Week 4 Term 4 Newsletter 2022

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

You never know what each day will bring in a school and yesterday was one of those days. Thankfully, most staff and students were able to get home before the bridge closed. Hopefully it will be reopening soon, however, we have been advised that it could be slower than anticipated due to the amount of water flowing into the catchment. Due to this reason, school will be operating with minimal supervision until further notice. As soon as the bridge reopens, I will inform all families via email, SMS and on our school Facebook page.

Additionally, I am waiting to see what happens with the river over the next 24 hours and will make a decision regarding the status of Musica Viva and the school Fete in the coming days.

Kinder Orientation for class of 2023 continued Monday. I also had the pleasure of meeting several parents and took them on a tour and provided them with an information pack. There will be one more tour on Monday at 1:50pm, this culminates with the last Kinder Orientation session for the year. All information will be sent home with students at the completion of Kinder Orientation.

Four of our Year 6 students will be heading off to Stewart House on Monday for 2 weeks to Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Hopefully the weather will be better than the week we have had. I’m sure you’ll all have a trip of a lifetime and we can’t wait to hear all about it.

The Year 3 Wellington Caves excursion has been moved to the Parkes Telescope due to movement in the caves because of the rain. Thankfully, this has worked out to be a straight swap with times, cost etc. and all parents have been notified by email. If you are yet to give permission and pay, please do so by the end of the week.

Thank you once again to everyone for helping out yesterday. A special mention to Mrs Smith, who was in the office with me. It was multitasking at its finest! Our thoughts are with everyone who is affected by the flood waters from Cowra to Forbes and in between. Stay safe!

Have a great week!

Kind regards

Sharon Hawker

Tell Them From Me Survey

The Tell Them From Me Survey is open for all students, staff and parents to provide valuable feedback to our school. An email with a link was sent to all parents last week. Please take the time to respond, it will only take about ten minutes. We value your time and feedback. It can be completed via phone, tablet or computer. 

Survey closes 18th November 2022.

Upcoming Events and Excursions

Week 4  - Thursday 3rd November K - 2 Musica Viva Concert in our school hall

              - Friday 4th November Fete from 1pm till 3pm

Week 5 - Monday 7th November 1.50pm till 3.00pm Kinder Orienation

              - Wednesday 9th November 8.53am till 3.24pm Year 6 to 7 Transition Program at Canowindra High

              - Friday 11th November Year 3 Parkes Telescope Excursion 8.50am till 3.00pm

Week 8 - Thursday 1st December 5.30pm Year 6 to 7 Transition BBQ at Canowindra High

2023 Kindergarten Parent Tour and Information Session

Class in Focus

Each week one of our classes will be chosen to showcase the great learning that is happening in our school. This week's class is : 1/2 B

1/2B, and some special Kindergarten visitors, have been learning about music this term. They have been exploring the instrument families and discovering the difference between rhythm and beat with percussion instruments. 
MUS1.2 Explores, creates, selects and organises sound in simple structures.

PBL Focus - C.P.S Wellbeing Program

Attention Year 5 for 2024 Selective Schools

End of Year Staff Development Day Information

Students will now finish school on Thursday 15 December 2022.

This is due to an additional School Development Day announced for staff across NSW public schools. While many other schools will hold their last student day on Friday 16 December, CPS will have a different arrangement due to our students attending school on Monday 26th April 2022 in lieu of the state wide School Development Day in Term 2. 

School Development Days allow our staff to participate in professional learning that was put on hold due to COVID-19 staffing pressures and to plan ahead for 2023 to ensure we meet the needs of our students.

With this change, we ask that you arrange alternative care for your child on Friday 16 December.

You can find local vacation care services for your child via the Before and After Care School Finder https://finder.service.nsw.gov.au/.

While there will be no classes on Friday 16 December.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school.

Sentral Parents App

We have only a couple of parents/carers that are yet to download the Sentral Parents App. Please go to 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.

School Bus Travel

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.

Big Childcare Coming Soon

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

Fete day is back! While students & teachers are busy preparing their classes for the fete, the P&C are busy preparing activities and lunch orders for the day. We are seeking donations for prizes (small items such as lolly pops, hair clips/scrunchies, sporting goods, vouchers, stationary, socks or anything fun and creative!). If you can assist please leave items at the school office labelled 'P&C fete'. The P&C and students appreciate your help. Thank you to the parents and carers who have offered to help out on the day. Please see the fete day lunch order form, please make payment by cash or direct deposit to the P&C bank account. 

PLEASE DO NOT PAY VIA THE SCHOOL WEBSITE.

Community News

Please find the following events happening in our community: