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29 August 201829 August 2018

Principals Report – Week 6, Term 3

National School Administration and SupportStaff Week

Where would we be without our school support staff? They arethe miracle workers who do the little (and not so little!) thingsthat keep our schools running smoothly each day.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication you give ourstudents, staff, parents and community each day.

We acknowledge you and let you know that your hard work isappreciated.

They include the administration ladies in our front office, theSLSO team that work closely with many of our students andthe General Assistant. At Mullaway Primary School we areextremely grateful for the positive, team approach thesepersonnel bring every day to support the teaching and learningof our students and teachers. We thank Mrs Leanne Bartlett,Mrs Tania Swilks, Mrs Ryki Geerligs, Mr Josh Corbett, MrsKatrina Hill, Mrs Tammie Amos, Mrs Sandra Bracher, MrsTanya Wilkinson and Mr Greg Williams.

Tell Them From Me (TTFM) Parent Survey 2018

This term Mullaway Primary School will be participating in thePartners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell

Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parentsurveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents andcarers questions about different factors that are known toimpact on student wellbeing and engagement.

Running this survey will help our school understand parents’and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school.These include: communication between parents/carers andstaff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer viewson the school's support of learning and behaviour. This valuablefeedback will help our school make practical improvements.

The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, ipads,tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential.The parent survey will be conducted between 29th August and28th September. Although participating in the survey is entirelyvoluntary, your responses are very much appreciated. Onceagain, all parents who complete a survey will be entered intothe lucky draw. We have two prizes, both being a $30 voucherfor the school canteen. Good luck!

To be in the lucky draw you will need to send us an emailmullaway-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au or come into the office andlet us know you have completed the survey so we can add youname in the draw.

I encourage all families to have their say in the future directionsof the school.

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/xrhmn

Kinder Enrolments for 2019

It’s time to prepare for the first year of schooling for our 2019Kindergarten students. If you or a friend are consideringenrolling your child for 2019 at Mullaway Primary School, pleasecome into the school office, inform our Administration team andpick-up a 2019 Kinder Transition brochure.

http://www.mullaway-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

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Kindergarten students enjoying Literacy activitiesKindergarten students enjoying Literacy activities

Evacuation Drill

Mullaway staff conducted a mandatory evacuation drill onWednesday, 22nd August. Requirements of the Department ofEducation are to conduct drills in evacuation and lock downstwice a year. These drills are extremely beneficial to practiceprocedures in the event of a real event. It helps to preparestudents, staff, volunteers and visitors in our procedures. Inthe event of a real emergency parents and community willbe notified through our Schoolzine App and Facebook page.Please follow instructions given in a calm and safe manner.

Successful Use of our Schoolzine App

Administration staff successfully used the Schoolzine App tonotify parents and carers that the Mullaway Bus had brokendown on Tuesday afternoon last week. It was a quick andefficient way to let parents and carers know that the childrenwere safe and at school supervised by teachers. Once the buswas fixed we were again able to notify parents and carers thatthe children were on their way home.

DO YOU HAVE THE SCHOOLZINE APP ON YOUR PHONE ORDEVICE??????? If not, isn’t it time?

Kathy Broekman –Relieving Principal

Coming Events

29th August Wednesday Toon School Visit

30th August Thursday Mini Fete – Stage 3organising

6th September Thursday Grandparents Day

6th September Thursday Premiers Spelling Beeregional Finals

8th September Saturday Whole School WorkingBee

25th – 27thSeptember

Tuesday -Thursday

Theatrical Minds

28thSeptember

Friday Mullaball Cup

30th October Tuesday Kinder 2019 InformationNight

NEXT NEWSLETTER: Wednesday 12thSeptember

Weekly Bee Awards

Monday 20th August

Mrs Gentle Lorikeets Lorikeets Class

Miss Hopper Grevillea Jake Preston

Mrs Carter Glossy Kalani Grayson

Ms Canale Casuarina Charli Graham

Mrs Dobbs Kites Isabella Da Silva

Mrs Lee Pandanus Bianca Millard

Mr Grant Wonga Lily Crawford

Mrs Sutherland Lilly Pilly Flynn Sallustio

Mrs Dibb Bluegum Javin Van Rooy

Mr Cheers Kookaburra Izaac Waghorn

Mrs Rayner Library Seray Perez

Mr Wiggins Music/LST Cooper Marshall

Mr Skinner Billi Norman

Monday 27th August

Mrs Gentle Lorikeets Ella King

Miss Hopper Grevillea Jaivyn Klein

Mrs Carter Glossy Shiva Rodham Perkins

Ms Canale Casuarina Jade Craig

Mrs Dobbs Kites Tylin Robertson

Mrs Lee Pandanus Oceania Spicer

Mr Grant Wonga Rubyrose Lye

Mrs Sutherland Lilly Pilly Poppy Ensbey

Mrs Dibb Bluegum Mackenzie Corbett

Mr Cheers Kookaburra Lilian Young

Mrs Rayner Library Elizabeth Williams

Mr Wiggins Music/LST Sophie Gustafson

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Mr Paz LST Vann Geerligs

Mr Skinner Felicity Day

School HatsCould you please make sure your child’s name is on his or hat.

The best and most economical way is to have the nameembroidered on the back of the hat, preferably first Name andInitial of last name. This would cost approximately $6.00 perhat, considerably less than purchasing a new hat.

Alternatively, we can print labels on iron-on tape for you to ironon the back and inside of the hat. Please send $1 into the officein a zip lock bag and we print TWO labels for your child to takehome for you to iron on.

School UniformsIf anyone has any second hand uniforms they no longer requireplease consider donating them to our uniform pool.

We are in desperate need to add to our stocks.

Thank you

Schoolzine AppJust a reminder to all parents to download the Schoolzine APPto your phone. See instruction on the link below.

This will deliver the school Newsletter to you each fortnight andalso enable you to request meetings with teachers and advisethe school of your students absences.

Parent Helpers and VisitorsAll parent helpers and visitors to the school are reminded toplease come to the office on arrival to sign in and collect aVisitors Badge. This is a Work Health & Safety requirement ofall school grounds.

Online PaymentsA secure Westpac banking facility has now been added tothe Mullaway Public School website to allow parents/carers tomake online Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card paymentsfor things like voluntary school contributions, excursions &sporting activities. Look for the $ Make a Payment button nextto Contact Us at the top of our homepage.

Follow the instructions on this page.

We hope that you will find this payment option convenient.Payments can still be made at the Mullaway Primary SchoolOffice by cash or cheque.

Beanies for Brain Cancer – Friday 31stAugust

Brain cancer kills more children than any other disease,and kills more people under 40 in Australia than any othercancer. Help us raise awareness of this terrible disease bywearing your favourite beanie.

Keep your head warm for the last day of Winter and help raiseawareness for Brain Cancer.

Thank youMrs Carter and Mrs Sutherland

Wellbeing Garden Working Bee - Savethe Date

Saturday 8th September from 8am.

We are in need of volunteers to help us construct our newWellbeing Garden. The garden will be located in the spacebetween the fixed equipment and the basketball court and willprovide a space for students to engage in nature-based play.

Jobs on the day will include: moving mulch, pebbles andsand; constructing the stepping stone path and sandpit;general tidying and gardening activities.

What to bring: your own equipment (clearly labelled) including:wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, your own refreshments,including water bottles.

Any level of help would be very much appreciated – not all jobswill require heavy physical work. If you are able to help out atall, please reply to our SchoolZine app event and click on yourticket Alternatively you can contact the school office. We hopeto see you there.

Mrs Sutherland and Ms Broekman

Stewart HouseThe Stewart House is a cool place where they take you onexcursions every second day.

I really enjoyed the sand and surfing!

They give you a health check- ups like your hearing, eye test,dentist check and even your hair.

You also have a sleeping place there is the upstairs boys andgirls cabins and the downstairs boys and girls cabins.

Thank you Stewart House for having me I had a great time!

By Jade Rule

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‘GRANDPARENTS DAY’

Thursday 6th September, 2018

We invite all grandparents, parents and carers toMullaway Primary School to celebrate thisSpecial day with the students and staff.

~ Activities commence at 11:30am. ~

11:30am - we have a meal deal lunch12:00pm - we will have an assembly with a whole schoolperformance.

Visitors will then be invited into classrooms to view work, readwith students and participate in fun classroom activities, gamesand iPad activities.

1:20-2:00pm - we have afternoon tea.Complimentary tea/coffee, banana bread & biscuits willbe available.2:00-2:30pm - visitors will again participate in classroomactivities.2:30pm - we will finish the day with a dance for all.

~ Canteen ~

The canteen will be offering a special Meal Deal on the day foreveryone to enjoy. The cost is $5 per person for all students,grandparents, parents and carers.

We look forward to sharing this special day with you.

Book Week 2018Thank you everyone for a successful and fun Book CharacterParade on Friday. Parents, students and staff all showedoutstanding Mullaway spirit and the costumes were fantastic.It’s excellent to see so many children with a love of books.Those who read succeed!

The Book Swap created many smiling faces and excitedstudents on Thursday. I’m sure it will also create many smiling

and grateful students from remote communities when theyreceive the books purchased with the money raised. Thank youto those who participated. We had very generous donationsby several families resulting in a collection of additional books,some of which will be for sale at the mini fete to help raisemoney for Stage 3.

AFLOur students are lucky enough to be participating in four AFLsessions over this term. The sessions will be run by MattCrawley and his team of coaches from the North coastdevelopment office. This program is free to all students throughthe Sporting School Grants. We look forward to our next threesessions learning more about AFL and the skills needed to play.

Cyber safety talksOn Friday the 24th of August Years 4,5 & 6 participated inCyber safety talks with Snr Constable Jo Brooker. Studentsfound very informative and it highlighted the dangers of all socialmedia, and mentioned the effects this site can have on a personnow and as they get older.

Congratulations to our weekly MullawayMaths Mania Winners.

Jade Craig from CasuarinaArchie Corbett from Grevillea

Tane Murphy from KookaburraLily Frost from Bluegum

Each Wednesday a new maths question is available outsidethe Hall for students to write their answer and put into the

draw. Two names will be pulled out at the followingWednesday assembly to reward the two successful students.

The targeted ability level will fluctuate each week toaccommodate for all Grade levels.

Fun in PandanusThis week in Pandanus we have read “I Wanna Iguana”.Everyone loved this story, in particular the illustrations. We havedone some persuasive writing to help convince Alex’s mum toget him an iguana. We also created some fabulously colourfulpieces of art work.

Last Friday we had our fist STEM session. STEM asks studentsto think outside the box and create using the materials availableto them. Tayo created a fantastic 3D sofa using shape blocks.Tully created a slide using plasticine and tooth picks. Ari createda 3D building using plasticine and tooth pick. Bryce, Sake and

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Callun created a maze for their toys using MAB blocks. Theseare just a few examples of the students’ creative work. They areall looking forward to the next STEM session.

DOING IT FOR OUR FARMERS DONATIONDRIVE

Mullaway staff, students, parents, carers andcommunity members.

There is still time to dig deep and show our true,caring nature.

We are still collecting non-perishable food and household itemsfor our many farmers and their families who are struggling tomake ends meet with this continuing drought that is grippingmany areas of NSW. If you have further donations, please sendthem to the school office so we can continue donating to thisgreat cause.

Some examples are:-

Tea, coffee, tinned food, sauces, pasta, rice, grains, drinks,cereals, etc.

Soaps, shampoo, conditioners, tissues, toilet paper,deodorant, toothpaste, baby formula, nappies, wipes, sanitaryitems, etc.

Even tinned dog and cat food would be a great idea. Theanimals need food too.

Please send in your donations to the front office ASAP. Thankyou for your support.

Healthy Hints

Canteen

Roster

Term 3

Wednesday 29th August Alice Murray

Thursday 30th August Haley Watson- & JaneMcKelvey

Friday 31st August Alexis Grayson

Wednesday 5thSeptember

Shantell Acebedo

Thursday 6thSeptember

Alyssa Simpson

Friday 7thSeptember

Lisa Crofts

Wednesday 12thSeptember

Alice Murray

Thursday 13thSeptember

Alyssa Simpson

Friday 14thSeptember

Lisa Crofts

Canteen Report

The canteen committee will be meeting the third Tuesday ofeach month at 9:00am. If anyone has any ideas they wouldlike to contribute to the running of our canteen, this will be theplatform to do so. If you can not make the meeting feel free toemail Hayley or Lisa with your input.

hjmwatson@gmail.comlisaj0507@gmail.com

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Grandparents Day

Thursday, 6th September. We will be offering a $5.00 mealdeal. For students this will include a chicken salad wrap andwater for lunch. Afternoon break will be banana bread.

For our adult visitors this will include a chicken salad wrap, tea,coffee for lunch.

Banana bread and biscuits will be available for afternoon breakfor all adult visitors free of charge.

We have a new menu. It can be found on the school websiteand attached in this newsletter. Please remember to check ourcurrent menu for up to date items and pricing.

Our canteen volunteers prepare and make the food sold in ourschool canteen on site. No products from home are to be soldfrom the canteen. This is due to the risk of cross contaminationand mandatory requirements.

Fresh Eggs

FOR SALE $5.00 PER DOZ

You can buy them from the Front Office.

Notes Sent Home Since the Last Newsletter

Toonschool workshopGrandparent dayStranger DangerMini Fete

Permission NotesPlease make sure when returning permission notes to the FrontOffice to include

Child’s Name, Class Name & Year.

Thank you

Community Notices

Parenting Course

Art Classes

Northern Districts Rebels Junior Cricket Club

Registration Days

Players-coaches-managers10s.....to.....16s: girls and boysSat. 8th...15th...and...22nd September9am...12.30pm

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Centennial ReserveInformation: Peter Holmes 0417 274 130

Running Festival

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