Term 4 – Semester 2 10 December 2018

Calendar Wednesday 12 Dec

Awards Assembly for Presentations for 2018 Large Undercover Area

8.45am onwards – Parents and Carers welcome to attend

Wednesday 12 Dec

Year 6 Graduation – Lunch payment due by Friday 7 December 2018

1-3pm Lunch Tingara Boat Club

Friday 14 Dec

Last Day of Term 4 2.45pm

Tuesday 29 January

School commences for 2019 8.25am

Dear Parents, Carers and Community Members, As we approach the end of Term 4 2018 we are already preparing for Term 1 2019. I have put together the class structure and allocated teachers to 2019 classes as there have been some changes:

Prep - Ms Christine McDonald

Year 1/2 - Mrs Annette Quince

Year 2 - Ms Emily Brown

Year 3 - Mrs Susan Mullins

Year 4 – Mr Kye Burdack

Year 5 - Ms Mia Fazikas

Year 6 - Mrs Helen Burnitt & Mrs Janine Lea

STEM champion – Mr Simon Bliss

Cultural Studies – Mr Andrew Dart

Physical Education – Mr Vadym Krystalov

Special Education – Mr Michael Coenen

Head of Curriculum – Mrs Anne Carlaw

Guidance Officers – Mrs Jenny Adermann & Ms Lynne Kendall

Teacher Librarian – Ms Amanda Winchester Reports will be emailed to all parents and carers before Friday December 14th. A reminder to all parents and carers that 2019 school year commences 8.25am, Tuesday 29 January 2019. I would like to thank all members of the Macleay Island School Community for the support given throughout the year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Yours sincerely

Glenda Seawright Principal

2019 Booklists

Booklists have been finalised and copies of 2019 booklists can be found on the Macleay Island State School website, Macleay Island Post Office. Stationery can be purchased on the island from Lil at Macleay Island Post Office.

Students in Prep 2019 Prep Resource Scheme Fee is $80 Students in Year 1 and 2 Resource Scheme Fee is $90 All stationery will be supplied to your child for 2019

Soundwaves book is to be purchased from the Administration Office for all students - $17.95. Copies of Year 3 , 4, 5 and 6 booklists are attached at the end of newsletter.

Awards Assembly

8.45am Wednesday 12 December 2018

Large Undercover Area

Parents and Carers are all welcome to attend

Library School library received a windfall of books on Friday thanks to the Dymocks Children’s Charities Library Regeneration program.

Community fundraising from staff and customers at Dymocks Garden City and Dymocks Carindale raised about $2600 and Dymocks Children’s Charities doubled the value to deliver books worth $5200 to the Macleay school library.

The school received 320 books, more than two per student.

The aim of the Library Regeneration program is to help improve students’ literacy by providing books and promoting daily reading for pleasure.

The students put in a wishlist of their favourite reads including picture books by Mem Fox and Jackie French, classics by Dr Seuss and Eric Carle, contemporary fiction by Australian bestsellers Jacqueline Harvey and Belinda Murrell as well as reference books and class sets.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank staff and customers at Dymocks Garden City and Dymocks Carindale for making this possible.

Big Day In – Fun Day For All Students

Obstacle Course

Year 1 and 2 Jumpy Castle

Aussie Inflatable Contact Details

Water Slides

Booklists All items can be purchased from Macleay Island Post Office

Boutique Meats Castell Park – Order for Christmas or over Christmas Holidays We would like to offer Macleay Island State School families a free KG of sausages with their first order