Cowra Public School Term 3, Week 8
7 September 2017
FOR YOUR DIARY September
Dear Parents/Caregivers, Thank you to all students and staff who attended last week’s School Spectacular Social! The theme ‘Chase away the Winter Blues’ was very well supported and both Infants and Primary children enjoyed a fun-filled night dancing and hanging out with their friends. Thank you to the parents who assisted with running the canteen and to the children for their excellent behaviour! The social raised around $930 and all proceeds will go to the Schools Spectacular fundraising efforts. Speaking of fundraising, don’t forget if you haven’t ordered your CPS Cook Book yet, orders close this Friday 8th September with final payment due Friday 15th September. For just $20 you get a beautiful colour cookbook with over 100 recipes submitted by families from our school. Just call or drop into the office and see Mrs Murray or Mrs Williams to place an order – what a great idea for a Christmas gift!
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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 Western Region PSSA Athletics Carnival. All students performed exceptionally well, with many ‘personal bests’ recorded on the day. Special congratulations go to Calare Public School
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Last Friday, 20 students from our school headed off to Dubbo to compete in the
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
REMINDER
P & C Meeting
***TONIGHT*** Thursday, 7 September 6pm
Imogen Chambers and Brody Fiene who were successful in progressing to the State Athletics Carnival to be held at Homebush early next term. Imogen will represent CPS in the 800m and Brody will contest both the Shot Put and Discus events. What a fantastic effort and result!
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week we were very excited to welcome pre-school students and educators from Yalbillinga, Carinya and Nurture One as part of our Kindergarten Transition program. Our visitors had a lovely time visiting the classrooms and participating in a variety of learning activities with our current Kinder students. We look forward to welcoming pre-schoolers from Good Start next week. If any CPS parents have Kindergarten enrolment forms, it would be greatly appreciated if you could send these into the office so that we can add your child’s details to our Kinder class list, ready for next year. This week students in Infants and Primary have been busy rehearsing for the “Cowra’s Got Talent” Talent Quest which will be held next Thursday evening starting at 6pm. Tickets are available from the school office and are just $2 a head. Mrs Hopkins and Mrs Pulling have done a wonderful job in organising the program and there is a wide variety of talent on show, so be sure not to miss out on an excellent night of entertainment! Next week our Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in the NAPLAN Online Readiness tests. This is being administered in all schools over a five week period and is a test-run to see how our school’s internet and computer systems cope with the increased web traffic. Mrs Oborn and Mr Murray will be coordinating our school’s participation in this activity. Parents – please note; your child will not receive a report on their results from the readiness test, this is merely a checking mechanism to see how our computer systems hold up. If you have any concerns or questions regarding the NAPLAN Online test, please contact the school. Just a reminder that tonight’s P&C Meeting will be held in the school staffroom starting at 6pm – all parents welcome! NOW TAKING PAYMENTS!!! Have a great week… Jenny Lewis Principal
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm
Thank you for your patience while we moved over to the Department’s new finance system this week. We are accepting payments again, online & at our front office for: Stage 3 Excursion Year 6 T Shirt School Spectacular Band - Term 3 & 4
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
*****SCHOOL NEWS*****
Talent Show
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The Talent Show will be held on 14th September, starting at 6pm. Entry to the show is $2 per head, performers and spectators alike, and are available from the office. Tickets are selling fast, so be quick!
There will be a BBQ at 5.30 and canteen available!!
KW PERFORM AT COWRA NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE On Friday last week KW visited the Neighbourhood Centre and recited a piece of poetry called “The End� by AA Milne, sang Head, Shoulders, Knees and toes in Wiradjuri and showed of their artistic skills in a book they put together about monsters!! As well as this, 10 Stage 2 students recited some pieces of poetry that they had previously performed for their Stage 2 peers.
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~~~SOCIAL FUN~~~ Thankyou! to everyone who came along to our School Social last Thursday. The students definitely chased away the winter blues, with lots a great dance moves on show from teachers & staff. A special shout out to the amazing boys hip hop group who thrilled the crowd with their awesome moves. Not to be outdone, the girls dance group also impressed the audience with their beautifully executed routines, The night was very enjoyable and successful, raising over $900 towards our School Spectacular excursion in November this year.
!!Fathers Day!! Last Wednesday & Thursday, the P& C ran shopping days for all classes. It was a huge success, with close to $1000 raised to go back into our school! It was lovely to see so many children so excited to buy gifts for their dads and loved ones. A big thankyou to all the teachers & staff for their help and patience. Also thankyou to some great mums for coming in to help - Pip Fagan, Cassie Scammell, Kelly Peterson & Sarah Wallace. We couldn’t have done it without you! Sarah Casey
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*****SPORT NEWS*****
Hey Mum and Dad Did you know heart disease affects 2 out of every 3 families? Help your child to have fun and support the Heart Foundation at the same time. Register our child online and simply press send to all your family and friends! It’s easy, safe and secure. jumprope.org.au Send emails to family and friends asking for sponsorship.
Western Region Athletics Friday the 1st of September Cowra Public had 21 athletes travel to Dubbo to compete in the Western Region Athletics. The attitude and commitment of the students was demonstrated in the lead up with regular training - some training up to 3 times a week and after school! A range of good results were achieved with Brodie Fiene and Imogen Chambers off to state in October! 6 students made it through their heats and into finals and narrowly beaten. Excellent work to those students who achieved PB’s in their specialty events - we aim to knock those out of the park next year! Congratulations to all the student athletes (and their parents!) who travelled to Dubbo. You should be proud of your achievements and keep up the great level of commitment shown towards your sporting ventures, you have made Cowra Public School extremely proud.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION…………….
BOOK CLUB All book club orders will be
online only CLOSES TOMORROW **8th September** We will no longer be able to accept any book club orders over the counter.
COLLECT FROM 26th July 19th September 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!!
REMINDER - SCHOOL BANKING EVERY THURSDAY
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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COMMUNITY NEWS junior cricket registration
Welcome cricketers. An early call to let you know that online registrations are now OPEN for season 2017/18. Cowra Junior Cricket will once more be running MiloIn2Cricket ($65) for 5-8yr olds, plus Junior cricket in U10, U12 and U15 ($50) age groups. Season start is 21st October, two Saturdays after school goes back. To register go to 'Play Cricket' on your browser, type in 2794 under postcode and follow the prompts.
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.
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE Tuesdays 5th 12th & 19th September
Centacare Bathurs t
Mornings 10 - 12
At: Erambie Outreach Centre (behind Yalbillinga Boori) Enquiries & Bookings: Jan Chivers Phone: 0418 366 855
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