart City High School to book in for a tour.
Best wishes,
Susan Jeffery
Principal
Class News
Year 1/2K
Maths: Measurement Challenge!
Last term students began to investigate measurement by using different objects to compare lengths and sizes. Some interesting objects we used were shoes, pencils, drink bottles, string and connector blocks. Students were then set a tricky challenge- how could they work out the length of the room using only 10 blocks. Here are some photos of their problem solving!
Inquiry: What is it made from?
This term for Inquiry, 1/2K is investigating different materials, and how things have changed over time. We started our investigation last week by questioning what materials are, and where and why different materials are used. Students completed a “See, Think, Wonder”, identified different materials in the classroom, and shared their thinking. Here are some of the students’ thoughts:
Jack- I found rubber on the iPad case. I can squeeze the rubber and I tried to stretch it but it didn’t stretch that much.
Torben- I found a pencil which is made out of wood.
Aayan- I found my drink bottle and it is made of metal and it has plastic on the top.
Trixie- I found a pillow that is made out of wool.
Aubrey- I found a rubber made out of rubber.
Dom- I found concrete it was hard. I think the concrete is made hard because it would break if it wasn’t hard.
Noah – I found a window that is made out of glass.
Emile- I found my glasses that have glass and metal.
Amy- I think the pencils are made out of wood because it is easy to paint them and so no one can easily snap them.
Grace- I think the whiteboard is made out of metal so it is easier to rub out.
Isla- I think the paper is made out of trees.
Ben- My beanie is made from wool. I also found laminated paper. It might be laminated so it can’t be ripped as easy.
Year 5/6LE
In year 5/6 we have been focusing on the settlement of Tasmania. Students have been developing an understanding of how the Hobart landscape has changed from before settlement (prior to 1803) to the present day. Students used visualising techniques and different texts to gain an understanding about the elements of change.
In class we had conversations about the Hobart City landscape prior to 1803 and the Hobart City landscape of 2023. A writing activity was undertaken where students wrote about their understanding of the same landscape in the two different timeframes. The Hobart of 2023 is incredibly different. Large groups of people, cars, multi storey buildings, the noise of machines and hundreds of roads are just some of the elements students identified as being part of the modern Hobart landscape.
On Monday the 1st of May year 5/6 classes visited the Domain. From a viewpoint amongst the native vegetation, we looked down over North Hobart and the City of Hobart. Students closed their eyes and listened to the sounds of the urban landscape below. A class conversation explored how the sounds and the site of the landscape would have been different before settlement. Each student sketched an image of how they envisaged the landscape in front of them before settlement. The break away from the classroom and the fresh air made for a lovely afternoon.
Enrollment for Kindergarten 2024
Assembly Certificates
Wednesday 5th April 2023
LiL’s Information and for Term 2
Ogilvie High School Campus Tours
Move Well Eat Well
As a Move Well Eat Well school, we are a Water Only site. That means that students should be bringing water only to school for drinking at break times and during class if needed.
Please do not allow students to bring cordial, soft drink, energy drinks or rehydration drinks. Thank you for supporting our wellbeing policy.
