MPS Newsletter: Term 2, Week 3 - 7th May 2021
Principal's Report
It has been another very busy week at Mudgee PS. Students and teachers have been busy with assessments in many classes and are working extra hours to prepare student reports for the end of semester.
Mr Carters, Mrs Meers and Mrs Shearman have been attending a conference in Sydney for the past 3 days. They have been learning about great programs in other schools across Australia and they have had the privilege of visiting a city school in Sydney. We look forward to their return and the sharing of new knowedge and ideas.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Families
Parents who returned their parent surveys and/or attended the Yarn afternoon received a ticket in a draw to win this NRL signed Indigenous Rugby League football. Congratulations to Wailen Barrass 4D! A wonderful afternoon sharing with many ATSI families!
Mothers Day Breakfast
Despite the rain we had a fantastic roll up for the Mothers Day breakfast. I am sure all the mothers, grandmothers and friends felt very special sharing this time with their children. Thanks to Tracey and the P&C for providing a wonderful treat.
Year 6 Canberra Excursion
The Canberra excursion is fast approaching for the Year 6 students, 6th- 9th June. The students are very excited about this wonderful excursion opportunity. Please keep an eye on the payment schedule for due payments. Hopefully, there will be wonderful snow coverage for the snow day.
Year 6 2021 Jumpers - Orders and Payment for these jumpers is due Friday 14th May
Weeks 4 and 5, Term 2
Lots happening in the first couple of weeks back particulary in sport and community areas. Whilst we have our calendar of events with the newsletter I hope this summary will help you:
- Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 : Naplan for Year 3 and Year 5
- Friday 14 : Maggie Dent seminar - Mothering Our Boys
- Monday 17 May: Red Hill Excursion - 4E
- Tuesday 18 May: Red Hill Excursion - 4D
- Wednesday 19 May: Red Hill Excursion - 4B
- Wednesday 19 May: Kinder Safari 1 - 10am
- Thursday 20 May: Red Hill Excursion - 4T
- Friday 21 May: Zone Cross Country - Rylstone
Mr Carters
Principal
Sports Update
Western Netball: Congratualtions to the 5 Mudgee PS students that travelled to Dubbo with Mrs O'Brien as part of the Cudgegong Zone netball Team. (Photo below)
Softball: Mrs Cowan and the Girls Softball team are off to Orange for the Western PSSA Knockout Carnival today. We wish them all the best!
Principal and Deputy Principal Awards
Congratulations to the following students who have received a Principal and/or Deputy Principal Award over the last fortnight.
PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS
Talon McKay - 3L, Charlie Pye - 3L, Tom Murray - 3G, Taya Broadley - 1/2H, Rhianna Del Rosario - 1/2H, Kylie Titcomb - 3G, Classje Curtis - 3G, Max Murnane - 3G, Bram Anderson - 3G, Ryane Del Rosario - 3G, Sebastian Turner - 4E, Mollie Wallace - 4E, Toby Williams - 4E, Levi Miles - 4E, Jake Dunn - 4E, Freddy Stevens - 4E, Jayson Vasilis - 4E, Owen Cameron - 4E, Bonnie Scicluna - 4E, Charlie French - 4E, Hunter Reid - 1/2H, Dana New - 1/2H, William Taylor - 1/2H, Lakyn Yavion - 1/2H, Declan Godfrey - 1/2H, Justin Rayamajhi - 1/2H, Henry Thomson - 4E, Zayden Stokes - 3L, Jake Colley - 3L, Ambrose Willetts - 3L, Talon McKay - 3L, Seoul Smith - 3L, Logan Duff - 3L
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS
Amelia Bennett - 1/2H, Keira Reynolds - 3L, Levi Fenney - 3L, Talon McKay - 3L, Violet Smith - 3G, Dana New - 1/2H, Mack Lloyd - 5/6L
Students of the Weeks
Congratulations to these students who have been recognised as "Student of the Week" over the last fortnight. Please join us in ackowledging their efforts and contribution.
WEEK 2
INFANTS Lucas Pryor - KN, Georgia Moylan - KL, Brysan Fazakarley - KC, Reyne Pye - KS, Henry Newsome - K/1B, Lotte Kensey - 1P, Riley Deville - 1R, Olivia Murray - 1T, Gracie Jackson - 1/2H, Rocco Berry - 2S, Jordan Mogg - 2T, Alex Liney - 2W, Brodie Speechley - JC
PRIMARY Mikayala Collins - 3G, Chloe Clarkson - 3C, Charlie Pye - 3L, Layla White - 4B, Freddy Stevens - 4E, Sierra Pye - 4T, Kassi Curtis - 4D, Jaxxon Wake - 5/6J, Maggie Stott - 5/6O, Eli Turner - 5/6M, Lucas Deville - 5/6K, Koby Grosse - 5/6L, Kayshia Carpenter - SM, Tyler Kemp - TT, Jack Knobbs - LL, Ryan Platt - LS, Malia Gardiner - MW
WEEK 3
INFANTS Cleo Kirk - KN, Layla Murnane - KL, Hazel Memorey - KC, Hayley Baker - KS, Annabelle Anderson - K/1B, Frankie Walker - 1P, Vienna Letoumeau - 1R, Tai Robinson - 1T, Amelia Li - 1/2H, Grace Knowles - 2S, Mason Bozanich- 2T, Katana Clutterham - 2W, Ollie Robertson - JC
PRIMARY Ryane Del Rosario - 3G, Rylan Cullen - 3C, Tenacity Brown - 3L, Alannah Cumberland - 4B, Jonah Crawford - 4E, Angus Murdoch - 4T, Riley Duff - 4D, Imogen Dale - 5/6J, Jackson O'Brien - 5/6O, Zebo Steedman - 5/6M, William Marshall - 5/6K, Matilda Bush - 5/6L, Hunter Cullen - SM, Layla Clough - TT, Aiden Schrouder - LL, Bug Clarke - LS, Levon Van Reason - MW
Library News
PRC - We now have 10 students who have finished their PRC! Their names are now on the 'PRC Tree' wall of fame. A reminder to everyone taking part: Students in K-2 must read 30 books, Year 3-4 and 5-6 must read 20 books. Reading lists can be given to me in the Library once completed, or parents/students can enter the books online using student's school login details. More information and reading rules can be found at: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html. All students who complete the challenge will have their name displayed on the 'PRC Tree' in the Library as well as receiving a certificate in Term 4. The challenge finishes on Friday August 20th.
Book Club - Issue 3 orders were put in this week. All orders should be returned by the end of next week or early the week after.
Overdue Books - There are a lot of overdue books across the school at the moment. Please check to make sure all your Library books are returned so that others can borrow too.
Thank you... to the Mudgee Women's Bowling Club, for their kind donation. We have used your donated funds to purchase books for our Library to add to the teaching programs in classrooms, as well as for the student's reading entertainment.
Happy Reading! Siobhan Vitnell - Teacher Librarian
Class Spotlight -4B
4B have been learning all about angles with Mrs Cowan. They discovered that angles are all around them, including in themselves! Our class went hunting for angles in the environment and identified different types of angles, like obtuse, acute and right angles, they were everywhere. Then we collaborated to make angles using our bodies to make the arms of the angle and our position to make the different types of angles.
Mrs Cowan and Mrs Blamire - Class Teachers
Class Spotlight - SM
Term 2 has started with a bang for class SM. Students have been working hard in all Key Learning Areas, building on their knowledge from Term 1. This Term they continue the English Unit The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They have been learning about the fictional people and places in the magical land of Narnia. Students are highly engaged and even created their own Narnia in the classroom.
Class SM have been enjoying the practical side of Creative Arts this term. They have been focussing on nature and the environment in Visual Art lessons, creating some amazing pieces of work. Music has also been a hit, with the class learning to play a range of instruments and composing a small piece of music.
In Science, the class has been discovering how seeds germinate and what factors are needed for a seed to grow. Students have been enjoying the hand-on aspect of growing their own plants.
Each week class SM has been putting on their aprons and cooking up a storm in the kitchen. They are excited to be able to cook lunch for themselves and their classmates once a week, trying new foods and recipes. This Term the menu includes butter chicken, hamburgers, spaghetti and curried sausages.
SM are looking forward to a jam packed Term 2.
Meet the Staff - Mrs Claire Harries
Hi, my name is Claire Harries. I have been a teacher for four years working in South-West Sydney. Although I have lived and worked in Sydney for the last few years, I was raised in Mudgee and lived here most of my life so I am very excited to be home in this great community. The staff and students of Mudgee Public School have been very welcoming and supportive in my short time here so far and I am looking forward to all of the exciting experiences I can share with everyone. If you do see me around the school, please come and say hello, I would love to meet you.
Mrs Claire Harries - Teacher
Collection for Equipment
Do you throw away hundreds of bread bags and tags every year? You can support the school, and a great cause, by sending your bags and tags to school for recycling.
Mudgee Public School Breakfast Club coordinators are requesting your support to collect BREAD BAGS until 25th June 2021! (See below). Bring your bread bags to Breakfast Club in the mornings at the hall or you can be deposit them in a collection box at the front office. As a registered school with Wonder Recycling Rewards our recycling efforts will earn the school rewards points to redeem NEW sports equipment from RHSports.
ALL BREAD TAGS will be collected and go to support a company called Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs . The plastic is recycled in SA to supply wheelchairs in South Africa. Click on the link below to see more about this great cause https://ozbreadtagsforwheelchairs.org.au/ Collection boxes are available at breakfast club and in the front office to deposit your tags.
P&C Report
Mothers Day Stall
Thank you to the many parents and community that donated supplies to our school Mothers Day Stall. A great success and wonderful coordination by our P&C rep Marnie Gordon. Thank you Marnie!
We would like to wish all Mothers, Grandmothers and all Carers a wonderful Mothers Day on Sunday. If you would like to support and volunteer please email the P & C for further information: mudgeepublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au
Community Liaison Officer News
Maggie Dent - "Mothering Our Boys" Seminar
* Tickets for this Seminar have been pre-purchased and ticket holders should have been notified directly via email. Unfortunately no additional tickets can be purchased.
"We are so thrilled to announce that we now have a new date for Maggie's Mothering Our Boys seminar coming up in Mudgee on Friday 14th May 2021" (unless there's unforeseeable changes due to COVID of course!). Maggie cannot WAIT to present this wonderful seminar to a live audience - it has been a long time coming!
This seminar will now be held from 6.30pm to 8.30pm (doors open at 5.45pm) on Friday 14th May. Your ticket will be valid for this date. If for any reason you are unable to make this date please email Kat who will happily offer you a refund teammaggie@maggiedent.com.
Please don't hesitate if you have any queries at all. Maggie can't wait to see you there! - Team Maggie
The playgroup is open to any future student of MPS (those with siblings already at school or those in our zone) and all ages up to school age. We look forward to meeting these little Newbees and their families (Mums, Dads and Grandparents are all welcome!). Mudgee Newbees will run on Thursday afternoons in term time from 2.30-3.15pm in the Kitchen Garden area. COVID sign in is a must and will be set up at the Kitchen Garden. We'll have some free play, story and singing time and some craft to do. I look forward to meeting you there!
Liz Halbisch - Community Liaison Officer
NAPLAN Information
Dear Parent / Carer,
During May 2021, students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit NAPLAN. The schedule for the tests is as follows:
Tuesday 11 May, Wednesday 12 May, Thursday 13 May
Language Conventions test (spelling, grammar and punctuation)
Writing test
Reading test
Numeracy test
On Friday 14 May – a ‘catch-up’ day is scheduled for students who missed a test or were absent on a test day.
Students may be exempt from the NAPLAN test if they:
• are from a language background other than English, have arrived from overseas and have been attending school in Australia for less than a year before the test; or
• have significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions which severely limit their capacity to participate in the tests.
Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer after consultation with the school principal. To withdraw your child from NAPLAN, a parent or carer consent form must be signed.
All other students are expected to participate in the tests.
Disability adjustments which reflect the student’s normal level of support in the classroom may be provided. Alternative format test materials are available to meet the needs of individual students (e.g. braille, large print, black and white test material or the electronic test). Access to disability adjustments or exemption from the tests must be discussed with the school principal and a parent or carer consent form must be signed.
Please make an appointment with the principal if you need to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN.
For further information about NAPLAN, visit NESA’s NAPLAN website.
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