Metford Public School Newsletter

Commitment, Respect and Responsibility “With Honour and Pride”

Find us at: 13 Melaleuca Drive, Metford 2323 Ph:: 4933 2655 E-mail: metford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.metford-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Issue No 9 Term 1 Week 9 Principal: Cathy Watt Monday 21st March, 2016

A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL Easter Hat Parade: We are looking forward to a great Easter Hat Parade this Thursday. Our teachers and P and C have been very busy organizing a BBQ, Easter raffles, hats for our students and the parade highlights. Come along and join us for lunch from 11am and then the parade starts at 12 noon. This is expected to be completed by 1pm. There will be photos in next week’s newsletter.

Parking: Please be aware that staff vehicles and delivery trucks are only allowed to park in our school car parks. This is to support the safety of our school community. The car parks are not for entry or exit to our school grounds either. Please co-operate with us on these matters. We are very aware of issues with parking around our school, but safety on our school grounds is a high priority that we must put first. Entry to our School Grounds: If you need to come into our school for any reason that is different to drop off and pick up times, before and after school, you MUST come to our office area and let us know that you are on school grounds. This is particularly important in case we have to have a lock down or evacuation at any time. It is also important for us to know who is on site at all times so that we can manage any incidences that may occur. Bullying? No Way! Says Metford PS: Last Friday, we held a very important learning assembly to talk about bullying as part of the National Day Against Bullying program. Well done to our actors and to our students for participating so well in this activity. Regards Cathy Watt

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“We make a living by what we get,

but we make a life from what we

give.”

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL) The focus for Week 9 is RESPECT: Being polite and well mannered It is with pleasure we share the following students who received PBL recognition awards last week.

Mrs Christine Attard, Assistant Principal

1N and 1PW FOYER DISPLAY PRINCIPAL’S LUNCH 17.3.16

THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING THIS WEEK

Bright green Wristband total of 9 High Flyer tokens

Dark green Wristband total of 27 High Flyer token

Bronze Wings pin total of 54 High Flyer tokens

Amilia Gillies Bella Wall Mahlia Tuatara

Phoenix Johnson Anthony Kennedy Devyani Dagwar Samuel Cox

I’m a HIGH FLYER Because I have displayed Teacher to circle the correct value then sign and date please

COMMITMENT RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY

Book Fair Our Scholastic Book Fair will be on this Thursday 24th March, in our wonderful

library. Classes will be able to visit between 9:00 –

11:00am Parents are invited from 11:00.

Come on in and browse around, bargains, competitions and lucky door prizes!

PLEASE SUPPORT MISS KING

CALEB MAHONY & TROY GILLIES of YEAR 6

They are shaving for a cure WHEN : Tuesday 5th April (Week 11)

TIME : At the school assembly at 1.30pm

DONATION BOX PROVIDED AT OUR OFFICE

COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER Hi Everyone. The free TAFE Outreach computer course is filling fast, so if you are interested in attending please leave your contact details at the office. This course will run every Friday in Term 2 in our computer lab from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Friends, family and community are welcome to attend this course.

P&C News A HUGE thank you goes to our families for donating Easter eggs and gifts for the raffle. The raffle will be drawn this Thursday at the Easter Hat Parade. There’s going to be some fantastic prizes!! A reminder that we will have a BBQ lunch from 11am and the parade will start at 12pm. See you there.

This week’s winners of the Bunny mascot and plus an iceblock for everyone in the class is: 4N and 5J – Congratulations!!

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2016 Term 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Every Week

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club ------------------ School Assembly 1.30pm

DrumCorp 9am & 9.30am ------------------------- Principal’s lunch

Student banking

Wk 9 Mar 21-25

Sausage sizzle 11am Easter Hat Parade 12pm colouring competition and raffle drawn

GOOD FRIDAY

Wk 10 Mar 28-Apr 1

EASTER MONDAY

Wk 11 Apr 4-8

“Shave for a Cure” at assembly – Miss King and Troy Gillies and Caleb Mahoney

P & C Disco LAST DAY TERM 1

T2 Wk 1 Apr 25-29 Anzac Day

Staff Development Day

Students return ------------------- Anzac Ceremony 1.30 for 1.40pm start

PUPS begin 9-11am

Wk 2 May 2-6 Mothers’ Day Stall

MAITLAND TENNIS CENTRE The holiday tennis clinic will operate at Maitland Tennis Centre for the 3 days of 11th, 12th and 13th April from 9am to 10.30am. This program is suitable for children aged 4 – 16 years and from beginner to intermediate. Book your place now by phoning 4934 5016 or 0431 188 367 or online at www.maitlandtenniscentre.com.au