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Term 1 Week 2

6th February 2020

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Kicking off 2020!

The first full week back at school has been a very busy one! This

week Wiradjuri language lessons started up again for the year and

we welcome back Aunty Esther, who will be teaching language

with Mrs Galea (Kindergarten, Stage 1 and Stage 2) and Mr Murray

(Stage 3) on Thursdays. This year each class will have a 30-minute

Wiradjuri language lesson each fortnight and everyone is excited to

begin a new year of learning. Mrs Wright is in the process of

organising our 2020 Band Program, Mr Vogel’s science and

technology classes are underway, Mrs Oborn and Miss Storr’s library

lessons are in motion and Mr Garlick’s PE classes have been full

steam ahead! We are certainly back into the swing of things and it

is wonderful to see our classrooms full of happy, respectful students

who are highly engaged and ‘on task’ with their learning!

Kindergarten’s First Day!

On Monday we welcomed 49 brand new Kindergarten children for

their very first day at “big school”! A huge thank you to all our

Kinder parents for ensuring their children were prepared and

excited about beginning school! Mrs White, Miss Hamer and Mrs

McFarland have reported on a very settled start to the year and

are enjoying getting to know their new students. If you haven’t

checked out ‘Kindergarten’s First Day’ photos on Facebook yet, be

sure to take a look!

Parent Information Night

Tonight we will be holding a Parent Information Evening at the

school. This is a wonderful opportunity for all parents to come along

and meet their child’s teachers and find out some general

information about how classes are organised, homework

expectations, upcoming events and general school routines. The

timetable for this evening is as follows;

4:30-5:15pm – Kindergarten – please meet in the Infants

Open Space (Infants building)

5:30-6:00pm – Stage One – please meet in the Infants Open

Space (Infants building)

6:00-6:30pm – Stage Two – please meet in the Stage 2 Open

Space (primary building)

February

6th

7th Assembly:

Primary:

12.10pm -1.10pm

Infants:

2.25pm - 3.10pm

13th Primary Swimming Carnival.

28th District Swimming Carnival

New Assembly Times

Primary Assembly:

12.10pm - 1.10pm

Infants Assembly

2.25pm - 3.10pm

Bookclub: closes on

17th February 2020.

6:30pm-7:00pm – Stage Three – please

meet in Wilay 3 Classroom (upstairs primary

building)

Parents of students in support classes

- please attend the Stage meeting relevant to

your child.

We look forward to seeing everyone at

school tonight!

S p o t l i g h t o n … B A N D H A !

Each week in our Newsletters, we will be shining

the spotlight on a particular class in the school.

This week we would like to share some of the

amazing work already happening in Mrs

Johnson’s Stage 3 class, Bandha…enjoy!

S t a f f L e a d e r s h i p P r o g r a m

On Wednesday, a large group of CPS staff

travelled to Forbes High School to participate in

the Next Gen Leadership Program running

across the Cowra Network this year. Miss Noble,

Mrs Montgomery and Miss Noal have been

identified as future aspiring school leaders and

will engage in a 12-month professional learning

program to build their skills in this area. Also

involved in this program are Mrs Johnson, Mrs

Oborn, Mr Murray and myself, who will be

taking on a mentoring role to aspiring young

leaders from other schools. This is a wonderful

opportunity for all staff involved and we look

forward to networking with our colleagues

throughout the Cowra area.

School Swimming Carnival

Preparations are well underway for our

school Swimming Carnival which will be held

next Thursday 13th February at the Cowra

Aquatic Centre. Please note that this event is

for ALL Primary students and those Year 2

swimmers who are turning 8 this year. Mr

Garlick has been working hard to get

everything ready to go for what is sure to be an

exciting and fun-filled day at the pool!

Permission notes have been sent home and

students are getting into the spirit with House

war cries being heard across the school.

Parents are encouraged to come along and

be part of the day…I wonder who will take out

the Teachers vs Parents relay this year?

Assemblies

In 2020, assemblies will take place every

fortnight starting tomorrow, Friday 7th February.

Assemblies will be held on Fridays with Primary

from 12:10pm-1:00pm and Infants from 2:25pm-

3:10pm. As per last year, at the end of each

term we will hold a special Whole School

Assembly. For updates and reminders, please

check our school Facebook page or website.

Hope to see you there.

Have a great week…

Jenny Lewis

Principal

SCHOOL BANKING

Welcome back to school

banking for 2020. Thursday will

remain the school banking day

and all bank books must be

placed in the tub at the front office Thursday

morning. Please note that this year there will be no chasing up

of bank books from student’s classroom. It is

your child’s responsibility to hand the banking in.

Once the banking is completed the books are

returned to the classroom. This year’s rewards are as follows and please note

that rewards are only available during a term,so if

you select from a term other than the current one the

reward will not be allocated.

2020 Treetop Savers Rewards

We're excited to share that the new School Banking

theme for 2020 is Treetop Savers. We've developed

a new range of rewards designed to appeal to all

ages. All rewards are reusable and packaged using

sustainably sourced paper.

Terry Denton's Activity Book – Term 1

Mini Soccer Ball – Term 1

Treetop Stationery Set – Term 2

Treetop Handball – Term 2

Tomato Seed Kit – Term 3

Magic Mist Drink Bottle – Term 3

Emoji Wallet – Term 4 Snakes & Ladders Game – Term 4

Any queries with school banking please see Mrs

Taylor on a Thursday in the library.

Sports Update

Swimming Carnival

Reminder to all primary parents that the Cowra Public School Swimming Carnival is being held

next week on Thursday 13th February at the Cowra Pool. Students have had house meetings

and all entries have been taken. The students who place first or second in the age event will

proceed to the Cowra District Swimming Carnival which is held on Thursday 27th February at the

Cowra Pool. Entry is $2 per student, if your child has a season ticket please provide them with the

card or number on the day.

Teacher/Parent relay

Mr Jeffries has been busy forming his team to take on any interested parents in a relay. As team

captain he has recruited Mr Garlick, Ms Beecher and Mrs Casey. He is officially challenging any

Cowra Public School parents to get a team of two female and two male swimmers to race his

'super squad'. The race will happen relatively early in the day around 11:30am.

Primary Sport

Final numbers and bookings are being made for Primary sport this week and it will start up Friday

of week 3. The only two sports that require money are the netball and skate park sports (bus).

It will be $2 per student.

Office News

Notes

All permission notes that are sent home need to be

returned to the student’s class teacher. If your child

didn't receive a note there are copies held in the

office.

Primary Park notes & Carnival - class teacher

Primary Summer Sport selection - Mr Garlick (Sports

Centre)

Gates

Gates are locked at 9.30am each morning and are

open at 3.00pm each afternoon except the bottom

gate which is opened at 3.10pm. All entry to the

school during school hours is via the front office.

If you are collecting students at the end of the day,

please enter school via the gates at:

Busby carpark

Brisbane street

Vaux St (bottom gate)

Vaux St ( beside the Dental Clinic)

Medical Updates

We are in the process of updating student medical

conditions. If your child has a medical condition and

requires medication at school (ie Asthma, allergies)

or a any medical condition we should be made

aware of, please contact the office.

Allison & Jennifer

Band News

Expression of Interest in joining the

Band were sent out last week.

Please return the notes to the office

but do not sent any money until

your child is notified that they can

join the band.

Thank you

Mrs Wright

School Photos

School photos will be taken on

Tuesday, 25th February 2020.

Photos will be done in class groups

and the students are asked to be in

full summer uniform on the day.

If you do not wish your child’s photo

to be taken please advise their

classroom teacher.

Family photo envelopes are

available from the office.

Attached to the newsletter is

information from Creative School

Portraits regarding the ordering of

photos.

We have made an

excellent start to the

year, settled in so

quickly, enjoying each

others company in the

playground and we

have been busy

rehearsing for our

assembly item on

Friday, 7th February .

We have also had the

privilege of being

involved in the 'History

Here' filming project

that we will be creating

throughout the year.

We are super excited to

be learning together

this year in 2020.

Phone: 63423070 Email: admin@cspnsw.com.au Website: www.creativeschoolportraits.com.au

Cowra Public School

Photo Day: Tuesday 25th Feb

Online ordering from: Tuesday 10th March

Order before: Tuesday 24th March.

ONLINE ORDERS: www.creativeschoolportraits.com.au Shoot Keys/Access code: handed out just prior to the activation date. If lost, please email us.

Select “Order Online” and enter your shoot key/access code

Click on your child’s image (low resolution viewing) & select your preferred background

Select your package

More children at this school? Click “Order for another” at the top RH corner & repeat the

process

Checkout: Please carefully CHECK PACKAGE & BACKGROUND are correct before finalising

your order, as changes cannot be made after order is confirmed.

There is a FAQ page and “HELP” button on the website if you are having issues

All packages ordered before Tuesday 24th March will be returned to the school.

After Tuesday 24th March a LATE FEE of $12.95 will be added to the purchase price and

the package will be posted directly to you

Family/Sibling Photos: (students at this school only)

Please collect an envelope from the office and return with the money the day before

photos. Payment via cash/cheque or phone us for credit card payment 0263423070.

Unable to order online?:

Paper order forms are available at School office if you cannot order online. Please fill out,

and return to the office ASAP. Please note no money can be accepted at the office

after photo day has passed.

Please contact our Production Centre if you have any questions on 0263 423070 or email

at admin@cspnsw.com.au

Thank you and please enjoy your photographs.

Regards, Cliff & Kay Dykes

W: www.creativeschoolportraits.com.au E: admin@cspnsw.com.au P: 63423070

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRIVACY AND CUSTODY ISSUES

At CSP we feel that that privacy/permission to publish photographs and access

to photos for separated families is an important issue and one that we wish to

address correctly.

Could you please notify us when providing data, if there are any students that

have restrictions in place preventing their photos being ordered by specific

parents.

We don’t need to know all details - just the name of the student and what

restrictions are in place for example: Tom Smith 4G - Dad (Tim Smith) is not to

order photos.

We receive emails or phone calls from parents requesting ‘lost’ shoot keys, if

we are made aware of a restriction we can prevent this information from being

given out.

Similarly, if students do not have permission for photographs to be published,

then they cannot appear in the group photo – which goes home as part of the

photo package. We need to remove them, or list as absent or just delete from

the group.

Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

Regards

Cliff and Kay Dykes