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School Bag
News
and
Issue 3
March 4th
information
for the
Faction Athletic Carnival
Cowaramup
School
Community
CALENDAR
OF
EVENTS
400m, jumps and
throws
Wed 11th March
Faction Athletics
Carnival
Friday 13th March
Westpac Helicopter
Visits 20th March
Landing at 2pm
Parents Welcome
Next Wednesday 11th March, selected students will commence our Faction
Carnival with the running of the 400m, jumps and the throws. The action will
commence at 9.15m.
The main carnival will commence on Friday 13th March. All students will be
in a number of events, both individual and team games.
This week students will be given a program to highlight which events they are
in so they can share this with their parents.
The P&C will be making lunches for those that pre-order. An order form has
been sent out and is required to be returned by Tuesday 10th March. If you
need more information please contact our canteen manager, Amanda Duggan.
We encourage all students on the day to wear their school hat, use sunscreen,
have a bottle of water and to be in their faction colours. Students enjoy using
streamers taped to a stick and to paint their face with the colour of their faction to cheer for their team.
This year any coloured hair spray or zinc should be applied at home before
students come to school. If parents are looking for zinc and spray in our faction colours, Ashley from Cowaramup Pharmacy has them in stock for a great
price.
Interschool
Athletics
Carnival
Thursday 26th
March
Our faction tents will need to be set up the day before on Thursday. If you
can assist in setting them up, we would appreciate your assistance from 11am.
Cowaramup Primary School - An Independent Public School
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Student Absences
A reason for your
child’s absence from
school can be sent to
school using the
School Phone App.
Just use the Parent
eForms from the
menu. This now
works on both the
Samsung and Apple
Iphone.
Uniform Shop
Kirsten Zan runs the
school uniform shop
every Wednesday
before our school
assembly, 8.30am –
9.00am Twice a year
families are asked to
place an order for
school uniforms. This
is in terms 2 and term
4.
Some stock is kept on
hand for new students
and for those that
might need an extra
item.
School hats are always
available from the
front office.
Outside Play
During the summer and autumn weather it is a wonderful time to reconnect with the magnificent natural environment we are so very fortunate to call home. Nature Play WA (http://
www.natureplaywa.org.au) and Outdoors WA (outdoorsoctober.com.au ) have a range of
resource, ideas and inspirations to encourage families to get outside and enjoy the fresh air.
Being outside and enjoying the natural world doesn’t have to come with a price tag.
A few online links before you swap the screen time for some green time follow. These are
engaging simple ideas that will put the spark into the outdoors.
www.natureplay.org has a wonderful section for families with great ideas for fun, active things
to do. One of our favourites is “51 Things to do Before You’re 12” These are some things
that the people at Nature Play believe every child should experience. You can print out the
list and see how you are faring.
The Green Time vs Screen Time tool for families is a fun way to help you keep track of
how much time your children are spending playing outdoors ('green time'), versus time spent
indoors, watching TV or on the computer ('screen time'). Before you turn off the screens,
follow the link above to download the tool.
http://www.outdoorsoctober.com.au/calendar/ This calendar has a wide range of family
friendly, outdoor ideas and can be searched by area, by week or by month.
Children's Crossing to Commence Shortly
Training for our Voluntary Traffic Wardens will commence this Monday
the 9th March and will be run by Sgt David Hurdle from Bunbury Police.
It is then planned to train the students in each of our classes so that they
know the correct way to safely cross at this crossing when there is a Traffic Warden on duty.
Have you downloaded
our school app for your
favourite phone?
From a road rules perspective the only time traffic is required to stop at
the crossing, is when a Traffic Warden has directed them to stop. It is
not a crosswalk that requires all traffic to stop when a pedestrian is waiting to cross.
It’s a great way to get
newsletters, send in student absences, read the
canteen menu and so
much more. Have a look
today!
A letter will be sent home to all parents letting them know the times the
crossing will have a Traffic Warden
and the day the crossing will commence operation.
Phone App
It is available on Apple
Iphones and Andorid
phones. For those that
have had trouble before
with the App. It has now
been updated and should
solve any issues you had
before.
Please let us
know if the fix hasn't
worked for you.
It is hoped that once operational, we
will be able to demonstrate over 4
weeks, that there are 20 students
regularly crossing the road for the
Traffic Warden to become a paid
position.
School Board
Last week, I was able to confirm the final positions on our School Board.
The voting for our parent representatives was exceptionally close and required myself and Karen Barrett-Lennard to recount the voting twice to
ensure that the result was accurate.
Can I thank all of our nominees and the parents that voted.
The School Board for 2015 is the following:
Peter Howse
Jemma Hopkins
Karen Barrett-Lennard
Kathleen O’Shea
Michelle Hallyburton
Sue Vernon
David Groves
Principal
Staff Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Parent Representative
Community Representative
Community Representative
A number of our School Board members were able to be part of our
School Development Day yesterday, as we began developing a School Business Plan for our school.
I look forward to our first meeting as we work collaboratively in making
Cowaramup Primary School a very special place for children to grow and
learn.
Illness and School Attendance
There have been some bugs going around the school community this
term.
Please make sure that you keep your children away from school while
they are still contagious. Guidelines can be found on the Department of
Health WA website.
If your child is absent due to illness or for any other reason please let
the school know. You can phone the office, send a letter in with your
child or use our school phone app.
Casual Cleaner Required
Our school requires the services of a casual cleaner.
No experience required.
Please contact Julie or Linda in the office or call us on 9755 5260.
If you know of anyone who may be interested please pass on the information.
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Cowaramup Junior Football 2015
COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
These events
are not organised by the
school and are
provided in this
newsletter as a
community
service
Yes it's that time of the year again!
Wednesday 4th March @ Duggan Pavilion 3.45- 4.30
$70 if you pay on the day or $80 otherwise.
There will be a BOOT SWAP too so please bring your old CLEAN boots tied together to the swap.
Also we are looking for as many volunteers as wecan to help with the coming season.
Remember if no helpers your children will not beable to play football.
For the Auskick age especially, there is novolunteer coach yet for the preprimary/year one age group, so if you have any interest in AFLplease make the time to
help your child and thesport.
There is a lot of support from other parents and the year one/two Auskick coach.
We just need a leader for this age group.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Or if you just cant make it because of a national emergency,at the second muster
again on the 11th March 3.45-4.30
Margaret River Netball Association
Dates for Registration for all players in school years 3 to 12
11th March – Foyer of the MR Recreation Centre - 4pm -6pm
18th March – Foyer of the MR Recreation Centre – 4pm -6pm
Development Trials to be held on the following dates:11yrs – Friday 20th of March –4.30 – 6pm
12 and 13yrs – Friday 13th March Friday - 4.30pm- 6pm
14’syrs – TBA very soon.
Look forward to seeing you all – MRNA Committee
Any queries please contact –
Kara Beecham – 0421458552 – Junior President
Sue Cannon – 0457268848 – Senior President
Margaret River Junior Social Tennis
Starting Feb 14th- every Saturday Morning until Easter
8.30-10.30am at the tennis courts.
8-18yrs welcomeOnly $5 per session and Morning Tea Provided
Tennis raquets and balls provided if required
Any queries, contact Lisa : [email protected]