COBAINS NEWS

WEDNESDAY 24th MARCH 2021 Website: cobains.ps.vic.edu.au Phone: 03 5149 8274 Mobile: 0490 181 065

Principal: Sandra Platt School Council President: Belinda Sargent

SCHOOL VALUES: To Accept, Respect, and Try Our Best!

SCHOOL COUNCIL Our school Council Members for 2021 are: President: Belinda Sargent, Vice President: Sarah Johnson Treasurer: Mary Byrne Treasurer Minute Secretary (DET): Sarah Johnston , Parent reps: Rowan Churchill, Kim Curtis, Matthew Fitzgerald, Sandra Platt (PRINCIPAL DET)

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FOOD PACKS We have ordered breakfast hampers from Breakfast Club to help families over the school holidays. These packs contain some cereal, milk, spread and other bits and pieces. If you would one to be sent home, please complete attached slip and return by Friday 26

th March.

TARGETED LEARNING PROGRAM Based on assessment of student learning and the impacts of COVID and remote learning last year, the Victorian Government has allocated additional funds to all schools, to implement additional targeted small group learning sessions. We will providing these sessions in all classes over the next 6 months, commencing shortly.

LAST DAY OF TERM Due to Good Friday falling on the last Friday of the term this year, our last day will be Thursday 1

st April.

We will be finishing at 2.00PM

The Cobains Primary School Community embraces the values of Respect, Accept and Try Your Best. We aim to provide a safe, car-ing & engaging learning environment that equips children with the necessary skills & knowledge to become positive & active con-tributors to the local & global community. Our school emphasises the development of Literacy and Numeracy with the integration

of Information Technology throughout the curriculum. Cobains Primary School is committed to child safety and upholding the Child Safe Standards.

At Cobains Primary School, we have a zero tolerance to child abuse.

MARCH

Friday 26th Year 5/6 Excursion to Melbourne Monday 29th Dental Van visit until Thursday 1st April

Wednesday 31st March—Excursion to Wurruk APRIL

Thursday 1st LAST DAY OF TERM : 2PM FINISH SUNDAY 4th TURN CLOCKS BACK DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FINISHES

TERM TWO - APRIL

Monday 19th School Resumes Wednesday 21st Swimming Program Starts

YEAR 5 & 6 MELBOURNE SPACE EXCURSION

This, Friday 26th March the year 5 and 6 students

will be heading to Melbourne with Miss Johnston and other senior students from the Rural Schools to at-tend the VSSEC ‘Expedition to Mars’. The drop off and pick up point for this excursion is at The Gippsland Regional Sporting Complex on Cobains Road. Students need to be there by 6.20am where Miss J and Mrs Murphy will meet them. They are expected home at around 7pm so parents should be prepared to be at the GRSC at this time to collect them. If there is going to be a significant delay in the return time, a text will be sent to all parents before hand.

CONCEPT STUDY

CLUSTER EXCURSION

As part of the Rural Cluster concept theme of Cooperation and Competition, there will be a whole school excursion to Wurruk PS on Wednesday 31st March to participate in Obstacool- an inflatable ‘It’s a Knockout style obstacle course. Green permission note attached Permission note is attached to this newsletter

SWIMMING IN TERM TWO

We have locked in dates for our term 2 swimming program. The sessions will be from

2pm-2.40pm every Wednesday n term 2

except Naplan week (12th May)

at Aqua Energy Sale, in the indoor pool complex.

Travel in by Bus Parents will need to collect their

students from the pool after swimming, at approximately 3pm.

If your child is a bus traveller and needs to be picked up from the school, please let us know and we will make arrangements for this. There is a cost for swimming and a note will come home shortly as we are waiting for confirmation that we have received Sporting Schools funding.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS If you would like to be involved with helping out at school, it is a legal requirement that you hold at least a volunteer Working With Children Check. This is free and can be applied for online. There is no need to have a professional photo taken. Take a photo of your self with a plain background to attach when asked. You will be asked who you want send it to, make sure you put Cobains Primary School so a copy is sent to us and if you assist at another organisation put their name in as well. If you have a WWCC that has been renewed recently please check if we have a copy and if not we will make a copy for our file as they have to be School Council approved.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS If you have changed your address it is important to keep our records on your child and family up to date at the school. Don’t forget to send an email to: cobains.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Hello could everyone please keep an eye out for Charlotte’ s Thermos. It is a small food thermos that is blue with unicorns and has a pink lid. Thank you!

mailto:cobains.ps@education.vic.gov.au

BBJFNC major fundraiser event – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW

Friday 9th April – commences 6pm, concludes 9:30pm

The junior football club are lucky to be hosting Amber Lawrance and Catherine Britt and their “Love & Lies” tour on

Friday 9th April 2021 at the Briagolong Recreation Reserve.

Both artists are multi golden guitar award winners and Amber and Catherine are helping the Boisdale Briagolong

Junior Football Club raise some much needed funds for a football scoreboard, as theirs has dissapeared from the

grounds within the past couple of years.

This is will be a great Community event and is open to all ages with a great discount available for a family ticket.

Special VIP tickets are available which include your concert ticket, a meet and greet with Amber and Catherine

before the show, photo opportunity and hear a few songs played acoustically.

To ensure the girls make it to Briagolong (only show in Gippsland) we really need you to secure your tickets now at

https://www.trybooking.com/BOJTF

Ticket prices are $40 for adults, $15 for children (2-18 y/o), $60 for adult VIP, $35 for children VIP and $90 for a

family ticket (1-2 adults and the kids)

*THIS IS AN OUTDOORS EVENT – BRING YOU PICNIC BLANKETS / CAMP CHAIRS

*FOOD AND DRINKS/ALCOHOL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT

*Covid safe event as per Government Guidelines