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19 February 202019 February 2020

Principals Report – Week 4, Term1

Safe Parking

The start of the school year is a timely reminder for our parkingprocedures at Mullaway Primary School.

We have two bus zones; one in Whitton Place, the frontentrance of our school and another on Mullaway Drive. It isillegal to park in our front bus zone from 8:00am to 9:00am and2:30pm to 3:45pm on school days. The bus zone on MullawayDrive is effectively a no parking zone all day.

We do have a Kiss and Drop zone at the north end of WhittonPlace and students being dropped off at this point need to enterthe school through our two pedestrian gateways, not via thestaff car park.

Parent and community parking is on the opposite side of themain school entrance on Whitton Place. We ask that parentswalk their children across the road, and likewise in theafternoon, parents collect their children from the school andwalk them over to their car.

The staff carpark is strictly for staff only.

We appreciate that you may at times have a number ofcommitments, be late for work or have small children with you.It is tempting to take the easy or quicker option. However, ourparking procedures are for the safety of our students. Pleaseno not be that person who causes an accident or injury for thesake of a few extra minutes or extra metres!

Leaders Induction

Our school leaders were officially inducted on Tuesday,February 11th with our school captains and vice-captains,house captains and house vice-captains, and studentrepresentative councillors (SRC); all receiving their 2020leadership badges.

The ceremony was conducted by our school captains (Oscarand Ava), vice-captains (Cooper and Seeana) and AboriginalSRC member (Charlize) and included guest speakers IvyFrancis and Beau Robinson, the 2020 Woolgoolga High Schoolcaptains; who each presented a short speech on leadership.

Congratulations to our 2020 school leaders:

Sporting Houses

• Boy Captain: Oscar Sutherland

• Girl Captain: Ava Thompson

• Boy Vice-Captain: Cooper Grayson

• Girl Vice Captain: Seeana Harre

• Alinta Captains: Zara Shields and Luca Struzik

• Vice Captains: Allira Loomes and Kade Beencke

• Bindarri Captains: Ayla Denblyden and Tyke Lee

• Vice Captains: Chenoa Veverka and Jesse Bocking

• Cargal Captains: Tyler Fulton and Lincoln Kneale

• Vice Captains: Ella Williams and Noah Ryan

• Nian Captains: Corrie Wells and Beau Banks

• Vice Captains: La’kya White and Jax Fuller

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Student Representative Councillors

Meal Deal

Monday, February 10th, was our first Meal Deal day for 2020.Our students enjoyed a delicious chicken and lettuce wrap,followed by a strawberry milk (made from blended strawberriesand whole milk - nothing else added).

The purpose of our Meal Deals is to provide students with avariety of nutritional, sustainable and healthy lunch options at anaffordable price.

Thank you to our P&C and canteen volunteers who coordinatethis fabulous initiative.

Dolphin Marine Magic

Dr Duan March, the Operations Manager at Dolphin MarineRescue visited our school on Monday, February 10th, to speakto our morning assembly about the work he and his team do tosave and rehabilitate marine wildlife; such as the sea turtle.

He also received a donation from Mullaway sisters Emerald andDominique, who have raised almost $1500 in recent years forthe Dolphin Marine Rescue. Their fundraising method has beento forego birthday party presents in lieu of a monetary donation.A unique and altruistic idea!

Dr Duan is also coordinating a local sea turtle release in the nearfuture (on a Saturday) and we will keep you posted for familieswho would be interested in seeing this happen.

James Deagan - Principal

Coming Events

21stFebruary

Friday Swimming presentation

25thFebruary

Tuesday District Swimming Carnival

27thFebruary

Thursday MNC Zone SwimmingCarnival

28thFebruary

Friday Stage 2 & 3 Swimming

6th March Friday Stage 2 & 3 Swimming

11th March Wednesday P&C Meeting

13th March Friday Stage 2 & 3 Swimming

16th - 20thMarch

All Week Footsteps

19th March Thursday Footsteps Disco K – Y25:00pm to 6:00pm

19th March Thursday Footsteps Disco Y3 - Y66:00pm to 7:00pm

20th March Friday Stage 2 & 3 Swimming

24th March Tuesday Three Way Interviews

25th March Wednesday Three Way Interviews

24th & 25thMarch

Tuesday &Wednesday

Book Fair

27th March Friday Stage 2 & 3 Swimming

3rd April Friday Cross Country

8th April Wednesday P&C Meeting 5:30pm to7:00pm

9th April Thursday ANZAC Day Assembly

10th April Friday GOOD FRIDAY PUBLICHOLIDAY

• Aboriginal: Charlize Donovan

• Glider: Marshall Bellamy

• Casuarina: Jakob Stocks

• Glossy: Malyn Byrne

• Pandanus: Dylan Hannaford & Sophie Gustafson

• Kites: Tayo Watson-Sinclair & Lyla Freudenstein

• Lilly Pilly: Jazz Kennedy & Talvin Harre

• Wonga: Jordy Macpherson & Ayla Denblyden

• Bluegum: Lachlan Whiting & Tyke Lee

• Kookaburra: Gracie Kennedy & Beau Banks

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NEXT NEWSLETTER: Wednesday 4thMarch

Weekly Bee Awards

Monday 10th February

Miss Hopper Grevillea Indigo S

Mrs Gentle Lorikeets Indiana R

Ms Canale Glider Harper V

Mrs Lee Casuarina Harlem G

Mr Neal Glossy Huon W

Ms Rigoni Pandanus Che Lei W

Ms Broekman Kites Jolie W

Mr Grant Lilly Pilly Zeike H

Mr Blanshard Wonga Tahlia P

Mrs Dibb Bluegum Chenoa V

Mr Cheers Kookaburra Bridie H

Mrs Sutherland Library Blake B

Mr Skinner/ Mrs Swift RFF ~

Mr Paz ~

Monday 17th February

Miss Hopper Grevillea Theo H

Mrs Gentle Lorikeets Dominique R

Ms Canale Glider Oliver S

Mrs Carter Casuarina Seth R

Mr Neal Glossy Eddie Mc

Miss Rigoni Pandanus Lizzy W

Ms Broekman Kites Darcie H

Mr Grant Lilly Pilly Indiana F

Mr Blanshard Wonga Oscar S

Mrs Dibb Bluegum Shannan R

Mr Cheers Kookaburra Blaze G

Mrs Sutherland Library Matthew K

Mr Skinner/ Mrs Swift RFF Charlotte H

Mr Paz Sophie E

Messages from the Office

Student invoices

We are aiming to send all student invoices home by the end ofthis week, with the youngest child in the family. Please DO NOTmake any payments until you receive your invoice.

Once you have received your invoice, payments may be madeonline via the school website “Make a Payment” tab in the topbar of home page, or cash at the Front Office.

Kind regards, Leanne, Tania & Ryki

Children Late to School

If your child is late without a Parent or written reason, your childwill come home with a printed late slip (used to be a pale greentyped note). Please add a reason, sign and return to your child’sclass teacher.

School Hats

Students can now purchase Size large hats from the officethey have been re- stocked.

Thank you

Parent Helpers and Visitors

All parent helpers and visitors to the school are reminded toplease come to the office on arrival to sign in and collect aVisitors Badge. This is a Work Health & Safety requirement ofall school grounds.

Schoolzine App

Just a reminder to all parents to download the Schoolzine APPto your phone. See instruction on the link below.

This will deliver the school Newslett

er to you each fortnight and also enable you to requestmeetings with teachers and advise the school of your student’sabsences.

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Bus Pass

Notes sent home since last Newsletter

NOTE DUE

DATE

CLASS /

STAGE

Sport Consent Form 27thFebruary

Years 3 to 6

Student Excursion Application

Lake Ainsworth Y5/6

Cascade Y4

3rd April Year 4,5 & 6

Swimming Carnival Note competitiveswimmers only

17thFebruary

Y 2 – Y6

Meal Deal 21stFebruary

All Students

NOTE DUE

DATE

CLASS /

STAGE

District Swimming note 24thFebruary

SelectedStudents

CanteenDear Parents and Caregivers,

We are looking for some help in a number of areas so we cankeep the canteen open and provide this service for the children.

The canteen runs:

If you can HELP… Please contact myself or Jess.

We are looking for:

Trust me, I know we all are time poor and have busy lives.As a full time working mother of five kids, who also has othercommunity commitments, I know all too well that we are allpulled in hundreds of directions, but please look at your diariesand if you can find 3.5 hours a month, or 30 minutes a month,we would love to have your support and help to provide thisservice for the children.

If you feel that you can help or if you want to chat about thecanteen and find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact meby call or text. If I cannot answer your call straight way, I willreturn your call as soon as I can.

We are all part of the Mullaway Primary School Family. Let’swork together to keep the canteen running.

Kind RegardsJulieann Marshall0409 287 855juliemarshall@exemail.com.au

Please contact Julie Marshall on 0409 287 855 if youcannot do your designated day or if you need a second

person on your day.

P & CDear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back to our amazing school for 2020.

• Alternate Mondays (Meal Deal only)

• Wednesday and Friday (Order from menu)

1. Helpers for lunch prep each Wednesday and Friday,this would see you at the canteen 3.5 hrs being from9am to 12.30pm;

2. Helpers that will allow us to open for afternoon break,this is just 30 minutes to open for snacks that willalready be made on Wednesday and Friday from1:20pm to 1:45pm.

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I would like to personally invite you to come along to theP&C and help support the students and staff as well as ourcommunity. The P&C meet the 2nd Wednesday of each monthat 5.30pm in the School Library. The next meeting will be at5.30pm on March 11th.

The P&C is not just a fundraising committee. It is also:

Over the last few years, the P&C has provided financial supportby grant applications and fundraising to enable the school toobtain lots of needed equipment and resources such as; picnictables for the children to eat and learn at, learning-circle logs,beautification of the school with gardens, air conditioning to allthe classrooms, life-saving defibrillator, medals and awards forchildren, and financial support for children competing at a statelevel - just to mention a few. We also support community plightssuch as financial support for families in need and for the legalargument funding for the Mullaway mobile tower.

All of the above require the volunteer services of our parentsand do not come together without a lot of hard work and effort.While we understand that it is not always possible for parentsto volunteer their time, the more parental support we have, thebetter our school becomes and the more successful our eventswill be. As you can see, we are a busy bunch of people who arealways appreciative of new faces and new ideas. If you wouldlike more information please do not hesitate to contact me orcome along to a meeting and see if this is for you. There is noobligation and we would love to see you there.

The P&C AGM will be held following the general meeting on11th March 2020 starting at 6.30pm. If there are anynominations for executive positions please email them tomullawaypandc@gmail.com prior to the meeting.

Kind RegardsJulie MarshallPresident Mullaway P&C0409 287 855

Community Notices

Woolgoolga Performing Art Studio

Northern Beaches Blues AFL

• A forum to bring parents, citizens, students, andteaching staff together;

• A chance for parents to keep up to date with allschool activities and to have a say in any issues thatconcern them or their child at our school;

• An opportunity to contribute to the school'sresources through various fundraising projects andbe involved in deciding how the money raised isspent;

• An avenue to encourage parent and communityparticipation in curriculum and other educationalissues in our school.

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Corindi Soccer Registration

Woopi Netball 2020 Registrations

WOOLGOOLGA ROTARY’S MONSTERMONTHLY AUCTION

1st Saturday each month.

The Rotary Club of Woolgoolga holds their monster auction onthe first Saturday of every month (except January). A significantportion of the funds raised goes to supporting programs forlocal school students.

Head down to the Rotary compound and shed behind theWoolgoolga CWA building, beside the Diggers RSL club, andcheck out the bargains available.

Smaller items will be on sale from 10am, with the larger itemsto be auctioned off from 1pm.

A big thank you to each of the members of our community whohave donated goods.

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