From the Principal's Desk

Week 9

On Friday, the P&C held their AGM and began planning for future events.

Thank you to our outgoing committee for your tireless work.  A special thank you to Jess Kliendienst for her years of contribution and support of Martin's Gully.  This support has been invaluable to the sucess of our school.

Congratulations and thank you to our 2026 committee.

President - Lyndal Cooper

Vice President - David Preston

Vice President - Donna George

Secretary - Kate Kirkness

Treasurer - Llara Smith

The P&C are running a canteen for both Athletics events and information can be found on the QKR app.

Parent helpers would be greatly appreciated.

Cross Country 

Congratulations to our students who attended the Cross Country North West trials last Thursday in Coolah.  Emmanuel, Ryder, Ollie, Emma, Nixon and Willow represented MGPS and showed their determination and effort, all coming away with a PB. 

Multicultural Speaking

Congratulations to Nicko, Billie, Jamie and Henry who represented MGPS at the Multi cultural speaking competition held at Drummond memorial PS today.

The Multicultural Public Speaking Competition encourages primary school children to explore the ideas of multiculturalism in Australia.  The competition has a prepared speech section as well as a section on an impromptu speech.  Therefore students delivered their multicultural speeches and then had to speak in an impromptu section. 

Dance workshop

Last week Sophie, Emalie, Xanthe attended the HPGE Dance opportunity run by the DoE Arts Unit at Armidale Secondary college.  The girls participated in the workshops over 4 days learning all about different forms and performance.

Kindergarten's great learning continues!

Thanks to the Platypus kit borrowed from the New England Rakali and Platypus group, Kindergarten students have been getting sweaty brains with all of the learning they have been doing learning about the amazing platypus and they now know some fabulous new facts.  

Football Gala Day

Congratulations to our MGPS Football team who played in the PSSA gala day on Monday.  Mrs Dunham coached the team through a fabulous day of matches, seeing MGPS win all their matches after unfortunately loosing their first match against ACPS in the official knockout.  Sophie, Evie, Nixon, Oliver and Henry were selected in the possible probables.

Well done to Nixon, Oliver and Evie who have been selected in the Armidale Zone Teams to attend NW trials.

Upcoming Athletics Carnival for students age 8yrs and up

This year our Athletics carnival for students turning 8 and up will be held at Harris Park on Friday 19 June starting at 9:15am.   Students will be bused to and from the fields.  The program will be as follows.  The high jump will be completed at school the following week at our K-6 athletics and novelty day also outlined below.

Order of events:

• 1500m Finals (Junior boys, Junior girls, 11 years Boys, 11 Years Girls, Senior Boys, Senior Girls)
• 100m Heats (Age Race)
• 200m Finals (Junior boys, Junior girls, 11 years Boys, 11 Years Girls, Senior Boys, Senior Girls)
• 800m Finals (Junior boys, Junior girls, 11 years Boys, 11 Years Girls, Senior Boys, Senior Girls)
• 100M Finals (Age Race)
• Top 8 compete in Discus, Shot Put, Long Jump.

There will be no stop for recess and lunch, students eat between events and whilst they are watching fellow students compete. 

Friday 26 June

There will be no Assembly on this day.  We will begin the day at 9:30am for the Opening Ceremony in the hall.  Magpies will complete their assembly item for the opening ceremony.

Students will wear house colours and compete in their houses.  The day will run as follows

5 year Boys

5 year Girls

6 year Boys

6 Year Girls

7 Year Boys

7 Year Girls

During this time Mrs Bull will be completing the jump off for the high jump starting with:

Junior Boys

Junior Girls

11 Year Boys

11 Year Girls

Senior Boys

Senior Girls

Novelty races for all students will run throughout the day, finishing at lunch time. 

Parents are welcome to come to both days.

The Armidale Zone carnival will be held on August 7 in Tamworth on the all weather track and Athletics centre.

WELLBEING- PAX VISIONS

Here are our next two PAX visions which our students created for different spaces in our school. This week it is the PAX vision for our top and bottom oval where we play. 

Have a great week!

Peta Deiderick