Term 4, Week 9 December 3rd, 2013

COMING UP: Wednesday Dec 4th Kindergarten Excursion—Coffs Harbour Year 6 MHS Orientation Day Friday Dec 6th End-of-Year Reports go home Kindergarten Graduation—10.00am Monday Dec 9th Diamond Assembly Tuesday Dec 10th Helpers Morning Tea - 11.00am in New Hall Wednesday Dec 11th MPS Presentation Day Awards Ceremony 9.30am Thursday Dec 12th Year 6 Farewell

Have A Go Show Sadly for me, I was unable to attend this year’s Have A Go Show. By all accounts it was a tremendous event with our students shining. I have enjoyed watching the culture of the performances grow over the past five years. This event is a fine example of what can be achieved. Congratulations and thanks to every student who took part at each stage. Great effort. Well done to those who made it to the final and of course to the winning acts for 2013. I would also like to thank our staff, especially Mrs Lynch who put in an enormous amount of time and effort leading up to the event. You can see a sample of our talent at our Presentation day next week.

P&C Meeting

5.30pm Dec 4th @ The Star Hotel

A proud member of the Valley 10

community of public schools

Have A Go Show winners are: Equal 1st—BFFS, (Saule, Feya, Bree) and Jacob Viles. Highly Commended: Jacob Humphries and Kindy Rap Girls

Other participants: Zahjess, Soul Sisters, Double A’s, PC Pink, Crazy Girls, Jetz, Orar, Fireworks, The Ridiculous Crew.

Student Leaders 2014 Congratulations to those Year 5 students who presented speeches last week in the election of student leaders for 2014. I was impressed with the confident way in which you spoke to the audience. The initial election has been held and from here the nominated Prefects and staff will vote for Captains and Vice Captains who will be announced at Presentation Day. Thanks to Mr MacDonald for organising the election.

Stage 1 Assembly Awards ~ Kindergarten: Eli Blitner, Shane McIlwain, Makayla Fortescue, Noah Lockyer, Jazmin Worthington, Nyomi Strudwick, Millie Edwards, Layla Brennan, Grace Stuart, Jonah Cohen. Year 1: Montana Ward, Hope Willer, Imogen O’Connor, Anna Walker, Dylan Dunstan, Travis Smith, Maya Jarrett, Sophie Welsh, Charlie McKay, Ezra Ward, A.J. Bennett, Isaiah Smith. Year 2: Nikita Short, Ben McNally, Shakira Prinz, Bodhi Miles, Matthew Donnelly, Aiden Laird, Blake Burnham, Emily Jillett. Home Reading Awards ~ Kindergarten: Jasper Goldthorpe, Clarry Green, Danielle Stilbe, Chloe Metz, Makayla Fortescue, Jacob Rowlings, Logan Ferguson, Nyomi Strudwick, Ella Hazelwood, Lilla Walburn, Toby Dwyer, Noah Lockyer. Year 1: Alice Burns, Jack Nash, Alison Flack, Oscar Hicks, Patrick Marley, Abbey Pade, Zachary Sutton, Corey Strudwick, A.J. Bennett, Lachlan Pade, Jacob Loveday, Kobi Book-Hicklin. Year 2: Grace Stuart, Layla Brennan, Charlie Crossingham, Tyler Field, Corey Strudwick, Honey Pots: Jonah Cohen, Devonte Inglis, Danielle Stilbe, Luke Laverty, Ryan Guy, Kurt Stennett, Bradley Cant.

STARS OF THE WEEK

Community Workshop Thanks to the parents and community members who were able to attend the Managing Difficult Conversations workshop last week. We appreciate your support, feedback and willingness to trial this initiative.

School Garden If you have been around the school recently you may have noticed lots of activity around our garden. Mrs Lynch has been successful in having our school accepted as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. Local businesses have been generous in their support and the project is gaining momentum. It has also attracted the attention of our local media. Last week Stephen McGrame from ABC Mid North Coast Radio visited the school. Stephen interviewed staff and students about the garden and our participation in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. The interview will be aired in the near future. Thank you Lyndall for you time, effort and commitment. Thanks also to our community and of course our enthusiastic student gardeners.

Glenn Thorncroft ~ Principal

Scholastic Bookclub: Bookclub will be accepted on Wednesday and Thursday in the Library this week. Library Stocktake: There are a few Library Books still outstanding. Please assist the school by returning overdue books. Brendan Gillis ~ Teacher/Librarian 2NVR Your Community Radio Station 2NVR 105.9FM, Nambucca Valley Radio is very proud to announce that they have won a national award for ‘Most Outstanding Small Station 2013’ If you haven’t listened before, why not give it a try; there is a big variety of entertainment for you, so please support your local community radio. 2NVR invites you to the next ‘Studio 3 Live’ event on Friday 20 December, at 6pm, at 834, Rodeo Drive, Tewinga, we will be entertained by The Salvo’s country Band. This is a family friendly, free event and will be combined with the 2NVR Christmas party. BYO refreshments & a plate of food to share. You can also listen to it live on your radio or stream via www.2nvr.org.au

Calling all parents … OUR CANTEEN NEEDS YOUR HELP! ~ Please phone Wendy on 6568 1800.

SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER Wednesday, December 4th Jessica Nash Thursday, December 5th Dave Flack Friday, December 6th Therese Laverty Monday, December 9th Therese Laverty & Jessica Burgess Tuesday, December 10th Dave Flack Wednesday, December 11th Jessica Nash

QR Code for Macksville Public School

Lost Property Please check lost property before the end of the year and please ensure your child's clothing is labelled.

Summer Fruits

Summer fruits are often the fruit children love the most. And with scrumptious stone fruits, mouth-watering melons and beautiful berries on offer, who can blame them!

A small container of mixed berries, sliced peaches or nectarine or chopped melon makes a delicious Crunch & Sip (or any other time!) treat. These soft fruits are also kind on wiggly teeth.

These fruits are extra sweet and juicy, so make sure you send along a paper napkin or sheet of paper towel for your child to wipe their hands!

Out And About At Macksville Public School

Proud to be a part of the Family School

Pencil sharpeners have a tough life, they live off tips.

P & C Thank you Therese would like to extend a massive thank you to all the helpers who braved the rain and came to lend a hand on the P&C stall at the River Festival over the weekend. Also a huge thank you to the parents who rolled the famous Xmas raffle wheelbarrow down to Foodworks to sell raffle tickets, you’re amazing!

Please find Xmas stall information below and we are looking for volunteers who could help run the stall. It will be held first thing in the morning and any time you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

Please remember that the disco is this Thursday at the Macksville Ex Services Club. Everyone is welcome, please come and help Jordan raise some money for the Cancer Council.

NEXT THURSDAY 12TH DECEMBER

We will be holding our Christmas Stall in the New Hall next Thursday morning. Please support our P & C fundraiser by purchasing a gift for mum, dad, nan, pop, brother, sister or friend. Families are also welcome to come along and buy a gift. Mainly children’s gifts.

Please only send money in with your child/children on the day of the stall along with a plastic bag for them to take their gifts home in. Gifts will be priced between $2.00 - $6.00 Remember to keep on selling those Christmas Raffle tickets too. If you need more books just send a note in with your child or simply pick them up from the front office. Many thanks to those people who have donated hamper items to help build our fantastic raffle prizes but we still need more...more…..more!

The raffle will be drawn on Presentation Day Thank You!

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

PBL (Positive

Behaviour for Learning)

I am a Good Friend I share

I include

I am kind

I encourage

I show respect

I use kind words

Treat others as you would like to be

treated.

Our brilliant MPS Circus Troupe braved the rainy weather at the River Festival and wowed the crowds! They showed that the show really must go on after the stage roof partially collapsed! That didn’t stop our performers, they simply took the show out on to the road! The crowds were delighted with their talents and it makes us so proud to show case these amazing kids.

5C Mini Master Chefs

5C have been cooking up a storm. We were drawn to the classroom with delicious smells wafting through the school. Students are learning to make healthy eating choices and will share their recipes with one another to try at

home. They are also learning about

Vietnamese Rolls & Fried Rice

Ingredients Rice, prawns, chicken, olive oil, rice paper, onion, curry paste, coconut cream, carrot, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, palm sugar, lemon & lettuce. Method– Chicken Rice

Brown the chicken & onion

Add curry paste & stir through until chicken is cooked

Add 1 tbs of fish sauce & 1 cube of palm sugar

1 can coconut cream & simmer for 5 mins

Add rice & vegetables & stir through Method– Vietnamese Rolls

Dip rice paper in warm water to soften

Place paper on a flat surface

Put shredded lettuce, grated carrot & cooked prawns in the centre & squeeze lemon juice on top.

Roll up, folding at the ends.

Community News Macksville Memorial Aquatic Centre invites the community to come along to the YMCA Open Day and Christmas Party on Saturday 7th December. Doors open at 8.00am. Join us at our all day event for fun competitions and games with your local community. Gold coin donation per pool entry.

Have A Go Show