CCGPS

Another great CCGPS initiative to foster collaboration, support high potential and drive student engagement for our Cessnock Students. Well done to all film makers and supporting teachers.

🔥 A Huge Thank You to Cessnock Lions Club & Cessnock Rotary! 🔥

On behalf of Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools (CCGPS), we extend our sincere appreciation to Cessnock Lions Club and Cessnock Rotary for generously cooking the BBQ at our Year 6 Leaders Day which involved all Year 6 students from our 13 local public schools!

Your support and community spirit helped fuel our future leaders, making the day even more special. We are incredibly grateful for your time, effort, and dedication to our schools and students.
Thank you for all that you do! 🙌👏🌭

🌟 Huge Thanks to East Cessnock Bowling Club! 🌟

On behalf of the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools (CCGPS), we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to East Cessnock Bowling Club for generously hosting our Year 6 Leaders Day.

Your kindness and support made it possible for all of our Year 6 students from our 13 Public Schools to come together, learn, and grow in a fantastic setting. We truly appreciate your commitment to our local schools and community!
Thank you for making a difference! 🙌👏🎉

Do you care for someone aged 9-14 who could use a self confidence boost? Cessnock Library is proud to announce that we're holding a FREE Embrace Kids film screening during the school holidays for young people and their parents/carers!

A feature documentary for school-aged kids, EMBRACE: KIDS is an uplifting film by Taryn Brumfitt (EMBRACE 2016) which brings together a vibrant collection of stories from young people and famous friends alike, who share their experiences about body image, bullying, gender identity, advocacy, representation and more.

Click the link to book tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/2p8yszam

PUBLIC EDUCATION WEEK

As another Public Education Week comes to a close, we would like to congratulate the following staff, students, community members and school programs who were recognised this year for their many contributions to their schools.

Is your child starting kindergarten in 2025? 🎒

Pocket Speechie offers weekly speech, language and literacy tips to help children get ready for kindergarten.

Written by speech pathologists, Pocket Speechie delivers helpful information and activities to build your child's speech, language and literacy skills straight to your phone 🤳

Register for free: https://ow.ly/i8ak50QrygB

Want to learn how to keep your kids safe on social media? 💻

Tomorrow, the P&C Federation will host a webinar giving parents and carers an overview of managing different social media platforms, including:

👉 Chat and privacy settings

👉 How to have positive conversations about social media use

👉 Managing content

👉 How to deal with negative online experiences.

Please register to join: https://brnw.ch/21wHKEF

Free internet for eligible families! 💻 🙌

The Australian Government has introduced the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) to provide free internet access to eligible families.

To find out more information, head to the link in the comments.

⚠️ School zones are back in operation tomorrow, 30 January ⚠️

Even if some schools are pupil-free, it’s the law to slow down and stick to the 40 km/h school zone speed limit.

Is your Term 1 school sleep routine ready 🛏️?

Move bedtime 15 minutes earlier next week to help kids get back into a good sleep routine ⏰.

➡️For more sleep tips from Healthy Eating Active Living NSW visit: https://ow.ly/vOou50Qksxn

NSW Health

Looking for something for the kids to do in this upcoming school holidays. Why not check out the range of great activities on offer at CYCOS and Cessnock libraries.

Cessnock City Council Spring 2023 School Holiday Events Swing into Spring this school holidays with a bunch of great activities for all ages!