7 September 2018

Newsletter Articles

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Book Week: Musgrave Hill Read-a-thon 2018

Congratulations Musgrave students on another successful Read-a-thon. The Read-a-thon aimed to challenge readers to set aside time to read each day. This initiative during Book Week helps to promote reading and literacy in all student's lives and further strengthen reading abilities across our school.

Well done to all students and families who were actively involved. The Year 2 cohort stood out amongst the year levels as the most enthusiastic readers. The challenge required students to record the amount of books or chapters read both at home and in class. Individuals and classes then submitted their tallies and totals were added together to beat our School Goal of 2000 texts. We successfully surpassed this reaching the total of 3811 texts from Prep to Year 6.

2 Mauve achieved the highest overall total of all the classes and enjoyed an ice-block party to celebrate this great achievement. Keep up the wonderful reading Musgrave!

School Support Staff Recognition Week 2018

August 27 - 31 was School Support Staff Recognition Week. School support staff are vital to our school. They provide invaluable support to all of the staff, parents and students. Sheryl, Liz, Deb, Janette and Paul are the ‘face’ of our school, welcoming all visitors with a smile and demonstrate what Musgrave Hill SS is all about. We thank the ladies for their commitment to our school each and every day.

Head Lice

Head lice have been detected in the school. We ask that all families check their child’s hair TODAY as this will help to eradicate them from our school. Keep checking every family members hair every second day for ten consecutive days until there are no head lice remaining.

Transmission:

Head lice do not jump or fly. They are spread mainly by direct head to head contact. They have strong claws and move by swinging from hair to hair. This can happen when people play, cuddle or work closely together. Also by students sharing school hats.

Head lice are a very common problem in schools and institutions everywhere in the world. Anyone can get head lice. They affect all socioeconomic groups and are not a sign of poor hygiene. They have no preference for ethnic background, hair colour, hair type or age.

Detection of head lice:

All parents should check their children and other family members for head lice regularly as early detection decreases treatment time and helps break the breeding cycle.

The most effective way to detect head lice is by using the hair conditioner and combing method. You will need white coloured hair conditioner, an ordinary comb, a fine tooth head lice comb and white tissue/kitchen paper towel.

• Apply sufficient white conditioner to dry hair to completely cover the scalp and hair from roots to tips.
• Use an ordinary comb to detangle hair and evenly distribute the conditioner. Divide the hair into four sections.
• Comb hair from root to tips using a fine tooth head lice comb.
• After each stroke, wipe the comb onto a white tissue, checking the comb and tissue for head lice.
• Comb the whole head, checking for lice.
• Put all tissues in a plastic bag, tie the top and put the bag in a rubbish bin.

All members of the family/household should be checked once per week using this method as long as infestation remains within the household.

Prevention:

The following actions can be taken to help prevent infestation/re-infestation:

• Avoid head to head contact with other persons.
• Keep long hair tied back or in plaits, especially at school.
• Do not share brushes, combs, or pillows.
• Wash combs and hair brushes after each use (60 Degrees Celsius for 30 seconds).
• Pillow cases of persons known to be infested should be washed daily on hot cycle or put in the clothes dryer for 15 minutes.
• Treat all household members whose head lice have been detected.
• Notify your school so that others can be alerted to the problem and can check for head lice and arrange treatment if necessary.

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NRL Excursion

On Thursday 30th of August, our Open Boys Competitive Rugby League Team had a great gala day against 5 other schools from the Gold Coast. Our boys showed incredible teamwork, support to each other and determination as they played each game. We had a fantastic day and Mr Bird was very proud of all of the boy's sportsmanship and Musgrave spirit.

Father’s Day

Last Thursday morning our Preps hosted a Father’s Day breakfast. It was a true celebration of our fathers and just how appreciative of them we are. We were welcomed by a large number of fathers, grandfathers, carers and uncles on the day and it was wonderful to see our Prep students buttering toast, fixing coffees and introducing their special someone to staff and other students. We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful community that will engage and support all school events. Happy Father’s Day to all our wonderful fathers and we hope you were all spoilt on Sunday.

Maths Bee

A big congratulations to all students from Years 1 - 6 who participated in Musgrave Hill’s Maths Bee competition 2018. It was wonderful to have the support of our whole school community. The class champions and year level champions are listed below.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

27th August 2018

3rd September 2018

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Tuckshop Orders

All orders need to be placed by 9.15am via the link below or over the counter at the tuckshop. If you happen to forget to order and have missed the cut off for Flexischools please call the school and speak with Sally about placing an order.

Uniform News

We have our brand new hats for sale in the uniform shop for $13.00. They are our new reversible House Hats which means they are navy on one side and your house colour on the other side. Please note they are to be worn with the navy side out for lunch breaks. The house side will only be worn on Sports Days and Cross Country Days.

We are still awaiting our shipment of new uniforms and are expecting them any day now.

Sally McWilliams – Tuckshop/Uniform Convenor

P&C NEWS

I'd like to thank everyone who came and purchased something from our Father’s Day stall and I hope all dads, uncles, grandads and significant males had a really great day. All proceeds from our fundraising this year are going towards our playground upgrades, so please keep an eye out for the changes you will see happening around the school in the future.

Our next P&C Meeting is on Thursday 13th September in the Staffroom at 2.00pm. All are welcome so come and help us make our school an even better place for all of our kids.

Melissa Holland - P&C President

SPORTS TALK

Broadwater Athletics

Congratulations to the seven students who were invited to trial at the Broadwater Athletics Trials in August. Addie R, Gina C, Agapetos L-F, Culiah T, Hesed L-F, Jayden C-B and Ethan G all represented our school with outstanding sportsmanship and produced our best results in over 7 years! Three of our students were successful in making selection into the Broadwater Team and will compete at the South Coast Trials next week. We wish you all the best and look forward to hearing how you go.

Gina C made selection in 10yrs Girls 100m and 200m
Agapetos L-F made selection in the 10yrs Boys Shot Put, 100m and 200m
Jayden C-B made selection in the 11yrs Boys Discus

Congratulations and good luck!!

Run Club

As you may have noticed, there has been a rather large map of Australia hung in the Meet and Greet Area. Yes, we have been tallying laps all year to now unveil, Musgrave’s Run Around Australia Challenge. All laps that have been run so far have been tallied and each individual students’ laps have been tallied to give each class an overall Run Club Tally for this challenge. Results so far are listed below. Congratulations to all the students that turn up for Run Club each week – and more importantly, thank you, to all the parents, grandparents and guardians that get them there! I would also like to say a special thanks to Sally Grassick for all her hard work and help generating these figures for me.

Top Class = 4/5T
2nd = 4P
3rd = 4L
4th = 6G
5th = 6O

Leading Female Runner (2018) = Nissa P (4/5T)
Leading Male Runner (2018) = Dilly O (4/5T)

This challenge will be updated fortnightly and will continue until Run Club finishes for 2018. The mark will then be set for 2019!!

Mrs Halsall – Physical Education

CLASSROOM CAPERS – 3 PURPLE

Miss Collis – Classroom Teacher

A WORD FROM OUR GUIDANCE OFFICER

All about Worrying- 3 steps to stop worrying

Everybody worries. Grown-ups do it and kids do it, too. But what should you do about it? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these 3 steps:

1. Try to figure out what you're worried about.
2. Think about ways to make the situation better.
3. Ask for help.

1. Figure it out.

Sometimes, you will know exactly what you're worried about. Other times, you might not know exactly what's bugging you. Let's say you're worried about a teacher who seems mean. But maybe what's really bothering you is that you're having trouble with math. If you get some help with math, that teacher might seem just fine.

Some problems, like family problems, are big and have a lot of parts. That can make it tough to zero in what the problem is or to pick one part of the problem to try to solve. But being able to focus on your problem — or at least part of it — is the first step to taking action. If you're having trouble figuring out what worries you, skip to Step 3 and get some help from a parent or another person you trust.

2. Think of ways to make it better.

There is almost always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it probably won't solve your problem. But switching to an action mode can help you feel more hopeful.

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the actions you could take — from writing the friend a note to inviting him or her over for a game of basketball. Should you apologize for whatever happened between the two of you? Once you have a list of possible actions, you can select the one you think is most likely to get your friendship back on track.

But what if you can't think of anything to do to make your particular problem better? Then it's time to jump to Step 3 (it's the next step anyway) and ask someone for help.

3. Ask for help.

Worrying can make you feel lonely. When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. Sometimes people say, "Why should I bother? He/she can't do anything about it." But here are two reasons to give it a shot anyway:

1. You don't know for sure that no one can help until you share your feelings and let the person try to help.
2. Just the act of telling someone what's bothering you can make you feel a little better. Afterward, you are no longer alone with your worries and whomever you told (parent, sister, brother, friend, counselor) is now thinking about ways to help you.

A Final Word about Worry

Did you know worry is not all bad? If you weren't worried (at least a little) about that test, you might not study for it. And if you weren't worried about getting sunburned, you might not wear your sunscreen.

But some kids worry so much that it keeps them from doing the stuff they need and want to do. If that sounds like you, you know what to do by now: Turn to good old Step 3 and ask someone for help.

Adapted from “Worry Less in Three Steps’ from KidsHealth.com

Joy Wheeler – Guidance Officer

A WORD FROM OUR CHAPLAIN

Chappy Spare Change Challenge

This will be happening in Term 4 on weeks 2, 3 and 4. Please save your change to support our school chaplaincy.

The top 3 classes who have raised the most money will win a prize!

Chaplaincy Raffle

RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

FAMILY PASS - 2 ADULTS + 2 CHILDREN (5-12YRS)
Soul Boardwalk - Cavill Mall - Surfers Paradise
Expiry: 31st December 2018

Tickets are 50c each and can be purchased from the Tuckshop.

Drawn 21st September, 2018. You do not have to be present to win as the ticket will be held at the school for pick up. All proceeds will go to the MHSS Chaplaincy Service.

COMMUNITY NEWS

“This is a service provided when space permits. The school acts solely as a messenger and is not actually recommending any activities advertised”

Animal Welfare League

Keebra Park State High School

Year 7 2019 Enrolment Afternoon

Eco Explorers Programs

Basketball for Girls

North Gold Coast Seahawks

UPCOMING EVENTS