Murri School Newsletter Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School

“Education In Harmony”

1277 Beaudesert Rd, P.O. Box 256, Acacia Ridge Brisbane Qld 4110 Ph: (07) 3255 6133 Fax: (07) 3255 6562 Email:- info@murrischool.qld.edu.au

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Week ending: 18 May, 2018.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Week ending: 25 May, 2018.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Week ending: 4 June, 2018.

Prep: CARLA BROWN and JEREMIAH HICKLING

Yr 1: RUBY PASQUILL, BRADLEY LANDERS

Yr 10: CATHERINE MCCARTHY

Yr 2: LAYLAH BROWN Yr 11/12: ANTHONY ROACH

Yr 4: AMARNI EDWARDS

Multiclass: ELIETA FONO

What happened this week & upcoming events :

National Reconciliation Week - 27 May—3rd June. Mabo Day - 3 June

Year 5 Overnight at Numinbah - 4/5 June

Year 4 Overnight at Numinbah - 5/6 June

Multi Class o’night at Numinbah - 6/7 June

Rainbow Restaurant Staff Luncheon - 8 June PetPep visit—Prep to Yr 3 - 11 June

A.G.M. - 12 June

Touch Football Carnival at West Inala : 2 Mixed teams - High School - 12 June

PetPep visit - Yr 4 to Yr 6 - 18 June

Athletics Carnival Field Events - 22June

Basketball Comp. (Yrs 7-12) : Hymba Yumba VS Murri School VS Qld Police teams - 25 June

Murri School Sports Carnival - 27 June

QPAC - Out of the Box excursion : Prep, Years 1 & 2 - 28 June

Last day of school - 29 June

Murri School ATHLETICS CARNIVAL : Wed. 27 June, 2018. Venue: Sports Oval, Acacia Ridge State School , Nyngam Rd (off Beatty Rd), Acacia Ridge

Time: 9.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. TEAMS : JAGERA (black), BUNDJALUNG

(red) and WAKKA WAKKA (yellow).

All Track Events plus ball games will be con-ducted at Acacia Ridge State school oval. Field Events - high jump, discus and shot-put will be held elsewhere at an earlier date - tbc. REMINDER: Indoor Rock Climbing -17 June.

The Indoor Rock Climbing forms need to be signed and returned by Wednesday next week.

Volume 16, Issue 6

7 June, 2018.

Incorporates Prep., Primary , Secondary & Kulkathil Training Centre

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 2018 :

Tues., 12 June, 2018.

@ 11 a.m. in the Seminar/Gallery, B Block, Murri School.

You are also reminded that your $5 membership should be renewed before this date as only finan-cial members have voting rights.

Prep: NICKELI WELLS

Yr 1: AALIYAH COOLWELL

Yr 7: RONALD MCCOY

Yr 2: KAIALGOOM FOGARTY

Yr 8: GORDON LANDERS

Yr 3: ISABELL TAMWOY

Yr 9:

Yr 4: ALEXIS LANDERS

Yr 10: CASSIDY ROACH

Yr 5: NIMILOTE SIKALU

Yr 11/12: ANTHONY ROACH

Yr 6: YALBURU FOGARTY

Multiclass: TEAH RUDOLPH

Prep: NICHOLAS CHAPMAN

Yr 1: LINKIN HOLLAND

Yr 7: DEECAN BOGNAR

Yr 2: MOOGI BOND

Yr 8: JAMALI CURRIE

Yr 3: KALOTIA SIKALU

Yr 9: KEITH SULLIVAN

Yr 4: LEILANHEE-LEE COLVIN

Yr 10: MONICA ANAE

Yr 5: GWENDA SKEEN

Yr 11/12: SYLAH COSTELLOE

Yr 6: BROOKLYN EGGMOLESSE

Multiclass: KELVIN CAMERON

29 May : Photo sent by Uncle Jeff: Sam, Cameron and Keith at QE 2 stadium with the Qld Academy of Sport and IUIH. Photo with Patrick Johnson, the man who holds the record for fastest man in Australia over 100 metres.

Information supplied from Australian Olympic Committee website : corporate.olympics.com.au › Olympians

YEAR 8 STUDENTS’ CAMP AT FRAZER ISLAND

FAMILY SUPPORT Unit: Morning Tea: A friendly reminder to parents/caregivers that we have a morning tea every Wednesday from 10.30 a.m. to 1 pm in

the Family Support room. Please visit us.

Financial Counselling: We have a visiting financial counsellor, Taga Iose from Salvation Amy who can provide free financial counselling to families in Murri School community. Appointments can be organised through Family Support. Come and try Yoga :

Patrick Johnson is a dual Olympian who grew up in Far North Queensland, raised on a fishing trawler. He began his athletics career in 1996 at the Australian University Games in Canberra. Wearing spikes for the first time, Johnson took out the 100m sprint and was spotted by then-AIS coach Esa Pel-tola. Just four years later, the indigenous athlete was selected to compete at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, competing in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. Johnson made his second Olympic Team in Athens where he teamed up with Adam Bas-il, Paul di Bella and Joshua Ross in the 4x100m relay, finish-ing sixth. Johnson has enjoyed Commonwealth Games success win-ning bronze in the 4x100m relay in 2002 and silver in the same race in 2010 as a heat runner.

Nickname PJ

Year Born 1972

State Born QLD

Sports Athletics

Events 100m - Men

200m - Men

B U S R U L E S FOR THE BENEFIT AND SAFETY OF ALL ON BOARD

USE YOUR WORDS IN A RESPECTFUL WAY (No need to swear or shout)

USE HANDS & FEET IN A HELPFUL WAY - No fighting, hitting or kicking passen gers. Respect others’ belongings . - No body parts out of the windows

BE SAFE : - NO MOVING SEAT TO SEAT (UNLESS BUS DRIVER ALLOWS)

- ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT

Headstart

Hair Care Happy Snaps

. Bus Drivers’ Contact No’s:

Allan Misa…………..0430 761 879

Uncle Spike...………0430 051035

Lindsay Hayward….0433 976 424 Aunty Jo……..….….0433 792 198

Morris Kemp……….0413 644 039

Shane Arnold………0401 825 265 PetPEP visit: Next month, we will be getting a visit from The Austral-ian Veterinary Association. They will be running a pets and people educational program. The work-shop covers topics such as responsible pet own-ership, healthy living for people and pets and the welfare of animals in the community. The program will be delivered to students in prep-year 6. They will be delivering a program for the little ones—prep-year 3 and a different program for the year 4-6 students .

NETBALL MATCH : Students VS Staff Friday, 25 June. Students played staff in a netball match in the hall. The final score was a close 14—13 with the students winning by one point.

Negative effects of spray deodorants.

Students, please, be aware of your use of aerosol deodorants when in class or even on your bus. In these enclosed spaces, others can and have been affected by the aroma (not everyone likes the smell). The other con-cern is the chemicals being released into the imme-diate area around you. With an aerosol, the fine mists of spray are easily inhaled. Experts have warned that inhaling chemicals from the aerosols can cause allergic skin reactions, head-aches, asthma and breathing difficulties (and fatal-ly—heart attack). The dangers are real. Students, think of others. It would be better if aerosol deodorants were left at home. Use roll-on deodorants instead. https://www.greenpeople.co.uk/beauty-hub/blog/the-dangers-of-deodorant-sprays Mar 5, 2014

Thanks to teacher Kim who has come up with a plan to reduce waste around the school.

Kim says, “Thank-you to everyone who has been encouraging their students to pick up rub-bish and a big thank-you to Aunty Fran and Aunty Kym for their great ideas for reducing the

rubbish around the school. Just a reminder, if anyone has bowls, cups and spoons they can donate to the school, it would be hugely appreci-ated.”

Waste Action at the Murri School

Food and drink will now be served in re-usable bowls, cutlery and cups. No more Styrofoam or plastic.

Students will consume food and drink sitting at the tables then place their dirty bowls and cutlery in wash tubs provided outside can-teen.

Poppers and Ice-blocks will no longer be served at the canteen.

Milkshakes will be served at a small cost each Thursday and ice cream in reusable bowls every Friday?

Need help with:

Ensuring students remain at ar-ea to eat then place food in bins. This needs to be spoken about each morning by staff.

Helping person on duty with stu-dents returning their bowls etc.

Food bank runs occur more regularly so the canteen can have more opportunities to make money.

More bubblers around the school.

Can staff please bring in bowls, cutlery (no knives or forks), cups.

Staff continue to talk about litter and re-sponsible environmental behaviour.

Rubbish around the Murri School.

This rubbish that was collected

in one morning.

This rubbish could have

ended up in the waterways

of Brisbane and flowed out

to the sea.

Rubbish like this is harmful to our animals.

How can we look after country? Put your rubbish in the bin.

Pick up rubbish that you see on the ground.

Re-use plastic cups.

Avoid using straws or plastic-wrapped items.