Date of Publication: 7th May 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 2 WEEK 2

SCHOOL CALENDAR May 8 P&C Mother’s Day Stall 10 School Fun Run / Cross Country Term 2 Calendar is attached

From the Principal

Our Vision At Cudgegong Valley Public School we do our best by being

responsible learners, who are safe and respectful.

ANZAC Day It was wonderful over the holidays to see so many of our Cudgegong Valley community participate in the town Anzac Day March. I was very proud of all of our students and would like to thank those families who participated on Anzac Day.

Our school counsellors did an outstanding job last Friday, leading our school in our Anzac Day Assembly. The commemorative wreaths made

by each class were beautiful and are now on display in the Front Office. I would like to congratulate Skye Simpson, Niki Roberts and Zahli Gray on winning first, second and third respectively for the soldiers research competition run by Club Mudgee. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Club Mudgee for their support of the school and our close partnership. 2020 OC The online application is now open for those Year 4 students interested in applying for a place in our Opportunity Class in 2020. All applications must be done online at the following link https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 An information booklet explaining the process, is available for pick up from the Front Office. If you have any questions regarding this please don't hesitate to call on 6372 3466.

NAPLAN Next week sees our Years 3 & 5 students sit the National Assessment for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The students will sit the Language Conventions and Writing tests on Tuesday, followed by the Reading test on Wednesday and finishing with the Numeracy test on Thursday. Musica Viva On Monday, 27th May Musica Viva will be performing two concerts titled ‘March of the Fireants’ for the school. This incursion has been organised as part of our Term 2 Creative Arts program. All students in Years K to 6 will be attending this event. ‘March of the Fireants’ will perform music that depicts the inhabitants of the fire tree, including jet fighter lorikeets, swarming fire ants and machine-like cicadas, demonstrated by sounds of the cello, clarinet, voice and keyboard. This engaging performance paints a vivid and immersive picture of the Australian backyard. The students have been completing activities in class in preparation for this performance. For those students who have paid their voluntary contributions, participation in this event has already been covered. For all of those students who are yet to pay their voluntary contribution, a permission note went out yesterday. All money for this event is due into the office by Monday, 20th May. Kindergarten 2020 Our first Kindergarten Parent Information evening for those students starting school in 2020 will be held in the School Hall on Thursday, 16th May from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. This information night will contain general information about Cudgegong Valley Public School and all that our school has to offer. Enrolment packs will be available for collection at this information session. Supervision for children will be available on the night but I ask that if you do have young children attending that you phone the office on 6372 3466 to let us know in advance. Gulgong Dance Eisteddfod This Thursday sees our Junior and Senior Dance groups head to Gulgong for the Gulgong Dance Eisteddfod. These dance groups have been training hard under the supervision of Mrs Priest and Miss Fitzgerald and I wish them all the very best as they compete on Thursday.

School Bus Pass To apply for a school bus pass go to:

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/

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

Notes sent home last week: Mother’s Day Stall, Earn & Learn, Stewart House, Yr 3 Katoomba Excursion, Yr4 - 2020 Opportunity Class EOI.

Students of the Week

Matilda Cubis, Bill Peake, Hollie Dawson, Tessa Ferrie, Grace Maynard, Ian Bateman, Ryan Gossage, Harrison Perrement, Noah Robertson, James Channon, Emilia Bateman, Chelsea Callaghan, Taylon Cade, Breanah Alderton, Chaise Stewart, Matilda Hackney, Mason Lonergan, Dusty May, Ivy Bridger, Kaylee Oldfield, Obi Higgs, Maddison Mead, Jason Lucas, Laura Adam, Maddie Azar, Riley Keys

Kinder, Years 1&2 - Presented 2:35pm Mon 13/5 Alora Barnett, Sophia Mackay, Aleira Cox, Savannah Thorpe, Macey Meurer, Ryan Gossage Years 3-6 - Presented 12:00pm Wed 15/5 Cody Bourke, Lachlan Thorpe, Rylee Smith, April Robeson, Tyson Rich, Chaise Stewart, Jayden Reid, Sam Rich

Gold Assembly 12:00pm Tuesday 25 June 2019 Ethan Diener

Red Certificates

Gold / Red Gold / Green Gold Certificates

Kindergarten 50 Days of School We celebrated attending our first 50 days of school with a rocking rolling dress-up day. Students enjoyed participating in a range of '50' activities. We counted to 50, made 50 patterns and created 50's artworks. Kindergarten enjoyed some 50's style jiving along to music from the 50s with lots of twists and shouts in the afternoon. We can't wait to celebrate 100 days of school!!!

Easter Hat Parade Eggs, chicks, nests, spots and feathers were a sight to behold at this year's Easter Hat Parade. Students wore stunningly adorned masterpieces as they waved to families and our school community. Some of these works of art were created with the assistance of our Year 6 and 5/6D students who enjoyed working with their Kindergarten buddies, designing and refining all the elements on their hats with much care and guidance. Smiles and celebratory clapping framed the draw of 26 incredible Easter Egg baskets. A massive thank you to everyone who donated eggs and baskets to this much anticipated element of the parade. A huge thank you to family and friends who attended the event.

Upcoming P&C Meeting Our May P&C Meeting will take place on Thursday, 16th May starting at 7 pm in the staffroom. I encourage all those parents who are interested in finding out more about the school or having a say in decision-making to join us for this meeting. We are still looking for a President and a Secretary, so if you would like to know more about the P&C or these roles, please don't hesitate to contact me via the School Office. Stewart House Each year Stewart House supports over 1,700 public school children in need, with health and educational programs and out of school activites to boost their self-esteeem and to promote a healthier lifestyle. To assist this cause, you can return the Stewart House donation envelope which was sent home last week to school with $2.00. To be eligible for a chance to win a family holiday valued at $4,000 please return this envelope to school by Friday, 24th May. Earn & Learn You can help CVPS earn valuable educational resources for the school by collecting Woolworths Earn and Learn stickers between 1st May and 25th June 2019. Earn and Learn sticker sheets went home with students last week and can be completed and returned to the collection boxes at school or Mudgee Woolworths. Michelle Neaverson-Smith Principal

Garden Club Cudgee families share why they help out with School Kitchen Garden: "Being part of the school community... I love seeing what the kids learn from the different volunteers... seeing kids thrive in the garden 'classroom' who can struggle within normal classroom walls... teaching kids how to grow food and how to use it in cooking... seeing their lightbulb moments.... just seeing how much the kids LOVE being in the garden at lunchtime!" Sharing your time and skills with the school community makes it a much more interesting and beautiful place to be. It also is a really powerful way to show your kids they belong to a community. Find out more or get in touch via the school or our FB page. Please note Kitchen Garden AGM will be held on Monday 27th May at 3.20pm. The garden is located behind the Admin building. The new weekly day for Kitchen Garden sessions will be THURSDAYS 1-2pm, commencing this week!

This Friday

10th

May

Our big event of the year is on this Friday. It has been wonderful watching our fundraising total grow, particularly in the last week. As of Sunday 5

th May, the

children have raised a fabulous $8200! So far there are 100 children registered online with 89 actively fundraising. Imagine if we could get all of our 552 students to raise $10 each! We would hit our target and the talks with sports court builders would begin. There is still plenty of time to register your child online. Go to schoolfundraising.com.au to create your child’s profile page, and then share it with all your family and friends. Children are also able to donate in cash. They give it to their teacher who is recording the totals manually. Those totals will be entered online so the prizes are registered and won. You have 2 weeks left to Fundraise. The cut-off date is Friday 17

th May.

Dress up Fun and Colourful! Your child is encouraged to dress up in a colourful outfit, ready to celebrate our big fundraising day. Remember to check they can still run in their outfit. Particularly if they hope to qualify through to Zone in their Cross Country age group. The children can dress up in Fancy dress, or brightly coloured running gear. They can colour their hair and/or paint their faces. Singlets and midriff tops are not allowed and running shoes must be worn. Fun Run Details The Fun run is being held as part of the School Cross Country. The cross country note will arrive from the school this week. On that note will be the distance and what time that each age group has to run. *The Cross Country Run and the Fun Run are the same race/run.*

School Sport Update PSSA Knockouts This term we have knockouts beginning in Netball, Soccer, Rugby Union, Rugby League and Touch. Tryouts for Netball were advertised at school last term and held in Week 1 with Mrs Hayes. They will play their first game against Gulgong PS on Tuesday 21

st May.

Tryouts for Soccer for both boys and girls began last week and will continue this week with Mr West and Mrs Bartlett. Round 1 will be played towards the end of this month. Students interested in trying out for the school Rugby Union and Rugby League teams will be invited to put their name on the sign up sheet, ahead of try outs in the coming weeks. Girls and Boys Touch will begin later in the term. Our tennis team continues in the knockout competition, with a tie against Dunedoo CS this Wednesday. We wish them the best of luck for the day. Last week our Boys Softball team played in a gala day in Orange. All the boys had fun, but will not progress any further in the competition.

Representative Trials Zone Touch football trials were held last week, with a number of CVPS students selected to attend the Western Trials in Dubbo next week. Zone Netball trials will be held Wednesday afternoon in Mudgee. Students who were successful in making the CVPS Netball side have been selected to attend these trials. Our school cross country will be held in conjunction with our Fun Run this Friday. Students in the 8/9, 10, 11 and 12/13 years age groups will compete and the top 6 in each age group will be selected to run at the Zone Cross Country in Rylstone on Thursday 6

th June.

Sport Teacher Next Game Against

Tennis Ms Shady Wed 8th May Dunedoo CS

Netball Mrs Hayes Tue 21st May Gulgong PS

Rugby Union Mrs Lonergan Mon 20th May Orange Gala Day

Rugby League

Mr Wilson Wed 29th May Dubbo Gala Day

Boys Soccer Mr West TBC Mudgee PS

Girls Soccer Mrs Bartlett TBC Mudgee PS

Boys Touch Mrs Treverrow TBC Mudgee PS

Girls Touch Mr Armstrong TBC Mudgee PS

Mudgee District Tennis Club 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

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.

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