Week 7 Term 2 Newsletter 2023

Principal's Message

I’d like to welcome Ms Toovey back from maternity leave. Ms Toovey will “slot” back into the role of AP Curriculum & Instruction and continue on from the great work that Mrs Miller and Mrs Howard have done over the past 6 months.

This week I have started an initiative to reward 100% attendance for each class. For every day that a class has 100% attendance, everyone in the class will get a reward from my “shopping trolley”. Year 5/6B were the first class to get this reward yesterday. As we all know, attendance is the key to learning, positive social skills and wellbeing. COVID has had a huge impact on school attendance and we’re trying to turn that around and get everyone back on track and attending 95% of the time. That is the optimal attendance rate, which is only 1 or 2 days away each term. I’m also aware that there are lots of illnesses around at the moment, but if your child is well, make sure they are at school every day of the week.

Our Year 5s headed off the Canberra this morning bright and early. I’m sure they are going to have a wonderful time and experience all the amazing experiences that Canberra has to offer for their Civics education. A huge thank you to Miss Dixon and Miss Chadwick for taking our students away overnight.

Congratulations to our soccer girls who played their second round PSSA knock out game against Cowra PS. The girls played exceptionally well as a team and as a result came away with a 6 nil win. Everyone is looking forward to the next game against Lithgow, date and destination tbc. Thank you once again to Miss Dixon for coaching and organising the girls.

Good luck to Ms Laurie and our touch football girls who are playing in Orange on Friday. And once again thank you to our wonderful parents who help transport students to these events.

All of our students have been visiting the Age of Fishes Museum as part of their Science unit. They are having a tour of the storage shed which houses over 3000 fish fossils which were dug up from the side of the road in the 80s. They are also meeting the owner of the fish fossil site Dr David McGrath and learning about all everything there is to know about these amazing fossils. Thank you to Mrs Townsend for organising this excursion for the whole school.

Lastly, Miss Lander is taking 6 weeks leave from next week. I’m sure she will have a wonderful trip and we welcome Mrs Pearce back on K/1 for the duration of Miss Lander’s leave.

Have a great week!

Kind regards

Sharon Hawker

Principal's Gallery

Athletics Field Events Day

Last Friday Primary students competed in the Athletics Field events. The weather was great and everyone had a great day. There were lots of PBs and some records broken. Catch up day will be this Friday, followed by track events at The Oval next Friday. 

Athletics Galery

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Upcoming Events and Excursions

Term 2 

Wednesday 7th June - Year 5 Canberra excursion - departs 6.30am

Thursday 8th June - Year 5 Canberra excursion - returns approx 7.30pm (update will be sent via Sentral app)

Friday 9th June - Girls' Touch Football v Orange PS

                          - P&C Crunch 'n' Sip

Monday 12th June - King's Birthday Long Weekend - Sleep in!

Wednesday 14th June - Western Dance Festival in Bathurst

                         - Western Cross Country in Orange

Book Club Issue 4

Issue 4 Book Club order forms were sent home with students last week. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close - this Friday 9th June 2023

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:

K/1L have been learning how to measure length. We measured how far we could jump using Miss Lander's boots! We had to make sure that the boots were touching with no gaps or overlaps, and we had to make sure we measured from the starting line all the way to where we landed.              MAE-GM-02                  MA1-GM-02

My New Gallery

Attendance - Every day matters

We know that school is the best place to learn. By attending school every day your child will get the most out of their learning and improve their career and life options.

When your child is absent it is important you let the school know, including the reason why, on the day or the day before. This helps make sure we know where our students are and offer support for you and your family if needed.

If you are having trouble getting your child to school every day or on time, please talk to our school staff so we can work together, because every day counts. 

Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up and can negatively impact your child’s learning and wellbeing. When your child misses one day a week that’s 40 days of school and 8 weeks of learning in one year. Over an entire school journey this adds up to 2.5 years of lost learning.

While COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses are around especially during the winter months, schools will continue to use COVID-smart measures to minimise the risk of transmission.

If your child is unwell they will need to stay home, get tested for COVID-19 if they are experiencing symptomsExternal link and only return to school when symptom free.

Please contact the school if your child needs to miss school for any reason, so we can plan continued support for your child’s learning and wellbeing.

PBL Focus - CPS Wellbeing Program

Sentral Parents App

Please ensure you have your notifications TURNED ON (check in settings) for this app as we have been and will continue to send push notifications for all school actitivies and communication.

The HUB - Canteen Lunches

Canowindra High School Canteen provide lunch orders to our school from Monday to Friday. This year they have moved to a new online ordering app called 'Spriggy Schools'. This is the ONLY payment method accepted. Please follow the instructions below to register your child/ren for online ordering.

Introducing our Learner Qualities

Parents received their brochures at 3 Way Interviews!

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

Crunch 'n' Sip this Friday - if you can help please contact the P&C via their Facebook page.

Community News

Please find the following events happening in our community:

Cowra Out of School Hours Vacation Care