Home and school working together

leads to the best possible educational

outcomes for students. If you have not

yet returned a note requesting an

interview, please ask your child to

collect one from their class teacher.

Today is “Funky Hair Day” at CPS and

we have some very funky hairdos

happening. Look for photos of students

and staff in next week’s newsletter. A

huge thank you to Ms Prue James, who

has organised today’s event. Ms James

will be sporting some very classy

beanies and hats as the weather cools

down!

We continue to provide many sporting

opportunities for our students. This week

Mr Murray took a group of students to a

Rugby Union 7’s competition. The

students played well and made it to the

final. Well done to all.

Congratulations to Mrs Eileen Day who

has been appointed the Principal of

Dubbo West Primary School. We wish

her all the best in her new role.

Kathryn Macnamara (AP)

Dear Parents

Cowra Public School students continue to

shine, both within the school and out in

the community. I had the pleasure of

accompanying three of our school

leaders to the Opening Ceremony of the

Festival of International Understanding

last Saturday evening. Twenty members

of the CPS Senior Band acquitted

themselves proudly, concluding the

ceremony with three short pieces which

reflected the international flavour of the

event. Thank you to all the students, and

to Mrs Mary-ann Wright who leads our

band program.

Two of our students, Anja Gower and

Isabella Scammell, are to represent the

school and Western Region at the State

Swimming Carnival to be held in

Homebush on Tuesday, 9 and

Wednesday, 10 April. All fourteen

students who went to the Western District

Carnival in Dubbo did Cowra Public

proud with their efforts and attitude. Well

done to all, and congratulations and

NSW Department of Education and Communities

Cowra Public School

NEWS

13 March 2014 Term 1, Week 7

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

FOR YOUR DIARY

MARCH

14 Catch up Photograph Day

15 Cowra Festival of International

Understanding

19 Parent Teacher Interviews - Infants

20 Parent Teacher Interviews - Stages

2/3

20 Infants & Primary Aussie of the

Month

21 Hockey Gala Day

28 St 3 Walkathon

CONTACTING THE SCHOOL Administration Office Hours: 8.30am - 3.30pm

School commences at 9.10am

School finishes at 3.15pm

Students are not supervised before 8.45am

Mail: PO Box 285, Cowra

Phone: 6342 2400

Fax: 6341 1357

School Counsellor 6341 3078

Email: cowra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: http://www.cowra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DEPT.HEALTH DENTAL CLINIC: 1300 552 208

good luck to our State reps.

All our students have been learning about

the United Nations as part of their HSIE units

this term. This week there has been a final

flurry of activity in preparation for the

Festival of International Understanding

Parade this Saturday. We have a full

contingent of students who will

accompany the combined public schools

float in the parade.

As for the float, we are full steam ahead

with preparations for our display that will

combine all three public schools in Cowra.

We are asking for students to be fully

involved in the festival and we encourage

students to join in the march on Saturday,

15 March. The United Nations theme of

International Year of Family Farming will be

the direction we are displaying, with

children to come dressed in farm clothing,

being jeans, collared shirt and hat. We ask

that no student wears an American style

cap or t-shirt with a brand name. The

children will either ride on the float or walk

and will be given visual displays to hold or

wave. This is a fantastic community event

that the school is very proud to be involved

in and we encourage as many students to

take the opportunity to be part of the

celebration.

Parent teacher interviews are being held

next week, on Wednesday for Infants and

on Thursday for Primary students. These

evenings give you the opportunity to meet

you child’s teacher or teachers and to pass

on important information about your child.

Catch up photograph day

tomorrow 14/3/14

WESTERN REGION SWIMMERS OFF TO STATE

Anja Gower Isabella Scammell

P & C

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

~Wednesday, 2 April 2014

7:00pm in the school staffroom

Everyone is welcome to attend.

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INFANTS ASSEMBLIES

Infants assemblies will now be held

every second Thursday commencing

today, Thursday, 6 March. The

assemblies will be held in the Infants

Open Space and commence at

2.00pm and finish at 2.30pm when the

children will return to their classrooms.

The Infants next assembly will be held

on Thursday, 20 March in the Infants

Open Space.

At these assemblies students will be

receiving Merit Certificates and PBL

awards.

Every alternate Thursday (not assembly

week) from 12.30pm until 1.00pm the

Infants will be holding combined

singing in the Infants Open Space. All

parents are invited to come along and

listen to the children singing.

PRIMARY ASSEMBLIES

The Primary will also be holding their

assemblies every second Thursday

commencing today, Thursday, 6 March

at 2.30pm. The next assembly will be

on Thursday, 20 March at 2.30pm in the

school auditorium,

The assemblies will include the Year 6

Public Speaking and Merit Certificates

will also be presented on the day.

All parents are invited to

attend both assemblies.

COWRA FESTIVAL OF

INTERNATIONAL

UNDERSTANDING

Cowra Public School will be participating

in the Cowra Festival of International

Understanding parade, Saturday, 15

March 2014. This year there will be a

combined float between Cowra Public

School, Mulyan Public School and Cowra

High School.

PARADE TIMES:

11.30 am Assemble at

Brougham Park

12.00 noon Parade down Kendal

Street to River Park

Children are to come dressed in farming

outfits being jeans, collared shirts and a

brimmed hat. No American style caps or t-

shirts with logos on them please. The

children will either ride on the float or walk

alongside it.

Please provide your child

with a bottle of water, as it

can get quite warm while

waiting for the parade to

start.

Parents will need to ensure

their child is at Brougham

Park by 11.30am on the

day and collect their child

immediately after the parade reaches

River Park.

NO CHILD WILL BE ALLOWED TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE WITHOUT A

PERMISSION NOTE.

ST 3 WALKATHON - Friday, 28 March 2014

The Stage 3 Walkathon will be held on

Friday, 28 March 2014. To attend

chi ldren must participate by

collecting sponsorship or making a

donation before the Walkathon day.

It will be a normal school day for

students not able to participate in this

day.

The program for the day will be:

9.30 a.m. Leave school by bus for

starting point.

9.55 a.m. Commence 10 kilometre

walkathon.

12.30 p.m. Lunch and organised/

structured swimming activities at

Aquatic Centre

2.45 p.m. Return to school.

Children should bring a hat, sunscreen

a drink, swimming gear and wear

suitable footwear and casual

clothing. (No singlet tops.)

Where any parents can assist with the

B.B.Q. lunch preparations, this will be

very much appreciated.

UNIVERSITY OF NSW COMPETITIONS

The University of NSW’s, International Competition and

Assessment for Schools is the largest independent

competition and assessment program for schools in Australia.

It is also delivered to over 20 countries.

Students in Years 3 to 6 are invited and encouraged to enter

the following ICAS subjects:

Computer Skills: (Tuesday, 20 May) $8.00

Science: (Wednesday, 4 June) $8.00

Writing: (Monday, 16 June) $17.00

Spelling: (Tuesday, 17 June) $11.00

English: (Tuesday, 29 July) $8.00

Mathematics: (Tuesday, 12 August) $8.00

(Sitting date in brackets.)

ALL ENTIRES CLOSE

Thursday, 10th April 2014

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE

Congratulations and thank you to Ms Prue James and the

World’s Greatest Shave committee consisting of Ashleigh

Saunders, Cailin McKay, McKay Sullivan and Archie Osborne for

their input into this great day.

A huge thank you to “Hair on Vaux” for coming to

school to colour the teacher’s hair.

More news and photographs will be in next week’s

newsletter.

Ashleigh

Saunders

Cailin

McKay

McKay

Sullivan

Archie

Osborne

STAGE 3 PARENT/

TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Stage 3 Parent/Teacher interviews will be

held on Thursday, 20 March in the Stage

2 Open Space.

The interviews will be held from 3.45pm

until 8.00pm and will be held in 5 minute

time slots for Literacy and Mathematics.

If you feel that you may require more

time please note this on the request

sheet. (For example if your child has the

same teacher for Mathematics and

Literacy you may require a 10 minute

time slot).

Notes have been sent home and these

need to be returned to your child’s

Home Room Teacher by Monday, 17

March. Your interview times will be

forwarded to you on Tuesday, 18 March.

STAGE 2 PARENT/

TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Stage 2 Parent/Teacher interviews will

be held on Thursday, 20 March in the

Stage 2 Open Space.

The interviews will be held from 3.45pm

until 8.00pm and will be held in 10

minute time slots for Literacy/Home

Room and 5 minute slots for

Mathematics. If you feel you require

more time, please indicate this on your

reply slip.

Notes have been sent home and these

need to be returned to your child’s

Home Room Teacher by Monday, 17

March. Your interview times will be

forwarded to you on Tuesday, 18

March.

INFANTS PARENT/

TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 classes will

be holding their Parent/Teacher

interviews on Wednesday, 19 March.

The interviews will be of ten minutes

duration. These interviews form one

aspect of student evaluation and

reporting.

The interviews will be from 3.45pm until

8.30pm and will be held in individual

classrooms.

A written report will be sent home

towards the end of Term 2.

Notes have been sent home with

times. These notes need to be returned

to the school with your preferred

times for the interview.

If for any reason you cannot come to an interview on the nominated date and you wish an interview, please

contact the school to organise another suitable date.

Cowra Public School

Band

Performing at the

Festival of International

Understanding

Opening Ceremony last

Saturday.

Thank you to

Mrs Mary-ann Wright

who conducted the

band.

TRAFFIC & PARKING OFFENCES IN SCHOOL ZONES 2014

BUS ZONES

You must not stop or park in a bus zone unless you are driving a public bus.

Penalty: $304.00

Demerit Points: 2

NO PARKING

You must not stop on a length of road to which a NO Parking sign applies unless you are dropping off or picking up

passengers or goods. A driver must remain within 3 metres of the vehicle at all times an not leave the vehicle unattended.

The dropping off or picking up must be completed in 2 minutes.

Penalty: $169.00

Demerit Points: 2

NO STOPING SIGN

You must not stop on a length of road to which a No Stoping sign applies.

Penalty: $304.00

Demerit Points: 2

We would like to stress to parents the importance of supporting the school’s instruction to students that

they must use the pedestrian crossing to cross to the other side of Vaux Street.

This is especially important at afternoon dismissal when traffic conditions are heavy.

SPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR

TERM 1

Primary Term One sport has commenced and will

continue until Week 11 with the exception of Friday

4 April (Week 10) being the CPS Cross Country.

Stage 2 will having swimming as normal on Friday,

28 March (Stage 3 Walkathon Day).

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR SWIMMERS AND

TOWEL.

Shavaughn Duncan

PE/Sport teacher

SPORT

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WESTERN REGION SWIMMING CARNIVAL

DUBBO ~

Last Friday fourteen of Cowra Public School’s “Super Fish” competed in the

Western Region Swimming Carnival at Dubbo. All the swimmers acquitted

themselves extremely well and were great ambassadors for the school.

Congratulations to all the swimmers, especially Anja Gower and Isabella

Scammell who were successful in gaining qualification to represent the

Western Region at the State Swimming Carnival to be held at Homebush

Bay, Sydney on Wednesday, 9 and Thursday, 10 April. Well done girls!

STAGE 3 HOCKEY GALA DAY

Friday, 21 March 2014

This year all Stage 2 & 3 students will be given the

opportunity to participate in an exciting Hockey Gala

Day. All specialised activities will be conducted by

qualified instructors trained in the various fields. It is a wonderful opportunity

for our students to come together as a group and get to know students from

other schools in a friendly non-school denominated competition. We

actively encourage all primary students to attend. It was a great success last

year with 450 students attending from all the surrounding schools.

If your child wishes to be involved they need to collect a note from Mrs

Duncan outlining the organisation of the day. Mouthguards are available for

sale from Mrs Duncan at a cost of $5.00. These are mandatory for the day

and we recommend they be purchased prior to the day. If you have any

questions or concerns please contact Mrs Duncan at school on 6342 2400.

Programme starts at 10.00am Finishes at 2.30pm

10.00am Brief welcome and introduction of NSW players

10.10am Students put into non-school based teams named after the national

competition and team building games performed

10.30am Recess

10.50am Skill games and activities in stations

12.00pm Lunch

12.20pm Mini Hockey Games (10-15 minute games depending on time)

2.10pm Presentations

2.30pm End of Gala Day

Equipment: Students will need a mouth guard for the day and are

asked to bring shin pads (we will have some spare ones on

the day but not enough for everyone).

Uniform: School sports uniform (including hat).

Sunsafe: Sun cream is needed.

Cost: There is no cost except for the purchase of mouths guards

(these are to purchased from Mrs Duncan before the day

at a cost of $5.00).

Food: Students will need to take their own recess, lunch and water

bottle for the day.

Transport: Students will walk to the Hockey/Soccer fields

accompanied by Mrs Duncan and other staff.

Prizes: At the end of the day a best and fairest will be presented

with a hockey start-up kit or a genuine FHE hockey shirt.

Joshua Pokoney (left)

Jayden J Brown (bottom

left) and Lindsay Munro

(bottom right) at the PSSA

Tennis Competition last

week

CPS CROSS COUNTRY

The Cowra Public School Cross Country

trials will now be held on Friday, 4 April

(Week 10).

More information next week.

RUGBY UNION GALA DAY

Forty students from Stage 2 and Stage 3 attended

the Rugby Union Gala Day at Cowra Rugby

grounds on Tuesday, 11 March. In what turned out

to be an extremely warm day, all students

participated and enjoyed a fantastic day of

running rugby. Both stages were divided into

competitive and non competitive teams, with the

main goal of giving the students an opportunity to

experience rugby union and learn the finer points

of the game. Every student from CPS enjoyed

themselves, played with the right spirit of the game

and came away with new skills.

Our competitive Stage 3 team were successful in

making the grand final of the gala day but were

eventually defeated 2 tries to 1 by a much larger

and experienced St Raphael’s team. Even though

they were defeated in the final, there still may be

an opportunity for this team to progress through to

the Regional finals early next term. Congratulations

to every student that participated, you were a

credit to yourselves, families and Cowra Public.

Well done!

Albert Murray

Coach

P & C

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CLOTHING POOL

The school runs a very well equipped Clothing Pool. The

Clothing Pool is run by the canteen manager, Mrs Lisa Willis.

Lisa is available to show parents the stock at any time. Please

be mindful that Lisa is extremely busy before school taking

lunch orders etc and at recess and lunch times.

The Clothing Pool has girl’s summer uniforms, boy’s shorts and

shirts and both boy’s and girl’s sports clothes.

COMMUNITY

PO Box 900, Cowra NSW 2794 T/A Lic 2TA5695 Phone: 6342 1021 Fax: 6342 4597

Email: info@cowrabus.com.au Web: http:www.cowrabus.com.au

MRS BROWN’S BOYS: Monday, 31 March 2014 - Canberra - $185.00 (1 ticket only) DISNEY ON ICE: 12 July 2014 - Sydney - Expression of Interest

WICKED: 11 October 2014, Capitol Theatre, Sydney - Expression of Interest COWRA TRAVEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH GO SEE TOURING: Norfolk Island: 9-17 October 2014, Includes 13 activities/tours - Expression of Interest

“Cowra Travel Takes You There”

~ P & C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ~

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

7:00pm in the school staffroom.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

YOUNG SERVICES CLUB ~ THE WIGGLES

The WIGGLES are coming to the Young Services Club on Friday, 2

May 2014. The show will start on 12.30pm and the cost is $28.50

Tickets are available from the Club reception or call the club on 6382

1944 and pay over the phone.