The end of the term – the middle of the year already! Time has gone so quickly this year, with

some great things that have already happened and plenty more planned for the next half of the

year. Stay safe over the holidays and we will see all students return to school on Tuesday 24th July.

Pyjama Day

Thank you to the SLSOs from our Middle School who organised the Pyjama Day to raise funds for

Bear Cottage; and thanks to our families for sending children to school in their pyjamas. I certainly

enjoyed spending the day in mine! The school raised approx. $130.

Term 2

Week 10 Term 2 Newsletter

MARY B ROOKSB ANK SCHO OL

Circus Excursion

Senior School students recently attended a circus performance by students of Campbelltown

Performing Arts High School. What a talented group of students they are! Some of our classes

have studied the history of the circus this semester and practiced their circus skills!

Munchy Basket

Munchy Basket is run by the students of Bottlebrush class each week. Classes come and visit the

‘shop’ and purchase a treat each week, supporting them in learning about money and making

purchases in a real life situation.

Middle School primary playground upgrade

Staff from the School Plan Wellbeing Committee are in the process of obtaining quotes for new

equipment in the Middle School playground. Money from the recent Court Tavern and the upcoming

BINGO night will be used to install this equipment, possibly slippery slides and a rock climbing wall on

the slope in the playground.

Safe Play Area and Messy Sensory Play area

Money from the upcoming BINGO night will be used to purchase a range of engaging sensory equipment

for the Safe Play Area in the Junior School playground. A messy sensory play area is also being

constructed within the Junior School playground. Staff from the Learning and Engagement School

Plan committee are sourcing suitable flooring and sensory equipment for the area. It is hoped a sink

and water will be made available for this area.

Earn and Return Recycling Program

The school is collecting drink containers, glass, plastic and aluminium bottles and cans to recycle at a

reverse vending machine. Students in Bottlebrush class take the recyclables in weekly as part of the

school’s work program. The enables them to learn and practice important life skills as well as develop

their independence. Please continue to send in your recyclable plastic, aluminium and cardboard

tetra packs. The more we receive, the more money we will make for the school.

Youth Support Worker

The department, the school and the P&C have each committed $7,000 per year for the next three

years to enable the school to engage the services of a Youth Support Worker. $21,000 will be spent

each year to employ someone to work with our students to support their mental health and wellbeing.

Staff from the Whole School Wellbeing team will make a decision shortly on an appropriate candidate.

Music Room

Shelving has been ordered for the music room to store a range of instruments that will be purchased

before the end of the year. An iPad storage cupboard and charging dock has also been ordered to

ensure our iPads with music apps are always charged and ready to use when classes visit the music

room

Tacpac

The Learning and Engagement team have recently purchased a music therapy program from England

entitled Tacpac. Tacpac is a sensory communication resource that uses touch and music to align senses

and help communication and social skills. Tacpac is used in an emotionally safe environment where the

program can be followed without outside sensory interferences. We are hopeful that our students will

benefit from this award winning program.

Great work by great students!

Make a Payment on Line SCHOOL FEES

Term 2 fee reminder statements have been sent home. Please pay any outstanding amounts as soon as possible. Term 3 fee

statements will be sent home early next term.

Have you considered paying them online – it’s a more convenient method of paying fees.

It’s quick and easy. Go to the school website and click on make a payment

http://www.marybrooks-s.schools.nsw.edu.au/

If you have any difficulties with the Online Payment call the office on 4628 4555 for

assistance

Great work by great students!

Our chocolate fundraiser raised $2,048.00. Thank you to all those

families who supported it.

Planning is well & truly underway for our Annual Bingo Fundraiser

Night on Friday 21st September at Campbelltown Catholic Club.

Letters will be sent home showing how you can support this by

donating items to be used for prizes. Tickets are $25 each and are

selling fast. This is a really fun evening with lots of laughs as well an

opportunity to win some great prizes and support MBS.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 14th August. We’d like to see

new faces. Please feel welcome to come along.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.

P & C

Class I care about

Learning

I care for

Myself

I care for the

Environment

I care for

Property

I care for

Others

Echidna Myles

Codon

Wallaby

Koala Ishaan Bill

Kookaburra William

Nathan

Emu Udgam Ayesha Aziz

Bilby Gauri Stefano Nicholas

Kangaroo Lucas Tylah

Melaleuca

Bottlebrush Tysen

Elias

Grevillea Amal Bailey

Banksia Wayne

Dakota

Deacon

Zachary

Samuel F Samuel T

Ethan

Wattle Yousef

Waratah Goziem Ben

Month Junior School Middle School Senior School

May Codon Ayesha Mitchell

Month Junior School Middle School Senior School

May Myles William Tim

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Gary Walden

Annual Dinner

August 2018

Banksia Class Term 2 2018

Term 2 for Banksia has been full of achievements and success and this has been the result of their

hard work that they have displayed in class. Our valued members of Banksia have gone way beyond

expectations showing excellent work across the Key Learning Areas (KLA) which can be seen in their

workbooks and around the classroom. In English, the boys have been examining Newspaper articles

that we see every day in our lives and are able to identify parts of a newspaper article independently

each week. Geography has been an interesting topic as we explored the country of New Zealand in-

vestigating the busy cities and the amazing natural landscapes. Finally, the boys investigated our

planet Earth in Science, looking at how to save it through recycling products.

Community Access has been a highly engaging aspect in the students’ schooling life as they have ven-

tured to the local café to practice life skills that are necessary for the future such as; ordering,

paying for food and hygienic practices. Going out onto the community has also provided opportunities

for the boys to see beyond the school grounds.

It has been a magnificent Term with these students and I hope these holidays will be rewarding for

the hard work these boys have done throughout the term.

Enjoy the holidays boys and get refreshed for the next term to come!

Chris and Pat

Grevillea Class Term 2 2018

Grevillea class has had a wonderful Term Two. The class shared in fun learning experiences and

activities. Grevillea class investigated the differences between Solids, Liquids and Gases in

Science. They loved reading Alice and Wonderland in Accelerated literacy. Grevillea class explored

maps in our geography unit. The students were very excited to go Community Access this term.

Have an awesome holiday, see you in Term Three.

Wallaby Class Term 2 2018

Here is a snapshot of all the activities Wallaby class have been doing this term.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday break. Bianca, Megan and Emma

Waratah Class Term 2 2018

Waratah Class have had a very busy term. Each week we have gone to a different venue for

community access. The students practise socially acceptable behaviour in the community. Some of

the venues have been: Yummy café, Cataract Dam, Mt Annan Gardens, Warragamba Dam and Picton

Botanic Gardens. Students learn about our beautiful local environment. We have been lucky to have

Paws Pet Therapy visit our school each week. The students love spending time with Scarlet the

dog. Scarlet loves all the attention she gets with patting and showing off her tricks she has

learnt. Scarlet loves having her coat brushed and lots of pats.. We had a visit from some John

Therry students who did a great presentation on Anzac Day. They made a wreath with red poppies.

Students had fun trying to perform acts from the circus e.g. walking on a straight line and

balancing objects on their head. They were very lucky to attend a performance at Campbelltown

Performing Arts high school where they saw acrobats and high ribbon activities.

Well done everyone. Have a safe and happy holiday break.

Marlene and Christine

Kangaroo Class Term 2 2018

What a term Kangaroos have had. We were lucky enough to participate in all our favourite

activities such as the sensory room, swimming, breakfast club and playing on the playground. We

also had fun at the Bear Cottage Pyjama day, and in the Middle School social groups. This term all

of the Kangaroos have not only made great progress towards achieving their individual goals. But

have shown they can work together to gain a greater understanding across all learning activities.

Kangaroos have shown a great enjoyment when learning about our Science topic Rainforests and in

Koala Class Term 2 2018

This term Koala class had fun exploring with their senses and learning about the different seasons.

We enjoyed using our hands to build, had fun playing with gloop and learning about patterns. We

have been exploring sound and creating music with Boomwhackers.

Kookaburra Class Term 2 2018

Kookaburra students have had a very busy term!

We have been reading the text Possum Magic. All students worked hard to retell events from the

story.

We also made and tasted food from the text, such as Minties, Anzac biscuits, steak and salad and

scones. Yum!

Kookaburra students thoroughly enjoyed practicing the Skeleton Dance for their assembly

performance. They had lots of fun dressing up in skeleton costumes.

We have been learning about the Rainforest. We created artworks showing the layers of the

rainforest and some of the animals that live in the rainforest.

Have a safe and happy holiday!!

Melaleuca Class Term 2 2018

Melaleuca Class have been mighty busy over Term 2. ‘A picture paints a thousand words’ or so the

saying goes. I hope these pictures give you a snapshot of what we have been up to this term in and

out of the classroom. Have a terrific holiday. Stay safe and stay warm; and we shall see you in just

over a fortnight to do it all over again.

Emma and Sharisse.

Wattle Class Term 2 2018

This term in Wattle Class, we have been working on the text “Commotion in the ocean” by Giles

Andreae and creating artworks based on the story. In Science, students have been studying the

Solar System and learning about the planets. History lessons were about transportation and

development of a car. Wattle class students continued to explore different areas around the school

including the Sensory Room, the Music Room and the Library. Selected students participated in the

senior school sport and swimming lessons each week. Everybody should be congratulated on working

really hard to achieve their personal goals.

Have a happy and safe break. Looking forward to term 3.

Ewa and Natalie

Emu Class Term 2 2018

Term 2 in Emu class has been fun, engaging and packed full of learning. We have been learning about

landforms. We built a volcano and used vinegar, food colouring and Bi-Carb Soda to make it erupt.

We have been learning about the animals and features of rainforests around the world. Emu class

has planted seeds and watched the plant growth and development as well as created artworks from

animals that can be found in rainforests. We have been learning about position and data in

Mathematics including north, south, east and west, following directions and graphing favourite

activities. Accelerated Literacy has focused on ‘Who Sank the Boat?’ by Pamela Allen. The students

have read the story a number of times and constructed sentences to match what’s happening in the

story. I wish you all an enjoyable break and I look forward to starting a fantastic Term 3.

Echidna Class Term 2 2018

The boys in Echidna class have all worked very hard this term. Ben, Codon, Cooper, Joshua, Kobi,

Myles and Rishant have been busy learning about the weather, their feelings and Aboriginal history.

Ben, Codon, Cooper, Joshua, Kobi, Myles and Rishant enjoyed learning about Aboriginal history and

looking at the differences between our housing, food and music and those of Aboriginal culture.

The boys have all enjoyed swimming this term (despite the weather getting colder each week) and

have all made fantastic progress in the pool.

We would like to wish Ben, Codon, Cooper, Joshua, Kobi, Myles and Rishant a well deserved safe and

happy holiday with their families.

Mandy, Chris and Kylie

Bottlebrush Class Term 2

Congratulations to everyone in Bottlebrush Class. We have had another fantastic term. The students

in Bottlebrush Class have been doing lots of great learning across all Key Learning Areas. Some high-

lights have included studying the text ‘Boy Overboard’ by Moris Gleitzman, learning about reptiles,

the history of the circus and learning to tell the time to the hour and half hour on an analogue clock.

As a part of our studies we attended two excursions. The first to Campbelltown Performing Arts

High School to watch a circus performance. In the last week of school, we went to Symbio Wildlife

Park to consolidate our learning on reptiles.

The students in Bottlebrush Class enjoy participating in their work groups programs. Munchie Basket

is now run out of the food service area where we are working on customer service skills. On Commu-

nity Access, we return the cans and plastic bottles at the return and earn depots. Everyone especial-

ly enjoyed seeing the white vouchers be cashed in for money.

Everyone has worked really hard throughout the term and deserve a big rest over the holidays.

Stay safe and we will see you all in Term 3.

Holly, Cindy and Kaitlyn

Bilby Class Term 2

Wow! where has the term gone? This year is flying by and Bilby class have been busily working on

our PLSP goals and units of work in Geography (Local Places), Science (Rainforests) and Accelerated

Literacy text (Alexander’s Outing). All the students have been actively participating in a range of

activities based upon our units of work. They have been learning to use Google Earth to locate local

places around the Campbelltown area and places in Sydney mentioned in Alexander’s Outing. It has

been wonderful watching the students make steady progress with their personal goals this term.

Congratulations to all students in Bilby class for all your hard work. Have a wonderful relaxing

holiday and we will see everyone in the new term.

Cheers from the Bilby Class

Shauna, Lesa, Gauri, Britney, Marty, Nicholas, Thomas and Stefano