2 September 2022

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Book Week Parade

What a wonderful celebration of reading we had last Thursday celebrating Book Week. Thank you to all our families for sending your children to school in their amazing costumes. It was great to see so many parents in attendance to support and cheer our students dressed as their favourite book character. The costumes were extremely impressive this year, we have some very creative students, parents and teachers in our community. Adjudicating the best costumes for each year level proved extremely difficult for the judging panel. Thanks to Mrs. Bobbin for organising such a phenomenal event.

World Teacher Aide Day

Today we recognised a group of extremely dedicated, hardworking and committed members of our school community; our Teacher Aides. The 2nd September is Teacher Aide Day in Australia and an opportunity to acknowledge the important role of Teacher Aides whose hard work and dedication make a difference to students, teachers and the entire school community. The Musgrave Hill Teacher Aide team are a fantastic group of professionals who support our school, providing assistance that gives the extra attention some students need to get the most out of a lesson and supporting our teachers to organise engaging and relevant activities each day. On behalf of our school community I would like to say a big thank you to all of our wonderful Teacher Aides and assure them that their work is greatly appreciated by all, not only today but every day of the year!

Enrol now for 2023

Can I please ask that parents of students commencing Prep in 2023 contact the office on 5644 5555 or drop by and collect an enrolment pack? Prep interviews are being conducted now and the information gathered during these interviews, are vital to ensure a smooth transition to schooling in 2023.

Father’s Day

It is my hope that all of our amazing Fathers, Grandfathers and Carers have a wonderful Father’s Day on Sunday. The contribution you all make to your children should never be underestimated.

Every dad needs their time to shine, enjoy your special day.

R U OK Day

It is our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start meaningful conversations whenever they spot the signs that someone they care about might be struggling with life. RUOK has released resources, tips and ideas to help you drive genuine change in your workplace, school and community. Below are links to access the RUOK? Day resources.

A Conversation Can Change a Life - R U Ok? Inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life. You don’t need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and a great listener. Use these 4 steps and have a conversation that could change a life.

Julie-Anne McGuinness – Principal

WHAT’S HAPPENING

First Lego League Robotics Competition

BOOK WEEK 2022

Our Book Week Character Parade was held last Thursday here at Musgrave and what a fantastic day it was! Everyone commented on the amount of effort and time invested into the making and creating of some of the amazing costumes and outfits on display at the parades. It was also wonderful to see the support and attendance of so many parents and caregivers. Congratulations to all our prize winners. Our judges had a hard job. A big thank you to everyone involved in making it another memorable day here at Musgrave.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Weeks 5 and 6

19th August 2022

LOST PROPERTY

• Lost property is now under 3 Navy’s stairs in plastic sealed boxes.
• Boxes will be put out each morning and put away each afternoon.
• Please collect recently misplaced items from the black tubs.
• Please look through the plastic boxes for items that have been missing for over a week.
• After two weeks, unclaimed Lost Property will be sent to a local charity.
• Please make sure that all school property is named so that it can find its way back to where it belongs.

TUCKSHOP NEWS

Lunch orders still need to be made via the Qkr! App by 9.00am each day. You can also use the ‘Musgrave Way Award’ simply attach the $5.00 award to a note with your order. If your order is more than $5.00, you can add the rest. Please make sure your child lets their teacher know or remind them to drop it off to me in the tuckshop when they arrive at school.

On the last day of term the tuckshop will be shut for cleaning and stocktaking. If you have any enquiries at all, please don’t hesitate to give me a call 07 5644 5555

Uniform News

We are currently having a sale of old stock. Prices start from $10.00, please go onto the Qkr! App to see what is available.

We have changed our operating hours for the uniform shop to allow parents to be able to come in.

We will be open the following days and times:

If you do require an appointment outside of these times please call the uniform shop so we can try to accommodate this.

P&C News – Colour Run

Friday 16th September

Musgrave is hosting its very own Crazy Colour Fun Run. All children received fundraising brochures last week and the great news is, we as a community, have already raised over $11,000.00 Thank you so much for those who have contributed.

For our first week we held a competition to see which class could get the most online profiles with a donation. This class would be the first to run on the day and also get to slime their teacher and teacher aide. The winner was 6 Gold. Mrs Kennon and Miss Kelsey both had mixed reactions to this announcement.

We also made a promise to the students that for every $5,000.00 raised we would draw a staff member out of the hat to be slimed on the day as well.

The lucky winner of that draw was Mr Swan.

Sally McWilliams - Tuckshop and Uniform Convenor

PREP 2023 – CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

CLASSROOM CAPERS – 6 ONYX

CLASSROOM CAPERS – 4 PINK AND 4 LIME

Mrs Orr/Mrs Alban – 4 Pink Classroom Teachers
Miss Hampson – 4 Lime Classroom Teacher

UPCOMING EVENTS

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”

Chess Mates – School Holidays

Soccer X at Musgrave Hill State School

Keebra Park State High School – Year 7 Orientation Day

Y.M.C.A. Little N Active