School Disco and Parent Information Sessions

Next Tuesday, 14th May, the SRC will be holding a disco for all students. The theme for this disco is COUNTRY. The disco will start at 5.30pm and finish at 7.00pm. $5 entry which covers the cost for a packet of chips and popper. Additional funds raised will go to the Smith Family.

To coincide with the disco, a parent information session will be held in the Stage 1 classroom. Emma Polson will run a session on what being a mathematician looks like in 2024 and Felicity Pennington will run a session on the PAX Good Behaviour Game - our whole school wellbeing program. All parents are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be available.

P&C Annual General Meeting

A reminder that the P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 17th May, 1.00pm in the MPC. All parents invited to attend.

Whole School Assembly - Stage 3 and Choir

Our first assembly will be held next Friday, 17th May. This assembly will start at 12.15pm (a bit earlier than normal). This is to allow time for our Primary choir to perform their eisteddfod item and Stage 3 will also be presenting.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2025

If you have a child to start school next year, can you please visit our website and complete an on-line enrolment.

PSSA News

We have another busy Term ahead for school sport.

Cross Country

Congratulations to the students selected to represent Martin's Gully at the Armidale Zone Cross Country to be held at Bellevue Oval on Friday 24th May.

	8/9 Years Girls	8/9 Years Boys
1.	Ava	Ryder
2.	Olive	Greyson
3.	Georgie	Frank
4.	Lilly	Henry
5.	Bridie	Ted
6.	Isabelle	Thomas
7.	Bridget (reserve)	Talon (reserve)

	10 Years Girls	10 Years Boys
1.	Lia	Nixon
2.	Hanna	Brodie
3.	Emalie	Kieran
4.	Evie	Oliver
5.	Addie	Tom
6. 7.	Frankie Olivia (reserve)	Kael Sonny (reserve)

	11 Years Girls	11 Years Boys
1.	Eily	Julian
2.	Olivia	Ted
3.	Indi	Josh
4.	Charlotte	Beau-Matthew
5.	Ari	Ewan
6. 7.	Lola Pippa (reserve)	Jed Presley (reserve)

	12/13 years Girls	12/13 Years Boys
1.	Charlotte	Quade
2.	Lilly	Logan
3.	Darcy	Henley
4.	Maddie	Lane
5.	Sophie	Harry
6. 7.	Lillian Bella (reserve)	Alex

State PSSA Tennis

Next week, Olivia will travel to Newcastle for the State PSSA Tennis Championships. We wish Olivia success at this tournament.

North West Cricket

Last week, Jake gained selection in the North West PSSA Cricket Team to play in the state championships to be held in Armidale in October. Well done Jake.

Netball Knockout

Yesterday, our mixed netball team defeated Uralla in the first round of the PSSA Netball knockout.

You Can Do It

This term our focus in You Can Do It is Getting Along and Persistence.

Getting Along– Getting Along means working well with others, solving problems without getting too angry, following rules and making positive contribution to school, home and the community including protecting the rights of others and looking after the environment.

Positive Habits of the Mind that develop Getting Along behaviour in a young person include:

· Being Tolerant of Others– accepting that everyone acts unfairly towards others some of the time, and not making judgments of people’s character based on their differences or behaviour.

· Thinking First– thinking that when someone treats me badly I need to think about different ways I can react, the consequences of each, and the impact of my actions on the other person’s feelings.

· Playing by the Rules– thinking that by following important school and home rules, I will live in a better world where everyone’s rights are protected.

Social Responsibility– thinking that it is important to be caring, try hard to do my best, to be fair to others, to be honest and tell the truth, respect and include others who are different.

Persistence—Persistence means trying hard and not giving up even when things are difficult or boring.

Positive Habits of the Mind that develop a young person’s Persistence include:

· I Can Do It—thinking that I am more likely to be successful than to fail if I try.

· Giving Effort– thinking the harder I try, the more successful I will be.

· Working Tough– thinking I sometimes have to do things that are not fun or easy.

Attendance Matters:

This term I will report on our weekly attendance rate for each scholastic year level. Our goal is for each class, and the school to have an attendance rate of 93.72% or greater.

Week	Kinder	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	School
Week 1	98.3%	94.2%	97.5%	98.5%	96.6%	97.6%	94.2%	96.6%

Dates for your calendar:

This calendar of events will be updated and published each week. Some events may change, so please access the latest version.

Week 2

Tuesday 7th May – School Photos – Formal school uniform

Tuesday 7th May – PSSA Netball Knockout v Uralla – 12.30pm

Wednesday 8th May – Stage 2 Thalgarrah Excursion

Wednesday 8th May - PSSA Netball trials

Wednesday 8th May – Debating Challenge (Selected Stage 3 students only)

Friday 10th May – Stage 3 Thalgarrah Excursion

Week 3

Tuesday 14th May – Whole School Disco and Parent Information Sessions - 5.30pm to 7.00pm

Wednesday 15th May - Book Club Orders due

Friday 17th May – Assembly – Stage 3 and Choir presenting – 12.15pm start

Friday 17th May – P&C AGM – 1.00pm

Week 4

Monday 20th May - NSW CPR Program - Years 5/6

Wednesday 22 May – Eisteddfod - Primary Choir Only

Thursday 23 May – Armidale Zone PSSA Boys and Girls Soccer Trials

Friday 24th May – Armidale Zone Cross Country

Week 5

Friday 31st May – Assembly – Stage 2 presenting – 12.30pm start

Week 6

Monday 3rd June – Armidale Chess Tournament – Stage 2 and 3 students only

Wednesday 5th June – North West Boys Soccer Trials

Thursday 6th June – North West Girls Soccer Trials

Friday 7th June – Martin’s Gully Spelling Bee – 9.30am

Week 7

Thursday 13th June – North West Cross Country

Friday 14th June - Soccer Knockout Gala Day - Stage 3

Friday 14th June – Assembly – Kindergarten presenting

Week 8

Week 9

Friday 28th June - Stage 2 soccer gala day

Friday 28th June - Assembly – Stage 1 presenting

Week 10

Friday 5th July - Infants athletics afternoon (K-2)

Friday 5th July – last day of Term 2

Ian Reeves

Principal

P&C Information

P&C AGM

Friday 17th May at 1pm in the MPC