Monday 10th August 2015 Term 3 Week 5

MORGIE NEWS Telephone: 08 8087 5155 Principal: Mr Chisholm Bloch Fax: 08 8087 3729 Email: morganst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: www.morganst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday 11th August

University of NSW Competition

(Mathematics)

Wednesday 12th August

Questacon Science Circus

Tuesday 18th August

Book Week Assembly 11.30am

Dress as your favourite book

character

Monday 24th August

Eisteddfod - Choir

P&C Meeting 7pm

Wednesday 26th August

Eisteddfod - Verse Speaking

EXCURSIONS

All payments for

Victor Harbor,

Narrabeen and

Canberra

excursions are due to be finalised

by Friday 21st August 2015

START COLLECTING

YOUR STICKERS

NOW

Could any outstanding money please be in by Friday 14th August 2015. Thank you

Its good to return to a school that is humming along. As I wandered around the

corridors after my return from long service leave, the sounds of learning are all in

place and evident on the display walls and corridor boards. The healthiest

revelation is that often when I stop to take a look at the displays, or go into

classrooms, children engage me in a discussion about their work and learning.

More can be assessed about what they have been taught than can be seen in work

books or homework folders or mark books. I guess you will get what I am

driving at here and it is the importance of regular conversations about learning

with your children. Parents/carers and grandparents can add and enrich learning

by just showing an interest. Of course many students will respond to the ”what

did you do at school today/this week” questions with “nothing” or “not much”

and it can take a little more digging. Often they will reveal more of their learning

through random comments and allow parents to pick up the thread and continue

the discussion. It is usually always revealing as to which bits of their learning they

value most highly.

The Questacon Science Circus will be

visiting our school this Wednesday

12th August. The Science lessons

they give are enriching and exciting and

with a new Science Syllabus just

entering schools our teachers will be

carefully watching and learning too. Grade 6 will have a second great science

experience in a few weeks on their excursion in Canberra where the Questacon

visit is a highlight.

ATTENDANCE - we have been informed that if children are away for

more than 3 days they need to return to school with a doctors certificate or the

absence cannot be justified even if a note is provided by parents. Doctor’s

certificates and parental notes need more information than saying the child was

“sick”. Reasons like e.g flu, tonsillitis, stomach problems, gastro enteritis are

necessary as these reasons support our class teachers in keeping an eye on the

whole class welfare as well. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Chisholm Bloch

ENROLMENTS FOR 2016

We are currently accepting kindergarten

enrolments for 2016. If you have

children ready to start kindy in 2016,

please visit our main office and pick up

an enrolment form. Orientation

sessions for our new kindergarten

students are planned for early Term 4.

Choir - Both the Junior and Senior Choirs have been working hard

and preparing for the Broken Hill Eisteddfod. They will be performing at

the Civic Centre on Monday 24th August. The Junior section

commences at 9.30am and the Senior section starts at 10.30am. Both

choirs will be wearing their winter uniform.

Verse Speaking - 2GK, 3C, 6E and 6M have been getting

organised to perform in the verse speaking section of the Eisteddfod on

Wednesday 26th August. The Infants section commences at 9.30am

and the Senior section starts at 10am. All students in these classes will

need to wear full winter school uniform.

KS 2GK 2V 3C 6E

Mrs Loomes: Faith Devlin, Eva Vigar

Mrs Dougherty: Adam Reader, Maria

Langran, Dylan Goodall

Peer Awards: Max Barratt, Keiran

King, Blayde Cain, Siera Hawes, Brooke

Hammond, Jobe Lihou, Tyson Marks,

Starley Knott, Mason Crabb, Layken

Arnold, Tyler West, Grace Reymer,

Taya Simpson, Hannah Campbell

KK Ellie Beavan-Gilby

Glen Reymer

KM Toby Merton

Grace Lyle

KS Addison Coombes

Joel Hughes

1F Sienna Leayr

Dougall Hughes

1K Emilie Balck

Harry Quinn

2GK Esther Wenham

Isaac Jones

2V Abbey Cvirn

Daisy Sheehan

3B Tanisha Macharia

Lilyth Jones

3C Layne Berryman

Ava Devoy

4S Kyle Sullivan

Ella Camilleri

5/4G Ethan Callegher

Bailey Weinert

5W Ray Hunter

Bo-Dean Daniels

6E Jesse Craven

Ella Thompson

6M Hamish Bolton

Aedyn Goodman

Book Week

Assembly

The Book Week Assembly will be

held on Tuesday 18th August,

starting at 11:30am with our

character parade. Children can

come dressed as their favourite

book character on that day and

bring their favourite book to share

during a buddy read-in after the

assembly.

The Book

Week theme

for 2015 is

“Books Light

Up Our

World”.

We no longer have the luxury of a local specialised book shop,

so we are trialing the use of Australian owned Redgum Book

Club. Your child will not be bringing home a catalogue as we

have opted to go paperless, but please look at the Term 3

digital catalogue here: http://issuu.com/redgumbookclub/docs/

redgum_book_club_term_3_2015_school/1 and go to www.redgumbookclub.com.au if you wish to order.

If you wish to save on postage, you can have the books

delivered to school and they will be sent home with your child.

Orders close Monday 17th August, and will be delivered to

the school before Friday 4th September.

“Proud Morgies learning together” Remember that the PROUD Checklist will be going home this week. Remember to stay on track so you can earn your PROUD.

Keep up the great work Morgies!

Milo Day for KM this Wednesday !!

NOTE WHO? ACTION

Redgum Book Club flyer K-6 Orders close 17th August 2015

Shell Questacon Science Circus K-6 Return Permission Note & money

Friday Sport Yrs 3-6 Return Permission Note & money

Dance-a-thon K-6 Collect sponsors

Narrabeen Students Year 5 Completed online by 17/8/15

NOTES SENT HOME RECENTLY

If you did not receive any notes relevant to your child, please see the office staff.

If you did not receive any notes relevant to your child, please see the office staff

COMMUNITY NEWS

Woolworths Earn and Learn

When you shop at Woolworths please collect the Earn and Learn stickers and place them

on the points chart. Completed charts can be put in the box at the school office or at

Woolworths, and extra charts can be picked up from the same venues.

YMCA are now taking enrolments for

Block 4 of Swimming Lessons starting

on September 28th.

Enrol now for just $13 per lesson per week which

includes access to the centre for the child and 2

parents PLUS the child will swim outside of lesson

times for FREE. Contact the centre now for more

information on (8080 3510).