Week 9 Term 2 Newsletter 2022

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Wow, we have had a very busy term for sporting and public speaking events. Last week saw the culmination of cross country at Geurie. There were lots of PBs and Noah Grey finished in the top 10 of his age group. Congratulations to Sofia D'Onise Year 5, for making it to the next round of the CWA public speaking. Sofia spoke very well and gained in confidence as the competition progressed. Our last sporting event for the term concludes today with our girls’ soccer team traveling to Grenfell to play the next round of the PSSA competition. Thank you again to Miss Dixon and parents for driving the girls and being their support crew.

What a great day we all had at last Thursday’s athletics carnival! I was so impressed by everyone’s enthusiasm and perseverance throughout the day. We battled the weather and the cold but everyone enjoyed themselves and displayed great sportsmanship towards each other. A huge thanks you to Miss Dixon and all the primary teachers for helping on the day.

Three way interviews will be taking place next week in our school hall. Online bookings will close this Friday at 3pm. These can be booked via the Sentral parent portal/ app. This is a wonderful opportunity to speak with your child and the classroom teacher. The students really look forward to being part of this experience and Semester 1 reports will be given out at the same time. Please see additional information in the newsletter.

The SRC has organised a crazy sock day for this Friday. All students are encouraged to wear their crazy socks or odd socks. This is intended to be a fun day, it is not a fundraiser event and parents are not expected to go out and buy crazy socks.

Next Thursday 30^th June, there is a strike planned for all NSW Public and Catholic schools. This will have an impact on our 3 Way interviews. An email will be sent out to all parents who are affected by this.

Term 3 will resume on Tuesday 19^th July for all students. Staff will be attending a SDD on Monday 18^th July.

Have a great week! Don’t forget Week 9 assembly this Friday.

Kind regards

Sharon Hawker

Three Way Interviews

Three Way Interviews (Parent-Student-Teacher) have been set up in Sentral. After 9am Friday 10^th June interview times can be booked by parents via the Sentral for Parents App. If you have previously booked interviews via Sentral, follow these steps below:

1. Download the app (see image). Depending on your device, visit either the Apple App Store, or the Google Play Store.

2. Search for Canowindra PS by starting to type the school name in the search box. Select the school, once it appears in the list, then tap next.

3. To log in you simply need to enter your username (email address) and password, then click the white Log In button.
4. You will then see the Home Screen, with links to:
     * news feeds      * a calendar      * absences that need explaining     * interview bookings      * newsletter Please click the interview tile and follow the steps to book an interview. Please repeat for multiple children.

If you do not use the App, the Portal can be accessed through this internet address: https//canowindraps.sentral.com.au/portal 

Should you experience difficulties please do not hesitate to the school for assistance. I also look forward to hearing from you about your experience with our App, and any feedback will be gratefully received.

For first time users of the Parent Portal an email will be sent out tomorrow morning with instructions on how to register. Registration must occur before trying to book an interview time. It will be imperative that all families have access to the Parent Portal in the near future to access newsletters, permission notes and other forms of communication. If you require support to access the Parent Portal please contact the school.

Semester 1 reports will be issued and discussed at these meetings. If your child had a Personalised Learning and Support Plan (PLSP) meeting at the end of Term 1, it will not be necessary for you to also attend these meetings.

The interview times are as follows:

Tuesday 28^th June 2022 1:30pm-5:30pm

Year 3     Mrs Swords    

Year 4     Ms Laurie

Year 4/5 Mrs Bowden

^{Wednesday 29th June 2022 1:30pm-5:30pm}

^{Kindergarten    Miss Rinaldo}

1/2B     Miss Benjafield

1/2L      Miss Lander

1/2M    Mrs Matic 

^{Thursday 30th June 2022 1:30pm-5:30pm}

^{5/6 B    Mrs McLaughlan and Ms Clements}

^{5/6 D    Miss Dixon}

^{Interviews will be conducted in the hall and access will be via the gate on Tilga Street at the rear of the hall. Students will need to be in attendance for each interview.}

Introducing our Learner Qualities

This week's Learner Quality is I 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.

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. 

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. 

Assembly 2pm this Friday - 24th June 2022

Kinder                      Crystal Thornhill, Pia Grey, Kaleb Cook, Nadia Godwin

Year 1/2 B                 Macie Adams, Brennon Hughes, Alexa Roth, Noah Grey

Year 1/2 L                  Hunter Lawrence, Lewis Cupitt, Emily Skipper, Hunter Bowd

Year 1/2 M                Byron Walker, Mia Burn, Anna Morrow, Lachlan Nash

Year 3                       Darcie Cole, Sophie Payne, George McKenzie, Jiro Flores

Year 4                       Sophie Prior, Summer Walker, Millie Roth, Noah Murphy

Year 4/5                    Tahlia Young, Charlie Scifleet, Alex Fitzgerald, Will Harris

Year 5/6                    Amahni Nicka, Grace Payne, Jamie Bowman, Grace Khatry

Year 5/6 Blue           Maisie Swords, Mackenzie Maunder, Annie Harris, Elijah Jessep

CWA Public Speaking

Congratulations to Sofia D’Onise who competed in the next round of the CWA Public Speaking in Cowra on Monday after having placed 2nd in Orange a few weeks ago. Well done Sofia!

Athletics Carnival

Working Together Program

Ms Pru McCarthy, who has cerebral palsy, was at Canowindra Public School last week to speak to Year 5 students as part of a free program that aims to explain what it is like to live with a disability and how to treat people with a disability. The Working Together Program involves Pru using her own experiences, presenting activities and games to teach students empathy and to help them to gain an understanding of what it is like to live with a disability. This is a two-part program, and the second part will be held Thursday 23^rd June. Students are looking forward to working with this engaging leader.

PSSA Western Cross Country

Well done to all 12 runners who competed in Geurie at Western Cross Country Trials last week. The weather was fabulous and everyone ran well. Congratulations.

PSSA Soccer Rd 2

After both the boys and girls soccer teams having a bye in the PSSA knockout competition, we travelled to Cowra to play Cowra Public in the round 2 matches on Tuesday last week.

The girls played first and started off very strong. With a few close chances to start the game Claire calmly put one in the back of the net. The girls continued on the attack with Claire scoring a double. Emily made some brilliant saves to keep Cowra scoreless. Just before half time, Charlotte joined Claire on the score sheet, making the half time score 3-0. Cowra came out strong in the second half and went quickly on the attack, scoring two goals in the second half. Canowindra held on for the win the game 3-2 and now face Grenfell Public in their round 3 match.

The boys took to the field and started with some strong attack. Will Swords scored quickly, making the score 1-0. Unfortunately, Cowra were too strong and continued on the attack for a good part of the game. Canowindra were defeated 6-1.

Well done to both teams for great encouragement and good sportsmanship.

Good luck in your next game, girls.

Mindy Dixon

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: 

5/6 Blue Stem equipment: Our school has been fortunate to have the department Stem kit - Robotics for the term.  Year 5/6 Blue has enjoyed building and coding our creations using the Lego Education  Spike Prime kitsST3-2DP-T
plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity.

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Healthy Snippets

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