2 July 2018 Week 10, Term 2, 2018

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

The holidays are almost here and everyone is looking forward to a good rest after

another busy term. Term 2 has been an excellent ten weeks of student learning and

achievements and I am very proud of the effort that the boys and girls have made

throughout the term.

The Footsteps disco was a big hit with the children last week.

In the words of one of our students…”It’s the best night of the

year!” Thank you to Mrs Kidd, Mrs Napoleone and Mrs Forbes

who came to help with the disco. We realty appreciate them

giving up their evening with their families. Thanks also to the

parents who helped out on the night.

It was great to have the rain on Thursday—hopefully all of our

families on tank water have had at least some of their tanks

filled. As the rain stopped just before the disco the skies put on

an amazing light show. This beautiful rainbow filled the sky

over the church!

Keep the date for our 160th birthday celebrations free….Thursday 9 August in Education

Week. Lots of special activities are being planned for the day (singing, bushdancing,

craft, damper making, history tours, olden days sports etc) which will start at 9.00am.

Parents and other family members are invited to join us for the morning or whole day if

you like and we ask that students come dressed in period outfits. We will also be looking

for some parents to assist on the day, especially with the preparation of the damper. A

detailed note about the day will be sent home in Week 1 next term.

Semester one student reports were sent home last Friday and the interviews will mainly

be held tomorrow afternoon/night. The teachers are looking forward to meeting with

you to discuss the children’s progress. If you have not yet made an interview time,

please speak to Mrs Hillier in the morning. I also encourage you to write a comment on

your child’s report—the teachers and children really value your feedback on the

children’s progress.

Finally, don’t forget pyjama day this Thursday to raise money for Lymphoma Australia.

Movies will also be shown on the day so remember to return the note if you give your

child permission to watch a PG film.

Thank you to the staff, parents and students for all your hard work and dedication to the

learning programs at Cawdor. I wish everyone a relaxing and safe holiday.

Kind Regards,

Ms Sharon Ihlein

Inside this newsletter:

REMINDER—PJ Day 2

Save the Date 2

Premiers Sport Challenge 2

Costume ideas 2

Snippets of Cawdor 2

Enrolments

Student Absences

3

School Stream information 3

Attachments 4

Dates to Remember 4

William, Kinder—having fun at the Footsteps disco last Thursday

night.

CAWDOR PUBLIC

SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

REMINDER

PARENT/TEACHER

INTERVIEWS THIS

WEEK

Page 2

DON’T FORGET PYJAMA DAY

FUNDRAISER

Wear your pjs or onesies, bring a gold

coin donation for Lymphoma Australia

on Thursday 5 July. Don’t forget

your PG movie permission note.

Week 11, Term 1, 2017

Costume ideas for Open Day, Cawdor PS

celebrating 160 years

For our Education Week 160th birthday celebrations we

are asking all children to come to school dressed in

1850s period costume . Please speak to your class

teacher if you are unable to find clothing for your child.

Snippets of Cawdor’s History

During World War II the teacher-

in-charge was Mr Cecil Neville. He

organised the digging of an air

raid shelter in the paddock just beyond the current brick toilet

block. It was a U shape and just

big enough for the small enrolment of students to

assemble.

According to Frank Lipscombe, a former pupil, the shelter was 2m

deep and 1m wide but was never

used. Mr Lipscombe also said that

the children came to school by horse and put the horses in the

paddock near the church.

SAVE THE DATE!

AUTHOR VISIT WED 1 AUGUST

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL MON 6 AUGUST

OPEN DAY THU 9 AUGUST

BOOK FAIR 20—24 AUGUST

BOOK PARADE WED 22 AUGUST

SWIM SCHEME 27—31 AUGUST

More details in upcoming newsletters

ATTENTION K-2 PARENTS

Camden Library has levelled readers which are available for borrowing for

Library members.

Membership is available free to

everyone, even if you don’t live in the Camden area. You can join at any branch of the library by presenting proof of your name and current address. Your library card can be used at both Camden and Narellan

Libraries.

You can apply for a card in person at

either library.

PREMIER’S SPORTING CHALLENGE

The students and staff at Cawdor are now taking part in a 10 week Premiers Sporting Challenge. Records of physical activity will be kept over the 10 week period and students will be awarded

certificates at the end of the program.

The aim of the Challenge is to promote physical activity as a means of keeping healthy. All of the physical activity undertaken at home during this period (sports training, matches, riding a bike, bushwalking, dance, outdoor play…) will also count in the Challenge so

encourage your child to get active!

Parents of PMI students are invited to a performance by the students at 2.30pm

tomorrow, Tuesday 3 July

ADVANCED NOTICE

Swimming Scheme will be held in Term 3, Week 6. Students from Years 1 to 6 who have not reached a satisfactory standard of water safety and survival skills, and are unable to swim 25m confidently unaided with correct technique in deep water, are eligible to participate.

Monday 27—Friday 31 August

Week 10, Term 2, 2018 Page 3

iPhone/iPad iOS 7.x-9.x

1. From your mobile device go to the App Store

search for School Stream

2. Tap the FREE/GET button to the right of the

School Stream listing

3. Tap the INSTALL button

4. Enter your Apple ID and passwork and tap OK

5. Wait for the install icon to change to OPEN

6. Tapthe OPEN button

7. You will be prompted to accept notifications, you

will need to select OK

8. Start typing school name into the search then SE-

LECT school name

Enrolments Enrolments are now being taken for 2019.

There are vacancies across the school so

spread the word!

Small schools are great schools.

SCHOOL ABSENCES

It is a legal requirement that you contact the

school and provide a reason for your child’s

absence on any day that they do not attend.

You can:

Send in a written note on their return

Send an SMS or email

Telephone the school office,

particularly if they will be absent more

than one day due to illness.

RETURN AND EARN

FUNDRAISER

Collect containers shown as , bring

them to school and

place in the special

orange bins.

PLASTIC FREE JULY

RED Group brings recycled soft plastic

back to life as plastic furniture. We are

collecting soft plastic bags and packag-

ing at school in specially marked black

bins to take to Coles and Woolworths

RED cycle bins. If you have any suitable

items please recycle them.

Cawdor Public School

685 Cawdor Road Camden NSW 2570

Phone: 02 46366133

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

ATTACHMENTS: Footsteps Disco photos, holiday

fun at Botanic Gardens Mount Annan

Week 10

Mon 2 July P&C Meting 3.20 pm

Tue 3 Jul Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wed 4 Jul 9am Assembly: SRC

Thu 5 Jul Pyjama Day; Footsteps 2-3pm

LAST DAY TERM 2 FRIDAY 6 JULY.

STUDENTS RETURN TUESDAY

24 JULY

SCHOOL SECURITY 1300 88 0021

Star Students

Congratulations to the recipients of the following awards:

Values

Possums— Victor Lee

Wallabies— William Gould

Echidnas— Charlotte McDonald

Koalas— Emily Gaiyich

Writer’s Award

Blake Eagles—Koalas

What’s Due:

Footsteps payment overdue

EOI Stage 3 camps

ICAS COMPETITION

TEST DATES

English Tue 31 July

Maths Tue 14 August