FETE
Cowra Public School
COUNTDOWN 4 WEEKS
Term 1, Week 6 2 March 2017 Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Fete Committee Meeting Thursday 6th March 6pm
School Staffroom
Many hands make light work Payments Due
School Fee’s $40.00 Term 1 Band $25.00 Own instrument $15.00
FOR YOUR DIARY MARCH 6
Fete Meeting 6pm Staffroom
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Band Odd Week
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NRL Clinic Yr 1 9.30 - 11.00
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NRL Clinic Yr 3-6 11.30 - 12.15
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Yr 6 Transition to High School
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Western Region Swimming
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School Photographs
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Combined K - 6 Assembly
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Lego Competition Entries Close
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Bus Safety Talk (K - 6)
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Bus Safety Talk (K - 6)
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Yr 6 Transition High School
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ICAS tests Close
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Festival of International Understanding
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Infant Assembly 1.40pm
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Primary Assembly 2.30pm
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SCHOOL FETE
It’s hard to believe that we are at the end of Week 6 and have now passed the half-way mark in the term! After such a hot summer, I am sure everyone has enjoyed the cooler weather this week and is looking forward to the autumn months ahead. The Infants Playground has been a hive of activity this week as many of the children in K-2 have enjoyed playing in the newly built sandpit. With just the shade sail to go, this new play area is almost at completion! Huge thanks must go to Mr McGill for overseeing the construction of the sandpit and to parents Nigel Hazell and Rob Webster who gave up their weekend to lend a hand, wheelbarrowing numerous loads of concrete. Hanson’s Concrete were also very generous in enabling the school to purchase the concrete at cost price, whilst Darren Nelligan from Nelligan’s Sand and Gravel kindly donated his time on the digger and the topsoil needed to level the area. On behalf of the students and staff, thank you all for your time and effort! On Tuesday evening a number of CPS staff attended the Cowra Speech, Language and Literacy Seminar which was held at the Cowra Civic Centre. This event focused on the importance of speech and language development and how this impacts on a child’s ability to learn to read once they get to school. The presenters, Professor Sharynne McLeod and Dr Sarah McDonagh were extremely knowledgeable and shared their research and experience in working with children and educators from all over the world. The teachers who attended thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and took away lots of new ideas to implement in their classrooms. Thank you to Mr Andrew Casey from St Raphael’s for organising the event for the entire Cowra community. Over the next few weeks many of our students will be out and about at various sporting and cultural activities. Excursions have been organised to view the Archibald exhibition at the Cowra Art Gallery, a Rugby League clinic for our Year 1 students, a visit to our school by NRL legend Nathan Hindmarsh, Riding for the Disabled, Western Region Swimming Carnival in Dubbo, Cowra High transition visits and our Girls and Boys Dance groups have begun rehearsing under the expert guidance of Miss Hayley Barker and Mrs Allison Buckley. Thank you to the teachers for their efforts in planning and organising such a wide range of ‘extra’ activities for our students. Please ensure you return all permission notes and keep up to date with what’s happening via the weekly Newsletter, school website and the Cowra Public School Facebook page.
Have a great week… Jenny Lewis Principal
APRIL 5&6
State PSSA Swimming
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Last day of term
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm Students are not supervised before 8.40am
Mail: Phone:
PO Box 285, Cowra 6342 2400
School Counsellor 6341 3078 Email: cowra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: http://www.cowra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
DEPT.HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC: 1300 552 208
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PSSA Knockout As part of our PSSA sporting program students are able to attend Trails individually for a range of sports. The majority of these trials are held in Dubbo, Bathurst or Orange.
Dear Parents of Cowra Public School Your photo day is: Wednesday 15th March
Only students who are very experienced and who show real potential in their chosen sport should attend.
This year you will not receive an order envelope. All images will be uploaded to our online site for preview & purchase, approx. 2 weeks after photo day.
Mrs Duncan will publish details of upcoming Trials in the Newsletter and will also publicise the Trials to the students via notices on the windows of the Sports centre. All interested students or their parents are welcome to contact Mrs Duncan at any time during the school week to discuss Trails and how the application process works. UPCOMING TRAILS TERM 1 2017 AFL: 7th March Bathurst Rugby: 29th March Wellington Rugby League 11s and Opens: 3rd April Dubbo
If you wish to have a family photo taken, forms are available from the office. Family images can only be of children at this school. Forms must be returned with the money to the office or photographers by 10am the morning of photos. If you are unable to place your order online, please see your school office. Paper order forms are available, these need to be filled out and money returned to the photographers on photo day. Please contact our Production Centre if you have any questions on 0263423070 or email at cliff@cliffdykes.com.au
Q2/3 - Working hard in mathematics on 2D shapes
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C.P.S. Student Representative Council for 2017
R1
M1
A2
Makaela Harry Katelyn Langfield Chambers Anslow
C2
U2
Harry Seears
Roderick Le
JM2 Zoe McKay
H2/3
Q2/3
Q2/3
Rhys Hall
Justin Saxby
Molly Burbidge
I3
D3
Zane Annabelle Atkinson Sturgiss Vance
P3
G3
Jim Hazell
David Simms
SRC members represent all students in the school and organise ways for students to participate and contribute to their school
Congratulations to our District Swimmers Well done to the following students who qualified to represent Cowra District at Western Region PSSA swimming at Dubbo on Friday 10th March. We wish them all the very best of luck and know that they will represent our school and District with pride and sportsmanship. Go CPS!!! Jada Buchan Kaili Buckley Keira Buckley Tayah Buckley
Coco Chambers Harry Chambers Imogen Chambers Henry Fagan
Hannah McKay Zoe McKay Alice Mulligan Nikolai Paki
Jemima Scammell Thomas Seears Jace Tarrent
My time at Western Region Band Camp By Zander De -Wet Hello students of Cowra Public School. Last week I went to Lake Burrendong to participate in the Western region band camp. I know what you are all thinking “we are always rehearsing”. Well we have tutorials and rehearse but we also have activities like grass skiing, archery, slip’n’slide or play in the pool. The aim of the camp is to make new friends, learn to play your instrument better, and to have fun. P.S. it was great.
NRL Development Team and Nathan Hindmarsh Rugby League Respect Visit Cowra Public School Auditorium Wednesday 8th March 11.30am – 12.15pm Years 3 - 6 The NRL Development Team along with Nathan Hindmarsh, ex Parramatta, NSW and Australian rugby league representative will be visiting local schools to give a presentation on “Respect”. Nathan and the NRL Team will be attending Cowra Public School on Wednesday 8th March from 11.30am – 12.15pm and will conduct their presentation in our school auditorium. The presentation will focus on two main values that promote a respectful and successful team. The first presentation is aimed at developing a sense of belonging and connectedness to your community and the second presentation is aimed at respecting and valuing diversity. Students from Year 3 to Year 6 will be attending.
Year 1 - NRL Coaching Clinic - River Park Wednesday 8, March. 9.30am - 11.00am All Students from Year 1 at Cowra Public School have been invited to attend a series of activities with Nathan Hindmarsh (ex Parramatta, NSW and Australian rugby league representative ), at River Park. These activities will incorporate the basic skills of rugby league with each student receiving a rugby league book and soft football at the conclusion of the session. Students will have an opportunity to talk with Nathan. If time permits, a photo and autograph. Permission notes have been given out. Please return to class teacher by Monday 6th March.
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FETE NEWS - Start collecting your Jazzy Jars How the stall works: Families donate jars full of exciting things - foodstuffs (lollies etc.) must be wrapped. At the Fete you purchase a ticket at the Jazzy Jar stall You win the jar with the same number as your ticket ALL TICKETS WIN A JAR! The Infants class and Primary class contributing the most jars will receive a reward for each child in the class. Stuck for ideas?? We accept any jars which have usable goods inside.
Some suggestions - pencils, crayons, erasers, seeds, wrapped lollies, wrapped chocolates, bird seed, small soaps, dog biscuits, toy cars, rings, bracelets, hair bands or clips, combs, candles, pens, sewing items, pegs, playdough, pins, screws or nails...the list
ICAS Tests The International Competitions and Assessments (ICAS) tests are run each year through the University of NSW and are available to students in Years 2-6. These are external tests which the school administers. Tests are marked independently and students are given a report and certificate detailing their achievements. ICAS tests are OPTIONAL and parents are required to pay a fee if they wish their child to sit the tests. If you would like your child to participate, please indicate which tests they are going to sit and enclose payment for each. Please return the form below with payment to school by Friday 24th March
ICAS Tests Form – Please return to school by Friday 24th March 2017 Student Name ____________________________________
Class _________________________
I enclose ___________________ as payment Signed __________________________ (parent/guardian)
Date ________________
entries will be submitted on-line. Cheques can be made payable to Cowra Public School. Eftpos is available
Please indicate which tests your child will sit ()
ICAS Subject
ICAS Test Sitting Date
Cost
Digital Technologies (Year 3-6) Science (Year 2-6)
23 May 2017
$8.00
30 May 2017
$8.00
Writing (Year 3-6)
12 June 2017
$17.00
Spelling (Year 2-6)
14 June 2017
$11.00
English (Year 2-6)
1 August 2017
$8.00
Mathematics (Year 2-6)
15 August 2017
$8.00
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COWRA PUBLIC SCHOOL FETE FRIDAY, 31ST MARCH FETE
PRIVATE STALLS AT OUR FETE
Committee Meeting
Persons interested in conducting a Private Stall at our Fete are welcome to
Thursday, 6th March at 6pm
contact: Rob Webster 6342 2502 (during business hours)
School Staffroom EVERYONE IS WELCOME and YOUR ATTENDANCE APPRECIATED
“many hands make light work”
Do you have a great idea for a stall? Let the Fete Committee know by attending the next meeting on 6th March or phoning the school office. Please consider coordinating the running of a stall
PARENT ASSISTANCE AT OUR FETE The P.&C. require the help of all our parents to conduct a successful Fete. This will be the major fundraiser for the year and all funds raised are used to benefit YOUR child/children so please consider giving an hour or two of your time to man a stall, assist with set-up or assist with pack-up. Perhaps you may like to organise a stall! Below is a list of proposed stalls, please indicate your willingness to help in the appropriate time slot. Name: …………………….…………………………………………..
Telephone ……………………………………………
Please indicate your preferred stall and time frame with your name
To assist with organisation please return to the School Office as soon as possible STALL
CO-ORDINATOR Could it be you?
5 - 6pm
6 - 7pm
7 - 8pm
Art Display BBQ & Drinks Cake & Produce Stall Canteen Donut on string Haunted House Jazzy Jars Photo Booth Plaster Cast Pop-A-Balloon Putt, Putt Golf Sponge Throw Tattoos Win a block of chocolate
To assist with organisation please return to the School Office as soon as possible
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Lego Exhibition And Competitions Cowra Uniting Church Wesley Centre Saturday 18th March, 2017 9.30am - 3pm $4 (or $10 per family) entry Supporting The Scripture teacher at the Cowra High School. Competitions $4 per entry Contacts—K.Tindall - 6341 4011 M Pengilly - 6342 1794 ENTRY FORM - MODELS TO BE AT WESLEY CENTRE FRIDAY 5PM—9PM Name ________________________________________________ Title of Model _______________________________________ Category ____________________________________________ E.g Preschool Kindy - year 2
Original Model or Set Presentation Original Model or Set Presentation
Year 3 - Year 6 Original Model or Set Presentation
Cowra Information & Neighbourhood Centre FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE Invites You To POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM TRIPLE P Starting on Thursday Afternoon 2nd Mar, 9th Mar, 16th Mar, 23rd Mar, 30th Mar, 6th April
At COWRA FAMILY SUPPORT ROOMS HEALY ROOM Starts 1pm -3pm Food and Refreshments Provided Free Child Care Please Ring 63 40 1100 to secure your spot
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