SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Week 9, Term 1 2024
Principal's Report
What a massive week it has been this week leading up to Easter. The whole school was involved in the Cross Country last Tuesday. This was a fantastic opportunity for the Infants students to experience the long run and all students put in a huge effort. Congratulations to the runners who have made it through to Zone on May 10. A very big thank you goes to Mr Harris for his fabulous organisation.
On the Sporting Fields: Many Stage 3 students have travelled to Dunedoo for the annual Peachey Shield Rugby League today with Mr Smith and Ms Hopkins. Stage 2 students will get the opportunity to participate in this rugby league event early next term. Good luck to all students involved, we hope you have a wonderful day full of team spirit, good sportsmanship and friendship building.
Yesterday, Mr Harris also accompanied the Boys and Girls Cricket teams to Walkers Field to verse CVPS. Both teams were successful and showed great team spirit. Well done!
Easter Hat Parade: It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers at our Easter Hat Parade today supporting their children. Thank you to all our families who generously donated eggs and purchased raffle tickets. The SRC reported that more than $1850.00 was made. Don't forget to pick up your raffle prize if you were lucky enough to be a winner. The performances were lovely and the hats looked absolutely fabulous. Well done to all involved! See link below to Facebook album. Photos will be uploaded as they come in.
P&C AGM Update: The P&C held their annual AGM on Monday evening. It was wonderful to see the huge support, with many new and existing members attending. New parents and carers are always welcome to attend the monthly meetings, held on Mondays at 6pm in the Residence. Please keep an eye out for the next meeting date, everyone is very welcome to come along. Congratulations to the parents and carers who were elected to the following positions:
President- Myff Clarke
Vice Presidents- Liz Channon and Peter Kinnaird
Secretary- Chloe Smith
Treasurer- Kirsty Crowe
Committee Members- Emma Smith, Erinn Llewelyn, Paul Harvey
Canteen Co-ordinator- Tracey Cameron Uniform Co-ordinator- Jemma Williams
School Tour for parents interested in enrolling students in future years: Our second school tour this term, for future/prospective parents of Mudgee PS, will be next Friday, April 5 - 10am. All are welcome to come along. We will again showcase all things MPS including: Literacy and numeracy, podcasting, our wellbeing hub, technology in action, and much more. Please share the news with families that you know have little ones that could be future MPS students.
Also, below is a 'Save the date for our Kindergarten Information Evening 2024'. April 30 - 5.30pm First day back for students - Term 2.
Grip Leadership: On Wednesday, Mrs Tito took our Stage 3 SRC, Environmental Team, Sound Team and School Captains and Vice Captains to a GRIP Leadership day held at Dubbo RSL. It was a very worthwhile day where students engaged in some amazing and very fun activities whilst learning all about what makes a good leader. All students were very engaged and displayed their positive behaviour. We are all very proud at MPS of the fantastic leaders we have. A big shout out to Hannah for her help and Mr Webster for driving the bus.
Jump Rope for Heart: The students are again participating in the Jump Rope for heart fundraiser. This week they should have received their sponsor booklet and instructions. The students will be practising their skipping each day for Fitness time. We look forward to the Jump Off in Term 2, Week 3. I am sure everyone's levels of fitness will be improved and their will be lots of amazing skippers after 6 weeks of practise!
Eco Warriors Assembly: Next Friday, April 5, we will induct our Eco Warriors into the Student Leadership team. This is a new initiative for MPS which began with the support of Red Hill Environmental Education Centre in 2023. Miss Evans has been our Enviro leader, supporting the students to learn more about caring for the environment through recycling and sustainability. You may have noticed our colourful bins around the school. Our Eco Warriors have more great ideas for the school environment in 2024 including planting, bird boxes, improving the vege garden and much more. The Eco Warriors are volunteer representatives from each class from Year 2 to Year 6. They are inspirational leaders, teaching the other students about caring for our environment both here at school and beyond. We look forward to their continued work and being an important student voice at MPS.
Waste Free Wednesday: One of the Eco Warriors initiatives at MPS was to introduce Waste Free Wednesday. This will occur again on Wednesday April 10, 2024. All students are encouraged to bring a waste free lunch and recess to school that day. Not only is this a great eco friendly activity for your child to participate in but also the class with the most waste free lunches is awarded points and receives a prize.
Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent teacher interviews will be held over Week 10 and 11. This is a valuable time to catch up with your child's teacher to discuss their progress. Please try and find a suitable time to meet. If the teachers availabilty doesn't suit, you can contact them to arrange another more suitable time. The link below will take you to the booking site.
https://mudgeeps.schoolzineplus.com/Parent_Teacher_Interviews_Term_1_2024
Upcoming Events: See below the infographic which tries to map out all the events over the last 2 weeks of term, as well as the first week back next Term.
Have a lovely Easter Weekend. Rest up and we look forward to seeing you back for the last two weeks of Term 1.
John Carters
Principal
Principal's Awards
Congratulations to the following students on receiving a Principal Award or Deputy Principal Awards in the past fortnight.
Principal Awards
SUBLUE - Ollie Robertson, Lockie Cox, Aleira Cox / KO - Colton Howson-Purser / KR - Sophie Colley, Jack Hough, Elias Lee, Aria Pearce, Mae Carnell, Frankie Perring, Ava Stevens / K/1C - Chester Barrington, Charles Bull, Archie Usher / 1N - Abby Steele, Pim Sittisart, Maddie Cusack, Sage McDonell / 4W - Hunter Reid / 5H - Mackenzie Riley / 5/6T - Ben Murray, Grace Bungate, Zean Villamer / 6C - Logan Duff, Lou Smith, Scout Smith, Lachlan Brydon / 6S - Max Murnane, Isabella Turnbull, Holly Foster, Scarlet Pendlebury, Tenacity Brown, Cooper Lecke, Harriet Boyton, Declan Campbell, Coen Thompson, Abigail Gallegos, Charli Statham, Kaitlyn Dale, Annabell Pronk, Abigail Cooper, Talon McKay
Deputy Principal Awards
1RD - Dimity Curtis, Nixon Wood, Corben Munro, Bella Cole, Skylar Peterson, Nina Crowe, Bailey Spurr, Chloe Cauchi / 1N - Riley Hayden, Nugah Shrestha / 2E - Sienna Cardoso, Elouise Swords / 2M - Jackson Isbister / 4B - Sharna Robbins / 5H - Makenzie Riley, Jasmine Miles, Liam McGrath x2, Hendrix Campbell, Olivia Henry / 5HM - Addisyn Caligari / 5/6T - Felix Wheatley, Chloe Clarkson, Jake Colley,
Office News - Sentral for Parents Portal
SENTRAL FOR PARENTS PORTAL APP - 2024 & beyond
The Office staff would like to thank families for their patience and understanding regarding the automated invoicing and payment system that has commenced. Your cooperation and respect is greatly appreciated as we work through delivering a better online service. If you require an 'ACCESS KEY', need assistance with the App or have questions regarding an invoice, please phone for help. We, the office staff, are all learning the financial processes and do appreciate your positive feedback and kindness in discussing any concerns.
Please note: Invoices will automatically generate and be emailed on the day that a permission note is printed for students. Ask your child for their note before paying any invoice. Partial payments can also be made when 'making a payment' by changing the amount of the total cost. Payment of invoices for all excursions and activities is optional!
Download a better communication experience today and discover features from every angle!
There are many functions that the 'Sentral for Parents' Portal & App will enable families to access but for now you can;
- Make payments directly for school excursions & incursions
- Explain past and upcoming student absences
- Receive notification messages from the school
Discover the possibilities, download the app today:
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sentral.mobile
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/sentral-for-parents/id1238744022?mt=8
CHANGE OF STUDENT DETAILS - IMPORTANT
It is important that the school have correct student contact details incase of an emergency, including residential address, parent/carer email, phone numbers and any additional emergency contacts. If you wish to check your student details, or wish to make any changes, please phone the office for assistance.
PICKING YOUR CHILD UP EARLY
In the event that you have to pick your child up early, we ask that you come to the office and sign them out. You can then go to your child's classroom to collect them.
School Office ph - 6372 2036
Your Friendly Office Staff - "We're here to help!"
MUDGEE LIONS CLUB have offered to run FREE vision Screening for students at Mudgee PS again.
We will offer this to Year 1 and Year 6 students ONLY.
There will be 5-6 members of Mudgee Lions Club to run the vision tests. Results of this eye screener will be sent to school, then we will contact parents with results after all of the screening is complete.
The Team will start screening Year 1 on Wednesday Week 2 Term 2 - 6/5/24 and continue the following Wednesday 15/5.
The note above will be sent home ONLY to Year 1 and Year 6 students.
Library News
Overdue books - There are a lot of overdue books across the school at the moment. If you have a book at home that needs to be returned, please do so ASAP. This allows others to have access to our awesome resources in the Library.
Happy Reading! 🙂
Mrs Vitnell - Teacher Librarian
Students of the Week - PBL
"Try Your Personal Best."
WEEK 8 - Term 1
INFANTS SUGREY - Atticus Brown / SUPINK - / SUORANGE - Shakira Bateman / KNH - Maddison Butler / KO - Abbie Hodge / KR - / K/1C - Ellie Hawkins / 1N - / 1RD - Darcie Vella / 1/2S - / 2E - Dominic Illiffe / 2M - Harvey Schrover / 2SP - Alex Ramsland
PRIMARY SUBLUE - Lockie Cox / SUGREEN - Travis Hill / SUORANGE - Malia Gardiner / SURED - Bug Clarke / SUYELLOW - Ross Edwards / 3D - Nirvana Barrass / 3FM - Layla Murnane / 3S - Lila Illy / 4B - Addison McDonell / 4O - Linkin Barrington / 4W - Violet Senior-Plachozki / 5H - Ruby Chalmers / 5HM - Louis Forgione / 5/6T - Jamie Boyton / 6C - Scout Smith / 6S - Coen Thompson
"Use Kind Words and Speak Politely"
WEEK 9 - Term 1
INFANTS SUGREY - Sameet Singh / SUPINK - / KNH - / KO - Hunter Riesinger / KR - Denzel Fozard / K/1C - Ellie Hawkins / 1N - Jaxson Heyward / 1RD - Jeremy Smith / 1/2S - Broughton Pitsis-Ingram / 2E - Asta Blake / 2M - Jackosn Ibister / 2SP - Zara Richards
PRIMARY SUBLUE - Kylie Titcomb / SUGREEN - Chelsea Butler / SUORANGE - / SURED - / SUYELLOW / 3D - Leigh Clapham / 3FM - Sienna / 3S - Jonty Miles / 4B - Charlie Barrass / 4O - Raylan Webb / 4W - Tyler Anderson / 5H - Olivia Henry / 5HM - Owen Wray / 5/6T - Charlie Mckenzie / 6C - Aaleaihya Brennan-Young / 6S -
Staff Professional Learning - Visible Learning for Mathematics
Last week our dedicated staff had the opportunity to work with an esteemed educator, Lyn Coote, from ConnecT-ED focusing on the concept of Visible Learning in mathematics. Lyn's approach to Visible Learning is grounded in research and practical strategies that empower educators to make learning outcomes visible to both students and teachers. Through her guidance, our staff explored various methods to enhance instructional practices and cultivate a growth mindset among our students. Teachers observed Lyn in classrooms where she modelled practical techniques for creating a culture of learning where students feel empowered and motivated to take ownership of their learning. Staff learnt about the importance of implementing evidence-generating tasks to accurately assess student learning and inform instructional decisions. Staff are excited to apply the knowledge and skills gained from this experience and are committed to integrating evidence-informed practices into classrooms to ensure that every student achieves success.
PCYC After School Care
Parent/carers wishing to access the PCYC After School Care provided at Mudgee Public School, please visit the website for further information https://pcycoosh.org.au/
or click on the link below to enrol;
https://prodadmin.myxplor.com/enrollment_v2/centre/FAMWLCTVxjaH4QZ12435694231iENg
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Community Notices
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2024
ST MARYS MUDGEE ⛪️
If you are considering the Sacrament of Confirmation for your child in 2024, then we would like you to register for the programme and also, extend a warm invitation to attend a Parent/Carer Information Session as part of the preparation for the sacramental journey of your child.
Go to mudgee.catholic.org.au and click on Sacraments on the menu bar or call the Parish Office on 6372-2122
Please pass this information on to anyone you think may be interested.
Thank you.
MUFFIN BREAK - Starting 11 March - 7 April
Spring into Easter with Muffin Break’s delicious new treats! Enjoy the warming flavours of our spiced iced mocha and relish the nostalgic taste of our hot cross muffin.
Hop over to Muffin Break and celebrate the season with us! 🐰🌷☕
#MuffinBreak #EasterTreats #abreakthatsworthit
JUNIOR REGO IS OPEN - COME PLAY RUGBY FOR THE WOMBATS IN SEASON 150
No sign of inflation here at the Wombats as registration fees for the season are once again the same as last year
Register via Rugby Xplorer: https://myaccount.rugbyxplorer.com.au/
Juniors (search and select “Mudgee Wombats JRUFC” as your club):
Junior Rego Fees:
Under 12s, 14s and 16s: $165
Sub-Juniors (search and select “Mudgee Wombats JRUFC” as your club):
Sub Junior Rego Fees
Under 6s: $100
Under 8s: $125
Under 10s: $145
In addition, there is a $15 training-only registration available for players who'd like to try rugby training without committing to playing games. If you choose to upgrade a training-only registration to a full season registration, the $15 already paid will be deducted from the season fees
DENTO RYU KARATE
Traditional non-contact Karate 6pm - 7pm Tuesday & Thursday
Mudgee Public School Hall $3.50 per lesson - Ages 5yrs over
For further information contact: Harvey Mb 0427 435 930
⚽️ Are you a junior looking to play football in 2024?
Ages groups:
Under 8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15 and 16’s.
Games will be played under Bathurst District Football Association every Saturday in a “home and away” competition format with weekly team training sessions in Mudgee, with C license coaches.
Please email your expression of interest or any questions to the clubs director :
admin@gulgonglionsfc.football
Please include your contact details, child’s name and DOB.