Cowra Public School Term 3, Week 7
31 August 2017
FOR YOUR DIARY SEPTEMBER 1
Western Athletics - Dubbo
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P&C Meeting - 6pm
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Combined Assembly - 2pm
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Book Club Closes
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Premiers Spelling Bee Regional Final Calare Public School
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Jump Rope for Heart Begins
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Cowra's Got Talent—Cowra Public School
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Infants Assembly - 1.45pm Primary Assembly - 2.30pm
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Last day of Term
YOU ARE INVITED…. This Friday 1st September at 10.30 KW, accompanied by Mrs White and Mr Murray, will be performing at the Neighbourhood Centre. Parents and community members are invited to come and watch and enjoy morning tea.
Dear Parents/Caregivers, What an amazing week we have had at Cowra Public School! Last Thursday’s Book Parade was a sight to see as approximately 350 students and staff made their way down Kendal Street in celebration of Book Week! The range of book characters was incredible - from Harry Potter to Thelma the Unicorn, the Cat in the Hat and Bear Grylls; from superheroes to spacemen, princesses to pirates, the effort that students put in to their costumes was absolutely fantastic! A huge thank you to the Kendal Street businesses that supported our parade and to the families who turned up to watch. It was terrific to see all the CPS staff getting into the spirit as well, and the hotly contested “Best Costume Group”, judged by the students, was narrowly won by the primary teachers who dressed up as characters from “Alice in Wonderland”! As Mrs Oborn said “It’s official CPS rocked BOOK WEEK!” This week the P&C have hosted the annual Father’s Day Stall and students have enjoyed purchasing special gifts for their dads, uncles and pops. Thank you to Mrs Sarah Casey and her team of helpers, for organising this event. I hope all our dads have a wonderful day on Sunday and enjoy being spoilt by their children! Tomorrow we have 20 students from our school heading to Dubbo to compete in the Western Region PSSA Athletics Carnival. We wish them all the very best and hope they enjoy the experience. Thank you to Miss Sam Dunk and Mrs Shavaughn Duncan for their efforts in supporting our students by holding athletics training sessions during lunchtimes over the past few weeks. Good luck to all students, and go CPS!! Excitement is building for tonight’s Schools Spectacular Social! The theme is ‘Chase away the Winter Blues’ and children are encouraged to come dressed in their brightest clothes and wear their dancing shoes! The cost is just $2.00 per student. The Infants Social will go from 5:00pm – 6:15pm with Primary to follow from 6:30pm-8:00pm. All proceeds will go to the Schools Spectacular fundraising effort. In addition, the school was very excited to receive a sizeable donation last week from a friend of the school to assist our students attending and performing at the 2017 Schools Spectacular. We are very grateful for such amazing support from our local community. Have a great week… Jenny Lewis Principal
P & C Meeting Thursday, 7 September
6pm CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm
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
FOR YOUR INFORMATION……………. ***TONIGHT***SCHOOL SOCIAL*** Fundraiser for Schools Spectacular Thursday, 31 August Cowra Public School Auditorium Infants: 5.00 - 6.15pm Primary: 6.30 - 8.00pm $2.00 entry Theme: “Chase away the winter blues” Wear your bright colours
Canteen will be open for refreshments Popcorn, chips, drinks, lollies and lots more!!
NEW BANKING SYSTEM FOR NSW PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1.
Direct Deposits: We will no longer accept dir ect deposits into our cur r ent school bank account as we prepare to close this account and transition to the new one.
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EFTPOS payments: We will not be able to accept EFTPOS payments between 30 August & 5 September 2017. Please ensure that you have made any outstanding EFTPOS payments before 30 August 2017. Fr om 5 September 2017 EFTPOS payments will be accepted as befor e.
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Parent Online Payment (POP): We will not be able to accept Par ent Online Payments between 30 August and 5 September 2017. From 5 September 2017 Parent Online Payments will be accepted as before.
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Cash and cheque payments: Between 30 August 2017 & 4 September 2017 we will also not be able to accept payments by cash or cheque as we prepare to close our current bank account and transition to the new one. Please ensure that you have made any outstanding cash or cheque payments before 30 August 2017. From 5 September 2017 cash and cheque payments will be accepted as normal.
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Canteen will function as normal: Please be aware these changes will not affect the operation of the school canteen.
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BOOK CLUB ~~~CLOSES~~~ 8TH SEPTEMBER
All book club orders will be online only, as of issue 6! COLLECT FROM 26th July 19th September
We are no longer accepting book club orders over the counter.
COLLECT YOUR EARN & LEARN STICKERS WHEN YOU SHOP AT WOOLWORTHS AND PLACE IN BOX IN STORE OR THE FRONT OFFICE THE MORE WE COLLECT THE MORE RESOURCES WE CAN PURCHASE!!
HOW TO ORDER BOOK CLUB ONLINE www.scholastic.com.au Select LOOP REGISTER (if new to book club on line) SIGN IN (if existing customer) - top right hand corner Select the ORDER tab Select ORDER for current issue eg Issue 6 OK Select “How to Order” if you need assistance with this section and follow to steps
Talent Show Our students have been practising and the time is almost upon us! The Talent Show will be held on th 14 September, starting at 6pm. Entry to the show is $2 per head, performers and spectators alike, and will be available from the office from Monday. So get your tickets early!
CONGRATULATIONS ASSEMBLY AWARD WINNERS!! KW Theo Coffee-Beale Izaac Perfrement Eli Stopps-Giallourakis
S1 Shawna Ward-Murray Jessica Binder Lance Simpson
JM2 Jenessa Bradley –Ryan Connor McMahon Zara Wright
N3 Olivia Kacarovski Eric Simpson Sasha Paki
KC Antonio Adattini Sophia Wallace Callum Dromgold
R1 Jhett Neal-Caldbeck Steven Coffey-Beale Holly Fagan
U2 Allera Bell Nevaeh Muguti Jay Simpson
Q2/3 Sabion McKeown Charlie Roberts
KM Charlotte Larsen Dennika Petty Conner Moriarty
C1 Daniel Hoy Jannali Robinson-Reid Madeline Fraser
V3 Tyreece Simpson Jaz Dunlop Mikey Francis
H1/2 Elora Blackmore Bailey South
G1 Bayley Eade Max Nicholls Keavy Dromgold
C2 Liam Saunders Henry Fagan Charlie Muddle
I3 Jumyah Simpson Maiah Bright Jace Tarrent
M1 Rohan Rodger-Kable Blair Binder Alexander Peterson
A2 Oliver Krause Sophie Saxby Angel Ochieng
G3 Mitchell Blair Jayden Gordon Simone Van Zyl Bison Zounis
L&S Jay Simpson Janet Cheng Jake Gorham Theo Coffee-Beale Jessie Ballard Warrakai Back
CONGRATULATIONS PBL AWARD WINNERS!! 40 Gotchas Harlow Greening Max Nicholls
60 Gotchas
80 Gotchas
100 Gotchas Tahne Egan
120 Gotchas
140 Gotchas
25 Gotchas Toby Roylance Nate Williams Schylah Forbes Samantha Van Zyl Matthew Coleman
50 Gotchas Jeana Miller Amelia McCullock Jock Casey Katelyn Anslow Kiana Murray Paige Muddle Emma Harding Angel Ochieng
75 Gotchas Jayden Nicol Tayla Bartle Jackson Smith Erin Fraser Emmett Langton Erin Fraser
100 Gotchas Sabion McKeown Hendrix Greening Liam Saunders Nathan Cheng Erin Fraser
150 Gotchas Sasha Paki Lorissa Wood Alice Mulligan Alex McFarland
200 Gotchas
250 Gotchas
REMINDER We’re publishing our very own PREMIUM QUALITY COOKBOOK to raise funds for the Schools Spectacular this year. To submit your favourite family recipes online, just go to: “www.publishedauthors.com.au”
(Don’t have access to the internet? Just send in your recipe to the office and we will find a volunteer to type it for you)
To secure your copy of our very special cookbook fill in the order form attached to this newsletter and return it with payment to the school office.
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*****SPORT NEWS*****
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Lots of exciting things happening in sport this term! The Soft Cross tournaments played by each class have allowed students to discover new talents and learn new skills with many class finals to be played throughout the next week. Western Region Athletics students are off to compete this Friday in 46 individual events - good luck! Cowra Public Primary students will once again be participating in fundraising for heart conditions through Jump Rope for Heart. The fundraising starts on the 13th of September and students are encouraged to create a jump rope routine in a group, pairs or as individuals with a final Jump Off! to be held on the 13th of October (Term 4). A letter has been sent home with the students with instructions on how to record fundraising online. Remember to put your school down! Samantha Dunk PE and Sports Organiser
PSSA WESTERN REGIONAL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL ~ Reminder ~ The Western Regional Athletics Carnival will be held this Friday, 1 September at Barden Park, Dubbo commencing at 8.30am. There will be NO BUS organised to take the athletes and it is the responsibility of parents to organise transport. A canteen will be available for lunches and drinks at the oval. Please note the uniform is black shorts (or netball skirt) and a white top. Athletes will be issued with a singlet when they check in with Mrs Bronwyn Johnson from Mulyan Public School. Samantha Dunk PE/Sport
Hey Mum and Dad Our school is participating in the Jump Rope for Heart program. You can help your child support valuable research into heart disease by registering them online. It’s easy, safe and secure. Jumprope.org.au Send emails to family and friends asking for sponsorship.
!!!COMMUNITY NEWS!!!
Cowra Early Childhood Services OOSH (out of school hours care) Vacation Care Program September-October 2017 Bookings for the upcoming school holidays open on Monday 28th August 2017, limited positions available. Call Admin on 63422338 to make bookings for your children. A variety of exciting craft and physical play experiences will be on offer to the children throughout each day with the following highlights, Monday 25th September – Tuesday 26th September –
Paper Mache Clay, Ninja Warrior course Science experiments - Slime 5 ways & Photography. Wednesday 27th September – Messy play day. th Thursday 28 September – Wood work bird house, bird feeder & lets learn about Make-up. Friday 29th September – footy dress-up, sports day in the park. Monday 2nd October – Public Holiday. Tuesday 3th October – Pet Day. Wednesday 4th October – Book character dress-up day – balloon tennis. Thursday 5th October - Tie dye - cushion covers & bandana’s Alphabet scavenger hunt. Friday 6th October – Excursion to Billy Goat Hill, ball games & a picnic lunch with lots of space to run and play.
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