Thursday 4th June, 2020 Term 2– Volume 2, Issue 6

Phone: 9602 6453 Fax: 9821 1473 www.mtpritche-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: mtpritche-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

A picture says a thousand words…playing with the leaves!

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

STUDENTS LOVE BEING BACK AT SCHOOL

These were the words that came out of many of our students'

mouths!! They love being back at school and so do we!!! It was

an absolute joy to see and hear the students enjoying being

back at school. I noticed many of them have gotten taller or

maybe I’m shrinking!!!

Thank you parents for your support in the morning and

afternoon with our dismissal procedures. This has enabled us

to safely dismiss our students into your care.

CANTEEN NEWS- HEALTHY CANTEENS

Our canteen is open 5 days a week starting for LUNCH

ORDERS and OVER THE COUNTER services. Students WILL

be asked to bring their own bottle of water each day as the

guidelines tell schools that students are NOT to use bubblers

during this time. WATER will be available for purchase at the

canteen. We will be changing purchases of HOT FOOD.

MPE NEWS

Bulletin: Issue 3

Term: 2 Week: 6

Thursday 4 June 2020

WHAT’S ON

Monday 8 June

Queen’s Birthday-Long Weekend

118 Townview Road, Mount Pri tchard 2170

Phone: 9602 6453 Principal: Teresa Gosche

Mondays to Thursdays is when students can purchase HOT FOOD, Fridays students will

only be able to purchase sandwich orders. This is due to a number of reasons and this will

come into effect in Term 3.

RECONCILIATION WEEK

In 2020 Reconciliation Australia marks twenty years of shap ing Australia’s journey towards

a more just, equitable and reconciled nation.

Much has happened since the early days of the people’s movement for reconciliation, including

greater acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights to land and sea;

understanding of the impact of government policies and frontier conflicts; and an embracing

of stories of Indigenous success and contribution.

2020 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the reconciliation walks of 2000, when people

came together to walk on bridges and roads across the nation and show their support for a

more reconciled Australia.

As always, we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, and Australians now

benefit from the efforts and contributions of people committed to reconciliation in the past.

Today we work together to further that national journey towards a fully reconciled country.

Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities,

organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships

between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

peoples.

We strive towards a more just, equitable nation by championing unity and mutual respect as

we come together and connect with one another.

On this journey, Australians are all In This Together; every one of us has a role to play when

it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and

communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.

Opportunity Class Placement for 2021

The application process for Year 5 opportunity class placement for entry in 2021 is about to

begin.

Important dates in the application process are as follows:

Tuesday 9 June 2020: Online applications opens

Friday 26 June 2020: Online applications closes (Parents and carers must apply by the due

date.)

Tuesday 30 June 2020: Principals' processing site opens

Friday 3 July 2020: Principals' processing site closes

Wednesday 16 September 2020: Opportunity Class Placement Test

Parents and carers must apply online between Tuesday 9 June and Friday 26 June 2020 at

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-

classes/year-5 to remain up to date with information relating to opportunity classes.

KINDERGARTEN 2021

We are now accepting enrolments for Kindergarten 2021.

Children who turn 5 by the 31st July 2021 are eligible to enrol for Kindergarten 2021.

Enrolment forms can be sent home just contact the administration staff in our school office.

STUDENT REPORTS AND INTERVIEWS

Semester 1 modified reports are currently being written by all teachers. These reports will

provide a summary of student progress and achievement on learning covered at school and at

home, with information regarding future directions for your child in English and Mathematics.

These reports will be sent home in Week 3 of Term 3, well before the expected deadline by

the Department of Education of Week 6, Term 3. Interviews will then take place in Week 4

of Term 3. Further information about interview dates and appointment times will be sent

home in the next few weeks.

Quote of the Week

Principal Teresa Gosche

K-2 News

Well done to all the students who are back at school and working hard. It is great to see so many asking questions, listening to the learning instructions and focusing on their

learning tasks. The classes are humming along and getting back into their learning. I have had the pleasure of reading

and writing with students in all the K-2 classes and everyone (parents, carers, grandparents, aunties, uncles)

should be proud of the time and effort you put into home learning. The students have settled back into the

learning routine.

Literacy groups are all up and running with activities to explore sounds in words, practising sight words and adding ‘ed’, ‘ing’ and ‘s’. Reading is happening everyday

to build confidence and understanding.

During Kindergarten Literacy lessons students are encouraged to engage in:

Using rhymes - like ‘snug as a bug in a rug’ or make up nonsense rhymes about things you’re doing – for example, ‘putting fish in the cat’s dish’. Saying, hearing and repeating rhyming sounds help

young children to make the connection between sounds and words.

Sing nursery rhymes to teach language, rhyme, repetition and rhythm. You could try ‘Baa baa black

sheep’, ‘Miss Polly had a dolly’ or the ‘Alphabet song’. This enables children to practice sounds and articulate words and rhymes

Exploring Phonics (letter sounds) and Phonological awareness. Phonological awareness activities can

include rhyming practice, segmenting words into their individual

sounds (cat -> /c/ /a/ /t/), blending individual sounds to make words, substituting sounds and clapping syllables.

In Year 1 Literacy lessons extend their thinking and responses to books they listen to and read by themselves. This is when teachers read aloud (and have students help me read)

a big book or a story. This is a time to think aloud and discuss the story, explore comprehension and for enjoyment. Shared

reading can be used to teach decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and

comprehension strategies.

Phonological Awareness continues as students begin to read CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant words) like t-a-p, then move on to read words

that start with bl, sl, and tr. Spelling patterns and blends are taught and practised.

Students are able to begin writing down the sounds they hear in words and writing

sentences that can be read by other people, using invented spelling - writing

the main sounds in the words.

Year 2 Literacy lessons extend students comprehension skills and strategies using predicting, summarising, making connections to the

text, questioning, inferring and visualising.

Phonological Awareness continues as students explore the different

vowels sounds - long and short plus exploring medial and final sounds. Writing expands further into recognising and using features

in grammar (nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and related phrases), punctuation including direct speech and commas.

In Year 2 they are required to plan, write and create a variety of texts for different purposes and

audiences - many literacy lessons have writing opportunities for students to work on their writing skills.

The students have taken advantage of all the leaves in the playground to create awesome artwork. They loved going outside to collect their leaves and think about what they were creating.

Thank you for working hard and keep on learning. Jennine I’Anson - K-2 Assistant Principal (Rel.)

3 - 6 News

Parents and Carers.

It is great to be back in full swing at MPE. There was a really strange feeling within our

school when the kids weren’t here - it is wonderful having them all back on board. Most of

all, they seem excited to be back in their classrooms which is fantastic. I am lucky enough

to be spending a couple of hours inside each 3-6 classroom at the moment and can say that

everyone has settled back in extremely well.

Just a few things:

Leadership Team update. Unfortunately the Armstrong family left MPE last week, we

will miss Bonnie, Willow and Hendrik dearly. Hendrik was part of the 2020 Leadership

Team and was a current Prefect. We would like to announce that Riley Clarke of 5/6S

has taken his place for the rest of this year. Congratulations Riley!

Stage 3 camp expression of interest notes were due last week. We don’t need any

payments yet (you can pay if you wish). But, we need to know if your child is interested

in coming to the camp so we can start looking at confirming number with the Great

Aussie Bush Camp

Year 6 shirts were ordered last Monday - I have been told they will take approximately

4 weeks. They will hopefully be here around Week 8

Thanks to Ms I’Anson for organising Souths Cares and providing the zoom link for all

of MPE - the kids absolutely loved it!

Mr Innes

3 – 6 Assistant Principal

Class chat with 3/4K and Ms Korfias

Dear MPE community,

This is my very first class chat and I can’t wait to share with our MPE community all the amazing

things we have been doing since returning to the classroom. Firstly I want to say how proud I am of my students over the period of online learning. Not only was it a difficult time for most of them to understand, they managed to work hard and get the work done! Most of all I would like to thank

the MPE community for their support and hard work at home – I being a parent myself know how difficult online learning was, so thank you.

Two amazing things came out of our online learning for our students - Reading Eggs and Mathletics! The students have been enjoying these websites and now use them within their

literacy and numeracy rotations in class. Students are also able to now use these websites for their homework.

3/4 K have been busy since returning to the classroom. This term we are focusing on persuasive writing – where our students need to persuade their audience on a particular topic. My class has

some strong opinions and it is so great to see them discussing and supporting their classmates! In Science we are looking at Earth and Space and linking this in perfectly with our Visual Arts

unit. Watch this space for some amazing artwork! We have also been working really hard on our multiplication in Maths. We have been learning all about homophones and synonyms. I am really proud of my students since being back in the classroom and all the hard work they have been

putting into their learning.

Here are some photos of 3/4 K being back in the classroom,

Miss Korfias

South Cares Incursion

Wednesday 3rd June

Today we had a Zoom incursion with Souths cares visiting K-2

and 3-6 via zoom. Alex from Souths Cares presented a program

about Hygiene. The program covered how to blow your nose,

cough into your arm, wash your hands and put tissues into the

bin straight away. She also spoke about showering or bathing

everyday and cleaning your teeth twice a day. All things we need

to keep ourselves clean and healthy.

Reggie Rabbit, the Rabbitohs mascot was there to say hello to

the children.

We are very grateful to Souths Cares for continuing their connection with our school and

creating a program to cater for our students and provide a platform to present their

program. Ms I’Anson

K-2 Assistant Principal (Rel.)

Learning

10 SIMPLE AND FUN NON-SCREEN ACTIVITIES THAT CHILDREN CAN DO AT HOME

What can you do when it is not a school day and you’re stuck at home?

Here are some fun ideas to choose from…

1. Get building! You could build a Lego model, a tower of playing cards or something else!

2. Thank a community hero. Think of someone that helps you in some way and write a short letter or draw a picture to thank them.

3. Design and make an obstacle course at home or in the garden. How fast can you complete it? 4. Can you create your own secret code? You could use letters, numbers, pictures or something else! Can you

get someone else to try and crack it? 5. Start a nature diary. Look out of the window each day and keep note of what you see. Birds, flowers, changes

in the weather, what else? 6. Hold a photo session. Use a camera to take some snaps. What will you photograph? Your pets, family

members, toys or flowers from the garden perhaps? 7. Build a reading den. Find somewhere cosy, snuggle up and read your favourite book!

8. Design and make a homemade board game and play it with your family. 9. Do something kind for someone. Can you pay them a compliment, make them something or help them with

a task? 10. List making! Write a list of things that make you happy, things you’re grateful for or things you are good at.

You could even bring in something that you design and make to show your class or you could take a photo of yourself to share. I’m sure your teachers and friends would love to hear all about your at home FUN adventures! Miss Irons Deputy Principal/ Instructional Leader (Rel)

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

CIPAL’S MESS

Classes Academic Awards

Quality Work

Sport Awards

Principal Bronze Gold

Silver

KS Snowpeas Ms Shankar

Ethan Jaxson Amelia

Isaac

KE Evergreen Mrs Evans

Lily Louis Memphis

Orlando

1W Wattle Ms

Williams/McGrath Kaiden Nate George

Ofa

1/2R Rose Ms Rnjak

Charlie Aisha Lincoln

Anna

2S Sage Ms Sama

Felicity Maselili Simoni

Aaliya

3M Maple Ms Moseley

Herman Nathaniel Anastasija Makalita

Jonathan

Nathaniel

3/4K Kalmia Ms Korfias

Benjamin Madison Nathan Thoran

Rosalynn

4/5C Cedar Mr Clark

Walid Jayson Shakera Isaac

Natalie

Ayman Peaches

5/6S Sunflower Ms Stons

Kiarnah Daniel Marcus Alyssa

Emily

5/6P Palm tree Ms Petersen

Ellie Hanan Malek Jay

Leena