Dear Parents and Carers, Half way through the term! We have had a busy start and there are still many more events

planned for the next few weeks leading up to Easter holidays.

MEDICATION

This week we had a stocktake of our first aid cupboard. Please provide up to date medication

and action plans, if needed. This is a good time to remind all parents and caregivers to make

sure if your child needs to take medication at school you need to provide consent and

directions with the medication. This includes paracetamol. Paracetamol will no longer be

available unless you have provided your own medicine with signed consent. This cannot be

kept in your child’s bag. Forms can be obtained from the office.

Although we do not have any students diagnosed with peanut allergies, we would like to be

especially careful and ask all parents to avoid nuts for a snack during the school day, as there

may be cases undiagnosed.

SCHOOL TOURS

Next week we have our school tours commencing. Please, if you know of any preschoolers

starting school next year, can you approach them and see if they know about these tours.

They should have received a leaflet in their letterbox. If not we have some spares at the office.

Tour dates and times are: Wednesday 11th

March at 2pm and

Friday 13th

March at 10am.

SYDNEY NORTH ZONE SWIMMING

Next Tuesday is our Zone Swimming Carnival which will be held at Sydney Olympic Park.

Sarah will be representing Cowan in 50 metre freestyle and backstroke. Good Luck Sarah, we

will be cheering you on.

SCOPE IT

Scope IT has started for all our students and they are thoroughly enjoying the lessons. These

lessons will continue on every second Tuesday (Week 8 and 10) and on one Friday (Week 10)

until the end of term. If you are claiming some of the cost by using the Creative Kids voucher,

then Monday is the last day.

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Dates to Remember

School Tour—2pm 11th

School Tour—10am 13th

Sushi Lunch Friday 13th

Scope IT 17th

World’s Greatest Shave—April 18th

P&C Meeting—7pm 18th

Harmony Day & National Day of Action 19th

Red Day Lunch Ordering 19th

Please refer to website for all calendar dates

Peer Reading—Tuesdays & Thursdays

Cowan Band—Wednesdays at 7.30am

Music Tutor Program—Individual Days

Cowan Dance Group—Fridays 8am

PSSA Sport—Fridays 9-11am

Term 1

Zone Swimming Carnival 10th

Cake Day 11th

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Photography: PicMii by Kristiina

Congratulations to the following students

who are our first recipients of the following

award:

Bronze: Olive Monty Netta

Matilda Zachary Melanie

Claire Georgia Eliza

Benji

AWARDS

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WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE – BLOOD CANCER

On Friday the 18th of March at 9am, April will be shaving her head for blood cancer. She has done a fabulous job

and has raised a lot of money so far. On this day we ask all students to bring in a gold coin and to wear mufti for this

occasion. Alternatively, please log on to her funding page https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/

FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=776560. Well done April.

TERM 1 INVOIVES

Term 1 School Fees are now due. If you are unable to pay at this time, can you please notify the office or myself?

You can pay either in a lump sum or in instalments. Any families experiencing difficulty in paying, please see the

school office or myself. All enquires are dealt with confidentially. If you misplace your copy of the Term 1 Costing, a

copy of this can be found on our School website on the Notes page.

3-6 CAMP

The Year 3-6 Camp will be going ahead. Thank you to the parents who took the time to respond to my survey. We

are now in the process of locking in dates and activities for Canberra. At the moment, the dates we are looking at

are in Term 4. More information to come soon.

Kind Regards

Tracey Darby

Principal

————————————————————— Sushi Lunch Friday… We will have a Sushi lunch ordering day next Friday, 13th March. If ordering, please write your order on a brown paper bag or envelope, enclosing payment, and hand in at our School office on the Monday prior to that Friday. The sushi comes from Sushi Ken, Berowra Village. I have included an order form in this newsletter and is also on our Notes page on the school website. Harmony Week & National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence… Week 8 is Harmony Week: Everyone Belongs—celebrating cultural diversity and an inclusive Australia. To embrace the theme, Picture a World in Harmony, and that Everyone Belongs, our students will engage in class focussed activities during Week 8.

On Thursday 19th March our students are encouraged to wear a touch of orange, which traditionally signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to the freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect. For more information on Harmony Day, go to: https://www.harmony.gov.au/.

P&C SPOT

Hi everyone. Just a quick hello to you all, and a huge thankyou to Kelly, Rob, Jo, Dave, Melissa and all those

involved in the running of our great school events and fundraisers. May I say on behalf of all the executives that we

will try our best to fill Kelly, Rob and Jo’s etc shoes as they are pretty big ones to fill. Really excited to be part of the

committee and the community spirit.

Looking forward to the Bush Dance. Make sure to tell all your friends and family...YEEHAAA BOOT SCOOTIN!

Next P&C meeting is on for 18th March.

See ya’ll soon

Tim and the P&C Executive

P&C Meeting: Wednesday 18th March at 7pm

In the Computer Lab

Topics: Fundraiser (Bush Dance) and Working Bee

We invite and encourage all parents to come along and take part in your child’s school.

Bush Dance: Friday 27th March at 6pm

Wet weather date—Friday 3rd

April at 6pm

At Cowan PS – COLA

Food and drink can be bought. Bring your own camp chair and dancing shoes.

On this Thursday we will also mark the National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence, which theme is—Take Action Together. Everyone has a role to play in saying Bullying, No Way! Our students will be involved in lessons and activities around this subject. For further information, go to: https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/NationalDay.

School Photos… A reminder that our School Photos date is Thursday 2nd April. Photo packages and all relevant information have been sent home. Sibling envelopes are available from the school office.

Easter/Grandparents’ Day Celebration 2020… The students and staff are excited to stage our Easter and Grandparents’ Day on Wednesday 8th April. The students will be sending their invitations to their grandparents next week.

There is an exciting new Easter competition for everyone to enter—Eggcharacters. Create a character from a blown or hard-boiled egg. Paint and decorate it and place it in a scene of your choice. Entries due in on Friday 3rd April to the Library. For more information on blowing out the contents of an egg, go to: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-blow-eggs.

Our celebrations will commence at 9.00am with our annual Hat Parade and assembly. The categories to enter will be: Easter, Environmentally Friendly, Edible and Eggstravagant. Following our assembly we invite all parents and grandparents to a delicious morning tea.

At the conclusion of morning tea all grandparents will be joining their grandchildren in a rotation of fun activities until lunch time. Details to follow.

Kinders for 2021… Next year seems a long way away, however, if you have a child starting school next year, or know of any potential school-starters for 2021 in our community, please let us know. We would like to personally invite them to attend our celebrations happening this year.

Tissues… Thank you to our families who have already supplied tissues. If you have not already done so, please supply a box of tissues for your child’s classroom. Also, if possible, a packet of antiseptic/baby wipes, or hand sanitiser would be appreciated. This does not need to be an expensive brand, just the ‘no frills’ variety is fine. These can be left with your child’s teacher or at the school office. Thank you for your cooperation.

Cake Days... Our cake days for the remainder of Term 1 are:

• Wednesday 11th March with the Dickerson and Martin families providing.

• Wednesday 1st April with the Carter and Davis families providing.

Thank you to these families in advance.

If your child forgets their cake money on cake day, we do allow IOUs, however, these must be paid by the following cake day. If not paid, that student will not be able to purchase a cake. Red Day Lunch Ordering… Our next Red Day Lunch Order day is Thursday 19th March (Week 8). Please order from The Great North Cafe on or before the day. The Great North Café menu can be found on our School website on the Notes page.

Still to Come in Term 1… • Scope IT visits—Tuesday 31st March and Friday 3rd April

• Action Sports Day Excursion K-6 by AGHS—Tuesday 24th March

• Area Swimming Carnival—Friday 27th March

• Bush Dance—Friday 27th March (wet weather date—Friday 3rd April)

• Cake Day—Wednesday 1st April

• School Photos—Thursday 2nd April

• Easter Celebrations & Grandparents’ Day—Wednesday 8th April

• Last Day of Term 1—Thursday 9th April. Please also refer to the term calendar PDF on our School Website, on the front page under Latest News.

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Positive Behaviour Focus...

Week 7:

ASPIRE : Keep trying to do your PERSONAL BEST.

Week 8:

RESPECT : CARE for people, property

and the environment.

RESPECT

ASPIRE

ASPIRE—Keep trying to do your PERSONAL BEST:

Keep trying and making improvements as you practice

and learn in school work, sport etc.

Persevere—it’s about hard work and patience, not giving

up, trying again and again. Practise perseverance by

trying hard at difficult tasks and not giving up when

something is difficult.

Respect—CARE for people, property & the environment:

When we show that we care for someone or something, we

give it our close attention and concern and we do things that

show that we care. Doing this shows that we have respect.