Week 3 Term 3 Newsletter 2025

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

I’m pleased to share that the weather forecast looks fine and sunny for our Open Day today! The Level 1 gates (Belmore and Tilga Street) will open at 12:00 PM, welcoming parents, carers, relatives, and significant others to explore our open classrooms. We encourage you to come and see the wonderful work our students have accomplished throughout the year. Following the classroom visits, we invite you to join us for a free sausage sizzle at 12:40 PM in our fabulous playground.

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Laurie’s Year 3/4 class for lunch, and we enjoyed a delightful spread from the Canowindra High School canteen. It was great to see everyone enjoying their meal. Congratulations to the Year 3/4 class on their PBL reward!

I would also like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Jack Daly, who is representing our school with the Western Rugby Union team at the PSSA state carnival in Newcastle. From all accounts, they are having an excellent time and enjoying the competition against teams from across the state.

Looking ahead, next week we have our Infants excursion to the Cowra Civic Centre to watch a performance called 'Imagine'. Additionally, the District Athletics event will take place in Cowra next Friday, August 15th. We are excited to have 39 students attending, and we wish them all the best in their events. Please ensure that permission and payment have been submitted by the end of this week.

I look forward to seeing you all today, and I wish you a fantastic week ahead!

Warm regards,

Sharon Hawker
Principal

OOSH OPERATING MORNING AND AFTERNOON

We are thrilled to announce that Outside School Hours (OOSH) is operating 5 days per week morning and afternoon. This program provides a safe, engaging, and supportive environment for our students before and after school hours.

To ensure the success and viability of this program, we need your support. We are currently seeking more children to enrol. A robust participation will not only enhance the program's offerings but also create a vibrant community where students can connect, learn, and have fun together.

If you are interested in enrolling your child or would like more information about the OOSH program, please use QR Code to register. Your involvement is crucial in making this program a valuable addition to our school community.

Thank you for your support!

2026 Kindergarten enrolments now open!

150 Year Celebrations

100% Attendance Gallery

Congratulations to Chloe Nash, Emily Skipper and James Morrow on 100% attendance in Week 2, keep up the great work!

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on School Students with Disability Notification for Parents and Carers

In August, all Government and non-Government schools across Australia are required to participate annually in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).

All Australian schools will collect data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs in accordance with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education needs of students with disability.

The data provided to the Australian Government by the NSW Department of Education and Communities is provided in such a way that it cannot be used to identify any individual student or school.General information about the national data collection can be found on the following website at https://www.nccd.edu.au/ 

If you have any questions about the data collection, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Pengilly.

Upcoming Events

Term 3

Week 3 - Open Day - Wednesday 6th August, Starrr's Planetarium - Thursday 7th August, Issue 5 Book Club Orders Close - Friday 8th August

Week 4 - 'Imagine' excursion K to Yr 2 at Cowra - Thursday 14th August, District Athletics Carnival - 15th August

Week 5 - Book Parade - 19th August, Stewart House PJ Day - 20th August

Week 6 - Vision Screening for Kinder students - Monday 25th August, Kinderbounce commences - Thursday 28th August

REMINDER K to 2

For students to attend this excursion permission (via the Sentral for Parents Portal) and payment of $32.00 per student which includes bus and entry fee is required by Tuesday 12^th August.

Vision Screening for Kinder Students

Hansen Optometrist will be visiting on Monday 25^th August to conduct vision screening with our Kinder students. Parents have given permission for this to occur via the Sentral for Parents Portal.

Attendance Matters

We know that it can sometimes be challenging getting your child to school, especially if they are experiencing anxiety or refusing to attend school.

They might be worried about their schoolwork, their friendship circles, playing sports or being away from their family. If you are concerned about your child's attendance at school or any other issues that may affect their attendance, please reach out to your child’s teachers.

We are here to support you and your child to make sure they are ready and engaged at school.

You can also access resources on the department website to support positive conversations with your child about attending school.

Book Club - Issue 5

Issue 5 Book Club Order forms went home with students last week. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP. The school does not accept cash for book club orders.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close this Friday 8th August 2025 

Our Learner Qualities

We are proud to reintroduce our Visible Learning qualities, which are essential traits that empower our students to thrive both academically and personally. These qualities include:

• I Am Resilient: Our students learn to bounce back from setbacks and challenges, developing persistence and determination in their pursuit of success.

• I Am Creative: We encourage creativity by inspiring students to think outside the box and approach problems with innovative solutions.

• I Seek Feedback: Our students understand the value of constructive feedback as a tool for growth, actively seeking input to improve their learning and performance.

• I Embrace Challenge: We foster a growth mindset, encouraging students to take on challenges and view them as opportunities for learning and development.

• I Am Self-motivated: Our students take ownership of their learning, setting personal goals and striving to achieve them with enthusiasm and commitment.

These Visible Learning qualities are integral to our educational approach, helping students become confident, capable learners who are prepared for future success. Together, we will cultivate these qualities to create a supportive and engaging learning environment.

PBL Focus - CPS Wellbeing Program

Class in Focus

Each week one of our classes will be chosen to showcase the great learning that is happening at our school. 

This week our class is: 5/6

Todd Woodbridge Cup - Tennis

On Monday, eight Stage 2 students travelled to Cowra to participate in the Todd Woodbridge Cup. Our team competed against 5 other schools in mini games of tennis. The students showed great sportsmanship and improved with every game they played. Congratulations to Archer who received the effort award on the day.

Gallery

The Resilience Project continued....

Last week our parents were given the opportunity to log into a webinar conducted by The Resilience Project. The webinar is titled 'Building Resilience at Home'. The Resilience Project has shared the following link to allow more families to access this webinar:

       link to the recording

The link will remain live until the end of August. Please take the time to watch the webinar                                                         over the next few weeks.

Royal Far West

As part of the service Royal Far West are providing our school, they are offering parent group programs which take place online and are delivered by trained facilitators. The groups are free for any parents/carers of the school to join. 

For school Term 3, RFW will be offering 2 different Online Parent Group Programs – ‘Tuning in to Kids’ (TIK) which will be offered as an evening group; and ‘Circle of Security’ (CoS) which will be offered as a daytime group.   

The attached brochure contains further details about the Term 3 Online Parent Groups, with the dates/days/times for the group and information about how parents can enquire. 

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 submit future absences functionality has been activated in the portal, to utilise this feature, Click on the absences widget, then click on the + in the upper right hand corner. Follow the prompts and hit the send button.

PLEASE NOTE: this is to request future absences ONLY, not to explain the day of an absence.

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

Healthy Snippets

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

Community Notices