Cobar Public School

Newsletter

Term 4, Week 4 Thursday, 3rd November, 2016

6-8 Blakey Street Ph: 0268 362 039 Email: cobar-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

COBAR 2835 Fax: 0268 362 187 Website: www.cobar-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

We pay our respects to the Wangaaypuwan Ngiyampaa people on whose land we meet and learn.

GENERAL INFORMATION Administration Office Hours - 8.30am - 3.30pm School commences at 8.55am—School finishes at 3.05pm Students are not supervised before 8.30am

Parent Reminder

Student Allergies

Cobar Public School is an

‘ALLERGY AWARE’ School.

Nut and nut based products are banned on the

Cobar Public School site. Please keep this in mind when packing

recess and lunch for your children.

Thank you

AWARDS

5 Award - Zander Phipps, Sophie Chandler, Ata Haronga, Clayton-

Jak Colling, Tim McCormack, Zaiden Saunders, Kaylen McDermott,

Khloe Harpley-Oeser, James Turner, Riley Fitzsimmons, Jaina Chan-

dler, Jaxon Waugh, Hammad Robboni, Piper Allen, Esha Khan, Dan-

iel Buckman, Jackson Muldoon, Kai McCosker, Will Oborn, Jack

Brettell, Kaiden Schmetzer, Mitch Allen, Zac Boland, Mollie Flood,

Ella Oborn, Hazel Rauchi, Rowdy Barton, Sosie Barton, Jordan Bain-

Meadows, Kayden Aitken, Madison Chaplain, Declan Byrne, Corban

Colling

15 Award - Kaiden Schmetzer

25 Award - Kaiden Schmetzer, Jackson Eves

50 Award - Kaiden Schmetzer, Isabella Lowe

75 Award - Corban Colling

100 Award - Jaina Chandler, Bronte Farrell, Will Oborn, Kai

McCosker

125 Award - Daniel Buckman, Mollie Flood

175 Award - Nikita Ohlsen

200 Award - Riley Fitzsimmons, Zac Boland, Molly Broughton,

Lucy Scott

225 Award - Declan Byrne, Jack Brettell

275 Award - James Turner

300 Award - Zac Broughton

MERIT AWARDS

James Cremona, Jack Brettell, Ellah Hogan, Lily Canavan, Nash

Webster, Takai Cantrell, Hannah Brettell, Eli Hodges, Eli

Martin, Ella Oborn, Maya Miller, Maddie O’Shannessy, Jaina

Chandler, Ruby Chandler, Montona Grentell, Exzavier Cohen-

Quayle, Hayden Seng, Sienna Kelly, Kaliea Morrison, Tahlis

Schofield, Angus Amidy, Tori Siviour, Lucy Siviour, Cahlae

Tumai-Totorewa, Seth Cox, Jaxon Sime, Maddie Bruce, Gracie

Harland

Principal’s Report

Another week full of exciting learning activities for both students and

teachers….

High in importance on our list of events was Mrs Lee and Mrs Knight

representing CPS at the Early Action for Success EA4S) conference in

Sydney. Mrs Lee presented a session sharing with other schools from

across the state the successes CPS has experienced implementing

EA4S strategies.

We were notified that CPS has received a $3500 NSW Government

Eco Schools grant to create an indigenous garden for learning. The

project will involve students establishing a native garden to comple-

ment the existing nearby food garden.

Congratulations to all the students participating in the Outback Festival

Art Competition. CPS students received 24 of the 33 awards in the

competition – there are some amazing artists at our school.

Six of our students volunteered at the Miners’s Ghost Markets last

Saturday to work with Cobar Shire Council to distribute posters and

leaflets to the community reminding us all to take care of the Newey

and surrounds. A copy of the leaflets created by the students is

attached. It would be great to spend a little time with your children

reading it together.

Two volunteer groups of very energetic year 5 and 6 students and

Cobar Shire Council personal spent Wednesday planting out native

grasses in an area adjacent to the school. There was a healthy

competitive attitude amongst the second group to try and plant out

more than the first group – and they succeeded! The 1st group managed

to plant out 500 plants and the 2nd group (with less students) planted

700! The reward for all was Subway for lunch.

Last Friday our public speaking and debating teams viewed the final of

the State Multicultural Public Speaking Competition via VC. All stu-

dents learnt a great deal about preparing for impromptu speeches and

presentation strategies.

This week, we had the Healthy Outback Kids (HOK) program operat-

ing again with 3/4Sinclair class preparing chicken wraps. They used

some greens freshly picked from our garden.

Canteen reminder – we always need helpers so if you can spare an hour

any day, please come in and talk to Denise. She will soon have you

mixing muffins or buttering buns.

Daphne Jermyn

Relieving Principal

We are a school of

Responsible, Respectful, Learners

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CPS

DATES TO REMEMBER

3/11 Disco Theme: Pink Cost: $2 Where: CPS Hall Gold: 5pm - 6pm Copper/Zinc: 6.30pm - 7.30pm

11/11 - 14/11

Mid-Term Break

16/11 ‘Wake up and Read’ permission note and money due

today.

21/11 - 25/11

Zinc Excursion - Lake Keepit

23/11 ‘Wake up and Read’ performance

13/12 Student Presentation Day (all students)

9.30 to 11.30am—Cobar Bowling & Golf Club

Auditorium

14/12 Year 6 Farewell Dinner—6.30 to 9.30pm—Cobar

Bowling & Golf Club Auditorium

16/12 Last Day of School

Copper/Zinc Team Assembly

12.55pm to 1.35pm

Week Date Class

4 4/11/16 4/5B

6 18/11/16 3/4S

8 2/12/16 3/4C

10 16/12/16 Christmas Concert

2pm - 3.05pm

Week Date Class

4 4/11/16 K/1C

6 18/11/16 KM

8 2/12/16 2K

10 16/12/16 Christmas Concert

2pm - 3.05pm

GOLD TEAM ASSEMBLY

12.05pm to 12.45pm

Canteen Roster

Monday, 7th November

Help Required Monday, 14th November

Help Required

Tuesday, 8th November

Help Required Tuesday, 15th November

Help Required

Wednesday, 9th November

Help Required Wednesday, 1th November

Help Required

Thursday, 10th November

Help Required Thursday, 17th November

Help Required

Friday, 11th November

Help Required Friday, 18th November

Help Required

Assembly is on even weeks of the term

Merit award books must be handed in no later

then 9am Tuesday of

assembly weeks or they will be held over until

the next assembly

Please label student’s clothing, lunch

boxes, water bottles etc

No hat no play

PBL Focus of the Week

“Keep hands and feet

to yourself”

Guess the Number of Lollies

Year 6 have a lolly guessing competition. 50c a guess. This will be held during our

lunch break. Money raised goes towards Year 6 Farewell. The winner receives the

jar of lollies.

Year 7 entry to selective

high schools in 2018 Selective high schools cater for highly

achieving academically gifted students.

For Year 5 students taking up the opportunity to apply

for entry to selective high schools in Year 7 in 2018:

Application website opens 11th October 2017 on the

internet only:

www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement.

Online application website closes 14th November 2017.

Disco

Week 4 - Thursday 3rd November Theme: Pink Cost: $2 entry Gold: 5-6 pm Copper/Zinc: 6:30-7:30 Where: Canteen Area Year 6 are organising the disco. Proceeds go towards the Year 6 Farewell. Hot dogs, cakes, slices, chips, drinks on sale. Glow sticks, glow glasses, glow cups, glow bangles etc on sale.

Year 6 Class of 2016

The Year 6 Graduation Dinner invitations went out this week to parents of Year 6 students.

When: Wednesday, 14th December, 2016

Where: Cobar Bowling and Golf Club Auditorium

Bloxham Street, Cobar

Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Cost: $20 per CPS Year 6 Student, $30 per guest.

Maximum of four guests per CPS Year 6 student. (Please note - invited guests must be aged above Year 6 age group)

RSVP: Cobar Public School Administration Office, by Friday 25th November, 2016 with full payment of dinner costs.

Remembrance Day

11th November 2016

As Remembrance Day Service falls on

Cobar Public School’s Midterm break

the Cobar Returned Services League

extends an invitation to our community

to attend the service this year.

What: Remembrance Day Service

When: 11th November 2016 at 10:45

Where: Drummond Park

Cobar Public School will hold a

service at the front of the school on

10th November 2016 at 10:50am.