Cowra Public School NEWS PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
20 October 2016
Term 4, Week 2
Dear Parents The big Bingo night is to be held this evening. It is the major fundraising venture for our hard working and dedicated P&C Association. We hope to see lots of kids joining us for a fun filled evening. The Bingo night commences at 6.00pm and is held in our hall. There are lots of prizes and give-aways – so hoping to see you there. Our writing program for Year 6 and Year 4 commences next week. Mrs Kilby has been working hard to develop the program this week and it looks like a wonderful opportunity to sharpen those writing skills for the students involved. We are adding to the program with a selection of students from Year 2 and the teacher taking this class will be Jenelle Haskew. All of the students involved will have the opportunity of developing essential writing skills that will assist them now and far into the future. I encourage all the students involved to work really hard to develop and grow in this area of literacy. I will be commencing the debating classes next week for the students selected. I would very much like to see this program further developed in 2017 to include the Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4 students) as it is a wonderful way to develop critical thinking skills. Being able to formulate effective argument, articulate ideas and develop logical positions will inevitably lead towards improved and better
structured essays in high school. The development of intellectual thinking is paramount to future academic success. I encourage parents to discuss world and current events with their kids so as to engender interest in the wider world and to continually develop and progress their critical thinking skills. Steve Wilkinson Principal (Rlvg)
Tonight ~ starting at 6.30pm
Over $2000.00 worth of prizes to be won Bring the whole family and joy a fun night our!!!! BBQ from 6.00pm Doors open at 6.00pm
FOR YOUR DIARY PAYMENT REMINDER
OCTOBER 20
P & C BINGO - TONIGHT
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PSSA Tennis - Cowra
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NAIDOC State Finals - Dubbo
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3rd Kindergarten Orientation Day
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Year 6 to High School
Full payment must be received by 7th November.
*STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION Full payment must be received by 11th November.
NOVEMBER
****EFTPOS AVAILABLE****
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Yr 4 Bike Day
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Pre Selection Captains & Vice Captains
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours:
*SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR
8.30am - 3.30pm
School commences at 9.10am School finishes at 3.15pm Students are not supervised before 8.40am
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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SRC NEWS!! Each year the Student Representative Council organises a series of fundraisers to support various children’s charities such as the Bandaged Bear appeal for Westmead Children’s Hospital.
KINDERGARTEN 2017
Over the next four weeks, the SRC will be running a series of fundraisers to support the Cowra Community Chest, which is the local charity they have chosen to support.
If you have a child that you wish to enrol for Kindergarten in 2017, or you are still unsure, but would like your child to participate in our Kindergarten Orientation sessions, could you please make contact with the school before Wednesday, 21 September.
Activities will cost $1-2 per session and all money raised will go to Cowra Community Chest. This local charity supports people in our community.
This will allow the school to organise groups in preparation for the sessions listed below:
Below is a timetable showing when each event will be happening and its cost. Students are welcome to participate in any activity in which they are interested.
Thursday, 27 October Thursday, 3 November
Week 2 Friday: Primary Obstacle Course
All sessions commence at 9:30am and conclude at 11:00am.
Week 3 Tuesday: Kinder Mini Golf Wednesday: Stage 2 Mini Golf Thursday: Stage 1 Mini Golf Friday: Stage 3 Mini Golf
A name tag will be provided on your first orientation day. We would like you to wear this to each session.
Week 4 Tuesday: Infants Footy Toss Wednesday: Primary Footy Toss Week 5 Tuesday: Stage 2 Parkour Wednesday: Stage 3 Parkour Friday: Infants Parkour
NAIDOC PUBLIC SPEAKING STATE FINALS Next Monday, 24 October Tyahla Munro and Mac Webster will travel to Dubbo to compete in the NAIDOC Public Speaking State Finals. Our students have been practising very hard in the last few weeks and have shown they can deliver their speech without notes or palm cards - NO MEAN FEAT! As Regional Champions, Mac and Tyahla will join other finalists from around NSW for an overnight sleepover at Western Plains Zoo which will include a night tour of the zoo on Sunday prior to the competition. The students and Mrs Long are very excited about this amazing opportunity to participate in this worthwhile competition and represent our school. We wish them all the best for the finals. GOOD LUCK.
The Cancer Council NSW will be visiting the Kindergarten Orientation session on Thursday, 27 October. Below is some information Council NSW’s Eat It To Beat It.
about
the
Cancer
The information session will be held in the Cowra Public School Library. All parents are welcome to attend.
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YEAR 4 ROAD SAFETY PRGRAM Many children ride bicycles, yet have little idea of basic cycling skills and safety, either off or on the roads. Each year children’s lives are lost in cycling accidents. Many of the accidents do not involve another moving vehicle and could be prevented through improved knowledge, skills and attitude. As part of our road safety program, we are conducting a half -day session of cycling activities at school for Year 4. To gain full benefit from the program, children with bicycles and Standards Association of Australia approved cycling safety helmets should bring them to school on Friday, 4 November 2016. The helmet must be worn in the interests of safety and it is now the law. Children should try to arrange to borrow a helmet for the day if they do not own one. All helmets brought to school should have the child’s name on them. These basic cycling skills and safety lessons DO NOT INCLUDE CYCLING ON THE ROAD. All lessons will be conducted in the school playground. Their aim is to improve cycling safety. Please check your child’s bicycle for safety and discuss the way in which you would like your child to transport the bicycle to school. Parental help in the supervision and instruction of children would be most gratefully appreciated. The course will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and again from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., on Friday, 4 November 2016. Children who are not able to get a bike to school for this day are encouraged to make arrangements to share a friend’s bike in order to participate in the bike safety activities. Albert Murray Bike Safety Co0rdinator
AURORA COLLEGE The virtual selective school for rural & remote students Aurora College is NSW’s first virtual selective school, offering a mix of online and residential school classes. The school provides innovative, flexible learning in a whole new context, by allowing students to connect locally and learn globally. Aurora offers selective classes in English, mathematics and Science to gifted and talented Year 7-10 students from rural and remote areas across NSW. Students connect with their teachers and classmates in timetabled lessons through a virtual environment. The college also gives Year 11 and 12 students the opportunity to study subjects not available in their own school. For details visit our website. Applications for entry to Year 7 in 2018: Open, 11 October and close 14 November 2016. Visit Selective High Schools website: http://bit.ly/shsyear7 For further information about Aurora College, visit our website www.aurora.nsw.edu.au
TRANSITION FOR YEAR 6 TO COWRA HIGH SCHOOL Students will leave Cowra Public School at 2.00pm and will leave for home from the High School using their usual means of transport. Travel to the High School will be by bus. There is no cost to parents for the bus travel. Students are required to wear full school uniform including fully enclosed black leather shoes. This is a WHS requirement. Dates:
Term 4 Thursday, 27 October Thursday, 10 November Thursday, 24 November Thursday, 8 December
Cowra High school would like to advise parents of Year 6 students going to Cowra High School next year of the following dates: Thursday, 18 November 2016 All day transition for all Year 7, 2017 students starting at 9.00am in the school hall and finishing at 3.00pm. Students can be picked up, walk home or catch a Cowra High School bus. Please note that your child is welcome to attend Cowra High School on a Tuesday afternoon at 2.15pm –3.15pm for a taste of high school. We hope you can attend on these dates. For any further information regarding the transition of your child please contact the school. Monday, 21 November 2016 Parent/caregivers meeting commencing at 6.00pm and finishing at 7.00pm. The meeting will be held in the school library (upstairs in A Block). A tour of the school will occur as well as information being provided. A package will be available on the night regarding important information for next year. Thursday, 1 December 2016 Social for Years 6 and 7 starting at 7.00pm and finishing at 9.00pm. The social will be held in the Cowra High School hall.
COWRA PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIAL LEARN TO SWIM LESSONS FOR YEAR 2 Cowra Public School will again be conducting a special ten day swimming course for all students in Year 2. Lessons will commence on Monday, 14 November 2016 and will be for 45 minutes on each of the ten consecutive days. Year 2 students who can swim well will participate in a more advanced swimming group. The Department of School Education classifies NON-SWIMMERS as those who are unable to swim STRONGLY, using a recognised stroke, unaided in deep water, for a distance of at least 25 metres. Instructors will be provided by the Department of Education. The cost of the ten day course is $20.00 for students who do not have a season ticket. This is a special rate for schools. Season ticket holders should complete section 4 on the consent form. Children should apply sunscreen at home ready for lessons.
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TEA TOWEL FUNDRAISER Dear Parent / Carer / Friend, As part of our fundraising efforts for our school’s participation in the Schools’ Spectacular, our school will be creating and selling limited edition tea towels. The tea towel design will be made up of self-portraits drawn by all our children and staff. The pictures and names will be arranged all together to create two commemorative designs, one for the infants section and one for the primary section. The tea towels will be screen printed in Royal Blue onto premium quality white cotton tea towels (50x70cm). We chose the tea towels because everyone loves them - the children are thrilled to see their own artwork in print; they make a lasting memento to remember classmates, are amazing as gifts for parents, relatives and special friends or just use them to dry the dishes! The tea towels will be available early in term 4, so they will make SPECTACULAR Christmas gifts, especially for those friends and family that can be hard to buy for. Make sure you don’t miss out. There is a sample of the Infants & Primary tea towels on the back. It is only $15 for one limited edition tea towel, or save by ordering 3 for $40. Don’t forget to order a few extras for family members and your keepsake box. Tea towels can be ordered by completing the form below and returning with payment in an envelope clearly marked “TEA TOWEL ORDER”. Payments can also be made by electronic transfer by going onto the Cowra Public School website and clicking on the “make a payment” option. (Please note – this option still requires the order form to be returned to the office). Thank you for your continued support. Final orders are due before
Friday 28 October
Thank you for supporting our school! Mrs Trisha Long / Mrs Deborah Cobcroft
&------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEA TOWEL ORDER FORM Student Name:
______________________________________________ Class: ____________
Contact Name and Phone Number:
____________________________________________________
Number of Tea Towels Ordered: Primary Please enclose payment with your order:
Infants
TOTAL TOTAL enclosed $________
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YEAR 6 HSC The Year Six Human Sexuality Course will be held over two sessions: Thursday, 3rd November Thursday, 17th November. Parents are most welcome to attend any or both of the sessions. However, before doing so, please check with your child that your presence will not embarrass them. To participate please complete the form sent home and return it to the school no later than Friday, 28th October.
SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2018
REMINDERS
Key dates:
Application website opened Tuesday, 11 October 2016 Application website closes Monday, 14 November 2016
Late applications will not be accepted.
Test authority letter sent by mail and email - Thursday, 23 February 2017 Selective High School Placement Test - Thursday, 9 March 2017 Placement outcome information - Early July 2017.
More information is at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement or contact the school for a brochure.
STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION As the time draws closer the students are getting excited about this excursion. The excursion will occur: Wednesday, 23th December to Friday, 25th November 2016 (Week 7). Accommodation: will be at Camp Cottermouth. The excursion needs to be paid in full by 11th November.
INFANTS ASSEMBLIES Infants assemblies are 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 also hold 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.
COMBINED ASSEMBLY 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 next combined assembly will be: Term 4 Week 4 Thursday, 3 November at 2.00pm
PAYMENTS NOW DUE: SCHOOL FEES:
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$40 per child (Family Max. $80)
BAND : All outstanding fees are now due. These funds are used to purchase musical instruments.
STAGE 3 EXCURSION TO CANBERRA $270.00 Payment in full must be received no later than 11th November.
SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR: $400.00 - Full payment is now due.
YEAR 2 SWIM SCHOOL: $20.00 Year Six students enjoying cooking lessons at Cowra High School Orientation Sessions “Chocolate Volcanoes topped with ice-cream”
Online payments and EFTPOS are also now available
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SPORT FRIDAY SPORT TERM 4 Summer sport will commence on Friday, 14 October, Week 1 Term 4. I have listed below the sports being offered to the students and any conditions that will apply. During the cooler months sport will be played on Friday mornings from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Any cost involved must be paid to the school office before classes on Fridays.
P&C NEWS CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The P & C Association run our school’s canteen and offer an affordable and healthy service to students and staff. All profits made in our canteen are spent on projects within our school.
I strongly urge you to discuss the sports listed with your child and decide together what they should play.
The school is seeking volunteers to work in the school canteen. There are going to be exciting new menus and more hands make light work. Please see Lisa Willis in the canteen if you can assist in any way.
The note needs to be returned to school by Monday 10 October. Or your child will be put into a nominated sport group.
Volunteer assistance is needed from 9.00am until 2.00pm daily OR perhaps 9.00am until 11.00am to make the lunches. With the new “Meal Deals” going to be offered, volunteers with fresh ideas and creativity would be most appreciated.
Skateparkl:
Skatepark: - cost $2 (bus)
Gymnastics:
PCYC Binni Creek Road - cost $5 (bus
TONIGHT
& activity) Cricket:
Riiver Park - no cost
Tennis:
tennis courts or school
6.30pm BBQ 6.00pm
Squad swimming: Cowra Aquatic Club - $2.00 or season ticket Touch Football & Skills Development: River Park - no cost Walking for Fun & Fitness: Cowra surrounds - no cost Sport money needs to be paid to the office on or before Friday mornings.
Shavaughn Duncan PE/Sport
TENNIS Cowra Public School Stage 2 tennis team will play against St Raphael’s and Mulyan Public School at the Cowra Tennis Courts on Friday, 21 October 2016. A permission note has been sent home and this needs to be returned to Mrs Duncan. Additional information: Play will be from 10:00am - 1:30pm (players will then return to school) School sports uniform is to be worn. (hat and sunscreen is essential) All equipment will be supplied
Players will assemble at school at 9:30am, then walk to the Courts accompanied by Mrs Duncan. Children will need to bring recess, lunch and plenty of water Mrs Duncan PE/Sport
Where: School auditorium Time: 6.30pm (doors open at 6.00pm) Cost:
$3.00 per book (20 games)
$15.00 for a sheet (6 books - 120 games) ** purchased at the door ** Bring the whole family for a great night of entertainment Over $2000.00 worth of prizes to be won!!! Come along and have some fun and support your P & C Association. All profits on the night go towards your child.
BBQ & CANTEEN PRICE LIST Steak Sandwich Sausage Sandwich Popcorn Kit Kat Soft Drink Chips Bags of lollies (small) (large) Chocolate Freddo Frog Chomps Caramella Koalas
$4.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 .50c $1.00 .50c $1.50 .50c
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TONIGHT Where: School auditorium Time:
6.30pm (doors open at 6.00pm)
Cost:
$3.00 per book (20 games)
$15.00 for a sheet (6 books - 120 games) ** purchased at the door ** ALL WELCOME BBQ available from 6.00pm FUN! FUN! FUN!
Tea, coffee, popcorn and canteen available Children must be accompanied by an adult Lots of prizes plus cash to be won!!!!
Loads of prizes
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COMMUNITY EVENTS ENHANCED AIR New Company Local Cowra Tradesman!!!!! Over 20yrs experience in servicing, repairs and maintenance of air-conditioning and refrigeration units. We can service: Domestic and commercial refrigeration Freezers Coolrooms Air-conditioners, ducted and split systems Evap-Coolers Call Enhanced Air for fast, reliable service on 0407631231
Learning to swim is great fun with Sport and Recreation’s Swim and Survive Program.
Lessons are a great opportunity to reinforce skills already learnt.
Classes are multiple grades across preschool and school age categories.
Classes are delivered by nationally qualified instructors and normally run for eight or nine consecutive weekdays.
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)
Sausage Sizzle in the playground To celebrate Carers Week, Cowra Early Childhood Intervention Service and Cowra Community Health would love to invite all our Children, their mums, dad, grandparents and carers for a tasty family BBQ to be held in the shade of the playground. There will be activities for the children to play while you relax and enjoy the company of others. RSVP 6342 2161 by Tuesday, 18 October Where: Cowra Early Childhood Intervention When: Thursday, 20 October 2016 Time: 11:30am
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
MY FAIR LADY: Saturday, 8 October 2016, Sydney Opera House, Sydney: $250.00
WINDOWRIE LONG LUNCH: Saturday, 29 October 2016. Expressions of Interest: Book lunch and seat today
NORFOLK ISLAND: Sunday, 13 November - Monday, 21 November 2016; Expression of Interest
“Cowra Travel Takes you There”