Term 3 - Week 6, 2022
- Principal's Message
- Weekly Awards
- Enrolments Now Open for 2023
- 2022 Book Week & Book Fair Events
- Fathers' Day Breakfast & Liturgy
- Kindergarten Parent Information Morning
- Healthy Harold Visit
- How to Cancel a Canteen Order
- School Facebook Page
- Library Day - Wednesday
- School Bus Travel
- School Drive Subsidy
- GLUE
- Instrumental Music With Hazel
- Service NSW Visits
- Healthy Lunchbox Website
Principal's Message
Dear Parents,
On Tuesday I went with K - 2 to visit Cascade, which was an amazing experience. The students were highly engaged as we were led by John McQueen. The students explored creatures that were living in the creek at Cascade. We put them under a microscope and viewed them on the big screen back in the classroom there. It was amazing to see these tiny creatures on the big screen. We also did some water quality experiments. It was so good to see the natural curiosity of the students and the enthusiasm they have for learning.
Cascade Excursion
Yesterday we had our Book Week dress up day. It was great to see students and staff bringing their favourite characters to life. Our acknowledgement and appreciation goes to our Parent Assembly Representative, Ashlee Turner, for setting up the Book Fair in the library. Proceeds from this Fair go back to the school to continue to restock our library with quality literature.
Book Character Dress-Up Day
Please note the upcoming events on your calendars; we invite you to attend these events to be part of our school community:
Friday 2nd September - Fathers' Day Breakfast and Prayer Assembly, 8:30am
Tuesday 13th September - Trivia Night, 5pm - 7pm
Tuesday 20th September - Creative and Performing Arts Assembly 2pm
Please note that our last day of Term 3 will be Thursday 22nd September. We have a pupil free day at the end of term for our Staff Spirituality Day.
Regards,
Nathan Trezise,
Principal
We are honoured to be on the ancestral lands of the Gumbaynggirr people. We acknowledge the First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. We pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend our recognition to their descendants who are present.
Weekly Awards
Congratulations to the following students, who received class awards this week:
Charlotte B - for using great words in her narrative writing.
Abby T - for excellent story writing in English and hefting in Mathematics to find objects of the same mass.
Tate M-T - for the great work in phonics and writing. Fantastic sounding out!
Piper B - for your great teamwork during construction work. Keep it up!
Jinky W - for her effort in Mathematics when solving an open-ended problem.
Hayley M - for her effort in class. She always tries her best.
Enrolments Now Open for 2023
Enrolments are now open for Kindergarten and all other grades for 2023. Please call the school on 6657 2552 to request an enrolment pack. When you have returned your completed application form to the school, you and your child will be invited to attend an enrolment interview. In Term 4, we will schedule some Kindergarten orientation dates to support the students to transition to school. We look forward to meeting our new students in the coming weeks.
2022 Book Week & Book Fair Events
Our Book Fair was another great success this year. Thank you to all those who supported our school by purchasing books. Thanks also to all those family and friends who came along to watch our Book Character Parade on Thursday – what fantastic fun it always is! After the parade, some of the students walked down to the preschool to show off their costumes and share books with the pre-school students (see photo below). Make sure to check out our Facebook page for some more great photos.
Congratulations to Willa, who won the guessing competition. The winners of the colouring competition will be announced on Friday.
Fathers' Day Breakfast & Liturgy
All fathers, grandfathers, and father figures are invited to MSJ's Father's Day Breakfast and Liturgy on Friday, 2nd September from 8:30am. Come along and enjoy a coffee from Gordo’s Coffee Van and an egg and bacon roll (no cost for breakfast & coffee). This will be followed by a Father’s Day Liturgy with the children. An invitation has been sent out via the Compass app - please RSVP by Thursday 1st September with numbers for catering purposes. Hope to see you there!
Louise Sprowles
LOSEC
Kindergarten Parent Information Morning
Kindergarten would like to welcome family and friends into our classroom on Thursday 1st September from 9am to 11am to see how we are learning to read and write with our InitiaLit program. We will be providing morning tea afterwards. We would love it if you could come!
Healthy Harold Visit
We are welcoming Healthy Harold from Life Education to our school on Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th September. Life Education has been supporting the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of children and young Australians for over 40 years. They do this by delivering best practice and curriculum aligned programs to thousands of preschools and primary schools reaching over 700,000 children aged 3-13 every year. They partner with schools, and parents, to deliver interactive and fun educational lessons that empower children and young people to make safer, healthier and happier choices.
For more information, visit the Life Education website using the link below.
How to Cancel a Canteen Order
If you need to, you can cancel canteen orders before 8:30am on Friday mornings. If you know your child is going to be away you can go into Compass Canteen and select "cancel order". The money goes back into your Compass "wallet" so you can use it next time you order.
School Facebook Page
Check out our school Facebook page! It is wonderful to be able to share the good news of our school with our families and community.
Library Day - Wednesday
Library day for all students is Wednesday - please make sure your child brings in his or her cloth library bag on this day. Each student may borrow four books per week.
School Bus Travel
Applications for student travel can be made online. Apply here
School Drive Subsidy
The School Drive Subsidy is available for eligible school students where there is no public transport available for all or part of the journey. If you have to drive your child more than 1.6km to a school bus stop, you may be eligible for this subsidy – go to the link below to apply.
GLUE
GLUE "God Loves Us Eternally" KidsClub is held each Wednesday during school terms from 3-5pm at the Anglican Hall. Afternoon tea, games, fun worship and craft. All primary kids welcome, as are newcomers. For more info, ring Gwenneth on 6657 2135. COVID-safe practices will apply.
The next Messy Church ("Messy Seas") will be held on Sunday 11th September from 4-6pm in the Anglican Church. Dinner will be provided - see flyer below.
Instrumental Music With Hazel
Hazel Buchanan is offering individual music lessons on Friday afternoons at school again this year, and currently has a couple of spaces. Hazel teaches woodwind, brass and piano. For more details, please call Hazel on 0458 572525.
Service NSW Visits
Service NSW will be back in Dorrigo and Bellingen on the following dates:
Dorrigo – Wednesday 21st September between 10:00am and 3:00pm in front of The Cheeky Sparrow Café, Hickory St, Dorrigo.
Bellingen – Thursday 22nd September between 9:00am and 3:00pm at St Andrews Church, 28 Hyde St, Bellingen.
Healthy Lunchbox Website
Cancer Council’s Healthy Lunch Box website is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about packing a healthy lunch box. For recipes, information and health tips please visit the website below.
