The Dunkley Herald Term 3 Week 3 August 9 2019

Safe Respectful Learners

Education Week What a sensational week we’ve had! Here are just some of the highlights from what was an incredible week for Mount Hutton Public School:

• Zone Athletics was held over two days with 26 of our students representing Mount Hutton Public School across a variety of events

• Malakye Blair made it through from Zone to Regional Athletics for Shotput

• Baden Donnelly presented an Acknowledgement of Country at Charlestown Square in both Awabakal and English

• Our Senior Boys Cultural Dance group presented their dance at Charlestown Square – Jayden Carter (Didgeridoo presentation), Connor O’Neill, Izak Johnson, Malakye Blair, Allan Middleton and Kayden Nean

• Our Senior Girls Dance group danced away for the crowd at Charlestown Square on the back of their performance at Hunter Dance Festival!

• Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 represented our school at Zone Public Speaking throughout the week – Grace Mateer, Ty Hudson, Noah Hudson, Baden Donnelly, Willis Oprea, Lilly Graham, Braedy Ford and Ninjirah Blair (no Stage 1 results at the time of this newsletter).

• Lilly Graham received a Highly Commended award for her speech at the Zone Public Speaking Final – an amazing achievement when she was competing with 58 students from around our region.

Kirstie Yeo Principal

Our current Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) focus is on being a ‘LEARNER’.

Dunkley says, ‘I am a LEARNER who always stands up for myself and others at school.’

‘I am safe. I am respectful. I am a learner.’

Everyone, Everywhere, Every time

School Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16

P&C Meeting 6pm

Junior Kookaburras

Assembly – Year 1

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August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23

Netball Gala Day Newcastle Permanent

Mathematics Competition

Author Visit Junior

Kookaburras

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August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 Book Week – Book Fair & Book Parade

Junior Kookaburras

Book Parade at 12:30pm

Hunter PSSA Athletics

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September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6

Junior Kookaburras

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September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13

Junior

Kookaburras Assembly - Dance

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September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September 20

Junior Kookaburras

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September 23 September 24 September 25 September 26 September 27

Responsible Pet Ownership K – 2

& K6 MC

Junior Kookaburras

Assembly – Artist of the Term

T4 Wk 1

October 14 October 15 October 16 October 17 October 18

Students return for Term 4 Junior

Kookaburras

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October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 25

Broken Bay – Stage 3

Broken Bay – Stage 3

Broken Bay – Stage 3

Junior Kookaburras Assembly –

Kindergarten

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October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31 November 1 Swim School

begins – 28/10 - 8/11

Junior

Kookaburras I-Screeeaam Day

Congratulations to our amazing senior dance group who

recently attended the Hunter Dance Festival. We are very

proud of you all and the effort and dedication that you

demonstrated.

Our current PBL Focus:

Be an Upstander

We are: This is what it looks like:

Safe • We stand up for others • We report what we see and hear • We stay calm and focused

Respectful

• We know right from wrong and we speak up

• We practise being calm, confident and courageous

• We are kind to others

Learners

• We can do and learn great things together

• Belonging is important, both in and out of school

• Everyone is unique, we value and respect different ways of learning