Cowra Public School NEWS PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
NSW Department of Education and Communities
Dear Parents On Tuesday our Girls’ Dance Group performed at the Cowra Eisteddfod. Once again our students were exemplary representatives of our school achieving a Highl y Commended for th e i r performance. They must be applauded for their talent, commitment and behaviour. Our thanks also go to Hayley Barker and Mrs Cobcroft who assisted the girls in preparation for their performance. Our school band will also be representing the school at the Eisteddfod. We look forward to their performance on Wednesday, 4 June. Last Friday, the Boys’ and Girls’ soccer teams played in the first round of the PSSA Soccer Knockout Competition at Millthorpe. Whilst both teams were unsuccessful on the day they were to be
FOR YOUR DIARY MAY 30
PBL Primary chalk drawing day
June 2
District Cross Country
4
Band Eisteddfod
4
UNSW Science Competition
4
Westmount Rugby League-Orange
6
St 3 Bathurst Goldfields Excursion
9
PUBLIC HOLIDAY
11
Regional Cross Country Wellington
16
UNSW Writing Comp
17
UNSW Spelling Comp
18
Adventure Day
19
Combined K-6 Assembly *Infants & Primary choirs performing
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NAIDOC Week
27
End of Term 2
commended for their effort and sportsmanship. Miss James was proud of their performance and the way that they conducted themselves. Our thanks to the parents who once again provided additional transport enabling our students to participate in the competition. On Wednesday we also saw our public speakers represent the school at the CWA Public Speaking Competition in Bathurst. Many hours have gone into preparation for this event and the speeches were well prepared, entertaining and well presented. We appreciate the commitment of families who provided support, encouragement and transport to the event. Well done Hayley, Madeleine, Kimball and Krystal. Next week we look forward to the District Cross Country at Koorawatha on Monday, 2 June and Round 1 of the Westmount Shield Rugby League Competition to be held on Wednesday, 4 June at Orange High School oval. Whatever the results we know that our students will conduct themselves appropriately at all times. These activities highlight the range of opportunities that students have at Cowra Public School. None of the above activities would be possible without the commitment of staff and families. We are a fortunate school community to be able to draw on the talents and abilities of so many people in order to provide these extracurricular activities. A special thank you to Liz McKay for her work with the Girls’ Developmental
The lift to the library is in the final stages of completion with the focus now on clearing the worksites and revegetation of the areas. Whilst it has been a longer process than originally anticipated we are looking forward to being able to have our students access the library with greater ease. This week, as a component of the Positive Behaviour for Learning program, students will be creating murals in the school playground. On Wednesday, all infants children who had received a ticket decorated the infants playground with their chalk drawings. The primary students who have received tickets will demonstrate their artistic talents with their chalk drawings on the primary playground on Friday. Each week as the PBL team reviews the previous week’s events we are seeing the constructive results of the program throughout the school. It is also pleasing to see that our students gain recognition for their excellent behaviour. Whether we have visitors to the school or our students are on excursions, we regularly receive compliments on their conduct. Enjoy the week.
Brad Tom Principal
At last week’s assembly Mr Brad Tom, presented Captain Louise Beamish, from Cowra Salvation Army with a cheque for $251.00. This money was raised by the students during a “Red Day” held last Wednesday. There are pictures of the day on Page 3
Students return
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
Dance Group.
SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD APPEAL
July 15
29 May 2014
Term 2, Week 5
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm Students are not supervised before 8.45am
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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COWRA EISTEDDFOD Instrumental Band Wednesday, 4 June
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.
Assemblies for both Infants and Primary for this term will be held: Week 6: Thursday, 5 June
COMBINED ASSEMBLY
PRIMARY ASSEMBLY AWARDS The following students received their awards at last week’s assembly. PRIMARY MERIT AWARDS: Joshua James, Joshua Anslow, Mac Webster, Tayah Matijak, Jace Tarrant, Angel-Rose Hughes, Jack Arundale, Tyana Barber, Amy O’Connor, Will Dunlop, Tyahla Munro, Josie Muddle, Sean Smith, Tahlia Murray, Brianna Hindmarch, Marcus O’Connor, Lewis McFarland, Ella Roberts, Zoe Dunlop, Montanna Buckley, Ella Meeuwisse, Aedan Leatherland, Molly Burbidge. INFANTS MERIT AWARDS: Kiana Murray, Abbie Moriarty, Jake Gorham, Mia Howarth, Jenessa BradleyRyan, Talisha Field, Olivia Rae, David Simms, McKay Sullivan, Alannah D’Elboux, John Hill, Kallum Miller, Tameeka Murray, Ezekiel Carter, Connor McMahon, Madison Cox.
PBL AWARDS
STAGE 3 EXCURSION TO BATHURST GOLDFIELDS As part of their H.S.I.E. unit on ‘Gold’, Stage 3 have planned an excursion to Bathurst Goldfields on Friday, 6 June. The cost will be $25 per student. The cost of this excursion is being heavily subsidised by the money raised by the Stage 3 Walkathon. The students will leave the school at 9:15 a.m. sharp and return in time for afternoon buses. Children must be at school by 8:45 a.m. Winter sports uniform (track pants, school sloppy joe and jacket) is to be worn. Remember Bathurst can be cold! Children will need to bring both recess and lunch (no glass bottles or containers please) in named disposable bags/containers. No spending money will be required. Travel to and from Bathurst will be by bus.
SENIOR BAND AT EISTEDDFOD The Senior Band are performing at the Eisteddfod on Wednesday, 4 June in the morning session.
The school will be holding combined assemblies twice a term. At these assemblies the Infants and Primary Aussies of the Month will be announced and the children will be presented with their awards.
The following students have gained sufficient gotchas on the school’s PBL Program to receive an achievement certificate. The students received their certificate for being respectful, on task and safe.
The next combined assembly will be:
PRIMARY
Week 8: Thursday, 19 June
250 Gotcha Award: Connor Charnock
Students are to assemble in the school auditorium at 10.00am in full school winter uniform. Heavier instruments and music stands will be transported by car and the students will walk to the Civic Centre, leaving school at 10.15am.
200 Gotcha Award: Lachlan Stuhlfauth
Senior Band members are to bring their instruments on Tuesday & Wednesday
INFANTS
There will be a rehearsal on Tuesday, 3 June at 11.30am so band members need to bring their instruments to school on Tuesday.
The Primary and Infants Choirs will be performing at this Assembly.
NOW ACCEPTING PAYMENT FOR:SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION: $30 per student, with a family maximum of $60. Payment would be appreciated this term. STAGE 3 EXCURSION TO CANBERRA: Deposit of $72.00 by 24th July. Total cost: $272.00 (This will be reduced by the Pie Drive profits - the amount will be advised when all deposits have been received).
120 Gotcha Award: Ella Kilby 100 Gotcha Award: Jaz Dunlop, Hannah McKay 80 Gotcha Award: Olivia Kacarovski, McKay Sullivan 60 Gotcha Award: Brook Bennett-Stewart, Hannah Gail, Ben Carey, Demi Rowe, Logan Barham, Talisha Field, Montana Drage 40 Gotcha Award: Liam Saunders, Alex McFarland, Jack Forbes, Maddie Brown, Tahlia Lazanski
THERE IS NO SENIOR BAND ON MONDAY.
UNIVERSITY OF NSW COMPETITIONS Dates for sitting the exams Science: Wednesday, 4 June Writing: Monday, 16 June Spelling: Tuesday, 17 June English: Tuesday, 29 July Mathematics: Tuesday, 12 August Entries have now closed!
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CPS DANCE GROUP AT THE COWRA EISTEDDFOD Congratulations to the Girls’ Dance Group who performed at the Cowra Eisteddfod on Tuesday. The girls gained a Highly Commended for their dance. There were only two points separating the first three place getters. Well done girls and thanks to Mrs Cobcroft and Hayley Barker who trained the girls one lunchtime each week.
BOOK CLUB Issue 4 of Scholastic Book Club will close on Thursday, 5 June at 3.00pm. Please make cheques payable to Cowra Public School.
SCHOOL BANKING Make three or more deposits in Term 2 and you could be in the draw for five nights at Sea World Resort & Water Park on the Gold Coast. Includes a $3,000 travel card.
STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION Wednesday, 10th December to Friday, 12th December 2014. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE STAGE 3 PIE DRIVE. WHAT A GREAT SUCCESS! The Pie Drive profit will be evenly distributed among all participants in the Canberra excursion once deposits have been paid.
All students wishing to participate in the excursion must have paid $72 deposit by Thursday, 24th July and the excursion paid in full by 20th November. To give parents an up-to-date indication of their outstanding excursion balance, Statement of Accounts have been send home with students today.
Photos from our “Red Day”. The school raised $251.00 for the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
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SPORT DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY The District Cross Country will be held at the Koorawatha Showgrounds, Koorawatha next Monday, 2 June 2014. Transport to and from Koorawatha will be by private vehicle. Those students not able to arrange transport need to contact the school ASAP. Parents who travel to Koorawatha by car may take their child directly home. Miss Parker and Ms Kelly will accompany the team. Suggested program: 9.15am Assemble at the Cowra Public School tent 9.30am Walking the course Order of events 1. 11 year Boys 2. 12/13 year Girls 3. 8/9 year Girls 4. 10 year Boys 5. 12/13 year Boys 6. 11 year Girls 7. 10 year Girls 8. 8/9 year Boys
3km 3km 2km 2 km 3km 3km 3 km 2km
Uniform: Cowra Public School runners will wear CPS sports t-shirt and sports shorts, and a compulsory identification tag (provided by the school). A canteen, run by the Koorawatha Public School P & C will be operating on the day offering soup, hot dogs, steak sandwiches, cakes, cold drinks, tea and coffee at reasonable prices. The first six placegetters in each event qualify for the Regional Trials, being held in Wellington on 11 June 2014. Students need to organise their own transport to and from Wellington. Information about the Regional Carnival will be handed out after the District Carnival.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
PSSA BOYS’/GIRLS’ SOCCER Last Friday Cowra Public School Boys’ and Girls’ soccer teams travelled to Millthorpe to play in the first round of the PSSA Soccer Knockout Competition. Miss James and Mr Tom accompanied the teams. Unfortunately both teams lost their games. The boys team played really well and although they lost 5-0 the score didn’t reflect the effort put into the game by our boys. The girls also tried their hardest but eventually went down to Millthorpe 5-2. Everyone had an enjoyable day and both teams would like to thank Mr Tom and Miss James for a great day. Well done everyone and thanks to all the parents who drove to Millthorpe and supported both the teams. By Zoe Dunlop and Jayarna Pattinson-McGrath
PRIMARY SPORT TERM 2 Primary sport continues with a range of activities available. Children will remain in their class groups and rotate through a variety of sporting activities. These are: High Jump
Long Jump Continuous cricket Netball Soccer Golf Touch football and T-ball.
During this term students will be completing preliminary rounds of competition in Shot-put and Discus during PE with the final 8 competitors in each age group completing the events at the Athletics Carnival in Week 9. Long Jump and High Jump will be completed during sport time and lunchtimes where necessary. The Athletics Carnival is scheduled for Tuesday of Week 9 (24 June) and nominations for 800m and 200m races will be taken at House Meetings in Week 6. It is expected that all students will participate in their 100m Age Races and they are automatically entered into this event. Thank you Shavaughn Duncan
WESTMOUNT SHIELD RUGBY LEAGUE KNOCKOUT COMPETITION Cowra Public School Open Rugby League Team Round 1 of the Westmount Shield Knockout Cowra v’s Calare Public School at Orange High School Oval Wednesday, 4 June 2014 The match will take place Wednesday, 4 June at Orange High School Oval, starting at 10.30am. We will return in time for afternoon buses. At the conclusion of the Cowra Public School v’s Calare Public School match, the winner will then play Bletchington Public School. There will be a rest period of about 30 minutes before this game begins. We are currently three weeks behind the draw and need to catch up to the rest of the region. Travel to and from Orange will be by private car, leaving Cowra Public School at 8.30am. (If we don’t have sufficient transport we will have to forfeit the carnival.) To assist with costs involved, team members travelling in a car other than that driven by their parent, will be asked to pay $5 to the driver of the car. Guernseys will be supplied by the school but children must supply all other necessary gear including mouth guards and head gear (if worn). While every effort is made by the school to minimise the possibility of injury, please understand that there will remain some degree of risk inherent in participation in what is essentially a body contact sport. It is strongly recommended that your child wear a correctly fitted mouthguard at all times whilst playing Rugby League and the school encourages the wearing of head gear primarily to protect the ears and head against abrasions. Mr Albert Murray will be accompanying the team to Orange.
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COMMUNITY COWRA SCOUTS Cowra Scouts is in desperate need of new leaders. If no one comes forward, the club, which has been operating in Cowra for 90 years, will have to close. Unfortunately, the Cubs have already done so due to the resignation of their only leader and with only a handful of Scouts registered, their section will not be able to continue either. If you have experienced the enjoyment of being a Scout in the past, please put your hand up to help the next generation and get us to our 100th milestone. Contact Richard Bryant on 0427 002 905 for further information.
PO Box 900, Cowra NSW 2794 Phone: 6342 1021
T/A Lic 2TA5695 Fax: 6342 4597
Email: info@cowrabus.com.au Web: http:www.cowrabus.com.au
DISNEY ON ICE: 11 July 2014 - WICKED: 11 October 2014, Capitol Sydney - Expression of Interest Theatre, Sydney - Expression of Interest COWRA TRAVEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH GO SEE TOURING: Norfolk Island: 9-17 October 2014, Includes 13 activities/tours - Expression of Interest
“Cowra Travel Takes you There”