What's  Happening 

JAPANESE DAY- Thursday 3 November!

Japanese Day at Murrumbeena Primary is a celebration of all things Japanese. 

Students will take part in a variety of different activities connected to Japanese culture. These activities tie in with their weekly Japanese lessons, but are an opportunity to focus on culture as well as language. Students are encouraged to dress up for the day. 

It can be as simple as cherry blossoms as a hair decoration, a white shirt with a large red circle to represent the flag of Japan or a samurai helmet made from a sheet of newspaper. Costumes can also be as creative and elaborate as a sushi roll, an anime character or a bottle of soy sauce.

The menu for the SAKG also has a Japanese theme so students in Year 3 and 4 will be able to enjoy preparing some Japanese food and the canteen has a special lunch order available. (See Canteen news for details.) 

MURRUMBEENA ART SHOW 2022- Thursday 24 November!

AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

'Raise Our Voice in Parliament' is back for 2022!

Raise Our Voice Australia has partnered with the Member for Higgins, Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, who will be amplifying the voice of a young person from Goldstein in federal Parliament this November.

Together with our partners UNICEF Australia and the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC), we have invited Federal MPs across the country to read a 90-second speech written by a young person from their electorate. Speeches will be read from 21-24 November 2022 for Youth Voice in Parliament week. 

 Speeches should be approximately 200 words (90 seconds), and should answer the prompt "What do you want to see from Australia's new parliament?"

 Speech submissions close on 21 October - so please head to:  www.raiseourvoiceaustralia.com/youthvoice to access speech templates, check out our speech writing tips, and to submit your speech. We look forward to hearing from you!

 Raise Our Voice Australia team

BOOK FAIR- 24 OCTOBER!

Lamont Book Fair Is Coming…. 

Monday 24 October - Friday 28th October 2022

It is that time of year again when the library comes alive with a buzz in the air!

Lamont Books are bringing their Book Fair to our school next week.  It is a great time to buy some Christmas presents for family and friends or as a treat for your family members.

Murrumbeena Primary School gets 20% of the sales which will go towards new books for our library, so all students and teachers can enjoy the rewards.  

This is our school's major fundraiser for the year - and we have missed out on the last two years – so let’s make this year’s our BIGGEST. 

We will have credit and debit card facilities available to make life easier and we will accept cash too. This year we also have online payments for when your child brings home their wish list  https://payments.lamontauthors.com.au

Book Fair opening times for students and parents are as follows and all students MUST have an adult accompany them:

Monday - Thursday 8.30am – 8.55am

 & 3.30pm – 4pm

Friday 8.30am till 8.55am

(no afternoon session)

*If you would like to attend without your child – please contact Amanda to book a time to come in:

Amanda.daemen@education.vic.gov.au or 

0412 329 605

Looking forward to see you at BOOK FAIR 2022!

Amanda

....AND DON'T FORGET BOOK CLUB!

What a bumper issue!

Issue 7 is out now and it is a BUMPER ISSUE for getting ready for Christmas. 

Our school library earns reward points which  go towards buying new books for the students to borrow from our library.  

I hope you find some books that your children will love to read at home, at the same time as creating rewards for our library to spend. 

In Issue 7 there are great Christmas ideas for the kid’s sacks or even to get organised for buying birthday gifts for next year with loads of book sets in this issue. Every child loves receiving a book as a present!

These are just a few boxed sets available …..

-Bad Guys Boxed Set of 14 books $95 save $45

-Macca the Alpaca and Friends 10 pack $79 save $100.90

-Ella and Olivia Boxed set of 30 books $90 (amazing value for birthday gifts)

-Dog Man Boxed Set of 10 hardcovered books for only $95 Save $25

-Fart Boy 7 pack for $47

-Hot Dog 12 pack $89

-Hot Wheels 6 pack for $20

-Ella at Eden 7 pack for only $42 save $69.93

Captain Underpants, Minecraft Zombie, Wings Of Fire, Pig the Pug Series, Twisted Tales, Disney Villains, The Very Cranky Bear …. 

The list keeps on going and going! 

All orders are to be made online and are due   21 October with delivery to your child’s grade  to be made just after the Melbourne Cup week.

Thanks for your support. 

Amanda Daemen 

GO FOR GOLD M.P.S.!

Get ready, get set to Go for Gold this October!

Get active this October (3-28) and help our school become the Glen Eira Active Schools Champion for 2022! 

One lucky student will also win a Fitbit Ace.

You will receive a Golden Ticket at the start of Term 4 and each time you walk, ride or scoot to school, tick one of the boxes on the ticket.

Being active helps keep us fit and healthy so whether you walk, ride or scoot to school, all or part of the way, it all counts!

Don't forget to mark Friday 21 October in your diaries because we will be encouraging teachers, students, and parents to participate in a car-free day, so everyone walks, rides or scoots to school. (See special page for details.)

At the end of October, you'll submit your entry to go into the draw to win a Fitbit Ace, as well as help our school take out the interschool honours!

Good luck, get active and have fun!

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS

In preparation for a future second hand uniform stall, the office is now accepting uniforms in good condition and clean. 

Thank-you!

ATHLETICS

Jesse G made Regionals for 11 year old discus.

Jesse S made Regionals for 9/10 year old discus and 200m. He broke the 200m Beachside record. 

Both boys are competing today at Casey Fields. 

Good-luck boys.

Miss Nelson