Easter Hat Parade, March 2013
On Easter Thursday, students and teachers of Camden South Public School participated in the annual Easter Hat Parade. Students created headwear masterpieces at home with the help of their parents. Students were also given opportunitities with their buddy classes to make bonnets, caps or hats in the classroom.
It was a very warm day and our staff worked hard to keep our students cool while they sat and cheered on their parading schoolmates.
It was wonderful to see so many parents attending and enjoying the lovely weather for this enjoyable school event.
The Camden Show, 2013
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Friday at the Camden Show is schools day, the day when schools in the Camden area flock to the show to experience the many learning opportunities on offer. Camden South Public School Infants classes (from Kindergarten to Year 2) attended the show on Friday 15th March. While the sky threatened rain all day, thankfully the weather held out and kept the temperatures low.
Our students always love petting the animals at the show and the most common request heard by our teachers during the day was “Can we hold the baby chicks now?” Classes visited the exhibition building to see the artwork, baking and photography entered by many of our students. The emergency services personnel showed students how to call 000 in an emergency and “Get down low and go, go,go!” Staff from the Camden Library told us stories, read us books and sang songs with us and we watched ambulance and firemen rescue a dummy from a simulated motor vehicle accident by cutting the car doors off. The show jumping kept the horsey-people among us entertained while we had afternoon tea and we ate lunch while we watched the judging of the scarecrow competition. Congratulations to Mrs Zaparain’s class who won second prize and Mrs Mason’s class who were grand champions for their scarecrows.
A favourite of many students was the Animal Wranglers, an entertaining and funny show during which trained dogs, pigs, bulls, horses, ponies and a very intelligent mule were ridden by puppets. They performed a variety of clever and amusing tricks to the delight of the crowd. One of our students, Caleb Clarke from 2W was asked to participate by pretending to be a cow and be rounded up by a stockhorse.
Our students behaved wonderfully throughout the day and showed that they are safe, respectful learners not just at school but on excursions as well. We would like to thank all the parent volunteers who accompanied us to the show and helped our teachers supervise the large numbers of students in K-2. A special thanks to Mrs Baverstock for organising the day.
2013 Harmony Day
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On Friday 22nd March Camden South Public School celebrated Harmony Day. Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. The message is Everyone Belongs. Harmony Day is managed by
the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
This year we learned the words and actions to the song “We Don’t Care What You Look Like” and gathered on the new sandstone retaining wall and outdoor seated area just before afternoon tea to perform it. Each class designed and painted white T-shirts in all the colours of Harmony Day (the colours of the seven continents of the world; orange, green, yellow, pink, purple, red and beige). These colours complement each other beautifully and as the students sang and danced to the song a swaying and moving kaleidoscope of colours was created.
Thank you for sending in a white shirt for painting and a special thank you to all our teachers for doing such a great job on the shirts and to those parents who came in and assisted teachers and students to paint them. It was a great day, congratulations to the harmony day committee.
Education Week: Flash Mob
On Thursday 2nd August, Camden South Public School were one of nearly eight thousand schools across the State who participated in a simultaneous Flash Mob performance.
Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 did an amazing job. What a great start to Education Week 2012!
Education Week Open Day: Maths Fun Day
On Thursday 2nd August, Camden South had a Maths Fun Day to celebrate Education Week for 2012. Students were involved in a variety of mathematics activities with their buddy classes.
Harmony Day 2012
Harmony Day is celebrated around Australia each year. It is a day for all Australians to celebrate cultural diversity. The message for Harmony Day 2012 is ‘Everyone Belongs’, meaning that all Australians, regardless of their background, are a welcome part of our country.
Our school promoted Harmony Day’s message for 2012 by making class kites. All students contributed to the design of their class kite. These amazing kites were flown during a Harmony Day Ceremony. Each student participated in the flying and presentation of their class kites in front of the whole school.
This was an excellent day and fun was had by all!
School Leaders’ Induction
On Thursday 23rd February, the 2012 Student Parliament and Team Leaders were inducted into their roles during a 3-6 assembly. Our new Parliament received their badges and made their pledge in front of students, teachers and proud parents. We were lucky to have our local member for Macarthur Russell Matheson as our special guest.
Stage 2 Camp – Zoo Snooze
All packed for an overnight stay at Taronga Zoo, Stage 2 students made their way into Sydney last week. After a pleasant picnic in the park, students were taken back in time to the days of the First Fleet. While some were lucky enough to play the rolls of officers, most of us became Australia’s first convicts. All students were waiting in anticipation for our arrival at Taronga Zoo. We began our stay with a night-time safari, serenaded by the roars of the zoo’s four lions. After interesting keeper talks and visits from the local reptiles, students snuggled up in their sleeping bags next to various snakes, lizards, crocodiles and frogs. The following day was a free day to wander the park, taking in the sights and attending animal shows before a very quiet bus trip home. What a wonderful experience for our Stage 2 children!
Camden South Public School Fete
After months of hard work and preparations, Camden South Public School hosted their triennial School Fete on the 17th September. Visitors were impressed with the wide variety of stalls that offered everything from ‘all things apple’ to face painting. Children and parents were kept entertained for hours on the many rides that turned our simple school oval into a carnival, not to mention the amazing dancing and singing performances from talented young artists. Thank you so much to all of the parents, teachers and students who helped in the preparations and on the actual day. Without your help this wonderful event would not have been possible.
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Book Week
Who doesn’t love a good book? Obviously the students and staff of Camden South are keen readers with a creative flair. Teachers and students alike came to the book parade dressed as a character from their favourite book. Others came representing various cultures in line with our theme, One World, Many Stories. Many classes were busy in the days leading up to the parade creating amazing book displays for the library, which look fabulous! What a wonderful celebration of books. Keep reading Camden South!
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K-2 Athletics Carnival
Following on from the 3-6 Athletics Carnival, the K-2 students of Camden South took to the track. Bystanders were very impressed with the skills and enthusiasm demonstrated on the day. Congratulations to all students who participated in both races and novelty events.
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Athletics Carnival
With track events held in the final week of Term 2 and field events held early this term, students from years 3-6 displayed their amazing skills in running, shot put, discus, high jump and long jump.
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Time Capsule
The 50th Anniversary capsule was buried on the 25th May 2011. A representative from each class was selected to attend the ceremony. The school leaders buried the capsule in the paved anniversary courtyard. Some of the contents of the capsule were current school uniforms, school management plans, photos of the 50th Anniversary. We also announced Tom Stannard as the ambassador for Public Education. Lets hope this capsule will be easy to find in 25 years time.
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K-2 Cross Country Carnival
The K-2 Cross Country Carnival was a wonderful day had by all. With perfect weather above them and parents cheering them on from the sidelines, students from K-2 put on their team colours and took their marks. Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely and all students were very proud of their achievements. Congratulations to everyone who received a place on the day or a participation ribbon!
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Easter Hat Parade
Our 2011 Easter Hat Parade was a wonderful success. Students were busy weeks in advance creating a range of spectacular hats to wear at the whole school extravaganza. During the parade, students, staff and parents were surprised with a special visit from the Easter Bunny himself as well as his arch nemesis, Elma Fudd.
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Schaffas by Camden South
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Gotta Keep Reading!
In celebration of Book Week 2010 all children and staff from Camden South Public School were involved in the making of a video which captured our love for literature. Due to popular demand we have now placed it on our website for you to view and have a laugh. We would like to thank Oecee Middle school for allowing us to use their lyrics.gotta keep reading dvd
Whole School Performance 2010
Camden South Public School is very proud of the spectacular performances that all children were a part of in week 10 last term. A big thank you is in order for all staff for their fantastic effort and time they put into the event.
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Book Week 2010
Book Week was a huge success again this year! Well done to all the students and teachers who dressed up as their favourite book character. Check out the photos and stay tuned for our ‘Gotta Keep Reading’ dvd that will be displayed on the website later on this week.
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Spell-A-Thon
All students regardless of age participated in the Camden South Spell-A-Thon. Students were asked to spell a number of words and obtain pledges to help raise money to support literacy and numeracy learning at Camden South. The enthusiasm and commitment of students and parents in learning words was amazing. A large majority of children across the school spelt every word correctly.
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The Beatty Clan Crew
K-6 were entertained by the very talented trio from the Beatty Clan Crew who introduced their Indigenous culture through song and dance.
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K-6 Disco Week One
Term ThreeThe K-6 fluro disco was a huge success and enjoyed by all children who attended. The Finance Committee needs to be congratulated on an extremely organised and fun event!
Grandparents Day
What a wonderful day! To see the smiles and the occasional tear being wiped from the eyes of our grandparents during the day – demonstrated the importance of yesterday as a permanent event on the school calendar. The children and staff had a wonderful time sharing their classrooms and performing to a very grateful audience. Thank you to FOSCO for running the Devonshire teas and also the volunteers who worked on the BBQ’s.
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Anzac Day Service
This year’s anzac service was held on 22nd April. It was a moving service where all students paid their respect for the fallen soldiers in all of Australia’s campaigns. Two members of the school Parliament attended the Dawn Service at Camden RSL club on Sunday 25th April and an overwhelming number of students marched in the Camden Anzac Day March held later that day.
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Easter Hat Parade 2010
2010 Easter Hat Parade was a wonderful success. All grades K-6 participated and celebrated the Easter season. There were an amzing array of hats and head wear. Even the staff got involved making it a truly memorable event.
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