Principal: Ms Melissa Tracy Cowra-Carcoar Road, Cowra NSW 2794 6342 2172
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holmwood-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Term 1 Week 7 – Week Ending 15th March 2019
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK This week, the school has been discussing our Expected Behaviours and we have been looking out for extra students to give a raffle ticket. Congratulations to all those students who have been spotted being KIND, SAFE and RESPONSIBLE. We very much appreciate your lovely approach to others.
2019 WHOLE SCHOOL EXCURSION
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Calendar – Please find below a Calendar for Term 1 2019 and the commencement of Term 2. Each week this calendar will be updated with all relevant information as to what is happening for the information of families. Please take the time each week to check this calendar.
Term 1 Week 8 Thurs 21st Mar Fri 22nd Mar
Harmony Day Scripture
Term 1 Week 9 Tue 26th Mar
Fri 29th Mar
David Peachey Shield & Russell Richardson Cup at River Park for Yr 3/4/5/6 students Questacon Science Circus at HPS
Term 1 Week 10 We are still waiting for many whole school excursion notes to be returned, it would be appreciated if these notes could be returned by Friday 29th of March. We would like all students to attend, please speak with Ms Tracy if you are concerned about the cost and are experiencing financial difficulties. The cost of this excursion is approximately $200 per child, which we hope to subsidise this with fundraising. If you need another Expression of Interest Form please call into the school office and Anthea will assist you. It would be appreciated if families could complete the form and return it with a $50.00 deposit ASAP. Thank you.
P&C CHOCOLATE RAFFLE Our wonderful P&C Committee are getting ready for their first fundraiser of 2019. They will be conducting a Chocolate Raffle. The P&C would like families to please donate chocolates towards this raffle. Please drop your donations into the school office. All help is greatly appreciated as our P&C raises funds to assist all students in our school by purchasing laptops, classroom resources, supporting excursions by donating towards bus costs and entry fees. Thank you to all families for your support. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 11th of April at HPS. Please have your donations in by Friday 29th of March.
Thurs 4th Apr Fri 5th Apr
Schools Cup Netball Hockey Gala Day Scripture
Term 1 Week 11 8th
Mon Apr Fri 12th Apr
Thur 25th April
WSSA Rugby League LAST DAY OF TERM ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATION CEREMONY – STUDENTS TO MEET MS TRACY IN FRONT OF THE SERVICES CLUB AT 10.00AM
Term 2 Week 1 Mon 29th Apr Tue 30th Apr
SDD Day – Staff only return to school ALL STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL
Term 2 Week 2 Mon 6th May
SCHOOL PHOTO DAY
Term 2 Week 4 Tues 21st May
Grip Leadership – Stage 3 Bathurst
HEAD LICE An incident of head lice has been detected at school. Please check your child’s scalp for lice and eggs. The local chemist can assist you to find the correct treatment for head lice. We appreciate your assistance with this, as you know they can spread quickly amongst other students.
ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS Thank you to all families who have returned their notes indicating they will be attending the Anzac Day Commemorations to be held on Thursday 25th of April. Our School Captains will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Brisbane Street, which will be followed by the march down Kendal Street. Ms Tracy will
meet students in front of the Cowra Services Club at 10.00am. A permission note was sent home with last week’s newsletter. If your child/ren will be participating in the commemorations please complete the note and return it to school ASAP. This will be
during week 2 of the school holidays so it is extremely important that families do not forget to bring their child/ren to the Ceremony on the day. HARMONY DAY
A friendly reminder that HPS are once again taking part in “Harmony Day” celebrations. Harmony Day will be celebrated on Thursday 21st of March commencing at 1pm. Harmony Day celebrates our rich cultural diversity and the theme is “Everyone Belongs”. At HPS we will be celebrating Harmony Day by… Coming to school dressed in ORANGE (the ‘official’ Harmony Day colour) – if you don’t have orange clothing – pink, red or yellow are all OK! Cooking a FABULOUS Japanese cultural feast for lunch. K/1/2 will be making dessert, 2/3/4 will be preparing an entrée and 5/6 will be cooking the main meal. Sharing a meal together in celebration of our cultural diversity!
To cover the food costs for Harmony Day, each child is asked to contribute $6 for their THREE course lunch. Parents are also invited to attend the lunch with the students and staff at a cost of just $6 per person. If parents would like to assist with cooking activities in any class, please let the school know by completing the Helpers Note attached to a previous Newsletter…the more the merrier! Please complete the HARMONY DAY Lunch Order Form sent home with a previous newsletter asap if you have not already done so.
Menu for the Day K/1/2 are making Nama Chocolate and Green tea for for dessert.
2/3/4 will be serving Edamame Beans and homemade Gyoza for the entrée.
5/6 will be offering Bang Bang Chicken with Soba Noodles for the main.
WEEK 4 ASSEMBLY
Congratulations to these amazing students who received awards last Thursday at our school assembly. Students of the Week: Skye Howarth – Kind and respectful member of class. Ruby Light – Kind and cheerful. Keen to participate in all activities. Jonathan Gillham – Being a great friend to everyone at all times.
Academic Awards: Emily Cameron – Improvement in reading Barakye Simpson – Improvement in reading and writing Jack Lawler – Excellent writing of a Haiku poem Archie King – Excellent work calculating area Chelsea Leister – Trying her best in Maths
Scripture Awards
It would be apppreciated if all families could have the new uniform by the end of Term 1. School photos are to be taken early in Term 2 and we would like all students in the new uniform. The uniform is available from the school office and the girls formal skirt can be purchased from Central West Uniforms in the Centre Arcade Kendal Street. We also have a used clothing pool if families wish to purchase any uniforms. The uniform is to be worn on days when students do not do sport during school time. The sports uniform is to be worn when the students will have sport and PE. Attached please find a price list and order form. The new uniforms are - a pleated skirt, white Peter Pan collar shirt & white socks for girls, and grey shorts, white button up shirt and grey socks for boys. All students should wear a red jumper if needed and black shoes.
DAVID PEACHEY SHIELD & RUSSELL RICHARDSON CUP RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION Our Year 3/4/5/6 students have been invited to participate in the David Peachey Shield & Russell Richardson Cup Rugby League Competition to be held at River Park on Tuesday 26th of March 2019. Students are to be dropped off at River Park where they will meet Mrs Knight at 9:15am and be collected at the conclusion of the day – approximately 2.00pm. Please complete the note sent home with a
ICACS AND REACH ASSESSMENTS Ella Rose Paul – Outstanding participation Xavier Lawson – Outstanding participation
FORMAL NEW SCHOOL UNIFORM It is wonderful to see so many students wearing the new formal school uniform! The uniform looks terrific and our school has received a lot of positive feedback about how professional and smart it is.
The University of New South Wales is once again offering families the opportunity to participate in ICAS and REACH Assessments. There have been some changes to ICAS this year and they have added a new assessment called REACH. If families are interested in REACH they can read about it at: https://www.unswglobal unsw.edu.au/educationalassessments/products/reach-assessments/.
If families are interested in participating in ICAS I would like to advise that the testing is now online and will be held in September this year. Please note that ICAS is more of a competition for high achieving students. Please contact the school office if you are interested in your child participating in either of these tests. HEALIES/ROLLER SHOES Due to a number of close calls and potential for accidents, the ‘Wheelie’ shoes or ‘Rollers’ will not be allowed to be worn to school. Please do not wear to school
We appreciate if all students could wear black sports shoes or black school shoes to school as per the uniform requirements. Thank you for your assistance with this!
SHELL QUESTACON SCIENCE CIRCUS On Friday 29th of March the Shell Questacon Science Circus will be visiting HPS. Students will be given the opportunity to watch demonstration style shows. The show will commence at 9.30am and will run for approximately 1 hour. There will be no cost for students to watch the Science Circus as the cost will be covered by the school. Kind Regards,
Melissa Tracy Principal
SRC MEAL DEAL Next Friday, 22nd of March, the SRC are offering students a special lunch of a pie with sauce for $3.50. Please complete the attached order form and return to school with payment if you would like to order. Attached to this Newsletter please find your order form for sausage sizzle Monday for $2.50 and cheese toasties on Wednesday for $2.50. Please return your orders with payment to the school office asap.
Attachments SRC Friday Meal Deal Order Form Sausage Sizzle Order Form Cheese Toastie Order Form Rhythm & Melody Weekly Group Lessons
Information Flyer Cowra Early Childhood Services OOSH (Out of School Hours Care) and Vacation Care timetable PCYC Out of School Hours Activities flyer