Muswellbrook South Public School Newsletter

57 Maitland Street, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 EMAIL: muswellbrs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Telephone: (02) 65431896 Fax: (02) 65433475

TERM 1 WEEK 11 Wednesday 8 April 2020

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Learning from home

I understand that it has been a challenging time for parents at home with their children. The demands of work and assisting children with their schoolwork, while keeping everyone at home happy, calm and on speaking terms, has been overwhelming. Many of our teachers are in the same situation, including me.

The bad news is that it will probably continue well

into next term. While there are still no plans to close

the school, it looks likely that we will be in a similar

situation for most of Term 2. The good news is that

one day children will return to school.

The next unit of work will be available for pick at the

school on Tuesday, 28 April (first day of Term 2).

This will be another two weeks of work similar to

what has already been supplied.

After that, most classes will move to a more online

approach to learning. This does bring challenges.

Last week I sent out a text message asking for

feedback on the units of work and seeking

information about the availability of technology and

the internet at home. From that it seems that most

families have good access to the internet and a

computer or device. For those that don’t, we will be

providing solutions, including borrowing laptops

from the school that have internet capabilities.

If you didn’t respond to the survey and require

technology to access the internet, then please call

the school as soon as possible.

Communicating with the school

The school will be communicating with families via the following means:

• Newsletter – for whole school information,

awards and photos

• Notes – for specific purposes

• Text message – for emergencies or urgent

information (non-reply service)

• Facebook – good news stories

• Phone calls – specific one-to-one

information.

Parents can continue to contact the school via the

phone or email.

Communicating with teachers

Teachers will have been in contact with all families

by now. They are using a variety of methods

including, Class Dojo, text message, MS Teams,

Google Classroom and Facebook.

Please call the school, if you are having difficulty

contacting your child’s teacher.

It is important for you and your child to remember

that teachers will be communicating with many

other families, so your communications should be

important and short. You may also need to remind

your child to be patient when waiting for support or

feedback.

Enjoy the holidays. If nothing else, they will be

memorable. Remember to be patient, be kind and

get some time to yourself.

Glen Kite - Principal

“Muswellbrook South Public School Official”

Window Wellbeing Challenge ~ Week 11 Be sure to connect with your family and friends in this disconnected world.

PJ says - “Enjoy your holidays and Easter break. Have fun, eat well and love loads.”

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P&C Easter Raffle Thank you to everyone who donated items for our Easter raffle and everyone who purchased raffle tickets. The raffle was drawn this afternoon. Congratulations to the following winners – 1st – Risby 2nd – Penny Dyer 3rd – Fiona Miller 4th – Michaela Boyd 5th – Evonne 6th – Loky S 7th – Kyron Davis 8th – Amy Denning 9th – Tom Noonan 10th – Tahlea Tenning 11th – Jayde Streeter 12th – Kirsty Palmer 13th – Jenkins 14th – Bree Gould 15th – Patrick Parsons Raffle winners will be phoned to arrange collection of prizes. Thank you.

WEEK 10 & 11 MERIT AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who received merit awards during last week and this week. These awards have been posted to students. MSPS are proud of your efforts! Infants – Lauren G, Heidi W, Scarlet S, Craig C, Grayson Mc, Nykkie D, Lucas H, Lucas C, Jai O-C, Bethan G, Dustin F, Khi D, Phoenix R, Mason P, Alora A, Tamara H, Tyrone A, Jaxson S, Macey R, Cooper S, Dorothy B and Steven H. Primary – Laura C, Vitaliy O, Ryder W, Cohen L, Tait Mc, Adriel A, Caden N, Aurora S, Tayah G, Erica C, Scott F, Lissa A, Jacinda D, Riley N, Harrison F, Shawn H, Althea M, Addison W, Sophie F, Joshua R, Noa K and Flynn S. WEEK 10 & 11 PBL AWARDS Congratulations to the following student who received a PBL award. It is in the post. MSPS are proud of your efforts! Bronze Award (25 Pebbles) – Braygen H.

WEEK 10 PBL CHAMPS

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded “PBL champs” last week. These students consistently follow the school values of being Safe, Respectful and Responsible. PBL champ badges have been posted to students. Congratulations! Early Stage 1 – Damien H and Reuben S. Stage 1 – Brooklyn B, Warryn H, Axel M and Patrick G. Stage 2 – Tanner H, Lillian S, Zuhayr A and Aurora S. Stage 3 – Brodie S, Noa K, Tia Wyatt and Zubair A. Support – Sky-Ann S.

We understand parents may also be working from home and the challenges this might bring helping your children trying to learn from home. Please see some of the tips the Department has shared. • As long as students are continuing to learn, the amount of time is flexible. • Consult your teacher. • Remember to look after yourself, you're important too!

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MSPS Dates for the Diary – Term 1 2020

Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

April

Wk11

6

7

8 9 LAST DAY OF TERM FOR STUDENTS

10 Good Friday Public Holiday

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

Apr/May

Wk1

27

Staff

Development Day

28

Schoolwork

exchange

Day 1 Term 2

29 30 1

May

Wk2

4 5 6 7 8

2K20 Teacher Feature

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Name: Melissa Petersen School Position: Classroom Teacher (of the best class K Blue!) Favourite movie: Pride and Prejudice or Anne of Green Gables or any romcom – I’m not very good at choosing one. Definitely no horror or anything supernatural or time travel – it hurts my brain. Born in: Perth Favourite phone app: Facetime – so I can see my beautiful

grown up children

An embarrassing moment was: Talking to someone only to realise they were a statue Naughtiest thing you’ve done: I stole a freddo frog when I was five – actually I didn’t steal it because I knew my sister would have to pay for it. I ate it before she could make me take it back and then I felt sick. I didn’t eat freddo’s for a long time. If you could change 1 thing in our world, what would it be: I would remove the fear of change Why did you become a teacher: It is the best job in the world and I absolutely love it.

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