Mathoura Public School’s Newsletter Term 1 Week 7 Monday, 15 March 2021

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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/

Ride2School Day Calendar On Friday March 19th, our school will be taking 2021 part in Ride2School Day. All students are th Wed 17 Mar P&C Meeting 7:15pm encouraged to ride, walk or scoot to school. th Thur 18 Mar Harmony Day Celebrations Breakfast will be provided to all students from th Fri 19 Mar National Day Against Bullying 8:30am. Students will also take part in some th Fri 19 Mar National Ride2School Day activities under the COLA throughout the day. th Fri 19 Mar Netball Trials – Students are required to wear their helmet rd Tue 23 Mar Life Education Van Visit when riding their scooter or bike under the st Thu 1 April Last day of Term 1 COLA.

Principal’s Report Harmony Week Celebrations All students will be taking part in Harmony Congratulations to all of our merit recipients. Week Celebrations on Thursday. Harmony Merits Week is a nice reminder that ‘Everyone Rosie: always giving her best in every subject! Belongs’. We are extremely proud of the Bobbie: for giving his best efforts during library inclusive school environment that we have lessons. here at Mathoura Public School, where every Rory: for his outstanding contributions during student is valued and cared for by their peers our science discussions. and staff. On Thursday afternoon, students will Bonnie H: for consistently trying her best in all be divided into mixed groups and will rotate aspects of her learning. around four different stations. Activities will Ethan H: for delivering an excellent impromptu include a variety of games and sports from different countries around the world, and also speech. enjoying some South African tea with Sport Merits traditional Zulu dancing. Students are asked Deniliquin PSSA Basketball Merits – Chad, to wear orange casual clothes (if they don’t Jobe, CJ, Nellie, Sienna, Luke, Ryan, Lily, Ethan have orange, try for red or yellow clothes).

G, Bianka, Gemma, Ethan H and Matilda. National Day Against Bullying Deniliquin PSSA Swimming Merits – Jobe, Khoa, On Friday, our school will be joining with more Ava, CJ, Jono, Luke, Nellie and Matilda. than 2500 other schools across the nation, who will ‘take a stand together’ against You’re Awesome bullying. Students will be taking part in Congratulations to Khoa, Katelyn and Matilda activities designed to help create a world free for collecting five merits/certificates. of bullying. We strongly encourage students to tell a teacher if there are ever any problems at school so that it can be dealt with immediately to help make our school the best it can possibly be.

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Parent Teacher Interviews Western AFL Trials Well done to CJ and Luke who took part in the Western Riverina AFL Trials last Friday in Leeton. Both boys displayed outstanding sportsmanship on the day. Luke was presented with the coach’s award.

Netball Trials Goodluck to Sienna, CJ, Lily and Gemma who have all qualified to take part in the Netball Trials to be held in Deniliquin on Friday.

Year 7 2022 Our Parent Teacher Interviews are scheduled Just a reminder that the Year 7 Expression of for the first week of Term 2. More details will Interest forms are due on March 19th, 2021. If follow in next week’s newsletter. If you ever you are still undecided, please state that on have any questions or concerns about your your form. child or their learning, please don’t hesitate to Pie Warmer chat with your child’s teacher. The partnership We love seeing the pie warmer full each between home and school is an extremely Friday. To help make serving easier, could you important one and we want every child to please make sure your child’s lunch is clearly achieve their best. labelled.

Riverina PSSA Swimming Carnival Have a brilliant week. th Well done to CJ who placed 9 in his 12-Year- Janice Eddy Old Boys Breaststroke Event. We are very proud of your achievements! P&C News Easter Raffle Deniliquin PSSA Basketball Trials Well done to Sienna and Luke who took part in the Deniliquin PSSA Basketball Trials last Thursday in . Both students played extremely well and enjoyed the experience.

Soccer Trials Congratulations Luke and CJ who have both qualified to take part in the Riverina Soccer Trials to be held in next Wednesday.

Thank you to the families who have already sent in sold raffle tickets and/or donated something for our Easter Hampers. We appreciate your support.

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Please find below the Mathoura Bowling The Mathoura Events Committee has

Club’s raffle roster. organised a special cake baking competition for children to enter a cake into the local Date Family Family Easter Fair. 8th April Krispyn Hibma 6th May Guthridge O’Callaghan 3rd June Van Zutphen Toomey 1st July Emery Ireland 29th July Gulliver Fabri 26th Aug Moorse Eddy

P&C Meeting Our P&C Meeting will be held this Wednesday at 7:15pm in the staffroom. We look forward to seeing you there.

Michelle O’Sullivan (P&C Secretary)

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