NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TERM 4 · WEEK 3 2019 · (Relieving for Ms Ling) From the Relieving Principals… Welcome to our first Newsletter for Term 4. It is hard to believe how

NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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Marrickville West Primary School Beauchamp St, Marrickville NSWPh: 02 9558 1137 Fax: 02 9559 5961 Email: [email protected]

We acknowledge the original owners of this land, the Cadigal People of the Eora Nation and their elders past and present.

TERM 4 · WEEK 3 2019

Halloween Disco!

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School website contains news, class overviews for the term, useful information from DEC and a school calendar with links to permission notes. Go to: www.marrickviw-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

September/October has bought some new additions to teacher families at our school. Mr Hunt and Mrs Beattie both welcomed little girls, Mrs Cleary had a baby boy, Mrs Walker became a grandmother and Uncle Lloyd Walker a grandfather for the first time. Congratulations them all!We also welcomed our 2020 Kindergarten students and parents with the beginning of our Kindy Transition Program. This is a series of sessions designed to support children (and their parents) to get ready for school. The current Year 4 students have been trained as “buddies” and are very excited to welcome Kindy 2020 to MWPS. If you have a child starting school next year and are interested in joining us, please contact the office as soon as possible.

Meanwhile Year 6 students are preparing to say farewell to their primary education and hello to high school. Most secondary enrolments are confirmed and orientation visits are occurring over the coming weeks. Contact your child’s high school for details. If you know an ex-student of MWPS who is in Year 6 and interested in joining their old friends at our Year 6 Farewell Dinner Dance, please encourage them to let us know their new contact details. We would love to send them an invitation.On 25 October our school celebrated Teacher Appreciation Day. Thank you to our teachers and all those who work hard to support them.It is easy to forget in our very busy lives, just how much our teachers do to create experiences designed to engage and enhance student learning. This often goes beyond the classroom and often outside of school hours. Things like school production nights, school camp, excursions, music festivals, public speaking competitions, festivals, Opera House performances and more. Thank you to our very generous community, for showing your support with a fantastic morning tea and a friendly chat. It takes a great community to make a truly great school.

Mr Evans and Mrs Criniti (Relieving for Ms Ling)

From the Relieving Principals…Welcome to our first Newsletter for Term 4. It is hard to believe how quickly this school year has flown by. Term 4 is always jam packed with reports, assessments, celebrations, new beginnings and fond but sad farewells.

Super Stars!Congratulations!

Isabelle M. Kai M-C

These students have earned a SCHOOL AWARD for collecting 10 Merit Awards

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Calendar DatesMonday 11th November Through to

Thursday 14th November Intensive Swimming – from 9.00am

Tuesday 12th November 2nd Hand Uniform Sale – 9.00am –

10.00am

Tuesday 12th November Kindy Transition – 9.45am – 11.15am

Wednesday 13th November Assembly 2S – 2.45pm

Monday 18th – Friday 22nd November Week of Diversity


Wednesday 20th November Assembly 3P – 2.45pm

Friday 22nd November Multicultural Munch


Wednesday 27th November Assembly – 2.45pm

From The OfficeIt looks like Term 4 will be a busy one and we are all looking forward to the end of year festivities. To ensure we are all on track, we have a couple of reminders below for your attention.

MedicineAny medicine that needs to be taken at school has to come down to the office. A form needs to be completed by the parent or guardian with clear instructions before we can administer any medication. Forms can be found on our Websiteat www.marrickviw-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/forms-notes/general-notes/Administering Medicine or you can obtain one from the office.Similarly, if there are any changes to your child’s medication, please contact the office.

InvoicesInvoices for outstanding payments will been sent home soon. Please settle these at your earliest convenience. Payments can be made via cash or Eftpos at the front office or via the Parent Online Payment (POP) option on our website.

Parent Online Payment (POP)www.marrickviw-p.schools.nsw.edu.auVisa or MasterCard credit or debit cards only accepted

by Miss Anne, Miss Stav, Miss Fran & Ms Paola

The adoration of a grandparent… photo by Ms Ruth Bradfield-Ling

Proud students from Year 1 share their writing with Ms Ling.


Kindy Transition 2019:

Grandparents Day!


BUNJI Excursion to Goulburn

This trip was organised by the PCYC and local police area command.We went on a one day excursion to Peanuts Wellbeing Sanctuary near Goulburn NSW. Peanuts farm is a sanctuary for rescue animals. The bus trip was long, but we played a lot of fun games to pass the time. We got to go to Macdonald’s for breakfast but we had to make our own lunch!We got to do a lot of fun activities such as playing with the animals and feeding them. We fed a lamb and named him ‘Lam Lam’. The owners of the farm gave us merchandise including a t-shirt, water and a backpack.Hopefully we will get to go again next year. It was so much fun!

By James and Ashton Year 5

We were lucky enough to be invited to participate in the “BUNJI” program. Bunji is an Aboriginal word for friend.


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Kindy loved having our grandparents come to visit for

Grandparents Day! They helped us create an artwork about the

seasons and we even got to read some of our writing about them

at the special assembly!!


LOTEupdateCHINESE: This term, Kindergarten have learnt about farm animals in Chinese class.

In Stage 1 Vietnamese, we

are learning about where people live and we designed

our perfect house!


1SUPPORT UNIT update

Students in 2-6H have been looking at ways to stay safe in the community. This includes crossing roads, stranger danger and sun safety. They have been excited about the new Science topics of the water cycle and the Great Barrier Reef.

On Wednesday the 23rd October we celebrated Grandparents Day. It was wonderful to have grandparents coming to our class and school. K2D students were very happy.

K/6M students have happily settled in to their new classroom in A-block. They have thoroughly enjoyed the addition of a keyboard to music therapy sessions and are looking forward to exploring the sounds they can make with it throughout the term.


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Stage 1 have had an exciting start to Term 4. We have been learning about the water cycle while also asking questions like “What happens to water?” and “Where does it come from?”

Grandparents day was also a wonderful addition to the Marrickville West calendar. Many students and teachers can’t wait until the next one.


2019 TERM 4 WK3: MWPS CALENDAR

Marrickville West Primary SchoolBeauchamp St, Marrickville 2204Phone: 9558 1137Email: [email protected]


School website contains news, class overviews for the term, useful information from DEC and a school calendar with links to permission notes. Go to: www.marrickviw-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

pullout & keep!2019 TERM 4 WK3: MWPS CALENDAR


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3H created posters about sustainability. Here are some examples.

Year 3 has been learning all about how to read analogue clocks.

Year 4 students have been learning about prime numbers in Mathematics. They created an artwork using prime numbers inspired by the artist Jasper Johns.

Students made their own clocks and added tabs to these to help them read the time. They learned about reading time on the minute and past and to the hour. We had a lot of fun making these clocks!


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Students from our school recently undertook an education tour of the national capital. Students were provided the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government contributed funding of $20 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate was factored into the costing of the excursion and has been paid directly to the school.

Canberra School CampHi, I’m Justin and this is about my experiences from my Year 5 and 6 school camp at the end of Term 3. We did lots of fun things and went to lots of places. Some of the places we went to were: Questacon, which was full of science; Parliament House, where the government works; and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), where some of our Australian athletes train. We stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights.The Lightning machine was one of my favourites from Questacon because it’s fascinating how people can create artificial lightning in a room. There was also an earthquake room where you can build towers and then an earthquake simulator will try to knock it down. Then we visited the gift shop in Questacon. There were a lot of cool things to choose from and I bought a few items like a kaleidoscope, a hand ball and a paleontology kit in which you dig fossils out of a block of sand.In our trip to Parliament House I enjoyed seeing the House of Representatives and the Senate chambers. I liked it a lot because we learned about our local representative, Linda Burney and what she does. The rooms were huge and very wide. I also enjoyed the view off the roof.At the AIS I liked the bobsleigh, reactor and cricket bowling simulators and seeing the athletes training – they were very professional at their sport.In the cabins it felt like I was in a hotel. The food was great and I especially liked the dessert. The building was huge and it felt like a sleepover with all of my friends. We played fun games and talked a lot in our cabins and on the bus. I really had a good time going to Canberra with my friends and I look forward to going back there sometime.

By Justin – with some assistance from Billy (6C)


The Most Amazing Musical YetOn the 18th of September 2019, 3-6 put two terms of brilliance into one fantastic night. MWPS preformed Roald Dahl’s Cinderella with a great effort. All crazy things happened from Freddie Mercury making a guest appearance in our play, to Prince Charming chopping off heads. All jokes aside, it was an amazing musical. Above all the greatness though, there was something that damaged the night slightly. The rain was pouring and meant that some of the cast got wet, which wasn’t very pleasant, although it all worked out in the end. We enjoyed grooving to Queen’s Crazy Little Thing Called Love and loved moving to Ah-a’s Take on Me. The hall was packed with parents and family members and they all turned their heads to see Kai’s Freddie Mercury impersonation. Mrs Collins, one of the people who made this performance happen, commented on his appearance. She said: “It was like he was Freddie Mercury. The way he strutted and moved his jaw.” All the hard work and countless hours of rehearsal and dancing payed off in the end. Everyone who was committed really put their all into the play and that made it a memorable night. It just shows that if you practice and practice, it makes everything about 100 times better.

By Francesca Year 5

Children are welcome to ride or scoot to school. For safety please ensure they

follow the rules and wear a helmet.

KEEP HEADS SAFE

If there are wheels under your feet, there should be a helmet on your head!

Marrickville Festival!


News from The Community Centre

For more information: Follow Connect Marrickville SaCC on Facebook or contact Vivi and Lindy at [email protected]

Congratulations to the 14 students who completed their barista training. And thank you to Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL School of Hospitality for running the course. We look forward to a new coffee machine in the school canteen so our newly trained volunteers can gain some experience!

Storytimes have been encouraged with families at Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre through arranged storytellers as well as the installation of 2 book swap boxes. Garranga Bumarri, the pelican who loves reading, walked from the new kid zone in the food court to the playspace and the parent room to fill the boxes with fresh kids’ books. Next time you are in be sure to pop in for a read or to drop off books!

If you have a little one or may be interested in guiding a story time someday, please join our Storyteller Workshop. It will be held at the Marrickville Metro in the admin office on Thursday 13th November from 1-3. Register your interest with Lindy at 0425 316 893.

Stories from homeWe are partnering with MWPS to bring bilingual or family stories to the students for Diversity week. We would love parents, family or community members to join us on Tuesday the 19th November to share stories with students K-6. Each volunteer will have only 1 or 2 classes. Please let Vivi know if you are interested! b

Marrickville Festival!


DID YOU KNOW?: Thanks to your Voluntary General Contribution to the school YOU are a P&C member!

P&C UPDATE

Teacher Appreciation BreakfastThank you to all the families that contributed to a very full table of delicious food to say thank you to the teaching staff at MWPS! The spread fed them all day. It was great seeing some families stay for the morning and hearing the students say thank you to the teachers as well.

Halloween DiscoA huge thank you to Jo Lord Barris for coordinating a last minute Halloween Disco. With 7 days of notice the amazing parents of Marrickville West pulled together to bring us a fabulous evening. Kween G was a rock star DJ. Thanks to the many hands that made it all possible:Isabelle, Tristan, Rob, Shelley, Helen, Sue, Melody, Cynthia, Mel S, Ben C, Radhika, Tomomi, Peter C, Peter G, John, Kate L, Vivian, and some helpful Year 6 kids and those that aren’t named, we apologise but still thank you! We raised OVER $2000 AND had a great night.

P&C meetingOnly 1 meeting left this year! Come get a sense of what happens around the school. Join us Thursday December 5th at 7pm in the staff room (above the school office).

Canteen ReviewDo you have an interest in the canteen or the menu? Join us Wednesday 6th Nov at 4:30. Please note your interest with Lindy via text to 0425 316 893.

…saying thank you to teachers at the appreciation breakfast


NEXT P&C MEETING: Thurs 5 Dec 7–9pmin the Staff Room. All parents are welcome to come along and learn more about the school and give their ideas on how to make it a better place.

Ethics: Could you be an ethics coordinator for Marrickville West PS?Our current ethics coordinator is moving on at the end of this year and we are seeking a volunteer so that classes can continue next year. Ethics classes began at Marrickville West PS in Kindergarten and are currently available for children from kindergarten to year 6. The ethics coordinator communicates with school staff, supports ethics teachers and liaises with Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design curriculum and training for the program. This role provides a great opportunity for a working parent who might be unable to volunteer during school hours and is a rewarding way to engage with the school community. Times are flexible, requiring approximately 1-2 hours per week. Online training is provided.We are also looking for more Ethics Teachers. Could you, or any members of your family or community, be an Ethics teacher for MWPS?Ethics classes are provided by volunteers, many of whom are parents in the school. Some of our teachers are moving on soon and we will need new teachers if we’re to continue offering Ethics classes to every child who has opted-in.Ethics teachers receive full training by Primary Ethics, the not-for-profit organisation approved to design curriculum and training for the Ethics program. Training consists of a two-day workshop and short online modules. Lesson materials are provided. Suitable volunteers have an interest in children’s education and development of critical thinking skills and must be available 9:30-10am or 10am-10:30am every Tuesday during school term.If you are looking for an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our school, please visit primaryethics.com.au or contact Liz Roberts on [email protected] or 0403937891.

Cubby HouseCubby house has been seeing some lovely engagement from chalk drawings, homework corners, small group nooks and hide and seek games. We wish to extend thanks again to Kim for designing it and the team of volunteers it took to install this wonderful addition!

…who was presented the Secretary’s Award for 2019 Parent of the Year

Congratulations to Cynthia Bacon!


Cindy’s twisted storyLast night, on the 18th of September 2019, MWPS had the most fabulous Cinderella performance this year run by teachers and students from 3-6. The new twisted version is based on Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes story.My friend and I have interviewed some behind the scenes people and even one of the actors! First, we interviewed the amazing Miss Collins, who was one of the directors. First, we asked about the costume selection to which she replied, “It’s not hard to pick if you stick to the personality.” Miss Collins was truly amazed by Cinderella’s dress made by the extraordinary Olivia in 5H. “Sensational seamstress and a beautiful human being,” she said. “There were stressful moments and it was kind of hard to get the actors to memorize their lines, but it all worked out after hard practice.”After that we Interviewed Cinderella (AKA Kaitlyn year 6C) and she had such amusing one-word answers. The first question asked was if she liked the dress to which she replied “yes.” Then we asked if she was scared on the stage and she said “very.” Such descriptive language! Kaitlyn felt great in the beautiful dress but of course she was cold.Finally, we interviewed Miss Annita who helped with the costumes. We decided to ask how hard it was to make the skirts and how proud she was of us. “The skirts were easy to make, and I love sewing. Last night was special. I was very proud.” She replied. Next we asked how much she liked our own Freddy Mercury. “I am just speechless, he was phenomenal.” Miss Annita was surprisingly not stressed. She was amazed by our costumes and thought we were spot on. The play was truly amazing, and the makeup was super funny for the ugly sisters. The costumes were very well done, and the actors couldn’t have been better. The people managing the play did a great job and the background scenery was fabulous. The audience loved the performance and the night was amazing.

By Sofia 5H

MultiLit is part of MWPS reading support program. We are lucky to have many volunteers and staff who tutor students on a regular basis.

Here is a picture of one of our fabulous volunteers, Anthea and student Josh teaching Uncle Lloyd how to be a tutor – proving you are never too old to learn something new!

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Multicultural Munch Song, Dance & Food

EventFriday 22nd November 2019

We would like to invite you to our 2019 Multicultural Munch

10:00am: Costume Parade

11:00am: Multicultural Performances

12:30pm: Multicultural Munch

If you wish to organise a cultural performance group amongst members of your community, please let us know by 8/11/19. Groups should be 3 or more people and performances limited to 2 minutes.

We look forward to seeing you then!

Vegetarian (V) & Halal food options available everyday. Gluten free bread also available for all sandwiches. Please ask Wendy in the canteen.

Before School – Fuel Up!Cheerios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50cSultanas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50cSeasonal Fresh fruit from . . . . . . . . . . . 70c+(No snack foods will be sold to students before school)

Super Sandwiches, Toasties & SaladButtered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.30Vegemite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.60Baked Beans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.80Vegemite & Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.00Egg/Cheese/tuna/chicken slice/ham . . . . . $3.00Cheese & tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Egg & lettuce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Chicken, lettuce & mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.50Tuna & mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Tuna or Ham or Cheese with Salad . . . . . . $4.20Ham & cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Ham & tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Cheese & tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.30Ham, cheese & tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.70Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.90

extrasFilling (each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60cRoll or wrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60cMayo/tomato sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30cSweet chilli/BBQ/soy sachets . . . . . . . . . 30cSalad plate/ box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.50 (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, celery, carrot) Add – Tuna/egg/ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . +60c eaEXTRA Plastic Spoons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c

DrinksUp & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.50200ml 100% Juice (box) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50200ml 100% Juice (bottle) . . . . . . . . . . . $2.20Plain milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50Yoghurt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.30Flavoured Milk (lite) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.20

Frozen Treats Sold after the second lunch bellFrozen fruit pieces (bag) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c99% fruit juice ice sticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60cJuicies Rectangle Treat . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20Juicies Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20Moosies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20Gelato cups – 2 flavours . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.00Frozen Yoghurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.20

Available every day!Steamed Vegetarian Gyoza (V . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80cCheese & Spinach Triangle (V) . . . . . . . . . . . $1.30Vegetarian Rice Paper Rolls (V) . . . . . . . . . . . $2.00Pizza Wrap (meat or Cheese) . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Mini Potato Top Beef Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50Fried Rice (gluten free)(V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Vegetarian Lasagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Fruit Salad Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.00Hot Corn Cob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00Hard-boiled egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00

SnacksPopcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20Roasted Seaweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.20Potato Chips (28g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50Grainwaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50Gingerbread Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.80Vegetable Sticks (bag) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30cSultanas (box) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80c

DAILY SPECIALSMONDAY: CHOOK CHOOK 5 Chicken wedges or Chicken Burger (Halal) . . $4.00Chicken Wedges each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80c

TUESDAY: PASTA & CURRY & PIZZA Homemade Bolognese Pasta . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Lasagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Juicy Pizza Slice – Ham & Pineapple . . . . . . . $3.00Vegetarian Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00 Mild Butter Chicken Curry with rice . . . . . . . . $4.00

WEDNESDAY: SUSHI (pre-order Tuesday)Tuna or Chicken Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.20Mini 8 piece pack – Tuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.90MIni 8 piece pack – Cucumber . . . . . . . . . . $3.60Large 5 piece pack (Tuna or Chicken) . . . . . . $5.20Large 10 piece pack (Tuna or Chicken) . . . . . . $8.50

THURSDAY: CHOOK CHOOK 5 Chicken wedges or Chicken Burger (Halal) . . $4.00Chicken Wedges each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80c

FRIDAY: PIES Chicken Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Halal Beef Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00Traveller Beef Pie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4.00

UPDATED FEBRUARY 2017UPDATED FEBRUARY 2018

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