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Monday 30th March 2020

Volume 2, Issue 2

EDITORS: Deputy Principal Luke Bowering Miss Cassie Roads

M.I.S.S. News PRODUCED BY MORNINGTON ISLAND STATE SCHOOL

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SCHOOL TIMES

8.55am—3.10pm

SCHOOL TERM DATES

Tuesday 28th January 2020

to

27th March 2020

ATTENDING—Everybody’s business! LEARNING—Sharing! FUTURES—Anything is possible!

What an unpredictable term this has turned out to be! Despite all of the restrictive measures we are taking to ensure our community stays strong and healthy, our school staff are continuing to work hard to ensure all of our students receive the valuable education they deserve.

So if it is decided that school will not re-open to all students for Term 2 on the 20th of April, we will continue to engage students by providing each of our students with a pack of school work to do at home each week. These packs will help students continue to advance their literacy and numeracy skills as well as engage in English, Maths, HASS, Science and Health subject content. Teachers are currently working to put these packs together. In such an event, we will also provide via-distance support from MISS teachers (more information to come).

If the closure goes ahead, these packages will begin to be distributed dur-ing the second week of the holidays. It will be very important for students stay engaged with schoolwork if they miss school so they do not feel lost upon returning. Therefore, if the school closure in Term 2 eventuates, please support your children in continuing their education, whether it be through providing a quiet space in which they can focus, sitting down with them to help them attempt activities, or simply reminding and encouraging them to complete their work.

Finally, please ensure your contact details are up to date with the school.

We look forward to seeing everyone in classes again soon!

5 Student Free Days will be in place from Monday 30 March to Friday 3 April inclusive.*

This means that while schools will remain open, the Term 1 break will start early for students and they will not attend school next week, unless they are children of essential workers or vulnerable children (currently receiving services from Child Safety including children who are subject to a child protection order are subject to a youth justice order). Essential workers are those that must currently continue to attend their workplace during this difficult time. This includes early childhood and school staff. Schools are asked to provide supervision for children of these workers if they attend school. State schools will be formally closed for the Term 1 break from the end of Friday, 3 April. Staff will return to work on Monday 20 April unless health advice determines otherwise.

Have a SAFE, HAPPY and HEALTHY

Easter break!

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Our first term at MISS in PICTURES


For more information, photos and stories, please visit our website: https://morningtonislandss.eq.edu.au For inclusion in our newsletters, please email [email protected]

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I stay in my seat

I make deadly choices about my health

I walk promptly to class

I keep my hands and feet to myself

I leave sticks and rocks on the ground



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I follow instructions the first time every time

I am kind to animals

I use my 5 star listening

I move quietly around the school




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I stay on task

I come to class on time every lesson

I use technology responsibly



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I include others

I participate in all lessons

I am at the right place at the right time

I celebrate our differences


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Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue!

This term the kindy kids have been learning the colours! So far we have learned red, blue and yellow. This week we are learning green.

We have been doing lots of colour activities such as sorting different objects, art, craft, and making things like red play-dough, blue rice and yellow slime!

If you have a little one in kindy, make sure you help them with their learning outside of school too: point out the colour of their clothes, different coloured food and packets, and colours in nature! - Ms Jo

Exercising Our Bodies and Brains

Just because we’re taking a break from school doesn’t mean we need to take a break from learning! There are loads of ways we can keep our brains active from home, such as through: Educational tools and programs on websites including

Scholastic, Khan Academy, Prodigy Maths, National Geographic Kids, BBC Learning and Aussie Educator

Joe Wick’s at-home Physical Ed. classes on YouTube Documentaries, historical television, and educational shows on

platforms such as Netflix, YouTube, Ted Talks and ABC iView Broadening our knowledge of the world through websites such

as Smithsonian Institution and Shakespeare’s Globe

We show pride in our school!

Last month we very special emu parade: every class that collected 2 bags of rubbish from our school grounds earned the class 10 Maali Bakurrs to purchase something for their classroom from the Maali Shop. Well done to all students and staff who participated - what a way to show belonging and pride in our school! Let’s make sure we are always respectful and throw our rubbish in the bin in the future.

I am a Learner I participate in all lessons

Check out the fantastic engagement from the

9/10 boys in Mr Hunter’s class – brilliant!


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Boarding School Students and Parents

Considering the current circumstances and the evolving health situation, it is important for our Boarding school students and families to be prepared for any potential scenarios that may impact upon their return to normal school plans for Term 2.

Please keep in communication with your boarding school administrator for updates.

Please also know that Mornington Island State School is working closely with your boarding schools and will offer assistance and support where necessary. This may include alternative classroom space, if the situation requires it.

It is still the parent/guardian’s responsibility to maintain these communication lines open with the boarding school, and to ensure that students are continuing their studies as deemed appropriate. If for any reason you are not able to do this, please contact us for assistance.

Coreen Reading, email: [email protected], Mob: 0421 522 738 Monica Thomas, email: [email protected], Mob: 0419 780 782

Pigeons, Pugs, Pigs and Ugly Fish

This month was exciting in the library! Miss Sarah and Dr Sarah started Minecraft club, an awesome opportunity for kids to play educational computer games together at lunchtime. The result has been great fun for both kids and library staff. Students have been working together beautifully to solve problems, share knowledge and help each other learn.

There has also been loads of reading! Dr Sarah has been visiting classrooms reading great books like Pig the Pug and having reading time in the library with books like Ugly Fish to students and some-times even outside the library with fun (rowdy) books Like Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, or teaching our word of the week ‘palimpsest’ using Bad Ned and The Highway Rat.

Ways to Practise Good Hygiene Alongside social distancing and self-quarantining as necessary, there are many (smaller) measures you can take to protect our community’s health:

Regularly wash your hands with soap and water, including before and after eating Clean and disinfect surfaces such as benchtops, desks and doorknobs frequently Always wash your hands with soap and water after going to the toilet Clean and disinfect objects such as mobile phones, keys and wallets regularly When you cough or sneeze, do it into your elbow or into a tissue Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth Throw used tissues straight into the bin Use alcohol-based hand-sanitisers Increase fresh air in rooms by opening windows or adjusting

use of your air-conditioner - (Adapted) Department of Health

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Connecting with the Community

Our high school students have spent the first term of 2020 connecting with different organisations in the community and participating in an exciting variety of activities! We have been lucky enough to visit Miss Lisa at the hairdressing salon throughout the term, do arts and crafts at Mirndiyan Gununa, have a tour of the police station, participate in fitness activities at the PCYC, begin to make furniture at BYNOE, and bake ANZAC biscuits to share with school staff. Thank you to all of the staff who have led activities and so generously enabled our students to explore career options for their futures! If any organisa-tions would like to get involved, please contact Monica Thomas at [email protected].

COMMUNITY PROFILE Significant Community Members are interviewed, photographed and profiled by our school students

Kristy Rogers Where are you from?

Gununa, Mornington Island

Current Role:

Administration Officer

Why are you in this role?

Because I am interested in being in administration, and to experience new and better things down the track.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

What I am now. Being an admin worker is a good experience.

What do you like about living in our community?

Fishing, swimming, going out bush.

Why should children go to school?

Children should be at school every day to get their education and learn new ideas and topics every day.

Stolen Girl by Tina Saffioti and Norma MacDonald

“I like this book, I used to have it at home. I like how she got taken in a car to the dormitory, and how she

then has a dream, and then she escaped by hearing her mother’s voice singing out for her. That makes me feel happy.” - Gladys Goodman, Year 7


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