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Murwillumbah East Public School

Newsletter Term 1, Week 9

27th March, 2018

Ride to School Day

What a great day we had on Friday with over 200

bikes at school! Thank you to all the mums, dads

and family members that delivered the bikes to and

from school, a huge effort and one that was truly

appreciated by our students and staff.

Thanks also go to the volunteers from the

Murwillumbah cycling and triathlon clubs that

helped our staff run the day. A day of community

spirit and fun!

Quizworks Visiting Show

In Week 10, during our normal Scripture time, we will

be hosting the people from Quizworks. All students

are able to attend this show not just students who

normally attend Scripture.

The show will feature all the fun, excitement and

energy that Quiz Worx shows are renowned for. The

show is age-appropriate and sensitive to highlight

what Christians believe, as taught in the Bible. If

you don’t wish for your child/ren to attend please

let their class teacher know.

Alternatively, if your child/ren usually attends non-

scripture but you would like them to participate

please let their class teacher know. The show will be

held in the school hall.

Facebook Page

Please remember to check out and “Like” our

Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/MurwillumbahEast/

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C Office Bearers

Congratulations to the following parents who were

elected as office bearers for 2018 following our

P&C’s Annual General Meeting.

President - Soenke Biermann

Vice President - Cindy Secomb

Vice President - Johnny Taylor

Secretary - Sheree Scott

Treasurer - Michael Brooks

Fundraising Coordinator - Lorraine Draman

Thank you to all the outgoing office bearers for your

time and dedication to our school and our

students. It is greatly appreciated.

Canteen Manager

Our canteen manager will have to take leave in

Term 2. As such, we are calling for an expression of

interest from anyone who thinks they may be able

to fill this role during Term 2. Please see Mrs Rowsell

for further information.

Easter Hat Parade

Our K-2 Easter Hat Parade will be commencing at

9.30am this Thursday 29th March in our school hall.

Children are asked to please bring their hats to

their classrooms before the 1st bell. Hats can be left

on their desk.

Students in K-2 are able to come in mufti.



Students of the Week

Class Awards

Mrs Watts KW Axl

Ms Davison &

Mrs Cambridge K-1D Eli

Miss Anderson 1A Ella

Mrs Lindsay 1-2L Marleyah

Mrs Chaffey 2-3C Bridget

Ms O’Loughlin 3-4O’L Britta

Mr Wills 3-4W Olivia

Mrs S Robinson 5R Nayte

Ms Noble 5-6N Axle

Mr Tunaley 6T Hayden

Mr Edwards K-6E

Ms Lamrock K-6L TJ & Chris

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Maddison, Alex, Ella, Tabitha, Riley, Codi & Hannah.

Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)

Week 8 Gotcha Rule

Always use your manners

Congratulations:

Stage 1 Romy, Grace, Emily, Isabella, Bridget,

Tyler, Ella, Finn, Maddison, & Nimy.

Stage 2&3 Matilda, Sebastian, Mairah, Nathan,

Alice, Kyrone, Bella, Summer, Tenika, Byron, &

Britta

Week 9 Rule

Wait in line patiently

Coles Sport for Schools - Tally

Our tally this week has reached ………..40,000

What an achievement from our school

community. Keep collecting vouchers from Coles

up until 3rd April 2018.

P&C Blackboard

Easter Raffle - Thank you to all our families for your

support of our raffle.

Please return all raffle tickets sold/unsold to our

school office by tomorrow. Our raffle will be drawn

during the morning assembly.

Life Education Visit

The Life Education van will be visiting our school

during week 11.

All students in K-4, K-6E & K-6L will have the

opportunity to attend.

Students who have not returned

their permission note please

finalise payment a.s.a.p.

Thank you

Sporting News

PSSA District Trials

Congratulations to all the boys who attended

District Rugby League Trials at Tweed Heads last

Friday. In the Under 11 Division, Kwinn Wolf, Kai

Pucheu, Tyson Betts and Mitchell Stuart were all

successful in being selected in the Murwillumbah

District Team. In the Open Division, Eli Parker was

also selected in the District Squad.

In Boys Hockey, Toby Campbell has made his way

through the District Level and will now trial for the

Far North Coast Team in coming Weeks.

Far North Coast Soccer Trials

On Friday 16th March Murwillumbah East had four

students try out for the Murwillumbah District PSSA

Soccer team. Once again the competition for a

place in the team was very competitive.

Congratulations to all four players Chloe Le Dan,

Toby Robinson, Toby Shapland and James

Durrington who were successful in making the

team. They now compete tomorrow in the Far

North Coast trial. Well done and good luck.

Cross Country

Training has commenced for all students during

fitness time for the upcoming country carnival.

The carnival will be held on Thursday 12th April

commencing at 9.30am in the school grounds.

Students aged 5 to 7 will compete over a distance

of 1km. Students aged 8 to 10 will compete over

a distance of 2km and 11 and 12 years will race

over a 3km course.

Parents are very welcome to come and support

their children at the carnival.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The 2018 Challenge kicked off on Monday 5

March and closes Friday 31 August (midnight). The

Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is available for

all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9.

The Challenge aims to encourage a love of

reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to

enable them to experience quality literature. The

idea of the Challenge is to encourage students to

read more and to read more widely.

K-2 children, can read the books on their own,

read them with someone, or someone can read

them to the children. 3-4, 5-6, students, must read

the books on their own, but someone can help

the students choose them.

K-2 students are required to read 30 books, 3-4 –

2 0 b o o k s a n d 5 - 6 - 2 0 b o o k s .

A certificate from the Premier is awarded to all

students who complete the challenge. If you

complete the challenge every year from grade 3

until year 9 you receive a medal.

The children use the same log on name and

password as they use at school.

The website has the booklist for the Challenge and

the rules. All books are entered on-line via the

website and individual log on. Log on example –

Morgan Evans is morgan.evans15

Some children have already added some books

to their reading record on line.

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Happy reading!

Carmel Evans (Teacher Librarian)

Easter Diorama Display

Reminder: Students can start bring in their

diorama’s. Please drop them off in our hall with

your name attached.

Diorama’s will be on display for students and

parents on Thursday 29th March. The top 10 will

receive a Principal award.

Reminder Thursday is not a mufti day for years 3-6.



2019 Selective Class for Murwillumbah HS

In 2019, Murwillumbah High School will once again

be offering students the opportunity to be placed

into a Year 7 selective class.

Parents can collect a copy of the registration &

portfolio sheets from the front office, or visit the

website. Complete and email back to

Murwillumbah High School or alternatively you can

print off a copy.

Registration sheets need to be returned to

Murwillumbah High by Friday 29 June 2018.

Young Leaders Day

John Coutis

The inspirational person for 6 million

kids in the world. It all started when

John was born and had no legs,

you could fit him in the palm of your

hands. The doctor’s said he wouldn’t

live for a day, a day went past, the next doctor’s

appointment the surgeons said, he wouldn’t live

for a week, then they said he wouldn’t live past his

first birthday and he is turning 49 this year!

John has cynophobia which means he is afraid of

dogs. He didn’t go to school until grade five and

he mentioned that he would try to hide behind

the bags on the bag racks because people would

bully him about his appearance.

He’s friends with just about everyone, even

Johnathan Thurston. But with no legs he still does

everything that people with legs do. He loves

fishing, snorkelling and he always wanted to drive

a car but unfortunately he can’t.

The main message and the one thing that

everyone should do each and every day is what

John has shown us. It is to have resilience and

TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WISH TO BE TREATED!

James Durrington - SRC Councillor

Community Notices



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WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH

insights Understanding your child’s

anxious behaviour using the

ABC method by Dr Jodi Richardson

When our children are suffering they turn to us for help. Never is this more true than when they’re experiencing

anxiety. The experience of it is awful and they want it stopped. Now. That’s all we want too: to put an end to their

fear, dread and worry. To help them feel calm, happy and playful again. But the contagious nature of anxiety means

that while, as parents, we’re helping our children in the midst of their turmoil, we can also struggle with anxiety of

our own. All those stories begin to swirl around in our minds leaving us worrying about what it all means for our

child’s future happiness.

The more you understand about the events that trigger anxiety in your child and the way he or she behaves when

feeling anxious, the better equipped you’ll be to respond in a truly helpful way.

The fight, flight, freeze or freak out response

It’s important to remember that all of our kids will experience anxiety at some time or another. It’s a natural and

protective reaction to the anticipation of danger or discomfort, a deeply ingrained instinctive response that gears

people up, big and small, to fight for their life, or run for it (flight). As well as the ‘fight or flight’ response, it’s also

been called the ‘fight, flight, freeze or freak out’ response. No argument there!

In the majority of cases where kids experience anxiety (which may even be trepidation or nervousness) – such as

when faced with a maths test or a presentation in front of the class – when the ‘danger’ passes the anxiety passes

too.

However there are kids who experience debilitating anxiety on a more regular basis: anxiety that interferes with

their ability to function, participate in life and enjoy being a kid. In these cases it’s important to develop a deeper

understanding of the events that happen before and after the anxiety is displayed. The ABC anxiety technique is

an invaluable tool used by psychologists when looking at behaviour patterns.

You can use it too.

The ABC technique

Anxiety can be thought of as a sequence of events, beginning with a triggering event that is called the Activator.

The Activator is present before your child becomes anxious and fearful. It isn’t always one thing but can be a set of

circumstances or factors like tiredness and hunger. Children won’t always be aware of what’s triggered their

anxiety but as you begin to note down the ABC’s, you’ll establish some patterns that will help you both.

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The activator triggers your child’s anxious Behaviour. Now’s about the time

you might form a picture in your mind of what you witness when your little

one is anxious. You’ll see a whole bunch of behaviours including avoidance,

anger, fear and distress, but what you won’t necessarily see are the ‘private’

behaviours of your child such as their thoughts and feelings. Understanding

these is really insightful.

Lastly, your little one’s anxiety will naturally bring about a reaction from

others. This can be from you, other family members, your child’s friends

and/or their teacher, depending on where they are. These reactions are the

last part of your new tool, termed Consequences. Understanding what

happens in response to your child’s anxiety is important, again, for

understanding patterns that have built up over time.

Start by creating a table (anyway you like) similar to the one below but

include more rows in yours.

Find a quiet few minutes and begin by thinking about what happens when

your child becomes anxious. Describe anxious behaviours in detail in the

middle column. These could be the things you witness such as crying, pacing, avoidance, clinging, etc. plus any

thoughts or feelings your child has shared with you.

Let’s say for example that thunderstorms trigger anxiety in your child. Their behaviour might include fear, crying,

an upset tummy and hiding away from the noise.Find a quiet few minutes and begin by thinking about what

happens when your child becomes anxious. Describe anxious behaviours in detail in the middle column. These

could be the things you witness such as crying, pacing, avoidance, clinging, etc. plus any thoughts or feelings your

child has shared with you.

At first glance the activator might seem obvious: thunder and lightning in this

example. But perhaps the anxiety is triggered earlier than that. Could it begin

with overhearing the storm forecast on the news or the heavy rain preceding

the storm? Finally, the Consequences column is to note what happens

immediately after the anxious behaviour. What happens, and how everyone

feels.

Go through this same process with the other anxious behaviours you listed.

There are some examples on the following page.

The ABC exercise enables you to contemplate your child’s anxious behaviours

and the circumstances around them including, importantly, when you’re not

actually in the thick of it. My guess is that you’re already pretty clear about the

behaviours, but after doing this exercise you’ll be armed with details of the

triggers (Activators) and outcomes (Consequences) as well. Combined, this

understanding will give you insights into how anxiety unfolds for your child,

an opportunity to reflect on your own responses to anxious behaviour, and

where there might be opportunities for helpful change.


If at any time you’re at all concerned about your little one, please consult with your GP to seek advice and

reassurance.

Example ABC table and anxious behaviours

Activators

Behaviours

Consequences

Thunderstorm forecast

Upset tummy, cries and hides in

bedroom, won’t get ready for school

Repeated reassurance, gently

encouraging to get uniform on and

have breakfast. Only makes things

worse. Late for school, again. Feeling

frustrated.

Teacher announces upcoming test

Irritable, keeps repeating “I’m going

to fail”, headache

Suggested making a plan to prepare

for test, rejected. Consoling with arm

around her telling her it’s going to be

okay. Both feeling really upset.

Dr Jodi Richardson

Jodi is a happiness and wellbeing speaker and writer, and is mum to two primary school

aged kids who light her up. For more great ideas on flourishing mental health for the

whole family, subscribe to her newsletter at drjodirichardson.com.au and say hello on

facebook.com/DrJodiRichardson. Enquiries to [email protected]




Murwillumbah East Public School

Term 1 Calendar

9 26th March

Tell Them From Me

surveys

Canteen Easter

Meal Deal

27th March 28th March 29th March

P&C Easter Raffle

30th March

GOOD FRIDAY

31/1st

10 2nd April

EASTER MONDAY

3rd April

Tell Them From Me

surveys

QuizWorks visiting

show

4th April 5th April

Cake Stall 3/4O’L &

3/4W

6th April

PSSA Sport -

Murwillumbah

7/8th

11 9th April

Life Education Van

10th April

Life Education Van

11th April

Life Education Van

12th April

K-6 Cross Country

Carnival

13th April

9:30 ANZAC

Assembly

12:00 MEPS own

Commonwealth

Games

14/15th

Term 2 Calendar

1 30th April

School

Development Day

1st May

K-6 students return

2nd May

District Touch

Football Trials

3rd May 4th May

Story Dogs Day -

Wear Orange

5/6 May

2 7th May 8th May

P&C Meeting - 7pm

9th May 10th May 11th May

Mother’s Day Stall

12/13 May

3 14th May

Football Gala Day

15th May 16th May 17th May

SRC Cake Stall

1A & 1-2L

18th May

Assembly 3-4O’L

Presenting

4 21st May

District Netball

22nd May 23rd May

M’Bah District Cross

Country

24th May 25th May

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