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I have been out of the school for two
days this week assisting with a project
at the request of one of our area
directors. Fortunately, we have a great
team that soldiers on in my absence
but it certainly puts the pressure on
when I return to catch up!
On Monday evening, we had the final
centenary committee meeting! At
the meeting, we reviewed all centenary
events and activities and, of course,
the feelings were very strong that our
centenary was a resounding success.
One of the best outcomes for me was
the way the centenary drew together
members of our current and former
school communities. I learned a lot
about the history of the school and it
gave me a clearer understanding of
the many factors that make Maroubra
Junction such a wonderful public
school. My thanks again to all who
contributed to our celebrations this
year.
We are currently very busy planning
for 2014. A critical activity for us is
ensuring continuity of programs,
particularly for children with additional
learning needs. During week nine, a
series of handover meetings are
being planned between 2013 and 2014
class teachers. For children with higher
level additional needs, the meetings
will involve a chairperson, parents,
class teachers and support staff as
required. For other children with lower
level needs, the meeting will take place
between class teachers only and
parents will be informed and given the
option of being present. We will have
letters out to parents later this week or
early next week.
Finally, if you have requests regarding
your child’s class placement in 2014,
please click on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
s/92KK5PX
Garrie Russell
Principal
CALENDAR PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
ON OUR WEBSITE
NEWSLETTER Term 4, Week 7 Wednesday 20 November 2013
Week 7
Wed 20 November
Year 5 Leadership Training; Day 3
Swimming Scheme; Day 3 Thurs 21 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 4
Assembly Years 3-6; 2pm; Hall; Led by 6N
P&C Disco 5.30pm; 7.00pm Fri 22 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 5
South Sydney HS visiting Year 6
Week 8
Mon 25 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 6
Tues 26 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 7
Year 4 Excursion to Randwick Boys and
Randwick Girls High Schools
Interrelate
Wed 27 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 8
Thurs 28 November
Swimming Scheme; Day 9
Helpers Morning Tea; 10.45am; Hall
Languages Program Registration P& C Survey
C H I L D R E N L E A V I N G
To assist with our planning for 2014,
we need to know urgently if your
child will not be returning to MJPS
in 2014.
Y E A R 6 M I N I F E T E
Tuesday, 9th December
School playground
12.00-1.00pm
There is plenty on offer:
Food Fairy floss, fruit kebabs,
sausage sizzle, Indonesian
delights, sushi, cupcakes,
lolly pick and mix, pizza
Games Soccer goal kicking,
vortex throwing, dancing and
karaoke, sponge throwing
Drinks Snow cones, Slushies
Art & Craft Scoobies, jewellery
and plenty more!
Don’t forget to bring your money
and support Year 6!
P & C S U R V E Y
The MJPS P&C wants to hear
from you! Please click on the link:
http://www.mjpspandc.com.au/
survey or enter it into your
browser to complete our
10 minute online survey. It is
anonymous but you can go into
the draw to win a school hat by
including your contact details on
the last page of the survey. The
survey is open for two weeks and
results will be presented at the
December P&C meeting on 5th
December 2013.
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Art Show If you did not have the opportunity to
purchase your child’s contribution to
our Art Show, there is still time.
Please send $5.00 in an envelope
clearly marked Art Show with your
child’s name and class to the office.
Works of art will then be sent home
with your child.
Languages Program 2014 The school will be offering French,
German and Spanish classes before
and after school in 2014 at a cost of
$22 per session. Please register your
interest on the school website at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
V2PTBN2
Petition - Zebra Crossing We have been approached by a group
of parents from the French School who
are petitioning Randwick Council to
provide a permanent crossing on
Moverly Road. This has been endorsed
by the principal at the French School.
If you would like to sign the petition, it
is located in the school office.
Kiss & Go Helpers A number of parents who use Kiss &
Go have complained about others
parking in zone or leaving gaps,
limiting the amount of available space.
To assist with managing this situation,
we are requesting that we have a few
parent volunteers to patrol the zone
from time to time. If you can help out a
few times per term, we will provide a
yellow vest and instructions. We don’t
need supervisors every day, just on
random days to provide timely
reminders. If you can help, please
email the school at
Disco Rules Please check the next page of today’s
newsletter for updated disco rules.
It’s very important that parents
understand and support conditions of
attendance.
Stewart House Handballs Stewart House is supported by the
teachers and students of New South
Wales Public Schools and provides
opportunities for children who are in
need of a break from their everyday
life. During their stay children are
provided with optometric, dental and
medical treatment as well as emotional
and educational support. We still have
Stewart House handballs to sell!!
Christmas is REALLY really close and
they make great stocking stuffers. Eke
out that present with a Stewart House
Handball! Your child may need a
supply for next year – no tears when
one is lost, simply produce a spare.
These wonderful high bounce balls will
be on sale each morning from 8:30-
9:00am in Ms Batzakis’s room from
tomorrow (the classroom closest to the
office.) Don’t miss out! Only $3.00
each!!
Interrelate Notes were sent out with all children in
Years 3-6 regarding the Interrelate
program that will be offered at our
school on Tuesday, 26th November.
The program runs over two sessions
Where did I come from? and Preparing
for puberty and families may attend
either one or both sessions.
Year 6 Mini Fete Year 6 will be hosting the annual
Maroubra Junction Mini Fete
fundraiser on Tuesday 3rd December
from 12 noon until 1pm. Students from
Kindergarten to Year 5 will be invited
on this day to visit the 16 exciting stalls
Year 6 has created. There will be many
things on offer to purchase so please
don’t forget to provide your child with
money on the day! Prices for items/
games range from 50 cents to $5 per
stall. All the profits the Year 6 students
make from the stalls are used to buy
the school a gift on behalf of Year 6
2013. Thank you for your anticipated
support!
Requests for Class Placement in 2014 We will soon be considering formation
of classes for 2014. If parents have
particular requests, especially regarding
friendships and social groupings,
please click on the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
s/92KK5PX
Please be aware that many factors are
taken into account when forming
classes and we may not be able to
satisfy all requests.
Late Arrivals The number of children arriving 5-10
minutes late to school is increasing.
Please be aware that coming late to
school can often be very unsettling for
a child and they can miss out on
important information and learning
time. All late arrivals should report to
the school office to get a late note.
Even short periods are regarded as
partial absences on our attendance
register.
NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OR PLAYGROUND STALL!
ALSO ON SALE AT THE DISCO!
OR USE THE ORDER FORM IN THIS NEWSLETTER
Add some of these great items to your Christmas gifts. Check out these great deals…..
Wow mugs...2 for $15; Tea towels...2 for $15; Drink holders...3 for $10; Pencils...5 for $3; Five pencils + wrist band...$5;
Wristbands...2 for $3; Maroubra on the Menu Cookbooks...special deals……(see the order form in this newsletter)
CENTENARY MERCHANDISE
CHRISTMAS SALE
MJPS Centenary
www.facebook.com/mjpscentenary
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SPORT
INFORMATION Operation Art Our entrants in Operation Art have had
their works of art framed for display in
the office foyer over the coming months.
Come and have a look at their great
work! Well done girls!
This Friday, 22nd November:
Softball & Cricket
M.J.P.S v Chifley at Heffron Park
AFL:
MJPS v South Coogee 1 at Heffron Park
near netball courts
Please remember to pay all
sports money by Thursday.
Last week’s results
Team Result Best player(s)
AFL v South Coogee 2
Juniors : LOST Matthew G
Seniors : LOST Dylan L
Softball & Cricket had a bye
Our final school disco for 2013 will be held in the hall tomorrow night - Thursday 21st November.
K-2: 5:30-6:45pm
3-6: 7.00-8:30pm
In line with our last disco, the following structures will be in place to alleviate overcrowding and overheating and
assist with supervision…..
A separate undercover area will be set up just outside the hall for parents with tables and chairs with coffee and cakes
available. Parents are asked to stay outside of the hall. The large door at the back of the hall will be raised so parents
can see their children dancing. Children are expected to remain in the hall at all times. The P&C will sell items from
the side of the hall so that the view of the dance floor is not disrupted. Please take photos of your children before they
go into the hall.
PLEASE HELP US BY REINFORCING THESE STRUCTURES WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND
BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THEM ON THE NIGHT.
P & C DISCO
H E L P E R S ’
M O R N I N G T E A
A special morning tea will be
held in the hall on
Thursday, 28th November
at 10.45am
to thank all our parent helpers
and scripture teachers for their
wonderful support this year.
If you have helped in any way
during the year, please join us!
Master Certificate Award Winners Congratulations to the following children who have been awarded Core Value
Master Certificates:
Learning
Jessica L, KS; Brodie FD, KS; Lucas G, 5L; Sophia C, 2C; Ain Nibras AS, 6G;
Christine C, 6G; Daniel M, 6G; Tiffany K, 6G; Samantha L, 6G; Calvin C, 6G;
Leandro E, 6G.
Respect
Aaron P, KG; Ethan LC, 6N; Jessica D, 6N; Ella K, 3M; Benjamin S, 3M; Lenny J, 2Z;
Seojin H, 2Z; Olivia A, KN; Jessica L, KS; Thomas G, 2C; Dylan S, 2C; Ryan W, 4B;
Ain Nibras AS, 6G; George V, 4B; Christine C, 6G; Daniel M, 6G; Tiffany K, 6G;
Samantha L, 6G; Calvin C, 6G; Leandro E, 6G; Koichi F, 6G; Alexander H, 6G;
Amos K, 6G; Adithya S, 6G; Peter L, 6G; Nicola I, 4G; Dantae A, 4H; Owen S, KS;
Danielle M, 3M; Aisyah S, 4G; Nathanael C, 4H; Ryan SB, 5/6S; Caitlin G, KL;
Savannah N, KL.
Safety
Chloe W, KS; Kelly-Ann K, 4G; Isabelle Z, 1D; Isabella S, 1B; Elliot R, 1B;
Max W, KL; Kiki B, KL .
Student Banking At the beginning of the year we set a goal of raising $1000 dollars for our
school from student banking commissions (after hearing that some schools of
similar size raise $4000 per year). An educated guess puts us VERY close to
achieving this goal! But, we need to be consistent savers to the end of the year
and ultimately it's the amount banked each week that will tip the balance. Next
Tuesday is your last opportunity to bank before the draw closes on the term 4
competition. Good luck everyone!
Are you interested in becoming a Student Banking Coordinator? If so, please join
us for morning tea after school drop-off on Tuesday 26th November at The Verge
Cafe. Do you receive our email updates? If not, email your details to
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Disco
Please come and have a fantastic time at our
Christmas disco to be held in the MJPS Hall
tomorrow night.
Entry is $5 or $8 per family. K-2 session is
5.30-6.45pm. Year 3 to 6 session is from
7.00-8.30pm. There will be pizza ($2/slice),
water/juice ($1), chips/popcorn (50c) and
lots of fun glow in the dark stuff (from 50c
to $4).an envelope with your details and
leave at the office for collection.
We urgently need extra helpers for the
night. If anyone is available to help out on
the night, please email mjp-
[email protected] and let us know.
Final P&C Meeting for 2013
Our final P&C meeting for the year will be
held on Thursday 5 December 2013 in the
school library at 7pm. There will be wine,
cheese, sweet treats, coffee and tea so
please come along to celebrate the end of
the year with us.
Leigh Marshall, Vice-President
For your diary
Thurs 21 November
P&C Disco Thurs 5 December
P&C Meeting; 7pm;
Wine and cheese night; All welcome!
Another week closer to Christmas!
From the Centenary Fun Day
Winners of the raffle were Ingrid Watling
(1st prize), Carlos Hurtado (2nd prize) and
Nick Cook (3rd prize). Congratulations all!
We also need to thank Merlino’s Toffee
Apples, Johnsons Confectionery, Vividshop,
Bakers Delight Eastgardens, Freshpoint
Market and Coles at Pacific Square for their
support of the A is for Apples stall.
Survey
Thank you to those people who have taken
the time to fill out the P&C Survey.
The survey is still open, but only until
Monday. Please take this opportunity to give
us your feedback and contribute to our
planning for 2014. Click here to access the
survey. http://www.mjpspandc.com.au/
survey
Petition
The petition drafted by the French School
regarding safer pedestrian access on
Moverly Road is still available at the office
for anyone who would like to sign it to show
their support.
Resource Allocation Model In 2012, the NSW Government
announced its Local Schools, Local
Decisions (LSLD) reform for NSW
public schools. This reform places
students at the centre of school
decision making. It gives principals
and school communities a greater say
over how they allocate and use the
available resources to best meet the
needs of their students.
To enable the shift of resources to the
school level, a new Resource
Allocation Model (RAM) has been
developed. The RAM is designed to
achieve a simpler, fairer and more
transparent distribution of
government school funding and
change the way resources (staff and
finances) are managed in our school
system.
The RAM provides many benefits to
schools by allocating most funding on
a per student basis. The new RAM will
ensure funding is provided to schools
based on the characteristics of those
schools and the students within them.
This will result in additional schools
receiving funding to support students
with identified needs.
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In addition, schools identified as having students with the highest
need will be funded at a higher rate. We are shifting from the
current funding model where schools manage 10% of the total
public school education budget to more than 70% being managed
by schools.
This will potentially allow for more flexibility, innovation and
decision-making in schools to meet student needs.
In 2014, all schools will receive funding based on the first two
components of the RAM: the targeted (individual student) funding
and the equity funding (low level adjustment for disability,
Aboriginal background, English language proficiency and socio-
economic background).
Further information: www.dec.nsw.gov.au/ram
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Band News Junior Band
I would like to congratulate all junior
band members for a very focused
rehearsal last week. We sight read with
confidence two new pieces,
Huckleberry Hedgehog and Power Rock,
and students followed my conducting
cues like professionals. Look out senior
band. You have some fantastic
musicians joining you next year!
- Ms Wilson
Senior Band
I was also incredibly impressed with
the focus that was maintained by
Senior Band throughout last week's
band rehearsal. As an ensemble, we
discussed and explored the process of
tuning our instruments and playing
with good intonation. Intonation is the
adjustment of pitch while playing, in
order to be in tune with other
instruments. This means that students
must be continuously listening to their
sound and striving to blend with those
around them. This is a large part of
making a great sound as a band!
At home, all brass and woodwind
students should play each note of their
warm up scale for as long as possible,
while experimenting with factors such
as air support, body posture, and their
mouth/lip shape (embouchure). These
factors will all influence the pitch
(intonation) and the sound quality
(tone).
-Ms Talese
Practice
All band students received their
concert preparation practice charts
today. These will help students focus
on what to practise in each
performance piece leading up to our
concert.
Joining Band in 2014
The Maroubra Junction Public School
Band Program is now accepting
enrolments for 2014! Managed by
Directions In Music, our school band
has enjoyed a very successful year and
if you would like your child to take part
in 2014, now is the time to let us know.
The band program is open to all
students who will be in years 3-6 in
2014.
Ready to enrol? Visit our website
www.directionsinmusic.com.au and
follow the links to enrol online. Enrol
now to ensure your instrument choice
can be considered - we have already
received many applications, so don't
delay! If you have any questions at this
point in time, please contact us via
email [email protected]
or talk to our friendly office on 9662
2211.
Star of the Week!
This week's Junior Band STAR is Tim K
for being the first junior band student
to collect 3 learning band tokens. Tim
now receives a class learning award
from Mrs Stamatellis. Well done Tim,
keep up the good work!
This week's Senior Band STAR is
Josephine H for practising with
determination! Josephine managed to
master the reading and fingering of
the high register on the clarinet in just
two weeks! Well done Josephine, keep
practising like a star!
End of Year Concert
Please note the event details below and
ensure that your child is available for
the performance. We rely on the
participation of all band members for a
successful performance, so please let
us know if there is a reason why your
child is unable to attend the
performance. We look forward to
seeing all parents, as well as other
family and friends, coming along to
support the students.
Date: Tuesday, 10th December 2013
Time: 5:45PM for a 6.00PM start
Venue: MJPS School Hall
Happy practising!
Ms Heidi Wilson and
Ms Jane-Marie Talese
Volunteer Ethics Teacher It’s time to start planning
philosophical ethics classes for non-
scripture children for 2014.
Due to increasing demand and also the
expected release of the Kindergarten
curriculum we are going to need
another teacher next year for the K-2
years. Volunteer Ethics Teachers are
fully trained by Primary Ethics to deliver
an age-appropriate curriculum every
week and to use the accompanying
learning and teaching materials.
The classes for K-2 are held on
Mondays each week at the same time
as scripture. If you are free on Mondays
and would like more information about
the role and how to volunteer, please
go to http://www.primaryethics.com.au
or get in touch with Julie Noonan our
Ethics Coordinator at
Disco Tickets
My child/ren will be attending P&C Disco on Thursday, 21st November.
I wish to pre-order the following number of tickets:
Single ($5) Family ($8) I enclose $ __________.
Names/Classes of child/ren: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Don’t forget to bring some extra money to buy pizza, drinks, chips and glow sticks…..
Please return note in an envelope clearly marked DISCO to your child’s class teacher.
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Maroubra Junction Public School
SCHOOL COUNCIL
PARENT REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATION FORM
Please return this form to the school office by Wednesday, 27th November, 2013.
I wish to nominate ____________________________________(print name) to be a parent representative on the
school council.
Nominated by ____________________________________________________ (print name)
Signed (Nominator)___________________________________________ Date ___________
Seconded by ______________________________________________________ (print name)
Signed (Seconder)____________________________________________ Date ___________
Signed (Nominee)_____________________________________________ Date ___________
Get your
Centenary Cookbook
before they sell out!
Our wonderful centenary cookbook,
Maroubra on the Menu is selling fast.
The books make wonderful gifts,
especially for grandparents or other
family members.
The recipes are tried and trusted
family favourites so you can be sure
they will be put to good use.
Copies are available from the office
at the bargain price of $25.
Check out the special offers for
purchasing multiple copies!
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Community News Disclaimer Maroubra Junction Public School as a service to
parents will advertise community events which may be of interest. MJPS does
not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility to
the management or organization of these events.
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P&C — Caroline Rowland [email protected]
P&C Uniform Shop — Lisa Bamford [email protected]