Week 2 Term 4 Newsletter 2023

Relieving Principal's Message

Thank you for such a positive start to Term 4! It was great to see the students actively engaged, enjoying all the things school has to offer. Keep in mind the Department of Education has processes in place to ensure all children attend school every day as well as arrive and leave school on time. Every fortnight, I meet with the Home School Liaison Officer, who monitors class rolls and follows up on children whose records show an unusual number of absences, patterns of repeated partial absences and/or unexplained absences. Our target is to have our attendance rate above 95% every week. Our attendance figures for the first week of Term 4 are listed below:

ART SHOW!!! 

Students are excited to know their own artwork is being displayed for sale in the basement of Perennialle Plants this weekend. Don’t miss this opportunity to support our school and make your child feel very special. Opening night is Friday 20^th October with doors open from 4pm and the official opening at 6:30pm. The art show is open to the public all weekend. There are no holds on the works of art, so first in best dressed! Tickets for opening night can be purchased at 123tix.com.au. Thank you to our P&C for coordinating and hosting this event. Additional information is available in the newsletter.

MOBILE PHONES

Mobile phones are banned during school hours for primary students. If a student must have their phones due to school travel/contact with home – students MUST leave their phones at the office, where they’ll be kept securely for the day. There is NO option for students to leave their phones unattended in their school bags at any time during the school day. Please remind your child about this policy. Cellular watches need to be set to ‘school/classroom mode’ to disable calls and messaging. Thank you for your support in this matter.  

CHECK-IN ASSESSMENT

Students in Years 3, 4 and 5 will participate in the Check-in Assessment over the next two weeks. The Check-in Assessment is a NSW Department of Education online reading and numeracy assessment available to support schools to access and monitor student learning. The Check-in Assessments can supplement existing school practices to identify how students are performing in Literacy and Numeracy and to help teachers tailor their teaching more specifically to student needs. Thank you to Miss Toovey for coordinating these assessments. 

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY 

Please take the time to complete the parent survey. The survey provides us valuable information regarding your perspectives on your child’s school experience and will be used to make practical improvements to our school. The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete, and your answers are anonymous. Click the following link to begin the survey http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/can

Have a great week and see you at the Art Show!!

Lauren Pengilly

Last Friday we welcomed representatives from Central Tablelands Water to school to talk to the students about how we receive our town water including the process and infrastructure involved. Not only did students develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for this precious resource, but they also received a water bottle each. The students' enthusiasm and inquisitive minds shone as they posed insightful questions. A big thank you to Central Tablelands Water!

Upcoming Events and Excursions

Term 4 Week 2

Wednesday 18th  October - Year 6 visit Canowindra High School for transition

                                           - Year 3 and Year 5 Checkin Assessment

Thursday 19th October - Year 4 Checkin Assessment

Friday 20th October - Art Show at Perennialle Plants Nursery Basement from 4pm

                                   - Whole school assembly at 2pm.

                                   - Stormbird Program Celebration with participants' parents at 10:40am

Term 4 Week 3

Monday 23rd October - Kinder Orientation #1, Issue 7 Book Club Orders Closes

Tuesday 24th October - Year 5 Checkin Assessment

Wednesday 25th October - Year 4 Checkin Assessment

Thursday 26th October - Year 3 Checkin Assessment

Friday 27th October - Year 3 CSIRO Parkes Telescope Excursion

                                 - Monster Marathon for 5/6 classes

Term 4 Week 4

Monday 30th October - Kinder Orientation #2

                                      - Police visit for Year 6 students to support transition to high school

Thursday 2nd November - Musica Viva concert for K-2 students. Cost $5

                                        - Community Enagement Day in Forbes for Year 5 and 6. Cost  $23.00

Friday 3rd November - SCHOOL FETE 1-3pm

                                   - Tell Them From Me Survey closes

School Assembly this Friday - 20th October 2023

Kinder                         Lorelli Newton, Ivy Wells, Zarah Whitehall, Ruby Bates

K/1                              Jack Skipper, Darciie Rooke, Alana Crowe, Gabriella Wadwell

Year 1/2                       River Salvatucci, Benjamin Cooper, Sam Wilson, Travis Pritchard

Year 2                          Tom Trengove, Skylar Hancock, Emily Skipper, Tulley Rogers

Year 3/4 A                    Will Harris, Eli McKenzie, Georgia Berkrey, Noah Croft

Year 3/4 B                     Darcie Cole, Macie Wells, Emmeline Nicka, Toby Henry          

Year 4/5                        Kayden Smith, Alyssa Thompson, Sophie Prior, George McKenzie

Year 5/6                        Victor Perry, Finn Grey, Luke Ross, Pippa Hatton

Year 5/6 Blue                 Joey Greenhill, Addison Ryan, Seb Murphy, Hunter Pearce  

Year 3 CSIRO Parkes Telescope Excursion

Year 6 Burrendong Excursion

The Year 6 Camp to Burrendong has been confirmed as the 6th, 7th & 8th December 2023.

The registration link will be sent out to parents/carers later this week via the Sentral for Parents Portal to action. Registration needs to be made by Monday 6th November.

The cost of this 3 day excursion is $385.00 per student. A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per student is required when registering your child. Flood Relief Money can be used for this excursion.

Further information regarding this Camp will be sent via the Sentral for Parents Portal after all registrations are received.

New Finance System

Our upgrade to the new finance system is scheduled for the 31st October 2023.

Therefore payments of cash, Eftpos and parent online payments (POP) cannot be accepted between Wednesday 25th October and Thursday 1st November 2023.

Year 6 to 7 Transition Program

Today, all Year 6 students are attending a transition day at Canowindra High School. This day provides an insightful look into high school and is a great opportunity for our students to get to know new routines before the beginning of next year. The next visit will be Tuesday 7th November.

Students are to be dropped off at Canowindra High School before 8.53am and collected once school ends at 3.24pm. Miss Pritchard will meet students inside the Canowindra High bus bay gate.

Students are to bring a packed recess and lunch, and a drink bottle. Please wear full sports uniform with yellow school polo shirt and school hat.

If you have any questions, please contact Miss Pritchard through our school office.

KINDER ORIENTATION - Spread the word!

Our next transition program for all students starting Kindergarten in 2024 at Canowindra Public School commences NEXT WEEK. 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

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 our class is: K/1

K/1 have been learning how to write a persuasive text. We read the book "If I Had a Dinosaur" and wrote about why a dinosaur would be the best pet. We came up with some wonderful reasons why we would want a dinosaur. One of the most popular reasons was that we could ride the dinosaur to school! We then painted a picture of our dream pet dinosaur to hang up in the classroom with our fantastic writing.

ENE-CWT-01 and EN1-CWT-01: create texts that give an opinion. 

Book Club Issue 7

Issue 7 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 on Monday 23rd October 2023.

Wear Red Day

Thank you to all that participated in the Wear Red Day last Thursday, and for making donations.

We raised $296.00 for Ronald McDonald House Orange!!

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Check-in Assessment Year 3, 4 and 5

Students in Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 will be completing the Check-in assessment over the next couple of  weeks. The Check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online reading and numeracy assessment. Student are required to use headphones for the assessment. If your child has a set of headphones or earbuds that plug into a computer, we ask that they please bring them to school in Week 2 and Week 3.

New Basketball Court

We have all enjoyed using the new basketball ring we purchased through the School Upgrade funding

CWA International Study Competition

Last term, all primary students competed in the CWA international study competition. This year, we were researching 'Our Australian Home' and Canowindra. Students across primary created postcards, research projects and posters based on our home. We were able to showcase these projects in our school hall for judging, and they are now hanging proudly in our hallways. Fabulous effort primary! 

Selective High School Placement Test

Applications for entry for Year 7 students in 2025 opened on 9 October 2023 and will close on 20 November. The placement test will be held on Thursday 9 May 2024. Parents of interested students need to complete the enrolment process.

Do you have a child who is currently in Year 5? Does your child demonstrate some or all of the following:

• intense curiosity 
• learns new ideas or skills quickly and easily 
• displays a good memory 
• asks complex questions 
• is creative
• enjoys thinking in complex ways
• requires fewer repetitions when learning new things
• becomes intensely focused in their area of interest or passion. 

Your child may benefit in being a student at a NSW Department of Education selective high school. Selective high schools are part of the NSW public education system and include Aurora College. There are 47 selective high schools across NSW which form part of the public education system. For a complete list of all the NSW selective high schools, including a map,  go to the department's selective schools page. 

Applications can be done online. Find out the steps to apply on our application process page, and then submit your application. 

Should you have an enquiry about the application process you can contact our friendly team via email: ssu@det.nsw.edu.au or telephone: 1300 880 367. 

Staff Profile

Tell Them From Me Parent Survey

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.

Student Travel - Term 4

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 activities 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

LOOK AT ME!  Student art exhibition 
Tickets to opening night this Friday 20 Oct (raffle tickets can also be purchased via this link)  www.123tix.com.au/events/39832/canowindra-public-school-art-show (or scan QR code on poster
How does it work & how are we fundraising?

• All students have completed a piece of artwork at school
• All artwork is for sale - price starts at $10 per item however it is a fundraiser so you can pay as much as you think it is worth!
• Sold artwork will be issued a red dot and will be available for collection on Sun 22nd October between 10am - 3pm
• We will also have order forms where you can purchase the following items with the artwork printed on it - glossy colour posters, coffee mugs, stubby holders & gift cards. Samples will be on display at the exhibition
• You can pay by cash, direct debit or eftpos
• Each class has a single framed poster featuring all their artwork and will be auctioned off over the weekend (silent auction)
• Opening night this Friday 20 Oct. Doors 4-8pm with official opening at 6.30pm - this is a ticketed event
• Exhibition also open Sat 21 - Sun 22 Oct from 9am - 3pm. Entry by donation.

We hope to see you over the weekend! 

Community News

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