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Create the Future
TERM 3
Wednesday 26/08/2020
- Brainstorm incursion
Thursday 03/09/2020
- P&C Meeting, 12.00pm
Thursday 10/09/2020
- School Photos
Friday 25/09/2020
- Last day of Term 3
TERM 4
Monday 12/10/2020
- First day of Term 4
In this issue:
Principal’s report
New gate procedures
K Curiosity mathematicians
Athletics Carnival
School Sport
Canteen news
P&C news
MEPS social media
Uniform Shop
Meet the Teacher - Miss
Stretton
Brainstorm incursion
Did you know?
Premier’s Reading
Challenge
Key Dates
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Dear Parents and Caregivers
The NSW Department of Education has produced a check-in
assessment in Reading and Numeracy for Year 3 and 5
students for this term. This assessment is not NAPLAN. The
assessments are online and occur throughout a two week
period from 17 August to 4 September for Year 5, and 21
September to 23 October for Year 3. The results of the assessments are to
assist schools and students in planning for learning. Each assessment
contains 40 multiple choice questions and students are rotated throughout
the two week period to complete the assessment.
Last week, it was wonderful to see our Years 3-6 students take part in our
annual athletics carnival. Back in Term 2, it was very unlikely any sporting
activity would take place but the support of the community in adhering to the
infection control measures that all schools are putting in place has enabled
some activities to continue in our school. Our school continues to plan other
activities for students in readiness for some of the restrictions being lifted so
that our students can experience a broad range of curriculum opportunities.
Our school has commenced the process of designing a new Strategic
Improvement Plan that continues to put as our focus the priorities of Literacy
and Numeracy for all students. Over the past 10 years, our students have
made tremendous growth in learning but they can improve even further with
additional support from teachers and the procurement of additional
resources.
The pandemic is not over. Last week, our school put in place additional measures for infection control due to the positive cases nearby in our community. Thank you for adhering to the new procedures by dropping and picking up students from the school gates. Parents wishing to speak to teachers can contact the school by calling 9637 2638. Thank you also for not sending students to school if they have any Covid-19 like symptoms: Fever (37.5 ° or higher), cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell or loss of taste. Other reported symptoms of COVID-19 include: fatigue, runny nose, muscle pain, joint pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and a loss of appetite. It is important to get tested and isolate until the results are back.
Teachers are in the same predicament and have been asked not to come to school if they are showing Covid-19 like symptoms. This means that teacher absences may be slightly higher than usual, and classes are either covered by a casual teacher or split to other classes for the day.
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts rain throughout the week. It is important that students wear a raincoat or use an umbrella to stay dry and avoid colds while waiting at the gates for their parents.
John Goh
Principal
Principal’s report
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12th August, 2020
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MEPS MAIL TERM 3 WEEK 4 — 12th August, 2020
Our school has moved to students being dropped off and picked up at the school gates. Parents will not be permitted to enter school grounds in the morning or afternoon. This is in response to the spread of Covid-19 in NSW, recent cases near our school and the return to full-time face-to-face learning guidelines provided by the NSW Department of Education.
In the morning, parents can drop their child at any of the three gates.
In the afternoon:
1. All Kindergarten students and their older brother or sister will leave via the Walker Street Gate (near the office).
2. All Year 1 and 2 students (without a brother or sister in Kindergarten) and their older brother sister will leave via the Myee Street Gate.
3. All Year 3-6 students without a younger brother or sister in K-2 will leave via the York Street gate.
New gate procedures
Kindergarten Curiosity Mathematicians
This term, Kindergarten Curiosity has been learning about money and the combinations we can make using different types of money.
We learnt about different ways we can make $6 using different coins and notes.
Students were challenged to find combinations of books that Miss Gonzalez could buy if she had $10 to spend.
Bilal showed us that a $5 note is the same as five $1 coins.
Mia explained that $2 and $2 and $1 and $1 makes $6.
It is impossible for Miss Gonzalez to buy a book for $3 and $8 because that makes $11. - Adnan K
Zayan’s brain grew strong as he learnt something new.
$5 and $4 makes $9. $9 is less than $10 so this is possible - Staish
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MEPS MAIL TERM 3 WEEK 4 — 12th August, 2020
The Uniform Shop is still only taking orders.
Order forms can be collected from the school office.
Cash payment must be left with
your order.
All orders will be filled on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday and can
then be collected from the school
office.
Uniform Shop
P&C News
Our next meeting will be held online on Thursday 3rd
September at 12.00pm.
A zoom link along with proxy
forms will be sent home to all
registered P&C members who
attended our first meeting this
year.
We will be voting on quite a few financial matters at
this meeting. You can join the meeting via zoom to
vote or you can return your voting proxy form before
the meeting date to have your say.
Information will be sent home in the next two weeks.
The Athletics Carnival for Year
3-6 students was held on
Tuesday 4th August.
All students competed well with
great sportsmanship. There
were some outstanding results
and participation was high.
Athletics Carnival
PSSA
Games for Friday 14th August
Netball - against Rosehill Public School at Rosehill
Public School.
Soccer - against Rosehill Public School at Mona Park.
$8 bus fare IS required this week
Games for Friday 21st August
Netball - against Guildford Public School at Guildford
County (Railway Street, Guildford)
Soccer - against Guildford Public School at Guildford
County (Railway Street, Guildford)
$8 bus fare IS required this week
School sport
Canteen news
Volunteers are desperately needed to help in the
canteen. The canteen is inspected regularly and all
recommendations from the health department,
including Covid-safe processes, are followed closely.
Even volunteering for 1 hour a week would help.
We will have to close the canteen
on days where our canteen
manager has no help so please
consider sparing some time to
assist.
Merrylands East Public School
Merrylands East @merrylandseast
Web Page
Merrylandseast.schools.nsw.gov.au
MEPS on social media
The York Street gate and the Myee Street gate will
be locked between 8.30am and 12.55pm each day.
If you need to enter the school during this time you
must enter via the Walker Street gate and go
immediately to the school office.
The Walker Street gate will be locked between
12.00pm and 12.55pm. Please call the school on
9637 2638 or 9637 8119 if you need to enter the
school during this time.
Gate closures
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MEPS MAIL TERM 3 WEEK 4 — 12th August, 2020
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Meet the teacher
Miss Stretton - K Kindness.
What do you like about being a teacher?
Every day, I enjoy enabling my students to learn and grow, helping them become masterful readers, writers, problem-solvers, and critical thinkers. I live for that AHA! moment when my students first understand a new concept or see how the lesson applies directly to their lives. I get excited when students see improvement or when they are able to struggle through to mastery. I particularly enjoy coming to school each day just to have a conversation with them, to see what is happening in their lives. I love being the person they can come to if they need anything.
Favourites
What is your favourite:
Book - ‘Harry Potter’ by J.K.Rowling
Subject - English and CAPA/Dance
Hobby - Piano
Movie - Mama Mia
Sport - Dance
Colour - Pink
Food - Pizza
Drink - Lemonade
Singer or group - ABBA
Did you know Marie Curie is the only
person to earn a Nobel Prize in two
different sciences? Physics in 1903 for
her work on spontaneous radiation and
Chemistry in 1911 for her work in
radioactivity.
Did you know?
The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools.
This table illustrates the number of books each grade must read to be successful in this challenge
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Challenge
Number of
books you
must read
Minimum
number of
PRC books
Maximum
number of
PRC books
PRC book-
lists you can
read from
K-2 30 20 10 K-2, 3-4, 5-6
3-4 20 10 10 3-4, 5-6, 7-9
5-6 20 10 10 5-6, 7-9
Brainstorm Productions will be visiting our school on
Wednesday 26th August, 2020.
They will be performing a play called ‘The Human Race’
which addresses resilience, diversity, anti bullying and
cyber safety.
There is no cost for this incursion.
Brainstorm Productions
