Caring - Sharing - Learning Together

19th April 2018

PRINCIPAL’S

MESSAGE:

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

HOLLY IS A WINNER!

ANZAC DAY: This special day will be recognised at our school assembly next week on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 at 1.30 pm. Our staff and students will partici-pate in a ceremony to highlight the importance of the ANZAC spirit. The regular Tuesday group assembly in Week 2 has been moved to Week 4. Students may also participate in the public ANZAC Day March. Students need to assemble by 8.00am out the front of RSL House across the road from the Maroochydore RSL on Wednesday, 25 April 2018. The parade will begin at 8.30am with the main service and wreath laying at 9.00am. Students need to have their hat and wear full school uniform. The RSL have requested that, as a mark of respect for the day, that only school students and teachers march in the parade. Family members are welcome to view the parade from the sides. This is a fantastic way for our children to represent their school and acknowledge the ANZAC spirit. School leaders look forward to seeing those who can attend the event. Principal’s Study Tour to Singapore and Japan: Over the Easter holidays, I par-ticipated in a personally funded study tour. This involved approximately 12 Queensland Principals who visited about 10 schools and educational authorities throughout Singapore and Japan. These countries are recognised as high per-forming nations when looking at educational standards and achievement. I look forward to sharing my learnings with the Parent Reps, P and C Association and School Council. The study tour identified a number of quality features, but also helped to identify many quality practices happening in Australia. It is very clear that Australian teachers are world class when catering for a range of needs within their class and deliver highly engaging lessons. In comparison our digital learning is well advanced, also, our ovals, play grounds and open spaces certain-ly add greater potential for social skills, physical activity and enjoyment. Visiting Japanese and Singaporean schools provided an insight into their work around promoting citizenship, values education and a clear focus on agreed core learning areas. This certainly provides stability and success over the long term. I look forward to sharing more insights in the future across various forums.

Congratulations to Holly (4B) who competed in 3 Dance Eisteddfods across the Sunshine Coast and Bris-bane during the holidays . Holly has been dancing since the age of three and currently dances with ‘Encore’ at Warana. Holly who is our own ‘2017 Little Creekers Got Talent’ Winner now has more trophies and bling to add to her collection. Holly came 1st in Under 8 Jazz and 2nd in Under 8’s Lyrical at the Sun-shine Coast Eisteddfods and placed an amazing 2nd place against girls in the Under 12 age group. Holly then went on to compete at Caboolture, placing 1st in Acro and Jazz and 2nd in Lyrical. Holly also competed in groups for ’Encore’ placing 1st. Congratulations Holly on your amaz-ing achievements!

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE ADMINISTRATION

P and C Association Meeting: Tonight we will be holding a P and C Association meeting in the staffroom at 6.30pm (Thursday, 19 April 2018). Last month all executive roles were filled so our focus returns to organising events, fundraising and looking at future directions. It wonderful to see new members join the group and we look forward to catching up again. Rob Van den Heuvel Principal

Event Date

P and C Meeting Thursday 19 April 2018

P and C Chocolate Drive. Last day of money return Friday 20 April 2018

Anzac Day Whole School Assembly Tuesday 24 April 2018 (1.30 pm)

Anzac Day Holiday and Anzac Day March Cotton Tree Wednesday 25 April 2018

Year 4 Excursion— Stanley River Tuesday 1 May 2018—Thursday 3 May 2018

Labour Day Holiday Monday 7 May 2018

2018 TERM 2 DATE CLAIMER

2018 UNIVERSITY OF NSW TESTS (ICAS)

The University of NSW tests (ICAS Tests) are an optional extension activity for students in years 2-6 who are achiev-ing at a high level in the areas of English, Mathematics, Science or Spelling. Students can enter all of the tests or choose the areas in which they excel. Each test will cost $9.00 for English, Mathematics or Science and $12.00 for Spelling. This fee covers the distribution and marking of the test and a cer-tificate of achievement for their efforts. Students will complete the tests BEFORE SCHOOL, starting at 7:30 in Mountain Creek State School hall. Students who are interested need to collect an entry form and payment envelope from the office or from Mr Wock-

ner. Payment in CASH in envelopes with the permission letter need to be returned to the office via the letterbox

system by Tuesday 24 April 2018. If you wish to pay by credit card, you must go the administration to pay.

Test dates are scheduled on:

Science Tuesday 29 May 2018

Spelling Wednesday 13 June 2018

English Tuesday 31 July 2018

Maths Tuesday 14 August 2018

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HPE NEWS

2018 MCSS CROSS COUNTRY

Not even a soggy and modified track could stop this year’s Cross Country! Well done to all of the 49 students (21 girls and 28 boys born in 2008, 2007 and 2006) for giving it their best and running it in true Creeker fashion. These runners had an absolute ball and were supported and cheered on by a number of classes who came to watch. A big congratulations to the following students who placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd:

2006 2007 2008

Ella L. Hannah S. Saya C.

Koby B. Miller T. Hunter B.

Porscha W Amelia R. Daisy Q.

Harry J. Harper M. Matthew S.

Halle L Abi R. Ella M.

Noah M. Rocco T. Koby W.

From our Cross Country, 33 runners have been selected to compete at the Coastal District School Sport Cross Coun-try Trial at Elizabeth Daniels/John Blank Oval – Buderim (Maroochydore Cricket Club) on Tuesday 8 May 2018. These students are training hard on a Tuesday and Thursday morning and we wish them all best on the day.

COASTAL DISTRICT SPORT TRIALS

Congratulations to Harper (6KB) and Aidan H. (6KB) who participated in selection for rugby and soccer, respectively, and made the District teams. The Trial Round 3 Notice for 10 to 12 years Rugby League (girls), Rugby Union (boys), Tennis (boys and girls) and Softball (boys) can be found by clicking here. Any student interested in participating in any of these trials needs to come and see Mr Barritt or Miss Fahey in E Block prior to the trial to collect the necessary forms. This information will also be in the Daily Ripples, displayed in the Large Undercover Area and in the windows of E Block.

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AROUND THE SCHOOL

SWIMMING CULMINATING EVENT

Our Year 1, 2 and Year 4 students spent a number of weeks last term having swimming lessons at the Mountain Creek Aquatic Centre which finished with a Culminating Day where the students participated in a number of fun activities and events. It was an awesome day and everyone had a great time with lots of fun! Well done and a big thank you to all the students and staff involved for making it such a fantastic day.

TERM 2 PREP PLAY DATES

NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY 2018 The sun shone on Friday 23 March 2018 for our students and parents who signed up for the National Ride2School Day. It was great to see so many kids and parents heading to school in the fresh air. On arrival at school the kids were greeted by a welcoming Police Officer and Sunshine Coast Regional Council workers who handed out stickers and pencils to the students. Well done everyone for getting involved in Ride4Fun and making it such a great success. Lets ride to school more often!

WEEK PLAY DATE IMPORTANT NOTES

2 Wednesday 25 April 2018 NO playdate—ANZAC Day

3 Monday 30 April 2018 Playdate 9—11 am

4 Wednesday 9 May 2018 Playdate 9—11 am

5 Thursday 17 May 2018 Playdate 9—11 am PREP TOUR 11.30 am

6 Monday 21 May 2018 Playdate 9—11 am Under 8’s Week

7 Wednesday 30 May 2018 Playdate 9—11 am

8 Tuesday 5 June 2018 Playdate 9—11 am

9 Monday 11 June 2018 Playdate 9—11 am PREP TOUR 11.30 am

10 Wednesday 20 June 2018 Playdate 9—11 am

11 Wednesday 27 June 2018 NO PLAYDATE—PLANNING FOR TERM 3

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YEAR 6 LEADERS

YEAR 6 LEADERSHIP DAY Our elected School Leaders were invited to attend MCSS new Leadership Skill Development Program last week. It was run by teachers from Bilai Environmental Education Centre. The activities that were undertaken encouraged listening, sharing, team work and helping each other out. All qualities needed in their leadership roles for 2018. Here is a short article written by two of our leaders...

On Friday 23rd March we grabbed our bags and pencil cases and gathered in the hall. We met our instructors and talked about active listening, teamwork, trust and leadership skills. After we finished talking we played a small game of trust falls. To do this game you must be able to trust your group of 3-4. 2 people stand opposite to each other and the 3rd person stands in the middle leaving the 4th person to supervise. So the person in the middle will fall backwards with the person behind them catching them and pushing them to the other player. After morning tea we headed over to the hall to start the next activity. The first rotation was the cloud bridge. To play this you had to put mats down on the floor but had to get there to the other side with your whole group and have one foot on the mat at all times. The catch was that you had only had 10 mats and you couldn’t touch the floor. After lunch we headed to the oval. We took our bags and lined up in rows of two. Next we went up the stairs on the back of the hall and sat down on the veranda and got sorted into groups of 6. We felt as if the activity was an obstacle course. However, we were sadly mistaken for we had to build… CATAPAULTS! We walked down the stairs and walked across the oval to some wood, bolts, rope and tools. First, we had to tie a figure 8 and repeat that pattern. Next, we had to place a piece of wood down on the floor and then screw it to the ground. Then we had tie pieces of wood together to make a v shape. Next, we had to sticky tape the sling onto the V shaped pieces of wood. Then the fun part came…Flinging wet sponges into the air and trying to hit inflatables. We had lots of fun with these challenging and we didn’t want to go home but unfortunately we didn’t have a choice….We all said goodbye and off we went. By Cloe(5W) and Charlotte (5T)

AROUND THE CLASSROOMS RESOURCE CENTRE YEAR 5

I hope you are all well and that you enjoyed your break. We have been having such an awesome time in Shine over the past term. The girls have really enjoyed the first Term’s focus which is VALUE – valuing themselves and valuing others. The girls have learnt that, because they are so valuable, they need to take good care of themselves (their hair, skin, mind, body - nutrition and exercise, etc.). The last session focused on nutrition and exercise. Caroline Hutchinson from 92.7 Mix FM Radio Station shared her personal testimony which was very powerful. She also encouraged the girls to look at themselves and love them-selves and the wonderful unique qualities that each of them have. We ended the session with a ZUMBA class which the girls really enjoyed. Even I took part but must admit, I had to deal with the consequences the next day. My body was very sore. We are starting up Sporting Schools again this term (Week 5) and are run-ning two programs, Soccer and Tennis. Please watch this space for more information on how to register for this FREE program. The Chaplaincy Service is also really excited about a boys program which we are busy developing. Its going to be fantastic for the older boys at Mountain Creek and we can’t wait to get it off the ground. We are looking at starting it in the Term 3. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your week. Chappy

P AND C

INFORMATION

MOTHERS DAY STALL STARS WEDNESDAY 9, MAY 2018

CHOCOLATE DRIVE FUNDRAISER

To those families who opted in to our Chocolate Drive Fundraiser thankyou so much for taking part in this fundraising event. All money collected from the sale of the choc-olates must be returned to the school office in the envelope provided by Friday 20 April 2018. We would appreciate your cooperation with this request. Any unsold or partly sold chocolate boxes also need to be returned by Friday 20, April 2018. Thanks again for supporting this fundraiser, which will bring a significant contribution towards the air conditioning project that has now begun. MCSS P and C Fundraising Team

It’s nearly that time of year when we celebrate all things great about our Mums, Grandma’s or that someone special, so the P and C will be running our fabulous Mothers Day stall again with a great range of beautiful gifts available to pur-chase… Jewellery, mugs, photo frames. Prices starting at $1.00 - $10.00. We will be starting the stall off on Wednesday 9, May 2018 for the special Prep-pies over in the gated area from 8am. Everyone is welcome to come along Thursday 10, May to Friday 11 May 2018 from 8am outside the tuckshop.

P AND C MEETING

We have a P and C meeting this eventing, Thursday 19 April 2018 at 6.30. We would love to have some new faces come along and meet with us. If you would like to join us you are more than welcome. The meeting will be held in the school staffroom at 6.30 pm. We look forward to meeting you!

COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS

A huge thank you to everyone who collected the Coles Sports For Schools vouchers last term. The vouchers have now finished so if you have any hanging around home, please bring them in by Friday this week so we can finalise our collection to send away for counting! Our school's HPE Depart-ment will have fun choosing some sporting equipment for the students. Thanks again for all your efforts to assist our school.

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P AND C INFORMATION

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COMMUNITY

NEWS

Rhee Taekwondo FREE Trial Classes

Ring - Ken Sherwell 0401 001823

Mountain Creek Hall Monday and Wednesday 6-7pm

Please support our café as it is operated by our P and C Association

If you are looking for a healthy ‘take-away’ at the end of a busy day Café Connect can offer you

Café Connect now has more Gluten Free options available

REMINDER Please NO school children in the café

before school without an adult

Family Frittata $25.00

Family Lasagne $40.00

Quiche $25.00

Whole cakes $30.00