NEWSLETTER

Corowa South Public School

Term 3 Week 6 21st August 2012

158 Hume Street

Corowa NSW 2646

Phone: 02 6033 1535 Fax: 02 60334 021

Email: corowasth-school@det.nsw.edu.au

Characters from a variety of literature visited our school this

morning to participate in our Book Week Character

Parade. As a learning community, we promote students

learning to read while respecting the oral tradition of storytel-

ling. Book Week is about helping people discover and

rediscover the magic of books. Well done to our students

who enthusiastically paraded this morning. Your costumes

looked great. Congratulations to all our students and staff for

sharing their creative costumes and their love of reading.

I wish Ryan Wandel all the very best of luck in the zone final

of the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition

tomorrow. I know he and Mrs Read have worked diligently

to prepare for the competition. It’s wonderful to see our

students showcasing their skills.

Congratulations to all the students who attended the Balldale

Zone Athletics Carnival. The students were great

ambassadors for our school and strived to perform their very

best. Mac was awarded the 12/13 Yr Boys Champion and

Angas was runner up for the Junior Boy age champion.

Mac MacFarland, Laura O’Shannassy, Angus MacFarland,

Teagan Butler and Meg O’Neill have all qualified for the

Riverina Regional Athletics Carnival on Friday 31st August.

This is an amazing achievement and we are all very proud of

you.

Our next venture to further enhance our beautiful grounds is

to widen and decorate our entry path to the school. This

is a joint school and P&C initiative which we feel will

greatly add to the aesthetics of our school. Over the past

term, each student has been creating their own mosaic under

the guidance and expertise of Mrs Pam Fredericks. Each mo-

saic will be embedded into paving along the front pathway.

Families and individuals have the opportunity to purchase an

engraved paver and have this unique opportunity to have

their name as a permanent part of our school. Pavers can be

purchased at a cost of $25 or a double for $50. A single paver

may have up to 34 characters. Order forms will be sent home

soon and need to be returned with payment by the end of this

term. Please let any previous school community members

know about this wonderful opportunity. Below are some ex-

amples.

ART DEPT

We will soon be applying grout to the student’s mosaic

pavers and would appreciate having some old worn towels to

use in this messy activity. If anyone has unwanted towels

they could donate, it would be very much appreciated.

Kim Mathews

Office Manager

1991-

Rolls Family

Mackenzie & Olivia

2009 -

Jameah Ost

Student

2006-2012

Home Reading Program Congratulations to the following students who have achieved: 50 Nights of Home Reading: Nicholas Butler, Geoffrey Johnston. 75 Nights of Home Reading: Haylee Coats, Josh Bruce, Ryan Wandel. 100 Nights of Home Reading: Bryce Moffitt, Oskar Wemyss, Loren Delaney, Zach Wemyss, Maddison Andrews, Tom Forrest, Spencer Holland, Abbie Hetherington. 175 Nights of Home Reading: Harley Jackson, Laura O’Shannassy, Leah Raschke. The Peter Klein author workshop at the Corowa Library

last Friday was an exciting experience for children from

Corowa South and Lowesdale. A multi-talented presenter,

Peter made literature, especially his own “Mudpoo” books,

come alive in an interactive performance which challenged

and delighted his audience. He involved the children

through song, book reading and interpretative mime. A very

memorable, educational and riveting literacy experience.

P & C News -Father’s Day

We are prolonging the time to celebrate Father’s Day by

holding our Father’s Day Breakfast on Friday 7th

September. We hope you can join us any time from 6:30am

until 9am for a complimentary BBQ breakfast and a chance

to socialise with other parents, staff and students. We are so

grateful for all of the wonderful donations of bacon and

eggs. If anyone has fruit they would like to donate, we

would welcome the generosity.

We hope you are busy selling the P&C Raffle tickets. They

need to be returned by Monday 3rd September. There have

been many generous donations which are being used to

make hampers. We would greatly appreciate each family

donating a small prize to add to the hamper. It could be a

dvd, magazine, book, toiletries, chocolates, BBQ utensils,

fishing gear, photo frame, garden product, car products or

the typical socks and handkerchiefs.

Year 1/2 News As many students have a sniffly nose and with the cold and flu season upon us, please provide your child with a box of tissues.

On Saturday the 1st September, 2012, the Amaranth

Foundation is holding its inaugural and annual

“Scarlet” Black Tie Ball at the Corowa RSL Club.

The excitement is increasing and tickets are selling quickly. The

duo “Toucan Rock” will provide beautiful music to accompany

the scrumptious three course meal. Guest speakers will be Sena-

tor Fiona Nash, Deputy Leader of the Nationals; Greg Aplin

MP, Member for Albury; and Malcolm Nixon.

Tickets are $60 a head and are available from:-

Amaranth House, Corowa (Ph 02 6033 1738);

Corowa RSL Club (ph 02 6030 5000) and

Gail Goodall’s Arcade Jeweller, Corowa (Ph 02 6033 1415).

The Amaranth Foundation is a not-for -profit charity working

for rural people in rural communities. Qualified mental health

social workers provide a range of services and counselling to

support and provide care for people, their families and friends.

Areas of support include End of Life Care Planning; Advanced

Care Planning; supporting families caring for a loved one with a

terminal illness; caring for a loved one at home; grief and loss;

depression and anxiety; trauma; violence and abuse; conflict in

families and relationships; advocating with health care provid-

ers; health coaching; assistance with Centrelink and other forms

for financial and practical assistance; goal setting, mindfulness

and relaxation strategies.

Contact:

Phone 0260 331 738; Mobile: 0408 388 533

www.amaranth.org.au

23 Riesling St, Corowa NSW 2646

1,2,3 Magic & Emotion Coaching The foundation of this course is how we respond to our children’s behavior when they don’t behave as we would like them to. It fo-cuses on curbing unwanted behavior by counting; encouraging chil-dren to start the behavior you want and helping them become bet-ter managers of their emotions. Recommended age group 5 -12 year old. This is a FREE program

Tuesday 4 September 2012 11 September 2012 18 September 2012 12.30pm - 2.30 pm

Corowa Community Health, Training room. All welcome

Register your interest :

Sharon Soule

Family Links worker

Phone: 03 5890 6200

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Please return all stickers and charts to school before

this Friday 24th August so that we can claim our

school rewards for the classrooms.

Corowa Golf Club

Fathers’ Day Special Smorgasboard—Sunday 2nd Sep-tember

Lunch from 12.00pm

Dinner from 6.00pm

Malaysian, Thai & Chinese Cuisine

Roast, seafood, desserts

Member $ 22 pp, Non-Member $ 25pp

Make your reservation now!

Corowa Pre-School Tuning Into Kids

A five session Parenting Program Where: Corowa Preschool, Betterment Pde

Wednesday’s 15th August for 5 weeks Time 7pm – 9 pm

Cost: Free Bookings essential by 7th August – on 6033 1934

Community Project with Charles Sturt University Students We are a group of 2nd year speech pathology students along with two 4th year students from Charles Sturt University who will be in Corowa on Wednesdays over the next few weeks. We are working with the Corowa community, in particular the education providers, on a project to promote further devel-opment of children’s communication skills through everyday activities and routines. Please contact your child’s principal if you would like further information.

Parking in the Hume Street Designated Bus Zone: Parents are asked to refrain from parking in the Designated Bus Zone on Hume

Street when dropping off or collecting students from school or excursions.

Parental Use of the Car Park has created OH&S issues regarding the safe supervision of school students and their younger siblings.

Parents are asked to use River or Hume Street in order to ensure the safe drop off and pick up of children. Additional signage will be

erected to highlight the safety issues raised.

Road Safety Issues Around Schools Tips to improve children’s safety around our school. School-aged children should always travel in the back seat of your vehicle. Each child / infant must be firmly buckled into an ap-propriate seatbelt or child restraint. NEVER share a seatbelt. Children should always get in and out of the car through the rear kerb side or ‘safety door’. Always drop your children on the school side of the road. Meet your children on the school side of the road, preferable at the school gate. This is particularly important in wet weather. NEVER call to your children from across the road. Teach them to wait until you come to them. Talk with them about what they should do if you are not there on time. Children up to at least eight years old should hold an adult’s hand on the footpath and when crossing the road. Children between eight and at least ten years old should be closely supervised by an adult in the traffic environment and should hold an adults hand when crossing the road. Talk your child through the ‘STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! THINK! ROUTINE EVERY TIME YOU CROSS THE ROAD TOGETHER: STOP! One step back from the kerb. LOOK! For traffic to your right, left and right again. LISTEN! For the sounds of approaching traffic. THINK! Whether it is safe to cross.

Corowa Rescue Squad Inc—Charity Bowls Day

When: Sunday 8th September 2012, arrive 9.30am for a 10.00am

start

Where: Corowa Services Bowling Club, Jackson Street, Corowa

Entry Fee: $ 60 per rink of four and includes:

Two games of ten ends

One game to the bell

BBQ Lunch

Sandwiches during winners presentation

Prizes for winners, runners up and third

Spider before each game

One resting toucher per game—(skipper to record)

Please note—that all teams are only permitted one pennant

player

Dress: Neat and casual—ie shorts, t-shirts and polo shirts

allowed (No singlets)

Flat soled shoes—no heels

No Bowls: We may be able to help you with that!

Need extra players: Let us know and we will try and find you

some

Contact Details / Entry Form:

Alan Robb 0427 288633-email alanrobbpumps@bigpond.com

Jack Munro: 0427 975563

Zone Athletics : Congratulations to Mac McFarland—Senior Boys Champion and Angas McFarland— Runner up Junior Boys division

CSPS Newsletter Kids Korner! Week 6 Book Week Edition

Top Books!

1. Where the Wild Things Are

2. Green Eggs and Ham

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

4. Cat in the Hat

5. The Lorax

6. Animalia

7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit

8. The Rainbow Fish

9. Possum Magic

10. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Q&A with:

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Ryan Glare

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8. 9.

CROSSWORD

Across 2. Not wrong.

4. These things work for

Santa.

5. The opposite of enter.

7. If you drop this, it will

crack and you can have it

poached.

8. You can’t power lights

off or use power points

without this.

Down 1. A brown forest animal

that eats honey.

3. A sticky food that

rhymes with coffee.

6. The opposite of day.

9. To bully and rhymes

with ease.

10. Northern Territory

(Initials)

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10.

5.

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By Mac, Jye, Deaken, Susie, Luke B and Lloyd.