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Mathoura Public School's Newsletter Mathoura Public School’s Newsletter Term 1 Week 5 Monday, 1 March 2021 bb Frome Street, Mathoura NSW 2710 Phone: 03 58 843 314 Fax: 03 58 843 504 Email: [email protected] Website: https://mathoura-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MathouraPS/ Deniliquin PSSA Swimming Carnival Calendar 2021 Tue 2nd Mar Deni PSSA Basketball Trials Fri 5th Mar Clean Up Australia Day Fri 5th Mar AFL Trials Wed 10th Mar Riverina Swimming Carnival Mon 15th Mar Soccer Trials Wed 17th Mar P&C Meeting 7:15pm Thu 18th Mar AFL Western Division Trials Fri 19th Mar National Ride2School Day Fri 19th Mar Netball Trials – Deniliquin Fri 26th Mar Paul Kelly Cup Deniliquin Thu 1st April Last day of Term 1 It was lovely to be able to attend and support our swimmers last Friday. I was very proud of Principal’s Report our students’ outstanding efforts and behaviour while they were representing our Congratulations to all of our merit recipients. school. Congratulations to all of our students Merits for giving their best effort and achieving Jeffrey: for being a responsible helper and a impressive results. Well done to CJ, Jobe, Luke great role model to others! and Matilda who have qualified to compete Alaska: for always producing work of a high in the Riverina Swimming Carnival which will quality. Very impressive, Alaska! be held in Leeton on Wednesday, March 10th. Khoa: for being a motivated and responsible Deniliquin PSSA Basketball Trials student. Goodluck to Kate, Skye, Gemma, Matilda, Ethan: for writing excellent complex sentences Ethan H, Bianka, Ethan G, Lily, Ryan, Luke, during English. Sienna, Nellie, CJ, Jobe and Chad who are CJ Wilson: for representing Mathoura PS at the attending the Deniliquin & District PSSA Deniliquin PSSA Cricket Trials. Basketball trials being held in Echuca You’re Awesome tomorrow. We wish them all luck as they Congratulations to Thomas (x2) and Sienna for represent Mathoura Public School. Thank you, collecting five merits/certificates. Miss Barrett and Clare, for supervising our students and also thank you to the parents who are providing transport. A huge thank you also goes to the Mathoura Bowling Club for allowing us to use their bus to assist with transport. Clean Up Australia Day On Friday, all students at Mathoura Public School will be taking part in Clean Up Australia Day. Year 6 students will be picking up rubbish around the outside of the school yard, while Years K-5 will be given an area within the school yard. Respectful * Responsible * Resilient Monday, 1 March 2021 Term 1 Week 5 Sporting Schools – Tennis Workshops bank transfer is also available (this is the Each Friday during March, students preferred payment method). will be taking part in tennis lessons Bank details: BSB 633108 Acc: 148132947 with Mr Andrew Crossman. Andrew is While this contribution would be greatly an experienced tennis coach. His coaching appreciated and beneficial to the school, it is costs will be fully funded by Sporting Schools. voluntary and not compulsory. We look forward to welcoming Andrew back into our school on Friday. Second-hand Uniforms We have a range of second-hand uniform Ride2School Day items available. There is a large quantity of On Friday March 19th, our school will be taking blue shorts, bomber jackets and school part in Ride2School Day. All students are dresses. The cost of each item is a gold coin encouraged to ride, walk or scoot to school. If donation to the P&C. you live out of town, you may be able to walk or ride from the post office. I am aware of Club Raffle some bindi-eyes around, so scooting may be Please find below this year’s Mathoura the better option. Breakfast will be provided to Bowling Club raffle roster. all students from 8:30am. Students will also Date Family Family take part in activities under the COLA 11th March O’Sullivan Celli throughout the day. Students are required to 8th April Krispyn Hibma wear their helmet when riding their scooter 6th May Guthridge O’Callaghan under the COLA. rd 3 June Van Zutphen Toomey AFL Trials 1st July Emery Ireland Congratulations to CJ and Luke who will be 29th July Gulliver Fabri representing our school at the Deniliquin PSSA 26th Aug Moorse Eddy AFL Trials to be held in Deniliquin on Friday. Have a brilliant week. Michelle O’Sullivan (P&C Secretary) Janice Eddy Junior Basketball – Deniliquin Stadium P&C News All Competitions commencing first week in 2021 Voluntary Contributions March. The voluntary contribution of $50 per single child or $70 per family (annually) is used in Mondays Grades 5/6 many ways to support your child’s learning experiences. It will be used not only to Tuesdays Grades 2/3/4 purchase/upgrade equipment for MPS Wednesdays K/Grade 1 students, but also to help the P&C cover your out-of-pocket expenses over the course of the Boys and Girls play in the same competition. year. Some of the ways in which the P&C do We will have a High School competition with this is through subsidies, including school the day to be decided. excursions, camps and performances, making these substantially less expensive for Mathoura Games/Times will vary between 4 and Public School families. The P&C also provide 6pm each week. the foods on specialty days (e.g. Blokes’ Day), school sports carnivals and other community Cost is $120 for the 14-week season. events at no cost to families. The Stadium accepts Active Kids Vouchers. Payments can be made either: We are also looking for volunteers to help run 1 x annual payment of $50 (per single child) or the competitions. $70 (per family); or 2 x $25 or $35 instalments payable Terms 1 and For more information or to register, please 3. Payments can be made to the front office text/call John on 0408 997705. at any time, or for your convenience direct Respectful * Responsible * Resilient .
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