Week 3 Term 3 Newsletter 2022
- Principal's Message
- CPS Open Day - Tuesday 9th August
- Upcoming Excursions
- School Assemby this Friday - 5th August 2022
- Years 3 to 6-Tony Bones Performance
- Sentral Parents App
- Vision Screening - Kindergarten
- Class in Focus
- Introducing our Learner Qualities
- Kinderbounce
- Book Club - Issue 5 2022
- Latest COVID-19 Advice
- PBL News - C.P.S. Wellbeing Program
- Term 3 - The Hub Winter Menu
- P&C News
- Healthy Snippets
- Community News
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
We’re into the last month of winter and I’m counting down till Spring, however, it looks like this month is going to be just as wet and cold as the past few months. Hopefully, we’ll have fair weather for our Open Day and Colour Fun Run next Tuesday. Gates will open at 12pm for parents to attend our open classrooms. Please do not attend if you are feeling sick or have any cold or flu symptoms. We are also asking parents not to crowd our classrooms and go to another child’s class if one is too busy or wait outside until someone leaves.
The Tony Bones performance of the CBCA shortlisted book The imagineer was a great success, all students who attended, loved the performance and found it be very entertaining. Infants will get to see a similar performance by Meerkat Productions performing the book Stellaphant in Week 8 as we will be hosting the Canowindra Community Reading Day. Again, permission notes will be sent via the Sentral parents app (verbal or written permission will not be accepted due to legal reasons). Infants’ parents can start downloading the app now. Those who haven’t accessed it before will be sent an email with an access code. Please check your emails in the coming days.
As mentioned, our Open Day/ Colour Fun Run will be on Tuesday 9th August at 12 pm. Parents, relatives, neighbours are all encouraged to come and 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. Then the P&C Colour Fun Run will start at 2 pm. Students can change into their white shirts at lunch. It’s not too late to start fundraising as it doesn’t close until 2 weeks after the event, fundraising is optional; all students will be able to participate.
Kinderbounce for 5 year olds, began on Monday. What a wonderful group of grown up 5 year olds they are. We look forward to seeing everyone again for the next three Mondays.
District athletics will be taking place in Cowra next Friday. A bus has been organised to transport everyone to the event. All students are required to pay for the bus regardless of travel arrangements. Permission is via the Sentral app which was sent out yesterday and payments can be made via POP or cash.
The Year 4 Blue Mountains excursion is in the final stages of planning. The cost will be $210. Parents can start paying this off if they wish. The excursion will be in Week 9, 15-16 September. Ms Laurie and I will be the supervising teachers. We haven’t been able to go on this excursion for the last 2 years so we are very much looking forward to sharing this experience with our students again. Permission notes and information will be sent out in the next few weeks via the app.
Have a great week!
Kind regards
Sharon Hawker
If there is a change of routine for your child at the end of the day, please notify the office by 2.30pm.
CPS Open Day - Tuesday 9th August
During our Open Day, the Science Lab will also be open for you and your children to visit and explore.
In The Lab, you will be able to participate in some investigations that have a glass focus, as we celebrate 2022 National Science Week - Glass More Than Meets the Eye.
Mrs Townsend looks forward to seeing you in The Lab.
Upcoming Excursions
Week 4 - District Athletics Carnival - Friday 12th August 2022 - cost $12.00 per student
Week 8 - Meerkat Productions Stellaphant - K to Year 2
Week 9 - Year 4 Blue Mountains - Thursday 15th & Friday 16th September 2022 - cost $210.00 per student
School Assemby this Friday - 5th August 2022
Kinder Hugo Dalziell, Sophie Burn, Alfred Nielsen, Scarlet Stanbury
Year 1/2 B Daniel Greenhill, Tom Trengove, Kaitlyn Lees, Aria Bowman
Year 1/2 L Oliver Bushell, Isabella Friend, Emmeline Nicka, Skylar Hancock
Year 1/2 M Taliesin Bullock, River Thurtell, Ruby Harris, Toby Henry
Year 3 Elizabeth Jones, Andy Wright, Tianah Reid, Eli McKenzie
Year 4 Blade Sandry, Nate Wallace, Joey Greenhill, Bronte Lawrence
Year 4/5 Dean Sandry, Thomas Nash, Emily Bullock, Logan Morrison
Year 5/6 Sofia D'Onise, Seb Murphy, Tom Henry, Mack Dalziell
Year 5/6 Blue Lily Vautin, Beth Henry, Hollie Sheehan, Callie Wright
Years 3 to 6-Tony Bones Performance
Primary students enjoyed the Tony Bones 'The Imagineer' - Books To Life - 2022 CBCA Notable - listed Picture Book of the Year performed live on stage on Monday morning.
Sentral Parents App
Download the Sentral Parents App from the App store on your mobile and follow the prompts.
Log in with the email address or username and password previouly used to book you 3 Way Interview.
If you have not previously logged in - go to register now and create your account.
You will then receive an verification email to the email address you entered. Go to your emails and click on verify.
You are then taken to the Canowindra Public School Student and Parent Portal Log in. Enter email address or username and password and log in. Then go to My Access and type in your access key, if you are unsure of your access key, please call the office for assistance.
Vision Screening - Kindergarten
Hanson's Optometrist will be here to conduct vision screening on Thursday 18th August. Parents completed permission notes for this last term.
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:
1/2M have started their new Creative Arts focus this term which is Music. They have learnt the names of the four instrument families - string, brass, percussion and woodwind. The class have enjoyed learning how to play the percussion instruments and they have explored how sound is made by either hitting, scraping or shaking them. MUS1.1 - Sings, plays and moves to a range of music, demonstrating an awareness of musical concepts.
Introducing our Learner Qualities
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.
Kinderbounce
Canowindra Public School funds a special step into Kindergarten introduction called Kinderbounce.
The program is available for children who are 5 or turn 5 before September 30th 2022, but aren’t yet attending primary school. Kinderbounce sessions are listed below:
Monday 8th August 1:50-3:00pm
Monday 15th August 1:50-3:00pm
Monday 29th August 1:50-3:00pm
Thanks to those families who have already booked their child in.
Book Club - Issue 5 2022
Issue 5 Book Club Order Forms have been sent home with students. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.
Visit www.schloastic.com.au
Orders close tomorrow Thursday 4th August 2022
Latest COVID-19 Advice
COVID-smart settings in Term 3
The COVID-smart settings students, staff and communities have become used to will continue in Term 3 including:
In addition to these baseline settings, we will be providing some additional layers this term as extra protection for our staff, students and school communities, including:
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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.
PBL News - C.P.S. Wellbeing Program
Term 3 - The Hub Winter Menu
P&C News
It's time to start FUNdraising!Creating your child/ren's online fundraising page at www.schoolfunrun.com.au is the easiest way to earn great prizes and raise money for our school.1. Click on the student sign-up page to register or login2. Let them create their profiles! (The class with the most profiles registered by next Tuesday gets to run first!)3. Select their FUNdraising target4. Share their link to family and friends5. Tuesday 9 August the students get to enjoy the colour fun run!
Healthy Snippets
Healthy "Snippets" from NSW Health covering a range of topics including; healthy eating, lunchbox ideas, drinking water and food budgeting.
Community News
Please find the following events happening in our community:
