SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Week 5, Term 4, 2023

Principal's Report

Colour Run: Last Friday, our Year 6 students and staff, put on the most spectacular, colour filled afternoon with obstacle courses, water stations and COLOUR, COLOUR, COLOUR . Our whole school enjoyed an afternoon dodging colour, water stations, obstacles, and enjoying yummy treats. Thank you to our Year 6 students, class of 2023, and staff, for putting on a phenomenal event for all to enjoy. BIG thank you to all of our MPS community for sharing in the fun and supporting our school. Extra special thanks to local businesses who supported this effort as well. We managed to raise $2135.00 which will go towards a Year 6 present to the school.

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Grandparents Day: Last Friday, we also welcomed our MPS grandparent community through our school gates to celebrate Grandparents day. The school was bustling , our classrooms open to explore the learning of our wonderful students, sharing lunch in our beautiful playground, followed by the fun that was our Year 6 Fundraiser, the colour run. Thank you to all of our wonderful grandparent community for your support. I thnk I even saw a couple in the colour run!

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Deputy Secretary, Cathy Brennan, Visit : Today we had a visit from a very special guest, Cathy Brennan, who is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education. Cathy was in Dubbo yesterday attending a professional learning session for principals and must've heard about all the wonderful things Mudgee Public School is up to and wanted to see first hand. We only had 1.5 hours, but in that time, we were able to showcase: Visible Learning for Mathematics, Yarning Circle, the work our Environmental Team is doing, the Wellbeing hub, Kindergarten literacy, Podcasting and technology update, plus a meeting with some of our executive members where we talked about the steps we've been taking in relation to continuous school improvement. It's moments like these that are great to step back and see the wonderful work that happens each and every day and further highlight what a great place Mudgee Public School is to come to learn together. 

Congratulations! 30 yrs Service: We would like to congratulate Mrs Donna O'Hara and Mrs Mel Shearman on receiving a special 30 Years Service certificate, presented by Deputy Secretary Cathy Brennan on behalf of the NSW Department of Education. We are so priviledged to have these wonderful dedicated ladies at Mudgee Public School. On behalf of all the staff and students, thank you for all you continue to do and congratulations!

Waste Free Wednesday: On Wednesday, we were able to implement an initiative that our Environmental Team have been working on, which  was "Waste Free Wednesday".  Mudgee Public School are proud of their journey to sustainability in the school, and this was a great opportunity to teach our students about reusable products and minimising waste, as well as the health benefits generally associated with non packaged food items. I am please to announce our winners from the day: K-2: 2GP; 3-6 5/6T and Support Unit: OL.
Thank you to all who were able to support this wonderful initiative and sharing in our sustainability journey.

Good Luck Freddy: Best of luck to Freddy Stevens who next Friday is off to the State Final of the Multicultural Public Speaking competition. Freddy will be joined in support by his family and teacher/mentor Mrs Baddock.

Freddy, we wish you the very best of luck and we couldn't be more proud of your efforts and achievements in Public Speaking, not just this year, but over the years. We hope you truly enjoy the experience. 

Financial Assistance: I just wanted to draw to everyone's attention that there is always financial assistance available for excursions, incursions, programs and events where payment is required. I am a firm believer that public education is for everyone, and as the principal of this school, I endeavour to ensure that every child has access to an equitable education. I also understand that these times are difficult for people from all backgrounds with cost of living, mortgages and rent experiencing stressful times. For these reasons, I am always heavily subsiding events to ensure all children receive quality additional learning experiences. If you require extra support, please do not feel embarrassed to ask for financial assistance. I ensure these matters are dealt with the strictest levels of confidentiality. 

Calendar: I have once again tried my best to include all events between now and the end of the year on the infographics below. As also mentioned previously, please note this is a changing landscape. I will endeavour to keep updating each week as we go. 

Have a great weekend and week ahead.

John Carters

Principal

Office News - NEW Sentral Finance for Payments & more

SENTRAL FOR PARENTS PORTAL & APP

Download a better communication experience today and discover features from every angle!

Mudgee Public School are excited to announce our NEW Sentral for Parents Portal & App. You’ll discover numerous features, all of which have been developed to help you stay connected and informed.

A parent letter was sent home with students at the end of Term 3 that included a 'Access Key' for signing in to the Sentral for Parents Portal & App. More information is included within the letter, however, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the school office.

* We are experiencing some difficulties so we ask that you be patient with us as we navigate this new platform with our L Plates on! Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding. Please call for assistance, your 'Access Key' or if you find a discrepancy.

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.

School Office ph - 6372 2036

Your Friendly Office Staff  - "We're here to help!"

Principal's Awards

Congratulations to the following students on receiving a Principal Award or Deputy Principal Awards in the past fortnight.

Students of the Week - PBL

Term 4 - WEEK 4

INFANTS  KC - / KF - Nixon Wood / KL - Bella Grosse / 1N - / 1RD - Lily-Rose O'Kay / 1S - / 1/2SR - Asta Blake / 2E - / 2GP - Indie Horton / 2M - Elizabeth Rayner/ AB - Casper Flick / AL -

PRIMARY  3D - Chase Coupe / 3L - Abigail Williams / 3S - Lucas Vasilis / 4H - Holley Purcell / 4W - Lilah Rayner / 4/5A - Elarah Mogg / 5B - Aaleaihya Brennan Young / 5/6H - Coby Behrens / 5/6T - Sam Walker / 6J - Ivy Menzies / 6S - Jayson Vasilis / JC - Liam Hughes / LL -  / OL - Lilly Hill / SM - / MW - 

Term 4 - WEEK 5

INFANTS  KC - / KF - Pippa Carters / KL - Nina Crowe  / 1N - Elsie Sharp / 1RD - Lorenzo Sutton / 1S - Indie Gilogley / 1/2SR - Lyla West / 2E - Joey O'Regan / 2GP - / 2M - / AB - Raiden Blunt / AL -  

PRIMARY 3D - Lucas Harrison / 3L - Indie O'Brien / 3S - Jayden Godfrey / 4H - Ellie Langford / 4W - / 4/5A - Tenacity Brown / 5B - Violet Smith / 5/6H - Lathan Scoular-Oakenfull / 5/6T - Axel Broadley / 6J - Ebony Crowe / 6S - Owen Cameron  / JC - / LL - Aleira Cox / OL - Jed Patten  / SM - Ryan Platt / MW - Sierra Cottee 

PCYC Before and After School Care

For 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

Schoolzine App - Stay Connected

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Community Notices

2024 School Bus Passes - Information for Parents & Carers

Is your child eligible for free bus travel to and from school?

All Ogden’s Coaches bus passes will be distributed to eligible students via mail early next year for most bus routes in Gulgong and Mudgee (except Botobolar and Cudgegong which is serviced by Booth’s Bus Service).  If your child is enrolled in a local school, please note the following:

• Students going into Kindergarten, Year 3 and Year 7 must apply for a new pass.
• If you have moved address or schools you must ‘update existing details’
• If you are unsure whether or not your child has a current bus pass, please contact our office on 6372  
• To travel on our bus service, students MUST present their bus pass to the Driver morning and afternoon. If they are ineligible or do not have a pass they can pay a fare or by purchasing a book of 10 tickets, a Term Pass or Annual Pass from our office.

Apply for student bus passes & update details via our website ogdenscoaches.com.au

Select ‘Schools’ tab in top header then select either ‘Apply for a New Pass’ or ‘Update Existing Details’.  Fill in the application form for each child and you will be notified of eligibility via email from Transport NSW.

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