Date of Publication: 8 May 2018

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 For copies of the school newsletter by email please advise the school at the above email address.

SCHOOL CALENDAR Term 2 Calendar attached May 9 Mothers Day stall 15-17 NAPLAN 17 P&C Meeting 17 Kinder 2019 Expo Evening 24 Zone Cross Country 27 P&C Golf Day 28-30 Year 5 Burrendong Excursion

From the Principal

Responsible, Safe and Respectful Our focus at CVPS this week is:

Be Respectful by caring for each other and treating everybody fairly.

Club Mudgee Australian Soldier Research Competition In the lead up to Anzac Day, Club Mudgee ran a research competition where students from Years 5 & 6 were invited to research an Australian soldier. Jacob Blanchard from 6B was successful in coming second in this competition where he researched his great, great grandfather, Alfred Joseph Ambrose. Congratulations to Jacob and all of the other students in Year 6 who entered this competition.

Directors Visit Last Friday our new Director, Educational Leadership for the Mudgee Network, Michael Honeywood, visited our school where he was taken on a tour by two of our school councillors, Alice Fergusson and Seth May. Both Alice and Seth did an outstanding job sharing everything that Cudgegong Valley has to offer. Following the tour, the Director had lunch with the remaining school councillors where he enjoyed getting feedback from them on one thing they would change if they were the principal of the school. Their insights and suggestions were enlightening and have certainly given me food for thought!

Parent Information Evening and Kindergarten Expo Our first information evening for parents of Kindergarten children starting school in 2019 will be next Thursday, 17th May at 5:30 - 6:30 in the school hall. This meeting is for all parents of students starting Kindergarten in 2019. Come along and see what excellent opportunities and programs we have on offer at CVPS Curriculum Newsletter This week's newsletter features a special supplementary curriculum addition. This insert allows parents to know what it is their children are learning this term and is designed to keep you informed about what is happening in classrooms and will hopefully form the basis of dinner conversations throughout the course of the term. Feedback on the curriculum newsletter is always welcomed. We hope to have a termly curriculum newsletter included in the Week 2 newsletter each term. Feedback wanted Just a reminder that we are currently seeking feedback from our parents on PSSA and Representative Sporting opportunities. Please stop by the office and add to the Parking Lot. We are looking at collating all of the feedback we have received from parents, staff and students early next week. School Improvement Team This Wednesday, the School Improvement Team, comprising of our school executive, along with Mrs Treverrow, Mrs Blamire, Miss Fitzgerald and Miss Tritton will meet with our two parent representatives on this team, Kristie Cavanagh and Meg Stoddart to start formulating our milestones. This team will work together to decide what strategies will help us to work towards our goals. A copy of the 2018-2020 School Plan is now available on our website. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our mothers and grandmothers a lovely Mother’s Day this Sunday. I hope you are able to take time on Sunday to enjoy with family. Michelle Neaverson-Smith Principal

Notes sent home last week: Yr 5 - Intention to apply for

Opportunity Class 2019

Kinder, Years 1&2 - Presented 2:45pm Thur 17/5 Molly Turner, Georgia Howorth, Taylor Holt, Ivy Brangwin, Brianna Evans Years 3&4 - Presented 3:00pm Wed 16/5 Olivia Martin, Zara Ward, Mitchell Kirkhope Years 5&6 - Presented 2:40pm Mon 14/5 Aaron O’Reilly, Alice Fergusson, Joshua Scifleet

Gold Assembly 12.00noon Tuesday 26 June Zara Ward, Maddison Bissell, Peyton Lonergan, Alice Fergusson

Gold Certificates

Red Certificates

Students of the Week

Jaiden Berrell, Jax Blair-McDonald, Macy

Meurer, Meg Cavanagh, Leah Berrell,

Charlotte Rayner, Ruby Lee, Lincoln

Pritchard, Cooper Downes, Jason Lucas,

Logan Faucett, Mitchell Kirkhope, Jack Hill, Jaiylan

Dowel-Hogan, Anisa Mitchell

2018 Gulgong Eisteddfod This Thursday, 10

th May, our

two Dance Groups who have been trained by Elise Tritton and Hayley will be performing at the Gulgong Eisteddfod at 1.00pm. We wish the girls all the best as they represent CVPS at this well-known community event. KH and KC will be taking part in the Eisteddfod in the Speech competition on Friday 18

th May and KT and KF will be performing in

the Choir competition on Friday 25th May.

Lost Property

We are having a problem with the quantity of lost property finding its way to the tubs in the library. All named items have been returned to their owners, however, there is still a large quantity of

good quality items without names. As we change over to winter uniforms, it might be timely to check that all uniform items are clearly labelled with name and class. Wendy Hogben Deputy Principal

P&C News Thank you to everyone who supported us at the Cross Country last Thursday by buying a coffee, tea or baked goodies. We made just over $300 profit for the morning, which is wonderful. A big thank you to the volunteers who helped out with serving; Jilly Roberts, Nicole Nicholson, John Skinner, Arnya Turner, and Katie McGilvray. Also our talented bakers; Meg Stoddart, Rebecca Redfern, Thea Spencer, Sara Fergusson, Jilly and Arnya. And our behind the scenes helpers; Rob Lonergan, Kristie Cavanagh, SeoRyung Skinner and Grant McGilvray. GOLF, GOLF, GOLF!! Our Golf day is approaching…. Sunday 27

th May at the

Mudgee Golf Club. The day is a 4 person Ambrose with a tee off time of 9.30am. Children are welcome to be part of a team with 2 adults. Entry is $30 per person and includes a BBQ lunch. Organise a team and enter for a great day out. As well as prizes for 1

st, 2

nd and 3

rd team there will be longest

drive and closest to the Flag prizes, auction items and 3 great raffle prizes. The Entry form is up on the board at the Golf Club ProShop now. This is the major fundraiser for P&C this year. Stay tuned for plenty more information about the day and our wonderful sponsors and donors. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR THERMOMETER? We thought everyone would like to watch our progress towards our $70,000 goal so there is a HUGE thermometer on the wall of the School Hall. When we reach that $70,000 we can purchase an all-weather sports court for the school! This has been an ongoing aim for the last 18 months and we hit the half way mark last December. We understand that not everyone can volunteer time to our fundraising so if you or your business who would like to contribute to our total goal we would be delighted to make contact with you. Information will come home with the children and be posted on our Facebook page in the next few weeks. Mother’s Day stall Our Mother’s day stall is on tomorrow, Wednesday 9th May. If your child was away for the note or is away on Wednesday there will be additional $4 gifts available for purchase at recess on Thursday, near the canteen. Cheers, Jenni Buckley