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Calendar

Term 2 9/5/17- 12/5/17

NAPLAN testing Years 3 and 5 Tuesday- Writing and Language Conventions Wednesday- Reading Thursday- Mathematics

10/5/17 Book Club Due Today 12/5/17 School Mother’s Day Stall 16/5/17 Zone Cross Country 26/5/17 Mt Pleasant P&C Horse Sports

Day 2/6/17 Regional Cross Country 30/5/17 Musica Viva 12/6/17 Queen’s Birthday Holiday 22/6/17 Information session for

Kindergarten 2018 23/6/17 Semester 1 Reports home 28/6/17 Parent/teacher Interviews 30/6/17 Last Day of Term 2 Term 3 21st-25th August

Senior class excursion to Canberra

KAOS’ Evening Performance Wednesday 3rd May 2017

WOW what a wonderful evening! Last Wednesday 53 of our talented students joined other proud local public schools to perform in KAOS. Our children looked the part in their ‘country and western’ outfits and performed with enthusiasm and flare. Many thanks to the parents and friends who supported this event!

‘Boot Scooting Baby’

Visiting the School For parents and caregivers, we remind you that you must come to the school office and fill in the visitors book. There you will be issued with a parents visitor pass. If you are volunteering to be working with the children, the office staff will be checking that you have registered your unique ‘Working with Children’s Check’ (WWCC) number with us. When leaving the school, you will be requested to return the pass as you sign out.

MT PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOL

192 Goorangoola Road, via Singleton NSW 2330

Phone: 02 6577 3129 Fax: 02 6577 3103

Email: mtpleasant-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.mtpleasant-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 2, Week 3 Educate today for a changing tomorrow 9th May, 2017

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Mt Pleasant P&C

Singleton Horse Sports Day Friday 26th May, 2017

A reminder to everyone we are still seeking help in the following areas- the canteen, parking attendants, mounted marshals, pencilers etc. If you are available to help in any way please email Carmen at ctowns99@hotmail.com or Cheryl at hcbactiv8.net.au M

School Cross Country The school cross country was held on Friday 5th May, 2017, within the school grounds. The students participated in the grueling event, in distances appropriate for their age, trialing to represent the school. Congratulations to the following students, who will represent the school at the Zone Cross Country to be held in Muswellbrook on 16th May, 2017. 8/9 Years Boys William Schaefer Ty-John Marshall Jordan Badior 8/9 Years Girls Ella Fitzsimmons Maddy Turnbull Charlee Steep 10 Years Boys Riley Fitzsimmons Pat Nagle Charlie Campbell 10 Years Girls Sarah Rich Savannah Marshall Shayla Rowland 11 Years Boys Isiaha Richards Lachlan Robinson 11 Years Girls Ocearna Matthews Bella Campbell Emily Badior 12 Years Boys Wilson Brock Byron Palmer 12 years Girls Cheyenne Brennan Claudia Bates Madeline Schaefer

School Cross Country

School Banking

The P & C Association is excited to see so many children join the program. Most of you will now have your new Youthsaver account open and ready to go. You would of also received your Dollarmites ‘yellow’ deposit wallet. Now you can start saving money into your account through School banking and earn some fantastic rewards along the way. Every time you make a deposit at school you’ll receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once you've collected 10 tokens, you can redeem them for one of our exclusive reward items from the program. The more tokens you save the more reward items you can collect. The school is also running a competition. Every deposit you make entitles you to a ticket towards our special mystery prize to be drawn at the end of term. For those students and parents who wish to be involved please refer to older newsletters, on the school website, on details for opening an account.

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Kindergarten 2018 Transition

For local families who have children preparing to enroll in Kindergarten in 2018, we have enrolment forms available at the school Office. An information session and afternoon tea will be held at the school on Thursday 22nd June at 3pm.

2018 Opportunity Class

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2018, you need to apply soon.

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from 26 April 2017 in a printed application information booklet and at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 The application website opens on 26 April 2017 and closes on Friday 12 May 2017. No late applications will be accepted. There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Unit for assistance after 26 April 2017. You must submit only ONE application for each student.

Learning Management Business Reform

Last Term Mrs Bower and I attended an overview meeting about the development of the Learning and Management Business Reform (LMBR) program. The LMBR is designed to modernize school systems and provide a consistent way for all schools to manage financial and student data. It is one of the largest public sector business reform initiatives in NSW and as such the

training and implementation stages will have considerable impact on our school. Mrs Bower will have the most demands placed upon her and she will require our support and patience above and beyond as LMBR unfolds. She will attend 15 training days over the next two terms and I shall attend 5 training days. Further information about changes will be communicated.

2/3 Classroom

The children in to 2/3 have enjoyed creating fun ways to spell in the classroom.

Netball Trials

On Thursday 27th April, 2017 students from our school were invited to take part in the Small Schools’ Netball Trails at the school. Following the trials a Small Schools’ team was selected to attend the UHPSSA Netball Trails at Rose Point Park last Wednesday. Ocearna Matthews, Hayley Wilkinson and Claudia Bates all attended the trials. The girls all played well and showed great skills and sportsmanship. Congratulations to Claudia Bates who was selected to represent the Hunter team.

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Stranger Danger

There has been an incident in the wider community of a stranger approaching a young student whilst the child was moving around the community. Please reinforce safe behaviors with your children such as advising them to tell adults where they are going; travel with friends if possible; identify safe places between home and common places that they may travel to.

Peer Support Today we started our annual Peer Support groups. Students from Year 5 and 6 lead small groups in fun, enjoyable activities. Peer Support is an important part of student leadership at Mt Pleasant Public School. These experiences are greatly valued by students. Groups run once a week for the rest of this term.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who received Merit certificates and Citizenship awards at our first assembly for Term 2.

New School Banner

On behalf of the teachers and students we would like to say “Thankyou” to Carolyn Cronin for her time and dedication shown creating our new school banner. The new banner is very vibrant and we all appreciate the time and effort taken to create something so beautiful.

NEW UHPSSA SPORTS BAG APP

Now available is a Sports bag App for the Upper Hunter Primary School Sports Association. This app has current information for the Upper Hunter Primary School Sports Association community. The app is full of important information on sporting events, updates and cancellations. Download this App to be kept up to date with everything that is happening at UHPSSA.

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SKOOLBAG APP

If you have not already signed up to use the Skoolbag App you can find out more at www.skoolbag.com. This year we will be using the Skoolbag App more frequently to keep our parents informed of upcoming events. There are many features of the Skoolbag App that we will be introducing this year, including signing and payment of permission notes for excursions and visiting shows. It is therefore important that all parents download the Mount Pleasant Public School App to keep up to date with events and happenings within our school

Soccer Trials

On Monday 15th May, 2017 mixed School Soccer trials are being held at Alroy Oval, commencing at 2pm. Students are to travel by private transport. If you are unable to arrange transport please contact Mrs Harris at the school ASAP. A note will be sent home tomorrow.

Next P & C Meeting

18th May, 2017 9am