Cowra Public School Term 2, Week 5
25 May 2017 Dear Parents/Caregivers,
FOR YOUR DIARY May 26
Book Fair - Last Day
26
Cross Country Carnival
29
PSSA Rugby League Comp
30
Uni Comp - Science
30
Operation Art Stage 1
31
Operation Art Stage 2
31
Dance - Eisteddfod
June 1
Operation Art Stage 3
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Infants Assembly 1.40pm
1
Primary Assembly 2.30pm
2
Year 1 Excursion to Orange
2
District Cross Country
6
Pie Orders CLOSE
7
Primary Band - Eisteddfod
13
Uni Comp - Writing
14
Uni Comp—Spelling
14
Regional Cross Country
15
Combined Assembly 2pm
16
Pie Delivery Day
ST 3 PIE DRIVE ORDERS CLOSE TUESDAY, 6 JUNE Start bringing in your orders….
It’s hard to believe we are at the half-way point in the Term! So much has happened over the past five weeks and looking forward, there is still plenty on the calendar for Term 2! As part of our regular review of policies and procedures, this term we have been looking at our Anti-bullying Plan. The plan is a mandatory document which outlines the school’s response in developing protection, prevention, and early intervention and response strategies for instances of bullying in our school. The first draft of the CPS Anti-bullying Plan has been developed with the staff and was distributed to members of the P&C at last night’s meeting. If any parents would like a copy please contact the school and we will send one home with your child. Comments and feedback about the draft Antibullying Plan are welcomed up until 15th June, when the plan will be finalised and made available on the school’s website. Going hand in hand with the review of our Anti-bullying Plan, this week students in Stage 2 and Stage 3 were involved in the first of a series of antibullying workshops. This week we focused on the following areas; 1. What is bullying? 2. What roles do people play when bullying occurs? (bully, victim, bystander) 3. What can we do if we see someone being bullied or are being bullied ourselves? 4. How can we report bullying behaviour? With recent studies reported by the Australian Institute of Family Studies stating 1 in 4 children is bullied, I urge all parents to please take the time to talk to your child about what is being discussed at school. Cowra Public School does not tolerate any form of bullying. Over the coming weeks, students will focus on the different types of bullying including physical, verbal, emotional and cyberbullying. Stage 1 students will participate in a similar program in Term 3. If you have any concerns or questions about the workshops, please speak directly with your child’s teacher. The Cowra Eisteddfod has continued this week with many of our CPS students performing in both group and individual items. On Wednesday our amazing H12 and Q23 students took to the stage and performed an outstanding rendition of “The Dog’s Life Rap!” Their performance was so good that they were awarded FIRST PLACE in the ‘Special Needs Group’ Section! Congratulations to all students involved and to their dedicated teachers Mrs Hopkins, Ms Haskew, Ms Kelly, Mrs Craig and Mr Riches. Special thanks also to Mrs Ross for the eye-catching props! There were plenty of excited parents and friends in the audience! Good luck to Jake Roberts who this week, is representing the Western Region in the State AFL Carnival in Parkes. Jake’s selection in the team is a wonderful achievement and we look forward to hearing how the Western team fared against other teams from all over NSW. Well done Jake! Our school Cross Country will be held tomorrow Friday 26th May at Twigg Oval, starting at 11:30am. Please note the change in time and venue – all parents are most welcome to attend! Have a great week… Jenny Lewis
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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What’s happening in Term 2 so far….. Happy Birthday To…. Paige Muddle Crystal Cheng Jack Hazell Annie-Leroux Riley Coghlan Leuwin McGill Oscar McGill
PSSA WESTMONT SHIELD RUGBY LEAGUE KNOCKOUT Date: Monday, 29th May Where: River Park - Cowra 12pm Notes have been given out to those
students involved.
Please return signed
note to Mr Murray or Mr Ryan.
Eisteddfod—Dance groups Date: Wednesday, 31st May Where: Cowra Civic Centre Wear: As described on the permission note Orange permission notes were sent
home with participating students this week. Spare notes are available from the office.
Commonwealth School Banking As of this week (week 4) School banking will be done every Thursday by Mr s Hubbar d. The only thing that will change is the day, everything else will still be the same.
Thank You Mrs Williams
SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD APPEAL PHOTOS We raised $400.00. What an effort!!!
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Congratulations Assembly Award Winners KW Theo Coffey-Beale Izaac Perfrement Liam Tonks
S1 Thomas Dening Nayte Ruttley Angel Wilkin
JM2 Tyrell Glass Aaron Hall Paige Roberts
N3 Damien Bell Benson Sullivan Hunter Reid
KC Skye Fagan Tashaya Reid Callum Dromgold
R1 Annaleise Hall Amber-Lee McKeown Steven Coffey-Beale
U2 Jenna Ogston-Walker Finn Blee Felicity Bolton
Q23 Greg Hynes Ryan Boswell
KM Toby Larsen Elijah Hardy Lilliarna Cantrell
C1 Memphis Watts Thomas Ingram-Smith Jessie McLaren-Baxter
V3 Jaz Dunlop Lucy Gregg Jake Roberts
G1 Keenen Murray Crystal Cheng Bayley Eade
C2 William Leatherland Holly Lindsay-Cowgill Tia Hodgson
I3 Nattalea Coghlan Tom Coghlan Jumyah Simpson
M1 Charlotte Cleary Blair Binder Corey Shaw
A2 Erin Fraser Jaxon Simms Samantha Van Zyl
G3 Mason Graham Ryan Kennewell Eric Simpson
H12 Bailey South Danny Quinn
Congratulations PBL Award Winners 40 Gotchas 60 Gotchas Bayley Eade Bailey South Keenen Murray Harry Kilby Cienna Minnis Mal Gail Kate Chambers Ari Muguti Lance Simpson Eli Stopps-Giallourakis Joannah Stopps-Giallourakis
80 Gotchas Lawson Wood
140 Gotchas Harry Chambers
160 Gotchas Holly Fagan Lanah Cobcroft
25 Gotchas Amelia McCulloch Ruby Smith Paige Muddle Jock Casey Emma Harding Katelyn Anslow Kiana Murray Zoe McKay Angus Zounis
75 Gotchas Jenna Ogston-Walker Abbie Riley-Coghlan
100 Gotchas Brayden Curtis
150 Gotchas Henry Fagan Tameeka Murray
50 Gotchas Felicity Bolton Tayla Bartle Kya Shick
We really enjoyed the experience to be able to attend the “Sydney Dance Company”. Our first class was Alice’s favourite class. It was about strength and Technique!. Our second class was Oorigrifi - a robot dance! Our third dance class was Lorissa’s favourit e. I t w as contemporary and free dancing. We had such a great time! By Lorissa and Alice
Sydney Dance Company The thing I was most surprised about was my ability to dance. It was a million times better then I thought it could be! The most amazing thing of all was getting to meet some amazing dancers. Our teachers were FANTASTIC. The teachers taught us some amazing dances and I wish I could do them all day!
The trip to Sydney Dance Company was great. I had two great friends come with me. Piper and Lilly from Mulyan. My first class was about confidence in dance. My second class was about technique. My 3rd class, (my favourite class) was contemporary.
By Kaili Buckley
By Tayah Buckley
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Congratulations May Aussie of the month JADA BUCHAN ~ N3 Jada received her award for being a kind hearted, enthusiastic and responsible student who is always striving to achieve her best in all areas of her learning. Jada approaches all tasks with an open mind and a willingness to grow and learn. Her commitment to upholding the schools PBL expectations is evident in all that she does. Jada is a respected student by both her teachers and peers, always extending a warm welcome and genuine care toward others. She is an admirable member of Cowra Public School. Well done Jada!
HARRY CHAMBERS ~ M1 Harry received his award for being is a very caring, extremely thoughtful and helpful student. He always stays on task and happily completes all work to a very high standard. He enthusiastically participates in sport, art and cultural events. He has beautiful manners and always shows respect for his family, school, friends and teachers. He has an innate sense of humour and an exceptional sense of fairness, loyalty and sportsmanship. He is a wonderful role model to all Infant students. He wears his uniform with great pride. M1 very much enjoys having him in their class. Congratulations Harry.
Western Region Dance Festival Cowra Public School’s Dance Group has entered the Western NSW Dance Festival which is taking place at the Entertainment Centre in Bathurst on Wednesday, 7 June 2017. Travel will be by bus. Each student will be required to pay $15.00, payable to the school office by Monday, 1 June 2017. We will depart Cowra Public School at approximately 11:00am and return at approximately 10:45pm. A further note with specific details and requirements for the day will be sent home shortly. Due to half of the dance group performing in the Cowra Eisteddfod for Band on the same day, we probably won’t be able to perform in the matinee but will be able to watch this amazing performance. We will be performing in the evening performance. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the school. It’s terrific that the students get to enjoy the many other performances from other schools in our region - as well as performing on stage themselves, which they love!. They love it and it is so much fun for them. Thank you for helping us to get your child onto the stage where they SHINE! Debbie Cobcroft Dance Coordinator
‘BLITZ ON NITS’ Following an outbreak of head lice, the school is recommending that each child be thoroughly examined and if necessary treated at home. 1. Identification: Check your child’s hair for live lice and either yellowish white eggs (live nits) or brown or black eggs (dead nits). Hatched eggs are white and flat, like grains of salt or dandruff. 2. Treatment: Consult your pharmacist about which product is best suited for your child. Re-treatment should be carried out about 7 days after the first treatment to kill any juvenile lice that may have hatched since the first treatment. 3. Elimination: Remove eggs and lice by using a fine-tooth comb and conditioner, egg remover or combing solution.
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Sports Report…. WESTERN REGION TRIALS The following Trials are taking place this term. Please keep in mind that these are for students proficient in the particular sport and it is the individual’s responsibility to organise transport and pay costs for the day. Please see Mrs Duncan for further information and permission notes. Primary Girls Hockey-Friday 26th May Bathurst Primary Boys Soccer-Friday 23rd June Details TBA Primary Girls Soccer- Friday 23rd June Cowra Primary/ Secondary Golf Sand Green Tournament-Friday 23rd June Trundle Primary Golf Trials-Monday 26th June Details TBA Boys Hockey- Wednesday 28th June Lithgow SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Our school cross country will take place TOMORROW Friday, 26th May at Twigg Oval, commencing at approximately 11.30am (students will walk to the oval after recess) finishing at 1.00pm. Students are reminded to bring drink bottles and asthma puffers. Permission notes previously used for original date of the event still apply and additional notes will not be necessary. Order of events: 12/13 year boys 12/14 year girls 11 year boys 11 year girls 10 years boys 10 year girls 8/9 year boys 8/9 year girls
District Cross Country will be held on Friday, 2 June in Cowra at Edgell Park. The first 6 placegetters from CPS Cross Country qualify for the District team.
REGIONAL HOCKEY TRIALS Good luck to Hannah McKay, Kaili Buckley, Lucy Scammell and Eliza Mulligan who are attending the Western Region Girls’ Hockey Trials in Bathurst tomorrow.
E2-3 and H12 Eisteddfod Performance Congratulations to the students from H12 and Q2-3 on their spectacular yet totally cool performance at the Cowra Eisteddfod on Wednesday, 24 May. The students came “FIST PLACE” in their section with an amazing score of 84. The judges commented on how well ordered the choir was and how the whole group looked “cool” with those amazing glasses, hats and shirts. Well done! Thank you to Mrs Amanda Ross for designing and making our amazing props and to Miriam Kelly, Dave Riches and Jenny Lewis for their support on the day. Thank you also to the families who came to watch and cheer for their children. Students will be presented with their certificates at the next assembly.
“Champions” Kerry Hopkins and Janelle Haskew. Class teachers