Education News
Happy winter solstice! Pyjama Day
- 21st June 2017
Junior School Council(JSC) along with the whole school will be celebrating the Winter Solstice by holding a PYJAMA DAY on Wednesday the 21st of June. As well as wearing their pyjamas on the day the children are encouraged to bring along with them a favourite teddy and book to share.
JSC are using this opportunity for fund-raising, so a gold coin donation would be appreciated.
Please share the following Winter Solstice information with your child/ren to help them better understand the purpose of the celebration at school on this day.
The solstices relate to the tilt of the Earth. The Southern Hemisphere is currently tilted away from the Sun. (Image: NASA)
Each year the solstice falls between 20-22 June for the Southern Hemisphere, while the summer solstice – the longest day of the year – occurs between 20-22 December.
“The word 'solstice' means 'Sun still',” says Fred Watson, astronomer at the Australian Astronomy Observatory.
“The Sun stands still in the sense that it’s northern and southern journey stops.”
From today, the days will get longer as the Earth continues to orbit, the Southern Hemisphere getting closer to the Sun each day as it approaches the December summer solstice.
While it is the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, it is (literally) the polar opposite for the Northern Hemisphere.
The shortest day of the year is a perfect time to catch the late sunrise and early sunset.
The winter solstice is upon us again – but what exactly is it, and why does it happen?
21 June IS THE shortest day of the year (the winter solstice) for the Southern Hemisphere – an astronomical phenomenon that occurs each year in June as the Earth orbits the Sun.
But why is it the shortest day of the year?
“It all comes down to the fact that the Earth is tilted at about 23 degrees,” explains Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy.
“So what happens is that orientation in space is fixed, and at some point the top of the Earth is closer to the Sun than the bottom.
“We are at the point where the Southern Hemisphere is further from the Sun.”
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Library News
Music
Our first whole school music incursion will be held on Tuesday 20th June, 2017
The ensemble will be Taikoz, a Japanese Taiko drumming group.
There will be two performances held in the gym:
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Taikoz are delighted to be able to bring their dynamic and heart-stopping traditional Japanese music to our school. Centred around the Taiko drums, Taikoz are seen, heard and felt. Students will literally become sounding boards, vibrating along with the explosive energy coming from the stage – some will even find themselves sharing the stage with these masters of rhythm.
Please feel free to come along and experience Taikoz with us.
The Victorian State Schools Spectacular
Saturday 16th September
This year members of the MPW Choir will be participating in the Victorian State School Spectacular. Early Bird ticket sales have opened, please see the flyers below.
Junior Choir
Calling all students in Foundation to grade 2 interested in joining the MPW Junior Choir.
We will be focussing on singing and performing a repertoire of songs for our end of year concert.
Please find attached flyer below.
