Canterbury South Public School

We are very excited about our upcoming concert ‘And the Winner is…’

Our students have been working so hard to practise their items and perfect their moves and cant wait to perform them for you all.

Many families have commitments outside of school hours, so it is for this reason these events are during the day only. We want to ensure that EVERY child can be part of this fabulous opportunity.

Seating is filling up fast, so if you have not already secured your seats, please follow the link below or scan the QR code.

In order to ensure all families can attend over the two days, we have limited tickets to 3 per family.

This is a FREE event, however, a donation at the door would be welcomed.

Remember to check your email for the tickets so you can be scanned in at the door and seated. You can present either the digital barcode or alternatively if you wish you can print your ticket and present either at the door.

https://www.ticketebo.com.au/andthewinneris

MOBILE Phones need to be switched off or put on silent during the show to minimise disruption to students during their performances.

During the concert we ask that families DO NOT record items. We need to respect the privacy of others as not all students have permission to publish.

Families will have an opportunity to take photos of their own child after the performance.

The concert is not being recorded by the school.

Last week I had the honour and privilege of attending the Tri Network Awards ceremony where Mrs Casey and Mrs Micallef were recognised and awarded for their outstanding dedication and contribution to the students of Canterbury South Public School.

We are very lucky to have amazing staff that work hard on a daily basis to ensure that quality education for our students is the priority.

Well done, I am so very proud!!!

This is another reminder that the Kiss and Drop - Link road is not for parking.

Please do not leave you car locked and unattended to come into the school. Parking is available in surrounding streets should you need to come into the school.

Let's finish the term strong Canterbury South!

We need your help to reach our attendance goal. Our goal this term is to encourage as many students as possible to attend 90% of the school days.

We often get asked, 'what if my child is sick?' It is important to stay home from school when unwell to stop the spread of infection and to allow the body to rest. If you calculate 10% of the number of school days this term it does allow for designated sick days.

If your child is sick for more than three days we require the presentation of a medical certificate.

Selective high school and opportunity class applications are open from 7 November 2024 to 21 February 2025.

Selective high school Year 7 entry in 2026: Apply when your child is at the end of Year 5 or the beginning of Year 6.

Opportunity class Year 5 entry in 2026: Apply when your child is at the end of Year 3 or the beginning of Year 4.

Selective high schools and opportunity classes are 2 of the ways the NSW Department of Education supports high potential and gifted students.

What are their benefits?

· Students learn alongside, and form friendships with, other high potential and gifted classmates.

· Special teaching methods allow students to learn at a quicker pace and in more detail.

· Research shows that students benefit both academically and socially when learning with classmates who have similar abilities.

Selective high schools and opportunity classes are not zoned so you can apply to ones outside your local enrolment area.

Is a selective high school or opportunity class the right fit for my child?

A selective high school or opportunity class might be a great fit if your child:

· learns quickly

· asks complex questions

· is highly motivated

· has a good memory

· is intensely focused in their area of interest

Where are selective high schools (Year 7-12) located?

There are 4 types of selective high schools:

· fully selective high schools, where all students attending the school have high potential or are gifted

· partially selective high schools, where there is a mix of students who have high potential or are gifted and local area students

· 4 agricultural selective high schools, including 3 boarding schools

· Aurora College, which provides online selective classes for rural and remote students in their local host schools.

Where are opportunity classes (Year 5-6) located?

There are 2 types of opportunity classes:

· full-time opportunity classes in selected primary schools

· Aurora College, which provides online opportunity classes for rural and remote students in their local authorised host schools. Search for an opportunity class near you at Find an opportunity class.

Students successfully placed attend the opportunity class full-time in Years 5 and 6. In most cases, students who have accepted a place in an opportunity class will leave their current school to attend the school with the opportunity class.

Discuss the opportunity with your child and look through the information together on the Selective high schools and opportunity classes website and in the student resource hub:

· Applying for a selective high school: Student resource hub

· Applying for an opportunity class: Student resource hub

Fair and equitable access The Equity Placement Model helps make access fairer for more high potential students in our community.

We know that some students may be missing out because they experience educational disadvantage.

Under the model, up to 20% of places in each selective high school and opportunity class are held for:

· students from low socio-educational advantage backgrounds

· Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students

· students from rural and remote locations

· students with disability.

These students still receive offers based on their performance in the placement test. Learn more at Fair access.

The application process Complete the online application.

Applications close on 21 February 2025.

Once your application has been submitted and processed, your child will need to sit a computer-based placement test. Learn more at Application process.

Ready to apply? Apply online at shsoc.education.nsw.gov.au

Further information Visit Selective high schools and opportunity classes.

In line with the new staffing Agreement 2025 - 2027, an additional four (4) Staff Development Days have been added to the school calendar.

All students will now start school on Thursday 6 February 2025.

Until nex time....

Mrs D Frasca

Principal

We will shortly begin a library stocktake and audit for 2024. This means student will no longer be allowed to borrow books from the library.

Could you please ensure your child/children return ALL library books by the end of this week, (Friday 22 Nov).

Students with outstanding books after this time will be sent a reminder, however, many families will also receive a payment slips for books that have not been returned for extended periods as books are now assumed lost or destroyed.

We want to continue to provide our students with the opportunity to borrow and read quality literature, but we can only do this if resources are cared for and returned.

Due to the CSPS concert occurring in Week 8, we have changed the date of our last assmebly for the year.

Please note that Kindergarten will be hosting our assembly on Friday 29 Nov and that there will no longer be an assembly scheduled for Friday 6 Dec.

We are always looking for donations of second-hand uniforms to pass onto others in our community.

If your child has outgrown their uniform and it is still in good condition, please bring it to the office washed, so that the P&C can start to support the redistribution of uniforms through a second hand uniform stall.

We have had numerous parent complaints regarding Head Lice within the school.

Please check your child's/children's hair for lice/nits using the methods recommended in the inofmration below provided from NSW Health.

What is the comb and conditioner method?

Head lice breathe through small openings along their abdomens called spiracles. By coating the hair and therefore the louse in something thick and slimy, these openings close over, shutting down the louse's breathing for about 20 minutes.

Head lice can move very fast across the scalp. Using a head lice comb on a dry scalp will often miss many lice as they are very clever at avoiding being caught. While unfortunately the louse doesn't die with this method, it does slow it down so that you can catch them.

Any thick and slimy substance applied to the hair will have the same effect. Some parents swear by mayonnaise or olive oil, though it does seem logical to use simple hair conditioner. It can be difficult to wash out oils easily and using mayonnaise does seem a waste! Nevertheless, the principle is the same; the lice will be slowed down so that you can comb them out.

Applying conditioner, or any other slimy product, will not kill nor remove eggs, although some good quality lice combs will remove them.

Nit busting at home

Nit busting can be a time-consuming task. If Nit busting at home with your child, do the following:

1. Try sitting the child between your legs on a low stool and putting on a video for an hour while you work.

2. Wrap a towel or kitchen paper around the child's shoulders to catch conditioner spill.

3. Remove any scrunches, ribbons clasps, etc. from the child's head and comb out plaits and braids.

4. Apply liberal amounts of conditioner to the scalp and massage it through all the hair shafts. You will use a lot of conditioner. Every hair has to be coated to ensure it reaches the lice.

5. Lice live close to the scalp, so make sure that you cover the hair shaft close to the scalp. You don't have to work the conditioner onto the whole length of the hair. Combing will spread it well enough. The idea of the application is to restrict the movement of the head lice long enough for you to catch them with a comb.

6. After you've applied the conditioner, use a large comb to part small sections of the hair starting from the nape and working upwards toward the crown. Eggs are often found behind the ears and toward the back of the head. By using this method, you are more likely to find the head lice on top of and toward the front of the head.

7. When the hair is detangled and manageable, use a fine lice comb to comb out each section several times.

8. After each comb out, wipe the conditioner on the paper towel. If the child has head lice, you will see them on the towel.

9. Keep combing each section of hair until no further lice, nymphs or eggs appear on the paper towel. Often you will see lots of old egg casings that may take a while to remove.

Once you have combed and re-combed each section of hair, either replait or tie it back. If it is very short, suggest to the child some interesting styling! Young boys often like their hair spiked up or Mohawk-like!

Treating long hair

Depending on the hair length and type, it is often easier to neatly section long and thick hair before applying conditioner to avoid getting the hair into a terrible tangle.

1. Part long hair once from forehead to scalp, and use hair clips to keep the part in place.

2. Apply conditioner along the part line and massage in with the comb. This is to stop lice from crossing from one side of the head to the other.

3. Part the hair in a straight line from ear around scalp to centre part and clip or pin top section to crown of scalp.

4. Apply conditioner again to the part and massage in.

5. Apply more conditioner to loose hair down to nape of neck.

6. Use the head lice comb to comb out the conditioner. Start at the base of the hair shaft and comb down the length of the hair in one stroke.

7. Wipe the comb on a paper towel and check for lice. Lice are easily identified on the paper towel. Continue combing this section until you are certain you have covered the area several times.

8. Repeat the sectioning on the other side of the part towards the other ear.

9. After you've done these two sections, continue parting horizontally from the centre part sections of hair and apply conditioner and comb out as before.

Other things you should know

Head lice often congregate on the crown of the head, so that it is not until you reach these last sections of hair that you find adult lice. However, heads that are severely infected will have adult lice everywhere.

A good head lice comb should also remove nymphs, the stage between egg and adult louse -teenagers. These can be difficult to identify with the naked eye, but appear as small insects on the paper towel.

With more buses running during the Bankstown to Sydenham upgrade, we ask that you kindly remind students to be careful travelling to and from school.

We've had a busy and exciting Term 3 here at the P&C team! We’ve hosted a Father’s Day stall, a local government election BBQ, and a super fun Halloween Disco. A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers and everyone who brought delicious baked goods for our stalls.

Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve raised a fantastic total of $10,301.42! This wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of our executive committee members and the whole community rallying together.

Since Term 3 has been so busy, we’ve made the tough decision to move our movie night to 2025. But don’t worry! This will give us more time to plan an even bigger and better event to kick off Term 1 and warmly welcome our new Kindergarten families to our community events.

We also want to let you know that our P&C Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being moved to NEXT WEEK! We realised that we missed a whole term of sunshine and opportunities to get together and connect with our new Kindergarten families since our executive committee didn’t begin until the end of Term 1. By meeting earlier, our executive team can get together before school starts and whip up an exciting lineup of events for our kids.

Join us for the AGM in person at the school library at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 26th. We’ll keep it short and sweet, understanding that it is a busy time for everyone.

Please review the roles of the executive team. If you find that this interests you, we invite you to join the team!

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If you're having trouble, please come in and see the ladies in the office who will help you.

We’ll SPRINKLE the day away on Fairy Bread Day! 🌈

There'll be so many FUN activities planned, and you bet there'll be LOADS of fairy bread for all to enjoy 😉

Are you ready for some COLOURFUL & DELICIOUS fun?

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