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Canowindra P U B L I C SCHOOL Striving for Success

Term 1, Week 526th February 2018

Tilga Street Canowindra NSW 2804Phone: 02 6344 1403 | Fax: 02 6344 1462canowindra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auwww.canowindra-p.school.nsw.edu.auNurture Grow FlourishProud member of the Lachlan Valley Learning Community

Principal’s messageThankfully the rain has come! It was so nice waking up to the sound of rain over the weekend. Hopefully it will wash away all the germs, dust and pollen and the farmers can start sowing their crops.

District swimming last Friday at Boorowa was a great success. We

had several swimmers achieve personal bests and qualify for Western Region Trials in a few weeks’ time. Thanks to Miss Dixon for organising our contingent to Boorowa and thank you to all the parents who drove and cheered on our kids, it was a great day.

Meerkat productions will be visiting our school next Monday. The Performance is called Bully Bull Ring. The characters all perform their own song & dance numbers to help Bellamy understand different approaches to resolving the issues of bullying. The show focuses on strategies to manage both online and face to face bullying. The characters also discuss Emotional Intelligence as Bellamy tries to understand and manage her emotional responses. It includes lesson plans and a targeted question time incorporating the ideas of programs such as “You Can Do It” & “Better Buddies” just to name a few. The cost is $7.50, whilst it is not compulsory it would be great if everyone in Primary could attend.

PLSPs meetings for eligible students are being conducted on Tuesday 6th March 2018. A note will be sent home with your appointment time. This needs to be confirmed as soon as possible.

PSSA Cricket will be played at The Oval next Thursday 8th March. Please return all permission notes ASAP. Thanks you to Miss Toovey and Mr Traves for coaching our students, I’m sure it will be a very completive day against Grenfell PS. All spectators welcome!

Have a great week!

Sharon Hawker

UPCOMING EVENTS

27th FebruaryBreakfast Club 8.30am

Crunch n Sip

28th FebruaryBreakfast Club 8.30am

Student Banking

1st MarchBreakfast Club 8.30am

2nd MarchSchool Assembly 1.50pm

5th MarchMeerkat ‘Bully Bull Ring’ Performance

P&C AGM 7pm

PBL FocusBeing Safe

PBL Weekly WinnersRyleigh Bowd, Braxton Thurtell, Sheridyn Nutt

and Hayden Stewart

Eden Hawker Senior Girls Champion

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School Assembly - 2nd March Kinder Maddy Townsend, Courtney Wildman, Alexis Sheehan

K/1 Spencer Markcrow, Mackenzie Maunder, Lucy Neville

Year 1/2 Taya Scifleet, Felicity Woods, Chloe Carpenter

Year 2 Zayne McGovern, Lydia Wythes, Grace Payne

Year 3 Olivia McKenzie, Adian Woods, Hannah Jones, Levi Strange, Jeremiah Tapim

Year 3/4 Ray Martin, Thomas Berkrey, Hannah Greenhill, Charlie Slattery, Sophie White

Year 4/5 Darius Carpenter, Hayley Jessep, Sophie Thomas, Tyler Starr, Liam Beaumont

Year 5/6 Ludie Rogers, Dallas Cummings, Stella Moore, Marshall Woods, Natasha Sharp

Year 6 Madison Devlin, Jake Hamilton, Anna Hammond, Garret Towns, Jacob Bezett

Primary Swimming for SportAs we are a Sun Safe School all students are required to wear a rashi for swimming. Please ensure your child has one of these for swimming. If they don’t, they will be required to wear a spare shirt provided by the School.

Year 6 Fundraising

On Tuesday and Thursday each week during lunch, Year 6 students will be selling

Ice Blocks for 80c each as part of their fundraising efforts.

Bakery Lunch OrdersThe Canowindra Bakery has notified the school that effective from Monday12th March 2018, lunch orders will only be available on Monday, Thursday and Friday each week.A reminder to parents to notify the school about your child’s health We welcome information from parents about your child’s health, even if you are not requesting specific support from our school. Our school asks for medical information when you enrol your child. It is also important that you let us know if your child’s health care needs change or if a new health condition develops.Information about allergies, medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes and other health related issues (including prior conditions such as medical procedures in the last 12 months) should be provided to the school by parents. Please request a health care plan from the office. This will greatly assist our school in planning to support your child’s health at school.Please remember to notify staff in the office of any changes to your contact details or to the contact details of other people nominated as emergency contacts.We appreciate your assistance in this regard and assure you that any information you provide the school will be stored securely and will only be used or disclosed in order to support your son or daughter’s health or as otherwise required by law.Maths TextbooksThank you to all parents who have purchased maths textbooks. There are still quite a few students who haven’t purchased them yet. If you are having difficulty paying please contact the office ASAP.POP – Parent Online PaymentDon’t forget you can POP all payments via our School website. Look for $ MAKE A PAYMENT on top tab of home page and that will get you into POP. Sales to students includes uniform, textbooks etc.

Sentral Parent PortalParents and carers will receive an email this week instructing them to register for access to Sentral. Sentral is a web-based school management and student database system. The letter will contain a unique access key and URL.It is vital that all families register online this week to access the Parent Portal as parent/teacher/student interview times will be made via Sentral. Instructions for booking interview timeslots will accompany next week’s newsletter. If you do not receive an email by the end of the week, please contact the school. If you do not have an email listed with us, we will send out a letter with your eldest child this week.


Girls BoysOpen 100m Open 100mEden Hawker 1st Bella Gordon 5th Lachie Reid 4th Riley Bollinger 5th

8 Yrs 50m Freestyle 8 Yrs 50m FreestyleDarcy Palmer 6th Levi Strange 1st Nic Gordon 2nd

9 yrs 50m Freestyle 9 yrs 50m FreestyleLeahlie Nicka 5th Tara Chalk 6th Noah Hamer 10th

10 yrs 50m Freestyle 10 yrs 50m FreestyleHannah Gordon 6th Audrey Pearce 7th Dallas Cummings 2nd Riley Bollinger 3rd

11 yrs 50m Freestyle 11 yrs 50m FreestyleBella Gordon 4th Hayley Stephens 9th Colby Burling 4th Mitch Cartwright 5th

Beau Bollinger 8th

12 yrs 50m Freestyle 12 yrs 50m FreestyleEden Hawker 1st Amelie Kerr 5th Lachie Reid 6th Peter Pagett 10th

Jnr 50m Breaststroke Jnr 50m BreaststrokeHannah Gordon 6th Hannah Greenhill 8th Jack Smyth 3rd Riley Bollonger 4th

11 yrs 50m Breaststroke 11 yrs 50m BreaststrokeBella Gordon 2nd Hayley Stephens 9th Clancy Duguid 6th Mitch Cartwright 7th

Snr 50m Breaststroke Snr 50m BreaststrokeEden Hawker 2nd Amelie Kerr 3rd Lachie Reid 7th

Jnr 50m Backstroke Jnr 50m BackstrokeHannah Greenhill 5th Hannah Gordon 6th Riley Bollinger 2nd Marcus Wythes 4th

11 yrs 50m Backstroke 11 yrs 50m BackstrokeBella Gordon 5th Hayley Stephens 9th Colby Burling 4th Clancy Duguid 5th

Snr 50m Backstroke Snr 50m BackstrokeEden Hawker 1st Tori Wythes 4th Jake McVicar 6th

Jnr 50m Butterfly Jnr 50m ButterflyHannah Gordon 5th Hannah Greenhill 6th Riley Bollinger 3rd Bodhi White 7th

11 yrs 50m Butterfly 11 yrs 50m ButterflyBella Gordon 2nd Holly Wilson 7th -

Snr 50m Butterfly Snr 50m ButterflyEden Hawker 1st Tori Wythes 3rd -

Jnr 200m IM Jnr 200m IMHannah Gordon 2nd -

Snr 200m IM Snr 200m IMEden Hawker 2nd Bella Gordon 5th -

Jnr Relay 2nd – Audrey, Hannah, Georgie, Hannah Jnr Relay 2nd – Riley, Bodhi, Levi, DallasSnr Relay 3rd – Bella, Amelie, Tori, Eden Snr Relay 4th – Mitch, Colby, Beau, Lachie

District Swimming ResultsCongratulations to all 28 children who swam at the District Swimming Carnival last Friday in Booro-wa. This year we have had 14 children make it through to Western, on Friday the 16th March, at Dubbo. Anyone who came 1st, 2nd or 3rd, including relay teams have made it through to West-ern. We wish you all the best of luck. If you’d like your times, come and see me on Tuesday. Also congratulations to Eden Hawker who was Senior Girl Champion. Results are as follows. M.Dixon


District Swimming


Electronic Newsletter Our newsletter is now being distributed via email or it can be viewed at our revamped website at http://www.canowindra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/home or on our mobile friendly app. To download the app please search for our website on your mobile device and click mobile friendly version in the top right corner, then download. If you would like to receive a newsletter via email please email your details to:[email protected]

Head LiceThere have been a few cases of head lice in our school. The only way to stop the spread throughout the school is if all parents continue to keep a watchful eye on their childrens hair and if any trace of head lice is found, appropriate treatment is administered.

Road SafetyAll students are encouraged to be dropped off and picked up on Belmore St. If it is a quick drop off it simply means that you drive in and drop off or pick up. You should only be in this zone for about ten seconds and if you are first in line please pull up to the sign. If your child is not at the gate waiting or cannot get out of the car on their own then you will need to park further down the road. Please advise all family members of this situation. If you are entering/ exiting on Tilga St. Please use the crossing only. No one is allowed to cross on the crest of the hill near our front gate, it is far too dangerous. Thank you for ensuring your children are safe!

Coles Sports for SchoolsOur school has registered and Coles will reward you with a voucher for each $10 spent. Schools can then redeem the vouchers for Sporting equipment. We are accepting vouchers at school and at Coles in Cowra. Your support would be very much appreciated. Look for the Coles cardboard box at our office.

Meerkat ‘Bully Bull Ring’ PerformanceMeerkat productions will be visiting our school next Monday. The Performance is called Bully Bull Ring. The characters all perform their own song & dance numbers to help Bellamy understand different approaches to resolving the issues of bullying. The show focuses on strategies to manage both online and face to face bullying. The cost is $7.50, whilst it is not compulsory it would be great if everyone in primary could attend. Please return permission notes and money to the office by Thursday 1st March.,


Class in Focus: Year 3/4

Year 3/4 enjoyed learning about mixing primary colours to make new colours. In a visual arts lesson they were given blue, yellow and red paint and were only allowed to use their thumb to mix and print thumb prints

onto paper.

3/4 created many wonderful colours and printed some wonderful pineapples for the

classroom.


Canowindra Public School P & CAre you......

• Interested in playing an active role in your child’s school

• Looking to meet new people within your child’s school community

• Wanting to help support the teachers and staff of our school

• Willing to use your skills and knowledge to make a difference

What does the P & C do for your child.....• Crunch & Sip donations throughout the year

• Disco’s

• Movie Nights

• Mothers and Fathers Day stalls

• Easter raffle

• Canteen days

• Fete

What has the P&C achieved in the past few years through fundraising......• New play equipment on level 3. We are also well on our way to having enough funds to have a full shade

structure installed

• The school ‘s vegetable garden and outdoor learning centre

• Part funding of Wushka – our new reading platform

• Yearly contributions for bus and excursion subsidy’s – lowering the expense for families

• Furniture and other items for the School’s Kitchen and Canteen area

How can you help......• Come along to the AGM on March 5th at 7pm

• Consider becoming a committee member – all executive position will be made vacant and re-elected. 2 of our current executive positions will not be returning officers.

• Attend monthly meetings (Mondays) during school terms

For more information regarding these positions please do not hesitate to contact any of the current executive committee.....Belinda Neville, Mel Stanbury, Tamara Pearce or Beth Gordon. It is a great committee with an amazing school community, we are so lucky to have fantastic parents who always help out at P & C run events, all with the vision of making our great little school a little bit better for the benefit of our children. We look forward to seeing some new faces and those returning committee members.

Our AGM will be held on Monday 5th March at 7pm


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