Week 6 Term 1 Newsletter 2024

Principal's Message

Welcome to Week 6! As mentioned last week, we have a busy end to the term. Our school leaders had a wonderful trip to Sydney, even though it was rather hot and sticky. Thank you to Miss Pritchard and Huw Greenhill for taking the students. From all accounts everyone had a wonderful time and there were lots of highlights including the trip to Manly on the ferry and listening to all the inspirational speakers at the conference. See newsletter for full report.

Well done to all our swimmers who performed remarkable well the district carnival last Friday. Congratulations to Cora Ryan who was awarded joint junior girl champion and to all our relay teams for making it through to Western. Nineteen swimmers are heading off to Dubbo for the Western Region Trials next Tuesday. I’m sure everyone will do very well and swim lots of PBs.

The first round of PSSA Cricket will commence tomorrow against Mulyan Public School in Cowra. Miss Toovey has ‘rallied the troops’ and thank you to all the parents for volunteering their time and cars to transport the students tomorrow. Good luck to everyone, I hope it’s not going to be too hot for you all.  

Next Wednesday NAPLAN will begin for Year 3 & 5. These tests are completed online in the hall in the morning session. There will be 4 days of testing over the 2 weeks. Please ensure your child is at school on time and is ready for the test. Additional information about headphones etc will be included in the newsletter.

Three Way Interviews will be coming up in Week 10. Please make sure you can access the Sentral portal, as this is where you will be able to make 3 Way Interview bookings from 9am next Monday. We would love to see as many parents as possible. You will receive a notification advising you when the portal is open. Kindergarten parents are not required to attend these meetings as they were conducted at the beginning of the year.

Our P&C AGM will be held next Monday night at The Canowindra Service Club at 6:30pm. We’re looking forward to seeing as many people as possible turn up and become involved in a great little committee which provides amazing support for our school. Look forward to seeing lots of new faces.

Have a great week!

Kind regards,

Sharon Hawker

100% Attendance Gallery

Congratulations Gabby Wadwell, Andy Wright and Violet Fitzgerald on their 100% attendance for Week 5! Our overall 100% attendance is rising every week. 

Wellbeing Week

Students are encouraged to wear their favourite T-shirt to school next Tuesday 12th March. The T-shirt can be an old favourite or even one of mum or dads, please do not go out and buy a new T-shirt! However, please make sure it's not a singlet and has no inappropriate logos or messages:)

NAPLAN - Week 7 and 8

NAPLAN commences next Wednesday 13th March.  Year 3 & 5 are reminded to bring their headphones for all NAPLAN sessions. 

Week 7

Wed - Writing

Thurs - Reading

Week 8 

Tues - Conventions of language

Wed - Numeracy 

NAPLAN is an online test and students will need headphones or earphones to complete the test. NO bluetooth earphones please, they MUST be wired.

District Swimming Carnival

What a great day at District Swimming in Grenfell last Friday.   

Well done to all students who swam and cheered from the side.  

Thank you to all parents who drove their kids and others to the carnival. Also, thank you to Toni, Huw and Alicia for timekeeping throughout the day. 

Congratulations to Cora Ryan who received equal Junior Girl Champion.  

All children who placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd have qualified for Western Trials to be held on Tuesday, 12th March in Dubbo. We have 19 students who have qualified for Western this year. I have highlighted them in the results.  

Well done, everyone. 

District Swimming Carnival

Class in Focus

Young Leaders Conference

On Sunday, 8 of our school leaders ventured off to Sydney for the Young Leaders Conference. We arrived in Sydney and checked in to our accommodation, which was on the 71st floor and had views of all around Sydney! We had some lunch and a quick look around Pitt Street. Some of us looked through the world’s largest Lego store, while the others helped Miss Pritchard choose some wedding shoes. 

We then walked to Circular Quay and wandered around looking at the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. It was a pretty hot afternoon so we were excited to get on the ferry over to Manly to run around on the beach, have some fish and chips and finish the day with an ice cream! 

On Monday, we were up early ready for the Young Leaders Conference at the ICC in Darling Harbour. We were there with 5000 other students from across NSW. We learnt about building a ‘memory palace’ from Anastasia Woolmer, the Australian Memory Champion, and how she trained her brain in different memory techniques. Got to catch up with Matt Cosgrove and Eva Amores, the authors of ‘Macca the Alpaca’ and ‘Worst Week Ever’ book series, who taught us how to draw Macca the Alpaca in 10 seconds. Then listened to Stephen O’Keefe, member of the Australian, NSW and Sydney Sixers cricket team, talk about his journey to success while his baggy green got passed around the audience. The last speaker for the day was Ninja Warrior champion, Bryson Klein, who is the youngest ever Australian to compete in the world Ninja Warrior championships (and won!). 

We enjoyed all of the guest speakers from the day, who all had an inspirational story of how resilience, perseverance and determination got them to where they are today. 

We are very grateful for our trip to Sydney and the Young Leaders Conference. Special shout out to Huw Greenhill for coming along with our 8 leaders and Miss Pritchard. 

Young Leaders Conference

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Attendance Matters

Must have missed that day?

Time with friends, assignments, an important math lesson or getting picked for a sports team – we don’t want any one of our students missing out. Days missed here and there add up.

With regular school attendance your child will have the best opportunity to learn and improve their wellbeing. We are here to support your child to be ready and engaged for school. Please contact us if you need any assistance with your child’s attendance.

Visit the Every Day Matters webpage for more information and resources.

A reminder that planned travel should only be taken during school holidays and students should be at school every day during school term, right from beginning to end.

Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up. Every day matters and we are here to support all students in attending and engaging with their learning every day of the term.

PBL Focus - CPS Wellbeing Program

Book Club - Issue 2

Issue 2 Book Club order forms were sent home with students today. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close Wednesday 27th March 2024.

Our Learner Qualities

The Resilience Project

The Resilience Project is committed to teaching positive mental health strategies to prevent mental ill-health and build young people’s capacity to deal with adversity.

Teachers and students will engage in weekly lessons and activities around the key principles of Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness (GEM), and Emotional Literacy to build resilience.

Check out their website for more information:

The Resilience Project

And check out TRP@HOME; a place filled with inspiration and activities for the whole family, to help improve your wellbeing and build resilience.

TRP@HOME

Sentral Parents App

Please ensure you have your notifications TURNED ON (check in settings). We use this app to send push notifications for all school activities.

The HUB - Canteen Lunches

Can parents please update their child/s class or details before placing an order.

Healthy Snippets

Healthy "Snippets" from NSW Health covering a range of topics including; healthy eating, lunchbox ideas, drinking water and food budgeting. 

P & C News

NOTICE OF P&C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CALENDAR EVENTS

This is to advise you of the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of Canowindra Public School P&C Committee. The details of this meeting are as follows:

Monday 11 March 6.30pm – Canowindra Hotel

As students grow up and move onto high school, so do our families and volunteers. We are seeking new faces to join our general committee and this year we are on the lookout for a new President. The nomination form will be on our Facebook page soon. I am more than happy to chat to anyone who is thinking about taking on a role or assist with any questions or concerns. Feel free to contact me directly or email canowindrapandc@gmail.com

Eleena Markcrow

P&C President

The P&C have a very busy year coming up and we hope to meet new parents and carers at our school events!

Please follow our Facebook page (this is a private group for current parents/carers only):

www.facebook.com/groups/CanowindraPublicSchoolPandCAssociation

Our posts include:  P&C meetings, information regarding P&C fundraising and events, updates on ‘The Hub’ lunch specials, selling second hand uniforms and sharing relevant information from the school and approved student related community groups.

For other school enquiries such as new uniforms, or sporting/academic events and excursions please contact the school office, teaching staff or refer to the weekly newsletter. Canowindra Public School Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CanowindraPublicSchool

Thursday 21 March 5.30pm - DISCO time! Hawaiian themed!

We are hosting a night out for the students. This will be held in the school hall with a BBQ for dinner. Look out on our Facebook page and in the newsletter for information. The dinner order form is now available and students were sent home with a paper copy today. We will be seeking volunteers to assist on the night.

Thursday 28 March (school day) - EASTER RAFFLE

The P&C are holding an Easter raffle during the Easter Hat Parade. We are calling out for donations of all things Easter! Easter eggs, easter colouring books, baskets, bunny ears, cellophane, or similar wrapping item and / or anything ‘Easter’ you can assist with. Could all donations be taken to the office (for safe keeping!). We greatly appreciate your assistance. Raffle tickets have gone home with students. We have an online option to purchase additional tickets or share with family and friends www.123tix.com.au/events/42647/canowindra-public-school-pc-easter-raffle Details will be posted on our Facebook page and in the newsletter.

Monday 22 April – TRIVIA NIGHT

Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6.30pm start – Canowindra Bowling Club. The P&C are excited to be hosting a fundraising trivia night during the Canowindra Balloon challenge week. Details and tickets will be available soon. Keep and eye on our Facebook page, newsletter and local press for information. We will be calling out for volunteers to assist with this event or your support by purchasing tickets to the night.

Community Notices