Term 1 Week 4 19th February 2019 Term 1 Week 4 Tuesday ... · the perfect forum for parents to voice their opinions on school matters. If you wish to know what is happening at school,

Term 1 Week 4 19th February 2019

From the Principal: Message from the Principal I would like to thank every parent who attended the first P & C meeting of the year on Tuesday evening. We welcomed new parents with a total of 16 parents attending in total (approx. 4% of families were represented). P & C meetings are the perfect forum for parents to voice their opinions on school matters. If you wish to know what is happening at school, why not set aside

two evenings per term to attend a P & C meeting, which is run by parent volunteers. Our next P & C meeting, which will also be the annual AGM, will be held in the staffroom on Tuesday 12th March from 6pm. Free babysitting is available I would also like to thank every parent who took the time to attend the parent/teacher meetings held last Wednesday afternoon. These meetings provided the perfect opportunity for parents to find out what is happening at school in relation to their child’s education. On average we had an attendance rate ranging from 13% - 24% at each stage meeting. Hopefully more parents will attend future meetings.

Last Thursday, I attended the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) meeting. At our school, 15% of our school population is represented by Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander families. The purpose of the AECG is to work in partnership with schools to build and enhance the achievements of Aboriginal people. The next meeting will be held on Thursday 14th March at Muswellbrook South PS. Everyone is welcome.

Community support and generosity I would like to thank Mt Arthur Coal for subsidising the Healthy Harold Life Education Program, which is taking place over the next two weeks. Permission notes and $3 per student was all that was needed from parents, in order for your child to attend.

School Photos These are taking place on Wednesday 27th Feb (Years 2-6) and Thursday 28th Feb (Years K-1). Photo envelopes have already been sent home. Please ensure that your child is dressed in accordance with our ‘Dress and Appearance Policy’, which is attached. Full school uniform includes black shoes and blue scrunchies/head bands. No JoJo bows please.

Joan Stephens – Principal

2019 INFORMATION Term 1

18th February – 1st March 2019 Healthy Harold Easter Hat Parade Wednesday 10th April Cross Country Carnival Thursday 11th April 2019

ASSEMBLIES Infants Assembly will be

Wednesday 2:30pm

Primary Assembly will be Friday at 2:30pm

EXPECTED APPROXIMATE COSTS AND TERM 1 EVENTS

Item Cost Due Date Voluntary Contributions

$30.00 DUE NOW

Math Text Books $22.00 DUE NOW Year 6 Camp Deposit $150 26th Feb 2019 School Photos Various 27th & 28th Feb 2019

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR TEDDY?

SAFE – We are in the right place at the right time and we use equipment safely.

Term 1 Week 4 Tuesday 19th February 2019

Have you lost your teddy? We would like to reunite him with his owner.

If he is yours, please see the Staff in the office.


K - 2 WORKERS

1A – Vienna M –

Excellent work in Maths.

1M – Letisha B – Wonderful thoughtful writing.

1K – Isla G –

Fantastic sentence writing.

2F – McKenzie M – A brilliant self portrait.

2W – Mason M –

Excellent writing using speech marks.

WORKER’S OF THE WEEK

Have you provided your email address?

We strive to communicate well with parents/carers through the newsletter, website, e-mail, phone app, notes home, assembly announcements and P & C meetings. Please take the time to access these forms of communication, in order to find out what’s happening at your child’s school.

Our School Newsletter is normally distributed every Tuesday by email. If you have not yet provided your email address, please do so as soon as possible. Black and white printed copies can be collected from the front office, if an email address is not available.




MPS Photo Schedule Wednesday 27th February 2019 Thursday 28th February 2019

Captain/Vice Captains 1A

SRC K – 6B

Sport House Captains KM

4C KL

4H KT

4M KB

3D 1M

3M 1K

3S Sibling Photos

2F

2W

2H

5/6A

5/6B

5/6H

5/6J

5/6K

5/6S

All Year 6


CANTEEN NEWS

Thank you to the two families that have sent in generous donations of kitchen supplies, this helps keep our costs down.

Please ensure your child’s name and correct class is listed on their lunch bags. We have had a lot of lunch bags with the incorrect class on them.

We now have lemonade Chill J drinks, making it now 7 different flavours we sell. These Chill J drinks have a health star rating 5,

made with 100% natural sparkling fruit juice.

MUSIC NEWS How lovely it has been to visit all the classrooms and see the children's happy faces in music class. This year music will be taught in all classes K-6 for a hour a week as part of the Relief from Face to Face program. Mrs Belinda Sumner will be teaching on Tuesdays and I am teaching the other four days. Please contact me via the front office if you have any questions about our music program. Choir Primary Choir will begin this Monday at lunchtime after eating time. All boys and girls in Years 3 - 6 are most welcome to come along to the library to join choir and sing songs with us. Band School Band will begin this Wednesday at 8.30am - 9am in the hall. We would love to have many more students in Years 3 - 6 join us for band. Please see the following article for more information. Band Demo & Parent Information Night Primary children from years 3 - 6 are at a perfect age to begin learning a band instrument. These may include flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, horn, or percussion instruments. If your child is interested in learning an instrument and/or joining our school band, we invite you to come along with your child to a parent information session, to be held in the school library on Monday 25th February at 5.30pm. This is an excellent opportunity to try out different instruments to see which one is a perfect fit for your child to learn, and to learn what is involved in lessons and hire of an instrument. The session will be run by staff from the Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music. Everyone is welcome to come along. Musically Yours, Mrs Suzie Troon

READING EGGS AND MATHLETICS Dear Parents, Mathletics and Reading Eggs login cards will be sent home this week for all classes. If you haven't received your child's by Friday please contact the school. Thank you Louise Martin Coordinator


SPORTS NEWS Calling all League Safe and NRL qualified coaches

MPS has the opportunity to attend an upcoming Group 21 carnival, however, for this to happen we will need a number of coaches and league safes on the day and beforehand to train teams. If you are qualified and willing can you please contact Miss Coward either via a phone call to the school or a note, stating which qualification you hold and which age group you would like to work with.

Zone Cricket Trials

Last Thursday, 14th February, five students from MPS travelled to Singleton to partake in the Upper Hunter PSSA Cricket trials. These students were Leroy B, Deakin L, Blake G, Mia B and Chelsea K. Leroy B and Deakin L were selected to continue through to the next level of selection for the boys.

Well done to all students who participated and congratulations to Leroy and Deakin.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

OPENING HOURS Wednesday 8:30am – 10:30am

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Friday 8:30am – 10:30am

P & C NEWS Hello, Please see attached flyer for Interrelate. Payments to be paid in cash to the office, as this is a P & C run event. Our AGM will be held on the 12th March. Free Babysitting is available. Haylee Nelson - President


INTRODUCING THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL FOR 2019

These children play a very important and responsible role in our school community as they are representatives in presenting the student’s ideas and concerns to the adults of the school through the SRC meetings. This year will be our 12th year of the SRC at Muswellbrook Public School. Each student has a particular role and will be assisted by the SRC coordinators Mrs Hugo and Miss Stanford.

SCHOOL CAPTAINS Leroy B & Macey C VICE CAPTAINS Kato C & Sidney M MPS SECRETARY Lillian S COUNCILLORS – SPORT Xander S & Mina D COUNCILLORS – PBL/ WELFARE Elvin K & Nina S COUNCILLORS – FUNDRAISING/CULTURE Nicholas M & Ashlee C COUNCILLORS – ENVIRONMENT Brodie V & Jade T

INTRODUCING THE SPORTING HOUSE CAPTAINS FOR 2019

These Captains and Vice Captains have been elected by the children in years 3-6 to lead each sporting house and set good examples of sportsmanship and fair play.

CAPTAINS FOR BOWMAN Lincoln A & Hailey C VICE CAPTAINS FOR BOWMAN Harrison M & Angel H CAPTAINS FOR HIGHBROOK Zac W & Mia M VICE CAPTAINS FOR HIGHBROOK Zeke G & Janae A CAPTAINS FOR KAROOLA Lachlan D & Rhianna M VICE CAPTAINS FOR KAROOLA Eli V & Chloe F CAPTAINS FOR VICTORIA Aiden E & Blu S VICE CAPTAINS FOR VICTORIA Ben P & Imogen Z

INTRODUCING THE CLASS CAPTAINS FOR TERM 1 2019

These students have been elected by their classmates as class captains for Term 1, 2019. Class captains hold a responsible position in their class, as well as representing their classes at the SRC meetings.

5/6A Ainsley H & Tyler M 5/6B Scarlett T & Jack G 5/6H Isabella C & Bailey W 5/6J Samantha H & Cooper G 5/6K Chelsea K & Lachlan E 5/6S Ella-Rose A & Shontayne H K-6B Brodie T 3D Lacey M & Callum F 3M Madison K & Tyler W 3S Bette L & Darcy H 4C Harpa C & Isaac A 4H Sophie S & Campbell D 4M Taya S & Jack A


HORSE SPORTS… WHAT IS IT?

Horse Sports are riding competitions for boys and girls of different primary and secondary school ages.

Horse Sport events have hack and rider classes in the morning and a variety

of fun sporting events in the afternoon.

Horse Sport competition days are held throughout the year in various local areas.

If your child is someone who regularly competes, with their own horse, at

pony club, gymkhana, show or rodeo events, they may be able to represent MPS at Horse Sports events in 2019. For more information, please see Miss

Tomlinson.

Entry forms are now available for Blandford Horse Sports being held on March 8th.





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