Date of Publication: 9th April 2019

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 11

SCHOOL CALENDAR April 10 Kindergarten 50 Days at School 12 Easter Hat Parade 10am (K-2) 12 Last day of Term 1 30 Students commence Term 2

From the Principal

This week’s PBL focus is:

We are safe by keeping our hands, feet and other objects to ourselves.

Students of the Week

Harry Mitchell, Ayla Nelson, Benjamin Hawkins, William Knowles, Jack Brown, Huxley Goss, Layla Halloran, Aurora Beckwith, Molly Turner, Dakoyta Johnson, Charlotte Rayner, Nicola Wilson, Indy Darby, Cody Bourke, Holly Hill, Aidan Swords.

ANZAC Day March As per CVPS custom, our school will be taking part in the annual ANZAC Day March and Commemorative Service on Thursday, 25th April 2019.

Those students who would like to march are asked to assemble at the corner of Mortimer and Perry Streets at approximately 10.15am on ANZAC Day Thursday, 25th April 2019. Please note this is during the second week of the holidays. CVPS staff will meet the students and assemble them ready for the March, commencing at 10.30am. Students are asked to wear their summer school uniform with their school hat. They are encouraged to bring a water bottle. For those students wearing a relative’s medals, these are worn over the right breast. Voluntary Contributions Congratulations to Oliver Steven, Samuel Wojciechowski, Robert O'Connell, Sophie Dark and Charlotte Rayner who have all won a $50 gift voucher. They are the lucky winners of the Voluntary Contribution Draw which was announced at last week's Gold Assembly. A reminder to all of our families that our 2019 voluntary contributions includes participation in both the Brainstorm Productions and Musica Viva incursions that will be happening at the school over the coming months. As part of each child’s voluntary contribution we have registered them with ABC Reading Eggs and ABC Reading Eggspress - an online program designed to motivate and excite your child about reading. This

means your child will be able to access these programs at home to practice what they have learnt in class and you will be able to view your child’s progress. We would appreciate if the voluntary contribution could be paid by the end of the term. Easter Hat Parade The students have been busy creating their Easter Hats to parade this Friday, 12th April. The parade will take place in the school hall at 10:00am and all family and friends are welcome to attend. Easter Raffle

Don't forget to return all raffle tickets to the office by this Thursday, 11th April to make sure you are in the draw to win one of the SRC Easter baskets. The Easter Raffle will be drawn at the Easter Hat Parade on Friday.

Congratulations to an Outstanding Performer I’m sure those of you who made it to the recent performances of Cinderella will join me in acknowledging and congratulating Mr West on his outstanding performances as Buttons. A job extremely well done. A wonderful example of the very talented teachers we have on our Teaching team at CVPS. Michelle Neaverson-Smith Principal

Kinder, Years 1&2 - Presented 2:35pm Mon 6/5 Wyatt Roberts, Brooke Whitty, Molly Turner, Noah Sneesby, Eli Sneesby Years 3-6 - Presented 12:00pm Wed 1/5 Holly Hill, Roxi Tattersall, Anisa Mitchell, Westford Pirie

Gold Assembly - 12:00pm Tues 25th June Rachel Cade, Anisa Mitchell

Red Certificates

Gold / Red Gold / Green Gold Certificates

NAPLAN Parent/carer consent for exemption and withdrawal In May 2019 the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by all students in Years 3,5,7 and 9. NAPLAN will assess the literacy and numeracy learning of students in all Australian schools. The results of the tests will provide important information to schools about what each student can do and will be used to support teaching and learning programs. Parents will recieve a report indicating their childs level of achievement and will be able to compare their child's perfromance against the national minimum standard. Consideration for exemption can be given to students: * newly arrived in Australia (less than a year before the tests) and with a language background other than English, or * with significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions that severely limit their capacity to participate in the tests. Exemption must be discussed with the principal. Students may also be withdrawn from the tests at the request of the parent/carer. Parents/carers who require their child to be exempted/withdrawn from NAPLAN must sign a consent form by the 3rd of May.

$3000 raised so far!

The countdown is on!! Only 5 weeks to go to raise as much money as we can for our School multi-surface sports court. So far;

56 children have signed on to schoolfundraising.com.au

41 children have started raising money

$3000 has been raised to date. Our target is $15 000, so it’s time to sign on and start raising money. It is easy!

Login to schoolfundraising.com.au,

Create a profile page for your child

Share the page with family and friends.

Anyone can donate online. The Fun Run Day is Friday 10

th May. All students can

dress up in fun, colourful outfits and complete their run around the school sports field.

Let’s see how much we can raise this week!

Want to get your kids into Tennis? Mudgee District Tennis Club has coaching options for

all ages and abilities! Group classes run for 8 week blocks Lessons will start week 2 of Term 2 Starting from as little as $6 per week

Private lessons also available For more information visit,

mudgeetennis.com or call Todd on 0423 301 516

Burrendong Excursion What a fantastic time the students and teachers had last week on our Burrendong Camp. It was wonderful watching students tackle their fears and push themselves to accomplish different challenges. Students worked together to climb the high ropes, grass ski down a slope, tackle the orienteering course, solve some tricky rope problems and serve and clean up while on kitchen duty. The highlight for me was the way CVPS students conducted themselves. They were polite, listened, and allowed the adults on camp to help them solve problems. Congratulations to all the students and their families. What a great bunch of young people. I am very proud of you all. Ms da Roza

Summer to Winter Kids The current group of Garden Club kids are getting the hang of what needs to be done to grow plants and food. How to recognise good and bad soil, how to improve it and identifying different types of plants and how they grow. These students will continue every Friday lunchtime until the end of Term 2, which means they follow the lifecycle of different plants from Summer through to Winter. Term 3 and Term 4 will see a new group of Cudgee kids take part in Garden Club, these students will be harvesting Winter crops and getting ready for Summer. Grandparents, carers and parents are most welcome to come and join in the Friday garden sessions or help make the garden lovely any other time. Get in touch via the FB page - CVPS Kitchen Garden.