PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Open Day On Tuesday 7th August, Mowbray Public School celebrated Education Week with a spectacular Open Day! The morning started with performances from the school dance groups, choirs, bands and string ensembles. Guests were then invited to the school hall for a lovely morning tea provided by the school SRC. Classrooms were open from 11:30 – 12:30, so our students could showcase their work to their special guests. The book sale continued all day so that guests could donate to the school library. A big thank you to those who supported as the library raised over $2400 for books for our students. The day was closed with an informal invitation to share lunch, before students went back into the normal routine of the day. Tuesday was a true showcase of all the fantastic work done by our Mowbray students, who are supported by a caring staff and dedicated parent volunteers. Our special guests, Counsellor Giles-Gidney and P&C president Matt Hodgkiss commented on how polished the performances at the concert were and parents, grandparents and guests were engaged viewing and participant in student activities during the classroom visits. A big Thanks You to Miss Homes, Miss Kay and the Open Day team who put together the running of the event.

Enrolment It’s that time of year again – 2019 enrolments have opened and are underway. We would request that any parents/carers who have not yet completed an enrolment form for 2019 Kindergarten students, please come up to the office to pick up an enrolment pack. If you know of any local parents who have not yet come up to the school to start the enrolment process, could you please encourage them to do so as the orientation program will be starting soon.

School start and finish times Just a reminder to all, supervision for students starts at 8:40am as there is a teacher on duty in the

playground. School finishes at 3:10pm and students need to be picked up promptly.

If your child is late in the morning, it is important that an adult accompanies them to the school office so

a late note can be organised by the office staff. It is a legal requirement that all absences/late or early

arrival be explained.

Last chance to nominate for the school council There are now vacancies on our school council – although the deadline has passes – we can still

accept nominations until Friday 10th August, so be quick! There is some information and a nomination

form for your consideration included in this newsletter.

CAROLINE ALFORD PRINCIPAL

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OFFICE NEWS

Student Phones: Students that bring a phone to school need to hand them in at the office in the morning and then collect them again in the afternoon. Please ensure that phones are turned off or are on silent mode when they are handed in. Term Accounts: Term accounts will be sent home next week via School Bytes. Please look out for them and if you do not receive an email please check you spam folder. It would be appreciated if the term account can be paid by the due date. Correspondence: When sending an email or letter regarding your child can you please include your child’s name and class. This makes it easier to follow up on your request. SUE LEECE ADMIN MANAGER

TERM 3 – DATES TO REMEMBER

WEEK 3 – EDUCATION WEEK Thursday 9 August ICAS Maths – 7.45am

Friday 10 August NAIDOC Week Assembly

WEEK 4

Monday 13 August K-2 Book Week performance (incursion)

Tuesday 14 August Athletics Carnival – Field (3-6) at Rotary K-6 Assembly – KM & KF P&C Meeting & School Council – 6.30pm

Friday 17 August K-2 Athletics Carnival at MPS

WEEK 5 – BOOK WEEK

Tuesday 21 August K-6 Book Character Parade – 9.30-11am

Thursday 23 August Author Visit (Jacqueline Harvey) – Yrs 3-6

Saturday 25 August Trivia Night & Disco for parents

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who will receive their awards at the K-6 School Assembly on Tuesday 14 August at 2pm presented by KM & KF).

Gold Awards

Class Name

KM Jackson Y, Nathan A

KF Sienna L, Sienna K, Karen E, Nuoyi W, Bianca N

KA Ethan V, Eoghan O, Anika C

KT Isabelle S

1S Fiona L

1PC Oliver PM, Soraka T, Norbert M

1M Xavier P, Mirei C

2F Ritsuki K, Harry G, Victoria L

2C Bianca C, Ariya D

2P Maisie C, Luca R

3B Harriet M

3S Ting Ting H, Hudson S

4T Leo S, Gwen S

6F Lucy FC, Jade K

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Did you know we have a School Council at Mowbray?

The role of the School Council is to participate in setting policies and goals for their school according to the guidelines of the Department of Education and Communities and the needs of the students and the local community.

Each council is made up of parents/caregivers, staff, and community members.

NOMINATIONS FOR PARENT MEMBERS TO THE SCHOOL COUNCIL

Tenure for parent representatives in School Council is two years.

The Mowbray Public School Council is made up of representatives from all groups involved with the School. The Council comprises:

The Principal Three members of teaching staff Up to two community members

Four parent representatives P&C President

There will be VACANCIES for parent representatives on the Council for 2018

Nominations are hereby called for interested parents to nominate for the vacant positions. Please use the attached form and return it to the school office by the close of nominations.

Nominations Close: Friday, 3rd August 2018

Election: (if required) will be held on Friday, 10th August

Annual General Meeting of the School Council will be held on Tuesday, 14th August

Nominations for membership of Mowbray’s School

Council are now invited from parents.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AND

CONSIDER NOMINATING

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PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL

The School Council is an advisory body made up of representatives of the Staff, Parents and Community, with responsibility for determining the broad policies of the School within the context of the relevant legislation. The Principal remains responsible under State Government law for the management of the School.

Issues in which the Council may become involved include:

Determining the broad aims and education aims of the School Developing and monitoring School facilities (buildings, grounds, transport and the

like), Student Welfare and Promotion of effective interaction of the members of the school community

The School Council is represented on two committees within the school:

The Finance Committee (meets once a term)

COMMITMENT

Members of the School Council undertake to serve on the Council for a period of two years. Meetings are held on one or two evenings a term at the School.

Parent representatives on the Council nominate to take up certain roles as part of their membership. These are:

Position Role Chair Chair School Council meetings

Prepare/sign external correspondence on behalf of School Council

Secretary Prepare and distribute meeting minutes File correspondence

School Council Rep on Finance Committee

Attend and participate in School Council meetings Attend Finance meeting one Tuesday morning each term (approx 45 mins)

Caroline Alford Mowbray Public School Principal

Please return your completed NOMINATION form to the School Office no later than

Friday 3rd August

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NOMINATION FORM FOR ELECTION TO MOWBRAY PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL

PARENT MEMBER – 2018-20

(Each nominee will use one nomination form)

FULL NAME OF NOMINEE:

(Nominated by at least two signatories)

EMAIL:

NAME: NAME: (Print Name of First Signatory) (Print Name of Second Signatory)

SIGNED: SIGNED:

STATEMENT BY NOMINEE:

I am willing to accept nomination as a parent member of Mowbray Public School Council.

SIGNED:

Short statement outlining reasons for nomination:

Please return your completed form to the School Office no later than

Friday 3rd August, 2018

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August 2018

Attention parents and carers: Changes to School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines The NSW Department of Education has revised the School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines following an extensive review and consultation process, including with the NSW Parents and Citizens Association. The revised School Uniform Policy requirements include that:

all students have the opportunity to access the full range of school activities, including physical activities while wearing a school uniform

girls must have the option to wear shorts and pants

consideration is given to cost and how to assist families, including for schools to inform parents how they can access financial support to purchase school uniform items.

The revised School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines can be found at the link: School Uniform Policy.

Where changes are required to a school’s uniform, there must be formal consultation with students, teachers and

other staff, parents or carers, and the school community (including the Parents and Citizens' Association). Parents

and carers should be given up to 3 years to comply with any changes.

Optional Information:

Our school expects students to wear their uniform during school hours, while travelling to and from school and when engaged in school activities out of school hours. The P&C will be reviewing the revised School Uniform Policy and associated guidelines at the P&C meeting on 14th August. We hope that you can attend the P&C meeting to support our school in ensuring we meet the requirements of the revised School Uniform Policy. When all students wear our school uniform their personal safety is enhanced and a sense of belonging to our school community is created. A positive school identity is also promoted in our local community. For queries contact Mowbray Public School Office on 9428 3200

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SCHOOL NEWS

ICAS 2018 Throughout Term 2 and 3, many students participated in ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools). A huge congratulations to all students who received a High Distinction for ICAS Science and ICAS Digital technologies. This is a huge achievement and these students are to be commended on their efforts.

The following student's received a High Distinction for ICAS Digital Technologies; Bryce S, Sebastian R, Harry P, Peter Y, Ella H and Marcus S.

The following student's received a High Distinction for ICAS Science; Peter Y, Owen C, Daniel M, Emma Y and Ryan C.

Michelle Simionato

SCHOOL PHOTOS Envelopes are being sent out this week for the ordering of school photos. Photo Day is 3rd September. You can order on line at www.advancedlife.com.au. The online code is 4ZF 1G4 XWZ

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SCHOOL NEWS

Extreme Dance Challenge - Eisteddfod season has begun for our Mowbray Performance

Ensembles. On Sunday 29th July they participated in their first Eisteddfod for the year at Extreme

Dance at Shore School. Our groups did a spectacular job performing on stage in front of a large

audience demonstrating their hard work from their weekly dance rehearsals. Our Junior

Performance Ensemble and Boys Hip Hop Ensemble both received Highly Commended awards

and our Senior Performance Ensemble captivated the audience with their unique dance and

enthusiasm. Well done to all performers and we look forward to the season ahead.

Brigette Morrow, Kirsty Holmes, Sam Newman and Sean McElhenny

Students published in The Village Observer

At the end of the narrative writing program, each student in class 6F selected

the best paragraph from their edited story, then made it exactly 100 words.

Each written piece was submitted to The Village Observer (see entries on the

next page). The editor published nine students in the July issue. The

competition was an excellent way to demonstrate that writing has a purpose,

editing needs to be done with effort and the process of writing can be celebrated. Well done:

Nicholas R, Daniel WD, Douglas C, Hannah G, Jade K, Jenny H, Kota T, Angel Z and Yaj KB!

Kerry Franta

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SCHOOL NEWS

Sydney Eisteddfod - Congratulations to our three dance groups on their brilliant performances

at The Sydney Opera House this past Sunday. The Junior Performance ensemble performed their

fantastic “Toy Box” dance, the Boys Hip Hop group performed their wonderful “Tron” dance and

the Senior Dance group performed their spectacular “Fire and Ice”. It was a fantastic day had by

all!

All three groups worked really hard for the lead up to this special performance, and although we

didn’t place, everyone had smiles on their faces all day - especially the proud teachers. The

students behaved extremely well and did Mowbray Public School proud. Many thanks to our

enthusiastic and talented group of teachers for their continued hard work with their dance groups.

Kati Collins

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LIBRARY NEWS

Our annual library book fair, on Open Day, was a great success thanks to our awesome community! It was wonderful to see so many families visiting the library. A big thank-you to all the generous book donations. The funds raised will be put towards more books and library resources.

We will be making the specially labelled stickers with your child’s name shortly, which are inserted in the front of their donated book. Once this is completed, your child will be the first to borrow the book.

The smooth running of this day would not have been possible if it were not for our AMAZING team of helpers. A special thank-you to Sheyne L and Jenny D. Thank-you to the wonderful parents: Vanessa B, Mami E, Ann G, Jennifer S, Carolyn N, Susannah M, Sarah G, Maureen K, Kate S, Sarah P, Luana S, Mandy S, Yoyo P, Justine N, Tanya N and Alvia B. A special mention to Ting Ting for making the bookmarks that were much sought after!

Thank-you, Mowbray Community, for such a successful book fair.

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LIBRARY NEWS

What’s happening at your school for

Book Week?

Celebrations at Mowbray PS include………….

13th August - K-2 Incursion performance highlighting the 2018 CBCA books! 21st August - K-6 Book Character Parade (9.30am- all welcome) Get your costumes ready! 23rd August - 3-6 Author Visit: Jacqueline Harvey (signed books available for purchase) (See order form attached)

PREMIER READING CHALLENGE CLOSES

SOON!

Students need to complete their student reading records NOW! Parents - If your student is participating in the challenge, they need to enter all their books into their student reading records ASAP! Thank-you for your support.

Quick link https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Dana Duveck-Steele & Gina McCann

Teacher Librarians

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Jacqueline Harvey Order Form Order Now to have your books signed!

Return to the School Office no later than Wednesday 15th August. 2018

Name: Class:

Payment Details

[ ] Cash attached in an envelope with the above order form

[ ] POP (Parent Online Payment - Choose 'Other' and for description write JH Book. Return this order form to the

office

Book # Title ISBN Price Quantity

1 Alice-Miranda At School 9781741664515 $17.00

2 Alice-Miranda On Holiday 9781864719840 $17.00

3 Alice-Miranda Takes The Lead 9781864718492 $17.00

4 Alice-Miranda At Sea 9781864718485 $17.00

5 Alice-Miranda In New York 9781742751146 $17.00

6 Alice-Miranda Shows the Way 9781742751177 $17.00

7 Alice-Miranda in Paris 9781742752884 $17.00

8 Alice-Miranda Shines Bright 9781742752907 $17.00

9 Alice-Miranda in Japan 9781742757599 $17.00

10 Alice-Miranda at Camp 9781742757612 $17.00

11 Alice-Miranda at the Palace 9780857982728 $17.00

12 Alice-Miranda in the Alps 9780857982742 $17.00

13 Alice-Miranda to the Rescue 9780857985224 $17.00

14 Alice-Miranda in China 9780857985200 $17.00

15 Alice-Miranda Holds the Key 9780143780700 $17.00

16 Alice-Miranda in Hollywood 9780143780618 $17.00

17 Alice-Miranda in Scotland 9780143786016 $17.00

1 Clementine Rose and the Surprise Visitor 9781742755410 $13.00

2 Clementine Rose and the Pet Day Disaster 9781742755434 $13.00

3 Clementine Rose and the Perfect Present 9781742755458 $13.00

4 Clementine Rose and the Farm Fiasco 9781742755472 $13.00

5 Clementine Rose and the Seaside Escape 9781742757513 $13.00

6 Clementine Rose and the Treasure Box 9781742757537 $13.00

7 Clementine Rose and the Famous Friend 9781742757551 $13.00

8 Clementine Rose and the Ballet Break-In 9781742757575 $13.00

9 Clementine Rose and the Movie Magic 9780857985187 $13.00

10 Clementine Rose and the Birthday Emergency 9780857985163 $13.00

11 Clementine Rose and the Special Promise 9780857987860 $15.00

12 Clementine Rose and the Paris Puzzle 9780857987884 $15.00

13 Clementine Rose and the Wedding Wobbles 9780857987907 $15.00

1 Kensy and Max - Breaking News 9780143780656 $17.00

2 Kensy and Max 2 - Disappearing Act NEW 9780143780632 $17.00

Total:

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Contribute to the school community, meet other families and improve our gardens at the

second Mowbray PS Working Bee of 2018.

When: Sunday 19th August 2018, 9am – 11am.

Where: Mowbray school grounds.

What will we be doing? Assembling new garden beds that have been kindly donated by

Bunnings; dismantling old fencing around the orchard garden; general garden maintenance –

weeding, mulching and a tidy up of the grounds.

What do I need to bring? Your friends and family, hats, and a bottle of water. If you have them,

please bring along some of your own tools- clearly labelled with your name so they don't go

walkabout. Especially useful would be tools for assembling new garden beds and dismantling the

wire panels around the existing garden. A few hammers could be handy too. Of course, please

bring gardening gloves and spades. There will be a few school ones available to borrow on the

day if you don’t have any.

RSVP: So we have an idea of numbers could you please let us know if you can make it via email

to info@mowbraypandc.org.au or, you can just turn up on the day.

Questions? This is a P&C organised activity, for more detail, please email

info@mowbraypandc.org.au

Looking forward to seeing you at Mowbray PS on the 19th August 2018.

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