MPS Newsletter - Week 5, Term 3 - 19 August
Principal's Report
It's been a big week on the sporting field for Seb Turner who attended the PSSA Football (formerly known as soccer) Carnival representing the Western Region. From all reports, Seb had a fantastic carnival and I know that 5/6E thoroughly enjoyed watching one of Seb's games on the live stream. Next week, Angus Tilmouth and Felix Smith represent Western here in Mudgee at the NSW PSSA Rugby Union Carnival. I will be out at the carnival all week as a state selector and look forward to watching them play. The week after, all three of these boys represent Western once again here in Mudgee for the NSW PSSA Softball carnival. Seriously big congratulations and well wishes to these talented young athletes.
Staffing Update
We recently ran a recruitment panel to fill a vacant Assistant Principal position. Congratulations to Mrs Jen O'Brien who was successful through merit selection with this position. There was also another Assistant Principal vacancy and that has been now filled permanently by Mrs Danielle George. Congratulations to these two inspiring educators.
Book Week and Book Character Dress Up Day
There will be a Book Week dress-up day on Tuesday 23 August. The theme this year is 'Dreaming with Eyes Open'. Students are encouraged to dress up as a favourite book character or something along the lines of the theme. See further details about Book Week and Book Fair in Mrs Vitnell's Library report later in this newsletter.
Father's Day Breakfast and Stall
We would like all fathers and signficant others to join us for our Father's Day breakfast before school on Tuesday 30 August. Be expecting a personal invitation from students in the coming week. In the meantime, to help with catering please complete the form in the link below so we can get a rough idea of numbers. https://forms.gle/UrGwZ1UufJXvNjK59 . More information is in the flyer below.
The Father's Day stall will also take place on Thursday 1 September and Friday 2nd September. Once again, details are below.
Chickens / Kitchen Garden
A new building and three new enrolments have landed at MPS last week with mother hen and two chicks settling into their new home nicely at Mudgee PS. They can’t wait to meet the students and get to know you all. I wonder what their names will be??? We will have to ask the students! A big thanks to Mudgee High School for their support in getting this happening and to all who helped with the construction of the coop. Exciting times ahead!
Furthermore, our fabulous parents and students have been doing lots of work in our Kitchen Garden. This week, Stage 3 students helped with some planting. The area is looking so lovely!
Mudgee PS and Mudgee HS Mentor Program
Mudgee Public School has partnered with Mudgee High School for a Peer mentoring program. The Peer Mentors will not only be a positive role model for some of our stage 3 students, but also a friend and familiar face to assist them as they transition to high school.
Beauty and the Beast
Congratulations to our very own MPS stars… Grace Bungate Charlie French Addison McDonell, for their outstanding performances in the local production of the pantomime ~ Beauty and the Beast. So much local talent on show, including a whole host of former MPS students. If you haven’t seen the show yet, try and catch it this weekend. You won’t be disappointed!
Important Dates
- Boys touch footbal knockout (In Parkes) - Monday 22 August
- Footsteps Dance - Monday, 22 August - Friday, 26 August
- Book Week & Book Fair - Monday, 22 August - Friday, 26 August
- NSW PSSA Rugby Carnival at Glen Willow - Tuesday 23 - Thursday 25 August
- Debating Final via Zoom - Wednesday 24 August - 12pm
- Zone Athletics Carnival at Walkers Oval - Friday 26 August
- NSW PSSA Softball Carnival in Mudgee - Tuesday 30 August - Thursday 1 September
- Father's Day Breakfast - Tuesday 30 August
- Father's Day Stall - Thursday 1 and Friday 2 September
- P&C Meeting - Monday 5 September
- Year 1 Red Hill Excursion (1T and 1N) - Tuesday 6 September
- Maths Olympiad - Wednesday 7 September
- Year 1 Red Hill Excursion (1S and 1B) - Thursday 8 September
- Landcare Green Day - Thursday 8 September
- Disco - Thursday 15 September
Thank you everyone for your continued support,
Mr Carters
Principal
Principal and Deputy Principal Awards
Congratulations to the following students who have received a Principal and/or Deputy Principal Award.
PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS
KC - Lindsay Tomkins, Nash Kovacic / 1N - Nicholas Cumberland, Jonty Miles / 2/3S - Charlie Barrass / 2R - Shanaya King, Linkin Barrington, Ben Liney, Graham Lonsdale, Zane Singer, Isac King, Denver Stokes, Dean Crowther, Samantha McQuiggin, Amelia Bennett, Madisyn Goodall, Harper Kewin, Dana New, Axel Verrills, Alli Smith, Tylor West, Tyler Holahan, Indie Koscica, Summer Dinsmore / 3/4L - Heston Pickard, Bram Anderson, Georgia Chase, Zoe Hawkins, Shannon Devenish / 4A - Talon McKay, Abigail Cooper / 5/6E - Henry Thomson, Toby Williams, Freddy Stevens / 5/6L - Baylee Thornell, Sarah Harrison / STAGE 3 CHOIR - Skye Nelson, Taylor McMahon, Stella Clayton, Jaelei Fahey-Leigh, Hope Gilmour, Maya McMaster, Myah Stott, Lucas Deville, Ebony Stewart, Baylee Thornell, Layla White, Audrey Boyce, Ivy Menzies.
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS
KF - Jett Joseph, Zara Richards, Evie Baker / 1N - Jonty Miles / 2/3S - Addison McDonell, Sophie Macdonald / 3M - Makenzie Riley / 5/6H - Elijah Pronk
Students of the Weeks
Congratulations to these students who have been recognised as "Student of the Week". Please join us in ackowledging their efforts and contribution.
Term 3 - WEEK 4
INFANTS KS - Ryan Carter / KF - Arya Colley / KC - Shiloh Harvey / KL - Ollie Begg / 1B - Lailah Pumpa / 1T - / 1N - Joey O'Regan / 1S - Ned Marosevic / 2ND - Chelsea Butler / 2GM - Issabella Marskell / 2R - / LS - Cylis Powder-Jacob
PRIMARY 2/3S - / 3D - Matilda Cubis / 3M - Savannah Campbell / 3/4L - Holley Purcell / 4A - Cooper Lecke / 4W - Ava-Rose Kelly / 5/6B - / 5/6E - Jasper Doyle / 5/6H - Larni Taylor / 5/6J - / 5/6L - Myles Manwaring / 5/6MC - Aiden King / SM - / TT - / LL - David Drewe / JC - Lilly Hill / MW - Ross Edwards
Term 3 - WEEK 5
INFANTS KS - Elsie Sharp / KF - Jett Joseph / KC - Lindsay Tomkins / KL - Charlotte Carr-Doherty / 1B - Daniel Beekman / 1T - Jayde Sharpe / 1N - Tobias McKenzie / 1S - / 2/3S - Evie Conroy / 2ND - Katie Conroy / 2GM - Wesley Curtis / 2R - Linkin Barrington / LS - Angelo Musitano
PRIMARY 2/3S - Sophia Vassallo / 3D - / 3M - Kaylee Robertson / 3/4L - Keyana Goodall / 4A - Abigail Cooper / 4W - Scarlet Pendlebury / 5/6B - Felix Smith / 5/6E - Maggie Blackman / 5/6H - Scott Stanford / 5/6J - Fletcher Bekens / 5/6L - Mia McAllister / 5/6MC - Hope Gilmour / SM - Tahlia King / TT - / LL - James Riley / JC - / MW - Tyler Kemp
Library News
Book Fair is happening now! Students should have brought home a wish list this week, ready to purchase next week. The instructions for filling out the wishlist if you are paying online are below, otherwise, cash on the day is fine. Parents are invited to visit the Book Fair on Monday from 9-10 am, Wednesday from 9-3 pm, and Friday from 2-3 pm. Please no parents at times other than that.
Book Week - Our annual dress-up day for Book Week is Tuesday next week. I look forward to seeing many book characters walking around the school!
PRC - The Premiers Reading Challenge finished today. Well done to the students who completed their challenge, there are more than 80 names on the PRC Tree!
Happy Reading!
Mrs Siobhan Vitnell (Teacher Librarian)
Class Corner - 2/3S
In alliance with our recent Education Week theme, ‘Creating Futures’, 2/3S have had a lot of fun discussing what we see ourselves doing later in life. From physiotherapists to professional sports players, pilots and famous YouTubers, we seem to have an interesting future ahead! 2/3S created an artwork of themselves now by drawing their head, neck and shoulders using black sharpies. They then traced on some sunglasses, to act as their ‘vision’ for the future. Students enjoyed using water colours to paint themselves. They then used coloured sharpies to draw pictures of what they wanted in the future…this could range from a job they saw themselves doing, to living overseas or having a family! Students used oil pastels to create interesting, vibrant patterns for their background. Just check out how awesome they look!
Mrs Teegan Sheedy (Classroom Teacher)
Class Corner - 1N
1N have been exploring the concept of character in English. They learned that authors and illustrators create characters by describing their personal and physical characteristics. One of 1N's favourite characters is 'The Gruffalo'. They used the description from this story to create an artwork. Students also enjoyed developing their own characters and then writing a description of their personal and physical qualities.
Mrs Karissa Nicholls (Class Teacher)
Meet the Staff - Mrs Jasmin Perring
Hi, my name is Jasmin Perring and I am a new School Learning Support Officer at MPS.
I have lived in Mudgee my whole life and am now lucky enough to be raising my two children in our beautiful community.
I am currently studding a Bachelor of Education K-12 and am finding my role as an SLSO to be great practical experience to tie in with my studies. I am thoroughly enjoying getting to know all the children and look forward to working with and helping to guide them as they grow and achieve their goals throughout their learning journey. I am passionate about all aspects of health and movement and hope to help support the children in creating active lifelong habits while at school.
I am always up for a chat so if you see me around come and say hello.
Mrs Jasmin Perring (SLSO)
From the Office
CHANGE OF HOME TIME ARRANGEMENTS
We appreciate that, on occasions, the home time arrangements for your children will change. If this is the case, we ask that, a phone call to the office be made prior to 2.30pm so that, the message can comfortably be delivered to your child. Many thanks for your understanding.
HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENT FORMS – YR 6 STUDENTS
High School Enrolment Forms were issued to all Year 6 students earlier this year. If you have not returned your form, please do so as soon as possible as, the enrolment process cannot be finalised until the information has been provided.
MAKING SCHOOL PAYMENTS ON-LINE (POP)
A reminder that ALL school payments can be made on-line via the school website. Instructions for using POP (Parent On-line Payment), can be found in the link below, or if you have any questions please contact your friendly office ladies!
SCHOOL OFFICE PHONE: 6372 2036
P&C
The P&C Uniform Shop will be open every
THURSDAY Term 3 , 2PM- 4PM.
Shop online at
www.quickcliq.com.au
Email: mudgeepublicschool-uniform@pandcaffiliate.org.au
Community Messages
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