1 May 2023

Newsletter Articles

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Welcome Back

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break and enjoyed the holiday period. It was wonderful to see all of the students and families return to school today ready to commence the new term with smiles on their faces.

ANZAC Day

On Wednesday 26th April we held our ANZAC Day assemblies – It is such an important event in our school calendar and a wonderful opportunity to commemorate and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. With the hall out of action, it took a great team effort to ensure we were able to run our assemblies in the library. Due to limited space, some of our classes were unable to attend so we live streamed our assembly into the classrooms. I would also like to thank the many parents who attended, it was wonderful to see so many families.

Words cannot express how grateful I am to Mrs Larkin, Mrs Graham, Mrs Pearce and Miss Kelsey for the outstanding job they did to ensure such a special occasion was phenomenally organised and a true reflection of the ANZAC spirit. A big thank you to our Year 6 dancers, 1 Amber and 3 Navy for their amazing performances.

Four of our School Leaders represented Musgrave Hill at a special ceremony at ANZAC Square (Brisbane) on Monday 24th April. They were able to lay a wreath on behalf of our school next to the eternal flame. They certainly did our school proud.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

We will be conducting our Semester 1 Parent/Teacher interviews from the week commencing 15th May. Teachers will be sending out more information around times, days and how to book your appointment in the coming weeks. We hope each parent/carer takes the opportunity to touch base with your child’s class teacher.

Attendance

Attendance = Success

At Musgrave Hill State School our goal is to have a daily attendance rate of 95% and above in each year level, unfortunately most of our year levels sit well below this target. It is vital we work together and must continue to make Every Day Count so please send your children to school.

Major Works within the school

Upon your return from the Easter break, you would have noticed a lot of construction work happening in and around our Prep area. One of our Prep buildings has been removed and taken back to the factory for an additional classroom to be added to it. It is a very strategic process. We are hoping the new Prep building will be back on site within 6 to 8 weeks.

We also had two new temporary classrooms craned in over the holidays. They have been set up in front of the Meet and Greet area on the oval side. These classrooms are in preparation for further works that will be taken place later within the year.

Julie-Anne McGuinness – Principal

ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Friday 21st April 2023

ENRICHMENT NEWS

BROADWATER DISTRICT SPORTS TRIAL DATES

Dear Families

Please see below the list of all the Broadwater District Sports trial dates and age group requirements. Please note that all district sports are played at a high level and all nominations are subject to school approval. Announcements will be made at meet and greet to come and sign on for the sports in the week leading up to the nomination due date. Any questions please email Mitchell Goldman at mgold75@eq.edu.au with any questions you may have.

GOLD COIN CHALLENGE

Gold Token Challenge Term 1 Wrap Up!

Whaaaaaat a day it was!!! Last Friday was an absolute blast for our Term 1 Champion House, Dolphin! So much fun was had by all our Dolphin kiddies. There were giggles, fun times, more giggles to be had about the sliding techniques on show, a whole lot of grass covering our bodies, and some very tired and sore teachers!

Well done Dolphin students on a ridiculously fun and respectful morning. We look forward to seeing which House will reign supreme and be crowned Term 2 Champions.

Special thanks also are to be extended to Sam O’Connor and his team. Your support and involvement in our school activities is extremely appreciated and your pizza generosity was very much welcomed by our kids! We look forward to seeing you back at Musgrave to joining in the fun with our Term 2 Champions.

Katie Halsall

TUCKSHOP NEWS

We have a new cut off time for daily orders which is 8:45am, all orders need to be made via the Qkr! App. You can also use the ‘Musgrave Way Award’ by attaching the $5.00 award to a note with your order, if your order is more than $5.00 just add the extra cost. 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.

We have some new exciting items on the Menu this Term.

New Hot Food Items – available for both breaks:

Ham, Cheese and Pineapple Pizza
Ham & Cheese Pizza
Traveller Beef Pie
Four n Twenty Sausage Roll
Nuggets
Gluten Free Nuggets

Daily Specials (available for second break only):

Hotdog with Tomato Sauce
Pasta
Chicken Burger – Chicken Schnitzel, lettuce, cheese and mayo
Beef Burger – Beef Patty, red onion, cheese and BBQ sauce

We also have all of our ice blocks back in stock. These can all be purchased via the Qkr! App or over the counter with cash at first and second break.

Ice Blocks:

Quelch Fruit Ice Block - $1.00
TNT - $1.50
Bulla Ice Cream Cup Gluten Free - $2.00
Chocolate Paddlepop - $2.50
Rainbow Paddlepop - $2.50
Banana Paddlepop - $2.50
Calippo - $2.50
Icy Twist - $2.50
Cyclone - $2.50

The Tuckshop has now enforced a monetary limit for each student due to time restraints in the play time. We allow each child to purchase one item for each break. The most expensive item on the over the counter menu is $2.50 so therefore children do not need to bring more that a $5.00 note or change to school for the day.

Please remember it is against school rules to share money or food.

If you have any enquiries at all please don’t hesitate to give me a call 07 5644 5555

Uniform News

Uniform orders are placed on the Qkr! App please allow 24 hours for delivery. The orders are placed in the Teachers pigeon hole and handed out in class. If you have not received your order within 2 days of placement please call the Uniform Shop.

Winter Uniform

We are in the process of signing off on our new winter jumper. Please keep an eye on Class Dojo and Facebook for further updates. In the mean time please feel free to purchase a plain navy jumper/cardigan from Big W, Kmart, Target, Lowes, etc.

Uniform opening hours

The Uniform Shop is open daily from 8:00am-9:00am for fittings and purchases.

Thank you once again for your support.

P&C News

P&C Meeting

Our next P&C Meeting is Thursday 11th May at 2:00pm, please sign in at the office and the office ladies will direct you where to go. All parents are welcomed. I hope to see you all there.

Easter Egg Raffle

What an amazing effort by our students. We raised an amazing $400.00 for the school so thank you very much to everyone that purchased a ticket. Our very lucky winner was Alice D from 5 Ruby.

Holiday Raffle

We are currently running our Holiday Raffle. Tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased via the Qkr! App or at the Tuckshop with cash or card. We have two prizes available. The prizes are a hotel stay for 2 at the George William Hotel in Brisbane it also includes a hot breakfast. The prize is valued at over $300.00 so get in quick. We have extended our purchase time to 12th May at 9:00am and the lucky winners will be announced live on our Facebook page and presented at assembly that afternoon.

Mother’s Day Stall

Our next exciting event is our Mother’s Day Stall. This stall will be open Monday 8th May till Friday 12th May in our Hall from 8:00am-10:00 am. Prices start from $1.00. If you would like to volunteer to help run the stall please call the Tuckshop on 5644 5555 and leave a message with your name and contact number.

Sally McWilliams – Tuckshop/Uniform Co-ordinator

CLASSROOM CAPERS – 6 EMERALD

6 Emerald this term will be investigating the science and impact of natural disasters. They will look at how and where they form as well as how they are measured. Students will also create a newspaper report about a natural disaster in our area!

Mrs Benson – Classroom Teacher

KINDYLINQ

COMMUNITY NEWS

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