and parents is on Wednesday October 18. The morning will include parent informa on and a visit to classrooms for new students. The following two Wednesdays will provide further opportuni es for children to visit classrooms and enjoy ac vi es. Informa on about these days has been sent to parents who have completed expressions of interest for enrolment.

Parents who are enrolling their children for Kindergarten in 2018 should now have returned enrolment forms to us in prepara on for the Kinder Orienta on program. If you were planning to enrol your child here next year and have not let us know already, please do so right away. This includes children star ng who may already have brothers or sisters at our school. Also, if you know of anyone who is planning to enrol a child next year please urge them to contact us right away to assist us in our forward planning.

School Returns on a Monday When school returns a er our upcoming two week holidays, it will be on a Monday. The return date is Monday October 9. This is unlike previous terms since no teacher training is scheduled on this day. So students and teachers will all return to school on the

Academically Gifted Class Program for Years Five and Six

Teachers are currently working on nomina ons for the 2018 Academically Gi ed Class Program which we support along with each of our local Public Schools. The aim of this class is to bring together on a one day a week basis, a group of academically gi ed children. This group will be given an enrichment program designed to assist in op mising their learning in an extended environment. The venue of the class will be Bowral Public School as it is a central loca on for the surrounding schools involved in the program. The class will operate for an intensive week, in Week 5, Term 1 and then each following Tuesday during Terms 1, 2 and 3 un l 14 August 2018. Transport to and from the class is a Parent/Carer responsibility. There is an $80.00 levy applied for each successful applicant selected for the program, in addi on to a $15.00 non‐refundable applica on fee. If you believe that your child may be suitable for this class and they will be in Year Five or Six next year, please contact your child’s teacher before Wednesday October 11.

Kindergarten 2018 Orienta on sessions for new Kindergarten students will begin in Week 2 of next term. The first visit for students

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same day. I hope that students, parents and teachers enjoy a safe and relaxing me during the school holidays.

Light The Way 

Last week 5N & 4/5B students were given the opportunity to use the Solarbuddy lights, which they had assembled the week before. Mr Simpson (the fabulous Professional Experience Teacher working with 5N) and Ms Buchanan taught lessons in the darkness of the school hall. Using the lights in a dark se ng was really exci ng for the students but it also had a really big impact on their understanding of what it is like to live without electricity. The 'Power Off, Solar On' lesson helped the students understand the seriousness of energy poverty and the opportunity the Solarbuddy light is providing the students who will receive them in Uganda. Students were able to reflect on what life would be like without electricity and the other comforts we take for granted on a day to day basis.  

Music Notes On Monday students in years 2‐6 were treated to a concert presented by Chatswood High School’s concert band. Mi agong was Chatswood High’s first stop on their 3 day South Coast tour. Students in Mi agong Public School’s training and concert band a ended an hour workshop with Chatswood High in the morning before joining them in the performances a er recess. It was a wonderful experience for both schools and we are very grateful to Chatswood for sharing their musical skills. If you’d like to see a snippet of the rehearsal, please head to the online version of this newsle er and click the link below: h ps://photos.app.goo.gl/wEtRrhS1YumyD0y32 If any students were in the audience and think they might like to learn a concert band instrument next year, please don’t hesitate to contact me!                  Miss Michael

Senior Choir Senior choir would like to sing their praises to Mr Christodoulopoulos. We’d like to thank him for his reless efforts in preparing the choir for what turned out to be an extremely successful Eisteddfod in Goulburn. Mr Christodoulopoulos goes above and beyond to make Senior choir an enjoyable and memorable experience for all involved. Not to men on the great celebra on par es he throws! Mr Christodoulopoulos is in the process of making a video of the Eisteddfod experience‐ watch this space! A very big thank you to the 2017 Senior Choir’s courageous and confident conductor.  

Birds of a Feather This term KE and 5/6C ‘buddied up’ together to express themselves through art. Their task was to depict their personality through wooden spoons. KE and 5/6C joined forces and with the use of feathers, paper, markers, pipe cleaners and a lot of glue, managed to express their traits

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Reading Eggs and Mathle cs are 2 highly recommended and valued websites that students at our school have been provided access for students by way of a subscrip on paid through the parent school resources package. Every student who has paid the school resources pack fees throughout the year has been issued with a user‐name and password which allows the student to access the sites free of charge at home and at school. If your child does not have or know his/her password, please see your class teacher. The sites do not pose a great burden on internet data usage and provide fun, interac ve and visually s mula ng tasks to engage students in mathema cs, including drill and prac se tasks and reading ac vi es including spelling, punctua on and grammar tasks. Some teachers at our school even set homework in Reading Eggs and Mathle cs! Reading Eggs and Mathle cs can be accessed 3 ways:

1. Google ‘Reading Eggs’ or ‘Mathle cs’ 2. Type the internet address for either site straight into the address bar at the top of your internet browser: www.readingeggs.com.au or www.mathle cs.com.au 3. Visit our school web page. Curriculum and Ac vi es

tab/ Interac ve Learning Websites (see picture).

Cricket is in the Swing! Year 3 had their first of 4 cricket clinics this week. These sessions are provided by Cricket Australia to our students in prepara on for our annual Cricket GALA day, early in Term 4. This is an annual event on our calendar and considered to

through a kitchen utensil. Mrs Egan set the pace and raised the bar by depic ng her personality through the first spoon and the students eagerly followed. The result was a flock of ‘birds’ that were, flamboyant, sporty, powerful, pre y and unique. Our students had the opportunity to reflect on their own character, discuss their traits with a ‘buddy’ and showcase who they believe they are. It was a great learning opportunity for all and a great way to use and learn social skills. Mr Christodoulopoulos

Woolies Earn and Learn is Over for 2017 Tomorrow is the last opportunity to submit your Woolies Earn and Learn s cker sheets or s ckers. The promo on ends during the school holidays and the sheets will need to be submi ed before we return for Term 4. We are very grateful for our fabulous, suppor ve community for the support that has been shown during this promo on. The storage box for the s cker sheets that sits in the office is nearly full to overflowing. We look forward to finding out how many points we’ve collected.  The points will be redeemed for resources such as sta onery resources, educa onal games, books or other areas that the school chooses to support the students.  Without the support of our school staff, we would not have been able to process these s ckers. Thank you.  

Reading Eggs and Mathletics are available for Holiday Reading and Mathematics Revision Reading Eggs and Mathle cs are available for all students to access at home at any me, including weekends and school holidays ‐ perfect for school holiday reading and maths revision ac vi es!

be a valuable part of our sport/ Physical Educa on program.

This year the cost of the clinics has been combined with the GALA day cost of $8, meaning that students who par cipate should pay $20 for the 4 lessons and GALA day. Payments for this great opportunity are due tomorrow. Students who do not pay will be required to sit out the 4 coaching sessions. Should families be experiencing financial difficulty and wish to enter into a financial agreement for this, please speak to our lovely office ladies, Mrs Penn or you class teacher as soon as possible.

P&C News Thank you all for your support in Term 3 with Friday BBQ, Shed Café, My School Adventure Book, Canteen and Fruit & Veg month. We wish you a happy and safe break and look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 9 October 2017.

P&C MEETING: Next P&C Mee ng is Tuesday October 10, 6.30pm in the library, all welcome. This is the first Tuesday of Term 4. “THE ART SHOW THAT CAME TO LIFE AT MITTAGONG PUBLIC SCHOOL” Book Fundraiser – orders have been placed and we are expec ng delivery in early Term 4. FRUIT & VEG MONTH “Get Loud for Fruit & Veg” comes to a close this week – thank you all for your support and hopefully the kids will con nue to choose fruit and veg op ons from the canteen. We will have a huge job coun ng lots of s ckers! A big thankyou to Highlands Fresh for dona ng a fruit and vegetable box each week ‐ without the support of local business we wouldn’t have been able to run this campaign so successfully. Please show your support for this business and thank them when you shop there! CANTEEN MENU: Term 4 Summer Canteen Menu will be distributed on first Monday back at school next term. We will have Sushi back on the menu on Wednesdays. Don’t forget we also have over the counter home made items (depending if we have enough volunteers) such as fruit & yoghurt cups, fresh fruit, vegie s cks & dip and pasta. CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: We would really love some more volunteers to share the load. If you are able to help in the canteen, even once a term, please contact Cindy with your availability on 0435 842 035 or drop the volunteer slip to the school.

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANTEEN VOLUNTEER SLIP Term 4 Name: ____________________________ Contact Number: __________________________

Preferred Day(s):

Available Dates:

Preferred Hours:

All Day Half Day Half Day (9am-2pm) (9am-11.30am) (11.30am-2pm)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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18 Chatswood HS band visit

19 Yrs 3-4 Cricket clinic

20 21 22 Junior assembly Last Day of term 3

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Term 4 October Week 1

9 Students and staff return

10 P&C meeting 6:30pm

11 12 13 Senior assembly

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Term 4 October Week 2

16 17 Yr 5 Enviro Day

18 Kindy Orientation

19 Year 6 cake stall

20 Junior assembly

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Assembly Awards on Friday 15 September IRON LION 3F Moirah 4A Colin, Hayley, Jensen

BRONZE LION 3/4L Zackary 3S Aleesha, Sophie 4/5B David, River 4A Aus n, Alexis, Abbey 5/6C Jayden, Je 5N Hanna, Will 6A Rhys

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Assembly Awards on Friday 15 September SILVER LION 3/4L Grace 3F Jackson 3S Abbey, Ethan, Isabelle 4/5B Connor 4A Ben 5/6C Emily, William 5N Maddyson 6A Ruquaiya, Leo

Gold Lion 3S James

School Calendar 2017