Week 9 Term 3 Newsletter 2023

Relieving Principal's Message

We have some exciting CPS news!! Mrs Howard and her husband Brad welcomed a little sister for Lottie yesterday afternoon. Isabella Grace has joined the Howard family and we wish them all well as they enjoy this special time. We can’t wait until they can visit us at school.

Many of our students have been excelling of late, especially in the sporting domain with some playing in grand finals and being acknowledged for their efforts at presentation ceremonies. A very special mention goes to Ava Thornberry who competed in the NSW Junior Swimming Titles last weekend. Her efforts were rewarded with a bronze medal after achieving a PB in the 50m freestyle with a time of 28.66 seconds. She also swam a time of 33.63 seconds in the 50m butterfly. Congratulations, Ava! We think you’re amazing and admire your achievements and dedication.

Good luck to the 26 students who will be attending the Western Athletics Carnival this Friday in Dubbo. A special thank you to Mrs Michelle Burn for training the relay teams after school. We really appreciate her support of our students and value her expertise.

I have recently spoken with several parents who were interested in knowing their child's current attendance percentage. For your interest, visit the Sentral Parent portal app > Click on your child's photo > Click on the ‘Student Details’ tab > Click the attendance link to see attendance percentages. Then click view attendance summary for further information. As always, attending school every day is very important and we thank you for your support in ensuring your child is at school as much as possible.

Year 4 are heading to The Blue Mountains with Mrs Swords and Ms Laurie tomorrow. This will be the first overnight excursion for many of these students and it has been lovely to see their excitement. Thank you to Ms Laurie and Mrs Swords for making this experience possible.

Have a great week.                                                                                                                                                 Lauren Pengilly

Upcoming Events and Excursions                                                             

Week 9

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

Friday 15th September - Western Athletics Carnival in Dubbo                                                                                                                                  Yr 7 2024 Parent Meet & Greet at High School at 9:30-10:30am

Week 10

Tuesday 19th September - Whole School Peer Support Excursion to Orange

Thurday 21st September - K-2 Infants Athletics Carnival 11:30-1pm

Friday 22nd September - Last day of Term 3 - (No Mufti)

Term 4 Week 1

Monday 9th October - Students and Staff return

UPDATE - New Finance System Delay

Our upgrade to the new finance system has been delayed until further notice. Therefore payments of cash, Eftpos and parent online payments (POP) are being accepted as normal.

K-2 Athletics Carnival

Year 6 to 7 Transition Program

Staff Profile

KINDER ORIENTATION

Our next transition program for all students starting Kindergarten in 2024 at Canowindra Public School commences in Term 4. We are so very excited to welcome these students and their families to our school. Enrolments can be made at https://ehub.enrol.education.nsw.gov.au/schoolenrolment/?schoolCode=7301

Peer Support Groups Chalk Drawings

The whole school worked together in Peer Support last week to complete brightly coloured chalk drawings on our playground. This is one of our most favourite activities of the year! Every child took part, helping one another to be creative and brighten our school!

Chalk Drawings Gallery

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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/1

In K/1 we have been learning about 2D shapes. We made shapes using dry spaghetti and marshmallows. Through this activity, we could easily count how many sides and corners each shape had. We love to be creative learners who can see maths in everyday objects. MA1-2DS-01: Recognises, describes and represents shapes including quadrilaterals and other common polygons.

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. 

Community News

Please find the following events happening in our community:

Canowindra Show - new events and entry forms