Newsletter T2 W6 Thursday 4 June 2020 

New Garden  With thanks to Emerald Landscapes Sydney, a local company based in Maroubra, we are pleased to unveil our newest garden space. This area links the undercover COLA and the oval. It was previously run down and nothing could grow there because students kept running up and down the hill.  

The area is now full of native plants and mulch, is contained with timber edging and has a new concrete landing at the top of the stairs. There is also a new bubbler for students to use as they play on the oval.  

With a bit of time, this area will be a beautiful looking garden that students and community can admire as they come into the school.  

Thank you to Roger and the team at Emerald Landscapes Sydney for their amazing work.  

This area, combined with the new seating and umbrellas, now looks amazing and the students have been very positive in their reviews.  

   

Matthew Ackerman Principal 

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the World” 

Nelson Mandela  

 

  

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Information for Year 4 The application process for Year 5 opportunity class placement for entry in 2021  Please note the following updates for Opportunity Class placement in 2021. 

  

Important dates in the application process are as follows:   

  

Tuesday 9 June 2020: Online applications opens   

  

Friday 26 June 2020: Online applications closes (Parents and carers must apply by the due date.)  

   

Wednesday 16 September 2020: Opportunity Class Placement Test  

  

Parents and carers must apply online between  

Tuesday 9 June and Friday 26 June 2020 at:   

  

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 

  

Please see Mrs Jovanovska if you require further information 

Term 3 Sport We have been told that there will be NO Term 3 PSSA or any carnivals including Athletics and Cross Country. 

We will be doing our own sporting programs instead. More details will be sent home as we get the details. 

 

Canteen News Our Canteen provider has indicated that they will re-open the Canteen Wednesday Week 7, June 10. 

Until this date, all students coming to school need to have their own Recess, Lunch and drinks. 

When our Canteen does re-open, I hope that our community will support them as we all our local businesses at this time.  

The Canteen will only be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the remainder of term 2.  

Thank you for your support. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Picnics 

 

Students across K-6 have enjoyed picnics this week in the new Superhero playground, just one part of our wellbeing practices at Maroubra Bay. 

 

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 Year 4 

“The struggles ends when the gratitude begins”  

In year 4, wellbeing has been at the epicentre of our learning. To showcase our random acts of kindness and gratitude, we have created two bare trees which can only be filled with the positivity that surrounds us. We are excited to see our trees blossom as we continue to focus on the positivity in our lives.  

 In mathematics, we have enjoyed experimenting with volume and capacity. We used unifix cubes to create and identify volume, and measured the capacity of different containers using litres and millilitres. However, our favourite activity was the Capacity Race. Using a sponge, we needed to transport water from one bucket to the next. The winners of this race were able to fill their bucket with over 5L!    

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Aboriginal Education  

 National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June) 

Part 2 

 

In Australia, First Nations Peoples have cared for Country for over 120,000 years, maintaining Country by using a wide range of strategies, knowledge and technologies to manage land, water and resources to ensure that Country is cared for now and for generations to come.  

 

When we use the term ‘Country’ we are referring to the specific areas of land, sea and sky with which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities have a custodial, cultural and spiritual relationship.  

 

‘Country’ is capitalised as a proper noun to acknowledge the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ relationships to Country and aspects of the way in which First Nations People think about, speak about and relate to Country. 

 

We are all in this together - All Australians need to care and respect each other and care of Country. 

 

This week we are showcasing Stage 1. Enjoy! 

 

Stage 1, explored the beautiful poem 'Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes' read by Aunty Nita. Students considered the similarities between newborn babies despite the diversity of the places they were born. Classes re-created artworks of the Aboriginal flag whilst learning about what each colour represents.  

 

Students explored the Aboriginal Languages Map of NSW & ACT. They discovered that NSW is made up of around 70 different Aboriginal nations each with their own language or language group.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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 Term 2 2020    

Month  Week  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 

May 

 

4  18/05  19/05 

All Kindergarten 

5/6 A-K 

20/05 

All Year 1 

2/3/4 A-K 

21/05 

All Kindergarten 

5/6 L-Z 

22/05 

All Year 1 

2/3/4 L-Z 

May

 

5  25/05 

All students return 

 

26/05  27/05  28/05  29/05 

June

 

6  01/06 

Kinder Picnic @ Superhero Playground 

02/06 

Year 1 Picnic @ Superhero Playground 

03/06 

Year 2 Picnic @ Superhero Playground 

04/06 

Year 3/4 Picnic @ Superhero Playground 

05/06 

Year 5/6 Picnic @ Superhero Playground 

June

 

7  08/06 

Queens Birthday 

 

09/06 

 

10/06 

Canteen Open 

11/06  12/06 

June

 

8  15/06  16/06 

Bright Colours Mufti Day

17/06  18/06  19/06 

June

 

9  22/06  23/06  24/06  25/06  26/06 

June/July

 

10  29/06  30/06 

Black and White Mufti Day

01/07  02/07  03/07 

Last Day Term 2 

 

 

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