Rel. Principal: Mrs Kaelene Neville

Senior Administration Manager: Mrs Gina Galvin

Address: 91 Boorowa St, Murringo, NSW, 2586

School’s email: murringo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s email: kaelene.neville@det.nsw.edu.au Telephone: (02) 6384 6351

Murringo Public School

Newsletter Term 3 Week 8

Monday, 14th September 2009

NAPLAN

Earlier this year all of our Year 3 and 5 students

participated in the National Assessment Program in

Literacy and Numeracy. The students completed tests

in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

and Numeracy. Results from these tests will be sent

home this week and overall school results discussed at

the P&C meeting this Tuesday. If you have any

questions about your child’s results, please make a time

to discuss them.

DRIVING SAFELY

Attached is an information sheet which

the RTA have asked us to distribute. We

appreciate the safe way in which parents drop off and

pick up their students at our school. It is important

that we continue to focus on the importance of safe

road rules around our school.

ATTENDANCE

As discussed at our last assembly, September is

Attendance Month. We will be presenting awards

during our next assembly to those students who

demonstrate particularly good attendance patterns.

Please find a flyer and sticker about attendance for

your information.

SHOW WEEK

This week our students will be

completing a range of activities in

the Creative and Practical Arts. The

items will be entered into various

categories at the Young Show in a

couple of weeks. Parents and community members

are invited and encouraged to come down this week to

help out with the fun activities between 12.00 and 3.00.

Students will be preparing handwriting sheets and

stories to enter. They will also be creating two

scarecrows which will be entered in the show and then

returned to our kitchen garden. They will also be doing

acrylic paintings on canvas,

dioramas, photography and

basket weaving. Come along

and enjoy the fun

atmosphere as our students

let their imagination soar.

MISS BUNNY

Many of you would have

already met Miss Amy

Bunny, a Prac student from

Charles Sturt University

who has been working with

both classes last week and

this week. Miss Bunny has

been helping the students with english and craft lessons

and has been a welcome addition to our staff.

CRICKET NSW

Both Upper and

Lower Division

enjoyed their visit

from Jock of

Cricket NSW last

Monday. He ran

the students

through a number

of training drills and

small games before

playing a game of con-

tinuous cricket. Jock

gave each child a show-

bag from Cricket NSW

and encouraged them to

sign up to play cricket

this summer.

From the P&C …………….

A big “Thnak You” for everyone who helped with the

catering for the funeral of Mr Clem Williams, a former

local resident and returned serviceman of Murringo.

The family of Mr Williams wanted to pass on their

gratitude in preparing and serving such a wonderful

afternoon tea and refreshments following the funeral.

“As it was such a chilly day, the warmth shown by the

community of Murringo as well as by the open fire when

we walked into the supper room was very much

appreciated. It was only fitting that Clem was to be

remembered and farewelled by a caring community such as

Murringo. Thank You”. The family of Clem Williams.

P&C MEETING

Just a reminder that our next P&C

Meeting is tomorrow after school at

3.30pm. Please see the attached

agenda and come along.

IT’S THE MONTH FOR BIRTHDAYS

September is our busiest month for birthdays. So

to Nick, Isabelle, Charlie, Gina, Ethan and Gracie.

HAVE A WONDERFUL & FANTASTIC BIRTHDAY!

HALF DAY FOR YOUNG SHOW

Our school will be closed as gazetted for the Annual

Young Show, which is Tuesday, 29th September. The

show will be closed as of 12

noon. The school bus will be

collecting the children who

travel home by bus at 12 noon

and proceed on the same bus

route as normal.

Make sure to take a look at all

the children’s entries if you are going to the Show.

PREMIER’ SPELLING BEE

Lochie, Ollie, Molly and Amber will be travelling to

Wagga on Monday, 21st September to participate in

the Premier’s Spelling Bee.

They have been practising their

words both a school and at

home and all the staff and

students wish them all the very

beset of luck.

OUR EXCITING TRIP TO SYDNEY

Here are some of our photos we took during our

5 day excursion to Sydney.

Dates for your Diary:

15th Sept - P & C Meeting at 3.30pm.

16th Sept - Playgroup at the Hall.

21st Sept - Premier’s Spelling Bee.

24th Sept - Excursion to Cowra for the Archibald Exhibit.

26th Sept - Murringo Fire Shed Open Day.

28th & 29 Sept - The Young Show.

29th Sept - Half Day Holiday for Young Show.

2nd Oct - Last Day of Term 3 and Assembly.