Week 6 Term 3 Newsletter 2023

Relieving Principal's Message

We hope you and your children enjoyed our Book Week parade this year! It was great to see how our love of books has united our CPS community, even one of our favourite bus drivers dressed up for Book Week! Thank you to all of the parents, carers, staff and students for their creativity, clever costume designs and participation. Credit also goes to Miss Lynch for her organisation of Book Week activities for all students in Kinder to Year 6.

We welcome back Mrs Kristen Matic tomorrow as she returns from maternity leave. Mrs Matic will be at school on Thurdays and Fridays and will be job sharing with Mrs Miller in the role of relieving K-2 assistant principal and teaching Year 2.

This week also sees our Year 6 students travel to Berry Sport and Recreation Centre. The children will return Friday afternoon and will have many new experiences and stories to share. Our gratitude goes to Miss Dixon and Miss Pritchard who have accompanied the group and have left behind their own lives for a week to allow the students to make special memories.

Regular attendance at school is essential for your child to achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. Parents or carers are legally responsible for ensuring their child attends school every day. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school and parents must provide an explanation for absences to the school. If you receive a text message from the school, please respond in detail outlining the reason your child is absent. When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children. Please be advised that lateness is recorded as a partial absence and must also be explained by parents. Arriving at school on time is important as it:

•  Ensures that students do not miss out on important learning activities scheduled early in the day
•  Helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine
•  Gives students time to greet their friends before class
•  Reduces classroom disruption

As you know, at CPS we have had an absolute focus on attendance at school every day. Attendance is closely monitored and we appreciate the support of parents and carers in this matter. 

Have a great week.                                                                                                                                                 Lauren Pengilly

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Upcoming Events and Excursions

Week 6

Monday 21st to Friday 25th August - Year 6 at Sport and Rec Camp in Berry 

Monday 21st August - Kinderbounce session 3

Week 7

Monday 28th August - Kinderbounce session 4 

Wednesday 30th August - Fathers Day Stall. P&C will need helpers for this event.

Friday 1st September - K-2 Excursion to Dubbo Zoo                                                                                                     

Week 8

Monday 4th September - Issue 6 Book Club Orders Close

Tuesday 5th September - Checkin Assessment for Year 6

Friday 8th September - P&C Cruch and Sip for K-6. Parent helpers will be needed.                                                                                              Whole School Assembly

Week 9

Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September - Year 4 Blue Mountains Excursion

Friday 15th September - Western Athletics Carnival in Dubbo

Yarning Group

Our school's Yarning Group will be starting in Week 6. Yarning Group will run on Friday afternoons from 1:50-3:00 pm, alternating with our whole school assembly. Yarning Group is a wonderful opportunity for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to connect with and learn about culture.

Staff Profile

KINDERBOUNCE Mondays 1.50pm - 3pm

Book Club Issue 6

Issue 6 Book Club order forms were sent home with students earlier this week. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close on Monday 4th September 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 : 4/5

4/5 have been working extremely hard towards their understanding of sentence structure. As we have learned about different sentences, we have also played games like "roll and write" where we roll a die and write different types of sentences which must include specific words. 

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

NSW Premier's Sporting Challenge

Canowindra Public School is participating in the 10 Week Challenge this term. The SRC are ambassadors for this program in our school and they will be entering their class members data each week. This is an opportunity for SRC students to develop leadership skills through their enthusiasm for sport. 

What is the 10wC?  

The flagship program of the NSW Premier's Sporting Challenge is a 10 week challenge (10wC) for students and staff in public schools 

Award levels for the 10 week challenge reflect the daily activity time commitment. All types of moderate to vigorous physical activities can count toward an award. Activities may include time spent in a broad range of sports and recreational pursuits during lunchtime, in school sports programs, class time, before or after school, and on weekends. 

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.

Our Learner Qualities

Student Support Officer News

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

Our P&C will be holding a stall for the students to purchase a gift to give their special people on Father's Day. Help will be needed from parents and carers for this event. Please let the P&C know via their Facebook page if you are available to help.

Community News

Please find the following events happening in our community: