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Wednesday 6 May 2020

MUSWELLBROOK SOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

57 Maitland Street Muswellbrook NSW 2333

Ph: 02 6543 1896 F: 02 6543 3475 E: muswellbrs-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Learning from Home

Creative Ideas

PJ visiting MSPS community

MESSAGEPRINCIPAL’SBeginning Week 3, Monday 11 May, students will begin to transition back to school for one day a week and will continue to engage in ‘learning from home’ on the other four days.

Please be aware that families who need to send their children to school every day may do so.

We have decided that the best structure will be to use our Sporting Houses. This means that from Monday – Thursday, students from each sporting house will attend school to participate in face to face learning.

It is important to note that all students will engage in the same single unit of work regardless of whether they are at school or at home.

Call the office on 6543 1896 if you are unsure about which sporting house your child is in.

Having fewer students at school increases our ability to uphold the recommended physical distancing guidelines for everybody’s safety.

We request that parents and carers:• Communicate with the school via phone or email where possible and if you need to see a member of staff in person, please make an appointment.• Drop off and pick up their children from outside the front and back gates.• Abide by physical distancing guidelines in and around the school.

Glen Kite - Principal

3 YELLOW NEWS3 Yellow students and their families, have embraced learning from home with a lot of enthusiasm, dedication and commitment. Students have

been learning how to complete their English, Mathematics and Key Learning Area tasks through Microsoft Teams and enjoy the daily video conference.

Mrs Felan misses the students in 3 Yellow a lot but the 10am video check in and regular photos from students and their families, mean they are never far away.

WARRAE WANNI PROGRAM UPDATE

A special “Hello to our children and families”,

A number of enquires have been received asking when our program is to resume post COVID-19. Unfortunately the department has advised that our program continues to remain temporarily suspended until all school children return to school. The timeline for this to occur is unknown at the moment. We will continue to keep you updated as information comes available. In the meantime we encourage all of our families to upload the Seesaw Classroom app and come on board for some fun play based learning activities in your home. It’s our best option at this stage to maintain the connections between children /staff / families and community. Please contact Mrs Watson on Anne.Watson10@det.nsw.edu.au for your unique code to access Seesaw Classroom.

Best wishes to you all.

From Mrs Watson, Suellen and Bec

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PJ and the PBL team have developed a PBL matrix to support students Learning from Home.

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PJ says . . .“When you do ANYTHING, always do your personal best.”

At MSPS students are -

learners by following the six whole school PBL expectations of -1. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself2. Take ownership of actions and accept consequences3. Follow teacher instruction the first time4. Speak appropriately and with respect5. Show concern for yourself and others6. Report issues to teachers immediately.

SAFE RESPECTFULRESPONSIBLE

LEARNING FROM HOME

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MSPS 2020 TEACHER FEATURE

Name: Mrs ThomsonSchool Position: Assistant PrincipalFavourite movie: Old movies, like 7 Brides for 7 Brothers and In the Heat of the Night.Born: Blayney NSWFavourite phone app: Google Maps – I would be lost without it!An embarrassing moment:Getting the cane in primary school for talking in class.Naughtiest thing you’ve done:Getting off the bus to go to my friend’s house and not telling my mum. I had to run through 4 paddocks to get home.If you could change 1 thing in our world, what would it be:For people to be more understanding of each other and I would change my age.Why did you become a teacher:I love helping children learn about the world they live in.

Wellbeing Challenge ~ Week 2Take time to set the table for one meal this week . . . Make sure you take time to talk, eat slowly and enjoy sharing stories over a beautiful meal.

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Term 2 2020

Year 6 Canberra Excursion will hopefully take place in Week 9, Term 4 (7 - 11 December). We are still taking payments and final payments are due by Thursday 2 July (Week 10, Term 2).

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