Cobar Public School

Newsletter

Term 1, Week 8 Thursday, 17th March, 2016

6-8 Blakey Street Ph: 0268 362 039 Email: cobar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

COBAR 2835 Fax: 0268 362 187 Website: www.cobar-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

We pay our respects to the Wangaaypuwan Ngiyampaa people on whose land we meet and learn.

GENERAL INFORMATION Administration Office Hours - 8.30am - 3.30pm School commences at 8.55am—School finishes at 3.05pm Students are not supervised before 8.30am

Parent Reminder

Student Allergies

Cobar Public School is an ‘ALLERGY AWARE’ School.

Nut and nut based products are banned on the

Cobar Public School site. Please keep this in mind when

packing recess and lunch for your children.

Thank you

AWARDS

5 Award - Jackson Eves, Hazel Rauahi, Jordan Bain-Meadows,

Kody Young, Chaise Jentjens, Maddie O’Shannessy, Eli Martin,

Malcolm Gillette, Mia Rogers, Ashton Dietrich, Brayden Auld, Lola

Knight, Exzavier Cohen-Quayle, Jamelia Barnes, Aisha Schofield,

Hayley Landsdowne, James Turner, Lucy Turner, Eli Hodges, Sally

Schintler, Lexi Hodges, Jocelyn Behan, Mackenzie Eves, Miranda

Orr, Jaina Chandler, Arisha Mahnoor, Jaxon Waugh, Isabella Lowe,

Esha Khan, Kai McCosker, Danny Lee, Montana Grentell, Bayleigh

Young, Clayton-Jak Colling, Hammad Robbani, Tayla Brilley, Rebel

Bliss, Shaughnessy Bliss, Bronte Farrell, Amara Bottom, Malina

Bottom

15 Award - Brayden Auld

25 Award - Mia Rogers, Brayden Auld, Exzavier Cohen-Quayle

50 Award - Khloe Harpley-Oeser, Chaise Jentjens, Eli Hodges,

Lexi Hodges, Bronte Farrell

75 Award - Sally Schintler

100 Award - Angus McMurtrie Amara Bottom

125 Award - Aisha Schofield, Sophia Ma, Rebel Bliss

150 Award - Jordan Bain-Meadows, Indiana Jentjens

175 Award - Riley Bottom

200 Award - Shaughnessy Bliss, Tristan Bliss

MERIT AWARDS

Jaxon Waugh, Arisha Mahnoor, Hannah Brettell, Eli

Hodges, Noah Armstrong, Eli Martin, Eryn Boland,

Maddie O’Shannessy, Jess Carlaw, Jaina Chandler,

Koby Green, Brooklyn Kirwan, Imani George, Jocelyn

Behan, Lesley Hooker, Romi Dunne, Sierra Wiltshire,

Mitch Allen, Sophie Bennett, Chaise Jentjens, Bayley

Bruce, Daniel Buckman, Henry Knight, Atamarie

Haronga

Principal’s Report

Students were extremely excited this week due to the

visit from Moorambilla staff. All students in years 3 to

6 had the opportunity to audition for Moorambilla and

we congratulate those students who were chosen to

participate. This is a wonderful opportunity and as we

know from student feedback in previous years, an

event that students thoroughly enjoy.

Following consultation with the executive, I had the

unpleasant task this week of making the decision to

collapse one of our classes. Due to a loss of 1.2 teach-

ing staff positions we are unable to maintain the cur-

rent number of classes, and from the beginning of

Term 2 Mr Vangelatos’ class will be combined into

Mrs Crawford’s and Mrs Sinclair’s classes. Parents of

students effected by this were informed in writing this

week. A transition program for students effected

commenced this week and will continue for the

remainder of the term. Mr Vangelatos will remain in

the school as a temporary staff member covering day

to day absences.

As we do need to drop our teaching staff numbers by

1.2, we will be farewelling Mr Burgess at the end of

the term. We thank Mr Burgess for his time in the

school.

On a brighter note, we continue to enjoy a very settled

school environment and when visiting classrooms it is

evident that students are engaged and enjoying their

learning.

Enjoy the weekend.

Jonathan Harvey

Principal

We are a school of

Responsible, Respectful, Learners

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CPS

DATES TO REMEMBER

18/3 Canteen orders for the ‘Easter Bunny Banquet’ Lunch

are due today

Wacky Hair Day (Gold coin donation)

24/3 Easter Hat Parade (Whole School) Where: Top Quad (Basketball Court) Time: 12.30pm - 1.40pm ALL WELCOME

24/3 ‘Easter Bunny Banquet’ Lunch (No other lunch orders are available on this day)

24/3 Purple Day -

Students are encouraged to wear purple today. Gold Coin donation

25/3 - 29/3

Easter

30/3 31/3

Parent / Community Meeting, 3.30 to 4.30pm / CPS

Hall

Parent / Community Meeting, 3.30 to 4.30pm / CPS

Hall

11/4 - 22/4

School Holidays

25/4 Anzac Day—Public Holiday

26/4 Staff Development Day

27/4 Students Return

27/5 - 30/5

Mid-Term Break

4/7 - 15/7

School Holidays

19/8 - 22/8

Mid-Term Break

26/9 - 7/10

School Holidays

11/11 - 14/11

Mid-Term Break

Copper/Zinc Team Assembly

12.55pm to 1.35pm

Week Date Class

8 18/03/16 5/6M

10 01/04/16 4/5/6S

Week Date Class

8 18/03/16 G1S

10 01/04/16 GK/1C

GOLD TEAM ASSEMBLY

12.05pm to 12.45pm

Canteen Roster

Monday, 21st March

Help Required Monday, 28thMarch

Easter Monday

Tuesday, 22nd March

Help Required Tuesday, 29th March

Help Required

Wednesday, 23rd March

Help required Wednesday, 30th March

Help required

Thursday, 24th March

Help required Thursday, 31st March

Help required

Friday, 25th March

Good Friday (Easter) Friday, 1st April

Help required

Assembly is on even weeks of the term

Merit award books must be handed in no

later then 10am Tuesday of assembly

weeks or they will be held over until the

next assembly

Please label student’s clothing, lunch box-

es,water bottles etc

No hat no play

Copper/Zinc Assembly

Students in Copper and Zinc will receive their 5

Awards at the Morning Assembly on Fridays

every even week, instead of at the later assembly

held at 12.55pm each fortnight.

Students will receive recognition from their

peers at the morning assembly and student

names will be published in the newsletter.

Mrs Manns

Would you like to win

$50 in Cobar Quids??

Cobar Public School P & C are having a raffle for the Voluntary School Contributions. Every child/family who pays before the

end of Term 1 will go into the draw to win $50 in Cobar Quids.

The Voluntary School Contributions for 2016 have remained the same as last year.

$25.00 for one student or $40.00 for a family.

As in previous years, funds raised will be accumulated over the next twelve months. Cobar Public School P & C will then deter-

mine what major capital works project will be supported by these funds.

If electing to contribute, please complete the slip below and return with funds to the Admin. Office. Thank you to those parents

and carers who have already elected to contribute for the benefit of our students. Your support is

appreciated.

Parents can also pay through Flexischools.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cobar Public School

Please find enclosed $25.00/$40.00 as the 2016 Voluntary School Contribution for my child/children

Student Name: ___________________________________ Student Name: _____________________________________

Student Name: ___________________________________ Student Name: _____________________________________

Parent/Carer: ____________________________________ Date: ________________________

Look who has been spotted this week;

Ernie checked out 1S and noticed Miranda

Orr being responsible. She was busy helping

Mr Burgess in the classroom. Mr Burgess is

still learning about Cobar Public School and

Miranda was a great helper. Ernie is very

proud of Miranda helping the new staff.

Ernie just couldn't believe his eyes when

he saw Lachlan in 2K. He is always

prepared for learning and does his 5L's like

a champion. He always tries his hardest,

even if things are tricky for him. Lachlan

knows how to avoid distractions and is a kind

and considerate classmate. He is never too

shy to ask for help if he needs it. Ernie

loves seeing Lachlan's happy face ready

to learn every day. Way to go Lachlan! LEARNER

RESPECTFUL

Ernie has spotted you Emily being a

responsible senior member of our school.

Emily is a wonderful role model to the

younger students. One time that sticks out

like sprinkles on a sausage roll, is when Ernie

saw Emily taking a new Kindy student under

her wing and helping her catch the bus

home. This shows that Emily is responsible

at school and after school as well!

Be proud and keep up the great work!

Emily Williams

RESPONSIBLE

PBL Rewards Day Dates

Term 1 ….Friday 8th April

Term 2…. Thursday 30th June

Term 3…. Thursday 22nd September

Term 4...TBA

Ernie News PBL

Focus of the week

Keep your hands and feet to yourself

Bongo Brothers The Bongo brothers is a house music group that consists of two members

Samuel Makhubela (poet and producer/DJ) and William Semenya (DJ/producer).

CPS students were entertained by the Bongo Brothers on Tuesday the 15th of

March. The students thoroughly enjoyed this show. They were invited to par-

ticipate in dancing and acting. They were taken around the world with music,

children were totally engaged and spent the whole time being entertained by

the brothers, enjoying their humour.

Purple Day Cobar Public School will be participating in Purple Day on

the Thursday 24th of March. Students are encouraged

to wear purple on this day and are asked for a gold coin

donation. Please support this cause.

What is Purple Day?

Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness

about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around

the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy

awareness. Last year, people in dozens of countries on all continents including

Antarctica participated in Purple Day!