School News and Information
What's Happening This Week
Week 9
Tuesday 21st - Harmony Day
Friday 24th - Thalgarrah Leadership conference for school captains
Friday 24th - P&C Pizza Lunch Order Day (Orders closed)
What's Happening Next Week
Week 10 –
Tuesday 28 March – NW Hockey trials
Thursday 30 March - MGPS Cross Country
Friday 31 March - Armidale PSSA Soccer trials
Friday 31 March - Assembly Kindergarten
Saturday 1 April – Armidale Autumn festival
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Stage 1 News
Hello MGPS community! Week 9! We cant believe how quickly time has flown in the Stage 1 Lollipops. We’ve had a fantastic term filled with lots of learning and new discoveries. We have been so impressed with the way our students have been demonstrating resilience, persistence and confidence across all areas of school life!
We were so proud of our lollipops last Friday with a brilliant dance performance of the ‘Good times’. Our students danced with confidence and flair with student led choreography. Our PAX hearts were bursting with pride! Well done!
Our Stage one students have been working so hard his term however we really need you to support your child by reminding them that toys, jewellery, teddies are not allowed in our learning zone. This will help eliminate distractions during our learning times. On Friday afternoon we have play based learning and this will be a great opportunity to bring something in to share with their class. Thank you for your support with this.
Miss Williams will be finishing up this week to start Maternity leave. We will be welcoming Edith Rose to the Lollipops to do some support work with the Stage. We feel so blessed to have had such an amazing, supportive team member and wish her all the best for her new adventure. Stage 1 cannot wait to meet the new member of the William’s family.
Harmony Day
This Tuesday the 21st of March we celebrated Harmony Day with the theme ‘Everyone Belongs.’ This week we have been celebrating our diversity that brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. We have been looking at inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Students have been busy making paper doll chains to decorate our special school.
Literacy
Over the last fortnight we have been looking at informative texts and the way we plan, structure and research facts to inform our writing. Stage 1 students worked very hard to produce a published piece of writing on their chosen animal remembering our special Seven Steps to writing. The results were very impressive!
We are looking forward to finishing the term of with a bang!
Emma McCathie, Sarah Randall and Anneliese Williams
Our Week 8 You Can Do It Champions!
Kindergarten Koalas
Sebby received his You Can Do It for being a part of our team and letting your friends learn. Well done, Sebby!
Stage 1 Possums and Magpies
Bridget received her You Can Do It award for being like ‘Olivia Organisation’ and doing an incredible job with keeping the classroom clean.
Georgie received her You Can Do It award for being like ‘Penny Persistence’ and giving everything a red-hot go.
3/4 Bilbies
Tom received his You Can Do It award for Changing his attitude to achieve better results in his learning.
3/4 Wombats
Lucinda received her You Can Do It award for working hard to overcome setbacks with resilience.
5/6 Emus
Isabelle received her You Can Do It award for always striving to complete her best work in all learning areas.
5/6 Dingoes
Lilah received her You Can Do It award for setting realistic and thoughtful goals which she maturely discussed with her parents.
Congratulations Merit Award Winners!
K-2
3-6
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TEACHERS SHINING
This year our staff are celebrating the successes of our teachers each week. In our staff room we have a "SHINE box" where teachers and other staff acknowledge each other and the contributions we are making at our amazing school. Below are the names that were drawn out from the box last week.
