Reminders, Flyers, Upcoming Dates

CGHS perform at the Inner West Council IWD event at Petersham Town Hall

Dates for the Calendar

Monday 25 March - Friday 5 April Year 11 Work Placement Business Services
Friday March 29 NAPLAN Online Readiness Testing Yrs 7 & 9
Friday March 29 TELL THEM FROM ME STUDENT SURVEY
Monday April 1 LEAPS information evening for Yr 9 families
Tuesday April 2 Year 7 Vaccinations
Thurs-Fri April 4-5 Catch up TELL THEM FROM ME STUDENT SURVEY
5 April 2019 World's Greatest Shave
Monday April 8 Yr 9 LEAPS excursion
Tuesday 9 April Yr7,11 & 12 Parent/Teacher Night
Wednesday 10 April 2019 Cross Country Carnival
Thursday - Friday 11-12 Production Days for School Musical
Friday 12 April 2019 Last Day of Term 1
Thursday 25 April CGHS Cocaptains to attend Dawn Service at Anzac Park, Campsie

Term 2

Monday April 29 Staff Development Day
Tuesday April 30 Students resume
Thursday May 2 Sydney Writers Festival excursion
Friday May 3 Year 11 Chemistry Field Study excursion
Friday May 3 UWS PATHE program Careers incursion
Monday May 6 Year 9 LEAPS excursion, Year 12 Business Studies HSC lectures excursion
Wednesday May 8 Careers excursion to Ultimo TAFE Expo
Friday May 10 Drama incursion for Yrs 11-12 Advanced English, Year 9 English
Saturday May 11 School Musical Rehearsal Day
Tuesday May 14 Intermediate Theatresports at CGHS
Wednesday May 15 P&C Meeting AGM
Thursday May 16 First Aid course for Year 11
Monday May 20 Year 9 LEAPS excursion
Tuesday May 21 Zone Cross Country
Friday May 24 Year 11 Biology Field Study excursion
Thursday May 30, Friday May 31, Saturday June 1 School Musical Tribe and Tribulation

See all excursion and information notes on the website for download: canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Start Saving for a CGHS Keep-Cup

Keep Cups will be on sale at Office C from Term 2

Canterbury Girls Keep-Cup Document Advertisement.pdf

News from the P&C

The Annual General Meeting is to be held on Wednesday May 16 at 7.30pm in Cantabrian Hall.

For the Major Fundraiser of the year coming up on Saturday August 17 the P&C is seeking a volunteer to coordinate the silent auction, please contact Heather Veitch or Yvette Bridges.

Grants Committee Team, seeking volunteers to assist writing applications, if you have the skill and experience to support the development of various funding grants applications, please contact Karen Rodgers or Heather Veitch.

SAVE THE DATES

Dates have been set for Wine Tasting, June 15, and Trivia Night Major Fundraiser, August 17th.

Meetings: 4th Wednesday of the month during term Cantabrian Hall, entry via Church Street.

Parents & Citizens Association 2017/18 P&C

EXECUTIVE

President: Heather Veitch

Vice Presidents: Lee White & Adrian Smith Secretary: Lynne Scouller

Treasurer: Jo Cory

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SHOUT OUT TO FAMILIES TO SUPPORT P&C CATERING FOR THE SCHOOL MUSICAL

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you can give your time to support the parent teams for catering at one or more performances please contact one of the P&C executive to make your availability known.

DONATIONS of cakes and sweets are called for on each night of the musical performances; these can be delivered direct to the kitchen in the MPC on the night.

CGHS on Social Media

@GirlsCanterbury

and on Facebook

Download Schoolstream App - everyday communications

All our everyday communications are via Schoolstream App. Text messaging is no longer used except for absence notifications.

Instructions for download of the Schoolstream App for CGHS are on the website

REMINDERS for families

Contact Details: Please ensure that if your address or phone number has been changed the school administration is informed. A Change of Contact Details Form can be collected from Office A.

Excursions: The school is more than happy for students to pay overnight excursions off across the year as long as a $50 deposit is paid prior to departure. One day excursions must be paid in full before departure.

Newsletter by email: The newsletter comes out each month and issue dates are on the calendar on the website. Links to the newsletter are on the website, and are sent out via Twitter and Schoolstream. Families can subscribe to have the newsletter delivered directly to their email inbox, the link to do this has been published on Twitter and is in the newsletter. If you wish to have a hard copy your daughter must collect this from Office A. Limited numbers are available. Please note our current newsletter format is designed for online reading, on web, in email or mobile devices. A PDF hard copy version is available however please be aware links and galleries included in the online version are limited in the hard copy.

School Calendar: Remember to check the student calendar on the CGHS website for excursion dates, upcoming events, rehearsal times and assessment items. www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Transport issues

BUS FEEDBACK

For Families that have any concerns about buses or trains for students , please

use the link below to register your concerns with NSW Transport

https://transportnsw.info/contact-us/feedback/bus-feedback

https://transportnsw.info/contact-us/feedback/train-feedback

Safety on Church Street

Avoid being fined when driving & parking in school zones.

Council rangers and police attend regularly and fines in school zones are listed here:

https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/demerits-school.pdf

Please note:

Advise your daughters NOT to cross Church St except at crossing in front of Canterbury PS.
If picking up students please observe all signs, park & walk if necessary to pick up.
Students should wait inside the front gate for buses to avoid crowds on the footpath.
Stay on the footpath, never walk in the gutter at the bus stop.
Use the Princess St and Minter St exits if you can.
When picking up in Church St:
Observe the signs on Church St and do not park in the bus zones and do not double park.
It is extremely dangerous to walk across the road and get in a car which is double parked - PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW YOUR DAUGHTER TO DO THIS.

Canterbury Youth Drop-In returns to St Paul's afternoons at 3:00pm!

In partnership with Anglicare the Drop-In provides a fun and safe place to hang after school.

There's space to play crazy games, eat great food, and a time to chat through important topics.

So if your in years 5-11, why not swing by and check it out!

Youth Week with Canterbury Bankstown Council

Our Youth Team for Canterbury Bankstown council have put together an fun filled eventful YOUTH WEEK 2019 with amazing activities, festivals, volunteering opportunities, competitions and giveaways and we encourage Canterbury Girls High School to join.

EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS: 10-18 APRIL 2019

The full 2019 Program of events and competitions can be found online at cb.city/youthweek

Our main event is SparkFest including live entertainment, stalls such as Henna, air brush tattoos, glow in the dark body paint, jewellery making, health, smoothie bikes and more. There will also be a silent disco and dodgem cars. Share this event on Facebook by clicking your interest here.

During the week, we will also be screening Incredibles 2 as part of our Free Movie Night and activities which runs from 4-9pm at Bankstown Memorial Park. The day will include Oz tag, music, yoga, nutrition stalls and more. Participants who attend will also go in the draw to win a sign Canterbury Bankstown bulldogs Jersey or $250 MasterCard gift voucher for every activity they participate in. You can also share this event on Facebook by clicking your interest here.

Please encourage young people to come along and get involved.

For more information about other youth events and activities, please visit cb.city/youthweek or contact 9707 9605.