Cowra Public School NEWS 30 April 2015
Term 2, Week 2
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Dear Parents I would like to start this newsletter in recognising the outstanding representation of Cowra Public School students at the Anzac Day Service held on Saturday with 75 children representing the school. at what could only be described as a tremendous display of national pride and respect. Anzac Day was commemorated across the country with record numbers making time to recognise the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women during war times. I greatly appreciate all parents who brought their children along and for their assistance before and after the march. The service was again heightened with the involvement of Mrs Hilton and we feel very lucky to have such a talented member from our school involved.
FOR YOUR DIARY MAY
NSW Department of Education and Communities This week the school has been very active in literacy and numeracy with all classes in full swing in lessons and the students working well across the school. We are very excited by the progress of students with some great improvements in student achievement becoming apparent. Mr Garlick held the Western Region Girls’ Soccer trials in Cowra on Wednesday with Jade Lanham and Courtney Wright trialling for the team. Both girls performed well with Courtney being selected to represent Western at the state championships later in the term We congratulate both girls for their efforts. Also on Wednesday the school hosted representatives of the Sydney Conservatorium which consisted of a string quartet as well as a flutist and a guitarist. These talented musicians performed for the children and also invited and incorporated our students into the presentation. As music is such a key component of the opportunities that we provide our students, it was great to see young performers who had mastered their skills. What really stood out was that all of the performing group had started learning or had been involved in their school band when they were younger.
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Term 2 Sport commences
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NAPLAN - Language & Writing
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NAPLAN - Reading
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NAPLAN - Mathematics
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Combined K-6 Assembly
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Infants & Primary Aussie of the Month
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Infants Choir Eisteddfod
Lots of delicious meat, savoury and dessert pies to choose from
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Primary Choir Eisteddfod
Just right for the cold winter ahead!!
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 8.45am
Tomorrow the Term 1 Adventure Day will be held with 15 students joining Mrs Beecher and myself mountain climbing, bushwalking and caving. These students
ST 3 PIE DRIVE ORDERS CLOSE FRIDAY, 14 MAY
h a v e be en ch o s en fo r th ei r attendance rate and work ethic and the day promises to be a real adventure. Next week the SRC will be selling Key ring torches in aid of Stewart House. These will cost $3.00 and if you wish to purchase one please send in the money with your child. Today we held our school assemblies and it was great to see the awards being presented for consistent high achievement. We also had our finalists of the CWA Public Speaking competition present their speeches which they will again do at our major assemblies in Week 4. Enjoy the week.
Brad Tom
STEWART HOUSE FUNDRAISER From Monday, 4 May until Friday, 8 May the Cowra Public School SRC will be holding a FUNDRAISER for Stewart House. The SRC will be selling KEY RING TORCHES each day. The cost for the key rings is $3.00 each. The SRC representatives will go round to every class during the day commencing on Monday 4 May and continuing until Friday, 8 May. If you would like one of these torches, please send in $3.00 with your child next week. SRC Committee
Mail: PO Box 285, Cowra Phone: 6342 2400 Fax: 6341 1357 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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SCHOOL TERMS FOR 2015 Term 1 Commenced Wednesday, 28 January Concludes Thursday 2 April Term 2 Commences Tuesday, 21 April Concludes Friday, 26 June Term 3 Commences Tuesday, 14 July Concludes Friday, 18 September Term 4 Commences Tuesday, 6 October Concludes Wednesday, 16 December for students
SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION Each year we ask parents to make a contribution towards their child’s education in the form of a school fee. Funds raised in this manner are used to purchase materials for classroom use. It would be appreciated if this contribution could be made as soon as possible. However, payment can be made in instalments if required. 2015 School Fee: $40 per child, with a family maximum of $80. $1 a week!
UNIVERSITY OF NSW COMPETITIONS Digital Technologies Tuesday, 19 May Science Wednesday, 3 June Writing Monday 15 June Spelling Tuesday, 16 June English Tuesday, 28 July Mathematics Tuesday, 11 August
COMBINED (K-6) ASSEMBLIES The next Combined school assembly (K6) will be held on: Thursday, 14 May at 2.00pm in the auditorium. Primary and Infants Aussies of the Month will be presented at these assemblies and Merit Certificates awarded.
INFANTS ASSEMBLIES Infants assemblies will now be held every second Thursday, i.e. even weeks. The assemblies will be held in the Infants Open Space and commence at 2.00pm and finish at 2.30pm when the children will return to their classrooms. At these assemblies students will be receiving Merit Certificates and PBL awards. Every alternate Thursday (not assembly week) from 12.30pm until 1.00pm the Infants will be holding combined singing in the Infants Open Space. All parents are invited to come along and listen to the children singing.
PRIMARY ASSEMBLIES The Primary will also be holding their assemblies every second Thursday, i.e. even weeks at 2.30pm in the school auditorium. The assemblies will include the Year 6 Public Speaking and Merit Certificates will also be presented on the day. Everyone is welcome to come along to any of these assemblies or singing afternoons.
STAGE 3 PIE DRIVE Stage 3 students are holding a Pie Drive to assist with costs for their excursion to Sydney this year. The excursion will take place in Term 4 and more information will be sent out early Term 4. Depending on how much is raised, the final amount for the excursion could be revised. A Pie Drive order form is attached to this newsletter and as winter is fast approaching this is an excellent opportunity to stock your freezer with mouth watering pies from Roberts Bakery in Orange. Orders for the pies need to be in by Thursday, 14 May 2015 and the pies will be delivered to school on Friday 22 May 2015. There will be a prize for the most pies sold by a student.
DUE NOW School Fee: $40 per child, with a family maximum of $80. Band Fee Term 2: $20 a term St 3 Pie Drive: orders close Thursday, 14 May and pies are delivered on Friday, 22 May. St 2 Excursion to Blue Mountains: Cost approx. $170.00. Money can be paid off the excursion at any time.
STAGE 2 EXCURSION BLUE MOUNTAINS MONDAY, 31 AUGUST & TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 The Stage Two overnight excursion to the Blue Mountains is now all finalised. This excursion will take place on Monday, 31 August and Tuesday, 1 September. The excursion involves travel by bus to Katoomba, a Discovery Rangers Tour, a visit to the Blue Mountains Cultural and World Heritage Exhibition Centre, a walk to see the Three Sisters, Scenic Cableway and Railway and a visit to the Jenolan Caves on the way home to Cowra. We will be staying overnight at the YMCA in Katoomba. The cost of the excursion will be $165.00 per student. This can be paid in full by Friday, 19 June OR in four instalments: Deposit: Instalment: Instalment: Instalment
$45 by Friday, 22 May $40 by Friday, 19 June $40 by Friday, 24 July $40 by Friday, 21 August
The excursion is open to all students in Years 3 and 4, however, any students who do not show that they can be relied upon to act safely and responsibly may be excluded from the excursion. If you have not returned expression of interest slip that was sent home last term showing whether your child will or will not be participating in the excursion, please fill it in and return it to your child’s teacher no later than Friday, 8 May. Stage Two Teachers Debbie Cobcroft Albert Murray Kathryn Macnamara
COWRA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S EISTEDDFOD ITEMS INFANTS CHOIR
PRIMARY CHOIR
The Infants Choir will be performing at the Cowra Eisteddfod on Friday, 15 May in the morning session.
The Primary Choir will be performing at the Cowra Eisteddfod on Friday, 15 May in the 9.30am session.
Please ensure your child is wearing the correct winter uniform:
Please ensure your child is wearing the correct winter uniform:
Girls Long sleeved white shirt Tartan uniform pinafore Short white socks Black shoes Blue and gold hair ribbons Blue school sloppy joe (removed for performance)
Girls Long sleeved white shirt Tartan uniform pinafore Short white socks Black shoes Blue and gold hair ribbons Blue school sloppy joe; named
Boys Long sleeved blue shirt School tie (provided) Grey long pants (NOT track suit pants) Grey socks Black shoes School sloppy joe (removed for performance). Students will walk to and from the Civic Centre accompanied by Mrs Cole, Mrs Williams, Mrs Craig and Mrs Kelly. All parents and friends are welcome to support the children. Parents and friends are reminded that they need to pay to get into the Civic Centre.
S TA G E 3 VERSE SPEAKING EISTEDDFOD Stage 3 students are excited to be performing in the Cowra Eisteddfod on Tuesday, 19 May 2015. The children will be using the school stands on stage. They will walk to the Cowra Civic Centre and walk back to school. Please ensure your child is wearing correct winter uniform, as below. GIRLS
BOYS
Long-sleeved white shirt Tartan uniform pinafore Short white socks Black shoes Blue and gold hair ribbons (if worn) Blue school sloppy joe (removed for performance) Long sleeved blue shirt School tie (provided by the P. & C. Association) Grey long pants (NOT track suit pants) Grey socks Black shoes School sloppy joe or jacket (removed for performance)
Although parents and friends will be charged a small entry fee, we look forward to having many of you in the audience to support our children.
COWRA EISTEDDFOD PROGRAM Infants & Primary Choir Friday, 15 May 2015 Stage 3 Verse Speaking Choir Tuesday, 19 May 2015 E2-3 & H2-3 Performance Wednesday, 20 May 2015 Dancing Tuesday, 26 May 2015
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for performance)
Boys Long sleeved blue shirt School tie (provided) Grey long pants (NOT track suit pants) Grey socks Black shoes Blue school sloppy joe; named (removed
Instrumental Band Wednesday, 3 June 2015
for performance)
All parents and friends are welcome to support the children. Parents and friends are reminded that they need to pay to get into the Civic Centre.
E2-3 & EISTEDDFOD
H1-2
Excitement grows as our Eisteddfod performance gets closer! Here are the details: Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2015 Place: Cowra Civic Centre Time: In the morning session, which starts at 9.30am The students will be performing two items. On Eisteddfod day, we are asking all children to come to school in winter sports uniform including long pants. On Eisteddfod day, we will need to leave school at about 9.15am to walk to the Civic Centre.
ANZAC Day Anja Gower (School Captain) and Lewis McFarland (Vice School Captain) laid a wreath on the Cenotaph before the school paraded down Kendal Street to River Park where the annual Anzac Ceremony was held. Over seventy five students participated in the march. Well done CPS students.
‘Cowra has Talent.’ ‘Cowra has Talent’ is coming to our school once again! Start getting your dancing shoes on, practising your favourite song or perfecting your magic tricks. Let your teacher know if you would like to be involved. The big night will be on Wednesday, 24th June. (Week 10) and Auditions during Week 6. Any further details please see Mrs Hopkins.
EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE IN TERM 3 excellent
Jessica Graham, Amy O’Connor, Nikolai Paki, Mason Russell, Zavier Ryan, Lucy Scammell.
KW Ebony Davis, Clayton Duclos, Leuwin McGill, Oscar McGill, Katinka McKeown, Riley McLeish, Toby Morrison, Kash Newham, Harrison Pound-McGuiness.
G3 Angel-Rose Hughes, Paige Lowe-Tarbert, Ella Meeuwisse, Krystal Moriarty, Archie Osborne, John Ten-Dam, Mac Webster, Nashwa Bakini, Peter Hardwick, Hailey Jamieson, Derwin Le, Lewis McFarland, Tahlia Murray, Dylan Presnell,
We commend the following students attendance at school during Term 1.
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KR Holly Fagan, Travis Munro, Jyedan Murphy, Jhett Neal, Xanthe Osborne. KM Blair Binder, Alex Boswell, Bella Graham, Rachel Hailstone, Annaleise Hall, Amber-Lee McKeown, Kyle Stone, Aurelia Williams. H1 Toby Croker, Abbigail Curtis, Tia Hodgson, William Leatherland, Amelia McCulloch, Rylee Pound-McGuiness, Abbie Riley, Tegan Shaw, Ruby Smith, Nate Williams S1 Katelyn Anslow, Oliver Barlow, Zophia Eggleton, Jake Gorham, Emma Harding, Kye Link, Taron McKeown, Kiana Murray, Mathias Pemberton, Samantha Riley, Matilda Sowter, James Wallace. C1 Maddie Brown, Madison Cox, Sean Cox-Coffee, Henry Fagan, Kiera Field, Jacob Graham, Aaron Hall, Alex McFarland, Taamara Paki, Charlie Peterson, Lucy Roylance, Jay Simpson, Zara Wight. M1 Daniel Bakini, Ezekiel Carter, Brayden Curtis, Alannah D’Elboux, Mark Horne, Roderick Le, A-Jai McKeown, Sabion McKeown, Connor McMahon, Kallum Miller, Talara Munro, Kya Schick, Jackson Smith, Samuel Smith, Lorissa Wood M2 Hannah Gail, Chamberlain Gillham, Olivia Kacarovski, Aiden Lazanski, Ryan Matijak, Olivia Rae, McKay Sullivan, Damian Bell, Tom Coghlan, Jessica D’Elboux, Mason Graham, Joshua James, Erin Moy, Eric Simpson, Trinity Smith, Krystal White. C2 Hope Booker, Lucas Dalton, Jaz Dunlop, Louise Hailstone, Tahlia Lazanski, Sasha Paki, Boston Petty-O’Brien, Niamh Webster, Blair Mitchell, Hayden Gailey, William Graham, Jacquie Long, Tayla Matijak, Nakeya Ryan, Benson Sullivan. A2 Stephanie Dresser, Brody Fiene, Ella Kilby, Hannah McKay, Taylah-Benet Pemberton, Bridie Smith, Francesco Adattini, Nicola Anslow, Tallis Bell, Elijah Carter, Jack Croker, Charlie Duclos,
STEWART HOUSE DAY 2015 DONATION Stewart House provides public school children with a much needed break in Sydney. If you would like to make a donation, please insert a gold coin in the envelope that was attached to last week’s newsletter. The school office also has a few spare envelopes. Please return the envelope (with the gold coin inserted) to the school by Monday, 11 May (Week 4) 2015. You could win a $4000 family holiday. To be eligible you need to be a student in the NSW Public Education system. If you would like further information, visit their web site: www.stewarthouse.org.au
BOOK CLUB The third issue of Ashton Scholastic Book Club for 2015 was sent home last week. Scholastic Book Clubs operates eight times a year. The closing date for Issue 3 is Monday, 4 May 2015.
*** Please make cheques payable to Cowra Public School
K3 Jack Arundale, Beryl Brown, Courtney Wright, Joel Edgerton, Madison Forbes, Towen Schick, Abbey Smith, Abby Wilson, Nathaniel Blake, Tess Roberts, Glenn Saxby H3 Mitchell Graham, Kayla Hall, Brayden Harris, Cailin McKay, Lacie McKeown, Alex Shaw, Kimball Sullivan, Jasper Dunn, Lleyton Edenborough, Xander McMahon. L3 Joshua Anslow, Jayden J Brown, Tobi Casey, Dylan Miller, Myles Miller, Madison O’Brien, Jessica Henderson, John Horne, Izabelle Kacarovski, Jade Lanham, Tahlia Ryan, Bowen Williams. H1-2 Mitchell, Murphy. E2-3 Djakai Reid, Ronan Gailey, Memphis McKeown, Ryan Boswell, Congratulations to the following students who were drawn out of the attendance awards barrel. These students will now get the opportunity to shop at Target with Mr Tom. Nate Williams Jyedan Murphy Mason Russell Charlie Duclos
NAPLAN TESTING FOR YEARS 3 & 5 In Week 4, testing for NAPLAN will commence for students in Years 3 & 5. Tuesday: Language & Writing Wednesday: Reading Thursday: Maths Friday: Catch up day Children need to be at school on time on these days.
ADVENTURE CLUB DAY Cowra Public School’s first Adventure Club day for 2015 is Friday, 1 May. This club is designed to recognise the outstanding work of children during the term and their strong attendance at school. This is a reward program where a maximum of fifteen students a term have a day full of adventure. The group will be travelling with Mr Tom and a female member of staff to Mt. Canobolas (Orange) by mini-bus on Friday 1 May 2015, leaving the school at 7.00am. The children will be completing several activities during the day including climbing to the summit of Mt Towac and Pinnacle followed by morning tea at Lake Canobolas. The group will then travel to Borenore Caves where they will explore the main cave. Following this the children will have lunch then travel through to the base of Federal Falls (time permitting), then return to school arriving at 3.00pm. During the day the children will be walking, climbing and may even get their feet wet. So, casual clothes that may get dirty should be worn. Strong shoes (sneakers) a hat and jumper are also required. Torches will be provided. Each
SPORT
PEACHY/RICHARDSON SHIELD GALA DAY
SPORT NEWS! Primary sport for Term 2 will commence tomorrow, Friday, 1 May . Sport during the winter months will be held in the afternoons from 2.00 - 3.00pm. Netball at Col Stinson Oval. Travel by bus. Cost $2.00 pw Need drink, hat, sunscreen Skatepark at the Skatepark. Travel by bus. Cost $2.00 pw Need skateboard/scooter, HELMET, drink hat, sunscreen Soccer at River Park. No cost Need drink, hat, sunscreen, shin pads & mouth guard Golf at Cowra Golf Club. Travel by bus. Cost $8.00 pw Need drink, hat, sunscreen (15 maximum) T-Ball at River Park. No cost Need drink, hat, sunscreen Skipping at school. No cost. Putting together team based routines to music and learning new skipping skills. Need hat, drink Sport choice have been handed out and were due back to the office last week. If your child has not indicated their preference please discuss the choices with your child making particular notice in relation to potential costs. Soccer/Netball. While the school makes every effort to minimise the risk of injury there remains some degree of risk inherent in participation in what can be a body contact sport. The school recommends that children wear appropriate protective equipment such as shin pads and mouth guards.
Shavuaghn Duncan
PSSA GIRLS’ NETBALL KNOCKOUT On Friday, 14 April, ten Stage 3 girls travelled to Orange to play in the second round of the PSSA netball knockout competition. The girls began with a challenging defensive game against Orange losing 27-3. With a quick comeback Cowra won 14-2 against Lithgow. A nail biting first half then emerged as the girls played Orange East drawing 3-3 at half time. The girls returned to the court with an excellent attitude and sense of teamwork to defeat Orange East 7-3 at full time. Congratulations to the girls and thank you to the parents that assisted in transporting the team to Orange. Team: Tobi Casey Jessica Henderson Nashwa Bakini Abbey Smith Tyahla Munro Mel Montgomery Coach
Jade Lanham Anja Gower Tess Roberts Isabella Scammell Cailin McKay
Last Thursday, Cowra Public School were involved in the annual David Peachey and Russell Richardson Rugby League Gala Day held at Cowra’s River Park. We had one Stage 2 team and one Stage 3 team, both competing in the competitive side of the competition. Cowra Public School Stage 3 team played three hard games of Rugby League for the day coming up against Mulyan 2, Canowindra and Mulyan 1 sides. This team had two losses and one draw and although were unsuccessful in gaining a semi final berth, performed admirably and displayed significant signs of improvement as the day wore on. Players to really shine for the Stage 3, CPS team were Harlee Simms, Joel Edgerton and Gary Cheng in attack, whilst in defence Dylan Presnell, Ronan Gailey and Kyle Murray tackled their hearts out. Glenn Saxby, Lewis McFarland, Blake Muntz and Memphis McKeown were also valued members of this team and tried their best all day. Cowra Public School Stage 2 team played five pool games against Mulyan 1, Forbes North, Mulyan 2, Canowindra Public and Canowindra St Edwards winning four of these five games. Their defeat came against a very skilled and experienced Mulyan 1 team. Having only lost the one game it was a deserving reward that the Cowra Public School team was successful in gaining a start in the grand final. Unfortunately, the team we had to play was the Mulyan 1 team and they proved that their win against us in the pool game was no fluke. Mulyan 1 won the grand final against Cowra Public School 6 tries to 3. Although Cowra Public School Stage 2 team was defeated in the grand final it was a huge effort by the boys to make it that far. The whole team played excellent footy displaying wonderful skills and courage, but the most satisfying result was the exceptional sportsmanship displayed by the boys. Trey Pollard, Jumyah Simpson, Jake Roberts and Mathew Kacarovski all scored numerous tries throughout the day showing speed and evasive skills that would make Greg Inglis proud. David Simms, Tallis Bell, Elijah Carter and Charlie Duclos tackled everything that moved and worked themselves to a stand still. Nikolai Paki and Aiden Lazanski, despite their size never took a backward step and really had the opposition guessing all day. Congratulations to all boys that played on the day. Your talents, sportsmanship and behaviour were an absolute credit to you and your families. Thank you to the NRL Development team for organising a fantastic day of Rugby League and the Cowra High School students for refereeing every single game. Albert Murray Coach
GIRLS’ WESTERN REGION SOCCER TRIALS Yesterday girls from all over the Central West tried out for the Western Region Girls’ Soccer team. Congratulations to Courtney Wright who was selected to compete in the Girls’ Western Region Soccer team.
COMMUNITY continued
COMMUNITY continued
Cowra Public School
SAFER DRIVER COURSE: Butch’s A1 Driving School is the coach for Module 2 of this course held at the RFS/SES shed on the Airport Rd Cowra. MARCH: Saturday, 7th @ 9.00am APRIL: Saturday, 11th @ 9.00am MAY: Saturday, 23rd @ 9.00am JUNE: Saturday, 27th @ 9.00am
PO Box 900, Cowra NSW 2794 T/A Lic 2TA5695 Email: info@cowrabus.com.au ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Saturday, 16 May 2015, Lyric Theatre, Sydney - $195.00
Phone: 6342 1021 Fax: 6342 4597 Web: http:www.cowrabus.com.au LES MISERABLES: Saturday, 13 June 2015, Capitol Theatre, Sydney - $220.00
MATILDA: Saturday, 12 September 2015, Lyric Theatre, Sydney, $220.00
“Cowra Travel Takes you There”
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COWRA PUBLIC SCHOOL STAGE 3 FUNDRAISING PIE DRIVE
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