Canowindra P U B L I C SCHOOL Striving for SuccessWeek 9 Term 49th December 2020

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday 9th December

Breakfast Club 8.30am

Student Banking

Year 6 Lake Burrendong Excursion departs

Thursday 10th December

Year 6 Lake Burrendong Excursion

Friday 11th December

Primary Swimming for Sport (Yr 3 & 4 only) Year 6 Lake Burrendong Excursion arrives

home

Monday 14th December

Semester 2 Reports go home

Tuesday 15th December

Presentation Day - Infants 9.30am

Presentation Day - Primary 11.30am

Wednesday 16th December

Primary Pool Party

Infants Class Parties

Last Day of Term - students

PBL Focus

Assembly

Principal’s messageSwim School was a great success and we saw lots of students improve over the two weeks. Please try to keep up the swimming over the holidays as it will make a huge difference to each child’s confidence and ability. A big thank you to Mrs Matic, Mrs Howard and Mrs Laurie for their wonderful tuition in the pool.

Year 6 have headed off to Lake Burrendong this morning, I’m sure they will have a great time and there’s water in the lake for the first time in a long while. The rest of the school gets to experience moving up to the next grade in readiness for 2021.

Invitations to parents for next Tuesday’s presentation day were sent home on Monday. Due to Covid-19 there can only be 2 parents permitted for each child receiving an award. Partners of parents who are separated can now attend due to further lifting of restrictions e.g. mum plus 1 and/or dad plus 1. If one or two parents cannot attend another person/s can attend in their place and children under school age are not included in these restrictions. Don’t forget Infants assembly is at 9.30am and Primary at 11.30am.

Reports will be sent home next Monday. Considering the year we have had I’m very pleased with everyone’s results and growth. The government has given our school additional funding to be spent on small group instruction across the school and I’m hoping to target all students with this funding next year. If you would like to see your child’s teacher before the end of the year, please call the office to arrange an appointment.

Thanks to the P&C for organising the dinner at the Canowindra Hotel on Monday night, it was a great night had by all!

Have a great week!

Sharon Hawker

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Clarification for schools - identifying and responding to unwell students.

• During the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of taste, and loss of smell),

even mild symptoms, should not be at school.

• If, after testing negative, the person has ongoing symptoms which persist beyond 10 days, the person (staff or students) should arrange to

see their doctor. The medical assessment should consider whether the symptoms are typical for that person (for example seasonal, allergic rhinitis), and provide documentation for the school if this is the case. If there are new symptoms at any time, the

person should be tested again.

• Isolated incidents of sneezing or coughing may not indicate that a student is suffering from an

illness. Staff should talk with students about how they are feeling to determine if a cough/sneeze is an

isolated incident or whether the student is unwell. Where a student is unwell arrangements should be

made to send them home.

• Schools should encourage staff and parents to arrange for the person who is unwell to be tested so they can return to school as soon possible once

their symptoms have resolved to minimise the absence from school. For people who are unwell

with respiratory symptoms, a negative COVID-19 test result must be received and sighted by the school.

Create good habits

Sunsmart Snippet

www.sunsmartnsw.com.au

Slip on sun-protective clothingSlop on SPF 30 or higher sunscreenSlap on a sun smart hatSeek shadeSlide on wrap-around sunglasses

Creating good sun protection habits from childhood helpsreduce exposure to UV and the risk of skin cancer and eyedamage.

Protect yourself in five ways from skin cancer

Breakfast ClubEach Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning at 8.30am Breakfast Club resumes in the canteen. Donations would be greatly appreciated.

BE TRUCK AWARE

Slow down, be patient and

share the road this harvest season

Find out more at

roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/be-truck-aware

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Summer Uniform Girls Summer:Blue and yellow check dress or gold short sleeved polo shirt with logo and black skort/skirt Black and gold sloppy joe with school logo (when needed) Black shoes and white socks

Girls Summer Sport:Gold /House short sleeve polo shirt with logo Black micro fibre or knit shorts Black and gold sloppy joe with school logo (when needed) Joggers with white socks

Boys Summer:Gold short sleeved polo shirt with logo Black cargo shorts Black and gold sloppy joe with school logo (when needed) Black shoes and black/grey socks

Boys Summer Sport:Gold /House short sleeve polo shirt with logo Black micro fibre or knit shorts Black and gold sloppy joe with school logo (when needed) Joggers with black/grey socks

Uniform items available at school office

Term 4 Events to look forward to!!

Swimming for Primary Sport (Yr 3 & 4 only) - 11th December

Presentation Day & Year 6 Farewell - 15th December

Class Parties & Primary Pool Party - Wednesday 16th December

Absence text messagesEach fortnight the school office sends out an SMS

to parents of students who have been absent without a note sent in or a phone call.

Students who are absent are marked as ‘unexplained unjustified’.

Parents/Carers please email or call the school office by 9:30am on the first morning following

your childs absence.

School Assembly - Friday 4th December 2020

Kinder Daphne Wildman, Zoe Neville, Aria Bowman

K/1 Georgia Berkrey, Daniel Greenhill, Ebony Street

Year 1/2 Oliver Maunder, Ruby Fellowes, Sophie Payne

Year 2 Bronte Lawrence, Courtney Wildman, Alyssa Thompson

Year 3 Tom Henry, Logan Morrison, Ananya Joshi

Year 3/4 Amanhi Nicka, Taya Scifleet, Hollie Sheehan

Year 4/5 Annie Wooldridge, Hayley Hampton, Campbell Duguid Year 5/6 Hannah Gordon, Eliana McMillan, Tom Maloney

Year 5/6 Blue Brayden Gee, Jack Smyth, Tara Chalk

Sporting Awards - Sponsored by Canowindra Services Club Noah Croft, Anaya Thurtell, Kayden Smith, Jaxton Nicka, Harry Sullivan-Webb, Dimity Rogers, Chelsea Leeson-Woolley, Levi Strange, Bodhi White.

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Class in Focus: K/1

For NAIDOC week, K/1 worked together to create a fantastc artwork. The class rolled black paint onto their hands and feet to make prints. VAES1.1 VAS 1.1 Making artwork about real or imaginary things

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P&C News

Now up and running for all students!!!

Easy ordering for canteen orders on Tuesday and Wednesday from The Hub.

Sign up to QuickCliQ. (you can even order lunches for 4 weeks in advance!!!).

https://quickcliq.com.au/

Like Us on Facebook Canowindra Public School P & C have a Facebook group which is a great tool for

communicating between the school, P&C and members.

Only families of current families will be approved.

Questions need to be answered for approval.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanowindraPublicSchoolPandCAssociation/

Mrs McLaughlan’s class have been busy rehearsing for

their class play.

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Take Home Christmas Holiday Activity Packs

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL!!

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Shop 6/119 Kendal Street, Cowra

Please fill out a rego form when collecting your child’s pack.

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