Week 2 Term 3 Newsletter 2024
- Principal's Message
- Upcoming Events
- Todd Woodbridge Cup
- Community Survey -Game Changer Challenge
- Invitation to Year 6 Parents and Carers
- Book Fair - Week 3
- Book Club - Issue 5
- Clothing Pool - $5.00 Jumper Sale ends this Friday
- Class in Focus
- PBL Focus - CPS Wellbeing Program
- Our Learner Qualities
- The Resilience Project - Gratitude
- eSafety Webinars for Parents
- Sentral Parents App
- The HUB - Canteen Lunches
- Healthy Snippets
- Community Notices
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Hopefully everyone is staying warm during these frosty cold mornings we have been enduring this week, although it’s lovely to see some prolonged sunshine! Ms Laurie and several of our Stage 3 students had an early start on Monday morning participating in the Todd Woodbridge Cup (tennis) in Cowra. From all accounts everyone had a wonderful day and enjoyed their experience.
Today is National Tree Planting Day and Miss Benjafield’s class will be planting trees at the South Canowindra reserve on Friday. If any parents from this class are willing and able to help out, you are more than welcome to come along. Permission and information were sent out yesterday via the Parent Portal App.
Education Week is next week, and we have a huge day planned for Friday 9th August. Additionally, most of the week we will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair in the canteen area. Books can be purchased from Tue - Thurs mornings from 8:30-9am and Friday from 12:15-2pm, all profits will go toward our school library. Our Open Day will commence on Friday at 12:15pm. Parents/ carers, relatives and significant others are all encouraged to see our wonderful classrooms and the work the students have done throughout the year. This will be followed by a free sausage sizzle at 1pm, where visitors can join us for lunch. At 1:30pm our school counsellors will be available for a meet and greet in the hall. Then the P&C Colour Fun Run will start at 2 pm. Students can change into their white shirts at lunch and they will be running around the decathlon obstacle course. It should be a fantastic day.
Please make sure you complete the survey for our Game Changer Challenge. Our Stage 3 team, the 'Cano Yabbies,' has reached the semi-finals of the NSW Government's Game Changer Challenge and would appreciate your input. See link in the newsletter.
Have a great week!
Kind regards
Sharon Hawker
Principal
Congratulations to Elizabeth Jones, Year 5, over the weekend Elizabeth won 1st Prize in the Primary School section of the Cabonne Art Prize. Well done Elizabeth! Pictured here with her artwork and Deputy Mayor Jamie Jones presenting her certificate.
100% Attendance Gallery
Congratulations to Thembe Jaffar-Knott, Taliesin Bullock and Tahlia Stewart or 100% attendance in Week 1. Keep up the great start to the term!
Upcoming Events
Week 2 - 3/4 Tree planting at South Canowindra reserve
Week 3 - Friday 9th August Open Day, Book Fair and Colour Fun Run
Week 4 - Thursday 15th August Kinderbounce starts for 5-year-olds
- Friday 16th August District Athletics Cowra
Todd Woodbridge Cup
On Monday, eight Stage 2 students went over to Cowra to play in the Todd Woodbridge Cup. The weather was perfect for tennis and the students were really excited to play. Five other schools participated in the day with varying levels of tennis experience. Some of our students have played tennis before but a number of them hadn’t. The difference between the beginning of the day to the end was incredible. All the students gained confidence throughout the day and their skills improved out of sight. They played 6 games of tennis against the other schools and they all showed fantastic sportsmanship. Taliesin Bullock got a special mention and certificate for the sportsmanship he displayed. Well done to all the students! Thank you also to Emma Greenhill who helped transport the students over.
TWC Tennis Gallery
Community Survey -Game Changer Challenge
Our Stage 3 team, the 'Cano Yabbies,' has reached the semi-finals of the NSW Government's Game Changer Challenge. The Cano Yabbies have collaboratively created the following questions to explore a future where everyone, regardless of location, can access and benefit from modern, sustainable, and resilient technologies and infrastructures.Thank you for taking the time and effort to complete the form below. Your input will support the team as they compete in the semi-finals in Week 5.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=muagBYpBwUecJZOHJhv5kb7IRWZFIXtAmhkSZ29CKbBUQTQwTFhPTVVHVkZDQklBVlI1U09QVzFHWi4u
Invitation to Year 6 Parents and Carers
Canowindra High School would like to invite all parents of students in Year 6 2024 to a morning tea with the Principal, Year Advisors and some staff of Canowindra High School. This will be an opportunity for you to have a short tour of the school along with Tea, Coffee and nibbles. We will be there to answer any questions you may have regarding your child coming to high school in 2025.
When: Friday 9th August
Time: From 9:30am to 10:30am
Where: Browns Ave entry
We look forward to seeing you there.
Mr Peter Newbery Miss Kirsty Maye Mr Brad Robinson
Year 7 Advisor 2025 Year 7 Advisor 2025 Principal
Book Fair - Week 3
Book Fair will be running Tuesday - Friday next week. Students will have the opportunity to browse through the books, kits and posters this week during their Library lesson and may bring home a wish list to share with you. Purchases can be made by eftpos or with cash.Purchases can be made on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 am until 9:00am and on Friday from the start of open day until the end of lunch.
Book Club - Issue 5
Issue 5 Book Club order forms went home with students today. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.
The school does not accept cash.
Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP
Orders close Thursday 29th August 2024.
Clothing Pool - $5.00 Jumper Sale ends this Friday
There is an abundance of school jumpers, some in 'as new' condition of various sizes, that we are clearing for $5.00 a piece.
Jumpers can be purchased between 8.30am and 2.30pm this week.
Payment via Eftpos, cash or the parent portal.
Jumper Sales ends this Friday.
Class in Focus
Each week one of our classes will be chosen to showcase the great learning that is happening in our school. This week our class is: 1/2 A
PBL Focus - CPS Wellbeing Program
Our Learner Qualities
CPS students are learning to embrace challenges when learning!
The Resilience Project - Gratitude
Some benefits of practising gratitude are:
- After 21 days, you start to scan the world for positives.
- After 42 days you become:
- More optimistic, energised & focused.
- Less likely to get sick.
- You will sleep better.
- Anxiety and depression decreases.
A few quick and simple ways to practise being grateful are:
- Journaling; each night write down 3 things that went well for you that day or purchase a gratitude journal with gratitude prompts.
- Write a gratitude letter to someone special, telling them why you are grateful they are in your life.
- Have a family discussion on the way home from school or around the dinner table about the things that went well that day or made you smile.
You can purchase 21-day, 6-month, and family journals from The Resilience Project website if that is something you’re interested in.
eSafety Webinars for Parents
Please see attached flyer for parents to access important information about cyber safety.
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. Any enquiries please call Sheryn : 0402 441 263
SUSHI special this Friday 2nd August
Healthy Snippets
Healthy "Snippets" from NSW Health covering a range of topics including; healthy eating, lunchbox ideas, drinking water and food budgeting.
Community Notices
