Term 3 Week 8

16 September, 2009                      

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

            Tuesday, 22 September      St 3 Personal Development- 6KM & 6C

                       

                                                                                   

                                                                                     

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

 

UNIFORM SHOP DONATION                               $15000

Thank you very much to the Uniform Shop, in particular Gertie Kelly and Lyn Partridge, for their tireless effort in organising and selling uniforms. By running the uniform shop as an activity of the school, all profits go back to the school. I was very pleased to accept, on the behalf of the school, a cheque for $15,000. This will go towards classroom resources and school programs. Thank you very much.

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy 2009 Reports

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results have been released nationally. Reports were distributed to parents on Monday this week. The initial assessment of school results indicate that we have again performed well in all areas. Our results in mathematics are particularly pleasing. The P&C meeting in November will have a presentation of the school data, with a detailed analysis by staff. Parents are encouraged to speak to their child’s class teacher if they have concerns.

TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL

The Federal government is supporting Year 6 students moving onto High school. Our local High School, Kogarah High, is developing a strong program, in consultation with its feeder primary schools, to help Year 6 students became familiar with the routines and expectations of High school. As this program develops, Carlton students will be invited to participate in a range of activities.

OFFICIAL OPENING OF BLOCK G AND GAMES COURT

On Tuesday 3 November at 10am there will be the official opening of Block G and the games court. This will be a formal occasion with the official party comprising Federal and State politicians. Parents will be invited to attend. To mark this day, we will be running a colouring-in competition for students. The winning student will have their work turned into a commemorative bookmark for all students to receive. Class teachers have been given the details and students may have the opportunity to complete the task in class or it may be given as a home task. Selected entries will also be displayed at the official ceremony. Entries close 28 September.

 

DRUMMING GROUP

There are some vacancies for any student who would like to be part of our drumming group. The group has performed at many school functions and are always exciting to listen to. The group meets at Wednesday lunchtime. If your child is interested, please see Mrs Aitken.

 

LIFE EDUCATION VAN

We are looking forward to the visit of the Life Education Van at the beginning of term 4. This is an interactive program, which is highly stimulating for students. It encourages a healthy attitude to our bodies and how we treat them. All students are expected to attend, as it is part of our PDHPE curriculum. The students also receive a booklet for work to be supplemented in class.

 

CONGRATULATIONS EMILY RIDGEWAY-CLARKE  

On Friday 18 September, Emily Ridgeway-Clarke will be receiving a Sydney Region “Deadly”, Award for students of an Aboriginal background who have achieved outstanding success in a range of areas. The term “Deadly” is used in the Aboriginal language to mean “awesome” or “great work”. Emily is an outstanding member of Carlton Public and will be receiving the award along with many students from other schools. Congratulations, Emily.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS

The will be free mammogram screening for women (aged 50-69 years) in the Rockdale area, from Monday 28 September to Friday 16 October.  Please ring 13 20 50 for details.

 

BOOK CLUB

This week all students were given the latest catalogue and order form from Scholastic Book Club. If you wish to order please mark the books required on the order form and write your child’s name, class, and amount on the form and also on an envelope with the correct money enclosed. These orders are due at the office before Monday 21 September, 2009.

 

ICE SKATING CHAMPION.

On Sunday 14 September, Sandy Nyunt on 5/6F competed in the NSW Ice Skating Championships at Canterbury Ice Rink. Sandy's 45 second routine so impressed the judges that she was awarded first place in the 11 year -old Basic Division. Well Done, Sandy!

STAGE 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING

This term all Stage 3 students had the opportunity to prepare a 3 minute speech on a topic of their choice. The competition culminated in class finalists competing against each other in a Stage 3 Final. All finalists presented their speech as well as an impromptu speech on, "The Biggest Problem in the World Today". Marc Betbeder- Matibet was the winner and will represent Carlton at the Public Speaking Competition, to be held at Mortdale Public School in November. Highly Commended awards were awarded to Michael Dadson, Anna Le and Bill Eftimoski. The teachers were most impressed with the standard of all of the speeches and congratulate all students who participated in the Public Speaking Competition.

 

 

SILVER AWARDS                                                      

During the year the children receive bronze points that go towards earning them a silver award. Our Silver Awards are very special and two silver awards then lead to a Gold Award.

 

EARLY STAGE ONE

 

 

Olivia Spano

Marwa Taleb

Emelia Adams-Del Pilar

Zakariya Youssef

Roy Li

 

 

 

 

STAGE ONE

 

 

Jessica Smart

Cindy Purvis

Rakim Ibrahim

Ali Hage Hassan

Tarjaye heta-Taua

Alek Sumkoski

Hamzah Dargham

Lincoln Zhang

Jim Kontrafouris

Daniel Tasevski

Moamen Al-Barak

Adam Farhat

Malik Hage

Ali Safa

Amani Hammoud

Jack Li

Nathan Dresser

Chirojoy Mukerjee

Ali Mourtada

Vincent Yuan

Dheeraj Panjwani

Milan Hinnaoui

Mya Hinnaoui

 

 

 

 

STAGE TWO

 

 

Danny Li

Isabella Paramythis

Emily Skubevski

Shirley Lu

Gryffen Cunningham

Joshua Zhou

Alexia Karas

Tea Sekuloski

Yolanda Tan

Akmul Zulfan

Fatima Abou-Abdallah

Timata Barber

Sabrina Stojanovska

Filip Dimitrovski

Amanda Papagelis

Emily Kostadinoski

 

 

 

 

 

STAGE THREE

 

 

Amanda Chen

Alex Mladenovski

Daniel Yuan

Alexander Borg

Hao Wu

Hendrix Timati

Brendon Liu

Maliana Jorgensen

Te-Tihi Hunia

Nour Hijazi

Amy Graham

Ryan Kwok

Kenneth Guo

Katelyn Harper

Bill Eftimoski

Sashank Bashyal

Peter Lin