Cowra Public School NEWS
8 December 2016
Term 4, Week 9
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT It’s hard to believe we are at the end of another school year! Thank you to all parents, family and community members who attended our end of year Presentations this week; your support is greatly appreciated! The wide range of academic, cultural, sporting and leadership awards that were presented to students from Kindergarten to Year 6 was astounding! Performances from the school band, the Schools Spectacular dancers, Mac’s public speaking award-winning speech and the school choir were first class and really highlighted the well-rounded education all students receive at Cowra Public School. A special thank you to the teachers and Year 6 leaders for their efforts in ensuring each Presentation ceremony ran so smoothly. With class parties being held today, I’m sure students AND teachers enjoyed the opportunity to let their hair down, relax and have fun with their friends!
COWRA CHRISTMAS STREET FESTIVAL Cowra Public School Primary Choir is joining in the combined choir for the Cowra Christmas Street Festival on Friday, 16 December. Choir members are required to be in full school summer uniform but are encouraged to accessorise with a Christmas hat or antlers, bells etc. I look forward to seeing you on Friday, 16 December at 5.30pm in Kendal Street. Mrs Gay Hilton Choir Master
IMPORTANT DATES Last Day for students Friday, 16 December 2016 Year 1 - 6 students return on Monday, 30 January 2017 Kindergarten students begin on Tuesday, 31 January 2017
This week I am pleased to announce that Mrs Sheridan Oborn, Mr Albert Murray and Mr Greg Garlick have been successful in applying, through Expressions of Interest, for the three relieving positions of Assistant Principal at Cowra Public School for Term 1 2017. I congratulate each of them and look forward to working with them as part of the executive team in the new year. Interviews were held today to fill another permanent teaching position at the school, with the outcome of this likely to be advised early next year. Tomorrow is the last day of Term for all students and our Year 6 Graduation Ceremony will be held at 2:30pm in the auditorium. I would like to wish our outgoing Year 6 students all the very best as they embark on the next phase of their educational journey. I’m sure the grounding they have received whilst at CPS will serve them very well as they begin their secondary education. We are very proud of all of you! Staff will spend next Monday’s Staff Development Day completing professional learning activities around the “8 Ways of Learning” Aboriginal pedagogies and finalising class preparations for the 2017 school year. A reminder that school resumes for students in Years 1-6 on Monday 30th January, whilst our new Kindergarten children will have a staggered start beginning on Tuesday 31st January. On behalf of all the staff I would like to wish all families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing holiday! Until next year… Kind Regards, Jenny Lewis
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
8.00am - 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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Primary Presentation Assemblies 13 December 2016
14 December 2016
SPECIAL MERIT CERTIFICATES
YEAR SIX SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: Mac Webster
Stage 2 A2 (Literacy) Kiaya Blackmore, Montana Drage, Roderick Le (Maths) Liam Saunders, Alex McFarland, Charlie Muddle (Home) McKay Sullivan, James Hazell, Erin Fraser C2: (Literacy) Connor McMahon, Aaron Hall, Alice Mulligan (Maths) Candice Meeuwisse, Braith Amos, Chamberlain Gillham (Home) Chloe Chambers, Brayden Curtis, Jemima Scammell JM2: (Literacy) Finn Blee, Bridie Smith, Oliver Krause (Maths) Iya Clarke, Emmett Langton, Talara Munro (Home) Hannah McKay, Charlie Peterson, Eric Simpson P2 (Literacy) Angel Moore-Medway, Jett Cummings, Candice Meeuwisse (Maths) Erin Fraser, Ryan Matijak, Lindsey Barlow (Home) Henry Fagan, Mathew Kacarovski, Taamara Paki E2-3: (Literacy) Nattalea Coghlan, Jazmyn-Lee Gordon (Maths) Ryan Boswell, Gregory Hynes (Home) Charlie Roberts, Mitchell Murphy H123 (Literacy) Rhys Hall
ENDURANCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Joel Edgerton
Stage 3 H3: (Literacy) Nicola Anslow, Amelia Clements, Jake Roberts (Maths) Jake Roberts, Imogen Chambers, Lucy Scammell (Home) Krystal White, Dylan Miller, Clive Langton K3: (Literacy) Towen Schick, Zsalea Mansley, Elliott Blee (Maths) Gary Cheng, Hollie Baker, William Dunlop (Home) Hallie Wolfenden, Tyahla Munro, Nikolai Paki G3: (Literacy) Tahlee-Pearl Beckett, Abby Wilson, Kayla Hall (Maths) Mac Webster, Beryl Brown, Madison Forbes (Home) Abbey Smith, Kimball Sullivan, Josie Muddle M3: (Literacy) Tobi Casey, Madison Forbes, Jack Croker (Maths) Tahlee-Pearl Beckett, William Baker, Mitchell Blair (Home) Benson Sullivan, Hollie Baker, Christopher Brown
YEAR 6 WESTERN REGION REPRESENTATIVES: Jayden J Brown, Ella Meeuwisse, Mac Webster WESTERN REGION SPORTS REPRESENTATIVES: Imogen Chambers, Lucy Scammell PREMIER’S SPORTING CHALLENGE: Sasha Paki, Nathan Cheng PBL EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: Stage 3: Kayla Hall, Chloe Horne, Katie Collins, Bridie O’Connor, Stage 2: Kiaya Blackmore, Annabelle Sturgiss, Hannah McKay, Emmett Langton, Charlie Roberts YEAR 6 PUBLIC SPEAKING:
Mac Webster
UNSW CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS: Stage 2 - Ruixi Zhang Stage 3 - Towen Schick YEAR 6 ART & CRAFT AWARD:
Amelia Clements
SERVICE & CITIZENSHIP AWARDS: School Captains: Mac Webster, Cailin McKay School Vice Captains: Kimball Sullivan, Tyahla Munro GAUCI SCIENCE AWARD: Mac Webster YEAR 6 CITIZENSHIP & FRIENDSHIP AWARD: Bridie O’Connor
NORTA NORTA PROGRAM Janieva Pollard, Gary Cheng
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE: Mathematics Literacy A2 Mia Brown Caitlin Fraser C2 Ruixi Zhang Zali Pearce JM2 Kya Schick Lorissa Wood P2 David Simms Maiah Bright E2-3 Nattalea Coghlan H123 Jayden Nicol H3 Jacqueline Long Nicholas Fisher K3 Hollie Baker Mac Webster G3 Towen Schick Mitchell Graham M3 Keira Buckley Beryl Brown
2016 PREFECTS: Joshua Anslow, Mitchell Graham, Amelia Clements, Abbey Smith
YEAR 6 ALL ROUND ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Kimball Sullivan
2016 HOUSE PREFECTS Beryl Brown, (Brigalow), Kayla Hall (Kurrajong), Ella Meeuwisse (Myall), Brayden Harris (Wandoo).
ABORIGINAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Gary Cheng
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL McKay Sullivan, Ella Kilby, Lorissa Wood, Henry Fagan, Corey Cartwright, Eliza Mulligan, Towen Schick, Benson Sullivan
SENIOR BAND AWARD: JUNIOR BAND AWARD:
LIBRARY MONITORS: Tobi Casey, Madison Forbes, Eliza Mulligan, Lucy Scammell, Tom Carter, Francesco Adattini, Tahlee-Pearl Beckett, Sarah Buckley, Madison O’Brien, Alex Shaw, Josie Muddle, Nakeya Ryan, Hollie Baker, Krystal White, Nikolai Paki, Mathew Scott, Nattalea Coghlan, Lavinus Howarth PUBLIC SPEAKING FINALISTS: Mac Webster, Cailin McKay, Beryl Brown, Amelia Clements, Tyahla Munro
AUSSIE OF THE MONTH: Towen Schick, Tatianna Hazell, Katie Collins, Abby Wilson, Alex Shaw, Holly Baker, Paige Lowe-Tarbert, Kystal Moriarty SPORTING ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS: (Cricket) Mason Graham: (Senior Rugby League) Joshua Anslow: (Netball) Tatianna Hazell: (Girls’ Soccer) Nattalea Coghlan: (Boys’ Soccer) Brayden Harris: (Junior Tennis) Sophie Saxby; Liam Saunders (Senior Tennis) Ella Meeuwisse: (League Tag) Cailin McKay: (Senior Dance) Nikolai Paki: (Junior Dance) Hannah Gail. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS Bella Cummings, Annabelle Sturgiss, Ryan Kennewell, Chamberlain Gillham, Brayden Harris, Bridie O’Connor, Jacob-Cox-Coffee, Beryl Brown, Gregory Hynes, Ryan Boswell COMMUNITY READER AWARDS John Ten-Dam, Blake Thomas, Ella Meeuwisse, Crystal Moriairty
Home Room Jaz Dunlop Stephanie Dresser Sasha Paki Niamh Webster Eliza Mulligan Zsalea Mansley Cailin McKay Lucy Scammell
EXCELLENT READING AWARD: James Hazell Nikolai Paki Jack Croker
NAIDOC PUBLIC SPEAKING: Tyahla Munro, Mac Webster MOST PROMISING CHOIR MEMBER AWARD: Beryl Brown, Eliza Mulligan ATTENDANCE AWARDS: Daniel Bakini, Henry Fagan, Jacob Graham, Charlie Peterson, Jemima Scammell, Samuel Smith, Stephanie Dresser, Hannah Gail, Louise Hailstone, Jack Croker, William Graham, Chloe Horne, Zsalea Mansley, Mason Russell, Nakeya Ryan, Zavier Ryan, Jayden J Brown The presentation of these awards was followed by the induction of the 2017 School Leaders: SCHOOL CAPTAINS VICE CAPTAINS
Jacqueline Long Lucy Scammell
Nikolai Paki Jake Roberts
SCHOOL PREFECTS
Imogen Chambers Eliza Mulligan
Mason Graham Benson Sullivan
HOUSE PREFECTS BRIGALOW KURRAJONG MYALL WANDOO
Nicola Anslow Jack Croker Amy O’Connor Krystal White
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Infants Presentation Assembly
Major Award Recipients
14 December 2016 CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE KC KR KW KM G1 S1 R1 M1 H123
Academic Achievements Madeline Fraser Lilliana McCulloch Kate Chambers Joshua Morrison Riley McLeish Harry Chambers Jock Casey James Wallace Danny Quinn
Application & Effort Bayley Eade Ella Cobcroft Holly Peterson Charlie Clarke Bella Graham Holly Fagan Haylie Ingram Zoe McKay
Keavy Dromgold Achievement in Kindergarten
Haylie Ingram Infants Aboriginal Student
James Wallace Yr 2 All Round Achievement
Piper Bradley-Seymour Improvement in Reading
Ruixi Zhang Mathematics—Stage 2
Towen Schick Mathematics– Stage 3
Bridie O’Connor Yr 6 Citizen & Friendship
Kimball Sullivan Yr 6 All Round Achievement
Amelia Clements Yr 6 Art & Craft Award
Gary Cheng Primary Aboriginal Student
Nikolai Paki Primary Band
Jack Croker Junior Band
Joel Edgerton Endurance Athlete of the Year
Mac Webster Sportsperson of the Year Yr 6 Public Speaking Science Award
MATTHEW DENSMORE MEMORIAL AWARD: Keavy Dromgold AUSSIE OF THE MONTH:
James Wallace Amelia McCulloch Charlie Kacarovski Ruby Smith
Zoe McKay Paige Muddle Aiden Gaffney Abbigail Curtis
SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS: Seth Friend, Lily Wallace, Crystal Cheng, Jack Hazell, Aurelia Williams, Travis Munro, Matthew Coleman, Angus Zounis YEAR 2 ALL ROUND AWARD:
James Wallace
ABORIGINAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR:
Haylie Ingram
PBL EXEMPLARY STUDENTS: Madeleine Fraser, Jorja Reid, Harry Kilby, Sven Taylor, Holly Fagan, Lachlan White, Aiden Gaffney, Paige Muddle, Elora Blackmore MERIT CERTIFICATES KR KW KM KC G1 S1 R1 M1 H123
Lawson Wood, Hayleigh Gaffney, Jessie McLaren-Baxter, Mal Gail Rowan Pattingale, Matilda Oborn, Ruby McCabe, Jannali Robinson-Reid Darby Morris, William Scammell, Alli-Rose Cranney, Nayte Ruttley Azaria Wallace, Abby Bohanna, Lexie Ryan, Tom Casey Toby Morrison, Ebony Davis, April O’Connor, Rohan-Rodger-Kable Annabelle Larsen, Oscar McGill, Leuwin McGill, Lanah Cobcroft Katelyn Anslow, Tayah Buckley, Charlie Kacarovski, Oliver Barlow Seth Crutch, Amelia McCulloch, Ruby Smith, Emma Harding Zophia Eggleton
EXCELLENT READING AWARD:
Piper Bradley-Seymour
ATTENDANCE AWARD: Stage 1: Blair Binder, Holly Fagan, Bella Graham, Paige Muddle, Jarrah RodgerKable,
James Hazell Primary Improvement in Reading
Early Stage 1: Mal Gail, Holly Peterson SRC REPRESENTATIVES: Zophia Eggleton, Charlie Sturgiss, James Wallace ASSEMBLY ASSISTANTS Max Nicholls (KW) Michael Howarth (KM) Lachlan White (G1) Paige Roberts (M1) Elora Blackmore (H123)
Joannah Stopps-Giallourakis (KR) Thomas Dening (KC) Zavier Roffey (S1) Samantha Riley-Coghlan (R1)
Our Beautiful Angels Back row: Left to right. Max Nicholls, Lachlan White, Zavier Roffey, Elora Bkalcmore, Samantha Riley, Bayey Eade, Paige Roberts Front row: Joannah Stopps-Giallourakis, Michael Howarth
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YR 6 GRADUATION Year 6 students will receive their
GRADUATION CERTIFICATES at an assembly on Friday, 16 December 2.30pm at 2.30pm
THANK YOU I would like to take this opportunity to thank the school community and parents for their support and friendship over the time I have worked at Cowra Public School. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the students, teachers and parents and it has been a privilege to be part of such a committed and dedicated team of workers who strive to develop and nurture students so that they can take their place in society. To be part of a school that meets and extends the personal and social needs of students while recognising, valuing and developing each student to their fullest potential was an honour and I value the input from everyone over the time I have worked at Cowra Public School. Thank you everyone and have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. Jan Pomering
COMMUNITY EVENTS
COWRA SQUASH The next Cowra Squash competition starts the week of 7th February 2017. A grading night for new players is on Wednesday 25th January from 6pm at the Cowra Services Club. Cost per competition is only $20 for juniors. If you have any questions please call Nicky Savage on 0417 423 219. Free coaching is run from 5.30pm every Monday by Pat Charnock. For more information please call Pat on 0427 421 021.
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You may also like to come to our Christmas Day Service commencing at 9.00am at 2 Bourke Street
When: 25 December 12.30pm for 1.00pm start Where: 2 Bourke Street Cowra Baptist Church
This event is a gift to our community from Cowra Baptist Church and we are thankful for the support of local businesses and our local sister churches that have assisted us. We trust that you have a great Christmas and like the wise men, go out of your way to meet Jesus for yourself.
www.djmccabestocktransport.com email enquiry@djmccabestocktransport.com Phone 0438 863829 0419 472529 For all your stock and hay and transport needs. For each and every Cowra Public associated job we will make a donation to the P&C, the bigger the job the greater the donation! (repeat work included)
PO Box 900, Cowra NSW 2794 T/A Lic 2TA5695 Phone: 6342 1021 Fax: 6342 4597 Email: info@cowrabus.com.au Web: http:www.cowrabus.com.au
2017 AUSTRALIAN TENNIS OPEN: 20-23 January 2017: Twin share - Rod Laver Seats - $985.00
DANIEL O’DONNELL: 20 March 2017: Canberra: $180.00
ELVIS: Friday, 2 June, 2017: ICC Theatre, Darling Harbour: Expressions of interest.
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