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Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Hutton St CARGO, NSW, 2800 T 02 6364 3093 F 02 6364 3092 M: 0428 886 948 E cargo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Issue 6 – Term 2 – Week 2

Calendar Week 2

Friday 10th May District Cross Country @ Molong

Scripture

Week 3 Monday 13th May Infants Possum Magic

Excursion

Chinese Lessons

Tuesday 14th May NAPLAN

Wednesday 15th May NAPLAN

Cooking

Thursday 16th May NAPLAN

Music

Friday 17th May Tennis for sport

Scripture

Saturday 18th May Election at School – NO Cake stall

Week 4 Monday 20th May Chinese Lessons

Tuesday 21st May Transition

Wednesday 22nd May Cooking

Thursday 23rd May

Friday 24th May District Athletics Carnival

Tennis for Sport

Scripture

Dear Parent/Caregivers Welcome back to Term 2. We hope you all had an enjoyable break and are ready to tackle the term ahead. Throughout term 2 we have some exciting events planned, infants are off to the civic Theatre to see Possum Magic, we have some interactive online courses for the students to participate in, Glen will be coming out for Tennis, music with Mrs Riles will

continue as well as our Chinese lessons and many more events that pop up as the term goes on. If you have any questions or inquiries please phone the office on 02 6364 3093 or see a staff member to make an appointment. Just a reminder that Mandy is only available in the Office on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning and Thursday. If you are trying to contact the school out of these times, please leave a message. *Remember to check out our fortnightly newsletter as well as the Facebook page for any upcoming events. We welcome you to visit the school anytime. Rebecca Horan Relieving Principal

A message from our 2019 School Leaders Leader: Kayla Price At Cross Country 4 people made it to district. Lylah came second, Josh came third, Alyssa came third and I came fourth. It was fun but tiring. Everyone came back with a red face. I hope we have more people go to district again next year. Year 5/6 – Miss Joyce Stage 3 will be studying Government and Parliament. We already know that Australia is a democracy and have had fun exercising our democratic rights. Year 3/4 - Miss Horan In the 3/4 class this term students have been working their way through some sample NAPLAN questions. In writing they had to convince the readers that the best place to live was the City or Country, most students chose Country and had some fantastic reasons to back up their arguments with. Examples were: the calm and quiet of the country as opposed to the city, the open spaces, and the ability to grow your own food. They also put forward some great points about living in the city, such as access to medical specialists and shops. In the end though the Country won. Kindergarten/Year1 – Miss Pearce On Monday 13th May, Kindergarten and Year 1 are heading into Orange Civic Theatre to watch a performance of ‘Possum Magic’. They have been

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reading the story ‘Possum Magic in class and creating some fantastic artworks to display in the classroom.

Transition On Tuesday we had our first day of Transition for Term 2. This term kindergarten and Year 1 will be working with transition students in the morning session on play based projects. They will be collaborating, problem solving and creating whilst learning critical social skills to help them throughout their school life. Cooking In week 1 we made great use of our pumpkins grown in the Vegetable garden and cooked pumpkin soup and damper rolls. This week we used some of the leftover soup that we froze to make a pumpkin chicken curry and for our treat meal we had Impossible Pie.

Chinese Lessons Unfortunately due to Cross Country we have missed our last lesson of Chinese which we made up for this afternoon. We were all looking forward to catching up with our teacher Jessica after the holidays and she was very interested to see what we could remember. Music In music this term we have been learning some new songs. One song Mrs Riles has asked the older class to learn on the Marimbas is ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ from the Lion King movie. Some of the Primary students have been eager to learn certain parts and are practicing in their own time, it’s fantastic to see such enthusiasm and dedication.

Easter Parade In Week 11 of last term we held our Easter Parade. Students from Transition to Year 6 were able to display their fantastic Easter floats. At the conclusion of our parade we went on a Easter egg hunt around the playground. We hope everyone had a fantastic Easter weekend with family and friends in the holidays.

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ANZAC Day Cargo Public School students were invited to march in Canowindra to commemorate ANZAC Day. It was pleasing to see so many of our students give up some time in their holidays to march on this special occasion. A message from Canowindra RSL President Mike Harrison On behalf of Canowindra RSL sub branch I would like to thank Cargo primary school for their participation in our Anzac Day march and laying a wreath at the service at memorial park. It is very special to have you all marching

with us an Anzac day, and to all

the students and teachers that marched – thank you. Well done Cargo primary school.

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Clean Up Australia Day On the last day of Term 2 students at Cargo Public School did their bit by participating in ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ and walking around our school and the nearby streets collecting any rubbish that had been lying around. OSSA White Athletics Carnival The OSSA White Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 5th April at Cudal Recreation Grounds. A fantastic effort was put in by all our students and the following students are off to district Athletics on Friday 24th May.

Lylah: 100m dash, 800m run, long jump, Josh: 100m dash, 200m dash, 800m run, Long jump, Will: 100m dash, discus Alyssa: 100m dash, shot put Lawson: 100m dash Josh also received the title of Age Champion. Our PP% Relay Team made up of Lylah, Josh, Alyssa and Will are also off to Western Region in September. Congratulations to everyone who participated in events on the day. OSSA White Cross Country On Monday we went to Cudal Showground for the OSSA white and OSSA Green Cross Country. The 5/6/7 year olds had to complete a track of 1km, the 8/9/10 year olds had to complete 2kms and the 11/12/13 year olds had to run a whole 3kms. Students who placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th are now off to District Cross Country in Molong tomorrow. The following students from Cargo Public School ran exceptionally well and are now competing at District level, Lylah, Josh, Kayla, Alyssa. Well done to all students who participated on the day. It was fantastic to see some of our students improve on previous years and beat their own personal records. Infants Possum Magic Excursion On Monday 13th May the infants class are off to the Orange Civic Theatre to watch a performance of Possum Magic. Students will travel by bus with Miss Pearce and Kay. If you haven’t returned your child’s note yet, please do so ASAP.

NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test is for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students. NAPLAN tests provide an indication of student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement. All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. Testing is conducted in May and reports for years 3 and 5 become available later in the year. The report will describe your child's particular skills in Reading,

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Writing, Language Conventions (Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia. It is important to understand that, in terms of individual student performances, NAPLAN is a 'snapshot' of performance. However whole school, long term data can be used very effectively to support planning processes.

P&C News and Events Due to families experiencing illness and some being away, the CAKE STALL at the upcoming election on Saturday 18th May is CANCELLED. Please save your baking for another day. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

LOCAL TALENTS - Event Co-ordinator/planner We have a new family back in Cargo and they are doing some exciting event management/planning. Joshua Roy and Genesa Springer have children in our transition group and have recently returned from Sydney. If you have any events needing organising or catering, please see Genesa opposite the shop. We will give more details when we can.