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DISCOVERING ANOTHER WORLD THROUGH A MICROSCOPE CAMERA

Dylan Herring working with the microscope camera

Term 1, Week 7 16 March, 2017

RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS

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Students are able to observe objects up close with the use of the school’s microscope camera. The camera is very much like the microscope of old, but plugged into a computer and the image observed on screen. Students are then able to save and publish their images as part of their investigations. In this image, Dylan is studying plant adaptions to their environment and is hoping to see the stomata that releases moisture into the air. He sees an egg attached to the leaf.

Andrew Hinde

A MESSAGE FROM LUCY What a busy few weeks of learning we have had at CPS! From ‘The Lion King’ rehearsals and hockey to garden club and dance troupe rehearsals (and everything in between!), our school is buzzing! It has been fantastic to see the initiative of some of our Year 6 students come to fruition this week, with new handball courts being painted under the COLA. Dylan Slaven and Jack Jones-McShane have been working hard to complete this project under the guidance of Mrs Bunworth! It looks fantastic boys – well done! Dylan Slaven and Jack Jones-McShane are pictured inspecting their work.

This week the Annual General Meeting was held for both our P&C and School Council. I would like to extend a welcome and thanks to our incoming P&C president, Julie Cowell and the P&C executive team. Julie is taking over the role from Alice Crawford who has dedicated so much of her time while serving our school as the P&C president for the past three years. Nigel Emery has agreed to continue as the president of the School Council – we thank him and the school council team for their ongoing support of our school. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing committees for their hard work and dedication over the past year. It is the collective efforts of these community teams that are helping make Cootamundra Public School a great place for students to learn and grow.

BULLYING NO WAY!

On Friday 16 March, all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will be involved in a range of activities and lessons in their classes to mark the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). These lessons will focus on messages of acceptance and inclusion.

The NDA is a positive day of action and focuses on starting a conversation about how we can all play a part in stopping bullying and violence. Everyone has a role in creating safe and supportive places for children and young

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people, and at Cootamundra Public School we are committed to working together with families to address bullying. Let’s take a stand together!

Supporting children through issues with peers can be complex and emotionally draining for parents. So what are some of the things you can do as a parent to help your child?

o Learn what bullying is and what it is not. This is the first step in preventing or responding to bullying. 'Bullying' is a word that is used for lots of things that are not actually bullying. Other behaviours may be just as serious, but may require different responses.

o Talk about bullying with your child at home to make it easier for them to tell you if something happens. Make sure they know what bullying is and how they can respond. Help prepare your children to prevent online bullying and to know what to do if it happens.

o Start when your child is young to guide them to develop the social and emotional skills they will need to build positive relationships throughout their lives, including problem-solving skills.

o Recognise the warning signs of bullying. Although there may not be an issue, you should talk to your child if you have any concerns. Raise the topic generally if you don't want to ask directly. Be aware that many times children and young people won't ask for help, so it is important to know what to look for.

o Contact the school if bullying has occurred and the school needs to be involved. Read about how you and the school can work together to support your child, whether your child was bullied, bullied others, or witnessed bullying. A strong home-school partnership can be critical in addressing bullying behaviours.

For further information, resources and activities for children I recommend that you head to the bullying no way website https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/

HARMONY DAY

Next week, Cootamundra Public School will be celebrating Harmony day! A huge thank you to Mrs Levett and Miss Campbell for their work in preparing and planning for a wonderful few days of activities. The highlight is sure to be the installation of a beautiful ‘bottle top’ artwork which celebrates our diversity and connectedness! Parents and community members will be invited to add to this artwork during the P&C Art Show on Thursday evening.

Tuesday 20 March Bottle Top Artwork Installation begins!

Wednesday 21 March Harmony Day (official)

Thursday 22 March Harmony Day mufti day (gold coin donation) and combined singing at assembly. Students are invited to wear orange mufti on this day

Lucy Greene Relieving Principal

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STRATEGIC DIRECTION 1

Build the learning capacity of students

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Term 1, Week 8 Monday 19 March Cootamundra Zone Soccer Trials Wednesday 21 March Kindergarten first full day Thursday 22 March Harmony Day School Celebration (wear orange mufti) P&C Art Show Combined Assembly 12.55 pm under COLA Friday 23 March Primary Sport – Geckos Hockey

Term 1, Week 9 Monday 26 March Easter Hat Making K – 2 John Heffernan – Author in residence Tuesday 27 March Easter Hat Parade K-2 Easter Concert John Heffernan – Author in residence Wednesday 28 March John Heffernan – Author in residence Thursday 29 March John Heffernan – Author in residence

EASTER BREAK

There will be no school on the following dates Friday 30 March Good Friday Monday 2 April Easter Monday

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Monday 16 April to 27 April inclusive.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Parents are asked to refrain from including nuts/nut products (peanut butter, nut spreads, rocky road, biscuits) in children’s lunch boxes. We have children at our school that have a life threatening allergy to these. Thank you for your care and consideration.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 2

Develop a

sustainable professional learning

culture

STRATEGIC DIRECTION 3

Promote positive engagement and

emotional wellbeing

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OUR AWARD WINNERS

Congratulations to the following students who will be presented with awards and certificates at the Combined Assembly to be held on Thursday 22 March, 2018 at 12.55 pm under the COLA.

HONOUR AWARDS

Jett Perry, Caitlyn Cram, Izabel Hawkes, Brock McAtear

YINDYAMARRA STARS MARCH

KL James Finch Being a responsible member of KL.

KH Amelia Savanah Is a responsible class member during L3 activities.

1B Tyler Welch Impressive transfer of growth mindset attributes across all areas of learning.

1C Isabel Anderson Taking her responsibilities as a global citizen very seriously.

2B Ryan Nagle Consistently making impressive effort during L3 activities. 2V Jaxon Urbaniak Being responsible for his learning, jumping in the learning pit and stretching his brain.

3F Blair Roberts Being a responsible learner in all areas and caring for our classroom.

3/4K Jackson McCarthy Displaying excellent classroom behaviour and accountability.

4L Benjamin Randall Consistently taking his responsibilities as a learner seriously.

5J Kiera Cross Taking her responsibilities as a learner seriously.

5T Kian Adams Positive attitude towards her peers and her learning.

6B Lachlan Dabin A mature and responsible learner in all class activities.

6N Ava Gallagher Consistently demonstrating reliability and trustworthiness while completing tasks.

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LEADING THE WAY

SPECIAL HONOUR AWARD (110 Achievement Awards)

Brooke Ronning

CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION (70 Achievement Awards)

Mackenzie Philpott, Isabella Carr

HONOUR AWARDS

Harrison Fallon, Emily Worboys, Kalan Lewis, Annabelle Main, Zadyn Hotston, Caitlin Collins (absent: Reid

McTavish)

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KANGAROO CENTENARY REMEMBERED

In September 2015, students of Cootamundra Public School joined other schools, community members and marchers to re-enact the famous war recruitment drive from Wagga to Sydney. The drive became known as the Kangaroo March.

Ms Angela Williamson presented the communities of Cootamundra and Wallendbeen with plaques to commemorate the re-enactment of the Kangaroo March in 2015. The plaque will be placed as a permanent reminder on the World War I Memorial in Albert Park. A commemorative plaque will also be situated in Wallendbeen.

Kangaroo March singer/creative writer Ms Angela Williamson with our school executive and Mr David Jacobs.

The Clancy and Crawford families from Cootamundra Public School participated in the march on their horses.

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CRICKETERS OUTSTANDING SUCCESS Bowling, batting and exceptional fielding! Cootamundra Public School displayed all the skills during their first round

victory over Murrumburrah Public School in the PSSA Schools Cricket Knockout. On Friday 2 March, students from

Cootamundra Public School played on the hallowed turf of Albert Park Cootamundra to compete against

Murrumburrah Public School, coached by a familiar face in Mr Loiterton. Captain Koby Godbier won the toss,

electing to bowl first. The game began with a spell of fast and accurate bowling, with Koby and Paul Bean limiting the

runs scored, while also claiming crucial wickets. Cooper Jones, Sidney Charleston and wicket keeper Squire Crawford

were outstanding in the field and did not allow Murrumburrah to score easily. Oliver Hall and Rupert Tait both

bowled impressive spells, sustaining the pressure with Rupert also claiming a wicket. Archi Piffero’s impressive leg

spin bowling display bamboozled the Murrumburrah batsmen and was ably assisted by Darby Bateup, Cooper Jones

and Sidney Charleston, who each bowled an over. Cootamundra claimed 8 wickets before the conclusion of their

allocated overs and were set a target of 61 runs to chase, with Paul Bean (3 wickets for 5 runs) and Archi Piffero (2

Wickets for 3 runs) the pick of the bowlers.

When Darby Bateup and Koby Godbier walked out to the batting crease chasing a challenging total of 61, the game

was delicately balanced. However, after one over at the crease, CPS definitely held the upper hand, as Koby hit a 6

and 4 from the last two balls of the first over. Darby played an anchor role, tying up one end while Koby scored freely

from the other. Murrumburrah were finally able to remove Darby, but by that stage, Koby had already reached 22

runs and was well on his way to reeling in the Murrumburrah total. Lachlan Dabin joined Koby in the middle, as he

continued to wreak havoc on the Murrumburrah bowling attack, eventually retiring on a score of 42. Lachlan kept

the runs flowing, scoring 11 runs before being caught out trying to finish the game with an aggressive shot. Toby

Lawson, Rupert Tait and Sidney Charleston were able to score the final runs needed to post an outstanding victory in

only 12.3 overs.

Congratulations CPS on an impressive performance and the first cricket victory in the last 7 years. A huge thank you

to the parents and supporters for cheering the team on, and to local cricketing guru Pat Kerin for preparing the pitch

and umpiring on the day. Well done CPS!

Todd Kable

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LIBRARY NEWS

LIBRARY BORROWING

Congratulations to 6N for 100% borrowing for two weeks running. Emily Crawford accepted the award on behalf of 6N.

6B, KH and 1C have displayed excellent borrowing. Mitch Scifleet (6B), Kaylee Craw (KH) and Dakota Hughes-Hall (1B) were excited to accept the awards on behalf of their classes.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE Premier’s Reading Challenge is now in full swing with all of CPS encouraged to complete the challenge by August 31. The Infants classes will have the 30 books read to them in class while the Primary students are required to read 20 books on their own.

OLIVER

Sharon Smith and I will be updating our OLIVER skills by taking part in a connected classroom course during week 9. OLIVER is bringing out a new Search look home page which will be fully implemented throughout NSW schools in Term 3.

Gael Millar Teacher/Librarian

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Exciting times ahead at Cootamundra Public!!!

will be playing at the Cootamundra Public School Hall

Education Week, Term 3, 6 -10 August 2018

The Lion King KIDS tells the story of the epic adventures of a curious cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king.

Auditions have been conducted and parts have been decided! Over the term, The Graphics Team will be keeping you updated on the progress of the production.

In following newsletters we will introduce you to the main characters of The Lion King KIDS, provide in depth interviews with the students who will be playing these roles and updates on what the other Creative

and Performing Arts groups are up to!

The Graphics Team

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P&C NEWS

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CANTEEN ROSTER

PLEASE BE AT THE CANTEEN ON YOUR DUTY DAY AT 10.00 AM. THANK YOU.

Term 1, Week 8 Monday 19 March S Carr Tuesday 20 March CLOSED Wednesday 21 March M Cordoba, A Erickson Thursday 22 March To be notified Friday 23 March J Hall, M Bassingthwaighte, C Emery

Term 1, Week 9 Monday 26 March R Magrath, K Richards Tuesday 27 March CLOSED Wednesday 28 March J Hillier, M Radnedge Thursday 29 March K Bowditch Friday 30 March C Shaw, N Gould If you are unable to do your rostered duty please contact Belinda Campbell 0427 423 628. If you would like to help out in the canteen please contact Belinda Campbell (Canteen Supervisor) on 0427 423 628 or complete the form below and return to the front office as soon as possible.

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CANTEEN 2018 - COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN

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The Cootamundra Public School newsletter is published each fortnight. If you would like the newsletter emailed to you please let the front office know and we will add you to our list. Alternatively you can visit our website:

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This is a valuable communication source. On our website you will find the latest newsletters, photographs and what exciting things are happening in our school. If you do not have access to a computer, we have hard copies of the newsletter in the front office.

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