Murwillumbah East Primary School

Newsletter Term 4, Week 2

18th October, 2016

Term 4

Walking past the classrooms and around the

playground, it is wonderful to see our students so

settled and producing excellent work. Term 4 is

upon us and is a term full of exciting activities with

excursions and pool days but it is also a time to

strive for personal bests in our academic areas.

Our teachers have created many exciting learning

opportunities for the students where they can

apply their knowledge and understanding but also

question and become efficient problem solvers in

this changing world we live in.

Young Entrepreneurs

Today on the news I heard about young

entrepreneurs who have developed a tag for

school hats and jumpers. The tag has a number on

it and when you purchase a new jumper or hat it is

registered online. If the hat is lost at school and

turns up in the lost property the parents are sent a

text message automatically. This is the world we

are living in. These young entrepreneurs are not

very old. Education is teaching kids to think,

question and problem solve but also invent.

Infant’s Playground Equipment

Year 1 and 2 are currently questioning the

usefulness of the infant’s playground equipment.

We will be applying an inquiry based learning

model to assist the students to question and

problem solve. Who knows what wonderful ideas

they will think of? Watch this space.

Mrs Vanessa Chaffey

Assistant Principal Stage 1

Girls Development Afternoon

All girls in years 5 and 6 are invited to attend a

information session at school on Monday 24th

October at 2:15pm.

This development afternoon is part of our PD/PE

programme.

Permission notes have been sent home and need

to be returned by this Friday 21st for your child to

participate and receive sample products.

Thank you

Mrs S Robinson

Assembly - Friday 21st October

Each year classes are invited to lead a whole

school assembly and present an item. This week I

am pleased to advise that our assembly will be

conducted by KH in our School Hall at 12pm. All

welcome.

Ms Noble

P&C Blackboard

Reminder - our P&C meeting will be held tonight

starting at 7pm. Everyone is welcome to come

along.

Thank you

Canteen Snack Shack

Reminders - Canteen is open Mondays and

Fridays. Volunteers are needed for our roster

please. LOL drinks will no longer be on our menu.

When our current stock runs out they will no longer

be available. Flavoured Quench will still be on our

menu.

Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers

Nicole Taylor - Canteen Coordinator

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“Students of the Week”

Canteen Roster - October

Friday 21st - Red Jen Cupit, Laura Procter, and Nickole Harris.

Monday 24th - Green Cassie Cranston and Sharnah Bowen

Friday 28th - Purple Bianca Luxford, and Shannon Wells

Monday 31st - Pink Greg Miller

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Class Awards

KH Mrs Hawthorne

KD Jack Ms Davison

KW Ella Mrs Watts

K-1B Ayla Ms Harris & Ms Chapman

1R Heath Mrs Robinson

1-2C Shanaki Mrs Chaffey

2-3W Chris Mr Wills

3-4H Ms O’Keefe

3-4O’L Chilli Ms O’Loughlin

4-5R Aaron Mrs Robinson

5-6N Alex Ms Noble

6T Maddison Mr Tunaley

K-6H TJ Mrs Harper

K-6V Mr Vella

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Dylan, Wyatt, and Aqua.

This Week’s Bee Rule

Show tolerance and understanding of

everyone’s abilities.

MEPS Factor Entry Form

Act Name: ____________________________________

Performers:

Name_____________________________Class:_______

Name_____________________________Class:_______

Name_____________________________Class:_______

Name_____________________________Class:_______

Which Stage: _____________

Category: _____________________________________

Place your entry in the box at our office.

Murwillumbah Show Entries

Entry forms for students who wish to enter an

exhibit for the Murwillumbah Show need to be

returned to Mrs Watts by Friday 28th October.

News from our office

Just a few reminders:

If your child has a change of routine for the

end of the day please contact our office

before 2:15pm.Messages are delivered to

classes at 2:30pm.

Our office is staffed from 8:30am - 3:30pm.

Meetings with teachers - if you would like to

have a meeting with your childs class teacher

please contact our office to organise a time.

Uniform orders - all uniforms are ordered

through our office. Order forms are located in

our foyer. Orders will be filled and sent to your

childs class or can be collected from our office

the following day.

Stage 3 Camp - Tyalgum Ridge

Reminder - Final camp payments and medical

consent forms are due in by Friday 28th October

for our Stage 3 camp to Tyalgum Ridge.

Bookclub

Reminder - all bookclub orders need to be

returned to our office by Tuesday 25th October.

Our preferred method for orders is online with

Scholastic.

Thankyou

Carmel Evans

Lost Property

Parents, if your child has lost a pair of reading

glasses please contact our office as we have 2

pairs that have been handed in.

Orientation Days for Year 7 2017

Murwillumbah High School will be holding their

Orientation Days on Wednesday 30th November

and Thursday 1st December.

Wollumbin High Schools Orientation Day will be

held on Thursday 8th December with a parent

information evening on Wednesday 7th December

starting at 6pm.

Pizza Day - Fundraiser

This Thursday 20th October is Pizza Day. Pizzas will

be delivered ready for 1st break. Funds raised will

be going towards our Year 6 Farewell. Orders

closed today Tuesday 18th, sorry no late orders

can be accepted. Thank you for your support with

this fundraiser.

Community Notices

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

Murwillumbah East Primary School

Term 4 Calendar

1 10th October

Staff & students

Return

11th October 12th October 13th October 14th October 15/16

2 17th October

MHS visit Yr6 2:15pm

18th October

7:00pm P&C

Meeting

19th October 20th October

Pizza Day Fundraiser

for Yr6 Farewell

21st October 22/23

3 24th October

Girls Development

Afternoon

25th October 26th October

Stage 2 Camp

27th October

Stage 2 Camp

28th October

Stage 2 Camp

29/30

4 31st October 1st November 2nd November 3rd November 4th November

Show Day for

students

5/6

5 7th November 8th November 9th November 10th November 11th November 12/13

6 14th November 15th November

7:00pm P&C

Meeting

16th November

Stage 3 Camp

17th November

Stage 3 Camp

18th November

Stage 3 Camp

19/20

7 21st November 22nd November 23rd November 24th November 25th November 26/27

8 28th November 29th November 30th November

MHS 2017 Yr 7

Orientation Day

Last Day for

Wednesday

Learning Ladder

1st December

MHS 2017 Yr 7

Orientation Day

Last Day for

Thursday Learning

Ladder

2nd December 3/4

9 5th December

Year 6 Presentation

Assembly

Year 6 Farewell

6th December 7th December

Presentation

Assembly Whole

School

WHS Parent Evening

6pm for 2017 Yr7

8th December

WHS 2017 Yr7

Orientation Day

9th December 10/11

10 12th December 13th December

9:30am MEPS Factor

14th December

Stage 1 Oasis Pools

Stage 2 & 3 Pool Day

15th December 16th December

Last Day of 2016

Year 6 Ring the Bell

17/18

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

Murwillumbah East Primary School

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

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

MEPS FACTOR

IS BACK… 2016

Our School Councillors from Murwillumbah East are truly thrilled to announce

AUDITIONS will soon be opening for the Murwillumbah Districts hottest entertainment

competition…THE MEPS FACTOR!!!

With a new look show, fresh hosts and judges you have never seen before the stage is

set for a stellar competition.

Do you have a talent you would like to share with our school community? We’re

looking for anything and everything: solo acts, group performances, bands, dancers,

magicians, circus and trick acts, singers, musicians and novelty acts. Whether

amateur or semi-professional our doors are open to YOU!!!

There is NO ACT too big or small…or too unusual. If you have a unique, unusual or interesting

TALENT we want to see it!!!

Don’t miss this opportunity, register for an audition today! All you have to do is complete the form

located weekly in our school newsletter, cut it out and place it in the MEPS FACTOR BOX located in

the front office.

Auditions will be held on the following dates:-

STAGE 1 = Tuesday 22nd November/ Tuesday 29th November

STAGE 2 = Wednesday 23rd November/Wednesday 30th November

STAGE 3 = Thursday 24th November/Thursday 1st December

Please bring CD, props, friends ready to perform. No costumes or make

up required

Please report to the hall at 1.30pm with your lunch

No audience at auditions

Judges decision is FINAL

Call Backs will be held during Week 9

MEPS Factor Final = TUESDAY 13th

December – 9.30 am

Ms Melissa Noble and School Councillors