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- 26th May, 2021

Murrabit Group School respectfully acknowledges

the traditional custodians of the land.

We pay respect to their ongoing living culture.

Dates to Remember:

26th May KTHS Open Day / Tours 2nd June School Council Meeting 3rd June Lightning Premiership 4-6 15th June Pupil Free Day

“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity.”

Hello Everybody,

It is great to be back. It was fantastic to see

the smiling faces on Monday morning and

the Grade 5/6 students have just slipped

back into things as if I haven’t been away.

A lot took place in my absence, in particular

the School Review, and a big thank you to

Marty Gray and Neil Hopkins who

undertook the Principal role and teaching

of Grade 5/6 in my absence. It was very

reassuring to know the school was in good

hands.

Lake Boga Visit By all accounts the children had a great

visit to Lake Boga last Friday. The students

in Grade 5/6 were asked to write about the

day. Here are two recounts:

Do it for Dolly Day – by Lyla Morton On Friday our school went to Lake Boga for Do it for Dolly day. It is about this girl that got bullied so bad she committed suicide. So sad. First we talked about respect, playing together, gratitude and kindness. A teacher, I think called Sarah, showed us a Power Point about Dolly. It was interesting. Then she broke us up into groups. I was with Maddi, Claire, Cooper and Lake Boga kids. Once we were in our groups, we went to the kitchen. We were cooking scones. First we made whipped cream and then dyed them blue. We added blueberry jam onto the scones. We then added whipped cream on top. We got to eat it straight away. It was so good. It was delicious! The second activity was with Miss Crook. We talked about bullying and then we were handed a sheet of paper. On it were some sentences in a grid. You had to tick it if it was bullying, not bullying or maybe. The next activity was the last. It was writing nice things on pieces of paper and we put them into jars. I wrote five. After that we had lunch. The grade ¾ got a footy clinic, so once we finished lunch we did it. I was the only girl at Murrabit that went to the footy clinic. When the bell rang everyone went inside. Sara talked for a bit about respect, playing together, gratitude and kindness once again. Then we had our photo taken. Once the photo was taken we got our bags and got on the bus back to school. I sat next to Claire. It was a super fun day. I cannot wait until next year, if we do it again.

School Values:School Values:School Values:School Values:

o RespectRespectRespectRespect

o HonestyHonestyHonestyHonesty

o TeamworkTeamworkTeamworkTeamwork

o LearningLearningLearningLearning

o PersistencePersistencePersistencePersistence

Water Day – by Callum Ettershank Last week, on Friday, our school went to Lake Boga to see a man called Dean. Dean was going to talk to us about water storage and Lake Boga. We went to the park just outside the museum. When we got there, Dean gave us all a tote bag each containing a water bottle, a map of Victorian waterways, a pamphlet with 42 facts about water on it and a piece of paper with pictures of water wheels and regulators on it. Dean worked for Goulburn Murray Water. He spoke to us about Lake Boga, Catalina’s, water storage, water wheels, regulators, silt and the Catalina’s anchors. He told us that Goulburn Murray Water was encouraging farmers to us solar powered regulators instead of water wheels so they can monitor how much water they are using. Dean showed us all the waterways on the map and told us what they were called. Dean explained how many megalitres of water there was in the lake and how many litres there were in a megalitre. He told us lots of stuff we didn’t know and it was all very interesting. After Dean talked to us, we went over to the pier and walked down it. There were lots of pelicans on it. There was also lots of pelican poo on the pier. Then we went back up to the park and got back on the bus to go to Lake Boga Primary School for Do it for Dolly Day.

Year 7 Transition The Grade 6 students are starting to

participate in their transition programs at

the moment. Unfortunately, the KTHS

Parent/student tours of their school today

was cancelled.

School Council School Council will take place next

Wednesday, the 2nd of June, starting at

6pm. I look forward to seeing School

Council again as we move forward in the

second half of 2021.

Pupil Free Day There will be a Pupil Free Day Tuesday

15th June, following the long weekend.

Staff will be attending a Top Ten Maths PD.

Have a great week, Greg

Market Morning Teas The following families are on duty for the Market Morning Teas on Saturday 5th June are:- Heffer, McNeil, More, Simmonds and Teasdale

Bookclub Bookclub orders have been sent home today and need to be returned before Wednesday 9th June

Parents and Friends Welcome back to Mr Adams who has returned to the classroom after a few months off with knee surgery and rehab. We look forward to updating you with school happenings and working together on some new ideas for the future.

Last Friday the kids visited Lake Boga Primary to engage in a ‘Do it for Dolly’ Day. From all accounts it was a great day with lots of different workshops celebrating kindness and positivity. P&F are proud to have funded the travel expenses to allow the kids to engage in this day. A big thank-you to Mr Gray for assisting in setting this up and all the teachers who brought the day together.

A little reminder to collect your cans and bottles for recycling to help contribute funds to the grade 5/6 Canberra Camp.

Finally thank-you to those who made the meeting yesterday with a special mention to all the kids who were great at

entertaining each other �

The P&F TeamThe P&F TeamThe P&F TeamThe P&F Team

Curators May – 2nd Half – Heritage June – 1st Half – Larkin 2nd Half – More July – 1st Half – Keath 2nd Half - McDonald

Italian Evan McNeil – for terrific progress reading in Italian on his own. Shanae West – for amazing confidence and independence with Duolingo Jed McDonald and Cooper Hein – for presenting their projects in Italian

and English with terrific fluency Jade Lavey – for playing the duck shooting game to revise the numbers to 10

Music Ivy Shae – for graceful dance moves and clear singing into the microphone Pippy, Belle and Angela Morton- for bringing in the tap shoes and teaching us a routine Alena Heritage – for great progress with changing chords on the guitar

Angie JonesAngie JonesAngie JonesAngie Jones

Students of the Week:

Keira McNeil - for her excellent work during our Maths unit on Money.

Jobe Hein and Sophia Larkin – for their outstanding cross country effort and result.

Callum Ettershank - for his outstanding work habits

Sue’s NewsSue’s NewsSue’s NewsSue’s News

Regional Cross Country

Championships…June 1st Good luck to Sophia, Jobe, Cooper and Xavier

who will be travelling to St Arnaud next

Tuesday, 1st of June to compete in the Regional

Championships. What a mighty effort from our

four students! Do your best and most

importantly, enjoy your run! Thank you to our

parents who will be supporting this day.

Lightning Premiership…June 3rd This event will be held in Kerang at Riverside

Park on Thursday, 3rd of June. Children in

Grades 4-6 will be involved in this competition.

Our children will either be playing netball (with

Koondrook) or Tee Ball. We will be leaving at

9.05am and returning at 3.15pm. Children

require a cut lunch, drinks and a coat.

Koondrook will be supplying the netball

uniforms and our Tee-Ball players need to wear

their school jumpers with suitable shorts and

shoes. We will require help to transport the

children. If you can help on this day, please let

me know by this Friday. A note will be sent

home at the end of the week regarding this

event.

GRIP Student Leadership Conference…

…generosity, respect, integrity and people.

How lucky were our three grade 6 students to

attend this practical and interactive training

conference for student leaders. There would

have been over 400 grade 6 students from

across our region who attended this event .

Here are some thoughts from Claire and Xavier

(Leah absent) - It was a fun day out. We learned

a lot about leadership. The hosts Andy and Carl

were very funny. The activities were lots of fun

too. We liked the loud noises and the acting

activity that went from getting on a motorcycle

to a bird. Wow, did that go wrong! We met lots

of other students throughout the day and guess

what? Dustie was there and he came and sat

with us.

This opportunity was a great experience. It has

certainly encouraged us to lead and we

recommend that you go.

Do it for Dolly…

… anti-bullying at Lake Boga.

We had a terrific day at Lake Boga and thank

you to Mr Gray who helped organise this event.

Special thanks to Ms Crook who presented our

talk on bullying and how important it is to have

someone to talk to if you are feeling sad. Ms

Crook had a personal connection to Dolly’s

family which made the story even more

poignant. The key points of being grateful,

kind, respectful and playing together were

positively highlighted. The children were

placed in groups and participated in a number

of different activities. It was a lovely day out

and our early morning visit to the lake was

informative and interesting as well. Thank you

to Dean from Goulbourn Murray Water who

spoke to the children about the lake and they

were all very grateful to receive a bag of

goodies. We are lucky!

P.S. And a BIG thank you to Murray who got

us there and back safely. (The best bus driver in

the north!)

Welcome We would like to welcome Josephine

Drummond to our 3 /4 class. She will be

arriving on Friday and working with our

students until the end of this term. She is

looking forward to her placement at Murrabit

with our Mighty Murrabit students. We know

that she will love our school.

Thanks SueThanks SueThanks SueThanks Sue