Educating Communities William Street, East Maitland 2323 Phone: 4933 7524 Fax: 4934 5012 Email: [email protected]
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Educating Communities William Street, East Maitland 2323 Phone: 4933 7524 Fax: 4934 5012 Email: [email protected] 8 August 2012 No. 12 (Week 4 Term 3) Respect, Responsibility, Learning, Co-operation and Participation Education Week /Grandparents Day awaiting the arrival of the Olympic Torch and those Last Thursday saw us celebrate Education Week at East immortal words “Let the Games Begin”. Maitland Public School. The students were very We will need some parents to volunteer on the day to excited to have their Grandparents and Grandfriends assist with one of the 16 different stations. You will be visit our school and spend some time in classrooms. given an activity to run with each Country coming to The morning assembly showcased the many talents of you to compete. If you are interested in being part of our students with quality performances from both the this fun day please let your child's classroom teacher Junior and Senior Choirs and the Early Stage One and know. Stage One Classes. Congratulations to all class “Love of Learning” award winners , Teachers and Below is the timetable for the day. Community members who received awards on the day. 9.15-9.45 Opening Ceremony The support shown to our school by the parents and 9.45-11.10 (80mins) Infant Events Grandparents on the day was outstanding. Our students 11.15-12.00 Lunch are very lucky indeed. 12.00-1.30 (90mins) Primary Events 1.35-1.55 Recess Senior Choir 2.00-2.30 Closing Ceremony Our very talented Senior Choir, opened the Hunter Central Coast Region 10 Education Week Celebration Banner Winners at Grossmann High School last Wednesday. They Congratulations to Claire Williams and Emily Davies. received many complimentary comments both on the night and to the school over the following days. The singers, percussion and keyboard performers had the audience spellbound. Well Done to all involved and a big thank you to Miss Allen and Miss Duffield for their musical guidance. Public Speakers We would like to wish our eight school Public Speaking representatives good luck in the Zone Heats next week. East Maitland Public School has a fine tradition of producing excellent Public Speakers and this year is no exception. I am sure you will do us proud. Mini Olympics Tomorrow is our Mini Olympics Day! Excitement is building as we await the opening ceremony tomorrow of The East Maitland Public School Mini Olympics. Students from Kinder to Year 6 have been broken up into 16 different countries and will proudly march behind their countries flag before NSW University Science Competition Brendan Sexton The following children achieved the following results: Brendan Sexton is an ex student of East Maitland Public Certificates of Distinction (top 10% of entrants in School and was Kookaburra house captain. Brendon NSW) competes in triathlons all over the world and has competed Jeremy Boardman Year 4 in several championships and has won two silver medals. Jakob Gilford Year 5 Now he has competed in the opportunity of a life time in the Certificates of Credit (next 20% of entrants in NSW) Olympics 2012. He competed on the 7th of August and he Amity Petersen Year 3 did extremely well and came 32nd. Congratulations Brendan William Cadenhead Year 5 and all the best for your Olympic career. Toby Burgess Year 6 Written by Ashleigh Maullin & Cassidy Sargent Declan Donnelly Year 6 Andy Allen Congratulations to these children and all who entered. Ex East Maitland Public School student and Captain Andy Allen has done all of us proud when he took out Senior Bopys Touch Football the title of the 2012 Masterchef Australia. He use to be an electrician of East Maitland and played basketball On Tuesday the 7th of August the senior boys touch for the Mustangs. That was until he snatched the 2012 football team travelled to Maitland park Oval to play title of Masterchef Australia. Mrs and Miss Allen got a the second round of the 2012 PSSA knockout touch lot of congratulations from all the students, teachers football competition against Pelaw Main Public School. and community of East Maitland Public School. Andy The boys from Pelaw Main put up a great fight against does not know yet what he will do with his cooking the mighty EMPS boys but it wasn’t enough. The end skills, but is thought to be planning on opening a score of the game was 15 tries to 1 East Maitland’s Mexican restaurant with friend and fellow Masterchef way. The boys were leading a clean sheet until right on contestant Ben Milbourne of Tasmania. the buzzer when Pelaw Main scored a great sideline Big congratulations to all the Allen family and well try! We will be moved on to the next round of the done Andy!! knockout competition against either Muswellbrook Written by Declan Donnelly and Lilly Taylor. South Public School, Scone Public School or Aberdeen Public School. BIG thank you to Mr Budden for coaching us to perfection! P&C News Written by Declan Donnelly and Zak Taylor Grandparents Day LIBRARY NEWS Thank you to all the families who donated a morning Book Fair tea item. Also thank you to everyone who helped set Our Book Fair was a huge success. Grandparents, up the hall and with serving of the morning tea. All the parents, students and teachers bought $10,300.00 worth visitors I have spoken to were very impressed with the of books last Thursday. The school receives a 20% variety of food on offer. commission - $2,060.00! I hope that everyone is happy Cook Books with their new books and that you are busy reading There are still cook books available, they can be them. Some great books were donated to the library and purchased at the office for $15 each or 3 for $40. these will be available to be borrowed by the donor Mini Fete 8th September very shortly. The books that were ordered at the Book Thank you to all the families who have donated items Fair should be delivered this week. already for the mini fete. If you are cleaning out the Thank you to Laura Gray who looked after all the house over the next few weeks we would love books EFTPOS sales, Mrs Lawson who helped set up and sell and second hand items. For those of you with a crafty books and to Petina and Phoebe Bulmer who also side we need your help to fill our craft stall. Items can helped set up the Book Fair in the morning. The day be left at the office up until the 7th September. would not have been possible without this assistance. The next P&C meeting Premier’s Reading Challenge Thursday 16th August at 1.30pm. Anyone wanting to Stage 2 and 3 students who are participating in the need contribute but can't make the meeting please email to have it completed by 31st August 2012. You can [email protected]. enter your reading records via your portal and I will There will be an agenda in next weeks news letter. verify the entry so that you will receive a certificate at the end of the year. Bronwyn Humphreys Teacher Librarian Canteen Roster 13/8 Kristie Hope Phillipa Smythe Amy Hingston ES1-FT Madeleine Nicholls ES1-L Angel Hoffman Christian Ebrill Zakorie Hutchison 14/8 Kellie Heydon Tracey Nevins ES1-R Catie Faulkner- ES1-S Finn Schumacher Tranter Millie Crowe 15/8 Fiona Daley Kylie Smith Francesco Loduka 16/8 Noelle Green Jill Cridland S1-D Ella Wilks S1-H Annavi Dent Jye Lavis Emma Cook 17/8 Ruth Prowse HELP NEEDED S1-P Milana Edwards S1-NJ Chloe Graham Any problems please phone Jacki - Lilly Blakemore Jenaya Maururere School 4933 7524 or Home 4932 7226 S1-T Sonny Bill S1-W Bailey Pymble Canteen News Anderson Ellie Hill The canteen is in need of helpers for Fridays. If you Breannah Taylor could spare any time on Friday it would be greatly Brayden Taylor Charli McNab S2-B S2-C appreciated. Amity Petersen Brady Flaus Cameron Gray Claire Williams Please contact Jacki if you are able to assist S2-H S2-A Jacob Green Grace Diamond Piper Dare S2-D Blake Hughes S3-M Mikayla Tinsley SICK BAY LINEN ROSTER Giaan Nixon Xuxa Alexander Term 3 Lydia Dawson Lachlan Taylor 10/8/12 Jenifer Davey S3-S Daniel Kidd S3-N 17/8/12 Donna Atkins Brooke Wicks Any problems please call Joy Edwards on Eric Ferguson 0422 027745. S3-A Maddison Reis S3-B Rachel Tarp Naomi Kaman Uniform Shop Roster Jessica Khuu Phil Chen Blair Munro 9/8 Jo Proctor Kerry McFerran Kylie Edwards S3J Bayley White SC-O 16/8 Jo Proctor Kerry McFerran Courtney McNab Jack Byrne Eloise Bryson 23/8 Jo Proctor Kerry McFerran Kimberley Taylor 30/8 Jo Proctor Kerry McFerran Mel O’Sulivan SCJ Zoe Thurtell SCM Ben Holmes 6/9 Jo Proctor Kylie Edwards Noelle Green STLA Lachlan Watson 13/9 Jo Proctor Kimberley Taylor Fiona Pickard-Ling 20/9 Kerry McFerran Courtney McNab Noelle Green LIFESKILLS’ Millie Crowe - ES1-S Reminders Finn Schumacher - ES1-S Georgina Palmer - ES1-S Year 5 Camp - Money is due by 24th August. Fraser Atkinson - S1-T Remember you are more than welcome to make installments. Boccia Competition News. Congratulations to everyone who received an Award Four boys (Sam Hallinan, Jason Kruzleyk,Hayden Smidt and Ethan Radcliffe) competed in the regional Boccia last Wednesday, you are all a wonderful asset to our competition on Tuesday 7th August at Maitland.