from the principal · 2020. 7. 31. · school neon disco thursday 20 august mpps art exhibitions...

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TERM 3 ISSUE 1 FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2020

Dear Parents, Students and Community Members, What three things are you grateful for today? Students and Staff at Mount Pleasant have been engaging in a 21 day positive psychology challenge to communicate 3 different things they are grateful for each day until August 19. We challenge you all to join us. Some common responses from our students to date include: family, friends and teachers… isn’t that nice. One thing we are all certainly grateful for is our wonderful P&C who are always striving for ways to ensure our parents can be involved and feel connected to our amazing school, and celebrate our students. On top of everything they did last term, this term they have arranged (or are busily arranging):

A Busy Bee, with afternoon tea for all parents to come along. Thank you to our helpers. A Disco - for next Friday 7 August (don’t forget to buy your tickets at

https://www.trybooking.com/BKRMP). An Art Exhibition 20 & 21 August (in collaboration with Mrs Cridland) The Lap-a-thon (under development) First Aid Kit fundraiser Entertainment Book fundraiser

Details for P&C fundraising can be found on our Mount Pleasant Website: https://www.mountpleasantps.wa.edu.au/page/495/P&C-Fundraising Our next P&C meeting is being held on Wednesday 5 August, starting at 7pm in our Staff room. We encourage you to attend. Working together, our community has been very supportive as we have been navigating our way through Covis-19 protocols. As we continue in Phase 4 of our Covid-19 roadmap our school activities will remain on schedule, with high expectations that all adults adhere to physical distancing and personal hygiene. Parents, we ask that you please refrain from accessing our corridors and classroom unless invited by your classroom teacher. 2021 Enrolments Please advise our office if your child/ren will not be attending Mount Pleasant Primary School in 2021. This can be done by emailing: [email protected] or phoning 9316 1045. This information is instrumental to our 2021 planning. Canteen Volunteers Another way to get involved with our school is by helping out at the canteen. Students are always thrilled to see parents in our canteen and the support this gives Julie, our canteen manager, is invaluable. If you are able to help out, please contact Julie for further information on 0430 141 282, or write you name on the roster outside the canteen.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL


Tuesday 4 August Inter School Cross Country

Friday 7 August School Neon Disco

Thursday 20 August MPPS Art Exhibitions

Friday 21 August MPPS Art Exhibitions

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Australian Maths Competition Students from Y3 – Y6 were invited to engage in the annual Australian Maths Competition on Thursday 30 July. Good luck to all our budding mathematicians. Playing before and after school Please be reminded that students should not arrive prior to 8:30 and are expected to have left the school grounds straight after the bell. Children who do arrive early are asked to wait on the grassed area by our kiss and drive. This is where we provide a duty of care for students. Should parents choose to let their children play after school, we ask that they directly watch their child. The same school rules apply where we expect students are safe and respected. No children should be playing behind sheds, or in our garden beds. If children are not collected on the bell, they are to wait in the administration office. No child should be playing before or after school without their parent or carer directly watching them. OSH Club – Before and After School Care For working parents who need care before or after school, or during vacation, please contact our OSH Club. Their family handbook is available online. https://www.oshclub.com.au. There are also copies in our office. Reports were emailed today. If you did not receive your child’s report please contact our office, as there may be an issue with your contact email. Please be aware that the email link is temporary so you need to download and save this report to your personal storage. Congratulations to Ms Corrie’s class – R8 and Miss Seddon’s class R9 on their extremely entertaining book character interviews in their assembly item. Inspired by Roald Dahl classics: the Twits and Charlie and Chocolate Factory this item is extremely entertaining. Congratulations to our Honour Certificate recipients and our Working Together recipients as well. Art Exhibition We are all super excited for our inaugural Art Exhibition with special thanks to Mrs Narelle Cridland, Visual Arts Specialist Teacher. This is being held in Week 5. The opening is between 4pm – 6:30 pm on 20 August. The exhibition will remain open between 8:30am to 3:30pm in our undercover and surrounding areas. Our P&C have organised a silent art auction as a fundraising venture. Chess Club The Chess Club will commence again on Tuesday 4 August 2020 in the Library after students have eaten their lunch.

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FACTION CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS - 2020

Last Friday, in fantastic weather conditions, the students from year 3-6 participated in the ‘Faction Cross Country’ event. This was our first formal sporting fixture for the year and we were very excited to participate in a great event for our students.

The students from Year 3 ran 1.3 km while Years 4, 5 & 6 ran a 1.6 km course. All students from Red, Blue and Green faction ran with commitment and showed their endurance across this distance. Well done students for your fantastic efforts and sportsmanship in the races. Fantastic sportsmanship from all students is an outstanding feature of our sporting events.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who received a medallion for

Champion, runner-up and 3rd place within each race.

FACTION POINTS – WINNING FACTION FOR 2020 * lowest points win

A very BIG THANK YOU is extended to all parents, grandparents and school community members who contributed to the smooth running of the cross country event. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks to Miss Smith, our Physed Specialist, and our awesome faction captains for their fantastic organisation of this event.

The top five place getters in Year 4-6 (boy and girl) will now compete in the ‘Interschool Cross

Country’ event to be held on Tuesday 4 August at Brentwood Primary School.

Champion Runner- Up 3rd place

Year 3 boy Angus Malseed Oliver Pascoe James Nelson

Year 3 girl Lily Reeves Maya Pollard Scarlett Rusbatch

Year 4 boy Lachlan Bell Will Swan Johnny Serret

Year 4 girl Edima Mark-Johnson Zoe Beer Annabelle Brady

Year 5 boy Kai Lowrey Callan Curtis Jack Allier

Year 5 girl Mikayla Waters Kayla Clarke Isobel Hopping

Year 6 boy Mitchell Hinton-Cox Kiel Bolton Callum Cumming

Year 6 girl Kaelyn Meddows-Taylor Chelsea Bell Olivia Lajszczak

1ST PLACE BLUE 502pts

2ND PLACE RED 592 pts

3RD PLACE GREEN 637 pts

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School Disco - Friday 7 August It is time to dress in your Neon and Glow! Our Neon Disco will be held on Friday 7 August from 5.30pm - 7.00pm for K-6 in the undercover area. Tickets are available for sale at https://www.trybooking.com/BKRMP The cost is $10.00 which includes the DJ and a Glow stick. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from the canteen on the night. Each child MUST be collected by a parent promptly at 7.00pm NOTE TO PARENTS: Due to the ongoing concern with COVID-19 we ask that parents do not enter the undercover area - only the parent helpers will be granted access. We will be asking all children to sanitise their hands on entry to the undercover area and during the event as we see fit.

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The Canteen is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You can order at the canteen by 8:45am or

online ordering can be accessed at quickcliq.com.au by 8:30am.

The canteen requires volunteers for Term 3 2020. There is a roster outside the canteen or you can

text 0430 141 282.

Julie Green—Canteen Manager

CANTEEN

BANKING NEWS

Term 2 and 3 Treetop Savers Rewards Our term 2 and 3 Rewards are now available to order. The stationery set packaging is made from sustainably sourced paper and the contents are functional and multi-use. The ever-popular handball is back again, in new colors and is ideal for outdoor activity. Our Tomato Seed Kits are perfect for planting in early spring—towards the end of term. The Magic Mist Bottle will be refreshing when the weather starts to warm up. All items were designed with multi-use and sustainability in mind.

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CHAPLAIN NEWS

Pastoral Care The role of Chaplain is wide and varied, depending on the needs of the school, but the major focus is pastoral care. I count it a privilege to pastorally care for the students, staff and families at our school, so if I can be of help please let me know. We all face challenging times in our lives, and having a ‘safe place’ to share and work through our feelings can help a lot. A message can be left at the front office or feel free to phone or visit me at school on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Of course seeing a Chaplain is voluntary and if you would rather your child does not catch up with me during the year, please let the front office or myself know. MPPS 5 Cents Challenge Since 2014 Mount Pleasant Primary have been raising money through cake stalls and 5 cent collection jars, to support the important work TEAR Australia is doing around the world in poor communities. We know that education is very important for helping lift people out of poverty and we do not want to take for granted the wonderful privilege we have to go to school and have so many excellent resources around us. Every year we have raised around $2000 to go towards education projects. More information about the projects we are supporting can be found on the pinup board near Room 1. You will find a collection jar in your classroom to put 5 cents coins into. Other coins are welcome too. From little things, big things can grow!

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During Week 1 of Term 3 the Kindergarten children had a visit from Farmer Mick with all his farm animals.

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Week 1

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Week 2

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