PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Softball Winners!

Yesterday our Girls’ Softball team

defeated Wee Waa Public School in a

State Quarter Final of the PSSA Girls

Softball Championships. In a tense

and exciting game, Mudgee Public

came out 10-9 winners. The team now

progresses to a State semi-final, a

great achievement.

Many thanks to all parents and carers

who travelled to see the match

yesterday and to Mr McDonnell who

has been coaching the team this year.

See Sports News for more detail.

Brainstorm Productions

Today Brainstorm Productions

performed for our students,

presenting ‘The Protectors’, a show

designed to provide advice to

students about bullying behaviour.

This show is part of a whole-school

anti-bullying strategy that provides

continual reminders about acceptable

social behaviour. It also helps clarify

what bullying actually is, a term

commonly misused in today’s society.

Well done Jake!

Last week Jake Wolfson participated

in the Southern NSW Finals of the

Multicultural Public Speaking

Competition. Jake presented his

speech, ‘What Makes an Australian’

and received high praise from the

judge. Great achievement Jake!

School Administrative and

Support Staff Awareness Week

This week across NSW public schools

is SASS Awareness Week. The week

highlights the very valuable

contribution SASS staff make to the

running of schools. At Mudgee Public,

22 SASS staff are employed and each

do a great job in supporting student

learning at the school.

Tournament of Minds

Last Sunday our Tournament of

Minds teams travelled to Orange and

competed in the regional

competition. Both of our teams

received Highly Commended Awards,

the equivalent of second placing in

their respective categories. Well done

to all students who participated.

Again, thank you to the parents who

travelled to Orange and supported

our teams and to Mrs Baddock and

Mrs McRae who coached our teams.

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Weekly Newsletter - Term 3, Week 7

44 Perry Street Mudgee NSW 2850

Phone: 6372 2036

3 September 2019

Email: mudgee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: mudgee-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

DIARY DATES

Wednesday 4 September

Girls Touch—Glen Willow

Thursday 5 September

Stage 3 Green Day

Jolly Gym

Friday 6 September

Kindergarten Zoo Excursion

Tuesday 10 September

Zoofari 2S & 2W

Jolly Gym

Wednesday 11 September

Zoofari 2L & 2C

Thursday 12 September

SRC Fundraiser—200 Bales

Jolly Gym

Friday 13 September

Western Athletics—Dubbo

All visitors to the school MUST sign in the visitors book in the front office. Where students arrive late or need to

depart early, again this is done through the front office.

Have you contacted the school with your updated/changed details? It is important that the school is able to

contact you in case of an emergency.

If your child has a change of routine please send a note to the classroom teacher.

Emergency calls to the office before 2.00pm please.

SCHOOL BANKING - Wednesday (Volunteers are always welcome!)

BREAKFAST CLUB - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8.30am-9.10am

UNIFORM SHOP - Wednesday 2.30pm-3.30pm (Residence Building via Perry St)

Schools’ Enrolment Policy

The NSW Department of Education

have released a revised Enrolment

Policy to clarify where students attend

a public school in NSW. This will be

discussed at next Monday’s P&C

meeting where the boundary areas for

Mudgee Public will be displayed. The

Department is seeking feedback on

this area.

Alan Kerr Principal

LIBRARY NEWS Book Fair reorders are here! I will

be sending them home this week with

students. There are couple of things

still on backorder and I will be chasing

them up today and letting those

students know.

Book Club orders have arrived too!

They will be distributed this week to

classes. Issue 6 Book Club orders need

to be finalised by Friday of Week

8, 13th of September. No late orders

can be accepted sorry.

PRC finished last Friday.

Congratulations to the 100 students

who completed their challenge this

year. Your certificates will be ready to

hand out in Term 4. Well Done!

Happy Reading! Siobhan Vitnell

Librarian

STUDENT ILLNESS Many students and staff have

experienced a large number of

illnesses during the winter months.

Some cases include; Influenza A, slap

cheek, whooping cough, croup,

bronchitis, gastro and

vomiting.

If your child is

experiencing signs and

symptoms of illness

we ask that you keep

your child at home and/or seek

medical advice.

SRC TERM 3 FUNDRAISER

The SRC for Term 3 have decided to

raise money for our farmers! This term,

on Thursday 12th September, we will

be dressing up in a farm related theme

to support 200 Bales. 200 Bales is a

local initiative in the Mid Western

Region doing its absolute best to get

farmers and landholders through this

horrible drought. Bring a gold coin

donation on the day and 50c - $1 to

purchase cakes at the Stage 3 cake

stall. Your support for this important

charity is greatly appreciated.

Mudgee Public School would like to thank

the following businesses who kindly support

our Breakfast Club. A big thank you also to

our wonderful staff & volunteers!

Dento-Ryu Karate Traditional Karate, non-contact all

ages 5 years and over

$3.50 per lesson - no joining fee

Mudgee Public School Hall

Tuesdays & Thursdays 6 -7pm.

Sensei Harvey Phone: 6373 8304

EFTPOS PAYMENTS

Please be advised that the school

Office can ONLY accept EFTPOS

payments of $20 or greater.

The School will soon have available

a Parent Online Payment system via

the NEW school website. Date for

commencement to be advised.

School Administration

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Term 3 Week 7

KC Declan Godfrey

KL Isobel Stott

KG Ciannan Crew

KH Indi Nixon-Shaw

K/1N Evie Kearns

1C Montana Hyde

1S Claudia Robertson

1R Felicity Roberts

1T Bella Turnbull

2L Jayson Vasilis

2S Spartacuz Maraya

2C Finnin Stott

2W Toby Williams

3B Bailey Cooper

3W Hayden Riley

3F Charlotte Annetts

4K Halle McMaster

4D Ella Forgione

4E Jackson O’Brien

5G Eathen Reid

5C Karl Lucic

5/6J Whetu Riley

5/6B Bonnie-Belle Leary

6A Luke Lees

6M Obelia Barter

LA Chase Griffiths

MS Kyan Shepherd

SM Ryan Featherbe

OL Tristin McMillan

SPORTS NEWS St Lawrence Horse Sports Day

Congratulations to Chloe Underwood and Harrison

Galloway-Smith who competed last Thursday and Friday

at the St Lawrence Horse Sports Days in Coonabarabran.

Chloe and Harrison competed with many placings in

numerous events. Harrison Galloway Smith was awarded

Overall High Point Age Champion of the event for 6 year

old boys. Congratulations to both riders and their

horses for their very successful results.

Girls Softball State Quarter Finals 2019

After winning the Western Area Competition of PSSA,

Mudgee Girls’ Softball Team travelled north to take on

North-West Region’s champion team which was Wee

Waa PS. The girls have been training after school for

the past two terms and were very excited for an over-

night trip away.

After a four hour bus ride, the team settled in a caravan

park in nearby Narrabri and ventured to the local

Rugby League park to stretch their weary legs for a

short, sharp training session. Mr Rodney Stott was able

to generously support the team by organising a

dinner at the local RSL Club that night which the girls

were very grateful for.

The following morning was an early start for a 40 minute trip across to Wee Waa for the game.

Mudgee won the toss and batted first but were very quickly out and back on the field with their mitts. Wee Waa scored

one run and with some pretty sharp fielding, Mudgee were back in bat again. Mudgee started to get in the zone as

Chelsea Mottershead, Isis Steedman, Macy Dowler and Madi O’Brien were all able to get home before the end of the

second innings.

In the third innings, Chloe Underwood, Tiarna Riley and Isis Steedman were able to get home again with some big

hitting from Cathy Mottershead and Sage Matheson-Gayford. The score was 7-6 by the halfway point in the game.

The fourth innings was kept to no scores either side with electric fielding from both teams. Rachel Marshall was deadly

with her pitching all game, not giving the batters an inch of breathing room.

The fifth innings allowed replacements to bring energy to the team and Lily Philpott and Jodi Stott both got on base

with their hits, allowing Madi O’Brien and Tiarna Riley to score their second for the day and Andie Dowdy was able to

add to MPS total with a run of her own.

Mudgee had a good lead but with a few fielding errors, Wee Waa

were given a sniff and nearly brought it home with three runs. The

final moments were hard to watch but Mudgee was able to hold

out a fast finishing Wee Waa to win 10-9.

Thank you to the families that made the effort to travel to watch,

especially Isis, Madi and Sage families who all had other

commitments but were still able to make it game day. A huge

thank you to Mrs Katrina Underwood who also made the trip to

give the girls tips when they were needed. Your help was

invaluable.

P&C Update Thank you to everyone who supported the Father's Day stall. Children had a wonderful time choosing gifts from the stall which included beef jerky, delicious chocolate spoons, leather key rings, Dexter milk soap and succulent plants, all sourced from local producers. We hope everyone had a lovely day on Sunday and enjoyed their gift.

Uniform Shop Open Wednesday 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Spring has arrived and the uniform shop has a fantastic new microfibre hat available for $15. This hat provides great sun protection with a wide brim, scrunches into a school bag and still keeps its shape! You can drop in and see us in the school residence on Wednesdays or order online from www.mudgeepublic.com.au and your order will be delivered to your child’s classroom every Wednesday.

Canteen September is Fruit & Veg month:

This month is all about linking eating fruit and vegetables with good times, superheroes, superpowers and adventures! Every Wednesday in September, Tracey will be cooking up a dish featuring a vegetable as the superhero ingredient. Children can visit the canteen for a free serve at recess on Wednesdays. They will receive a sticker for each dish they try. The class with the most stickers at the end of the month will receive a delicious fruit and vegetable treat for the whole class to share. Volunteer Update: Thank you Anna from K1/N for volunteering your time in the canteen last week. Anna helped cook up some brussel sprouts which were taste

tested by 1T. Anna really enjoyed serving the kids who, much to their surprise, found they really liked the brussel sprouts! Almost every child came back for seconds and even thirds. What was the secret? A little bit of added butter and bacon. The butter does wonders for the flavour of brussel sprouts and the familiarity of bacon helped tempt the kids to try something new.

This week it's 1S's turn to help and week 8 (week beginning 9th Sept), it’s 1C. No cooking skills are required and you can name your day and hours. Please drop down to the canteen and have a chat to Tracey, email mudgeepublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au or send us a message on the P&C Facebook page.

Term 3 Roster Week Class

7 1S 8 1C 9 1T

10 1R

Term 4 Roster Week Class Week Class

1 2L 6 3W 2 2S 7 3F 3 2C 8 4E 4 2W 9 4K 5 3B 10 4D

P&C Dates for the Diary: Next General Meeting: Monday 9th September, 6pm. School residence. Children are welcome. PBL Assembly Garden Produce & Bake Sale: Fri 27th Sept.

NEWSLETTER ‘HARD COPY’ REQUEST Parent / Carer name:_______________________________________

Youngest student name:_______________________ Class:_________

MUDGEE NORTH-WEST LEGACY Legacy Badge Day 6 Sep 19

One unique organisation stands by the de-pendants of veterans who gave their lives or health in the service of their nation. Legacy cares for the families of defence force personnel killed in war or other hazardous service, in peacekeeping operations or in accidents whilst training for war, and those

who have died subsequently or are incapacitated. Caring for this extended family is a big task as we seek to assist them in coping with their lives, both financially and emotionally, whether they are young or old. We help organise housing, education, medical expenses and important special things, like simple companionship. Legacy is funded by public donations, which enable us to perform our legacy of care.

There are many widows and dependants in Mudgee North West Division who depend on Legacy.

Badges are available at our office at 133 Market Street, Mudgee, and Bunnings Mudgee during Legacy week, as well as various locations in other towns within our Division on Badge Day. We also have pens, wristbands and Army, Navy, Nurse, Digger and Air Force bears.

For enquiries please call: 1800 356 550 or 6370 8600

P&C Update Thank you to everyone who supported the Father's Day stall. Children had a wonderful time choosing gifts from the stall which included beef jerky, delicious chocolate spoons, leather key rings, Dexter milk soap and succulent plants, all sourced from local producers. We hope everyone had a lovely day on Sunday and enjoyed their gift.

Uniform Shop Open Wednesday 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Spring has arrived and the uniform shop has a fantastic new microfibre hat available for $15. This hat provides great sun protection with a wide brim, scrunches into a school bag and still keeps its shape! You can drop in and see us in the school residence on Wednesdays or order online from www.mudgeepublic.com.au and your order will be delivered to your child’s classroom every Wednesday.

Canteen September is Fruit & Veg month:

This month is all about linking eating fruit and vegetables with good times, superheroes, superpowers and adventures! Every Wednesday in September, Tracey will be cooking up a dish featuring a vegetable as the superhero ingredient. Children can visit the canteen for a free serve at recess on Wednesdays. They will receive a sticker for each dish they try. The class with the most stickers at the end of the month will receive a delicious fruit and vegetable treat for the whole class to share. Volunteer Update: Thank you Anna from K1/N for volunteering your time in the canteen last week. Anna helped cook up some brussel sprouts which were taste

tested by 1T. Anna really enjoyed serving the kids who, much to their surprise, found they really liked the brussel sprouts! Almost every child came back for seconds and even thirds. What was the secret? A little bit of added butter and bacon. The butter does wonders for the flavour of brussel sprouts and the familiarity of bacon helped tempt the kids to try something new.

This week it's 1S's turn to help and week 8 (week beginning 9th Sept), it’s 1C. No cooking skills are required and you can name your day and hours. Please drop down to the canteen and have a chat to Tracey, email mudgeepublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au or send us a message on the P&C Facebook page.

Term 3 Roster Week Class

7 1S 8 1C 9 1T

10 1R

Term 4 Roster Week Class Week Class

1 2L 6 3W 2 2S 7 3F 3 2C 8 4E 4 2W 9 4K 5 3B 10 4D

P&C Dates for the Diary: Next General Meeting: Monday 9th September, 6pm. School residence. Children are welcome. PBL Assembly Garden Produce & Bake Sale: Fri 27th Sept.