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COORANBONG PUBLIC SCHOOL ‘COOEE’ Innovation Opportunity Excellence
Government Road Cooranbong NSW 2265 Ph 4977 1122 [email protected]
Thursday 25th May, 2017
Term 2 – Week 5 I have been very impressed with the amount of quality work samples the students have been showing me throughout the week. The effort towards neatness and “doing their best” is wonderful to see.
Grip Leadership Our School Captains and Prefects will be attending the GRIP Leadership Conference on Monday 29th May. This is held at the Central Coast Leagues Club and is a fabulous opportunity to further develop their leadership capabilities and skills. It will also allow them to network with other leaders from around the area.
Athletics Carnival Wow! What a fabulous day! How lucky we were with the weather. It was delightful to see so many families at the Athletics Carnival enjoying the events. A great big thank you to our wonderful staff for all their efforts organising and running the day, especially Mrs Brown who worked very hard behind the sceneS arranging the carnival. Thanks also to our great parent helpers who kindly assisted with the running of events. We appreciate your support. Thanks also to the parents who returned their notes and payment before the cut off date. This greatly assists with the organisation for the carnival.
No Interruptions Parents are reminded that our school has a “no interruptions to classrooms” policy between the hours of 9am and 11.30am. each school day. Mornings are a very important time of the day for learning so we ask that there are no interruptions during this time.
Important Dates to Remember
Thur 25 May Yr 6 Farewell Meeting @ 3.30pm
Mon 29 May GRIP Leadership
Wed 31 May Pancake Day
Thur 1 June Mufti Day
Fri 2 June Public Speaking Speak Off
Fri 9 June Photo Day
Tue 13 June Reading Workshop 9.10am
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Port to Port Please be aware that on Saturday 27th May the Port to Port Bike Race will set off from Cooranbong. Some of the riders will be using our rear carpark to park their vehicles during this event.
Star Struck Our Star Struck performers are enjoying a well-earned break during rehearsals today. Mufti Day As part of their fundraising activities, Year 6 are organising a mufti day for 1st June. It will be a gold coin donation to “come dressed in your favourite sport colours”.
Gotcha Raffle Winner Last week’s GOTCHA raffle winner was Josh. Great work
Taking Responsibility The colder weather will soon be upon us and the Lost Property bin is overflowing once again. Please help your child to develop their organisation skills by ensuring that their name is on all school clothing. Remind your children to take responsibility by putting belongings in their bag and doing it up. Thank you for your ongoing co-operation in this matter. Getting Reading Right at Home Workshop
On Tuesday, 13th June (Week 8), we will be holding a ‘Getting Reading Right’ workshop. During this session, we will discuss how we teach reading at school and provide some strategies that you can use to support your child when reading with you at home. The session will run from 9:10am to approximately 10:15am in the school hall. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
PLEASE NOTE – NO FINGER SPINNERS ARE ALLOWED AT SCHOOL.
Pancake Day Don’t miss out on yummy pancakes on Pancake Day on Wednesday 31st May. Order forms have been sent out and are due to be returned by Tuesday 30th May. Place your orders in an envelope and drop it into the P&C box located in the school foyer.
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Photo Day!!! Friday 9th June is Photo Day. MSP Photography payment envelopes have been sent home this week. Please follow the instructions on the envelope. Children must bring their envelope to be handed to the photographer on Photo day – 9th June. Family envelopes are available at the school office if you wish your children to be photographed together. For further enquiries contact MSP at [email protected] or phone 4966 8292.
Walk Safely to School Day Last Friday 19th May we took part in Walk Safely to School Day. Thank you to Mrs Brown who met with students and walked to school from the corner of Martinsville Road and Freemans Drive. Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. For more information visit www.walk.com.au
WOW! Look at the new garden the wonderful Gardening Group has made outside Ms Hamilton’s room. Thank you to our Gardening Group for helping make our school beautiful. Kerrie Hamilton, ACTING PRINCIPAL
Chess Report Last Thursday 13 fantastic ambassadors of Cooranbong Public School made the journey to Avondale College to compete in Round 1 of the Hunter Primary Schools Chess Competition. We had two teams compete in the Rookies competition with Haydn, Asec, Isaiah and Sam all managing to win matches. Isaiah won all 5 of his matches and this team currently sits second in the Rookies competition. Kalyani, Missi, Byron, Sashi and Ella competed hard throughout the day with each of them enjoying at least one victory. Most of these players learnt the hard way that one move in chess at a critical time can easily be the difference
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between victory and defeat. The attached photograph shows the sportsmanship of our two rookies sides preparing for battle. Darcy, Marley, Jarrod and Brad competed for the first time in the Knights Division which is aimed at older, more experienced players. Jarrod was the stand out in this side, winning four matches and confidently claiming the bye as a victory. Our Knights team sits in second place, very close on points to the leading team. It was fantastic to receive an email after this competition applauding the manners and sportsmanship of our students. Round 2 of this competition will be in Term 3. Chess will continue in the Library on Tuesday and Friday each week. Listen at the morning assembly as some learn to play type sessions will be included to incorporate all the students waiting to learn more about playing chess. Mr Andrews CHESS CO-ORDINATOR
Yummy Food in 1/2K
This term 1/2K have been looking at Informative texts. On Wednesday the students had to make their own sandwiches, which they enjoyed eating.
After their stomachs were full they then wrote a procedure explaining the equipment and steps they took to make their sandwich.
Mrs Kingham
1/2K Teacher
PSSA Soccer PSSA soccer was a huge success this week. Our second and third games saw Cooranbong moving through to the next round. WooHoo!! Our first game was a 9-4 win against Pelaw-Main and our second game a 5-4 win against Cessnock. It was a nail biting even score at half time. We were well matched in skill level but Cooranbong’s fighting spirit and will to win gave us the winning edge. I’d like to make a special mention to John Cheyne who has made every effort to help these boys become the champions they are today and a special thankyou to all the parents who were able to help with transport, and those who went above and beyond to make sure every boy on the team was prepared in every way. Mrs Murray
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Cross Country ribbons will be presented at the assembly tomorrow (Fri 26 May) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Did you know…. All proceeds from the canteen go towards different projects in the school such as Smartboards. Thank you for supporting the school canteen. Thank you to Erin, Steve, Bill, Jo, Becca and Julia who helped at the Athletics Carnival. Your help is greatly appreciated. It was great to see a couple of Dad’s helping out as well. Pancake Day - Wednesday 31st May is Pancake Day. A limited menu of only pies and sausage rolls will be available on the day. Canteen will NOT be open at lunchtime. Thank you for you understanding.
Canteen Roster
Monday 29 May – Sandra & Jo Tuesday 30 May – Kay
Wednesday 31 May – Pancake Day Thursday 1 June – Jo P. & Paula Friday 2 June – Erin W, Becca & Kay
Fun Food Fact! Pineapples are classified as berries.
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Did you know….. Payments for school excursions and activities can be made online through our website. Go to.. [email protected] and click on $Make a Payment.
It is an easy process!
