Murwillumbah East Primary School

Newsletter Term 1, Week 6

1st March, 2016

Southern Cross University

Practicum Mentor of 2015

Last year Mrs Hawthorne was mentor to a 4th Year

practicum student from Southern Cross University.

The student was so grateful for the professional

knowledge and support provided to her that she

nominated Mrs Hawthorne for the university’s

annual mentor award.

Last week we found out that from the vast number

of nominations received it was our Mrs Hawthorne

that received the award. We very proudly

presented this to her at last Friday’s assembly.

Congratulations and well deserved!

P & C Meeting (with free childcare!)

Our P&C Meeting is tonight, Tuesday, 1st March. It

is our Annual General Meeting. We would really

love to have more parents participate in our P&C.

As such, the school will be providing childcare,

supervised by Melanie Reeves, one of our SLSOs.

Children will be able to play and/or watch a

video in KW’s classroom ensuring they are in the

building and have access to toilets. There will be

no cost attached to this.

School Photos

A reminder that school photos are taken next

week and that we require students to be in full

school uniform including black shoes. Thank you in

advance for your assistance in this matter.

Have a great week everyone!

Sam Rowsell

Principal (R)

Ride to School Day

MEPS Ride 2 SCHOOL is just around the corner! This

Friday 4th March, 2016!

Last year we celebrated an active travel day as

part of the National Ride 2 School Day with 100

people on wheels. We encouraged students and

their families to leave the car at home on this day

and get a taste of the benefits, ease and fun

involved in choosing to walk and wheel to school.

It was a huge success and we were very proud of

our fabulous achievement…so why not come

along and join us this year.

A few reminders for the day include:

All students on wheels are required to wear

helmets (this includes skaters and scooters)

All bikes are to be parked on the grass near

the flagpole

Cyclists

We will all meet at 8.10 am at QUEENS PARK

MURWILLUMBAH (soccer grounds opposite

showground) and leave the park at 8.15am.

As a group we will ride along Queensland Rd, turn

left onto the Main Street and continue along…

Riding Part way?

Why not join us at the town library.

Turn left onto Reynolds Street and then right onto

Charles Street.

Continued…..

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

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

“Students of the Week”

Ride to School Day - Continued

Walkers

Leaving the Town Library at 8.20am, teachers and

helpers will supervise students from this point.

Walking Part way?

Meet the walking group at the corner of

Reynolds and Charles Street and walk to school.

Scooters and skaters

Students must be wearing a helmet (wrist and

knee pads strongly recommended). Scoot and

skate along Charles Street no set group

organised.

I look forward to not only students being active this

Friday but parents too!

Mel Noble

Thank you to our school community for the plastic

bags that you have kindly donated for our uniform

shop. We have had a tremendous response and

are no longer in need of any more.

Thank you

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

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

Class Awards

KH Amitee Mrs Hawthorne

KD Charlie Ms Davison

KW Lincoln (not in photo)

Mrs Watts

K-1B Zaleigh (not in photo)

Ms Harris & Ms Chapman

1T Telia (not in photo)

Mrs Turner

1-2C Breanna Mrs Chaffey

2-3W Mr Wills

3-4H Niamh Ms O’Keefe

3-4O’L Mikaela Ms O’Loughlin

4-5R Jai Mrs Robinson

5-6N Jaxon Ms Noble

6T Jai Mr Tunaley

K-6H Owen Mrs Harper

K-6V Deakin Mr Vella

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Makenzy, Charlie and Drew

This Week’s Bee Rule

Show tolerance and understanding of

everyone’s abilities.

Thank you from our office

Easter Egg Dioramas - Stage 2 & 3

MEPS EGGSPo

Oh what eggscitement! I am eggstatic as I

eggstend a warm welcome to you today. Please

eggscuse me for being so eggscited about this

eggsposition. It has eggsceeded all

eggspectations. You will share my eggsuberance

if you will let me eggsplain the eggspertise that

these eggspert eggsamples in the whole

eggsercise have eggsploited.

The eggstravaganza has been eggspertly

assembled by Murwillumbah East Primary School

students who have eggshausted themselves to

eggsert and eggstraordinary eggshibition, which I

think you will agree is truly eggsceptional.

We had little need to EGG on the students as we

eggschanged eggscellent ideas, that were very

eggsciting. You will find some ideas rather

eggscentric, while others

will bring you eggstacy. We

believe we eggsplored an

eggspress eggsultation with

our eggscursion into the word

eggcology.

All the reggular teachers have eggsecuted

eggsceptional skill and eggscavated rare designs

that were almost eggstinct. Some are

speggtacular! Their eggthusiam was not to be

eggstinguished!!

Diorama Display

Using any materials you have at your disposal

create a diorama/model to showcase an EGG

design you create. Use the “play on words” theme

from the Eggspo intro.

You could create a model showcasing Humpty

Dumpty, Meggcraft, an Egg Eggspress

rollercoaster or even Spongebob Eggpants. Turn

your favourite sports star, movie hero or book

character into an EGGY model. Be CREATIVE and

HAVE FUN!

Ms Noble

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

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

Dioramas:

Accepted from : Monday 21st March (please

take to the hall)

On display in our Hall - Thursday 24th March

Principal Awards presented – TOP 10

K-2 Easter Hat Parade

Students from K-2 will be having their Easter Hat

parade on Thursday 24th March from 9:30am -

10:15am in our Hall.

Students are to make their hats at home and bring

them to school for the parade.

Drop your Easter hat off to your classroom on

Thursday 24th before you go to the COLA for play.

Please bring your normal hat for the rest of the day.

Mufti day - students may come to school in mufti

clothes.

Parents are welcome to watch the parade and

listen to the children sing in our Hall.

Cake Stall Thank you

A massive thank you to all students who supported

our SRC cake stall. The fantastic classes of 5-6N and

our SRC REPs baked up a storm. A

tremendous effort from our whole school

community! Thank you to the cooks, cleaners,

sellers and buyers. We raised $255. Well done!

SRC

Our roster is still in need of more volunteers. We wel-

come you to come and have a day in our canteen

and see if you like it!

Remember every Friday you can only order Sushi

and purchase items over the counter.

Thank you

Cindy Secomb - Canteen Co-ordinator

Friday 4th March - Purple Bianca Luxford, Shannon Wells, volunteer needed.

Monday 7th March - Dark Blue Toni Fields, volunteer needed.

Next Friday 11th March canteen will be closed due

to no volunteers.

Canteen Snack Shack

Canteen Roster

Murwillumbah East Primary School

Term 1 Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

6 29th Feb

Parent/Teacher

meetings this week

Life Education Van

Visit (K-2)

SRC Camp

Goodenough

1st Mar

Life Education Van

Visit (K-2)

2:15 - 2:45

Murwillumbah HS

Principal Yr 6 visit

7:00pm P&C Annual

General Meeting

2nd Mar

Life Education Van

Visit (K-2)

3rd Mar 4th Mar

12:00 K-6 Assembly

Ride To School Day

Meet at 8:10am

Queens Park

5/6th

7 7th Mar

Kindergarten Photos

for “Daily News”

8Th Mar 9th Mar

School Photos

North Coast

Swimming (selected

students only)

10th Mar 11th Mar

12:00 K-6 Assembly

12/13th

8 14th Mar

Young Leaders Day

Brisbane - School

Councillors

15th Mar 16th Mar 17th Mar

District Winter

Sporting Trials

18th Mar

12:00 K-6 Assembly

19/20th

9 21st Mar

22nd Mar

K-2 Assembly 12:30

23rd Mar 24th Mar

K-2 Easter Hat

Parade - 9:30am in

our Hall.

25th Mar

GOOD FRIDAY

(PUBLIC HOLIDAY)

26/27th

Kindergarten

photos published

in Tweed daily

News

10 28th Mar

EASTER MONDAY

(PUBLIC HOLIDAY)

29th Mar

30th Mar

Far North Coast

Winter Trials

31st Mar

SRC Cake Stall

(KW KD KH)

1st Apr

12:00 K-6 Assembly

2/3rd

11 4th Apr 5th Apr 6th Apr 7th Apr

Launch into Life

Griffith Uni excursion

(selected students

only)

8th Apr

12:00 K-6 Assembly

9/10th

Term 2 Calendar

1 25th Apr

ANZAC DAY

(PUBLIC HOLIDAY)

26th Apr

School

Development Day

(staff only)

27th Apr

K-6 students start

Term 2

28th Apr 29th Apr 30/1st

2 2nd May 3rd May

7:00pm P&C

Meeting

4th May 5th May 6th May

School Cross

Country Carnival

7/8th

3 9th May 10th May

Yr 3 & Yr5 NAPLAN

(Language, Writing)

11th May

Yr 3 & Yr5 NAPLAN

(Reading)

12th May

Yr 3 & Yr5 NAPLAN

(Numeracy)

SRC Cake Stall -

1-2C & 2-3W

13th May

14/15th

4 16th May 17th May 18th May

19th May

District Cross Country

20th May 21/22nd

5 23rd May 24th May 25th May 26th May 27th May 28/29th