Term 4, Week10 December 10th, 2013 Wednesday Dec 11th Presentation Day Awards - 9.30am Thursday Dec 12th Christmas Stall Year 6 Farewell - 6.00pm Friday Dec 13th Year 6 Bell Ringing and Certificate Presentation 12.30pm Year 6 at the Pool after Lunch Recorder Group, Choir and Circus will Perform at 10am at Autumn Lodge and 11am at Foodworks Monday Dec 16th Gold Day—Macksville Pool and Water Slide Wednesday Dec 18th Final day of term 4 for students

Presentation Day We are looking forward to a great day tomorrow in celebration of our student achievements and the opportunity to showcase the talents of staff, students and parents. 2013 has been a very exciting, and busy year and there have been some fabulous achievements across the school in not only academic fields, but also on the sporting field and within the development of strong citizenship and leadership skills. In recognition of the amazing efforts and achievements of students, the Macksville Public School Presentation Day will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 11th December at 9.30am. This very important, formal occasion is an opportunity to share in the celebration of these achievements. Please check the insert for further details and please do not park in the Church grounds across the road during the event. Thank you.

Kindergarten Graduation Last Friday’s Kinder Graduation event was among the most extraordinary events I have had the pleasure to attend. To see the confidence of the students and how much they have learned during the year was very rewarding. Great entertainment, excellent presenters and a terrific atmosphere. Congratulations to our fantastic Kindergarten teachers who organised the event.

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Santa’s Little Helpers Year 2 students have taken on the job as Santa’s Little Helpers. Every year there are so many Christmas cards being given out to friends in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 that Santa’s helpers make it their job to deliver these cards across Stage 1. Year 2 students take turns to be Santa’s postman, ensuring all cards are delivered at the end of each day. Gold Day Gold Day will be held on Monday, 16th December. To celebrate the wonderful behaviour of our Gold students, there will be a fantastic day at the swimming pool including a session on the water slide. Stage 1 ( Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2) will be spending the morning at the pool from 9:15 – 11:00 am Stage 2 ( Years 3 & 4) 11:30 – 1:00 pm Stage 3 ( Years 5 & 6) 1:30 – 3:00 pm Students will need to bring their swimmers, sunscreen, rash shirt and towel in a plastic bag so that children can change into their swimmers at the pool. If they wear their swimmers under their clothes, they will need to have dry clothes to change into for the remainder of the day. The pool canteen will be available on the day. More information will be sent home before the day.

2013 End of Year Class Parties Gold Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the end of a fantastic year with friends made in the classroom and across the grades. Classes will be organising their class parties to be held next Monday as part of Gold Day. Children will be asked to bring along a plate of party food to share with friends and their classmates. Individual class teachers will provide a note home to parents on the organisation for the day.

Diamond Awards Yesterday 64 students from Years 2-6 were presented with their Diamond Awards. Thanks to the families who were able to join us and congratulations to all our Diamond Award students. I would especially like to thank Mrs Hillery and her canteen crew for providing the luncheon that followed the assembly.

Glenn Thorncroft ~ Principal

MPS Choir, Recorder Group and Circus Troupe will perform this Friday 13th December and entertain the Macksville Community with a little Christmas spirit. Firstly they will perform at Autumn Lodge at 10am and then at 11am outside Foodworks in Wallace Street. Congratulations to these students for giving up their lunchtimes in order to prepare for this occasion and helping spread the Christmas cheer in our community. ~Robyn Geerlings and Rainee Herron

Year 6 Farewell It is a very sad time, saying farewell to our 2013 Year 6 students. We wish them every success in their new journey to high school and growing up into lovely, independent and responsible learners. The students will have their Year 6 farewell on Thursday night, 12th December. They will have their farewell dinner at 6:00pm, followed by a Disco. Parents are asked to join their Year 6 children at 9:00pm so that families may share in the photos which are always a delight for everyone. Thank you to the parents who are organizing the event. The students will receive their Graduation certificates on Friday at 12:30, followed by the tradition of ringing the Macksville Public School bell, ringing out the end to their primary years. Deb Grenenger ~ Assistant Principal

Calling all parents … OUR CANTEEN NEEDS YOUR HELP! ~ Please phone Wendy on 6568 1800.

SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday, December 11th Jessica Nash Thursday, December 12th Dave Flack Friday, December 13th Beth Graham Monday, December 16th Therese Laverty Tuesday, December 17th Dave Flack Wednesday, December 18th Gabrielle Louis

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays Because the year is coming to a close, some stock may not be available so you need to give a second choice in Lunch orders for the next week. Thank you.

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It’s raining cats and dogs, well just as long as it doesn’t reindeer!

Eat a Rainbow!

Crunch & Sip has been very popular in our school, with students keenly awaiting their break to eat fruit and vegetables each day. But did you know that different varieties and colours of fruit and vegetables provide different nutrients that help children to grow well and be healthy? For example a red fruit or vegetable (such as a strawberry or tomato) has different vitamins to a white fruit or vegetable (like a banana or parsnip). This is why it is a good idea to encourage your children to “eat a rainbow”. Why not change the type of fruit or vegetables you are sending for Crunch & Sip every few days or week? Children love crisp, colourful vegies and sweet, juicy fruit, and changing the variety makes sure they don’t get bored with the same choice over and over. Mix up the colours for every week!

MPS Swimming Stars

Last weekend three of our MPS Super Fish competed at the North Coast Swimming Championships in Coffs Harbour. Saule, Feja and Ebony all competed in events over both days, representing the Macksville Marlins Swimming Club. The girls were competing against teams from as far afield as the Queensland border and Foster. All three girls swam exceptionally well, shedding seconds off their best times. Congratulations girls, we’re all so proud of the huge effort you put in.

MPS Super Fish

School Community Awards State Representative Awards Class Awards Sporting Awards Scholarships School Excellence Awards 2014 Captains & Prefects Announcement

Macksville Public School warmly invites you to join us for our 2013

Presentation Day Assembly Date: Wednesday 11th December Time: 9.30am Venue: New School Hall

Please join us on this special occasion to celebrate the achievements of our students throughout 2013. Programmed order of events include:

2013 School Captains

Performances by (in order): School Band, School Choir & Recorder Group, Have A Go Show Performances, and our Famous Circus Troupe.

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning)

Our Current Focus is:

I am a Good Friend I share

I include

I am kind

I encourage

I show respect

I use kind words

Treat others as you would like to be

treated.

LCC Garden to Kitchen

At Macksvillle Public School we are trying to establish a functioning kitchen so a 'Garden to Kitchen' program can be delivered. To do this we are looking for donations of plain white dinner plates and cereal/soup bowls. Large platters, salad bowls and salad servers (any colour). Also we will need large stainless steel saucepans 2 litres and bigger. If you have any of these items and are willing to donate them to the school it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Lyndall Lynch in the LCC if you have any queries.

Utungun Family Christmas Party Utungun Hall

Sat, 14th December, 2013

Starts 3.00pm –Santa arrives 4.00pm

Join us for a family fun afternoon at the Utungun Hall to celebrate Christmas with DJ Bisho and Santa. There will be lots of fun and games for the kids!!!..........Present limit $15 please………..Entry $10 per family.

DJ Bisho Santa

Farewell to the Year 6 class of 2013

Well our Year 6 classes certainly have a big week coming up this week. Here is the agenda for their farewell celebrations and graduation:-

Formal

Thursday 12th December 6pm parents to drop children off at the New Hall 9pm parent pick up (which allows time for parents

to view the slide show. Running time approx. 25mins)

Graduation & Bell Ringing

Friday 13th December Presentation of

certificates, 12.30pm Bell Ringing to

immediately follow certificates presentation.

Marigold Seedlings

Mrs Lynch and the Gardening Club have some great news! Their Marigolds have really taken off and there are literally hundreds of seedlings to give away. So if you would like some Marigold seedlings, please just come in and see Mrs Lynch in the LCC.

In other gardening news…….the garden is flourishing in every way! Here are a couple of photos of our Butter Beans (bottom left) and our Purple Climbing Beans, growing on tepees (bottom right). The gardening club

kids are doing an amazing job!

Stage 1 Assembly Awards: Kindergarten: Zac Smith, Clarry Green, Destiny Roberts, Matilda Campbell, Baylee Freeman, Amber Heksch, Caitlin Laird, Zoe Sills, Charlie Wilkes. Year 1: Lachlan Skeen, Tayah Smith-Comber, Travis Smith, Charlie Crossingham, Tom McNally, Brayden Luffman, Matilda O’Connor, Lachlan Pade, Ella Bradford, Charlie Smith. Year 2: Aiden Laird, Cooper Whitehead, Nikita Short, Bodhi Miles, Billy Skinner, Mahalia Sutherland, Hali McFadyen, Aimee Robinson, Lily Booth. Home Reading Awards: Year 1: Lily Booth - 100 books Honey Pots: Kindergarten: Oscar Hicks - Outstanding attendance; Year 1: Alice Burns, Cheyanne Bara, Imogen O’Connor, Indy Mills, Tayla Drury, Blake Burnham, Dylan Hillery Class of the Week: 1I