Date of Publication: 4th February 2020

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 2

SCHOOL CALENDAR February 5 Meet the Teacher & Welcome BBQ 10 Swimming Carnival 11 Leadership Assembly

From the Principal

Our Vision

At Cudgegong Valley Public School we do our best by being responsible learners, who are safe and respectful.

Welcome to 2020 It is my pleasure to welcome back all of our CVPS families and to all new families who have joined us for 2020. It is going to be an exciting year filled with energy and enthusiasm. Meet the Teacher and Welcome BBQ Tomorrow all of our parents are invited to the school for our Meet the Teacher sessions and Welcome BBQ. The purpose of these sessions is to allow you to meet your child’s class teacher and see the learning environment, as well as get an understanding of how the classroom is going to work this year. Each session will take place in your child’s classroom. To cater for those families with more than one child enrolled at CVPS there will be two repeated sessions. Session 1 will run from 5 – 5:45pm and Session 2 will run from 6:30 – 7:15pm. If your child needs to attend with you then supervision will be provided in the Hall & Library. If you have not already indicated your attendance to this event then please phone the office so that we can know what sessions you will be attending. Student Leadership This year we will continue with our student leadership teams including the Student Representative Council. Last week each class from 3-6 elected one person to be their representative on this team for Semester 1. Our eight Student Councillors will lead this team. Our Student Leadership Team for 2020 consisting of our 8 School Councillors, 8 House Sports Captains, 8 House Vice-Sports Captains and our 11 SRC members will be inducted at a special assembly on Tuesday 11th February at 12 noon. All parents of our student leaders are invited to attend this assembly. Congratulations to the following senior students who have been elected to leadership positions in 2020.

School Councillors 2020 Georgie Baggett Olivia Martin Samuel Buckley Westford Pirie Rachel Channon Tully Robertson Toby Turner Violet Wright Sports Captains for 2020 Wanbi Captains Vice Captains Nate Kennedy Dusty May Eve Boldiston Alex Cameron Callana Captains Vice Captains Bailey Fehon Riley Currey Zoe Gossage Bessie Nicholson Nargoon Captains Vice Captains Lance Speakman Darcy Roberts Nevaeh Beckwith Kiarly-Grace Flick Coolberry Captains Vice Captains Peyton Lonergan Sarah Darker Rachel Cade Mason Lonergan Working together Research shows that one of the key components of success for student learning is a close working relationship between parents and their child’s classroom teacher. Working in close partnership with our parents is very important to our teachers at CVPS. If you would like to discuss an issue or concern with your class teacher it is always best to contact the Front Office to make a suitable time to meet, that way your child’s class teacher can find a time to talk to you when they can give you their full attention. Please remember that while our staff are in class or dealing with other matters, they may not be available to answer your questions immediately. The best person to talk with if you have a concern or problem is your child’s class teacher. Following that, if you feel your concern has not been resolved or you would like further support then you should contact the Assistant Principal for your child’s stage of learning.

Parent Online Payments Parent Online Payments can be made via the school website. http://www.cudgegongv-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Our current Assistant Principals are: Bron da Roza -Kindergarten, Sandra Huntly -Nott -Years 1 & 2, Steve Armstrong - Years 3 & 4 and Joel Wilson - Years 5 & 6. If after working with these people you still feel that further work is required to resolve the issue then you should contact our Deputy Principal, Will Lindsay or myself. Shout out to Double R Last Thursday evening we posted a call for “help needed” to assist with putting together our newly arrived picnic tables for our playground on our Facebook page. I would like to say a huge thank you to Double R who saw this post and sent over Liam and Lindsay to brave the heat on Friday and help put these tables together. We really appreciate their support, THANK YOU!! It’s great when the Mudgee community support us like this.

Swimming Carnival – Parent helpers needed!! We are looking forward to our annual Swimming Carnival to be held next Monday 10th February at Mudgee Pool. This carnival is for all students in Year 3—6, and those students in Year 2 who are turning 8 this year. A note went home yesterday with all of the details. We are calling for parent helpers to assist for some or all of the day with time keeping. If you are available please return the parent helper note (that went home yesterday) to the office by Thursday this week. Many thanks in anticipation. School Uniform Just a reminder that it is an expectation that each of our students at CVPS is dressed in full school uniform every day. This includes black school shoes each day (except for your child’s sport day) as well as a school hat.

Sports Days: Monday - Years 5 & 6 Wednesday - Years 3 & 4 Wednesday - Kinder, Years 1 & 2

The uniform shop is open on the following days: Tuesday Morning: 8.30am – 9.30am Thursday Morning: 8.30am – 9.30am Thursday Afternoon: 2.45pm – 3.30pm Orders can also be made online at www.flexischools.com.au If you require support in meeting our Uniform Policy then please don’t hesitate to contact the office on 6372 3466 to make an appointment to meet with me to discuss how I can help. Stage Assemblies Friday 2:30-3:00—Kinder, Year 1 & 2 Wednesday 12:00 –12:40– Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Classroom Supplies We ask that you please provide your child with the following essential items for 2020. You will see that each child is asked to supply some materials for their own individual use and some materials to donate for use by the class throughout the year as required. It would be greatly appreciated if students could have these materials as soon as possible. Kindergarten: Each individual student will need: an A4 document wallet, a glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), a library bag, sunscreen and a paint shirt. Class supplies: another glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), hand sanitiser and a box of tissues. (These items will be used by the class throughout the year as required). Years 1 & 2: Each individual student will need: coloured pencils, coloured textas, 2x HB lead pencils, a glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), a soft rubber, a pencil case, a library bag, sunscreen and a paint shirt. Class supplies: another glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), hand sanitiser and a box of tissues. (These items will be used by the class throughout the year as required). Years 3—6 Each individual student will need: 2 x HB lead pencils, 2 x red and blue pens, a 30cm ruler with mm markings, a glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), an eraser, scissors, a sharpener, coloured pencils, a pencil case, a library bag and sunscreen (for individual use) Optional Items: dictionary, thesaurus, textas, sharpies, water colour pencils, Mathematics tools (compass, protractor), calculator (Years 5&6 only). Class supplies: another glue stick (UHU or Bostik, as the cheaper brands do not stick as well), hand sanitiser (Years 3&4), soap (Years 5&6) and a box of tissues. (These items will be used by the class throughout the year as required) Michelle Neaverson-Smith Principal

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.

Notes sent home last week: Voluntary Contributions, Meet the teacher and Welcome BBQ, Canteen Menu, Swimming Carnival

LOST PROPERTY Our Lost Property is located outside the Library and is cleaned out at the end of each term. Please have a look if you are missing an item.

Library News This year CVPS is starting scholastic book club. There are 2 issues per term, with books starting from as little as $2. Issue 1 will come home today and must be returned by Friday 21st February. You can either order online through LOOP or send cash and order into the school library. If you need help, please don’t hesitate to come and ask. Mrs Bryant.

Garden Club Want to help out in the school gardens this year? Volunteering for Garden Club will be more flexible and more fun this year! Don’t have much spare time? Prefer not to supervise students? Prefer to help with your own Child’s class? Want to come with a friend? Prefer to potter on your own? Share your gardening skills or learn gardening skills from other volunteers! Send us a message today! Parents, carers, grandparents and friends of the Cudgee School community are all welcome. Contact cudgeeschoolgardenclub@gmail.com or message via FB @cudgeeschoolgardenclub

Junior Basketball

A registration day for the junior girls & junior boys basketball competitions from year 5 to year 10 will be

held on Monday the 10th February at the Mudgee

PCYC from 3-30 to 6pm.

Mudgee District Hockey Association Junior hockey will start in Term 2.

Sessions will be held for Minis (4-7 year olds), Primary and High School age groups on Friday afternoons/early

evenings at Victoria Park. For further information please see

https://www.revolutionise.com.au/mudgeedha/

home/ Facebook Mudgee District Hockey Association

or email Nico and Jo Ioane (Junior Coordinators) on

mudgeejuniorhockey@gmail.com

LOST PROPERTY Are you missing your jumper? We have lots of lost jumpers outside the Library so please come and have a look.

WANTED - Second-Hand Uniforms Any second-hand summer uniforms in good condition would be most appreciated for use in our sick bay. Please drop them into the school office.

Classifieds While we accept advertising from commercial enterprises, the

school does not endorse these.