Term 3 Week 7 - Cootamundra Public School

COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
RESPECTFUL
Term 3, Week 7
RESPONSIBLE
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
LEARNERS
2 September, 2016
FANTASTIC FUN AT THE BOOK PARADE
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
BLOKES’ BREAKFAST
Our community responded magnificently to our blokes’ breakfast held yesterday. Over two hundred
delicious bacon and egg rolls were served. There were many fathers, grandfathers and friends in
attendance. Some of the blokes completed The Tell Them From Me Survey on line. Some blokes
had a surprise cup of tea with their breakfast. Green jelly crystals were accidentally substituted for
sugar. No harm done and there was much merriment over the mix up.
We value the input of our blokes in supporting the education of the children that they care for.
We know that outcomes for learning are enhanced when all the family is involved.
Thank you to the small army of staff who cooked and served furiously for an hour and a half.
They had a great time particularly making those important connections with families.
TELL THEM FROM ME PARENT SURVEY
We need your feedback! We need to know what you think about our school. We want to ensure
that parents have input into the way our school supports your children. We value honest and
candid responses. We are committed to improving our school-wide practices in every facet of our
school’s
operation.
The
partnership
between
families
and
our
school
is
vital
to
ensuring
that
students maximise their learning and develop to their capacity. Please let us know what you think
by completing the survey.
Survey link:
https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/coota
SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
As
returning
officer
I
am
pleased
to
announce
that
Nigel
Emery
has
been
elected
to
Cootamundra School Council as parent representative.
Bill Godman
Principal
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
the
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
IMPORTANT DAY FOR MISS ASKELL
Miss
Rebecca
Askell
was
presented
with
her
accreditation
certificate at last week’s Combined Assembly. Miss Askell is
now a member of the Australian Institute of Teachers.
WHAT EXCITING EVENTS ARE COMING UP
Week 8
Monday
Tuesday
5 September
6 September
Thursday
8 September
Friday
9 September
Extra ordinary P&C Meeting 7.00 pm
Little Wattle Preschool visit
12.30 pm – 2.00 pm
Creative Catchment Kids Excursion
Combined Assembly 12.55 pm School Hall
Tell Them From Me student surveys
Premier Early Learning Preschool visit
10.30 am – 11.40 am
Seasons for Growth
Tell Them From Me student surveys
Week 9
Monday
12 September
Regional Spelling Bee Sturt Public School
Tuesday
13 September
Kindergarten Eisteddfod Wagga Wagga
P&C Meeting 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm
Future Moves Year 6
Wednesday
14 September
Kitchen Garden Meeting
8.15 am – 9.15 am
Friday
16 September
K – 2 Tennis
Sunday
18 September
Year 5 and 6 Broken Bay Excursion
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION 1
Build the learning
capacity of students
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION 2
Develop a
sustainable
professional learning
culture
STRATEGIC
DIRECTION 3
Promote positive
engagement and
emotional wellbeing
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
OUR AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the following students who will be presented with awards at the next Combined Assembly
to be held in the School Hall on Thursday 8 September at 12.55 pm:
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT (50 Achievement Awards)
Isobel Cram
HONOUR AWARDS
Willow Hall, Tayla Collins, Blake Bliss, Caitlin Taber, Eliza Cowell and Abbey Sloan
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH – AUGUST
KL
Alexis Ellwood
Buzzy Bee
KC
Cash Fitzgerald
The Horse
1A
Willow Hall
Rio Bird
1H
Lexie Phillips
Aussie Gumnuts
2B
Alex Brown
Pumpkin and Shades
2C
Caitlyn Cram
Beautiful Bat
3/4H
Alex Brown
Pumpkin Shades
3/4K
Ronnie Conolly
Sailing the Seas
3/4L
Maya Campbell
Coloured Lithograph “Jubjub birds”
4/5H
Amy-Lee Bowditch
Transformer
5/6B
Nikita Smart
Joggers
5/6J
Sofia Padernal
Batic Fish
5/6T
Bronte Johnson
Olympic Rings
Artists of the Month will have their artwork exhibited in the front office of the school.
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS LEADING THE WAY
CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
(70 Achievement Awards)
(50 Achievement Awards)
Scarlett Adams
Andie McTavish
HONOUR AWARDS
Matilda Baldry, Samuel Jones, Logan Johnson (seated) and Ella McTavish
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
DISTRICT PSSA ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS
Junior Girls Champion Brooke Ronning, Runner-up 11 Years Girls Champion Matilda Baldry
and placed 3rd in Senior Girls Champion Chloe Grossman
MULTICULTURAL PUBLIC SPEAKING
On Monday the 29 August, I travelled to Albury for the
Regional
Final
Competition.
I
of
the
delivered
Multicultural
my
prepared
Public
speech
Speaking
about
the
Olympics to the panel. Then, I was given five minutes to
prepare an impromptu speech on the topic of Winners and
Losers. Unfortunately I did not win my section but I tried
my best and had fun.
Emily Crawford
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
2016 PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE
This term, all Stage 2 and 3 students participated in the Premier’s Spelling Bee, having the
chance to be chosen as finalists in our school Spelling Bee.
Stage 2 finalists were:
3/4H - Ebony Bowditch, Isabella Carr and Mackenzie Philpott
3/4K - Ronnie Conolly,
Darby Bateup and Scarlet Adams
3/4L - Abbey Sloan, Isobel Cram and Emily Crawford
4H
- Amy-Lee Bowditch and Laura Holt
Mackenzie Philpott and Scarlet Adams were the winners of the Stage 2 school Spelling Bee.
Stage 3 finalists were:
5H
- Grace Neale and Kyle Collins
5/6J - Ella Ricketts, Isaac West and Brayden Power
5/6B - Alicia Harland, Will Tobin and
Jedd Bateup
5/6T - Matilda Baldry, Ben Mair and Blake Sloan
Isaac West and Ben Mair were the winners of the Stage 3 school Spelling Bee.
Our school winners are now Regional Finalists and they will represent the school at the Regional
Finals, which will be held at South Wagga Public School on Monday 12 September, 2016.
Congratulations to all our Spelling Bee finalists and winners.
Isaac West, Ben Mair, Mackenzie Philpott and Scarlett Adams
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
LIBRARY NEWS
BOOK PARADE THANK YOU
We had a glorious day for the parade and the children
and adults had lots of fun! The community welcomed us
with a massive turn out lining both sides of the street in
typical Cootamundra style. A big thank you for your help
with the children’s costumes, they looked fabulous! Your
support for Belinda and her team of volunteering mums
from the canteen, ensured we had a great valued meal
deal, which was appreciated by all.
Gael Millar
Teacher/Librarian
THE SMELL OF BACON, SAUSAGES AND EGGS.....
It was wonderful to see so many dads, grandfathers, uncles and friends come along with their
families for the Blokes’ Breakfast. We wish you all a Happy Fathers’ Day.
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
P&C NEWS
[email protected]
FATHERS’ DAY STALL A GREAT SUCCESS
The Fathers’ Day Stall was a great success raising around $2000. The
students were very excited picking out their surprises. Thank you to all
the wonderful
school community
members
who donated gifts
for
the
stalls. We would like to wish all the dads and grandfathers a happy
father’s day.
Congratulations to Indya Collins who was the excited winner of the
Father's day raffle. Presented by Kylie Bowditch of the P&C.
THE STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
CAMP EXPERIENCE
On Monday the 29 August Clare and I went to a
STEM
camp.
It’s
Wagga Wagga.
about
15
minutes
away
from
When we arrived there we had
to line up and they gave us all our things that
we were going to need like our sheets, towels,
pillows and then they gave us a stationery set
and a diary so we could write things down in as
we go. Once we got given our stuff we went
and picked our cabins and made our beds then
headed
back
to
the
hall
to
get
told
which
stations we would be doing.
The first station that Cootamundra did was drawing. At the drawing station we learnt about different
colours and how to draw groups and gatherings.
The second station was build your own robot. At this station we got given two big bags of Lego
and a motor then we went step by step until our robot was completed, it was great fun. The
third station we completed was fractals, firstly our teacher explained what fractals are then, she
showed us how to make the fractals, then we did it after her. Fractals are pop out cards. And
the last station was learning about engineers, and what they do.
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
After all that we had lunch then we had a few hours of free time then it was dinner. After
dinner we played spot light then we all had showers and headed back to or cabins, and had an
hour and a half till we had to go to bed so we just played hide and go seek.
The next morning we had to wake up at 5.40 am for a 6.30 am breakfast. After breakfast we all
headed over
to the buses. We were heading to Canberra for
the day. Firstly we arrived at
Questacon and had morning tea. Once we were finished we were allowed to go to Questacon. We
looked around and it was pretty cool, I went off the free fall slide and it was so scary. After that
we went to a place where we learnt about space. We watched a movie about it that was 3D.
The last thing we did in Canberra was go to Telstra Tower. Once we got up the top we looked
down and we could see so much. After a long day in Canberra we stopped at Yass MacDonald’s
and it was yum. Once we got back to the cabins we all fell asleep straight away.
The next morning we got woken up at 7.25 am for a 7.45 am breakfast. And that whole day we
did a few activities and my favourite was the one where we had to build our own lap top. The
rest of the activities were basketball and find DNA out of strawberries. Then we had free time
until lunch. After lunch we got on the bus to head home. Over all it was one of the best camps
that I have been to and I would definitely do it again.
By Ashlee D’Aran
RUNNING, JUMPING, CLIMBING…….FUN AT INFANTS SPORT
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
SCHOOL WEBSITE
Check out the latest photos and newsletters:
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
RECESS SPECIAL
Every Tuesday Term 3
300 ml plain milk + flavoured straw
Flavours
will
change
but
will
include:
Chocolate,
Strawberry, Lamington, Cookies and Cream, Honeycomb
and
Choc-Mint
(Each
straw
contains
less
than
½
teaspoon sugar but they are made in a factory with
other
products
and
may
contain
traces
of
gluten,
crustacean, egg, fish, milk, peanut and soy).
$2.50
Money raised will support the SRC’s school projects for 2016
CANTEEN ROSTER
Week 8
Monday
5 September
C Williams
Tuesday
6 September
Closed
Wednesday
7 September
T Fallon
Thursday
8 September
K Bowditch, D Cram
Friday
9 September
T Tregear, J Tanks
Week 9
Monday
12 September
R Butt
Tuesday
13 September
Closed
Wednesday
14 September
To be notified
Thursday
15 September
C Shaw
Friday
16 September
K Twyford, V Sheaves
If you are unable to make your rostered day please contact Belinda Campbell (Canteen Supervisor)
on 0427 423 628.
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
CELEBRATING ATTENDANCE
There are a number of sound reasons for you to ensure the your child attends school regularly
Firstly, attending school every day makes learning easier. For younger students, missing the basic skills
often leads to learning problems later on and for older student’s absenteeism often interferes with academic
progress.
Friendships with other students are also easier if your child attends school regularly.
The law in NSW states that all children between the ages of 6 and 15 years are required to attend
school. Sickness or injury, attendance at a special religious ceremony or a serious family situation are
satisfactory
and provide
reasons for non-attendance. Please let the school know why your child is not at school
an explanation on your child’s return to school.
Birthdays, haircuts, pension days, Mondays etc are not satisfactory reasons for absence
from school. Also try whenever possible to arrange your holidays in school vacation times.
Please contact your school principal if you need any help or have any questions.
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OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence
COOTAMUNDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL
www.cootamundr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
PRINCIPAL: MR BILL GODMAN
Cooper Street (PO Box 566)
COOTAMUNDRA 2590
PH: 6942 1402
OUR SCHOOL’S VISION
Every child will reach their potential in future focused learning environments that are inclusive and driven by excellence