Week 5 Term 4 Newsletter 2023

Relieving Principal's Message

Here we are, already in the middle of the term! We have had a couple of busy weeks. Thank you to everyone for being so supportive and engaging with such positivity in our school events. 

Remembrance Day

On Saturday morning, the community are invited to attend the town Remembrance Day Service at Memorial Park at 10:30am. Our school leaders will represent our school during the wreath laying. This is always a special event as we take the time to pay respect and pause to remember the service and sacrifice of our veterans and those currently serving in our armed forces. 

Hampers

The Canowindra Connections Centre are generously donating 5 food hampers to families at CPS. This is such a lovely gesture and will be welcomed by many. To make it fair, each family will enter a draw to win a hamper. If you are one of the lucky recipients, we will contact you directly when the hampers arrive.

School Swimming

Canowindra Pool opens for the season this weekend. We are very fortunate to be able to offer swimming school for Year 2 students and other selected primary students. Swim School commences Monday 20th November. Students will swim everyday for 2 weeks and the program will be conducted by qualified swimming instructors. Please support your child to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn to swim at a very cheap rate. Please complete all relevant permission via the Sentral parent portal and ensure pool entry is paid.

Swimming for primary sport starts Friday 17th November. All primary students are expected to attend and must be prepared to swim every Friday for the rest of the year. Please find more information in this newsletter. Students will be placed in ability groups and will develop skill, confidence and fitness. This is a wonderful opportunity for our children to become safe, competent swimmers which is so important!

Attendance in Week 4 Term 4. Amazing attendance and engagement from our students last week! Thank you to our families for supporting their children and ensuring school attendance is a priority. 

Dates to note: Students' last day of Term 4 is Friday 15th December. First day back for Year 1 to Year 6 in 2024 is Thursday 1st February. Kinder will have their first day of school on Monday 5th February.

Have a great week!

Lauren Pengilly

Upcoming Events and Excursions

Term 4 Week 5

Friday 8th November - Whole School Assembly

Saturday 11th November - School Captains and Prefects to attend Remembrance Day Service 10:30am Memorial Park

Term 4 Week 6

Monday 13th November - Last Kinder Orientation session

Tuesday 14th November - Last S.R.E and S.E.E for the year

Wednesday 15th November - Year 6 to Canowindra High School for transition visit

Friday 17th November - Swimming for sport for ALL primary students. More information to come.

Term 4 Week 7

Monday 20th November - Swim School for ALL Year 2 students and selected primary students. Cost $32. Every day for 2 weeks.

School Assembly this Friday - 8th November 2023 at 1.50pm

Kinder                          Elizabeth Pye, Willow Cheney, Ziggy Kemper, Kensi Smith

K/1                               Madelyn Fellowes, Sopia Wadwell, Brody Hughes, Jackson Crowe

Year 1/2                       Pia Grey, Eleanor Willis, Archer Maere, Jaiden Higgins

Year 2                           Anna Morrow, Hunter Lawrence, Kyah Smith, Will Parker   

Year 3/4 A                    Lachlan Nash, Scout Hamer, Tianah Reid, Alexa Roth

Year 3/4 B                    Noah Thurtell, Ella Parker, Hunter Bowd, Ivy Milton       

Year 4/5                        Courtney Wildman, Jack Trengove, Maddy Townsend, Indiana Millar

Year 5/6                        Will Harris, Thomas Nash, Alexis Sheehan, Zoey Wadwell

Year 5/6 Blue                Logan Morrison, Lachlan Ryan, Harry Sullivan-Webb, Zoe Milton

Book Club Issue 8

Issue 8 Book Club order forms went home with students today. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP.

Visit WWW.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close on Thursday 30th November 2023.

Musica Viva Performance K to 2

On Thursday 2nd November K-2 students walked to the Canowindra Services Club to watch the very talented Rhythm Works duo from Musica Viva. Students listened to different pieces of music which were created from a range of instruments from African djembes, marimbas, electronic loop machines, Boomwhackers, and wearable instruments made out of PVC pipe. Students joined in making music using body percussion with the duo. 

Community Engagement Day

Last Thursday Year 5 and 6 were invited by Boys to the Bush to attend a community engagement day in Forbes. Students enthusiastically participated in cultural and sporting activities, with the most popular activity being dancing to music played by a DJ.  The underlying message of the day was about community, engagement and respect with a focus on the positive impact we can have on a daily basis. Memories were made and fun times were had by all. A big thank you to Boys to the Bush for hosting and including us in such a great day.

We look forward to another group of students attending a weekly Boys to the Bush program commencing next week. This is a wonderful chance for our students to experience educational opportunities that go beyond the traditional classroom setting, helping to maintain engagement and positive interactions. We feel very fortunate to be able to work with Boys to the Bush to offer these porgrams.

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Swimming for Sport - Yrs 3 to 6

Swimming for Sport commences next Friday 17th November 2023 and runs each Friday till the end of term.

There are two groups, Group 1 consists of Year 3 and Year 4 students - 10am till 11am, Group 2 consists of Year 5 and Year 6 students - 12pm till 1pm.

Students will walk to and from the pool each Friday, students should bring a swimming costume, a towel, a rash shirt or T-shirt, school hat and warm clothing (on cool days). These need to be brought to school every Friday. Phone calls to parents will not be made requesting forgotten items. The cost of pool entry is $3.20 and this MUST be paid to the class teacher each Friday (unless a season pass is held).

School Fete

Last Friday we held our annual fete. This event has been enjoyed by generations year after year and once again, this year was a highlight of our school calendar. Students, families and members of the community happily engaged in various activities. Students and teachers manned a variety of stalls, our P&C organised the Age of Fishes, NRL, cricket, PCYC laser tag, and emergency services to entertain us. A BIG thank you to all who contributed to and supported our fete. 

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Monster Marathon

On Friday 27^th October, 5/6 Blue and 5/6 participated in our annual Year 6 fundraiser, The Monster Marathon. This event consists of a track that goes 1km around our school where you can walk, jog or run. A tally is kept for each lap completed by our students. We began our monster marathon at 9am and finished at 2.50pm with breaks for recess and lunch. Our Year 6 students have been fundraising around our town and with families to go towards the Year 6 gift to the school. 

On average, Year 5 and 6 ran 22km each and a total of 1103km, which is equivalent to Forster and back to Canowindra! 

We had a fabulous day running, jogging and walking to get our steps up and fundraise for our school. 

You can still support our fundraiser by donating or sponsoring a Year 6 student before the closing date this Friday (10.11.23). 

Written by Year 6. 

Year 6 Burrendong Excursion

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

The cost of this 3 day excursion is $385.00 per student. A non-refundable deposit of $200.00 per student is required 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 in the coming weeks.

New Finance System

The upgrade of our finance system via Sentral Finance will allow parents and carers a convenient way to make payments through the Sentral for Parents App. Sentral Finance will integrate with the Sentral for Parents Portal and App.

FAQs can be viewed at https://www.sentral.com.au/sentralfinanceparentfaqs

Year 6 to 7 Transition Program

The next transition day to be held at Canowindra High School will be Wednesday 15th November. 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.

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 - Last session!

Last session is next Monday!  Enrolments are due. Click here to enrol your child 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: Kindergarten

All of kindergarten are so excited because we are nearly ready for Year 1. We have loved welcoming our Kindergarten Class of 2024 to our school during Kinder Orientation. 

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

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.

Our Learner Qualities

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.

Healthy Snippets

Healthy "Snippets" from NSW Health covering a range of topics including; healthy eating, lunchbox ideas, drinking water and food budgeting. 

Community News

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