Muswellbrook Public School What’s On – Term 1 – Week 8

Humanity and Excellence

Roger Street, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 Telephone: (02)6543 2500 Fax: (02) 6543 3378

Email: muswellbro-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Stay up to date with the Skool Bag App – Muswellbrook Public Skoolbag” Find us on Facebook: @MuswellbrookPublicSchool

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome to Week 8! Firstly, I’d like to talk P&C. The 2020 executive team of Kimberly Feeney (President), Jack Leclercq (Secretary) and Casey Gilbey (Treasurer) was established at last week’s Annual General Meeting. Congratulations and thank-you to you all for taking on these important positions in supporting our wonderful school. Of course, sincere appreciation and thanks are extended to outgoing office bearers Ian Spicer and Haylee Nelson for their outstanding commitment to these roles for many years. This week has seen many changes across our community and the globe as the COVID 19 pandemic intensifies. Here at MPS we will continue to follow all recommendations aimed at minimising its impact for our students and staff. At this stage, this includes cancelling many events and excluding visitors for non-essential purposes. We will provide updates through our regular communication channels as they happen. While these changes are necessary, it is also important to support our students to understand and feel safe in these circumstances. Where possible, we will maintain routines and celebrations, but maybe in a modified format. I urge all families to take a similar approach at home. Best wishes to you all for the upcoming week. Please continue to look after yourselves and each other. Fiona Lewis Relieving Principal

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Assembly News

As an advised precaution all assemblies are cancelled until further notice!

Healthy Harold

THE STUDENTS HAVE STARTED VISITING HEALTHY HAROLD. HEALTHY HAROLD WILL BE WITH US

UNTIL TOMORROW!

Canteen NEWS

The canteen will now be open on Friday 27th March 2020. YUM YUM YUM!

P & C NEWS

Thank you to the parents and carers who attend the AGM last Tuesday.

We are pleased to advise that all Executive Positions have been filled. We would like to welcome Kimberly Feeney as President and Casey Gilbey as Treasurer. We have also seen the return of Jack

Leclercq as Secretary.

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Year 6 CAMP – Lake Keepit Sport and Recreation Centre.

Parents please note at this stage, the Year 6 camp has been

POSTPONED.

We will not be taking any further payments at this stage.

Tickets

Muswellbrook Public School

Fete will be held on Friday 23rd October 2020.

We ask that you still mark this date in your diaries until further advice has been given!

Half Day Public Holiday Cancelled The scheduled Half Day Public Holiday for Friday 27th March has been cancelled.

Current restrictions imposed on public events due to coronavirus (Covid-19) issued by the federal government forbid any public gathering of more than 500 people. The Muswellbrook Cup, to be held on March 27, falls under this ruling.

The Muswellbrook Cup will still be running, however no general public will be permitted to enter the race course grounds. Race officials only will be in attendance.

Muswellbrook Public School will operate as normal on Friday 27th March 2020.

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The Easter Hat Parade has been CANCELLED.

The NRL All School Newcastle

Knights Competition has been

postponed until further notice.

If your child is absent from School,

we ask that you notify the school via

phone or through the Skool Bag App.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Stay home if you are sick The health and safety of our students and staff is paramount. If your child is unwell with a respiratory illness, he/she should remain at home until symptoms resolve and, where appropriate, seek advice from a medical practitioner (call ahead first).

If your child presents with symptoms at school, parents will be phoned immediately to collect him/her.

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Do you have a special family recipe?

The SASS Staff are requesting your assistance to create a “Simple & Easy Family Cookbook”.

If you have a family recipe that you would like to

include, please send it to the school – muswellbro-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au and include the names of

your child/ children.

A cookbook of all the recipes will be compiled and then sold to assist with fundraising efforts

associated with the fete.

NOT EVERYTHING IS CANCELLED!

We are still working on our Fete Family recipe book!

*All PSSA events have been cancelled*

Please note the GROUP 21 Schools Carnival on Sunday 5th April 2020 has been

CANCELLED!

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Everyone belongs! Harmony day 2020

Please note the Harmony day assembly has been cancelled. Students are still permitted to come out of uniform wearing orange or traditional dress. Students will take part in activities as a class. Thank you for your understanding

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL

Please note the cross country carnival has been cancelled.

The event was to be held on Friday 20th March 2020.

The lasT day of Term 1 will be Thursday 9Th april 2020.

Parent Helpers and External Agencies are not permitted into classrooms until further notice!

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Three actions you can take to help manage the spread of COVID-19

1. Wash your hands regularly and thoroughly. 2. Sneeze into your elbow or a tissue, disposing of the tissue straight away and then washing your hands. 3. Stay home if you are unwell and please keep your child/children home if they are unwell.

Dance Practice Is still on!

Please note dance practice will still take place on Tuesdays in the School hall

from 3:15pm – 4:15pm.

Dance practice will also be held on Sunday 22nd March 2020 from 1-4pm in the school hall. Please note this is only for the JAZZ Dance Group.

I feel better when I am dancing!

Let’s leave you on a positive note!

Today, Kindergarten Students took part in Bus Safety Lessons. KM and KL can be seen on their virtual bus and oh my, didn’t they have fun.

Fred aka Mrs Lambert can be seen dressed up as the bus driver and Miss T played the role of a worried mother,

who decided to board the bus and accompany her children on their journey to school.

Look at the adorable photos on the next page and some videos can be found on our Facebook page @MuswellbrookPublicSchool

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