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Eight, very excited Menindee Central School

Year 2-3 Students heading off on their Camp

excursion this morning.

Lunch in the park

Painting shirts

Off on a

bike ride

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Paliira Kiira –Kiira

Good Country

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Attendance Term 2 Week 3

Above is the attendance data for the last week, which is looking pretty good, but there is room for

improvement. It would be great to get 100% before the end of the term. Keep up the good work.

Department of Education Policy states that you are required to attend school everyday.. If you

are going to be absent for any reason, please contact the Front Office.

Also, if your child has seen a Doctor, remember to send a copy of the Medical Certificate when

they return to school .

IMPORTANT: Should your contact details change, please let us know.

Thank you.

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FOOTWEAR

It has been noticed on occasions that students are not wearing the correct

footwear to school.

Work Health & Safety policy states that students are required to wear

appropriate closed in footwear while at school.

Below is an easy guide.

Students WILL BE SENT HOME to change their footwear.

MCS WH&S Committee.

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Every Thursday School Banking (info from FO)

MAY

Monday 15th - Wednesday 17th Yr 2/3 Camp Excursion

Friday 19th China deposits due

Friday 19th Story Players performance

Monday 29th - Friday 2nd June Preliminary Half Yearly Exams Yr 11s

JUNE

Friday 2nd Barrier Cross Country. Broken Hill

Wednesday 7th MCS Athletics Carnival

Monday 12th Queens Birthday Public Holiday

Monday 19th - Friday 23rd Lindfield East Public School visit

Wednesday 28th Ivanhoe Central School

Thursday 29th NAIDOC Day Celebration

Friday 30th Assembly

Dates to Remember May/June

Executive Principal: Fiona Kelly, Deputy Principal: Gavin Blows

Assistant Principal : Ashlee Jameson, Head Teacher Secondary: Andrew Nordstrom

Head Teacher Access: Adam Bailey: Instructional Leader: Jo-Ann Kafer:

Senior Leader Community Engagement: Daniel Fusi:

Aboriginal Education Officer: Amanda King:

FRONT OFFICE

Phone 8091 4409

Office hours

Mon-Thurs 8:00 am to 3:15pm

Fridays 8:00am to 3:15pm

School starts

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP—OPEN MON-FRI FROM 8:30am— 12.00noon

NEW...BUCKET HATS. All sizes. Come in and try on. $15.00

Please make sure you have the correct money for your purchase. Thank you.

YEAR 12 CHINA EXCURSION

Deposits are due to be paid by May 19th to the Front Office.

MCS Canteen….NEW WINTER MENU…

WHOLESOME HEALTHY FOOD...GOOD FOR YOU !

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Gavin Blows

Stay tuned for what our Year 12s are up to with their fundraising.

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Well our big day arrived and our students were very excited they could see the track and

watched the early events with the other schools. They were eager to compete and couldn’t

wait for their allotted events

Our students were well behaved and competed well over the day. They asked good

questions when we started and enjoyed the competition between schools, some had

cousins and friends cheering them on which was a great motivator.

First up were the girls, Holly and Ebonie, they both put in a good effort and competed

well with middle of the field placing’s, again a good effort without much prior preparation.

Next we had the boy’s races, Tyson, Eric, Malachy, Isiah, and Kevin. All of these boys gave

everything and left nothing in the tank, again coming mid field which is a good effort

when you have up to 30 students in each race. Isiah finished in 15 and beat the next person

home by 50 seconds.

We entered Kevin in the cross country, the youngest person at the carnival. Well he never

stopped and kept an even pace throughout the whole race a great achievement recognised

by all the competitors.

We finished off the day with treat at McDonald’s and Subway.

A big thankyou to Amanda King for her support and direction, without the support of our

support staff we cannot run these types of events.

Rex Brasting.

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Prices at the door are:

Adults $20; Children - 7 – 15yrs $5;

Pensioner/concession $16.50; Family – 2 adults+2 children $48.00

Cost: Free for students

$10 for parents or community members

Where: Civic Hall

When: 12 o’clock (Midday) Friday the 19th of May

Travel: Students will be walking to the community hall and leaving at the start of period 3.

Staff Attending: Miss Crouch ; Ms Browning; Mr Morrison:

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

Classified Ads

All submissions for the school news are to be in by Fridays 3pm. A written copy can be left at the school/

Post Office addressed to ‘SCHOOL NEWS’. Your advert must have your name, address, phone number and

signature—this same limit applies to teachers. Every endeavor will be made to print all submitted articles;

however, due to a ‘space limit’ some articles may have to be held over or reduced to suit our requirements.

Advertising costs are: $5.00 (basic advert), $11.00 (quarter page), $22.00 (half page) and $44.00 (full page)

per week. Payment is required when placing advert.

PLEASE REMEMBER: IF SELLING A CAR OR MOTORBIKE YOU MUST INCLUDE THE REGISTRATION

NUMBER OR ENGINE NUMBER. Adverts without this information will NOT be included, phone 8091 4409.

Lucky ball numbers: 6-9-11-15-18-20 Date: 15/5/17 Jackpot: $821.00 No’s: 1-20 Winners: Nil

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL NEWS PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL NEWS

DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS IS DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS IS

FRIDAYS 3:00 PM.FRIDAYS 3:00 PM.

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TAFE: EXPRESSIONS OF

INTEREST:

TAFE COURSES

1st Aid; RSA & RCG courses being

held on 18th & 19th May 2017.

Please contact Daphne on

0488412162 for further details.

Stall holders welcome. If you would

like to book a stall, please contact

Howard on 80914 322 and also let him

know if you require power.

Winner of the $150 BigW Gift Card Menindee Charities Mother’s Day Raffle was Sissy Marsden.

Many thanks to all who purchased and sold tickets.

I would like to thank each of the stall holders for supporting the Menindee Community Markets on Mother’s Day as well as the Menindee Charities for opening on the day. It was a great day for all involved. The next event is the Uniting Church Fete on Saturday 27th May. I encourage everyone to come along and support the Church with their fundraising either by having a stall or purchasing some goodies on offer on the day. Margot Muscat

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