Term 3~ Week 5 www. mulyan-p.schools@det.new.edu.au Dear Parents, Mr Smith is on leave this week so I have the pleasure of writing this fortnight’s newsletter. This is our first newsletter since our school’s Open Day and Mini Fair. It was wonderful to have so many visitors to our school who took up the opportunity to look at the children’s work and visit our wonderful classrooms and enjoy the SRC Mini Fair. It was a very successful day and the money raised will be used to purchase equipment for the children to utilise. Thankyou to all parents and friends who were able to attend. The smiles on the children's faces showed us that they love showing off their hard work at school and how proud they are of their efforts. Stage 1 Excursion On Friday,31st July the Infants students enjoyed a fantastic excursion to Orange Theatre to see “The 26 Storey Treehouse”. From all reports the children were very well behaved and had a wonderful day. Thanks Mrs Ryan for organising this for our Stage 1 students. NED Show The Stage 2 & 3 students were entertained and thrilled by a performance called “The NED Show” here at school. This was a fantastic show full of lots of yo-yo tricks and magic. The underlying message was that we all need to strive to become: N-never give up E-encourage others D-do your best Yo-yos were then on sale all week for the students to purchase and practise their skills. There are some still available at the school office if you are interested in purchasing one. Sport Last Friday, students from our school went to the District Athletics Carnival in Canowindra. A report by Mrs B. Johnson will appear later in the newsletter. I would like to especially mention the number of lovely comments I heard about the attitude and behaviour of our students who attended the carnival. They were incredibly supportive and encouraging of each other and displayed enthusiastic school spirit. All the Mulyan children were cheering each other on enthusiastically and loudly. They all should be very proud of their efforts and all tried to do their very best. A variety of results were achieved, some PB’s made, but the main thing was that all children had a great
Wednesday, 12th August 2015
day, were supportive of each other and did our school proud. Congratulations to all the children who attended and their supporters who attended. Thanks to Mrs B Johnson for co-ordination our school district team. Dance Last week, four of our students had the honour of attending a dance workshop in Sydney conducted by the State Dance Company, through the DEC Arts Unit. Kate Rowston, Ebony Ingram, Lucy Murray and Lowanna Murray all had the opportunity to work with professional dancers to further their own talent and had a wonderful time. What an amazing experience. Well done, girls. Thanks Mrs Statham for organising this and to the parents for their support. Spelling Bee On Thursday, the primary students will be participating in the School Spelling Bee finals. Children have been selected from each class and we wish them all the best. Parents are welcome to attend. The winning student for each grade will then participate in the Regional Spelling Bee Final later this term. Thanks Mrs Ryan for co-ordinating and training our Spelling Bee finalists. Assembly Stage 1 will be having their assembly this Friday, 14th August but the primary assembly has been moved to the following Friday, 21st August. P&C Quiz Night This Saturday, 15th August, the School Quiz Night organised by our school’s P&C promises to be a wonderful night with lots of prizes kindly donated by the community and lots of fun to be had. I hope you have been reading up on your general knowledge. Please contact Cath Sutherland to purchase tickets 0428 510 992. Staff Changes Mrs Julie Bryant has taken leave for the remainder of this term. We welcome Ms Melanie Bryant to our school and know she will have a lovely time working with our students in the Library.
Lisa Cummings
District Athletics Report Friday, 7th August 2015 ~ Canowindra Congratulations to all Mulyan Public School students who attended the District Athletics Carnival in Canowindra. A great day was had by all and many of the students achieved personal best results in their events. Jayden Williams was Junior Boy Champion. Well done Jayden. The following students have made it through to Western in Dubbo on Friday, 28th August. We wish you all the very best.
Bailey Beale
discus & shot
Bailey Callaghan
800m & relay
Pat Dun
200m & relay
Sam Dun
long jump & 800m Mackenzie Felton
long jump
Jessica Fuller
800m
Dylan Gallagher
100 m & relay
Jacob Haeata
200m & 800m
Clayton Hayes
Long jump, relay, Jessica Hayes 200m & 100m
100m & relay
Emilee-Rose Hollis 800m
Ebony Ingram
High jump
Charlie Jeffries
High jump
Zac Perkins
discus
Sarah Shingles
100m & relay
Jayden Williams
200m, 800m, 100m & relay
Sarah Richardson 200m & relay
Makenzie Crook
800 m & long jump
Bronze Awardees:
Silver Awardees
Amity Hart
Indigo Thornett
Emma Wood
Heating Food at the Canteen Food must be in microwave safe container labelled with the child’s name and class. These are to come to the canteen in the class lunch crate.
All the fun of the Mini Fair
The school has once again registered for the Woolworth Earn and Lean promotion. This promotion starts today and runs until 8th September. For every $10 spent, a sticker is gained which is placed on a sticker sheet and once completed. This is placed in a collection box either at school or at our local Woolworths. This is then redeemed for educational resources. In previous years, we have been able to gained much needed classroom and sporting resources for our students. So if you or anyone you know happens to be shopping at Woolworths, please ask them to collect the stickers for our school. They will be wisely used.
Kindergarten Enrolment It is about this time each year we ask for the names of Kindergarten students for the coming year. If you have a child who has turned 5 or will turn 5 before the 31st July 2016 and you wish to enrol them at our school, please contact the office. We will take their names and will send out enrolment forms later in the term. Details of the Orientation Program will be sent out to children on our list later in the term along with an invitation for the child to participate in the Orientation Program. If you know of anyone who has a child ready to start school, please remind them of our school. If you are not sure if your child is ready for school, please contact us and we will be happy to give you some advice and guidance. It is important that we get accurate projected numbers for 2016 as this affects our staffing, as well as funding.
COWRA COMMUNITY CINEMA Cowra Civic Centre Theatrette *New large screen and surround sound*
15th August ~ P&C Quiz Night ~ Golf Club
Cinderella (G)
18th August ~ Debate vs Forbes North
5.30pm Saturday 15 August Adults at children’s prices: Single $6 Family $18 In support of ‘Hands Up for headspace’ Pitch Perfect 2 (M) 8.00pm Saturday 15 August Concession $8 Adults $10 In support of ‘Hands Up for headspace’
21st August ~ Primary Assembly 26th August ~ P&C meeting 28th August ~ Western Athletics Carnival
Big Eyes (M) 2.00pm Sunday 23 August Afternoon Tea included in ticket price Concession $10 Adults $15 Tickets @ the door Enquiries: 6340 2064
At the Golf Club. Bookings can be made with Cath Sutherland on 0428 510 992 or cath0173@gmail.com
COWRA Individual tutoring program designed for each child, using proven Kip McGrath methods. The Kip McGrath program supports classroom teaching and increases children’s confidence when attempting subjects they find difficult. Professional tuition in READING, SPELLING, MATHS, COMPREHENSION. Please call Yvonne Bell to discuss your needs and for a FREE ASSESSMENT. 63 422195 or 0413 593 790 Website www.kipmcgrath.com.au Email sybell@westnet.com.au
Education Week Assembly The theme for this year’s Education Week was Local Heroes. Mr Sid Kallas was invited to come to our primary assembly. Sid starting teaching at Mulyan in 1969 and retired in 1997. Sid spoke about his many years teaching and had some very interesting and amusing stories to tell . Some of the parents in the audience were taught by Mr Kallas.
Primary assembly ~ snap shots
~P&C Newsletter~ Uniform Meeting: 26th August
Mulyan Spring Fair Friday, 23rd October Prize Wheel Baskets: Class K Blue K Pink K Purple
Theme pantry garden kitchen
1J 1M 1/2M
boys girls bathroom
2L 2R
party pets
3B 3J
sweet savoury
4C 4R
sports outdoor sports indoor
5A 5S
handyman stationery
5/6L 6P
craft laundry
Baskets will be in classrooms as of Monday, 17th August.
A vote will take place to amend the uniform policy to: the bib attached to the uniform skirt can be removed so that just the skirt can be worn and its own, for the comfort for the older girls in the primary.
Lamington Drive We have sold 400 dozen lamingtons!! Delivery dates will be over the next 4 Wednesdays. Notes have been sent home to advise of which Wednesday is your pickup day. We thank you all for your wonderful support in this fundraiser.
We are going through the many wishlist requests and we are hoping to fill as many as we possibly can.
P&C purchases for the school: # # #
new rugs in Kindergarten rooms new footy jerseys put money towards new reading & Learning areas in both the infants & primary departments
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new netball rings cricket stumps dishwasher for the canteen new tables and chairs in the primary playground.