CSPS Newsletter 27/9/2024

Principal's News

Dear Families,

Thank you and farewell to Miss Voss

This week we celebrate the lengthy and distinguished career of Shaneen Voss, our School Business Manager. Shaneen began working in the Education system 40 years ago and started at Campbell Street in 1991, this year marking 33 years of service to our school. Shaneen’s dedication to CSPS is unsurpassed. While Shaneen’s role is often “behind the scenes,” the work she carries out is essential in keeping our school operating smoothly. Shaneen is our very own encyclopaedia of facts about Campbell Street Primary, it’s history and needs over many years. Shaneen has worked tirelessly in prioritising the heritage listing of our school site and in maintaining our school to a meticulous standard. Our school community wishes Shaneen all the very best as she moves on to a new stage in life and we hope that retirement brings new adventures and plenty of time to relax.

Chess

Last week, James from Black Square Chess ran a 'Come & Try' session for close to 50 CSPS students. We all honed our problem-solving skills, learnt some strategic moves and had lots of fun.

This fabulous crew represented our school proudly at the Interschool Chess Tournament held at Sacred Heart College recently. It was wonderful to see them being so supportive of each other and displaying great sportsmanship throughout the day.

Every term at school is busy and Term 4 is no different! Here are some of the upcoming events. Do keep an eye on our calendar as we add more events.

October

14^th Term 4 starts

17^th CSPS Swimming Carnival – Aquatic Centre

18^th 1/2K & P/1 Excursion – Sustainability Centre

21^st Beach to Bush Incursion for 1/2’s

22^nd School Association Meeting

24^th Public Holiday (Show Day)

25^th Student Free Day

28^th to Nov 8^th – P-2 Water Orientation

29^th Group B Assembly Prep/1, 1/2FH, 3/4MT, 4/5LI

31^st Taroona High School Band Tour

November

6^th – Interschool Swimming Carnival

12^th – Group A Assembly K, K/P, 1/2K, 3/4CE, 5/6I

26^th – Champions Swimming Carnival

27^th – High School Orientation (Govt Schools, but not THS)

29^th – Triathlon

December

5^th – Volunteers Morning Tea

6^th – 2025 Kinder Parent Information Session

6^th – 3/4 Excursion – THS Production

10^th – Celebration Assemblies (all classes)

11^th – 1/2K Excursion – Botanial Gardens performance

11^th - 1/2FH, P/1, K, & K/P Excursion – Playhouse Theatre

13^th – 4/5 & 5/6 Excursion – Risdonbrook Dam

13^th – End of Year Reports go home

16^th – Year 6 Big Day Out

18^th – Leavers Assembly

19^th – Last Day Term 4.

19^th – Pizza in the Park 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

I wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday break, hopefully with some fine Spring weather! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school for the beginning of Term 4 on Monday 14^th October.

Susan Jeffery

Principal

Class News

Kinder/Prep

In Kinder/Prep this term we have been learning about special places in HASS.

Earlier in the term, we talked about the importance of place and Country to Aboriginal people. We have incorporated an Acknowledgement of Country into our morning routine.

We then began talking about the kinds of places that are special to us and our families. Each child chose a place that was special to them and created a painting of the place. They explained why that place was special to them.

Following this, we began discussing how we can take care of our special places. These conversations connected well to our focus value at the time, Respect. Children then explained how they can care for their chosen special place.

We then asked our Grade 3/4 buddies to come and help us build our special places out of boxes and other recycled materials. They all did an amazing job helping our special places come to life!

To conclude and celebrate our learning about special places, we went on an excursion to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Here we visited the Tasmanian Aboriginal and Tasmanian animal exhibits, the Antarctic exhibit, and the mapiya lumi exhibit. These exhibits allowed us to explore Tasmania, a place that is special to all of us, in a variety of ways.

Year 1/2FT

The 1/2FH students have been hard at work creating their own information posters about an animal of their choice. They first had to do some research. They looked through books, videos and websites to gather information. Then, they chose five facts to write up and include in their poster. The students made sure to include the key features of information writing in their poster, such as a title, subheadings, a labelled diagram of their animal and photographs. Of course, the students finished up their project by adding some creative décor.

Assembly Certificates

Congratulations to all students who received Respect Certificates during Assembly on Tuesday 17th of September.

LiL Term 4

In Term 4 Lil commences on Monday 14th of October. LiL is a program that welcomes families with children aged 0-4 years.

School Association News

What a big term it’s been for all. I bet everyone is ready for the holidays. The School Association would like to thank everyone for their support this term.

The soccer shack, sushi day and the quiz night were a huge success. But the fun doesn’t stop there. There is an even bigger term 4 planned. Mark the following dates in your calendar:

• Association meeting Tuesday 22nd October 6pm;
• Guess the jellybeans in the bottle;
• Snack shack Thursday 14th November;
• Colour fun run late November (to be confirmed);
• Association meeting (the final for 2024) Tuesday 26th November 6pm;
• Christmas raffle drawn end of term 4;
• Pizza in the park @ the Legacy Park Community Hub Thursday 19th December 5pm-8pm
  

Thank you very much to all of the sponsors that supported the Quiz Night, listed below.

Chess Term 4

Chess is returning in Term 4!

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2025