Mullum Matters

From Marie

TERM 2

Reminder that Monday 27 May is a Curriculum Day, students are not required at school.

 

Vale Andrew Sloane

Yesterday I was informed that the principal at Norwood Secondary College, Andrew Sloane, passed away after a short illness.  We hold Andrew's family and the Norwood community in our thoughts, as they take the time to process this and to grieve their loss.

 

Mothers Day Stall

A huge thankyou to all the parent volunteers that helped set up and run the Mother's Day Stall last Friday.  It was fabulous to see so many dads represented: Lee Gamble, Ivan Wong, Tim Cameron, Paul Randle, David Silver, Tom Candy, Gareth May, Madhava Wijayaratne, Bruce Rohde, Sam Shafaati, Marc Purcell, Eima Naghavi and Emily Mojarrad.  Special thanks also to donations gifted to the stall from the families of Amelia C, Bonnie, Samuel and Evan, Harper, Sophie and Tom, Mia, Ella and Lily, Hamish and Isla, James and Layla, Estelle, George and Seb, Lachlan and Thomas and Alanis.  After costs were taken out, the Mother's Day Stall raised $769. I'm sure there was lots of excitement on Mothers Day when the specially chosen gifts were given!

 

Spotlight on STEM

Thank you to all the families that came along on Tuesday night to celebrate Education Week - Spotlight on STEM.  The school was buzzing with activity, we hope you had a great night.  Check out the separate page in this newsletter to see some of the action.

 

Tree planting with Richard

Last week our Foundation and Grade 2 students worked with Richard the landscape gardener to plant 300 new plants around the new playground in other areas of the school.  

 

Bunnings BBQ this Saturday

This Saturday, 18 May, our Grade 1 families are running the BBQ at Ringwood Bunnings. When you are down sourcing items for the home or garden, grab a sausage!  Thank you to the families and staff who have put their name on the roster for the day.

 

Spending the $10 000

The $10 000 we won in the Eastland Shop for your School competition has now come into our bank account and we have been working with the students to determine how the money should be spent.  Here are some ideas they came up with (this is a work in progress):

  • New soccer goals and running track 
  • Take home books 
  • Shade cloth for the playground 
  • Water bubblers in the yard
  • Wooden seating/ tree log/ calm space/ ‘bush community’ in the tanbark area 
  • New adventure playground

Fathering Project

Join us for a block-building blast at Mullum Primary's Lego Night, hosted by the Fathering Project! Fathers, Father Figures and Mullum PS students are invited to unleash their creativity and engineering skills over colorful bricks in a fun-filled evening of imaginative play and competition. Please join us on Tuesday June 4th from 5:30-7pm, BBQ provided. RSVP details to come.