NAPLAN Goes Digital - Testing the Test The Department of Educa on are planning to begin tes ng Year 3 and Year 5 on the NAPLAN tests in a digital, online format beginning next year. In prepara on, the Department are asking all schools to trial the online environment this year in the hope that it will uncover any problems. During the week of 21st to 25th August 2017 all Year 3 and Year 5 will sit the NAPLAN Online School Readiness Test. Year 5 will sit a wri ng test. Both Year 3 and Year 5 will sit a test of language, reading and numeracy tasks. This is a test of the system only, no results will be issued to families. We will inform the Year 3 and Year 5 students that there will be no pressure on them during these trial tests and ask that parents reinforce this. Should parents be concerned or would like further informa on, please see Mrs Penn.

NAPLAN Goes Digital - Headphones Required As part of the NAPLAN Online School Readiness tests all students will need access to a set of headphones that can be plugged into a headphone jack on a computer or a USB slot. The school will have headphones available, however should you wish your child to use his/ her own headphones, this will be acceptable. Headphones will be required for the week of the 21st ‐ 25 August 2017. A note indica ng which day/ days during that week the headphones will be used will be sent home next week.

Big Finale for Education Week Last Friday morning, a very chilly wintery day indeed, saw many characters brave the cold in the name of celebra ng both Educa on and Book Week. Once again, the community of Mi agong stood proud, in large numbers cheering as the students paraded their home‐made, inven ve, crea ve or authen c costumes. Congratula ons to Mrs Gardiner and her team in organising such a fun event. More informa on and photos about this can be found elsewhere in the newsle er.

P&C Embark on Literary Fundraiser You might be forgiven for wondering why there are 6

ns with photos of 6 teachers in the front office. This year our crea ve P&C commi ee are running a new fundraising ini a ve. The students are being asked to vote for the teachers on the ns to feature in a custom ‘choose your own adventure’ book called The Art Show That Came to Mi agong. Students vote by placing 5 cent coins in the n or ns of their choice. At the end of a 2 week vo ng period 4 of the teachers with the largest number of coins will feature as the main characters in the book. The P&C will keep the 5 cent coins as fundraising. The books will be on sale later in the year and the P&C receive funds for the sale of the books also. These books would make a great keepsake for current students, a li le reminder of the teachers they enjoyed during their me at Mi agong Public School, perhaps a birthday present or Christmas Stocking filler?

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CWA Winners Announced The lovely ladies from the CWA were most impressed with the entries for their Interna onal Day poster, book and PowerPoint compe ons. Judging was very difficult but the ladies were able to iden fy some worthy winners. All the winners were issued with cer ficates and the school received a dona on to be used in our performing arts program. The posters are on display in the hall and the PowerPoint and a video entries will be shown at next week’s Senior Assembly.

Welcome Mr Konz Mr Abbo has decided to take some extended leave for Term 3. His students were informed this week that their teacher for the rest of Term 3 will be Mr Konz. We welcome Mr Konz and trust that he will enjoy his me at Mi agong.

Opera Australia The highly regarded Opera Australia Company will visit next Tuesday 15 August to perform El Kid, a story based around the theme of an ‐bullying. The performance will take place in the school hall. The cost to see this performance is $7. Notes and money are due next Monday 14 August. Students who do not pay cannot view the performance. Should you require a new permission note, please see your child’s class teacher as soon as possible.

Keep Stickin’ ‘round with Us and Woolies! It’s great to see the s ckers are star ng to come in for Woolies Earn & Learn. The students are certainly enjoying being part of the event. We have a s cker box in the front foyer of the admin building and one in the Mi agong Woolworths store. We were very happy to hear that a very enthusias c parent has requested a box be at the checkout of the Woolworths in Bowral too! Keep gathering s ckers and deposit them either on s cker sheets or simply on the s cker strip. We are happy as long as they keep coming in because the more s ckers we collect the more resources we can purchase for our students.

Fitzroy Falls Camp is Nearly Here A big thank you to all the parents who completed their payments for the Fitzroy Falls camp or ensured their payment plan was s ll current. The teachers are making final arrangements. As Mr Konz has replaced Mr Abbo , he will be a ending camp alongside Mr Leith and Ms Trifonov.

Year 3 Minamurra Rainforest Excursion Year 3 will be issued their excursion notes for Minnamurra Rainforest this week or early next week. This excursion supports the Geography unit being studied this semester and is sure to be a very worthwhile experience.

2017 Book Parade The 2017 Mi agong Public School Book Parade to celebrate Book Week was full of colour, smiles and very interes ng book characters. Robin Hood was spo ed close to the Titanic as it

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sailed by. Dobby the House Elf from Harry Po er even braved the icy weather and made a shivery guest appearance. Congratula ons to all students who took the me to think about their favourite book characters and found innova ve ways of displaying them. This year fourteen $10 Scholas c Book Club vouchers were drawn and presented by Mr Mansfield during the parade to celebrate the event. Two students from each grade were randomly drawn. Congratula ons to the following students who received a $10 Scholas c Book Club voucher: Kindergarten: Koby W & LeMoana I, Year 1: Issac D & Tahila V, Year 2: Bree T & Anna P, Year 3: Rachel J & Laila G, Year 4: Ava P & Abbey F, Year 5: April W & Hanna G, Year 6: Dyana S & Hayley M. A big thank you to our dedicated team of inspiring teachers for helping to organise the day. Hopefully the ‘Crayon’s’ decided not to quit a er such an enjoyable morning. If you would like to view the video of our fantas c parade, please go to the Mi agong Public School website.

Scholastic Book Fair Our two‐day Scholas c Book Fair held in the School Library to celebrate Educa on Week and Book Week was successful. The range of chapter books was of high interest and many students found themselves some great reads. Our school raised $800 worth of books from the fair for our Library shelves. If you asked for a book to be purchased for the Library last week, remember to let Mrs Gardiner know so you can reserve the book and be the first to borrow the book of your choice.

Mittagong Town Library Visits The Mi agong Town Library has kindly offered to host our school again during Book Week. Students will a end the Town Library with their class for a half hour session at selected mes nego ated by staff. The visits will be conducted in weeks 5 to 7 this term.

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2017 The Premier’s Reading Challenge is coming to a close for 2017. All students par cipa ng, please ensure your 20 books are uploaded by Wednesday 23rd August, Week 6. Congratula ons to students from 3S, as they are s ll in the lead for the most students who have completed the PRC from the senior grades. All students from the junior grades will be receiving a PRC green award within the coming weeks. Congratula ons to for comple ng the challenge: 3S Ethan; 3/4L Levi, Brent & Ma lda; 4A Ben B; 4P Leo & Ben S; 6A Jackson.

Recorder Players As many of you will know, a small group of 16 dedicated

students from Years 3‐6 are par cipa ng in the Mimosa Concert at the Sydney Opera House on the evening of Wednesday 6th September. Our students will combine with 500 other recorders and 600 violin and cello playing primary school aged students from all around NSW Public Schools to play three songs. With the support of Ms O osson and Mrs Gardiner, our students have been diligently prac cing once a week at school and at home since Term 1. Many of the students have chosen to also prac ce before school and during lunch. This week we will be joining with other schools from our area for a Cluster Rehearsal at Bowral Public School. The organiser Susan Sukka, from the DET Arts Department, will be training our group in prepara on for the concert. We were fortunate enough to perform the song ‘Six Ribbons’, by Jon English, for the first me during Educa on Week. Miss Michael accompanied us with her violin and Mrs Donaldson accompanied us with her Treble Recorder. A huge thank you to our audience for their support on the day, as I’m sure you will agree that the students performed beau fully.

Science Fair The Stage Three Science Fair hit Mi agong on Tuesday and was enjoyed by the junior scien sts and their many admirers. There were some very inven ve and though ul projects presented this year. Nothing was safe from the enquiring minds of our inquisi ve scien sts. Chooks were hypno sed, the family cat fa ened up with food presented in different coloured plates, liquids were forced to float upon other liquids, electrons were rubbed off balloons so they would s ck to hair and faces, colours were made to combine to form white light, hot air balloons were lodged in the fans high in the ceiling, and on and on. It was a ripper of a day. Thanks to all the students who took the challenge in good spirits and ran with their ideas to contribute to a great day and thanks to all the Mums and Dads who helped their young scien sts make their ideas a reality. The Julius Sumner‐Miller Science prizes this year go to Dhyana and Thomas for their back‐pack desk and to Arsha for the brilliant mechanical arm, built using syringes as hydraulic cylinders.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – PARTICULARLY FOR TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Parents, grandparents,

friends we need you! Come and join our friendly volunteers. If you could help, even if it’s just once in the term, please con‐

tact Cindy our Canteen Coordinator on 0435 842 035, ring the school on 4871 1020 or return the volunteer slip to the

school. If you are not sure what’s involved, see Cindy at the canteen on any day. If you have already offered to help: a big

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BOOK FUNDRAISER ‐ The P&C are very excited about our latest fundraiser which is a mul ‐ending story book personalised to Mi agong Public School. Called 'The Art Show that came to Life at Mi agong Public School' it will feature four of our very own teachers. Order forms for the book have been distributed to families this week and you can vote with 5c coins for which teachers you'd like to see in the book. Vo ng ns are in the school office. Vo ng closes Monday 21 August and book orders close on Tuesday 29 August FRIDAY MORNING SHED CAFÉ – To reduce the waste involved in the use of disposable coffee cups P&C is encouraging parents to bring their own cup. But we will always have disposable cups available so never fear if you forget your reusable cup! FRIDAY SCHOOL BANKING: Don’t forget Friday is school banking day. Make sure yellow wallets are put in the

banking box located on the steps of the brick building before morning assembly. As school banking is collated by

parent volunteers, please be pa ent in the return of your banking wallets the following week. We aim to have

them returned by Tuesday the following week. Thank you to our team of amazing volunteers who give up at least

half a day when they are rostered to count all the school banking. Kids, keep up the school banking and you will

be learning to save and helping the P&C to raise money for your school too. (P&C receives a commission on each

deposit) And there are prizes to choose each me you make 10 deposits! If you have any ques ons or would like

to be added to our roster of volunteers, feel free to contact one of the MPS School Banking Coordinators:

Amanda Hayes aahay1@bigpond.com Mel Strachan stracko6@bigpond.com

Kate Sarty Kate@mediatours.com.au

FRIDAY MORNING SAUSAGE SIZZLE - Term 3, 2017

Week 4 11/08/17 Simon Novak Steve Sargeant

Week 5 18/08/17 Dave Wyatt Sandra Lewis

Week 6 25/08/17 Casey Mellish Alex Kanaar

Week 7 01/09/17 Melanie Ison Howard Lesslie

Week 8 08/09/17 Brett Tonkinson Hannah Pinkerton

Week 9 15/09/17 Dave Wyatt Steve Sargeant

Week 10 22/09/17 Not Required Not Required

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER SLIP Term 3 Name: ____________________________ Contact Number: __________________________

Days I can help: (please circle)

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Other days

Dates: (Please fill in)

All day/ 9-11.30 / 11.30-2.00pm

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Term 3 Week 5 August

14 ICAS maths for yrs 4-6

15 ICAS maths for yrs 2 & 3 Opera Australia Town library visit

16 Southern Stars rehearsal

17 NRL Clinic yrs 3 - 6

18 Southern Stars rehearsal Senior assembly

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Term 3 Week 6 August

21 P&C book fund-raiser voting closes. Town library visit

22 23 Southern Stars rehearsal

24 NRL Clinic yrs 3 - 6

25 Junior assembly SOUTHERN STARS

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Term 3 Week 7 August

28 Fathers Day Stall

29 Fundraiser book orders close

30 Yr 4 Fitzroy Falls

31 1 Senior assembly

2 3 Happy Fathers Day

Term 3 Week 8 Sept

4 5 School Council P&C mtg 6:30pm

6 Recorder - Opera House

7 NRL Clinic yrs 3 - 6

8 TAG gala day Junior assembly

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School Calendar 2017

Assembly Awards on Friday 4 August IRON LION 3/4L James 3S Misan, Brody 4/5B Dan 5/6C Isabella 5N Ivy‐Grace, Alyssa, Cris an PIONEER Samantha

BRONZE LION 3/4L Mikayla, Levi 3F Tully, Mathew, Rose, Mackenzie, Olivia 4/5B Gavin 4A Hugo, Zen 4P Joshua 5/6C Jamee, Grace 6A Josephine FITZROY Timothy PIONEER Samuel, Sarah

SILVER LION 3/4L Finn, Chloe 5/6C Amelia 5N Hayley 6A Abi, Ellie, Thomas

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