Special

reminder:

Next week’s assembly will be held on Tuesday 27 August, at 9.00 am and will be run by the Library Monitors.

19 August, 2013 Week 6, Term 2, 2013

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: Dear Parents and Friends of Cawdor PS

The term is continuing to be extremely busy with many exciting and

unique learning opportunities for the children. The Koalas took part in

a Claymation workshop in Week 4 and had a wonderful time creating

their animations. This was the culmination of many weeks’ work in

English, technology and Visual Arts and the class is very proud of their

final products. When they return from Bathurst, they are planning a

movie afternoon for the other classes and parents.

Yesterday’s Book Week parade was a great success. All the children

looked fabulous in their costumes and many of them stayed in

character for the whole day. Thank you to the parents who went to so

much trouble with the costumes and to Mrs Hillier who showed great

skill and creativity in making the astronaut outfits for the staff. Book

week activities continue throughout the week, with the Book Fair and a

visit from the Wollondilly librarians.

Mr Lee has now officially retired and was very appreciative of his

farewell assembly and afternoon tea. Many thanks to the parents and

ex-students who came along to the special celebrations and to wish Mr

Lee well in his retirement.

On Thursday and Friday this week Mr Willcocks and I will be at

Bathurst with the Years 5 and 6 students, hopefully finding a fortune

in the goldfields. In our absence Mrs Garbutt, Ms Barlow and Mrs

Napoleone will be at the school teaching the Possums, Wallabies and

Year 4 students.

Enjoy the week.

Kind Regards

Ms Sharon Ihlein

Principal

CAWDOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Inside this newsletter:

Spelling Bee 2

Sports News 2

Honour Roll 2

Notice Board 3

School Values 3

Photo Gallery 4

Attachments 4

Dates to Remember 4

I Spy—Olivia!

Spelling Bee Finalists

Congratulations to the following students

who gained a place in our school spelling

bee last week. The students will represent

Cawdor at a regional final at the end of

term.

Years 3 and 4:

1st: Grant Taylor

2nd: William Collins

Years 5 and 6:

1st: Lincoln Crimmins

2nd: Courtney Bell

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Sports News

Congratulations to Joanne Nash who competed at

the State Touch Football carnival last week as a

member of the South Western Sydney team. The

team came 7th which was a wonderful achievement.

Congratulations also to the following students who

were this year’s athletics champions:

Seniors: Lincoln Crimmins and Joanne Nash

Juniors: William Collins and Scarlett Crimmins

A team of students has been selected to compete

at the Razorback Athletics Carnival which will be

held on Monday 2 September and Tuesday 3

September at the Campbelltown Athletics stadium.

The students in the team have been given

permission notes. Please ensure that the notes are

returned promptly and parents are asked to

consider assisting with transport to ensure that all

students are able to participate.

Congratulations to our team members and good

luck!

The Footsteps dance program began last

Wednesday and will take place each Wednesday

afternoon for the next five weeks, culminating in

the disco on Friday 6 September. A note about

the disco is attached to the newsletter.

Honour Roll

Congratulations to Cassie Nash in Year 3

for earning a Silver Award for 50

certificates.

Congratulations also to Sasha Sitkowski in

Year 5 and Michael Collins in Year 6 who

received a gold medallion for earning 100

merit awards.

Pass the Poetry Please

Book Week Performance

Week 6, Term 2, 2013 Page 3

Enrolments are now being

accepted for 2014. Please see

Mrs Hillier for enrolment forms.

CAWDOR PS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

Child centred, caring

And safe environment

Where staff and parents are

Dedicated to the provision of equal and unique

Opportunities for the individual child in our

joint

Role as educators.

Core Values of NSW Public Schools

INTEGRITY

EXCELLENCE

RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY

COOPERATION

PARTICIPATION

CARE

FAIRNESS

N otice Board

The Premier’s Reading Challenge will conclude at the end of August. Encourage your child to keep

reading and return their form by the end of August.

Year 6 special t-shirts are now available to order. An order form is attached to the newsletter.

The Possums were very excited last week when they received a beautiful new mat for their

classroom. The mat is decorated with lots of colourful insects and was one of the items earned

through the Woolworths Earn and Learn program.

Eight ways to build your child's writing skills

Here are a few practical tips to help your child to work out the best way to express themselves through their writing.

Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-tips/eight-ways-to-

support-your-childs-writing-skills

Cyberbullying - prevention tips for parents The statistics around cyberbullying are sketchy, mainly because it often goes unreported. What we do know is that the likelihood of children being bullied online or over the phone increases as they get older and use technology more frequently. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/cyberbullying/say-no-to-cyberbullying How much screen time? ‘Screen time' used to mean how many hours you spent watching TV and playing on the computer. However, with the growing number of digital devices on offer today, the question of what screen time means now is far more complex. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/using-technology/screen-time

Enrolments are now being accepted for 2014. Please

enquire at the office for enrolment forms.

Cawdor Public School

685 Cawdor Rd

Camden

NSW 2570

Phone: 02 46366133

Fax: 02 46366365

Email: cawdor-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

www.cawdor-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

ATTACHMENTS:

Classroom Buzz; Cyberparenting; Footsteps Disco

note; P&C News; Year 6 t-shirt order form

Week 6 Book Week: Read Across the Universe

Monday 19 Aug 9.00 am Book Character Parade

1.55 pm Pass the Poetry Please

Tuesday 20 Aug Musica Viva—The Chamber Maids

Wednesday 21 Aug Wollondilly librarians

Thurs 22-Fri 23 Aug Bathurst Excursion (Years 5 and 6)

Week 7

Tuesday 27 Aug 9.00 am Assembly run by Library Monitors

1.00 pm Music Festival rehearsal

Wednesday 28 Aug Wollondilly Music Festival rehearsal and evening performance

Thursday 29 Aug Wollondilly Music Festival evening performance

Week 8

Monday 2 Sep Zone Athletics (Field events)

7.00 pm P&C Meeting

Tuesday 3 Sep Zone Athletics (Track events)

Wednesday 4 Sep 7.00pm School Council meeting

What’s due….

‘Footsteps’ payment

‘Pass the Poetry

Please’ payment

Courtney and Jonathan ring the bell for Mr Lee.

Mr Lee with his DEC Service medal

Footsteps Disco

Friday 6 September

5.30—7.30 pm