| ECE U1 | Austin G, Brian L |
| Room 1 | Savannah C, Archer F |
| Room 2 | Yannik P, Hildegard R |
| Room 3 | Logan H, Camila M |
| Room 4 | Melorin M, Caroline X |
| Room 5 | Athreya D, Lewis S |
| Room 6 | Maia C, Thomas H |
| Room 7 | Max B, Evelyn Z |
| Room 8 | Elle M, Avnish U |
| Room 9 | Emma C, Jeremy M |
| Room 10 | Tenshok T, Leo Z |
| Room 11 | Kelly M |
| Room 12 | Lucas L, Hayden P |
| Room 13 | Kingsley G, Sadie R |
| Room 16 | Abby B, Madison C |
| Room 17 | Iris B, Ella W |
This year, CPS celebrates its 60th birthday! To mark this special milestone, we’re planning a fantastic evening of celebration, and we’d love you to be part of it.
We’ll be combining the CPS 60th Celebration with our Learning Journey on Tuesday 21 October from 4:30–7:30pm. The event will include: Open Classrooms, Silent Art Auction, Music, including performances by our wonderful CPS Orchestra and Choir, Raffles, Memorabilia Displays, Food Trucks and much more. More details will be shared soon, but make sure you pop the date in your calendar, it’s shaping up to be a night to remember! A big thank you to our staff and the P&C/parent volunteers on the organising committee for helping bring this event to life.
We all send Lucy McNamara, our Room 16 teacher, all the very best as she takes a break from CPS to take on the wonderful world of parenthood. We wish Lucy and her partner, John, all the very best.
Wednesday night, I was privileged to watch two of our amazing year 6 students participate in the Cambridge Rotary Four Way Speech Test Competition. Naomi Chen and Lachlan Paradiss presented their speeches to six district public schools, which included students, principals, teachers, and families, as well as members of the Cambridge Rotary Club. The student’s topic for their speech needed to cover four questions:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICAL to all concerned?
Naomi and Lachlan were exceptional. It is such a great opportunity in gaining valuable experience in public speaking for the students. Very big thank you to Mr O’Mara and Mr Flemming for assisting and coaching Naomi and Lachlan with their speeches and the process of public speaking.
We’re starting to plan class structures and enrolments for 2026. If your child will not be returning to CPS, we’d really appreciate it if you could let us know as soon as possible. This helps us make accurate staffing and class arrangements to support every child’s learning.
We’re excited to announce that the extension of our undercover area is now finished! While weather delays did slow things down, the new space will make a big difference for assemblies, school events, and lunchtime seating. This project wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support and generosity of our P&C community, thank you!
Exciting Infrastructure Updates: CPS has received approximately $1.7 million in government funding for several important upgrades:
- A signalised crossing on Pearson Street
- Upgrade and reconfiguration of the gravel parking and Kiss and Drop area
- Reverse cycle air-conditioning for the library
A huge thank you to Christine Tonkin, former local MLA, who has been a passionate advocate for CPS and continues to support infrastructure improvements to keep our school safe and functional. We are awaiting further direction from the government regarding timelines and planning. Once we have more information, we will bring together a community group to help shape a strategic plan for road safety and access around the school.
After School Reminder – Respecting Learning Spaces. We understand that after school is a lovely time to connect with other families, and we really value that sense of community. However, we kindly ask families to leave the school grounds by 3:20pm.
Our teachers use this time to plan, meet, and prepare for the next day, and it becomes very challenging when students remain around classrooms. Just as most adults need a quiet office space to do their work, our staff need the same.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
