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Maraylya Messenger
Term 4, Week 9
Principal’s Message
Thank you to everyone involved in our
wonderful Maraylya Christmas Festival and
Movie Night last Saturday night. Despite
the 42 degree temperatures, it was a
brilliant community event that was enjoyed
by all.
This night was made possible thanks to the
tireless work of the Movie Night Committee
members who have been meeting since
February to ensure it was a success. They
have liaised with local businesses who
have generously donated funds, goods or
services towards our school and its
students. So many of our parents donated
their time over the last few weeks and on
the night. We have listed our generous
sponsors within our newsletter.
7th December, 2012
Diary
Presentation
Night Rehearsal
‘Cool Kids’
Parent Concert
Presentation
Night – 6.30pm
Year 6 Mini Fete
Year 6 Farewell
Talent Quest
12:30pm
Party Day /
Last Day
Year 6
Farewell
Tunnel
Staff
Development
Days
2013 Dates
Kinder Best
Start
Year 1-6 Term 1
Kinder Term 1
begins
Swimming
Carnival
School Photos
Value of the Week – Excellence
Dates
Tue 11th
Dec 9am
Tue 11th
Dec 1pm
Thu
13th Dec
Fri
14th Dec
Mon
17th Dec
Tue
18th Dec
Wed
19th Dec
Wed
19th Dec
2.30pm
Thu/ Fri
20th/21st
Dec
30th/31st
Jan
30th Jan
Fri
1st Feb
Fri
1st Feb
Tue
19th Feb
… and Santa, if you’re
listening…
I would like this one for
Christmas!
Our Generous Sponsors!
 Ontrak Engineering
 Sydney’s Christmas Barn
 Riverside Oaks
 MELC
 BP Maraylya
 Peter Wynn’s Score
 Jens Images
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Lush Me
The Beauty Shack
Coffee Club Rouse Hill
Smik Surf
Simon's Coffee Lounge
Mrs Field's Rouse Hill
Vouge Family Hair Design
Jordan's Cakes
KL's Cut Above
The Book Barn
PINC
Jeana's Country Spa
Jane Zammit Fresh Produce
Riverstone Fruit Market
Smart Steppers
Mobile Hair Styling
Dance Group
Congratulations to our junior and senior dancers who performed at last
Friday’s assembly. Thanks so much to Mrs Diane Parsons (Jaxson’s Nan)
for spending so much time every Wednesday and Thursday
choreographing, rehearsing and costuming the dancers. We can’t wait to
see them perform on presentation night.
Red Shield Hamper Drive
Thanks to all who helped raise funds towards
the Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Drive.
Thanks to your generosity, we will be
sending the Salvos a cheque for $102.00.
Reports
Student progress reports will be coming home next Wednesday 12th
December. Please take some time to reflect on your child’s progress this
semester and help them to make learning goals for next year.
Vegetable Garden
This week we began to construct the vegetable gardens using the ‘Alive
Project’ funds. The garden will be now placed next to the new classroom
block, where there is a better water source and greater accessibility. Our 6
Year 6 students and SRC representatives were very skilled at constructing
the gardens. They should be very proud of their building skills!
Thank you
Thanks Maraylya for a successful year working
together! Thank you for reading this newsletter
in either hard copy or on the website. We hope
we are keeping you informed of all that’s
happening at MPS.
Thanks also to Liz Giblett for passing on our
information to local media throughout the years
– helping to share our successes with others in
the wider community.
We have another big year ahead of us in 2013, with new curriculum to
prepare for, a concert to perform, changes to our school regions and all
the other things that happen at MPS to ensure an engaging and
successful year for your child.
The best of the festive season to you all.
Have a great break with your families.
Stewart Gaffey - Principal MPS
Merit Awards
These students have achieved 20 tokens
through the schools BEE Awards recognition
system.
Blast Off Awards
Courtney Stewart
Joshua Smith
These students have achieved 50 tokens
through the schools BEE Awards recognition system.
Orbit Awards
Kate Sultana
Jayden Colgan
Kimberly Carpenter Jack Rose
Hailie Burns
Aaron Brown
Andrew Aceituno
These students have achieved 100 tokens
through the schools BEE Awards recognition system.
Touch Down Awards
Mitchell Sultana
Lara Parish
MPS
Assembly Awards
Term 4 Week 9
K – Scarlett Burns & Justin Sultana
1 – Dee Carrington & Madison Morgan
2/3 – Maxim Born & Orlando Hopkins
4/5 – Lindsay Wilbow & Matt Sultana
6 – Aimee Carpenter & Brooke Coulter
Person of the Week
K – Hayden Elliott
1 – Sean Ible
2/3 – Bayley Clancy
4/5 – Jayden Snowden
6 – Alex Petersen
Class News
K
Kindergarten has been busily decorating
their room for Christmas. We have written
letters to Santa and made some beautiful
reindeers which we hope to take home this
week. We are still working very hard with
our reading and numbers. Kindergarten
cannot wait until their graduation at
Presentation Night.
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The end of the term and year is fast approaching.
We will be sending books and artwork home over
the next 2 weeks. We will still be doing reading and
spelling in Week 10 as well as maths, so that means
homework as well. Please return any home readers
and library books at the end of Week 10. The boys
and girls should be very proud of their hard work
this year and the progress they have all made. I
hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a
safe and happy break. Thanks for being a great class!!!
2/3
Mrs Bennett and I would like to thank you
all for such a productive and fun year. We
have enjoyed teaching all your children
and watching them grow, they have learnt
so much in such a short time. Up coming
events, combined scripture next
Wednesday 12th as well as the Christmas
Choir
performing at Richmond Club and the
Richmond Nursing Home. If anyone can
help with transport, please let me know.
Our term will have an exciting ending, movies at Richmond (The
Guardians) on Wednesday 19th and returning back to school for some
fun, games and a little class party.
4/5
4/5 have been learning lots of different and
interesting facts about Space. We had to
research different topics in pairs such as
asteroids, comets, satellites, planets, sollar
system and many more. Students designed an
information report that will be collaborated with
everybody’s work and put into a booklet for
students to keep. We are nearly finished our
collaging of different colour tones. Everybody
has improved their times tables speed test this Term and some people
have even beat their times by 3 minutes. WOW!
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Well….. this is it! Our last class news for primary school. Thanks to all at
Maraylya PS for caring for us and helping us to learn all that we need for
high school and beyond. We will treasure our time at Maraylya PS.
Our Year 6 Mini Fete will be held on Friday 14th December as a way of
saying thank you to all and to help us raise funds for our big farewell
evening on Monday 17th December at Pitt Town Sporting Club. Our Mini
Fete will be run using a token
currency, meaning that to be
involved in the activities, you will
need some tokens!
These will be for sale all next week
each morning for $5.00 for a book
of 10 tokens. (All activities on the
Mini Fete Day will cost 1 token.)
Once spent, these tokens will go
into a giant prize draw to be held
after lunchtime on the day.
LIBRARY
A big thank you to all the helpers throughout the year in the Library.
The time you give to the Library is invaluable.
Happy Birthday to….
Antonia Beard, Kia Burns, Scarlett Burns,
Tyler Daniels, Daniel Dorian, Jacko Kape, Cooper Ogden,
Cohen Ogden, Jayden Snowden, Ryan Withers and Mr Gaffey!
Who celebrate their birthdays in December
Congratulations and hope you have a great birthday!
CANTEEN
MONDAY
CANTEEN
MONDAY
ROSTER
WEDNESDAY
DEC 2012
FRIDAY
12TH
VANESSA NEEDS
SYLVIA HOPKINS
14TH
19TH
CLOSED DUE TO
MOVIES AND BOWLING
21ST
CLOSED
JENNY BORN
LETICHA CLANCY
ROSTER
FEB 2013
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
1ST
CLOSED
6TH
1ST DAY BACK
LEANNE LUZAR
SUE SULTANA
CATHERINE SULTANA
VANESSA NEEDS
13TH
15TH
BROWNYN SNOWDEN
LEAHN ROGERS
20TH
ANGIE LEE
GINA FRANKS
22ND
SYLVIA HOPKINS
TRACEY MCDERMOTT
JENNY BORN
LETICHA CLANCY
27TH
ASMA TADROSSE
GLENDA CARPENTER
THANK YOU EVERYONE
FOR YOUR
TIME
8TH
Maraylya Christmas Movie Night Fundraiser
5th December 2012
Thank you to all volunteers that helped out on the stalls on Saturday night at our
movie night. We survived the heat and it was a great movie. The cake stall was
very successful due to the huge number of donated cakes – Thank you to
everyone that spent time cooking those wonderful cakes.
Also, a huge THANK YOU to the committee members. They have given up so
much of their time throughout the year to organise such a successful night.
Movie Night 2012
Movie – Ticket sales
$1,930.00
BBQ & Canteen
$1,657.15
Raffle
$1,039.80
Cake Stall
$362.10
Snow Cones
$170.00
Lucky Dips
$141.00
Kids Craft
$142.00
Santa Photos
$210.00
Jumping Castle & Glow Sticks
$195.50
Coffee Van
$20.00
Face Painting
$30.00
Auction - $675.00 to be paid
$1,025.00
TOTAL
$6,922.55
Less Expenses
$3,236.90
TOTAL FUNDRAISING
$3,685.65
Thank you
Maraylya Christmas Festival Committee
Buy your fresh veggies, fruit and free range eggs direct from the farm.
Self serve roadside stall NOW OPEN!
Monday : 9am-6pm
Tuesday: 12 Midday-6pm
Wednesday:Closed
Thursday:Closed
Friday:9am-6pm
Saturday:9am-5pm
Sunday:9am-5pm
Road)
Address: 552 Old Pitt Town Road, Oakville (Corner of Saunders
Any enquires phone Jane: 0408211416
Pre-ordered mixed seasonal fruit & veggie boxes are available to order.
All enquiries please phone Jane: 0408 211 416 email: [email protected]
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM THE STUDENTS
&
STAFF