Dear Parents and Carers

All Welcome: P&C Meeting Tonight
Wednesday 18th June, 7.15pm. You don’t need to be a member, just be interested in what is happening across the school. 

Come along in person to the staffroom (B Block) OR join online from the comfort of your own home through Zoom here (Meeting ID: 771 292 7026; Passcode: 123456).

To become a member of the P&C or renew your membership, please fill in a membership form online here. It costs just $2 for this calendar year. 

For any questions or comments, please email the P&C here canterburypublicschool.pandc@gmail.com

Regional Cross Country
Congratulations to Viv, Meg, Frankie, Olivia R, Emilia, Judah, Reuben and Mikele on their outstanding representation at the Regional Cross Country last week. We are very proud of your efforts and achievement. Big thanks to Mr Healey for organising CPS students’ participation.

Thank you
A huge thanks to Ms Askin, Mr Searle, Mrs Ryan and Ms Tzodouris for coordinating some wonderful immersive learning experiences for students over the last two weeks. Read on for details and the cutest photographic collections! A Band Together write-up will be in the next newsletter edition.

How to Access Semester 1 Student Reports
Parents and carers can access students’ reports through the Parent Portal in Sentral from Monday 30th June. Accessing the Sentral Parent Portal for the first time requires you to register here https://canterburyps.sentral.com.au/portal/register This link will direct you to the registration page where you will be required to create an account, including setting up a password.

If you have previously registered with Sentral, the link is https://canterburyps.sentral.com.au/portal which will take you to your login page. You will need to know your email address and password that you used to create your Parent Portal account. There is an option to reset your password through the "Forgot password?" button.

Access keys are unique to each parent and must be entered exactly as they are on the letter provided by the school via email.  The code is case sensitive so please copy it into the box provided on the screen exactly as it appears in the letter.

Tracy Considine
Principal

Last week mainstream classes focussed on their Growth Goals. Students were asked to review their personal goals and evaluate whether they have been met. As a result, some goals may have been altered or changed. We know that when students have ownership and agency of their learning this can improve outcomes. Goals should be able to be achieved in a few weeks and students should be able to explain what it will look like when they have reached their goal. All students had time to conference with their teacher. Please discuss your child’s goals and progress with them at home, keeping the conversation positive and encouraging. 

Last week in support classes,students reviewed how to Be an Effective Learner. This includes keeping our hands and feet to ourselves, working hard, listening to instructions and knowing that making mistakes is a part of the learning process. At home, you can acknowledge when your child is making great choices. Using the same language at home reinforces the messages  shared by the teacher in the classroom.

This week mainstream students are learning about Safety at Home. It is important for students to feel safe at school and in the home. When emergencies happen, students need to know what to do and who to call. All families should have received an Emergency - who to call? template (see photos) to be completed with your help at home. Completing this with your child will help you understand their level of knowledge about safety procedures at home and how to respond to different emergency scenarios. You also get to engage in role play together! Who says homework can’t be interesting?

This week support classes are exploring the Yellow Zone. When we are in the yellow zone we can feel anxious, worried, overwhelmed or silly. The feelings in all zones are normal and are experienced by us all. Sometimes our feelings can come on unexpectedly. Students are focusing on identifying their feelings. Having conversations with your child about their feelings can help them to practise identifying and expressing them.

Meghan Ryan
PBL Committee Member

On Monday the 16th of June our lucky kindergarten students were visited by some wild critters! Ranger Anthony from Australian Wildlife Displays had a yarn with our students, introducing them to, and allowing them to interact with, some amazing and uniquely Australian animals. These included Diamond the python, Bubblegum the bluetongue lizard, Blossom the ringtail possum and Snappy the baby crocodile along with many more! Students learned about the unique features of these animals, their diet and habitat. We also learned about some risks to these precious creatures and the importance of preserving and creating habitat for them to survive. This incursion supports our ‘Living Things’ unit within our Science and Technology program. Our exceptionally behaved kindies had an amazing afternoon of learning, asking questions and connecting with wildlife. Huge thanks to Ms Tzodouris for helping to facilitate this special immersive learning opportunity. 

Gerard Searle
Early Stage 1 Assistant Principal 

Lego Legends would like to thank the community for all the generous LEGO donations (in addition to the small fee parents paid to support the school’s purchase of additional LEGO materials). Thanks to these donations, the creativity has been endless!

Linda Askin and Steph Acevski
LEGO Masters

Stage One and students in support classes were thrilled to take part in a special chick hatching incursion as part of our Living Things Science and Technology unit. The program gave students a wonderful opportunity to observe the fascinating life cycle of a chick up close. From watching the tiny chicks break out of their shells to gently holding and patting the fluffy newborns, the experience sparked curiosity and excitement in every classroom. It was a memorable, hands-on way to deepen our scientists’ understanding of animal life cycles and nurture their sense of wonder about the natural world. We also kept a daily scientific journal of our observations to record changes over time. 

Linda Askin
Stage 1 Assistant Principal

Have you registered for the School Bytes Parent Portal? Please make sure that you register for the parent portal at https://portal.schoolbytes.education as we are moving more services across to this application to simplify access to services and information for families. For help please visit https://support.schoolbytes.education/hc/en-us/articles/5184859634191-Parent-Portal-Set-up-your-parent-portal-account 

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