Week 4 Term 1 Newsletter 2022
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the swimming carnival last Friday. It was a great day with lots of students participating for the first time and others swimming PB’s and breaking records. Many thanks to Miss Dixon and primary staff for another well organised event and thanks to all our parents who helped on the day. There will be a full report in this week’s newsletter.
I’d like to give a very warm welcome to Ms Simone Hua who is our school counsellor. Simone will be here every Monday and will be working closely with our Learning and Support Team.
This Friday we will be holding our first assemblies of the year. We will be having a separate assembly for Infants and Primary. Kinder will experience their first assembly where they will get to practice singing the school song and national anthem. Unfortunately, parents are unable to attend, however, I’m hoping restrictions will lift very soon. All photos of award recipients will be put in next week’s newsletter and on the school Facebook page.
Permission notes were sent home this week for several excursions which are taking place next week. Week 5 has turned into a very busy week and there are several permission notes and money which need to be accounted for. These include:
- District Athletics on Tuesday 22/2/22
- Whole school incursion to Snake Tails next Wednesday 23/2/22
- Stage 3 - AFL Gala Day on Thursday 24/2/22
- Bathurst Gold Fields for Stage 3 Friday 25/2/22.
Please see additional information in our newsletter. If you require any financial assistance, please contact the school.
Last week I mentioned that our voluntary school fees are $50 per child, however, I should have included that the amount reduces depending on the number of children at our school i.e. 2nd child $40, 3rd child $30, 4th child $20. Preferred method of payment is via POP. Please consider this as a donation to our wonderful school.
Have a great week!
Kind regards
Sharon Hawker
Latest COVID-19 Advice
If you test positive with a rapid antigen test, you must:
Report through the Service NSW websiteExternal link and Service SNW app.External link so you can be linked to important health care support and advice based on your COVID-19 risk. If you or someone in your family can’t register online, please call Service NSW on 13 77 88
If you test positive with a PCR or rapid antigen test, you must:
- Isolate immediately for 7 days. Your household must also isolate for 7 days. If you have a sore throat, runny nose, cough or shortness of breath after 7 days, please remain in isolation until 24 hours after your symptoms have resolved.
- Tell people who you spent time with from the 2 days before you started having symptoms or 2 days before you tested positive (whichever came first) that you have COVID-19. This includes your social contacts, workplace and/or school.
- Monitor your symptoms. If you are concerned you should call your GP, the NSW Health COVID-19 Care at Home Support Line on 1800 960 933 or the National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 020 080. If symptoms become severe call 000.
All positive COVID-19 cases should be reported to the school if they have attended school recently.
Returning to school after COVID-19
It is recommended that staff and students that return to school after recovering from COVID-19 do not participate in rapid antigen test surveillance for 28 days (four weeks after recovery) following release from self-isolation. This is due to NSW Health advice that people who have recovered from COVID-19 have a low risk of contracting it again in the following 28 days. After 28 days (from week five after recovery) staff and students may resume participation in RAT surveillance. Negative results do not need to be reported to Service NSW or to the school.
Unwell at school
Any student or staff member who is unwell and/or displays symptoms of COVID-19 will be asked to go home and stay until they can complete a RAT or PCR test.
- If symptoms continue, they should stay at home and take another RAT in 24 hours or have a PCR test.
- If the second RAT or initial PCR test result is negative and they are displaying no symptoms OR they are diagnosed as another condition such as hayfever, the student or staff member can return to school.
- In NSW, positive COVID-19 cases are provided a Medical Clearance Notice after 7 days and allowed to leave self-isolation as long as they do not have COVID-19 symptoms.
Students who are isolating at home
If a student tests positive or is a close contact they must isolate for 7 days. School work can be accessed via the class' online platform and through the Digital Learnig Resource Hub. This involves learning at home without a teacher.
Parents need to be aware that our school operates under strict guidelines from the NSW government concerning the attendance of students. A child must attend school every day of a scheduled school year. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure that this happens, and it is the school’s responsibility to keep accurate records of attendance. The school is not permitted to approve leave for any reason other than illness, exceptional family circumstances or occasional absence for elite sporting or cultural participation. This may seem severe, but all schools must adhere to these guidelines. Most leave, other than sick will be designated as “explained but unjustified”. Please call the school or send a note in within 3 days of absence.
2022 Primary Swimming Carnival
Swimming Carnival 2022
Best Dressed
Well done to all children involved in getting dressed up in your house colours.
The best dressed winners were;
Belabula – Beth Gordon
Lachlan –Eloise Duguid
Nangar – Hayley Hampton
Tilga –Georgia Parker
Record Breakers
11 records were broken at our carnival this year. What an achievement. They were;
Ava Thornberry – Open girls 100m freestyle, 11 years girls 50m freestyle, 11 years girls 50m breaststroke, 11 years girls 50m backstroke, 11 years girls 50m butterfly, senior girls 200m IM
Jack Lawler – senior boys 50m backstroke
Will Swords – Open boys 100m freestyle, 11 years boys 50m freestyle, 11 years boys 50m breaststroke, 11 years boys 50m backstroke
Congratulations to all children who participated, we saw lots of fantastic swimming and some personal best times.
Gaps in the results chart may indicate no entries or a disqualification. First and second place have made it to District as well as some third places based on times (children have been notified on their permission note of their events). Place ribbons will be handed out at Assembly on Friday 18th February.
Cowra Public are hosting the Cowra District Carnival at Cowra. This will be held on Tuesday 22nd February from 9am-3pm. We will be transporting children to the carnival via private vehicle, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Notes have been handed out and you can indicate if you can take any extra children with you. Parents will need to sign in with a QR code on entry to the pool.
A huge thank you to parents who gave up their time to volunteer, your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks to Canowindra Swimming Club for the use of their equipment.
Relay Teams for District will be:
Junior Boys – Kayden Smith, Oliver Maunder, Hunter Pearce, Jack Daly
Junior Girls – Eloise Duguid, Harvey Gordon, Grace Khatry, Sophie Payne
Senior Boys – Fraser Wythes, Nic Gordon, Jack Lawler, Will Swords
Senior Girls –Lucy Neville, Haylee Stanbury, Claire Pengilly, Ava Thornberry
Swimming Champions
Congratulations to this year’s age champions.
Junior Kayden Smith/Hunter Pearce Harvey Gordon
11yrs Will Swords Ava Thornberry
Senior Nicholas Gordon Maisie Swords/Lydia Wythes
Mindy Dixon
CPS Excurions are back!
Permission notes were sent home on Monday - Payment can also be made via POP payment
Stage 3 - AFL Gala Day Thursday 24th February
Two teams of boys and girls will be heading off to Forbes to play in the first round of the Paul Kelly Cup. Teams from Cowra, Canowindra and Forbes will be competing against each other. Mr White from Central West AFL will be holding a training session this Thursday for our students in preparation for the day. Permsission notes and an email were sent home to all parents today. A bus has been organised for travel, ALL students will need to pay for the bus regardless of travel arrangements.
Stage 3 - History Excursion Friday 25th February
Stage 3 are studying the significance and impact of colonial life in Australia. Every two years Stage 3 usually attend the Bathurst Gold Fields, however due to the interruptions on 2020, this didn't occur. However, we have been able to organise it for this year, albeit at short notice. It's always a very valuable learning experience for everyone. Permission notes were sent home today. Please return notes by next Wednesday and money is due by Wednesday 9th March.
Save the date- School Photo Day
Book Club - Issue 1 2022
Issue 1 Book Club Order forms went home with students last week. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP. Visit www.scholastic.com.au
Orders close tomorrow Thursday 17th February 2022
Class in Focus
Year 4 have been writing Recounts in class. We did some skipping, ball bouncing and played Duck, Duck, Goose outside then the students came into the classroom and wrote a recount on the activities they just did. It was a fun way to do our text writing!EN2-2Aplans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
We are implementing separate play areas for Stages during breaks to reduce mingling and our enhanced cleaning arrangements will remain in place. It is important that we are even more vigilant with our hygiene than ever before. It is imperative that we continue to practice good hygiene habits and continue to be tested on a regular basis. Stay at home if positive and report via Service NSW app.
PBL News - C.P.S. Wellbeing Program
Term 1 - The Hub Menu
The Hub - Order Online
The High School canteen preferred ordering method is via QuickCliq. In 2022 this will be the ONLY payment method accepted........please register now.
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
AGM - Monday 7th March 2022
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