CONTACTING THE SCHOOL
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Administration Office Hours: 8.30am - 3.30pm School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm Students are not supervised before 8.40am
School Counsellor 6341 3078 Email: cowra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://www.cowra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 11
IMPORTANT DATES APRIL 13 30 MAY 1 4 7 15/16/17 17 18 25 JUNE 8 8 20/21 29
Colour Run Fundraiser K-6 School Development Day All students return Cross Country AECG Meeting – 2pm Cowra High School NAPLAN P&C Meeting - 6pm Whole School Assembly 11.30am District Cross Country Whole School Assembly 11.30am Athletics Carnival Stage 2 Excursion to Sydney Whole School Assembly 11.30am
**CANTEEN HELPERS NEEDED**
If you can spare 30 minutes between 1 - 2pm (Lunch time) to help serve in the canteen, (in particular Wednesdays and Thursdays) please see Lisa in the canteen or phone the office on 6342 2400
ASSEMBLY CHANGES As of Term 2, Assemblies will be held on Friday’s of Weeks 3, 6, 9. These will be held as a whole school (K-6).
DEPT.HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC: 1300 552 626
Dear Parents/Caregivers, Welcome to Week 11! A wonderful night was had last Thursday at the School Social fundraiser. Students and teachers had a great time moving and grooving on the dancefloor as DJ Muzz (aka Mr Murray) played a fantastic selection of music for both Infants and Primary students. Thank you to the P&C members for manning the canteen and to all who contributed to make the evening a success! The disco raised over $400 which will go towards the Stage 2 Excursion to Sydney in Term 2. We are all getting very excited for tomorrow’s COLOUR RUN! Information notes have gone home and students have been reminded daily on assembly, that they need to wear MUFTI shorts, a white shirt and most importantly, bring a towel. This is to prevent paint powder getting on places where it shouldn’t and ensuring that buses and cars remain paint-free on the trip home from school. A huge thank you must go to Miss Samantha Dunk who has spent many hours organising this special event for our school. Almost $12,000 has been raised from the COLOUR RUN, which is a remarkable effort from all the students in our school. Thank you to the Cowra Neighbourhood Centre, Cowra High School students, Cowra Council and Mayor Bill West, Cowra Youth Council, Cowra Little A’s, Cowra Triathlon Club, Cowra Hot Bake, Cowra Cash Butchery and Coles for their assistance and support of this event. Check out our Facebook page for lots of photos of the COLOUR RUN tomorrow afternoon! Following the COLOUR RUN we will be holding our end of term whole school PBL acknowledgement reward for being safe, respectful and on-task learners. Students will enjoy a special Movie afternoon and will be watching “Night at the Museum” in the Hall. As this is a PG rated movie, parents who do not wish for their child to watch it can return the purple information note which was sent home on Tuesday and alternative activities will be organised for these students. What a great way to end a very busy and exciting term! This year ANZAC Day falls in the school holidays and as in past years, we will be participating in the Cowra ANZAC Day Wreath-laying Ceremony and ANZAC Day March. Thank you to all students who have already returned notes indicating they will be participating. Students will need to meet the staff at the Cenotaph outside the Cowra Service’s Club in Brisbane St at 10:00am. Please ensure children are in full school winter uniform. Parents will need to collect their child from River Park at the conclusion of the march. We look forward to seeing everyone there! As we wrap up the final week of Term One I would like to acknowledge the fantastic efforts of the staff at Cowra PS and the wonderful progress the students have made so far this year. I hope all CPS families have a relaxing holiday and enjoy spending time with friends and family. School resumes for teachers on Monday 30th April and all students will return to school on Tuesday 1st May.
Have a terrific holiday! Jenny Lewis Principal
ALICE IN WONDERLAND A big thank you to all of our very talented students who have auditioned for the school play! Notification of successful auditions will happen in week 1 of Term 2.
Assembly will commence at 11.30am in the Auditorium. Parents, Friends and Family are most welcome to join us.
PO Box 285, Cowra 6342 2400
The audition panel have a very tough job ahead of them. LIKE US ON
CONGRATULATIONS ASSEMBLY AWARD WINNERS!! Bugbug KW Alicia Dening Mia McClenahan Emily Pelling
Gilaa 1P Ari Mugati Harry Kilby Kaiden Hill
Garru KC Eva Broom Toby Burns Olive Moseley
Dinawan KM Brayden Murray Sophie Scammell Boston Wallace
Gulambali 1H Dominic Hussell Ruby McCabe Sapphys Stuhlfauth
Dyirridyirri 1G Jye Delaney-Fuller Cienna Minnis Lily-Rose Nowacki
Guguburra 1B Max Nicholls Indianna Pound- McGuinness Savannah Dassidy
Dhundhu 1A Lillianna Woods Darby Morris Jax Quinn
L&S William Roe Kaiden Hill
CONGRATULATIONS PBL AWARD WINNERS!! 20 Gotchas 40 Gotchas Jakayla Pollard Skye Fagan Alex Moriarty Chloe Boyce Jarell Kerr Shawna Ward-Murray Sienna Niass
60 Gotchas Sven Taylor Sophie Howard
80 Gotchas Ruby McCabe Josh Morrison
100 Gotchas Josh Morrison
!!!SCHOOL DISCO FUN!!! STAGE 2 EXCURSION REMINDER NAPLAN – 2018 Next Term students in Year 3 and 5 will sit the National Assessments in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The dates for this year’s NAPLAN tests are; Tuesday 15th May – Language Conventions (Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation) and Writing Wednesday 16th May – Reading Thursday 17th May – Numeracy NAPLAN gives both parents and the school a ‘snapshot’ of where each child is sitting in areas of literacy and numeracy and is a valuable diagnostic tool for teachers. Friday 18th May is allocated as a catch up LIKE US ON day if students are absent.
Deposit: $50 Instalment: $50 Instalment: $50 Instalment: $50
by Friday, 6th April 2018 by Friday, 4th May 2018 by Friday, 18th May 2018 by Friday, 1st June 2018
Permission notes to attend the Stage 2 Excursion are due in tomorrow Friday 13th April If any parents need to discuss financial assistance for the excursion please contact the school on 6342 2400 to arrange an appointment to speak with Mrs Lewis
Do you enjoy Maths? Do you LOVE a challenge?
HOCKEY GALA DAY
If you answered YES then MATHS CLUB is for you! Starting next week students in Years 3-6 are invited to join the CPS Maths Club run by Mr Vogel every Thursday at lunch time in the STEM room. In Maths Club students will explore tricky problem solving games and activities to get them ready to join and compete in the Australasian “MATHS OLYMPIAD” competition later in the year! All you need to bring is your lunch and be ready to make your brain sweat! Enquiries to Mr Vogel
WHAT:
ART CLUB
STARTING: TERM 2
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WHERE:
STEM ROOM
WHEN:
LUNCH TIME - FRIDAYS
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