Murrumburrah Public School

NEWSLETTER: 12 August 2019 ~ Term 3 Week 4

Dear Families,

The date for our school production, Cinderella and Rockerfella is rapidly approaching and the excitement is

building. Students have been rehearsing their lines and songs, costumes and backdrops are being created and the

lighting is sorted. Pictured above is our set team, busily getting backdrops ready for the big performance.

Please mark the dates… Thursday 19 and Friday 20 of September at 6:30pm at Murrumburrah High

School. Tickets will be available soon, $3 per student, $5 per adult or $12 per family.

From my desk,

Clare Crawford

EVENT CLASSES ACTIVITY DATE COST Notes /

Money due

NEW DATE District Athletics Carnival

Selected students

Thursday 15 August Nixon Park, Temora

Start 9.15am

$4 PSSA levy

Overdue

SRC Assembly All welcome Friday 16 August 12.30pm in the hall Free

Kindergarten 2020 Open Day All welcome Wednesday 21 August

9.15am — 1.30pm Free

Todd Woodbridge Cup Years 3&4 Friday 23 August

ICAS Competitions Participating students Various As per

note Thu 22

Aug

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK...

Empathy Responsibility Respect

WRAP UP

BRUNGLE ABORIGINAL EDUCATION CENTRE On Thursday, 8 August, MPS ATSI students attended the Brungle’s Aboriginal

Education Centre. The day commenced with a Welcome To Country by Aunty Soni. Erin and Phoenix presented two Emu Callers as a sign of respect. The day

was filled with Wiradjuri activities, enriching the students understanding of their Aboriginal heritage. They all had the opportunity to learn how to count to

ten, sing and dance with Uncle Pat as he played the didgeridoo and guitar. Aunty Soni told beautiful dreaming stories around a 'make-believe' camp fire. MPS and

Brungle PS students played together, ate barbequed sausage sandwiches and listened to music. The day was made possible by Mrs Saunders and Mr McKinley

providing transport and Mr Wade driving the bus. The day ended with Erin thanking the BPS Principal for a fabulous day, and she

extended a welcome back to all students from MPS.

Mrs Jo Innes—Co-Ordinator

Last Wednesday, MPS students from K-6 attended a performance in the school hall which aimed to encourage students to use a growth mindset by teaching them strategies to use when in a challenging situation. The assembly introduced a cartoon boy named NED who was on a very important mission: to find his mindset. Led by clues and memorable characters, he overcame Mt. Everest’s toughest obstacles, uncovered inner-treasures on a Caribbean island, and ‘grew’ his brain while repairing a sputtering spaceship. Throughout the performance, students discovered ways to activate their growth mindset to overcome social, emotional and academic challenges. Doug, the presenter, used a range of Yo-Yo skills and tricks throughout the performance and students have enjoyed purchasing and practising their own Yo-Yo skills in the days since. Students were highly engaged during the session and were quick to adopt the key messages underlying the performance:

Mrs Letitia Beal—Coordinator

OPEN CLASSROOMS

Empathy Responsibility Respect

Premier’s Spelling Bee Challenge Wow! What a high standard of spelling expertise we have within our school. Congratulations to all students who competed in the school spelling bee which was held last week. Students across K-6 have been involved in this fun and exciting event. A special congratulations to our Kindergarten students who participated in their first ever spelling bee. Alec Weston and Jack Mahoney finished first and second respectively. A big congratulations also to our Year 1 students, Hayley Muscat, Mikayla Howe (1st), Charlie Beal, Georgia Jones and Alex McMillan who did a fantastic job up ‘on stage’ during their heat. Word lists featured many tricky and challenging words for our contestants and it was pleasing to see so many students having the confidence to ‘give it a go’. Our Year 2, 3, 4 representatives, Imogen Smith, Harry Power, Corinne Howe, Zafir Alam, Halle Brown, Edie Shea, Sybella Lenehan, Katie Brooker and Lewis Shea fought a hard battle and showcased some great spelling strategies and skill! The Stage 3 heat, turned into an epic battle with Charlie Lenehan, Brooke Emms, Ryan Weston, Isaac Brown and Jayden Steele attempting to spell words many adults would find challenging! Thank you to Mr Barry Wooldridge who came along to the spelling bee as our special guest! Mr Wooldridge reiterated the pivotal role reading plays in developing good spelling skills and strategies. The next stage of The Premier’s Spelling Bee will be held at Turvey Park on Friday 13 September. We congratulate Zafir Alam and Katie Brooker who will represent MPS in the Year 2, 3 and 4 division as well as Isaac Brown and Jayden Steele who will be our Year 5/6 Representatives. Good luck from everyone at MPS!!

Letitia Beal - Coordinator

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES—TERM 3 Congratulations to our Class Representatives for Term 3. Students will be officially

recognised at the SRC Assembly this Friday at 12.30pm in the hall. Everyone welcome! KC—Phoebe Brown & Riley Murray KD—Fran Mariani & Abigail Wyatt 1S—Nate Sibley & Imogen Steele 1D—Beau Manwaring & Lola Giddings 2M—Bentley Daries & Lachlan Daley

3I—Corinne Howe & Justin Woodhead 3/4L—Hannah Guy & Austin Millar 4/5G—Katie Brooker & Sybella Lenehan 6FB– Kayla Schulz & Jaydon Millar

Class Representative

Term 3

2019

Don’t forget our

BOOK PARADE ASSEMBLY

FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

12.30pm in the hall Come dressed as a character from your favourite book

Empathy Responsibility Respect

CHICKEN BURGERS Ingredients 600g lean chicken mince

3 spring onions, finely sliced

1/2 red capsicum, very finely chopped

1Tblspoon of salt reduced soy sauce

Method 1. Mix ingredients in a large bowl. Form into patties. Refrigerate until needed.

2. Heat BBQ or large frypan with 1 tbsp. olive oil. Cook the patties for 5 minutes on one side before flipping over. Do not overcrowd the pan or BBQ plate.

3. Cook on the other side for 2-3 minutes or until cooked all the way through.

4. Serve with fresh salad on a wholemeal bread roll or sliced bread.

TACO MEATBALLS Next week Monday 19 August

Lunch Special

THANK YOU to our canteen volunteers

Friday 16 August

Beth Allen

Monday 19 August Nikki & Sarah Prosser

Friday 16 & Saturday 17 August

6pm at Mechanics Institute, Harden

Congratulations to our reading award recipients.