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News & Views Crookwell Public School

For The Calendar... Spotted…

Next Term

Mon. 20 Jul Staff Development Day

Tue. 21 Jul Students return and gymnastics note due.

Coming Up Mon. 27 Jul Flying Start begins! 9.30am - 11.00am

Fri. 07 Aug ICAS Online Payments & Permission Notes Due

Mon. 17 Aug Science ICAS Competition

Mon. 24 Aug Digital Technologies ICAS Competition

Mon. 24 Aug English ICAS Competition

Mon. 31 Aug Spelling ICAS Competition

Mon. 31 Aug Mathematics ICAS Competition

Fri. 11 Sep CWA Year 7 Educational Grant due

Thank you and Happy Holiday The wonderful support that has been provided to the school, its students and its teachers, throughout the term, has been greatly appreciated. Together we can make a positive difference, as we work towards that common goal of providing the best educational opportunities for every child enrolled at Crookwell Public School. We are future focused, passionate and professional and ensure all decisions are made with student needs at the heart of all we do.

We would like to wish Sophie Stephenson and Mitch McGeechan all the very best for the upcoming arrival of their baby in August. We will miss Miss Stephenson dearly while she is on leave. Enjoy your time away with your baby Miss Stephenson!

On behalf of the staff, who I thank for their dedication, commitment and untiring efforts, I wish you and your family a safe and happy winter holiday recess.

We look forward to students returning next term on Tuesday 21st July as we move into the term that takes us out of the winter and into spring.

Danny Caves for his honesty in the playground.

Ned Cramp for showing amazing effort during maths.

David Pick for being a lovely class member.

Charli Kelly for always being kind to everyone.

Tait Inder for honesty.

Samuel Saville for always trying his best in everything he does.

Owen Moorby and Jackson Reeves for resilience.

Miss Miners for her positive attitude when faced with a challenge.

Lilli McDonald for using a range of strategies to improve her reading.

Briah Cluney and Brax Druett for a sensational job cleaning up after a very messy art lesson!

Tenielle Richardson for always being helpful.

Charlie Cramp for being thoughtful towards others in the playground.

Lazarus Topalidis and Ben Lang for being amazing sportsmen.

Charlie Cramp and Kai Fowler for reading beautifully to Mr Whittington.

Montanna Allwright for her friendly chats and good sense of humour.

Year 5 and Year 6 students for their amazing STEM projects.

Vincent Bill and Stirling Inder for taking great care of our technology resources.

Miss Stephenson for giving Kindergarten a great start to their educational journey, enjoy your time away with your new baby when he/she arrives!

Sam Saville and Oliver Keith for excellent counting and numeral formation.

Thank you Dr Velu for your dedication and care over many, many years at Crookwell District Hospital.

3rd July, 2020 Term 2 Week 10

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects

to Elders past, present and future

In the Classroom Dancing! Gymnastics! Drama skits! Fashion parades! Whip cracking! My, oh my, the Year 6 students have something incredible to share with Crookwell Public School! Year 6 have been busily creating items for their Talent Quest Fundraiser. They have proven they are confident, creative and resourceful. Most of all they are prepared to entertain the students and teachers of Crookwell Public School. Due to the current restrictions in our school, the Year 6 students will be filming each of their items. The completed video will be shared with the school community during Week 4 of Term 3. Year 6 will partner Forum representatives to offer popcorn for students’ viewing pleasure. Cups of popcorn will be sold for $1 each. Students will be asked to bring a coin donation. After viewing the items, Year 6 performers will visit each classroom, asking for the coins to be placed into the container of the item students enjoyed the most. The money raised from voting will be put towards Year 6 camp costs.

Ben and Lazarus will rap ‘Stressed Out’ by Twenty One

Pilots, on their ‘mad trike’.

Nathan and Jay plan their whip cracking to ‘I am a Country

Boy’.

Abigail, Katie, Alec and Charlotte rehearse the ‘cup song’.

Stirling, Jack, Victa and Ben act out a humorous skit.

Stage 3 STEM Showcase

Congratulations to the amazing Stage 3 students who culminated their term’s learning in a terrific showcase of their wind driven creations. As part of their unit in science, students had to use the engineering process to design, build and test windmills to create enough electricity to power a simple electrical device. Students also had to present their findings in written form. Industry partners who work with the Crookwell Academy of STEM Excellence (CASE) were able to come and admire the finished pieces. Well done to all participating students!

Students test their windmill’s power capacity using a test panel.

Students learnt valuable design and construction principles

while building their windmills.

The blades of the windmill are connected to dynamos which

convert the energy generated into electricity.

Small groups of students presented their research on

posters.

The prize for ‘communication’ was awarded to Poppy

Stephenson, Tegan Allport, Evelyn Dark and Elle Batey.

The ‘creativity’ prize went to Vincent Bill, Victa Woods,

Stirling Inder and Anthony Barber.

The ‘critical thinking’ prize was awarded to Sam Dooley,

Charlie Colley, Joshua Churchill, Thomas Cole, Jack Speer and Billy Speer.

Sianabel Anderson and Emma Robertson show Sam Saville

and Oliver Keith their windmill.

Laura Watson was excited to see and hear about the STEM

project from Ellie Whittington, Sophie Ward and Hannah Hunt.

The Principal’s prize for perseverance went to Erik Skelly,

Skye Garnham, Annabelle Caves, Tyler Smith, Glynn McIlwain and Jay Knight (absent).

Pat Stivala, Jack Haynes, Charles Butler, Liam Garnham and Joe Stephenson took out the ‘collaboration’ prize. Well done

boys!

Last week in Peer Support…

Students discussed the activities they enjoy and why they enjoy doing them by participating in a game aptly named “My Favourite Activity”. Groups then played a humorous game called “Make Me Laugh” where they each asked a question chosen at random and paired it with an answer, also randomly selected. Resulting questions and answers included ‘What does your best friend call you? Worm tails’ and ‘What do you like on your pizza? Fried maggots’.

Thomas Cole, Kai Fowler, Thomas Haywood-Whipp, Poppy Stephenson, Ryann Ross, Halla Price-Jones and Benjamin

Mossfield with their leaders, Josh Churchill and Emma Robertson, playing, ‘Make Me Laugh’.

Stage 2 Child Protection lessons Next term Year 3 and 4 will be participating in mandatory Child Protection lessons in their Personal Development and Health lessons. The topics include recognising and responding to unsafe situations, establishing and maintaining safe and respectful relationships and protection strategies such as No, Go, Tell. These topics can be sensitive and challenging but are crucial in protecting our young people. Your child/ren may come home and want to discuss these topics with you further. If you require further information about these topics please arrange a time to speak with Ms Caffery or Mr Whittington by phoning the school on 48 321 213.

Crystal Brook Lavender Farm Last weekend Miss O’Neill, Mrs Thorpe and Mrs Hayes attended a lovely afternoon tea at the Crystal Brook Lavender farm. The afternoon tea was a lovely gesture from Michael and Judith, the owners, to thank teachers and nurses for their work through the COVID-19 crisis. Our staff were joined by teachers from Laggan Public School, St Marys Primary School, Crookwell High School and nurses from Crookwell District Hospital. We would like to say a huge thankyou to Michael and Judith for their kind thoughts and appreciation. The food was amazing! We hope to see you again soon.

Thank you, Michael and Judith, for the wonderful afternoon

tea.

Colour our World! During art lessons, students in 3/4 Echidna have been exploring the world of colour blending primary coloured paints, and white paint, to create a range of new colours. Their journey of exploration finished this week with the completion of some unique artworks that they are very proud to be taking home to their families.

Briah Cluney, Laura Churchill, David Pick and Ihaka Hape

with their unique and colourful artworks.

CWA Year 7 Educational Grant The Southern Tablelands Group of the Country Women’s Association of NSW will be awarding five Educational Grants to the value of $250 each for children entering secondary school in 2021. To be eligible for the grant Year 6 students must:-

Live in the Southern Tablelands Group Area

Demonstrate commitment to their school life and community

Be completing Year 6 in 2020

Application forms for this Educational Grant can be obtained from the school administration office or by phoning 48 321 213 and requesting that an application form is posted home.

Completed applications need to be returned to Mr Whittington by Friday 11th September, 2020 to ensure they can be posted with time to reach the judging panel by 30th September, 2020.

Late applications cannot be accepted

Make Each Morning Count Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is well known that children who eat breakfast everyday are more receptive to learning.

Student Emergency Contact Details

Student emergency contact details were sent out with student reports. Please read through the information carefully and return the contact sheet noting any changes to the school office by Friday 31 July.

This is particularly important at the moment as the colder weather is setting in and the chance of having to evacuate the school due to heavy snow or extreme weather increases.

Term 3 Sport- Gymnastics Mr Vaughn Edmonds will be returning to Crookwell Public School, to continue to develop students’ gymnastic abilities. The program will run in a similar fashion to previous years with Mr Edmonds working with the whole school in individual class blocks.

These sessions will be held on Wednesdays for Kindergarten, Year 1, 2, 3 and 4 students and Thursdays for Year 5 and 6 students. This program will be running for the duration of Term 3.

The school will heavily subsidise this program in light of the drought and COVID-19, bringing the cost down from $30.00 per student to $7.00. This will cover your child for the entire 10 week program. The first gymnastics session will be on Wednesday 22nd July for Kindergarten, Year 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Thursday 23rd July for Year 5 and 6 students. Please be aware that your child’s sports day may have changed. Please note: Children are unable to attend this program until their permission note and money have been returned to school.

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Term 3 Sport - Gymnastics Program

I give permission for my child: ______________________________in Year_____________ ______________________________in Year_____________ ______________________________in Year_____________ to attend the Crookwell Public School gymnastics program for Term 3. I understand that the cost for the program is $7.00 per child and the entire amount needs to be paid before attending. Please find money enclosed for the entire Term 3 program. Signed: ______________________ Date: __________ (Parent/Caregiver)

If payment made online POP Receipt Number ___________

Class Merit Awards Week 9

Bilby

Remi Nieves for working hard and listening carefully in class.

Killian Brady for great enthusiasm during sport.

Bronte Thorpe for always being kind and thoughtful to others.

Miss Stephenson for being an amazing teacher. Kindy will miss you!

1/2 Emu

Alvin Pearson for being a great class captain in Semester 1.

Lane Cunningham-Rowell for being a great class captain in Semester 1.

1/2 Kangaroo

Indi Fahey for always being prepared for the weekly news topic.

Charles Willis for a fantastic improvement in his spelling test.

3/4 Echidna

Bastian Huang for using a range of adjectives to develop atmosphere in his creative writing.

Laura Churchill for making connections between what she reads and her knowledge of the world to build her comprehension skills.

3/4 Koala

Noah Edwards for making a special effort to produce an impressive piece of cursive writing. Great work Noah!

Logan Roberts for his wonderful display of sportsmanship. Very impressive Logan!

William McDonald for very sound results in his spelling test and his tables test. You are a champion William!

Ollie Croker for his very sound understanding of addition and subtraction algorithms involving trading. Great work Ollie!

3/4 Platypus

Danny Caves for always trying his best during literacy.

Ivy Bailey for her use of expression when reading aloud.

5/6 Numeracy/CAPA

Erik Skelly for application and effort in numeracy.

Lazarus Topalidis for excellent manners and behaviour in class.

Tegan Allport for a deep understanding of fractions and decimals.

5/6 Literacy/History

Kayla McDonald for developing learning goals for her peers.

Annabelle Caves for developing learning goals for her peers.

Sianabel Anderson for completing additional tasks for the CWA project.

5/6 Science/PDHPE

Charlie Colley for his leadership skills and determination when completing tasks.

Keeley Cunningham for her determination and improved results in her morning run.

Skye Garnham for her quiet determination to complete assignments on time and to a high standard.

Parent/Teacher Interviews It was great to see so many of our families take advantage of the chance to speak with their child’s class teacher at the parent/teacher phone interview sessions. I hope you found the exchange of information that occurs at parent/teacher interviews as valuable as the class teachers did.

It is extremely important, that both parent and teacher have a strong positive relationship and a clear understanding of directions being followed, if a strong and positive, partnership with the child’s education as the central focus is to be established.

If you would like to speak with your child’s teacher but missed the opportunity to book an interview, please feel free to contact the school on 48 321 213 to arrange an alternative appointment date and time.

Yours in Public Education,

Michael Whittington Principal

Kirstie O’Neill Assistant Principal

Greg Atfield Relieving Assistant Principal

P&C News Canteen Roster Term 3 2020 ** Please do not forget to sign in at the Front Office to complete paperwork in line with new COVID guidelines** **If you are sick or feeling unwell – please stay home!**

Week 2

Wednesday 29/7 Friday 31/7

Jan Woods Jess Campbell

Katie Keith Heather Stanger

Week 3

Wednesday 5/8 Friday 7/8

Marcia Dunn Liddy Skelly

Jan Woods Alex Hewitt

Week 4

Wednesday 12/7 Friday 14/7

Jess Campbell Jan Woods

Amanda Richardson Amanda Pearson

Week 5

Wednesday 19/7 Friday 21/7

Jan Woods Heather Stanger

Alex Hewitt Jess Campbell

Community Announcements ………………… The inclusion of any announcement does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation

thereof by Crookwell Public School.

Flying Start 2020

CROOKWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL

invites students, who will turn 5 years old by 31st July 2021 and are considering Kindergarten enrolment next year, to join

us for a ‘Flying Start’.

Enquiries: Mr Michael Whittington, Principal or Miss Kirstie O’Neill,

Kindergarten Teacher

Phone: (02) 4832 1213 Email: crookwell-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

The highly successful Flying Start program is designed to

create friendships, build confidence, extend social skills

and develop academic competencies.

Make an informed decision to ensure you are providing

your child with a successful foundation for their schooling.

Join us for an information session that addresses the

benefits of the program and develops school readiness

skills for success at school.

2020 Flying Start dates 9.30am-11.00am-Every Monday

Term 3 2020

Monday 27th July

Monday 3rd August

Monday 10th August

Monday 17th August

Monday 24th August

Monday 31st August

Monday 7th September

Monday 14th September

Monday 21st September

We are happy to inform everyone that

we will be commencing Flying Start

sessions on Monday 27th July 2020.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are

encouraging parents to drop off their

children at the Kindergarten building at

9.30am and leave your child with Miss

O’Neill once they are settled.

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Crookwell Public School P & C

Uniform Shop price list and order form (prices valid from 20/07/2020)

ITEM SIZES QTY PRICE TOTAL NOTES

Summer Uniform 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 L XL

Short sleeve polo shirt $20.00

Gabardine skort $20.00

Girls box pleat shorts $26.50 $10.00 Clearance

Gabardine shorts $20.00

Winter Uniform 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 L XL

Polar fleece jumper $33.50

Polar fleece vest $25.50

Long sleeve polo shirt $22.50

Fleecy track pants (cuff) $21.50 $10.00 Clearance

Fleecy track pants(straight) $22.00 $10.00 Clearance

Double knee trousers $22.50

Gabardine trousers $22.50

Girls stretch bootleg pants $24.00 $10.00 Clearance

Waterproof coat $42.00

3-4y 5-6y 7-8y 9-10y 11-14y

Girls tights $8.00

Sports Uniform 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Sports polo shirt $27.00

Mesh shorts(limited stock) $13.00 $10.00 Clearance

Micro-fibre shorts $16.50

Sports skort $16.50 $10.00 Clearance

Sports tracksuit pants $32.50

OTHER ITEMS SIZES QTY PRICE TOTAL NOTES

4-8 8-12 13-3 3-7 7-10 9-12

School socks $7.00

S-M M-L L-XL

Adjustable Micro-fibre hat $15.00

Beanie One size fits all $12.00

Girls red hair accessories Assorted $5.00

School Bag $39.00

Lunch Bag Insulated All Rounder $12.50

(Office use only – Items paid for □ Items taken □) Total:

Terms and Conditions

1. Full payment must accompany all orders.

2. Lay-by is available. A 10% deposit is required with every lay-by and regular payments are to be made.

3. Exchange of items after purchase is permitted as long as they are returned unused with all tags attached and in original packaging.

4. Smaller and larger sizes may be available, prices available on application and must be paid for when ordered.

All profits raised from sales made at the Crookwell Public School Uniform Shop are returned to the P & C and benefits all students who attend the

school.

Date: ________________ Student name & year: ___________________________ Parent/Guardian name:

_____________________

Daytime contact no & email: ___________________________________________________ Amount enclosed: $

_____________________

Lay-by, pick up or send home (please circle)

The Uniform Shop is open from 8.45am to 10.00am on Monday mornings and Friday afternoons from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. If you have any enquiries

please phone the school or come in and see us.

Office use only

Inv no. _____________________

Rec no. ____________________

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Crookwell Public School P & C Uniform Shop Discount Packages Price List

Package SIZES QTY PRICE TOTAL

Summer Uniform Pack 2 x short sleeve polo shirts 2 x shorts or skorts 1 x hat 2 x pairs socks

4 6 8 10 12 14 16 $93.00 (save 15%)

Short sleeve polo shirt

Gabardine skorts

Gabardine shorts

4-8 8-12 13-3 3-7 7-10

School socks

S-M M-L L-XL

Adjustable micro-fibre hat

Sports Uniform Pack 1 x sports polo shirt 1 x micro-fibre shorts 1 x sports tracksuit pants 1 x hat

4 6 8 10 12 14 16 $78.00 (save 15%)

Sports polo shirt

Micro-fibre Sports shorts

Sports tracksuit pants

S-M M-L L-XL

Adjustable Micro-fibre Hat

Winter Uniform Pack 2 x long sleeve polo shirts 2 x gabardine trousers- plain or double knee 1 x polar fleece jumper 1 x beanie 2 x pair Socks

4 6 8 10 12 14 16 $128.00 (save 15%)

Long sleeve polo shirt

Package SIZES QTY PRICE TOTAL

Uniform Starter Pack 2x short sleeve polo shirts 2 x long sleeve polo shirts 2x shorts or skorts 2x gabardine trousers- plain or double knee 1 x Polar fleece Jumper 2 x school socks 1 x adjustable micro-fibre Hat 1 x Sports polo shirt 1 x micro-fibre sports shorts 1 x sports track suit pants

4 6 8 10 12 14 16 $263.00 (save 15%)

Short sleeve polo shirts

Long Sleeve polo shirts

Gabardine skorts

Gabardine Shorts

Gabardine Trousers -Plain

Gabardine Trousers- Double knee

Polar Fleece Jumper

Sports Polo shirt

Sports Tracksuit pants

Micro-fibre sports shorts

4-8 8-12 13-3 3-7 7-10

School socks

S-M M-L L-XL

Adjustable Micro-fibre hat

Gabardine Trousers-Plain

Gabardine Trousers-Double Knee

Polar Fleece Jumper

Beanie One Size fits all

4-8 8-12 13-3 3-7 7-10

School Socks

Week one

Monday 6th July Gamers Day

Tuesday 7th July Build a Robot

Wednesday 8th July OOSH’s Cook off $10

Thursday 9th July Art and Craft

Friday 10th July Taralga Wildlife Park $20 (Weather Permitting)

Come in today and play Boardgames, Xbox and the ipads all day long!

Today we are becoming Robots! We will be using a variety of resources such as boxes, sticks, wooden construction and paper to build robots throughout the day.

Come in your best chef clothes today as we are Making menus, recipes and Cooking the day away!

We have a variety of art and craft resources for today. Come in and see what we can create!

Hopefully today the weather will be on our side and we can go to the wildlife park! Bring along your rain jackets, umbrellas and money so we can hopefully go and visit the animals.

Week two Monday 13th July Space Day

Tuesday 14th July Relaxation Day

Wednesday 15th July Scavenger Hunt (Weather Permitting)

Thursday 16th July Chinese Culture $10

Friday 17th July Winter Party Day $10

Today will be full of challenges and experiments that will explore the world and space around us.

Come in your comfortable, warm clothes today as we take part in yoga, making bathbombs, sock puppets and drink some healthy, flavoured teas.

Today we will hopefully be able to do a town scavenger hunt. If it is too wet, we will do other scavenger hunts around the school and hall. The first to find everything on the list will get a prize!

Come to our service today as we explore the Chinese Culture. We will be creating Chinese arts and eating Chinese food.

Today is our winter party! Bring yourself, your warm winter clothes and your money to enjoy a cold day with hot chocolates, treats and lunch.