TERM 1 WEEK 10 Tuesday April 4th COMING UP ON OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR April 5th PSSA Cricket Knockout - Urunga 6th Football Gala Day - Nambucca Heads 11th School Cross Country 11-12th NSW PSSA Swimming Championships 12th ICAS - Last day for notes to the office 13th Last Day of Term 1 May 1st Term 2 - Students return to school 3rd Mothers Day Stall 14-25th NAPLAN Enrol Now at the Family School MACKSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL Principal s Report Easter Hat Parade Did you hear about our Easter Hat Parade? What a wonderful event! It was fantastic to see so many colourful creations. Thank you to all of those families who joined us for breakfast. Mr Parker and Mr MacDonald did a brilliant job on the BBQ and Mrs Low and Mr Clouten made sure the bacon and eggs kept coming. Thank you to the Easter Bunny and his helper who led the parade, and to all of the family members who came along to see our students. Congratulations to all of the raffle prize winners. We had 37 prizes on offer due to the wonderful generosity of our community and the hard work of our P&C. Year 2 Egg Drop Congratulations Year 2, your Egg Drop was lots of fun. You made some amazing packages with your eggs being supported by foam, cardboard and even balloons. Thank you to Ms Clogan, Mrs Herron and Mrs Ronan for organising this event. SLIKK Camp Well done to all of our students who attended the recent SLIKK Leadership Camp at Scott s Head. These students were wonderful representatives of our school and enjoyed learning about traditional Gumbayngirr culture with students from other schools.
Yarning Circle Opening What a great event! It was fantastic to have visitors in our school celebrating the Official Opening of our Yarning Circle. The cultural dance group did a wonderful performance and the Year 6 student displays were very informative. A big thank you to all of the people who helped organise this event, including Ms Yates, RJ Donovan, Mr Mac and Miss Atkins. Cricket Good luck to our cricket team who are playing Urunga tomorrow. We wish you all the very best of luck! Thank you to Mr Oborn for organising this event. Oz Tag Gala Day On Friday, 6th April, a large number of our students will be participating in the OzTag Gala Day at Nambucca Heads. The students who went to the Gala Day last year had a lot of fun and we re looking forward to another great day. Thank you Mr Greenway for organising this opportunity for our students. ICAS - Voluntary testing We are offering students from years 3,4,5,and 6 the opportunity to participate in ICAS testing organised by the University of New South Wales. Students can choose to do the English, Maths, Spelling, Writing and Science tests. If you are interested in your child participating in these tests, please contact the office for a permission form. Notes and participation fees are to be handed in to the office no later than 12th April. ~ Tanya Bajda, Acting Principal The iconic year 2 Egg Drop was held last week after the Easter Hat Parade. Each year students in year two design and create a vessel that holds a raw egg to be dropped from a high ladder. There were many unique and creative designs that successfully landed unbroken eggs. To the delight of the cheering crowd, many designs could not keep the fragile shell of the delicate eggs from shattering and splattering glorious egg yolk all over the playground! Well done year 2 and thanks for a fantastic show! ~ Ms Clogan Teacher
Sports Report PSSA Cricket Our Macksville Public school cricket superstars have made it to the third round of the 2018 PSSA Cricket Knockout! Well done team!! The third game will be held tomorrow, Thursday 5th April, against Urunga Public School at Urunga Sports Field. Cricketers are to arrive at the field at 9.30am for a 10am start. Rugby League and Oz Tag 7 s Gala Day Friday 6th April will see approx 60 MPS students travelling to Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads for the Rugby League and Oz Tag 7 s Tournament. Notes and $4 for the bus must be sent to the office first thing tomorrow. The tournament starts at 10am and parents and family members are welcome to watch and cheer our students on. Don t forget your lunch, drink bottle, footy boots and mouth guards. MPS Annual Cross Country Carnival Our cross country carnival will be held at school next Wednesday April 11th (due to clashes with other sports that students are involved in). Please ensure students are wearing sports uniforms and sport shoes, and have their hat and sunscreen on, plus bring their water bottles on the day. Students 8 years and up are encouraged to participate. The first three in each age group of boys and girls will qualify to represent MPS at the District Cross Country Carnival to be held at Bowraville on May 11th. Parents are welcome to come along and watch. The Carnival will begin at approximately 1.50pm. ~ Andrew Parker - Sports Coordinator Yarning Circles' Official Opening Mother s Day Stall Our MPS Mothers Day Stall will be held on Thursday 3rd May. Stay tuned for our call for parent helpers. YEAR 6 EXCURSION The students will be leaving school on August 13th 2018 and returning on August 17th. Please remember to make regular payments for the year 6 Canberra Excursion. Information will come home early next term. SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER In Term 2 our school canteen will only be open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Closed on Tuesdays. Wed 4th Thur 5th Fri 6th Mon 9th Tue 10th Glenn Robinson Glenn Robinson, Dave Flack Glenn Robinson, HELPER WANTED Amy Reid Dave Flack, Glenn Robinson Canteen Helper Needed for Friday 6th April PLEASE CALL 6568 1800
IAN FLARRETY MUSIC TEACHER PHONE 6568 3921 Anyone wishing to have Music Lessons please fill in the note below and send into the school office. PERMISSION NOTE FOR MUSIC LESSONS Name: Class: I would like to learn Signed: (Parent) Phone No.