Cobar Public School

Newsletter

Term 4, Week 7 Thursday, 24th 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

Principal’s Report

Our year 5 and 6 students are still away at Lake Keepit and

by all accounts they are having a great time. We look for-

ward to hearing about their adventures when they return.

Following discussion with the school executive, a decision

has been reached to not hold the final parent planning

meeting in week 9. Instead, planning and consultation will be

taken to the P&C and AECG meetings. The priorities for the

school will not change from this planning cycle to the next as

we will continue with the L3 and TEN pedagogies, remain an

Ea4S school and implement the Premier’s priorities for

improvement in NAPLAN. Our RAM allocation will

continue to support the employment of teaching and

non-teaching staff with a priority to ensure that classes are

collapsed as few times as possible whilst enabling staff to

participate in professional learning and to access their

entitlements.

With the above in mind our 2017- school plan will not

change significantly from the current plan. For input into the

plan and feedback on our progress towards our targets please

attend either the P&C or AECG meetings.

Have a great weekend.

Jonathan Harvey

Principal

We are a school of

Responsible, Respectful, Learners

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.

Reminder: Year 6 Class of 2016

The Year 6 Graduation Dinner invitations have been mailed out

to parents of Year 6 students.

When: Wednesday, 14th December, 2016

Where: Cobar Bowling and Golf Club Audito-

rium

Bloxham Street, Cobar

Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm

Cost: $30 per guest.

Please note that Year 6 students do not have to pay for their

dinner costs. This cost is now being met via a donation from

Cobar Public School P&C.

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

guest dinner costs.

ATTENTION

All Merit Awards Books need to be handed in by Monday

28th November 2016, week 8. Last assembly for Special Merit

Awards.

Mrs Manns

Assistant Principal - Stage 3

Cobar Public School

Cobar Youth Centre

There will be NO Indoor Soccer this week because

of the excursion and Street Parade.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT CPS

DATES TO REMEMBER

21/11 - 25/11

Zinc Excursion - Lake Keepit

29/11 Super Santa Lunch orders are due in today

30/11 Book Club orders are due in today

2/12 Super Santa Lunch at the Canteen

6/12 - 7/12

Book Fair

Time: 3.05pm to 5pm Where: CPS Library

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

Gold, Copper and Zinc Teams—combined Christmas Concert—2 to 3.05pm

Copper/Zinc Team Assembly

12.55pm to 1.35pm

Week Date Class

8 2/12/16 3/4C

10 16/12/16 Christmas Concert

2pm - 3.05pm

Week Date Class

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, 28 November

Help Required Monday, 5 December

Help Required

Tuesday, 29 November

Help Required Tuesday, 6 December

Help Required

Wednesday, 30 November

Help Required Wednesday, 7 December

Help Required

Thursday, 1 December

Help Required Thursday, 8 December

Help Required

Friday, 2 December

Help Required Friday, 9 December

Help Required

PBL Focus of the Week

“Keep hands and feet

to yourself”

Student Absences

Parents needing to advise CPS of their student’s

absence from school now have the option to reply to

the SMS absence message sent to them by the school.

Please note: Parents, please do not call the number

that is displayed on the CPS text message that you

receive as this is a carrier service only and the num-

ber is not in service for use for calls.

To provide an absence explanation you can:

Reply to the CPS text (sms) message sent to you

Or

Phone CPS Admin. office on 6836 2039 and

provide an absence explanation

Or

Send in a written absence note to the

Admin. office

*Gold, Copper, Zinc Teams

*CPS school hall

*Friday 16 December, 2016

*2pm to 3.05pm.

Please join us.

For Sale

Library bags & Merit books

$5.50 each

Available from

CPS Admin Office

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop opening hours are Monday 2.45pm - 3.15pm and Wednesday 8.45am - 9.15am. You

can also fill out the uniform order form available on the school website and have your child drop it into the

canteen with payment. The order will be filled and sent home with your child next time the uniform shop is

open. Bank details are on the form if you wish to pay by bank transfer. 2nd hand uniforms are now also

available for sale, if you have any old uniforms you don’t need any more please drop them off to the canteen or

the uniform shop.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN. IF YOU CAN SPARE 2 HOURS

ONCE A WEEK OR ONCE A FORTNIGHT PLEASE DROP INTO THE CANTEEN OR EMAIL US

ON

cobarpspc@gmail.com

CPS NEWS Two Cobar Public School students, Jamelia Barnes and Macee Brown have been lucky

enough to be selected as part of a small tour group from the Moorambilla choir to travel

to Sydney on Thursday 24th November. The tour group will be performing at the Martin

Place Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting on Saturday evening which is hosted by

Sunrise’s Samantha Armytage and 7 News Sydney anchor Mark Ferguson.

The choir will be performing at the Christmas concert alongside Australian artists such

as Justine Clarke, Casey Donovan, Taylor Henderson and Megan Washington! The

choir will also be on Channel Seven’s Sunrise on Friday morning as well as attending

the Opera House, The Rocks and the wax museum!

Congratulations Jamelia and Macee for being selected for such an exciting opportunity and representing Cobar

Public School with pride!

BOOK FAIR

Book Fair is on again this term.

When: Tuesday 6th &

Wednesday 7th December, 2016.

Where: CPS Library

Time: 3.05pm to 5pm

Buy 1 book get 1 book

free.

(Same value or lesser value)

Book Club

Scholastic has been updating on how to order Book Club.

There is a new system called Linked Ordering Online and

Payment system for parents or carers to order. (LOOP for

short).

Just go online to the Scholastic website, go to the parenting

payment section, choose Book Club and order what books

you would like and pay with your credit card. You do not

need to send any forms back to school. Scholastic will

notify Mrs Whiteman that you have placed an order and

the books will be sent out with all of the other orders.

If, you need any help to order on line or you have any

questions please call via the front office.

I am also more than happy to accept order forms at school

and can do the ordering for you, if you prefer this way.

Orders will need to be back to school by Wednesday 30th

November, Week 8. This is Issue 8.

Mrs Whiteman

Teacher Librarian,

Book Club Coordinator

Will Oborn

RESPONSIBLE RESPECTFUL

LEARNER

Dylan Canavan

Jaidyn Connolly

Ernie was thrilled to see the brilliant

effort of Will Oborn at the bus

lines. Will always walks safely to his

bus and stands patiently in line. He

is mindful of others when walking

onto the bus. Amazing effort Will!

Jaidyn Connolly

Dylan is a wonderful addition to K/1C

and Cobar Public School. He uses a

polite voice at all times and does as

he is asked. He always shares school

equipment with other students and

wears his school uniform every day.

He follows the 5L's in all settings.

Ernie has made the BIG announcement! Jaidyn

deserves the LEARNER award this week as she

always participates to the best of her ability in all

activities. Jaidyn takes great pride in her work and

consistently produces quality work. Each week, she

completes extra homework to improve her results.

Well done Jaidyn.

Dylan Canavan Will Oborn

Receiving Eco Schools Grant Funding for CPS…

The NSW Environmental Trust approved an Eco Schools Grant of $3,500 for our 2017 project entitled

Indigenous Garden for Learning.

Mr Humphries, the Member for Barwon, presented the grant at assembly last week. Mr Humphries said CPS is one of 80 out

of 212 schools to receive funding in this cycle of grants and is the only school in the western area to be granted such funding.

The aim of the project is to establish an indigenous native and bush tucker garden adjacent to the existing vegetable garden

and orchard to increase the biodiversity of a currently unused area in our playground and increase productivity in the nearby

food garden.

It is anticipated the project will engage students, the whole school community and outside of school groups to

involve them in the establishment, maintenance and benefits of gardening. It will enhance the school grounds and provided an

additional activity space for our Aboriginal Dreaming Day program.