Cowra Public School Term 4, Week 5
FOR YOUR DIARY NOVEMBER
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
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Year 4 Bike Day
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Year 6 High School Transition Day
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Year 6 Transition Social 7.30-9.30 Cowra High School Auditorium
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Infants Assembly - 1.45pm Primary Assembly - 2.30pm Final Payment Due for Stage 3 Excursion
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P & C Meeting - 6pm
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Schools Spectacular
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Year 2 Learn to Swim begins
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Whole School Assembly -2pm
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Stage 3 Excursion - Borambola
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Infants end of year assembly 9.30am
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Primary end of year Assembly Minor Primary end of year Assembly Major Year 6 Farewell
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Class Parties
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Year 6 Graduation
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9 November 2017
***CHANGE OF DATE***
P & C Meeting Wednesday, 22 November
6pm
It’s hard to believe that we have reached the half-way point in the term – the last five weeks seemed to have flown by! Staff and students are beginning to look forward to all the exciting activities and events coming up as we head towards the end of the year! These include the Stage 3 excursion, Year 6 Graduation, Schools Spectacular, Year 6 Farewell, Cowra High School Transition and Social, Year 2 Swimming Scheme, Cowra Ballet Concert, Class Parties, Bike Day, Presentation, Assemblies…the list goes on and on! With lots of extra-curricular activities on the agenda it is important that families are aware of when notes and payments are due and the weekly Newsletter and Cowra Public School Facebook page are a great way to keep up-to-date with coming events – if you haven’t ‘liked’ our Facebook page yet, please make sure you do! On behalf of the staff and students, I would like to congratulate Mrs Allison Williams who has been appointed, through the merit selection process, as our permanent School Administrative Manager. Allison’s outstanding organisational skills, understanding of school finance and administration systems and warm and welcoming manner make her the perfect candidate for this very important position in our school. Allison has been working in this role in a relieving capacity for the past few months, and we are delighted that she will now fill this position on a permanent basis. Well done Allison!
Our final Kinder Orientation visit was held on Tuesday. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know our 2018 Kindergarten students and their families and we look forward to seeing them all again next year. A big thank you goes out to Mrs Tracey McFarland for her co-ordination of this year’s Kindergarten Transition and Orientation program – I’m sure all of our new students and their families are feeling a little more relaxed and a lot more confident about starting ‘big school’ in 2018. Today eight of our Year 5 students presented their Captain's speeches to Stage 2 and Stage 3 students, teachers and parents. While each of their speeches was very individual, they all spoke about the qualities of a good leader and how proud they were of their school. Students and teachers will vote for the 2018 Cowra Public School Captains and we wish all students the very best of luck.
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
!!REMINDER!! Students are to arrive to school at 8.40am and not before as there is no playground supervision before this time. 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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G1
VISIT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE TO READ A DREAMTIME STORY
On the 3rd of November 21 very excited year 1 students walked over to the Cowra Neighbourhood Centre to present their favourite Dreamtime story to the residents of Cowra. G1 had been looking at Dreamtime stories and the important messages they tell us. The class decided they would recreate and retell the story ‘How the birds got their colours. With practise and a big smile they were all ready for our time to shine and retell the story. Each student in G1 contributed to the book that was created and given to the neighbourhood centre. It was written, illustrated and retold by G1. All the students were extremely proud of their hard work and thoroughly enjoyed the morning.
CONGRATULATIONS SEPTEMBER AUSSIE OF THE MONTH!!
Hunter Reid—N3 Hunter received this award for being a thoughtful, hard working student who consistently approaches all tasks with an open mind and positive attitude. Hunter follows PBL expectations in all that she does and is a trustworthy and reliable Cowra Public School student. Hunter has participated in many extra-curricular activities and is always a proud representative of our school. Hunter is a caring member of N3, always willing to help her peers. Her kindness, positive attitude and enthusiasm make her a very worthy recipient of the Aussie of the month.
Rohan Roger-Kable—M1 Rohan Roger-Kable received this award for being a quiet achiever, very caring, extremely thoughtful and helpful. Rohan is always on task and constantly works to a high standard. She enthusiastically participates in sport, art and cultural events. Rohan particularly enjoys drama activities. She has outstanding manners and always shows respect for her family, school, friends and teachers. Rohan has an innate sense of humour and an exceptional sense of fairness, loyalty and sportsmanship. She is a wonderful role model to all Infants students. She always wears her uniform with pride.M1 very much enjoys having her in their class. Congratulations Rohan Rodger-Kable.
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CONGRATULATIONS ASSEMBLY AWARD WINNERS!! KW Aiden Mitchell Jax Quinn Carmella Horsfield
S1 Nayte Ruttley Harlow Greening Lincoln Charnock
JM2 Jeana Miller Aaron Hall Oscar Gregs Amelia McCulloch
N3 Hunter Reid Jack Croker Benson Sullivan
KC Skye Fagan Sophia Wallace Jarell Kerr
R1 Lachlan White Annaleise Hall Noah McLean
U2 Mathias Pemberton Roderick Le Lola Eaton
Q2/3 Trey Pollard Justin Saxby
KM Lilliarna Cantrell Dominic Hussell Jakayla Pollard
C1 Daniel Hoy Michael Howarth Trinity Workman
V3 Jake Roberts Bridie Smith Braith Amos
H1/2 Liam Nowacki Danny Quinn
G1 Mal Gail Crystal Cheng Jorja Reid
C2 Charlie Peterson Jackson Smith Alice Mulligan
I3 Jessica Graham Arwen Cleary Abbey Druery
M1 Rohan Rodger-Kable Oscar McGill Harmony-Jade Forbes
A2 Nate Williams Isabella Haynes Sophie Green
G3 Simone Van Zyl David Simms Nikolai Paki
L&S Rachel Hailstone Charlie Sturgis Josh Hussell Angel Ochieng Isabella Rowan
CONGRATULATIONS PBL AWARD WINNERS!! 20 Gotchas Brodi Bright
40 Gotchas Trinity Workman Jason Forbes Memphis Watts Charlotte Cleary
60 Gotchas Indiana Pound-McGuiness Tehya Eggleton Azaria Wallace Eliza Budge Bella Ballard
80 Gotchas Keavy Dromgold Matilda Oborn Darby Morris Madeline Fraser Liam Nowacki
100 Gotchas Jorja Reid Joshua Morrison Lily Wallace Crystal Cheng Seth Friend
120 Gotchas Alex Boswell Katinka McKeown
140 Gotchas Jake Gorham Leuwin McGill Ebony Davis
160 Gotchas Toby Morrison Clayton Duclos Harry Chambers
180 Gotchas
200 Gotchas
25 Gotchas Charlie Brown Charlie Sturgis
50 Gotchas Samantha Van Zyl Toby Crocker Zoe McKay Paige Roberts Oliver Barlow Zophia Eggleton Orland Williams Danny Quinn Elora Blackmore
75 Gotchas Paige Muddle Kiana Murray Aaron Hall Sean Cox-Coffee Hendrix Greening
200 Gotchas Connor McMahon Jemima Scammell Tameeka Murray Annabelle Sturgiss
250 Gotchas
300 Gotchas Hunter Reid
100 Gotchas Maddie Brown Emmett Langton
150 Gotchas Jace Tarrant
FOR YOUR INFORMATION……………. YEAR 4 ROAD SAFETY PRGRAM - TUESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 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 Tuesday 14th November. A 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. 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 Co-ordinator
Fantastic Christmas Shopping C.P.S End of Year Book Fair Buy 1—get 1 free!!!! We are holding a mini Book Fair in the Library in Week 6 Monday 13th to Thursday 16th November. This is a buy one get one free book fair, which makes it very good value. You can choose to donate books to the Library or keep for yourself, or both! This book fair is only for books, there are no novelty items or posters. First come first choice of books, no orders taken. Purchase before school, during lunchtime or from 2-3.30pm every day. Parents are welcome to shop with or without their children! Cash and Credit or Debit card payments are welcome.
Selective High School Application – Year 7 2019 If you would like your child to attend a selective high school in 2019 please see the following important details below: • Applications for selective high school placement in Year 7, 2019 are now open at the following website; https://education.nsw.gov.au/publicschools/ selective-high-schools-andopportunity-classes/year-7. • Applications close on 13th November 2017 • Selective High School Placement Test will be held on 15th March 2018. There is further information available at the front office for your convenience.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION…………….
WHERE:
COWRA HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
WHEN:
THURSDAY 16TH NOVEMBER
TIME:
7:30 - 9:30PM
DRESS:
WEAR YOUR SCARIEST HALLOWEEN OUTFIT
BOOK CLUB ~~~CLOSES~~~ Friday 1st December 3pm
All book club orders are online only We are no longer accepting book club orders over the counter.
School Magazine Order your copy of the magazine up until
Friday, 1 December, 2017 Cost: $10.00 **We will print only the number of magazines ordered (no spare copies will be available) The magazine will contain an outline of the year’s events as well as students’ academic and sporting achievements.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION…………….
Year 2 Learn - to Swim Dates Time Where Who Cost What to bring -
Monday 27th November to Friday 8th December 2017 inclusive 10am-10.45am Cowra Aquatic Centre, Taragala St COWRA Year 2 Students $0 for season ticket holders $20 pool entry for non-season ticket holders Swimmers, towel, rash shirt, goggles if required, plastic bag for wet swimmers. Sunscreen should be applied at home ready for the lesson.
!!!REMINDER!!! SCHOOL BANKING EVERY THURSDAY
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