Mullum Matters

From Marie

TERM 3

Welcome back to Term 3.  Here is a snapshot of the students and teachers, busy at work:

 

Encounter Students Arrive on Monday

We are very excited about our international visitors arriving on Monday 22 July.  We have 19 students arriving, with their families and joining our students in the classrooms where we are looking forward to practicing our school values of Being Kind, Being Respectful.  As part of the program we like to have a classroom buddy for each visitor.  This buddy actively engages in our values and works very hard to support our visitors.  They also get to do some additional activities at school and a visit to Healesville Sanctuary.  Your child's teacher is on the look out for suitable buddies and may contact you to get permission for this.  A few families have already contacted us in relation to this matter and they are locked in for the duration of the visit.

 

Here is the list of visiting students and the classes they are in:

 

Foundation L - Queenie and Gabby

Grade 1T - Iris and Eason

Grade 1M - Tongxiao and Reina

Grade 2K - Liam

Grade 2R - Tancy and Ruojing

Grade 3/4M - Tommy and Lancy

Grade 3/4E - Ziyang and Kai-husan

Grade 3/4Y - Yulin and Steven

Grade 5/6B - Lingqi and Peter

Grade 5/6C - Jiayi and Kai-Li

 

Downball Australia - Community Club - Sign Up

Starting next Monday, the Downball Community Club will be running the weekly, after school Downball Competition.  Currently there are insufficient numbers signed up for this term's program and we are asking all families interested to have signed up by Thursday night, tomorrow.  Use the link below to sign up for Term 3.

 

https://www.downballaustralia.com.au/maroondah

 

Lunchtime Activities this term

Each day there are a range of lunchtime activities that children can participate in, some are paid and others are free.  

 

Paid classes include:

  • Chess Club - Tuesday
  • Dance Class - Monday
  • Tennis lessons - Thursday 
  • Children's University - Wednesday

Free Activities include:

  • Monday - Drawing Club and Ukulele Club
  • Tuesday - Library and Graphic Novel Creation 
  • Wednesday - Library 
  • Thursday - Library, Lego Club and Junior School Council
  • Friday - Library

60th Anniversary Garden

Finally, work has commenced on our 60th Anniversary Garden.  Mel and Todd are busy preparing the area outside the Administration building in preparation for our Anniversary Pavers and new plants.  Keep your eye on this area.

 

State Cross Country 

We want to wish Samuel all the very best in today's State Cross County event, at Yarra Valley Racecourse.  Samuel ran 7th at the Regional level last term which qualified him for the State Cross Country.  Good Luck Sam!

 

 

 

WANTED 

PIXIES CAUSING MISCHIEF IN GRADE 1

Students in Grade 1 inform me that there are mischievious pixies in their classrooms! Teeny, tiny doors have appeared in their classrooms and today their classrooms have been messed up by these mischievious creatures.  If you have seen a tiny creature lurking around the school, please report this immediately to Grade 1M and Grade 1T - they are very keen for a capture.  

REWARD: $1 000 000 for a capture