From the Principal

Monday 30th March 2015 Term 1 Week 10

MORGIE NEWS

Important Dates

Thursday 2nd April Easter Hat Parade 11.30am

Last day Term 1

Tuesday 21st April

First day Term 2

Telephone: 08 8087 5155 Principal: Mr Chisholm Bloch Fax: 08 8087 3729 Email: morganst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: www.morganst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C AGM The New P&C Executive are: Sam Maiden - President, Jeanette Rogers - Vice President, Karen Storey - Secretary and Deana Gollagher - Treasurer.

Welcome to the Morgan Street Public School P&C Executive Deana, and thanks to the returning officers for standing again in 2015. We also thank Jane Kuerschner for her work in her time as Treasurer. She will be missed at our meetings for both her great humour and excellent record keeping of our financial situation. Our parent body provide important support to our students and staff and hold a number of functions where many parents turn up to help even if meetings are not possible. We meet monthly on a Monday evening at 7pm in the staff common room. All parents should feel welcome as new ideas and thinking ensure our school remain a strong, safe place for our students.

Have you got your Easter Hat? I am looking forward to my first Easter Hat Parade

and Assembly on Thursday at 11.30am. Just a reminder that if parents decide to take

their children home after the picnic lunch, please let their teachers know before you

go.

Parents have asked for electronic communications - our response has been to

implement App and email based communication using SCHOOLSTREAM as an

email list that we are adding to as we get information. Last week about 65% of

parents received their NEWSLETTER in this manner. After the holidays we will do a

collection of the parents/classes we may have missed, and so far we have had a lot of

positive feedback. Our aim will be to cut back on the paper newsletters, as there are

benefits in time taken up in the office and delivery by some students “pony express”

can also be a problem.

Absence Notes

Don’t forget if your child is absent from school, you will need to write a note within

seven days. It must explain why your child missed school and how many days your

child was absent. Remember to include the date.

If your child is going to be away for more than three days please let us know.

Reading to children at home

Children learn about the value and importance of reading as they watch their

family read and write in everyday life. Here are a few simple things you can do

at home to make reading fun.

Listen to your child read every day, even if only for a short time.

Discuss the meanings of stories and words.

Talk about books together and make reading a shared, enjoyable activity. See that there is a range of reading material, both fiction and non-fiction, for

your child at home.

Try not to let television intrude on reading time – set aside some uninterrupted

time to read with your child.

PE LESSONS - SWIMMING

A big thank you to

the parents who have

volunteered to help with

the swimming lessons each

week. We really

appreciate your assistance.

We hope more parents are

available when we resume

our lessons in Term 4.

EASTER EGG

RAFFLE

The SRC will be selling tickets

for the raffle and the guessing

competition each morning this

week before school in both the

K-2 and 3-6 playground.

KK Ishani Sarkar

Brock Spencer

KM Peyton Lehmann

Grace Lyle

KS Brooke Hammond

Addison Coombes

1F Evelyn Mann

Aron Jones

1K Molly Sultana

Reuben Hunt

2GK Lyla Borlace

Matthew Slattery

2V Aleesha Burgess

Charlie Reader

Mrs Dougherty: Dylan Taplin,

Madysun Camilleri, Amber Elliott and

Mason Crabb.

Peer Awards: Emmy Daniels,

Daisy Sheehan, Bryce Milne, Ebbi

Billings, Molly Jones, Savannah

Bechaz-Hatton, Jorja McHenry,

Finley Adams, Kaashdyn Adams and

Caleb McKay.

2V 3C 5/4G 6M

3B Finley Adams

Tanisha Macharia

3C Ned Schaefer

Ava Williams

4S Mia Kelly

Angel Lewis

5/4G Halle McNamara

Lachlan Gogler

5W Emma Sullivan

Jude Lazarus

6E Hannah Campbell

Braith Lance

6M Aiden Miani

Nellie Guerin

READING CHALLENGE

Total Raised $4149.05

Total Children Participated 84

Highest Fundraiser 3-6 Darcy Walden

($200.00)

Highest Fundraiser K-2 Peyton Lehmann

($160.00)

Congratulations to: Ava Devoy, Grace Molloy, Montana Philpott, Anpa Paskaran, Pranavan Rajeshkannan,

Rebekah Harffey, Mia Kelly, Abigail Lazarus, Grace Johnson, Tawana Makunde, Jaycee Johnson, Elise Turtur,

Kalliopi D’Souza, Brooklyn Gibson, Sydney Moynihan, Hamish Bolton, Riley Mashford, Aiden Miani, Campbell

Rogers, Hannah Beitzel, Lilyth Jones, Aditi Kumar, Taylor Nejaim, Mijonique Noble, Anna Bolton, Emily Marks,

Jorja McHenry, Lauren Slattery, Ella Williams, Ashwin Murugappa, Darcy Walden, Sophia Brain, Trinity Connor,

Anu Dahanayake Yapa, Lily Mackay, Nick Devoy, Kade Pettitt, Isaac Stokes, Ainsley Arnold, Bethany Stokes, Elke

Turley, Lachie Collins, Chatu Dahanayake Yapa, Tyson Marks, Peyton Lehmann, Lucius Burke, Saravanan

Rajeshkannan, Isana Burke, Jade Sullivan, Afton Torney, Esther Wenham, Sandu Dahanayake Yapa, Blake Sultana,

Xander Wood, Nevaeh Bates, Macy Bottrell, Madison Stuchbery, Aron Jones, Evelyn Mann, Blayde Cain, Dougall

Hughes, Rebel Mannion, Emilie Black, Imogen Hammond-Jelbert, Molly Sultana, Max Barratt, Dakota Gibson, Zak

Lawrence, Thomas McInnes, Abinav Murugappa, Harrison Quinn, Rhett White, Chace Glover, Amelia Gear,

Scarlett Molloy, Lucas Sultana, Emily Scott, Ruby Gaiter, Bella Jeans, Jed Fleming, Joshua Gollagher, Isabella

Gollagher, Maria Langran, Damon Gollagher and Kye Turley.

Winners of

the lucky

Draw

“FRIENDS FOR LIFE”

Parent Information Session

Tomorrow

Tuesday 31st March 2015

5.30pm VC Room

Every Tuesday in 1K we write about our choices. We choose our favourite things and

write about why we like them the most. Here are some of our responses. One thing we

all agree on is that ‘Choose one on Tuesdays’ is lots of fun!

I like cows the best

because they give us

milk. Ben

I like football the best because

I like medals and trophies. You

can kick the ball and tackle. I

want to be on a good team if I

am going to play. Archie

I like dogs the best because

you can pat them and play

with them. Playing with them

is lots of fun. Abinav

I like ice-cream the best

because you can eat it

on hot days. You can

have it in a bowl or a

cone. My favourite is

pink. Sophie

I like Maccas the best

because they have

healthy wraps. Harry

I like ice-cream the best

because you can get it

out of a cone. It makes

you cool down on sunny

days. Max

I like pigs the best because

they are cute and because

they get up to mischief.

Reuben

I like KFC the most

because lots of people

go there. Rhett

I like cats the best

because they catch

mice. Macey

I like cats the best

because they are cute

and cuddly like teddies.

They can get a mouse

and they can follow it.

They jump on you. Emilie

I like ice-cream the best

because you can eat it in a

cone. When I am good, I

get to have an ice-cream.

My brother likes it too. Zak

I like cows the best

because they moo in the

morning and gives us

milk. Tarney

I like ballet because you

can dance on stage and

perform dances. Emmy

I like ballet the best

because you get to be

famous on the stage

and you get to dance.

Elektra

I like cake the best

because your cake can be

any shape or flavour.

Cake is the best. Sam

I like McDonalds the best

because they have frozen

cokes and burgers. Imogen

I like cake the best

because your cake can

be any shape or colour.

It can have toppings and

sprinkles. Thomas

I like ballet the best because

you get to do a dance. You

get to wear tap shoes and it

is fun. Next year I’m going

to do ballet. Sienna

I like ballet the best because

they have beautiful music and

it is so much fun. You get to

perform a show at the

entertainment centre. Molly

I like KFC the best

because they have

popcorn chicken. It is

nice. Dakota

I like ice-cream the best

because you can get

different flavours.

Belladonna

I like football

because the ball can

go up in the air.

Raphael

Tuesday 31st March Martin Griffiths

Wednesday 1st April Kerry Murray, Jo Player

Thursday 2nd April CLOSED

Tuesday 21st April CLOSED

Re-opening Wednesday 22nd April

Thanks to the wonderful helpers this term,

have a great holiday!

“Proud Morgies learning together”

PROUD ASSEMBLY WEEK ONE TERM TWO

It is hard to believe that it is the end of the first

term already. However, it is also good to

reflect back and celebrate the way students

have settled into the new school year, and are

showing they are PROUD through their

actions, words and attitude. PBL is a journey,

and we have been revisiting our PROUD rules

this term to make sure every student from

kindergarten to year six know what it means to

be PROUD. The best thing about these lessons

is that they are lessons for life. We are learning

valuable life skills every day when we

remember to be PROUD. The first PROUD

assembly will be in Week One Term Two. We

work towards our PROUD awards so if you

miss out, remember to keep at it!

Keep up the great work Morgies!

COMMUNITY NEWS

PURPLE DAY

Last Thursday, our S.R.C had their first fundraiser.

We raised money and donated it to ‘Epilepsy

Action’ to help raise awareness and assist in research developments. Our day started with the whole school

on the oval releasing purple balloons, which

represented our wish for a cure. Students looked

fantastic in their purple clothing too. We raised

$436.85. Well done Morgies!

From the Pool

Students from 5/4G and 6M participating in their swimming

lessons. Students were involved in a variety of water activities

ranging from water confidence games to basic life saving skills.