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Principal’s Message In this newsletter: NAIDOC Week Honour Assemblies Snail Trail Fundraising ParentTeacher Interviews P&C Zone Cross Country School Holidays Staff Changes Upcoming Dates: Wednesday 23 JuneNAIDOC Celebrations Thursday 24 JunePBL Movie Reward Day Thursday 24 JuneStage 2 Honour Assembly 2.00pm Friday 25 JuneEarly Stage 1 Honour Assembly Friday 25 JuneLast Day Of Term Monday 12 JulySchool Development Day (staff only) Tuesday 13 JulyStudents return for Term 2 Tuesday 13 JulyFriday 16 JulySchool Dental Visit NAIDOC Week Celebrations at MPS NAIDOC Week is a time to reflect, respect and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of First Nation Peoples, recognising them as the Traditional Owners of the land. This year’s theme for NAIDOC Week is “Heal Country”. At Minchinbury Public School, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week as a whole school community when we come together on Wednesday. Our day commences with a Smoking Ceremony to officially open our Yarning Circle. Students with then be participating in cultural activities, learning about bird totems of the Darug Nation. K2 will be learning about the White Cockatoo. Stage 2 will learn about the Black Cockatoo. Stage 3 will focus on the eagle. Students will be learning Darug names for the birds, learning about their importance and why we must care for them. They will be creating artworks around their “adopted” birds. We will finish the day with House Group activities, where students will learn traditional Aboriginal games in small groups of K6 students, led by our Year 5 leaders. This is such a happy way to build our community within our school, and we really look forward to the joy of being together. NSW Department of Education NAIDOC Film As part of NAIDOC Week, schools across NSW were invited to hold planting ceremonies. Minchinbury Public School was selected to be included in a film about these ceremonies and to capture student responses to the question “What does Heal Country mean to you?”. We feel so proud that our students have been part of this moving process. I encourage you to view the film, which is published on the NSW Department of Education site at: Minchinbury Public School 202 McFarlane Drive Minchinbury, 2770 Principal: Miss Webster https://www.facebook.com/minchinburyps www.minchinbur-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ 22 June 2021

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Principal’s Message In this newsletter: 

• NAIDOC Week  

• Honour Assemblies 

• Snail Trail Fundraising 

• Parent‐Teacher Interviews 

• P&C 

• Zone Cross Country 

• School Holidays 

• Staff Changes  

Upcoming Dates: 

• Wednesday 23 June‐ NAIDOC Celebrations 

• Thursday 24 June‐ PBL Movie Reward Day 

• Thursday 24 June‐ Stage 2 Honour Assembly 

2.00pm 

• Friday 25 June‐ Early Stage 1 Honour 

Assembly 

• Friday 25 June‐ Last Day Of Term 

• Monday 12 July‐ School Development Day 

(staff only) 

• Tuesday 13 July‐ Students return for Term 2 

• Tuesday 13 July‐Friday 16 July‐ School 

Dental Visit 

NAIDOC  Week  Celebrations  at  MPS  

NAIDOC Week is a time to reflect, respect and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of First Nation Peoples, recognising them as the Traditional Owners of the land. This year’s theme for NAIDOC Week is “Heal Country”.  At Minchinbury Public School, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week as a whole school community when we come together on Wednesday. Our day commences with a Smoking Ceremony to officially open our Yarning Circle. Students with then be participating in cultural activities, learning about bird totems of the Darug Nation. K‐2 will be learning about the White Cockatoo. Stage 2 will learn about the Black Cockatoo. Stage 3 will focus on the eagle. Students will be learning Darug names for the birds, learning about their importance and why we must care for them. They will be creating artworks around their “adopted” birds.   We will finish the day with House Group activities, where students will learn traditional Aboriginal games in small groups of K‐6 students, led by our Year 5 leaders. This is such a happy way to build our community within our school, and we really look forward to the joy of being together.  

NSW  Department  of Education NAIDOC  Film 

 

As part of NAIDOC Week, schools across NSW were invited to hold planting ceremonies. Minchinbury Public School was selected to be included in a film about these ceremonies and to capture student responses to the question “What does Heal Country mean to you?”.  We feel so proud that our students have been part of this moving process. I encourage you 

to view the film, which is published on the NSW Department of Education site at: 

     Minchinbury Public School 202 McFarlane Drive 

Minchinbury, 2770 Principal: Miss Webster 

https://www.facebook.com/minchinburyps 

www.minchinbur-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

22 June 2021 

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https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching‐and‐learning/aec/aboriginal‐education‐in‐nsw‐public‐schools/naidoc‐

week/naidoc‐week‐2021#Day0. Our students feature at the beginning of the film and then from 11 min 54 sec. What 

an amazing job these students did. We are so incredibly proud of them! 

 

          

    

Honour  Assemblies  

This week, we honour the students in Kindergarten and Stage 2 who have earned their Bronze or Silver 

Honour certificate for being respectful, safe learners. We are proud of these students and are thrilled 

to be able to have families join us for these special ceremonies. 

 

 

Snail Trail  

We would like to extend our gratitude to all of the families for their support with the recent Snail Trail. Our 

students raised a record $2341.40! This money goes directly to our Year 6 students for their end of year 

farewell and gift to the school. Congratulations to 2F and 5/6E for winning the hot chip party, as the classes 

with the longest trails of coins! Thanks also must go to Mr Pasfield and 5/6P for the excellent job they did 

of planning and running the event, as well as the office staff who worked tirelessly counting all of the coins 

throughout the day. 

 

Parent‐Teacher Interviews  

This week, teachers have been meeting with parents and carers to discuss student progress, reports and 

plans for Semester 2. Thank you very much to the families who have made appointments to spend time to 

work together with teachers to do the best we can for our students. A very big thank you also needs to go 

out to teachers, who have given up time each afternoon/night this week to ensure families can access this 

important communication. 

 

 

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P&C  

The next P&C meeting will be held at 5.30pm on Thursday 15 July (Term 3, Week 

1). The P&C would love to see some new faces join to share their thoughts, hear 

what is planned or join in the planning of these important events. Please consider 

coming along to have your voice heard. Our students all benefit when we work 

together, and many hands make light work! 

 

 

Zone  Cross  Country  We have so many talented students in such a wide range of areas. Recently, we recognised the 

students who competed in our Zone Cross Country Carnival, against students from many other schools. 

We had four students win their event and another student who came third in her event. This 

impressive effort, plus the efforts of the other students who represented Minchinbury Public School, 

meant that we won the overall trophy for zone champions. 

 

Congratulations to our zone place winners: 

Alara Turkkan‐ 1st place 

Jack Nichols Hession‐ 1st place 

Micah Haumono‐ 1st place 

Jeyda Turkkan‐ 1st place 

Samantha Stanford‐ 3rd place 

 

 

 

 

Staff Changes  On Friday, we farewell Miss Fulton, teacher of 3/4F. Miss Fulton has been a valuable member of our teaching staff for five years and will be sadly missed by many. We wish her well in her new teaching role.   We are very happy to say that Miss Piggott will be teaching 3/4F for the rest of 2021. Miss Piggott is well‐known to the students and staff, as she has been working regularly with us throughout 2021. She will be a great asset to the Minchinbury team.  We also welcome Mr Heath, who will be teaching at Minchinbury on Wednesdays for the rest of the year. Mr Heath will be working across K‐6. The students who have had Mr Heath so far will be able to attest to the fact that he will be another valuable member of our teaching staff. Welcome, Mr Heath!  Finally, we welcome back Miss Webster, who will return from leave in Term 2. We are looking forward to seeing her smiling face again around the school!  

  

  

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NOTES HOME 

Date  Grade  Title of note 

15 June 2021  All Students  Positive Behaviour for Learning Movie Reward 

15 June 2021  All Students  MPS Parent / Teacher Interviews 21‐25 June 2021 

17 June 2021  All Year 3 to 6 students, Year 2 students turning 8 in 2021 

2021 Athletics Carnival 

Notes sent home will have a deadline for payments and for notes to be returned to the school.  No payments or notes will be accepted after the deadline has passed.  If you will not be able to meet the deadline and wish your child to be involved in the ‘note activity’ you must contact the office BEFORE the deadline has passed.  

 

 

 

 

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