Date of Publication: 17th March 2020

Our Focus:

At CVPS we are responsible learners who are safe and respectful while playing on the equipment.

CUDGEGONG VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL

PART OF THE CUDGEGONG LEARNING COMMUNITY

47-65 Madeira Road, MUDGEE 2850 PHONE: (02) 6372 3466 FAX: (02) 6372 6314

SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS: cudgegongv-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.cudgegongv-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL: Michelle Neaverson-Smith

GENERAL NEWSLETTER – TERM 1 WEEK 8

SCHOOL CALENDAR March 19 P & C AGM 20 ‘Bullying. No Way! Day 23 School Photos

From the Principal

Our school, as part of the NSW Department of Education, has introduced proactive measures to limit the impact of COVID-19. The school is constantly receiving advice from the NSW Department of Health and this is being updated on a regular basis. I can assure you that the school is following current protocols. We are in constant communication with the Director Educational Leadership and are working closely with all of our families, monitoring the health and wellbeing of all of our students and supporting safe hygiene practices. As explained in my letter yesterday, this has included introducing social distancing measures which has meant that a number of our usual practices and upcoming events have been cancelled/postponed. Until further notice, we will not be holding any assemblies, this includes the cancellation of this term’s Gold Assembly. We have also had to postpone our Year 6 camp and the visit from Brainstorm Productions. These events will be rescheduled for later in the year. For current information read the department’s response to COVID-19 which is being updated regularly. Parent Helpers and Visitors We always welcome visitors and parent helpers to our school, however, if you are not feeling well we would appreciate you staying at home until you are fully recovered. P&C AGM This Thursday at 6:30pm is our 2020 Annual General Meeting for our P&C. The March meeting will follow at 7pm. Parent voice and working closely with the school in regards to decision making is an integral part of the P&C. If you are at all interested in finding out more about the school, and perhaps participating in decision making, then I encourage you to come along on Thursday night.

High School Information Evening cancelled I have been advised that the Mudgee High School Information Evening scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed to a later date. When details become available of the alternate date, I will update parents via the newsletter. Western Swimming Carnival Friday saw 23 of our swimmers head to Dubbo to compete at the Western Swimming Carnival as part of the Cudgegong Zone Team. 13 of our swimmers achieved personal bests during the day with Sam Buckley achieving 5 PBs, Edward McGilvray achieving 4 PBs including an outstanding 16 seconds being taken off his 200 IM and coming 4

th overall in the 9 years boys

50 Freestyle. Jock Buckley achieved 3 PBs taking 9 seconds off his 50 Butterfly. All in all a fantastic achievement. Well done kids!!!

PBL Focus This week our PBL focus is to be responsible learners who are safe and respectful while playing on the equipment. This picture shows our children following our focus while playing on the equipment. Michelle Neaverson-Smith Principal

Students of the Week

Patrick Fisher, Leah Rainbow, Angela Fry, Jesse J Usher, Ebony Price, Daphne Harfield, Joey Sommer, Evelyn Fishpool, Declan Stoddart, Lexie Woodhouse, Max Andrews, Frankie Harfield, Nikola Wilson, Harrison Steven, Tobe Honeysett, Indie Darby, Vronesky Cediel Yepez, Shauna-Clare Fitzgerald, Violet Wright, Phoebe Warton

Notes sent home last week: Canteen Order Form

Kinder, Years 1 & 2 Zara King, Kai Verey, Samuel Spencer Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Phillipa Wicks, April Robeson, Rewa Lewis, Sophia Long, Phoebe Jeeves, Lucas Cox

Sophia Long

Gold / Red Gold / Green Gold Certificates

Red Certificates

Deputy's Desk

Bullying. No Way! Day This Friday will see our school participate in our annual Bullying. No Way! Day. This day aims to raise awareness around what bullying is and how students can detect signs of it and act accordingly. Our School Councillors will be supporting teachers to lead sessions in each classroom throughout the day. Students are asked to wear ‘blue mufti’ to celebrate the day. Easter Egg Raffle Although our Easter Hat parade has been cancelled this year, our Easter Egg Raffle will continue. Raffle tickets will go home this week to enable time for tickets to be sold. We have started to see a few eggs come into the school, so please drop them into the plastic tub in the foyer. William Lindsay Deputy Principal

Missing a Toy? A small zebra squeeze-toy was found in the COLA after pick-up time on Friday afternoon. If your baby has dropped this, please see the ladies in the front office.

Debating Workshop Last Tuesday five students travelled to Dubbo West Public for a debating workshop. The workshop was led by Tony Davey, Debating and Public Speaking Coordinator from the Department of Education. The students participated in a range of fun activities designed to develop their debating skills. Students were also given valuable hints and information regarding the rules and expectations of the debating competitions. Every student was able to work as part of a team and write rebuttals and deliver these to the audience. Although the students (and teacher!) were exhausted by the end of the day, they gained valuable insight into what makes a good debater and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A special thank you to the parents and carers who provided transport and support on the day- it was much appreciated. Sarah O'Connell Canteen News On Wednesday 1

st April we will be having our first

‘Special Meal Deal’ for the year. Order forms were sent home today and need to be returned to the canteen by 9:30am on Friday 27

th March. Orders can also be made

through flexischools. Please note that no other lunch orders can be placed on this day.

Year 5 Lake Burrendong Excursion Last week year 5 went on an amazing trip to Lake Burrendong. This was an awesome experience. When we first got there, we were split into cabins and our activity groups, we were in the Emus and the other groups were Redbacks and Kangaroos. The first activity we did was the high ropes, it was fun but challenging at the same time. When we were at the high ropes we saw a huge, scaly, scary goanna. Our other favourite activities were BMX, archery tag, rock climbing and, best of all, the slip and slide. We had great instructors and great food. To top it all off, just for a bit of more excitement, one of the girls’ cabin got a visit from a brown, legless creature (snake). Luckily it was caught by one of the instructors and relocated. We hope we will be able to go back again one day. By Darcy Roberts and Emerson Foxall.

School Bus Pass To apply for a school bus pass go to:

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/

Cudgegong Valley Public School P&C

Uniform Shop

OPENING HOURS (During School Terms)

Tuesday Morning: 8:30am - 9:30am

Thursday Morning: 8:30am - 9:30am

Thursday Afternoon: 2.45pm - 3.30pm

Flexischools online ordering -

www.flexischools.com.au Orders will be processed within 3 days and can either

be picked up from the Uniform Shop during opening

times or sent home with your child.

Mudgee High School Year 7 2021

Information Evening has been postponed

Classifieds

While we accept advertising from commercial enterprises,

the school does not endorse these.

SOCCER SEASON 2020

The Mudgee Gulgong Wolves have opened registrations for this season.

The season starts on Saturday 2nd May 2020.

All mini-roos and Junior games are played at Glen Willow.

Mini Roos (Turning 3 and 4 this year).https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=92086&programID=49141

Junior Competition (Turning 5 to 16 this year).https://registration.playfootball.com.au/common/pages/reg/welcomeregplus.aspx?entityid=74971&id=79648

Seniors Competition (14 and over, Women’s and Men’s).https://registration.playfootball.com.au/common/pages/reg/welcomeregplus.aspx?entityid=74972&id=80036

Registrations are completed on-line, just follow the links.

We have registration assistance days, along with sales of shorts, socks and other merchandise on the 14th, 21st and 28th March between 10am and 2pm at the Glen Willow Clubhouse.

Earlybird registrations for Juniors attract a $20 discount until 14th April 2020.Don’t forget to utilise your Active Kids Vouchers.

For any enquiries head to our Facebook page (Mudgee Gulgong FC Inc) or Website (https://

mudgeewolvesfc.com.au/)

MUDGEE SCHOOL HOLIDAY HOCKEY

CLINIC

FRIDAY APRIL 17 Victoria Park 10am-3pm

Ages 9-12 $47 per child

To register go to https://www.hockeynsw.com.au/programs/u12s-nsw-pride-school-holiday-clinics/?fbclid=IwAR3ZxHAYeuA6BYy4rZsyWHl9DLU9U1Q7IAoddQBkjU0RH11Jed_baNTIZUs