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Murwillumbah East Public School

Newsletter Term 4, Week 9

11th December, 2018

Volunteer’s Breakfast

Thank you once again to all our volunteers within

our school. It was great to spend brekky with some

of you last Friday.

Kindergarten 2019 - New Start Date

Please be advised that all Kindergarten students

will start back at school on Thursday 31st January

2019. Kindergarten students and their parents/

caregivers should assemble in the Learning Ladder

area where they will be met by their buddies and

teachers.

Best Start assessments will be carried out during the

first five weeks of school during school hours.

2019 Classes

We will start the year by forming nine

mainstream and two multi-categorical support

classes, knowing that new enrolments and

unexpected departures could necessitate

changes to our initial organisation.

We will begin organising:

Kindergarten, Kindergarten/Year 1, Year1/2, Year 2,

Year 3, Year 3/4, Year 4/5, two Year 5/6 and two

K-6 support classes.

Placement of students in the composite classes will

be determined by both academic and social

needs, the number in the grade and the

composition of the class either side.

Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)

Week 9 Rule

Before School

Students wear their hats

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

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

Christmas Holidays

Yesterday, at our Year 6 Farewell Assembly we were

fortunate to hear from our students just what they

believe Murwillumbah East PS has given them

during their primary school years. It was a very

moving and emotional assembly for many. I have

asked that their speeches be placed in our

newsletter as a way of sharing them with our whole

school community. Thank you and all the best to

our students moving onto high school in 2019.

I’d like to take the opportunity to wish you all a fun

and enjoyable holiday break with family and

friends. We look forward to seeing you all again

next year for another productive and exciting

school year.

Merry Christmas!

Sam Rowsell

Principal

MEPS Patch

Plant Sale - Tuesday 18th December from 8.30am.

Clearing our stock for this year, you may find

something a little different. Any queries please

contact Susan 0410 661 470.



Students of the Week

Class Awards

Mrs Watts KW Rhianon

Ms Davison &

Mrs Cambridge K-1D Chad

Miss Anderson 1A Ricki

Mrs Lindsay 1-2L Darcy

Mrs Chaffey 2-3C Gurnoor

Ms O’Loughlin 3-4O’L Erich

(not in photo)

Mr Wills 3-4W Breanna

Ms Robinson 5R Kwinn

Ms Noble 5-6N Alex

Mr Tunaley 6T Tablitha

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Abbie, Navraj, Jayden, Charli, William, Isabelle,

Emma, Matilda, Breanna, Emilie, Joshua, Jarrah,

Romy, Lincoln, Evan, Darcy, Kai, Seth, Bayley,

Jayda, Isaac, Joe, Indigo, Joshua, Victoria,

Leighton, Indeeka, Chelsea, Ruby, Xane, Zac,

Lacey, Serephina, Luke, Hayden, Grace, Liam,

Jack, Ebony and Mitchell.

Good morning teachers and fellow stage 3 students

of M.E.P.S.

This morning, it is with my great pleasure, that I

represent the senior students of our school, my

fellow school councillors and myself. It is at

Murwillumbah East Primary School, that I have

achieved my first 8 years of learning how to be

respectful, how to be safe and to how to learn. In

my years of practicing these three core rules, I have

had wonderful teachers, a great education, met

amazing friends and much more. And it is today

where I spend one of my last days with all of my

friends, teaches and fellow stage 3 students. One

of the amazing things that has stood out since I

have come to our school, are the teachers. In my

case:

When I was in Kindergarten- I had Mrs. Mortlock for

K/1M; She left the school to inspire more kids but

came back because she couldn’t resist us.

In Year 1, I had Ms Anderson for 1A. She also left

but for different reasons and was the most artistic

and creative teacher that I ever had.

In Year 2, I had Mrs. Nemi in 2N. Who again left

but was one of the funniest teachers at this

school.

In Year 3, I had Mrs. Robinson in 2/4R who was

clearly the winner of most fitness sessions and

creative Monday write offs in the morning.

In Year 4, I had Mrs. O’keefe for 3/4H. Sadly she

has retired from teaching, but was one of the

teachers who had us all extremely-hard working.

In Year 5, I had Mr. Tunaley for 5/6T. he was the

only male teacher that I ever had and was the

most enthusiastic science expert in the history of

M.E.P.S.

And finally in Year 6 I had Mrs. Noble who I

currently give the position of funniest and most

encouraging teacher at our school. But we

never know when she’s going to have us report

to her immediately.

These teachers are the ones that made my primary

school days the best, and I have to say thank you

to all of them.

It is also in class, when things have been very

enjoyable. Like in my favourite subjects, Art and

Sport. Or when we have little sessions when the

teacher gets a little bit carried away with something

and will not listen until they are content. I know not

everyone enjoys these moments, but I do, and

that’s what makes school pretty fun. So thank-you

everyone for making Murwillumbah East Primary

School the best that it can be for me. “Thank you,

for my childhood”.

Matilda Golds



2018 Councillors Speeches

Good morning teachers, parents and fellow

students

This year has been one of the best years of my life

and I’m sad to leave MEPS, but at least I have great

memories to take with me and more adventures to

come.

I would like to thank all the teachers and all the

MEPS staff, without you I wouldn’t be able to read,

write, spell and all the other stuff you piled into my

brain. You have helped me so much and given me

more support than I thought possible. Thank you for

the opportunities, like State sports, leadership

training, dance and the best excursions ever.

I would also like to say a big thanks to my friends,

you have been so supportive, whenever I’m going

through a tough moment you make it better, and

like only true friends do, when I’m having a great

moment you are happy for me. You make my life

amazing.

And I can’t forget my mum, my dad, and my sister

and everyone else who has been there for me.

Good luck to the councillors for 2019 I’m sure you

will make MEPS an even better place than it

already is. If you’re wondering if you should apply

to be a Councillor in the future, the answer is yes.

There are so many opportunities at MEPS to grow

into the person you want to be, and I encourage

you to fit as many in as you can.

I’m so grateful for being chosen to be a councillor

so thank you to everyone who voted. I have been

part of an awesome team, I don’t think I could

have asked for a better opportunity, or people to

experience it with.

So, thank you MEPS, you have made me a better

person, with a great future ahead of me. I look

forward to catching up in 2019 and hearing your

news.

Have a lovely Christmas and a good break and let’s

go out of 2018 with a bang.

Gemma Hinds

Thanks Ms Noble for all your support throughout this

fantastic Year 6 class. It has been the best! I have

really grown up this year under your teaching and

have learnt so much, not only in the classroom, but

from things you have taught me in the outside

world. I will really miss having you as a teacher next

year. You are pretty smart for someone who has

been here since the dinosaur age!! I would love to

wrap this speech up with a little gift for the one and

only Ms Noble.

James Durrington

From being intrigued by how high the bubblers

spray, to flipping rubbers to agree on something

and ending arguments with the 3-day older kid

saying ‘respect your elders’ we are here today at a

special assembly farewelling our Year 6’s before we

head off to high school. I’d hope we have grown

up a bit. So, for this special year let’s take a trip

down memory lane.

Kindergarten, yep the first time I walked through

those gates daunted by the fact I knew basically

nobody. The only kid I knew, the one that would

play Batman with me in the backyard and the one

who pushed me down that wet slide, was Eli. We

walked into MEPS holding hands and just knew that

this was going to be an awesome seven years.

“The earth is dry at last everybody off!” one of my

favourite memories was in Year 2 when we did

Captain Noah Saves the World as our school play. I

fondly remember getting dressed up before the

show with my textered on beard.

Also, in Year 3 I thought we had the coolest

classroom ever. Right next to the hall, we would

always get to assemblies first. When it was knocked

down and nothing was put there it broke my heart.

Year 5, after just moving in to my new class and

being totally confused by the skeletal system, the

rain came and flooded our classroom. I remember

working under OOSH for about a week. Basically,

there was nothing in there but desks and chairs and

a bad smell.

This year was one of the most amazing years of my

life. As a councillor it made me take on a lot of

responsibility, but I loved every bit of it.

Young Leaders Day is one of the greatest things you

get to do as a councillor. Young Leaders’ Day is

held in Brisbane and over 3000 students attend in

an indoor stadium. It is all about making you a

better leader by the speakers sharing real-life stories

about themselves.




Good morning teachers, parents and the students

of this wonderful school. I’m very sad to say that this

is my last speech as a councillor. Through my years

at MEPS there have been many highlights. Firstly I

would like to thank all of my teachers that have

taught me throughout these years here.

In Kindergarten I had the wonderful Ms Davison. I

remember when I was 5 that I never ever wanted to

leave my mum because I was scared to be away

from her. But Ms Davison helped me through those

tough times and her guidance helped me to

become the person that I am today. Here I am now

at the end of Year 6, giving my farewell speech as a

councillor in front of my very proud mum.

I was very lucky to have one of the best teachers in

the school in Year 3 with Mr Wills! I will never forget

something that Mr Wills asked me to do one day. It

was the day before the soccer gala day and

someone had broken their arm. I knew there was

no one else in the senior classes who was able to

stand in and replace this student. So Mr Wills called

me outside and asked me if I was able to play in

the team. Straight away I said "YES”, I was extremely

happy that Mr Wills thought I was capable of

playing in this team of seniors as I was only in Year 3

at the time.

My Year 5 teacher was amazing. He was very

helpful through the nominations for councillor. Yes

it’s you Mr T. I went home that day and went to my

room and I looked on the note and it said, you are

one of the people who decided to go for

councillor. To be in the running for this position you

will have to give a speech in front of the whole

school. Straight away I said “NO” I was so scared

that if I actually spoke in front of the whole school I

could make a mistake and embarrass myself, so I

convinced myself not to run for school councillor.

But then I thought Mr T and Ms Noble would love

me to have a go at it and prove to myself that I

could succeed as a councillor. When I was in Year 2

I remember hoping that Mr T would be my teacher

in a senior class. Your sense of humour and your

creative mind always make for an interesting and

happy class. You always come up with something to

do even if it fails or not. This is a huge lesson you

have taught me. Thanks for the tips Mr T.

And finally, this year has been one of the best years

of my primary school. Being a councillor has taught

me everything. When I went to the Young Leaders

Day in Brisbane I learnt so much about other

people’s journeys. There were speakers who I didn’t

even know about until this day, and once I heard

them tell their stories, it made me realise how to

push through the bad times and to always hold

your head high.

And Ms Noble what can I say about Ms

Noble..hmmmm..Let me think. She is just as

animated in class as she is on assembly. Every

Thursday I get up really early to make sure I don’t

miss my bus because Thursday with Ms Noble is my

favourite. We do art. I also love Ms Noble’s boot

camp. I have had many great teachers over the

years and they have all impacted on my learning

along the way.

I am looking forward to a new range of subjects

and new friends that I will make at high school.

This year has gone by really fast. We have many

great memories that will stay with us throughout our

lives. So farewell MEPS, thank you for preparing us

for the many and no doubt exciting challenges that

lie ahead of us. Many of us will be overloaded with

emotions about finishing school and looking

forward to year 7 at our brand new school.

“Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You’re off to Great Places!

You’re off and away!”

“You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself any direction you choose”.

-Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Thank you

Dylan Hawthorne

Wow what a year it has been for all of us.

Right here right now we stand to celebrate the

whole of Year 6 and what they have achieved

during the years they have been at MEPS.

I remember the first day of Learning Ladder at this

school, I remember when I took the first step into the

classroom and then started to immediately cry and

run back to my mum.

In Kindergarten I was in Ms Davidsons classroom

and it was soooo fun, especially all of the singing

and joyful activities we did. I wish that I could go

back in time and head back to Kindergarten but

that’s not possible.

In Year 1, I was in Ms. Andersons & Ms Nemmies

class, I finally got the first taste of doing real work,

but I still had such a good time there.

When I was in Year 2 I was in Ms OL’s class but after

1 term she went on a holiday and we then had Mr

Crowder. In my opinion he is my 2nd most favourite

teacher in the school because we did lots of

enjoyable activities.




The speakers were from authors to cricket players

and even a ’Your the Voice’ winner. But, my fa-

vourite had to be John Coutis. When John was

born doctors told his parents he wouldn’t last a day.

He was born so small he could fit in the palm of your

hand. When he went to school he got bullied really

badly and once he was put in a bin and set on fire.

Now he is 48 and an inspirational speaker, his motto

in life is ‘only worry about the things you can con-

trol’.

One tip I would give to anyone of you is to enjoy

every minute of primary school as it goes super-fast,

the memories you make here will never leave you

and the friends you make will be lifelong.

So, as a member of Year 6 leaving to high school, I

certainly know that I will miss this school very much.

I would like to thank everyone here for making it

such an enjoyable time. Thank you!

Toby Shapland

Good morning students, parents, teachers and my

fellow Year 6 graduates for 2018.

Let me just say, what a journey primary school has

been. It’s hard to believe that many of us walked

our first steps at Murwillumbah East way back in

2012, 7 long years ago. My bag was bigger than

me, my hat flopped over my eyes and my school

shorts were so big they covered by knees and now

here I am at Yr 6 graduation and I will be ringing the

bell in a few days. My shorts fit, my hat is a little

faded and I have grown into that school bag.

There has never been a dull moment at MEPS and I

have lots of memories to treasure. School camps,

pool days, discos, cake staffs, fetes, dress up and

crazy hair and sock days, excursions and lots of

other activities in between. I have also had many

opportunities at MEPS. I have represented Koalas

and our school at sporting events. I have been an

SRC rep and school counsellor. I have enjoyed

public speaking, maths and science activities.

The teachers that put up with me over the years

were: Mrs Watts, she was my very first teacher and I

wanted to her to be my teacher forever, Miss

Anderson did awesome crafts, Miss Nemme – she

isn’t here anymore but most of you would

remember how much fun she made our lessons, Mr

Wills – he was so funny and had a twist at every

corner. Miss O’Keefe, my favourite science teacher.

Ms Robinson and our class went through the flood

together that was a very big year. She made sure

that our learning wasn’t disrupted and that we

carried on as best we could. We even got a new

room.




So in Year 3 I had Ms Robinson. In her class I had a

very jolly time learning as she would just make

learning so fun. I think when I was in her class, that’s

when I started to improve in my academics.

In Year 4 I had Ms Robinson again, but I didn’t mind

at all as I already said she is a great teacher.

So in Year 5 I had Ms Noble. Great advice for all

Year 4’s who might be going into her class next

year, prepare to be doing a lot of fitness! But

besides all of that, being in the classroom made me

prepared for what might happen in year 6.

Year 6….What can I say? It was the best school year

ever! I made so much new friends and enjoyed

doing all the work that was set, it was hard but I

always love a bit of a challenge. The best part of

Year 6 was that I had the best teacher ever. MR

TUNALEY! He was always so nice and kind and

made learning very exciting, every morning I was so

excited to go into class and be taught by the one

and only Mr.T.

So that was my experience at school and learning.

This assembly is very important and I would like to

thank all of my colleagues who made MEPS the

best experience that I have had for the 11 years I

have been alive. 8 of those years were me at

school and those 8 years will never be forgotten, so

to all the Year 6 students and all of the teachers,

staff, office ladies, P&C and Ms Rowsell for making

school so enjoyable I say Thank you.

And I hope to make the best out of school tonight

at the golf club for the dinner.

Thank you

Dayalbaksh Sidhu

Look at us now!



Look at us then!



MEPS FACTOR

FINALISTS -

2018

MEPS FACTOR FINAL – FRIDAY 14th December in our School Hall

9.30 am - All Welcome

Stage 3 Finalists

1. Chilli, Emily, Zoe, Stephanie, Maddison

Singing Someone Like You

2. Hayley

Dance

3. Zoni, Niamh and Abbie

Singing/Guitar Love story

4. Toby Shapland

Singing/Comedy

5. Josh, Dayalbaksh, Dylan and Will

Comedy

6. Emily

Dance

7. Hayley/ Maddison / Stephanie

Singing This is Me

8. Tyler/ Matilda x 2

Dance Remix

9. Dylan, Josh

Singing Radio Active

10. Abbie

Dance

11. Lolo

Singing All of Me

12. Casey, Dempsey and Toby

Dance

13. Harnoor Singh

Dance

Stage 2 Finalists

1. Breanna/Olivia

Dance

2. Lucas

Singing Riptide

3. Lomani/Delilah/Malita

Dance

4. Jaya/Summah/Emma

Dance

5. Ava

Dance

6. Jai /Armani

Singing/Guitar

7. Indigo

Dance

8. Ava/Breanna

Dance

9. Trinity/Jayden/Dom/Harper

Singing /Guitar

10. Zahli

Dance

11. Felicity

Singing

12. Alice/Ava

Dance

13. Breeanna

Dance

Stage 1 Finalists

1. Mia, Maeleigh, Emilie and Alyra

Singing Shotgun

2. Sasha and Alya

Dance Believer Fairytale Remix

3. Lily and Bridget

Singing Riptide

4. Olivia R

Dance

5. Grace and Isabella

Dance Mother Nature’s Song

6. Darnika, Olivia, and Callae

Singing/Action Cupsong

7. Carly and Declan

Baby Shark

8. Evelyn, Melody and Taylor

Dance Shake It Off

9. Emilie

Singing Rewrite the Stars

10. Jack, Isabella and Sasha

Dance Ice Baby

More acts than ever BEFORE!!!

Time limit per act:

1 minute to 1minute 30 seconds.



Murwillumbah East Public School

Term 4 Calendar

9 10th December

Yr 6 Graduation

Assembly - 9.30am

Yr 6 Farewell Dinner

5.30pm - 8.30pm

11th December 12th December

Presentation Day

Stage 1: 9.30am -

10.30am

Stage 2 & 3:

11.00am - 12.00pm

13th December

Gold Award Activity

with our Principal

14th December

MEPS Factor Final

9.30am

15/16

10 17th December

Stage 2 & 3 Pool

Party

18th December

Stage 1 Pool Party

19th December

LAST DAY OF TERM 4

for students and

staff

2:50pm Yr 6 Ringing

of the bell

20th December 21st December 22/23

Term 1, 2019

1 28th January

Australia Day

Public Holiday

29th January

School

Development Day

(Staff only)

30th January

Years 1-6 students

return

31st January

All Kindergarten

students begin

1st February 2/3

2 4th February 5th February

MEPS Swimming

Carnival

P&C Meeting

6th February 7th February

Safer Internet Day

(Yr4-6 Adobe

Connect Lesson)

8th February 9/10

3 11th February 12th February 13th February 14th February 15th February 16/17

4 18th February

Life Education Van

19th February

Life Education Van

20th February

Life Education Van

21st February 22nd February 23/24

5 25th February

Life Education Van

26th February 27th February 28th February

Deadly Australian

Visiting Show

1st March

Young Leaders

Day - Brisbane

2/3

6 4th March

5th March

P&C Meeting

6th March 7th March 8th March 9/10

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