Week 6 Term 2 Newsletter 2022

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Winter has arrived with vengeance! We were lucky enough to get our cross country carnival completed just in time before the rain arrived last Friday. We held another very successful event with over 300 students completing the course. Twelve students from CPS made it through to Western which is to be held in Geurie in a few weeks’ time; please see full report in the newsletter. Huge thank you again to Eleena and parents for running a wonderful canteen, all proceeds went to the P&C. Thanks for your support! And finally, thank you to Ms Laurie and Miss Dixon for all the thought and preparation they put into the organisation of the carnival.

National Reconciliation Week is held every year from 27^th May – 3^rd June and this week our students have been learning about our shared histories, cultures and achievements. This enables everyone to strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous peoples for the benefit of all Australians. Peer Support groups also designed Reconciliation Week Posters which will be displayed in the connected classroom.

Athletics heats day has been moved back to school due to the weather forecast this Friday and the state of The Oval. We will hold all field events at school except for the for 1500m which we will catch up later in the term. Hopefully The Oval dries out soon so we can have our athletics carnival in a few weeks’ time. Due to the athletics heats day, our Week 6 assembly has been moved to Friday Week 7.

Year 5 Canberra excursion is coming up next Wed 8th June – Thurs 9th June. All notes, medical forms and money are due by this Friday in order for the bus company to confirm numbers at all the venues. This is a wonderful excursion to all the major attractions in Canberra including Parliament House, Questacon, National War Memorial and AIS to name a few. The Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) subsides our school so that students can attend this excursion at a reduced rate.

Now that winter is here it’s important children are coming to school in appropriate clothing. Many children are coming to school with bare arms and legs and shivering throughout the day. As we know layering is very important in winter as our classrooms are nice and warm due to the wonderful new split system air cons, therefore jumpers and jackets are needed when heading outside. We have a comprehensive collection of jumpers, jackets and raincoats at the school for purchase. Please see further information in the newsletter.

Have a great week!

Kind regards

Sharon Hawker

Introducing our Learner Qualities

Over the past two years we have been implementing Visible Learning into our school. The next iteration is to introduce our Learner Qualities which have been determined by students, staff and parents. Our learner qualities are: resilient, creative, self motivated, seeks feedback and embrace challenge. These qualities will be referred to in all lessons and will give students the necessary skills to become lifelong learners. Stay tuned for more news on these learner qualities via our newsletter and Facebook.

Book Club - Issue 4 2022

Issue 4 Book Club Order forms went home with students last Thursday. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au

Orders close Wednesday 15th June 2022

Take advantage of the promo code below and order online before this Friday 3rd June 2022 to receive $5.00 off your order!!

Premier's Sporting Challenge- Term 2 Week 4 to Term 3 Week

Starting Monday 16^th May, students in Years 3-6 and staff will be participating in the Premier's Sporting Challenge (PSC) 10-week challenge. The PSC is designed to promote increased participation in sport and physical activity, leading to healthier and more active lifestyles. Students in Years 3-6 and staff will record and track their physical activity over a 10-week period. This may include playing sports during lunchtime, class fitness, Friday sport, before or after school, and on weekends. The school will receive a participation grant that can be used to support sporting and physical activity programs by purchasing new sporting equipment for the school. 

Uniform Sales

Cash or Eftpos payments for uniform sales Monday to Friday can ONLY be made between 8:30am and 2:30pm.

Alternatively please phone/email the office with your uniform requirements and we can give you the total amount which can be paid via POP (parent online payment) through our school website (under the make a payment tab on the home page).

Once payment has been received the requested items can be sent home with your child.

Latest COVID-19 Advice

As we move into Term 2 and the winter months, the pandemic is expected to continue to have a significant impact on school operations. Below is an update on the health settings in preparation for the start of term. 

Positive COVID-19 result 

Any student or staff member who tests positive to COVID-19 is required to follow NSW Health requirements. Currently, the requirements are: 

• isolate for 7 days following the positive test 
• leave isolation after 7 days if no symptoms (sore throat, runny nose, cough or shortness of breath) 
• if there are symptoms after 7 days, then remain in isolation until 24 hours after symptoms have resolved.  

Staff and students who return a positive RAT result must register it on the Service NSW app or service.nsw.gov.au website as soon as possible. 

If there is a positive case in your child’s class, year or other grouping, your child can continue to attend school in line with NSW Health advice. The School will continue to provide advice on the incidence of positive cases at school. 

Changed close contact rules 

On 20 April the NSW Government announced close contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case will not be required to isolate, provided they comply with NSW Health guidelines. 

From 6pm on Friday 22 April, close contacts (defined as a household contact or an individual deemed by NSW Health to be a close contact) will not have to isolate, as long as they have no symptoms and comply with the following guidelines: 

• wear a face mask in indoor settings outside the home 
• undertake daily Rapid Antigen tests before coming into close contact with people outside their home 
• avoid contact with the elderly/immunocompromised 
• do not visit aged care, hospitals, disability and correctional facilities unless an exemption applies 
• work from home where possible 
• notify their employer/educational facility that they are a close contact, and that they are not required to isolate as long as they comply with the above. 

Close contacts will need to comply with the above guidelines for 7 days from the time a person in their household tested positive for COVID-19. 

Class in Focus

Each week one of our classes will be chosen to showcase the great learning that is happening in our school. This weeks Class is: Year 1/2 L

Meet the 1/2L engineers....Last week, we built different 3D shapes using spaghetti and marshmallows! We made cubes, pyramids, and triangular prisms. We counted how many edges and vertices were needed to build each shape. We had great fun exploring the difference between these shapes and we were so proud when they stood up without our support! 
MA1-3DS-02: describe three-dimensional objects using the terms ‘face’, ‘edge’ and ‘vertex’. 

District Cross Country - 27th May 2022

Last Friday, Canowindra held the Cowra District Cross Country Carnival. We had the most beautiful weather that stuck around just in time for us to finish.

Canowindra kids ran superbly and we had an amazing 12 students make it through to the Western Trials which will be held on Wednesday, 15th June, at Guerie Racecourse.

Thank you to parents/carers who helped out on the day and also to our wonderful P & C for running the canteen.

Congratulations to the following runners who have made it through to Western:

8/9 Years Boys

1st – Noah Grey, 5th – Sam Markcrow

10 Years Girls

6th – Harvey Gordon

10 Years Boys

1st – Finn Grey

11 Years Girls

2nd – Claire Pengilly

11 Years Boys

2nd – Will Swords, 3rd – Will Harris, 5th – Harry Sullivan-Webb

12/13 Years Girls

2nd – Charlotte Pearce, 3rd – Sofia D’Onise, 5th – Lola D’Onise

12/13 Years Boys

5th – Chase Milton

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Healthy Snippets

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

Community News

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