School Newsletter - 4th September 2024
A Message from Cowley Team
On Monday, we did some sports with BeActive as part of our Olympics topic. There were 6 different activities: Nerf Wars, Bubble Soccer, Normal Soccer, Sticky Tag, Mini-Golf and Disc Golf. In Bubble Soccer, we ran around bumping into each other in giant bouncy bubbles while playing football. The Nerf War was fun because we got to shoot people with rubber bullets. We wore eye protection goggles to keep us safe. Lots of us had normal football as our favourite activity because we made a connection that we play football and we like kicking balls. Sticky Tag was really fun because we threw balls at people’s back and tummy while they were wearing velcro bibs. In Disc Golf we threw a frisbee into a basket and if it missed you went into a hula hoop and the next turn you tried again. There were yellow cones for sand and blue cones for the ocean. The sand meant you had to pick it up with a silly hand and throw it into the basket. The water meant you had to restart. In Mini-Golf we had to swing the club and some of the holes even had loop-de-loops and obstacles! They were really hard - but Ryder and Gabriel managed to get a hole in one!
At the end the BeActive Staff handed out some certificates for Respect, Friendliness, and Excellence. This was cool because it was following the Kohimarama Way! Maybe one day Bubble Soccer will be in the Olympics just like Breakdancing and Kayak Cross were this year!
Written by: Millie, Frankie, Ryder, Lilyana, Gabriel, Aston, Ryan and Florence.
The Kohimarama Way - Friendliness
"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." Carl W Buccaner. We can all relate to this, when we go somewhere for the first time or we meet people for the first time - maybe friends of our partner or their family. How we are intially welcomed and greeted sets us up for a great meal or evening or long-term relationship. It is the same when we make a mistake and apologise, whether it was BIG or small, how the person reacts, makes a real difference. Have a think about the last time you welcomed a new person into your family or group of friends or how you treated the person who made a mistake that impacted you.
Class Placement 2025
Please complete this google form in regards to the 2025 Class placements. Please only complete this form if you have information that you would like us to take into account for your child/ren. This form needs to be completed by Friday 20th September.
School Disco Friday 13th September
- When: Friday 13th September
- Time: Yrs 0 - 4 Disco is at 5.00 - 6.00 pm Yrs 4 - 8 Disco is at 6.30 - 8.00 pm
- Drop off and Pick up: Please drop your child at the school hall and pick them up from there as well
- Theme: Hollywood or clothes you wear in the weekend
- Cost: $5 (tickets on sale Monday now via Kindo only. No door sales)
Speech Cluster Finals - all the best to our students
Our Years 7 and 8 school finalists have their competition on Thursday this week. We wish you all the best, you have the whole school behind you. Our finalists for the Years 7 and 8 Rehu Tai this year are: Felix A, Jayden L and Georgia P.
Our Years 5 and 6 finalists will compete Wednesday 11th September. We wish you all thebest as well, know we are cheering you on. Our finalists for the Years 5 and 6 Rehu Tai are: Amy D Oliver C and Natalie Q.
Bay Suburbs/Eastern Zone Cross-Country
We had a successful day at the inter-school events at Churchill Park on Thursday August 29, with favorable conditions.
Notable results:
- 1st Place Team. Yr 6 Boys. (Jasper M, Viggo H, Theo R, Fred G, Charlie P, Oscar R, Joshua O, Bill L)
- 2nd Place Team. Yr 4 Girls (Chloe G, Phoebe V, Francesca B, Abigail N, Ava J, Estée V, Molly K)
- 3rd Place Team. Yr 4 Boys (Pierre G, Max P, Alex B, Henry M, Caleb O, Ben B, Joaquim R, Alex I)
- 3rd Place Individual. Yr 4 Girls. Chloe G
- 3rd Place Individual. Yr 4 Boys. Pierre G
- 3rd Place Individual. Yr 6 Boys. Jasper M
Thanks to all the parents for their assistance in what was a very big day.
Colenso House Colour Day
Last Wednesday we had the Colenso House Colour Day. The school looked sunny with all of the yellow out and about. The Colenso House Captains managed to run the House Day activities during Big Break as there was a break in the weather. Lots of fun was had with activities such as crazy relays, Infinity Tag and a Paper Scissors Rock challenge. Well done to all those in Colenso who wore yellow and came and supported their house during Big Break. Only one more House Colour Day left this year - Let's go Patteson!
PTA
Blokes Breakfast
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors who helped make this event a success.
- Aaron Foss sponsored the event by providing the coffee cart and photo booths
- New World Stonefields sponsored the event by providing the Bacon and Baps
Big thanks to;
- Tracey Atkin
- Helen von Detton
- Briony Senior
- Vanessa Ronan-Pearce
We sold 325 Tickets which generated an estimated net profit of $3000.00 for the school.
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