Week 6 Term 4 Newsletter 2023

Relieving Principal's Message

Thank you to our school leaders: Georgia, Pippa, Claire, Will, Tom and Riley for representing our school at the local Remembrance Day Service last Saturday where they laid a wreath to honour and pay respect to our servciepeople. As we paused for a minute silence, our thoughts turned to war's enormous cost and the toll it takes, not only on those who fall but on all who serve.

We were fortunate to have 5 food hampers donated and delivered to school by the Canowindra Connections Centre. All 125 family names were entered into a random selection generator. Congratulations to the five families who were announced the lucky recipients. Special thanks to the Canowindra Connections Centre for their generosity.
Flood Funds

All money issued under the flood recovery scheme will be retracted on the 19^th December if left unspent. If you are curious to know if you have funds remaining, please contact the school office for further information. PLEASE NOTE if you have a child currently in Year 4, paperwork is being sent home today regarding the purchase of chromebooks for 2024. If you have surplus flood funds and would like to use the balance to pay a contribution towards your child's computer, please notify the school before 1^st December. 

Transition Programs

Our 2024 Kinder students have completed their transition program. Throughout the program, students participated in a range of experiences to familiarise them with the school. It is safe to say that the students were very settled and are super excited about starting 'big school'. We'll see all of our Kinder students for their Best Start assessment at the beginning of February.
Our Year 6 students are spending their third full day at Canowindra High today. They have enjoyed experiencing high school life, including a taste of many subjects and meeting new people. A parent and student bbq is the last part of this program and will be held on Wednesday 29^th November.

S.R.E and S.E.E

Yesterday saw the final SRE (Special Religious Education) and SEE (Special Education in Ethics) sessions for the year. We sincerly thank our volunteers who facilitate these sessions each week for our students. 

Keep up to date

As we move towards the end of the school year, school life becomes very busy with many extra activities and events. Please make sure your Sentral Parent app notifications are turned on and you continue to read the newsletter for important information and upcoming events. 

Swimming

The first of our swimming programs begin this Friday. All primary students (Years 3-6) swim for sport every Friday for the rest of this term. Intensive swimming starts next week for all of Year 2 and some selected primary students. Students participating in the intensive swimming program will attend the pool for 10 days over the next two weeks. Swimming is a very important skill to have and it is vital that each person has the ability to navigate the water safely. Please help your child to be prepared each day with their swimming gear and ensure payment is made to cover the pool entry.

P&C Christmas Dinner

The P&C Christmas gathering is on Monday night 4th December, 6:30pm at Eddies of Canowindra. All parents and carers are welcome to attend, see invitation in the newsletter. Should be a great night, looking forward to seeing you all there!

Student attendance data from last week. Year 2 continue to stay well and are kicking goals!

Have a great week!

Lauren Pengilly

Remembrance Day Service 2023

A Wiggly Thank You

The Stephens family of Canowindra Tyre Service has kindly delivered the 'Big Red Car' to school for us to enjoy. Kids of all sizes are having a ball playing in the car. Thank you to the Stephens family for their kind donation and for always being such supportive members of our wider school community.

Upcoming Events and Excursions

Term 4 Week 6

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

Friday 17th November - Swimming for sport for ALL primary students. 

Term 4 Week 7

Monday 20th November - Swim School for ALL Year 2 students and selected primary students. Every day for two weeks. Cost of the 10 day program is $32.00

Tuesday 21st November -  Boys to the Bush program session 2 for selected Year 4 students. 

Term 4 Week 8

Monday 27th November - Welcome to Hayley Stephens who will spend the week with us for work experience.

Tuesday 28th November -  Boys to the Bush program session 3 for selected Year 4 students. 

Wednesday 29th November - Family BBQ for Year 6 students going to Canowindra High School next year at 5:30pm

Friday 1st December - Assembly at 2pm

Term 4 Week 9

Tuesday 5th December -  Boys to the Bush program session 4 for selected Year 4 students. 

Wednesday 6th December to Friday 8th December - Year 6 Burrendong excursion

Term 4 Week 10

Tuesday 12th December - Presentation Day Assembly at 9:30am 

                                        - Year 6 BBQ celebration

Wednesday 13th December - Primary Pool party

Friday 14th December -  Students last day of the year.

Book Club Issue 8

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

Visit WWW.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close on Thursday 30th November 2023.

Swimming for Sport - Yrs 3 to 6

Swimming for Sport commences this 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).

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.

Balance of $185.00 is due by 4th December 2023. 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.

Year 6 to 7 Transition Program

The next transition day to be held at Canowindra High School is today 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.

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: 1/2

1/2 loved spending time in the garden last week. Mrs Wright helped us to plant some new seedlings, and weed the garden beds. We had lots of fun! 

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

P&C News

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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