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Murwillumbah East Public School

Newsletter Term 1, Week 4

20th February, 2018

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Parent - Teacher Information Evening

It was really heartening to see forty of our parents

attend last week’s parent - teacher information

evening. The staff and I took the opportunity to

explain further some of the really great programs

our school offers our students.

A brand new Facebook page “Murwillumbah

East Public School” please get online and like

our page!

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,

Mathematics) projects throughout the school

and why it is important for our students.

The Student Representative Council and how

student leadership and “student voice” is an

integral part of Murwillumbah East PS.

Library and information skills our students will be

mastering along with the Premier’s Reading

Challenge.

The vast array of sporting opportunities

available both within and outside of the school.

Japanese/Music & Dance - our school will this

year have two groups performing at the Far

North Coast Dance Festival on the Gold Coast.

Learning & Support Team and how it can assist

any students who may need additional help.

Positive Behaviour for Learning Program and

how it correlates with Bee Cards and lessons

within the classroom.

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Parent - Teacher Information Evening

Bounce Back! A brand new program for K-6. It is

a positive education approach to wellbeing,

resilience and socio-emotional learning.

Home Reading & Sight Words

2018 excursions & camps

If you were unable to attend and would like more

information about any of these programs please

speak to your child’s classroom teacher.

SRC Camp

Our Student Representative Council along with Ms

Noble and myself attended Camp Goodenough

last Monday to learn more about leadership, team

work and how to challenge yourself. A truly great

time there and back here overnight to sleep in our

school hall. A huge thank you to Ms Noble for

organising and Karen Walker for assisting us!

Daily News Kindy Photos - Thursday 10am

Each year the Daily News visits and photographs all

Kindergarten classes across the Murwillumbah and

Tweed area. Our Kindergarten classes will be

photographed this Thursday, please ensure your

child is wearing their correct uniform.

The supplement usually appears in the weekend

edition of the paper.



Students of the Week

Class Awards

Mrs Watts KW Lily

Ms Davison &

Mrs Cambridge K-1D Josie

Miss Anderson 1A Keija

Mrs Lindsay 1-2L Ayla (not in photo)

Mrs Chaffey 2-3C Callie

Ms O’Loughlin 3-4O’L Jack

Mr Wills 3-4W Emma

Mrs S Robinson 5R Nathan

Ms Noble 5-6N

Mr Tunaley 6T Mikaela

Mr Edwards K-6E

Ms Lamrock K-6L TJ

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Jaswinder, Zoni, and Jesse

Daily Parking

The beginning and end of the school day are busy

times for pedestrians and drivers outside schools.

You can help keep children safe by remembering

the following:

Drop your child off and pick them up on the

school side of the road

Never call out to them from across the road - it

is very dangerous

Always take extra care in 40km school zones

Follow all parking signs - these keep your child

as safe as possible

Park responsibly even if it means you have to

walk further to the school gate

Never double park - it is illegal and puts

children at risk

Never do a U-turn or a three point turn outside

the school as it puts children at risk of harm

Model safe and considerate pedestrian and

driver behaviours to your child

Always give way to pedestrians particularly

when entering and leaving driveways.

Wollumbin HS Transition Visit

Next Monday, 26th February, Ms Karen Connell,

Principal of Wollumbin High School, along with Ms

Nicole Thornton, the 2019 Yr 7 Year Advisor will be

visiting our Year 5 & 6 students to give them an

idea of life at Wollumbin High School. Parents are

more than welcome to attend as well. The 30min

visit will begin at 12:30pm.

Murwillumbah HS Transition Visit

Then, next Thursday, Mr Luke Bristow, Deputy

Principal of Murwillumbah High School, along with

Mr Michael Thomas, 2019 Year Advisor, will visit our

Year 5 & Year 6 students. Again, parents are

welcome to attend. This visit begins at 2:15pm.

District Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all our swimmers for their

outstanding efforts last Friday. Overall, the carnival

was narrowly won by Pottsville Beach PS (9 points),

with MEPS finishing in second place.

We did, however, have 3 age champions: Zane

Bowen, Tyrone Woods & Lomani Newman.

Congratulations to these students along with the

many other students who will join them at

competing in the Far North Coast carnival on

Wednesday 28th February.

School Calendar

Please remember to check our school calendar at

the end of this newsletter, it is consistently

updated each week.

Have a great week!

Sam Rowsell

Principal

Life Education Visit Update

Unfortunately the Life Education

Van was unable to come to our

school last week due to a broken

axle. The good news is the van

has been rebooked for week 11 -

9th to 11th April.

Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)

Week 4 Gotcha Rule

Be a good sportsperson

Sweetheart Day

Our SRC (Student Representative Council) would

like to say a HUGE thank you to all of MEPS for

supporting the HEART FOUNDATION to raise

much-needed funds to provide support for Aussie

kids with childhood heart disease as well as fund

vital medical research.

All students were encouraged

to wear red and donate a gold

coin to this important cause.

Money raised on the day was $319.

We greatly appreciate your support.

SRC and Ms Noble

The Big Vegie Crunch

On Thursday 1st March at 11.15am our school will

be joining hundreds of schools across NSW to

break the record for the most students crunching

vegetables simultaneously.

But we need your help to make

it a success!

On Thursday 1st March, please pack your child a

container of vegetables (not fruit) for them to

crunch on.

Need some ideas?

carrot, celery, cucumber - cut into sticks or left

whole

capsicum - cut into sticks or wedges

corn - raw baby corn spears or a cooked corn

cob

broccoli or cauliflower florets - raw or lightly

cooked to keep their crunch

tomatoes - small cherry tomatoes or a large to-

mato that can be eaten like an apple

beans or snow peas - raw or lightly cooked to

keep their crunch

mushrooms - sliced or left whole

If you require more information on The Big Vegie

Crunch, please contact our school or your child’s

teacher.

Megan Lindsay

Vegetable Week School Coordinator



Community Notices



Kim Vickery Mobile: 0413974775

Coles Sports for Schools

Our tally so far is 1020 vouchers.

Families collecting large amounts

of vouchers, if possible please

count 20 vouchers fold and

staple before handing into our

office.



Year 7 LEAP into High School!

Our Year 7 students have had an excellent start to the year. The students have had the challenge of

collaborating to design the layout of their own classrooms with brand new furniture. The end result

looks fantastic. It is pleasing to see how well everyone has settled into the ‘big school’ both

academically and socially. The cohort are the first group of students to engage with our specific STEM

classes. The next big adventure is Year 7 Camp at Lake Ainsworth.

You can hear our Year 7 talk about their experiences on the Murwillumbah High School Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/MurwillumbahHighSchool/?rf=142017632531326

Other news

Concert Band has re-commenced for the year with some of our local Primary School students joining

for rehearsals on Wednesday mornings

Students received some outstanding HSC results for the 2017 in Music, Drama, Extension English

and Entertainment.

All of our Senior Boys Volleyball team has been selected to represent the North Coast in the State

Volleyball competition to be held later this term. An amazing achievement!

Mr Howes our Principal, Mr Bristow, Deputy Principal and Mr Thomas our Year Advisor will be visiting

Year 6 students at their schools on the 1st, 2nd and 5th March. We are looking forward to meeting everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/MurwillumbahHighSchool/?rf=142017632531326





Murwillumbah East Public School

Term 1 Calendar

4 19th February 20th February

Scripture lessons

begins

21st February 22nd February

Daily News

Kindy Photos

23rd February 24/25th

5 26th February

12:30pm

Wollumbin HS

Principal Visit

27th February

School Photos

28th February

MHS Stage 3

Transition Day

FNC Swimming

Carnival

1st March

The Big Vegie

Crunch 11.15am

P&C Recognition

Day

2:15 Murwillumbah

HS Deputy principal

Visit

2nd March

Interschool Sport -

Bilambil

12:00 K-6 Assembly

Class 1A presenting

Student Councillors

& Mrs Noble to

Brisbane for

Leadership

Conference

3/4th

6 5th March 6th March

7:00pm P&C

Meeting AGM

3:30pm

Wollumbin HS Open

House 2019 Yr 7s

7th March

North Coast

Swimming Carnival

8th March

Cake Stall - School

Councillors & 5/6N

9th March 10/11th

7 12th March 13th March 14th March

K-6 Disco

15th March 16th March

12:00 K-6 Assembly

K/1D presenting

17/18th

8 19th March 20th March 21st March 22nd March 23rd March

Ride to School Day

24/25th

9 26th March

Canteen Easter

Meal Deal

27th March 28th March 29th March 30th March

GOOD FRIDAY

31/1st

10 2nd April

EASTER MONDAY

3rd April

QuizWorks visiting

show

4th April 5th April

Cake Stall 3/4O’L &

3/4W

6th April

PSSA Sport -

Murwillumbah

7/8th

11 9th April

Life Education Van

10th April

Life Education Van

11th April

Life Education Van

12th April 13th April

9:30 ANZAC

Assembly

12:00 MEPS own

Commonwealth

Games

14/15th

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