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Dear Parents and Community Members,

MPPS Choir

The MPPS choir consists of over 40 students from years 3-6. Last year our students took part in the ‘Act

Belong Commit’ Massed Choir Fes*val and were very excited to have had the opportunity to perform at the

Perth Concert Hall. This year the choir will be joining the Massed Choir Fes*val again. We are currently busy

learning all of the interes*ng repertoire at school. The choir regularly performs at School Assemblies and

other important school events.

Earlier this week the choir had the opportunity to present two songs at the UWA Octagon Theatre for the

‘Children’s Sing Fes*val’. I would like to commend their performance and congratulate them on the manner

in which they represented our school. Thank you also to Miss Cleeman for coordina*ng the event and Dr

Adeline Tan for her piano accompaniment. Well done to everyone!

Na�onal Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Commi�ee Week (NAIDOC)

The theme for NAIDOC week this year is ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth’.

Mount Pleasant Primary School will be celebra*ng NAIDOC Week during week 10

commencing Monday, July 1. Classrooms will be focusing on historical content,

cultural aspects and language of the Aboriginal people. This will culminate in a room

9 assembly with a special video showing highlights of the week.

Unwell Students

During the last few weeks and running into this week, we have been experiencing

high numbers of students not a:ending school because they been unwell. In

some classrooms up to 40% of students have been absent on any one day. The

absences have been as a result of several different ailments.

Of great concern however, is the fact that several students have been sent to

school quite clearly unwell. This places both staff and other students at risk. I

strongly urge you to keep unwell children at home un*l they are be:er.

Woolworth’s Official Opening

For your informa*on, Woolworths on the corner of Canning Hwy and

Reynolds Road will be opening for business on Wednesday, June 26.

The MPPS School Choir have been invited to open the official ceremony at

7:30am with the Na*onal Anthem. Parents are welcome to a:end.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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Friday June 21

Eagles Cup

Kids Disco

Assembly Room 9

Friday June 28

Eagles Cup

Ardross

Wednesday July 3

Cross Country Prac*ce

Student Reports

Friday July 5

Assembly Room 3

Last day of Term 2

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Congratula�ons to the following students who received Honour Cer�ficates for week 6:

Name Room Name Room

Chelsea Bell 1 Samuel Floyd 10

Electra An*ll 1 Harry Yang 11

Je: Helliwell 2 Jon* Harris 11

Hannah Yeoh 2 Mina Polat 11

Erika Wee 3 Harrison Tsonis 12

Nate Tweedie 3 Lilliana Dennerley 12

Ella Karimi 3 Benjamin McMahon 13

James Weatherburn 7 Nyla Makoni 13

Macey Davies 7 Ashton Kontor 16

Seth Greenwood 7 Noah Maghiar 17

Johnny Serret 8 Emillie Kell 17

Olivia Kuhn 8 Zrinka Lugonja 18

Millen Jones 9 Jordan Lewis-Vincent Music

Dyllan McHardy 10 Lucas Baldacchino Music

Working Together Cer�ficate Recipients

To promote the values and “Working Together” mo:o of our school .

Olivia Watson Mrs Kukura Walter Wee Mrs Edgar

Tin Lugonja Miss Cleeman (Music) Ivan Lugonja Miss Cleeman (Music)

Boston Yoong Miss Cleeman (Music) Mina Polat Miss Cleeman (Music)

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By Elouise Liu.

Kim from SciTech told us all about things that glow, why they glow and how they glow.

The word ‘Bioluminescence’ is to do with when living things glow.

Fireflies mix liquids and gasses in their bo:om to create a glow.

Prism make a rainbow when light passes through them. I think it’s because it’s glass.

Fibre op*c cable is used to connect between various devices.

Well also learnt how people rescue other people in danger and what the rescue team

bring and wear.

In the CSIRO lab we used a microscope and took pictures of maggots, meal worms,

leaves and flowers up close using the microscope which was connected the computer.

SCITECH EXCURSION - Rooms 2 & 3

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CANTEEN

LIBRARY NEWS

Volunteer Help Needed in the Library

Hello everyone,

I am looking for volunteers to help in the Library, mainly with returning books to shelves and covering books. If

you are able to spare some *me, either call into the Library on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday when I am

here or leave your name and contact details and I will get back to you. Thank you.

Penny Porter

Library Officer

CHRISTMAS IN JULY SPECIAL LUNCH DAY

WED 3rd JULY

ROAST TURKEY DINNER $8

Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy and shortbread.

The canteen will be open at recess and lunch for drinks, snacks and ice creams.

Parent help is needed.

Order forms will be given to student next week

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It is always heart warming to hear about our students showing caring for others

and at our school I oMen have the joy of hearing about wonderful students like

Alex and Joseph Sanchez who are inten*onally engaging in ac*vi*es that raise

funds to help those less fortunate. Thank you Joseph and Alex for running your

amazing LEGO café and dona*ng $88.66 to our school project the 5 Cents Challenge.

A big thank you also to the amazing girls who ran our cake stall last Tuesday and

raised $115.30 to help support educa*on projects in poor communi*es around

the World. Your generosity is helping make a difference in the lives of others, thank

you!

More informa*on about the projects our 5 Cents Challenge support can be found on

the pinup board near Room 1.

Next cake stall: Tuesday June 25, lunch �me in the undercover

area.

Many thanks

Wendy Anderson

(School Chaplain)

Mental Health & Wellbeing at MPPS

Dear Families,

This is a friendly reminder we have rescheduled the 'Stress Free Paren*ng' workshop to Tuesday 25 June in the

school library from 6.00-7.30pm. There is no cost and it runs for approx. 90 minutes. As a part of his

presenta*on, Prashant Jaiswal will be introducing prac*cal wellbeing concepts such as medita*on and breathing

exercises. Please see the flyer in the community pagefor more details.

RSVP’s are required an can be sent to Wendy.Anderson@educa$on.wa.edu.au.

CHAPLAIN

SCHOOL BANKING

School banking runs every Thursday morning between 8.20am and 8.45am in the canteen.

Weekly, hands-on saving prac�ce

• Children are encourage to save a li:le money each week and bring it to school on their designated ‘School

Banking Day’.

• The money is deposited into their Youthsaver account and they can track their progress towards their goals

in their School Banking Dollarmites deposit wallet or digitally via the CommBank Youth app.

• In a survey of over 500 parents of School Bankers, the majority agreed that School Banking helps their child

understand the value of money and how to be careful with their spending.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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THURSDAY, 20 JUNE 2019