www.maraylya-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Term 2, Week 5 31

st May, 2013

Principal’s Message

It seems our students are becoming fitness fanatics with the help of ‘Sergeant Ty’ as part of our bootcamp program for this term. “When is Ty coming?” is a

familiar question on a Friday

morning.

K-6 students are put through

their paces, within a variety of

fast paced and interesting

activities aimed at building

and maintaining their fitness

and strength. Ty is friendly

and encouraging with the

students but is also focussing on the discipline associated with

doing the activity correctly. The push-ups seem to be helping

them to understand this!

I thought this was a brilliant example of how well students

respond to the expectations and boundaries placed on them by

the adults in their lives, whether at school, home or out in the

community. High expectations and well devised boundaries really

help to support and develop a child’s sense of what they can

achieve whilst considering the needs of those around them.

These sessions, like the many lessons learnt each week in

school, are allowing kids to push themselves to complete an

activity to a high standard, recognising the value of a job well

done. Well done boys and girls! Your participation and effort is appreciated!

Diary Dates Xmas Festival Meeting

Mon 3rd Jun 7.30pm

Year 6 Fundraiser “Hot Milo Morning”

Thurs 6th June

UNSW Spelling Competition

Tue 18th Jun

Start Smart Financial Literacy

Thu 20th Jun

Black and White Disco

Wed 26th Jun

Student Progress Reports home

Thu 27th Jun

Term 3 begins for students

Tue 16th Jul

Athletics Carnival 2-6 Tamplin Field

Thu 18th Jul

Athletics Carnival K-1 School Oval

Fri 19th Jul

Stage 3 Enrichment Longneck Lagoon

Mon 22nd Jul

Book Week in Education Week

Wed 31st Jul

5/6 Canberra - Snow Trip

14th -16th Aug

Concert Night Thu Sep 5th

3/4 Vision Valley 11th/12th Sep

Digi Ed’ Yrs 2-6 Mon 28th Oct

Kinder Orientation Evening

Wed 13th Nov

XMAS Festival Sat 30th Nov

High School Orientation Day

Wed 4th Dec

Presentation Night - WHS

Thu 12th Dec

Year 6 Farewell Mon 16th Dec

Value of the Week - Participation

Foster Care Angels

Foster Care is increasing at an alarming rate. When a child is removed from their

home and placed into foster care, they often leave with little or no personal

possessions. At this time, Foster Care Angels provide the child with Care Packages

to make this transition a little easier for them. Sometimes the child leaves with their

siblings and each child receives a Care Package, appropriate to their age. Care Packages are provided to

the child as they transition in to the Foster Care System, giving them a sense of self-worth and

independence.

Our school has been approached to be a collection point for any new donated goods that our community

may be able to offer. A collection bin will be placed in the office for these donated goods to be placed and

later distributed. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. We will send home an information flyer, with

items needed, in our next newsletter. For additional information on the Foster Care Angels please visit their

website: www.fostercareangels.org

‘Before School Refuel’

Just a reminder that some of our students will be provided, by their families, with a small snack that they can eat before the morning bell. Parents please ensure that the snack is small, healthy and able to be consumed quickly.

Anaphylaxis

With ‘Allergy Awareness Week’ week taking place last week, it is important to acquaint ourselves with the particular needs of some of our students.

We ask parents not to send any nut products to school. These products may include nut muesli bars, whole nuts, cashew based dips, nut spreads.

Several students at our school are affected. Please keep in mind that this is not a choice for these families and the potential consequences are extremely serious. Your co-operation will help to minimise the risk to these students.

Woolworths Earn & Learn We are again collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Points. Please send them to the office by JUNE 9

th.

EOI - Flexischools At our last P&C meeting, an online/ electronic canteen ordering system has been suggested. You may wish to investigate this via the website - www.flexischools.com.au Please contact the P&C using maraylyapandc@gmail.com to offer your input.

Lunch bags The closing date for orders for the insulated lunch-bags has been extended until the end of term. Profits from these bags go directly to the P&C. There is a possibility that the bags will be available from the canteen later in the year. Labelling Of School Clothes With so many jumpers going missing, even with names on the tags, one of our parents has offered to embroidery label the front of jumpers and back of hats for a small fee. Please contact the office if you are interested.

Stewart Gaffey Principal - MPS

Merit Awards These students have achieved 10 tokens through the school’s BEE Awards recognition system.

Count Down Awards Raymond Bortolussi Nicholas Galea Natalie Carrington Anjelica Bortolussi Kurt Schaffarczyk Charlotte McDermott Isaac Freeman Harrison Kinnish Luke Aquilina Orlando Hopkins Trinity Williams Jayden Colgan Sean Dorian Christine Mossman

These students have achieved 20 tokens through the school’s BEE Awards recognition system.

Blast Off Awards Ava Tallon Ivy Constantine Sarah McNally Lachlan Ible Harry Tadrosse Scarlett Burns Caleb Swift Kate Sultana Jacko Kape Annabel Needs Thomas horne Sean Ible Giselle Azmi Mackenzie Edwards Hayley Madadghar Luke Fox Jack Rose Jonah Beer Sianna Wiesemes

Happy Birthday to …… Tristan Wright, Orlando Hopkins, Tyler Carabetta

who celebrate their birthdays in early June.

Congratulations! We hope you have a great day!

MPS

Assembly Awards

Term 2 Week 4

K – Sarah Pike & Tyler Carabetta 1- Isaac Freeman & Ryan Withers

2 – Ryan Colgan & Chiara Cauchi 3/4 – Orlando Hopkins & Ben Rogers

5/6 – Jaden Giudice & Nicholas Rogers

* * *

Person of the Week

K – Austyn Stanton 1 – Hugo Hyatt

2 – Mackenzie Edwards 3/4 – Bayley Clancy

5/6 – Harry Luzar

Class News

Kindergarten Thank you to all the parents who are able to help out in groups each day. It is greatly appreciated and the children love having you. Do not forget to encourage your child to read each night and then ask them some questions to make sure they have understood the story. We will be following procedures next week in groups that Kindergarten are looking forward to. We have also written a description about Giant Pandas this week.

Year 1 Year 1 have been working hard on being more fluent readers this Term. We have been practising every day and it is already noticeable the improvements they have made. When they are reading at home, it would be great to read the book more than once to assist their familiarity with the book. It is really important to keep practising reading on a regular basis with your child at home. In maths we have been practising making numbers with tens and ones. We have also looked at how we can add bigger numbers together. Fantastic work Year 1!

Year 2 Year 2 have been learning about solar energy and how the sun helps living things. We have set up an experiment using seeds. Year 2 planted 3 containers with brussel sprout seeds, 1 container was put in the sun, another placed in the classroom and the last one was placed in the storeroom with no light. We are only 2 weeks into our experiment and are very excited to find out how each container grows. We are also very excited to see the brussel sprouts grow, as we all think they look very funny. Year 2 are beginning to run out of stationary so could you please buy your child some glue, a red pen and 2 lead pencils. If anyone is interested in helping with reading groups it would be greatly appreciated. Reading groups run on Monday – Wednesdays from 9am – 9:30am. Year 2 love having helpers.

Year 3/4 Last week, we received our first take-home assignment for our HSIE unit. We have been researching our community, mainly focusing on its description, features, maps, photographs and what we like about our local area. Miss Wynn has kindly allocated 3 hours for computer time over the the next fortnight to support us in our completion of the assignment. Also, we are all looking forward to our ‘Vision Valley’ camp in Week 9, Term 3. We are having so much fun learning new skills in Dance and Bootcamp sessions. Reminder: ‘Vision Valley’ camp permission slip and medical form is due this Friday 31st May

5/6

5/6 have been completing more water experiments within science lessons. We have discovered how water molecules dissipate at different temperatures.

We are also writing poems using metaphors which add greater depth and meaning to our written work. It also helps to create an image for the reader, assisting with the comprehension of what is written.

Yr 5 have begun reading “Danny the Champion of the World’ by Roald Dahl and ‘Finders Keepers’ by Emily Rodda.

Yr 6 are particularly excited about their ‘Zoosnooze’ at Dubbo. We will include some reports and photos in the next newsletter.

Our HOT MILO MORNING fundraiser is taking place on Thursday 6th June. We will be selling warm Milo from the canteen area before school and at recess for those on the bus who won’t have time to drink it.

P&C NEWS maraylyapandc@gmail.com President – Kylie Hall

Vice President – Belinda Astill Treasurer – Joanne Stocker

Secretary – Terese Horne Uniform Manager – Leticha Clancy

Fundraising – Brooke Elliot / Tammy Thomas Canteen – Catherine Sultana / Vanessa Needs

Canteen Update Our winter menu has been well received. We are trying to offer a broad range of items that can be prepared by canteen helpers within the timeframe. Our updated facilities and approach towards training new helpers, is designed to ensure safe and comfortable conditions for our valued volunteers. While we make a small profit on sales, the goal is always to provide a convenient and affordable service to our families. Please be advised, canteen staff cannot fill recess orders, particularly hot food, in time for recess. Orders can only be taken for lunch. Students may still buy non-heated items over the counter as usual at recess.

ROSTER JULY 2013 WEDNESDAY FRIDAY

3RD CLOSED

5TH

CLOSED

10TH

CLOSED

12th

CLOSED

17TH 1ST DAY BACK CATHERINE SULTANA VANESSA NEEDS

19TH LETICHA CLANCY JENNY BORN

24TH NICOLE FOXAL BRONWNYN SNOWDEN 31ST TRACEY Mc DERMOTT GLENDA CARPENTER

26TH TAMMY IBLE LEANNE LUZAR

CANTEEN

ROSTER

JUNE

2013

WEDNESDAY FRIDAY

5TH CATHERINE SULTANA VANESSA NEEDS

7TH

JULIA KINNISH JOCELYN SCHULZ

12TH

RACHEL STANTON BRONWNYN SNOWDEN

14TH

JENNY BORN LETICHA CLANCY

19TH TRACEY Mc DERMOTT SYLIVA HOPKINS

21ST ASMA TADROSSE ANNE DI MARIA

26TH

GLENDA CARPENTER GINA FRANKS

28TH TAMMY IBLE LEANNE LUZAR LAST DAY OF TERM 2

Monday Madness Meal for June 17

th is the hot

dog and drink deal. Please send all orders back to the office by the closing date 12

th June.

When kids ask “the” questions . . .

Many parents find it hard to discuss or answer questions relating to sexuality education . . . We know how to

‘help break the ice’. Interrelate programs are interactive, family focused and presented in the context of

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Session 1: “Where Did I Come From?” 1 hour – Years 3, 4, 5 & 6

In this session children are eager to learn more about how their bodies work and the differences between

males and females. This session extends their understanding of conception, fertilisation, foetal development

and the birth process.

Session 2: “Preparing for Puberty” 1 hour – Years 5 & 6

This session helps to prepare children and parents/caregivers for the physical, social and emotional changes

associated with puberty. Changing emotions and relationships with families and peers are addressed.

Information is also presented on menstruation and wet dreams.

You and your child will benefit from the information presented in this program. The feedback is

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Interrelate SCHOOL SERVICES presents A SPECIAL EVENING PROGRAM

FAMILY ADMISSION: 1 session $25 per family ● 2 sessions $30 per family (cost to the school, inclusive of GST, is $27.50 and $33 respectively)

Where: MAROOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL

When: Wednesday, 12th June 2013

Time: 6:00 pm SHARP (“Where Did I Come From?”) 7:15 pm (“Preparing for Puberty”)

Please Note: Speciality books are available for purchase on the night.

- - - - - Please complete and return to the school office, with payment in an envelope labelled with student’s name and class - - - -

A SPECIAL EVENING PROGRAM

Name of Family: ……………………………………………………………………………….

No. attending: Session 1: “Where Did I Come From?” Session 2: “Preparing for

Puberty”

Amount enclosed: $ ………............. Cash Cheque (please make cheques payable to school)

Tel: (02) 8882 7875 ● Fax: (02) 8882 7890 ● schoolservices@interrelate.org.au ●

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