2 December 2020 D o E - N S W

MERRYLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER Phone: 9632 9709 Email: merryland-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PRESENTATION WEEK ASSEMBLIES

Due to the current COVID restrictions we have still planned for 4 Presentation Assemblies next week: Tuesday - Year 5 & 6, Wednesday - Year 3 & 4, Thursday - Year 1 & 2 and Friday - Kindergarten. Students in Support Classes will be advised which assembly they are attending via a note from the teacher. Each assembly will start at 9.30am and run for approximately one hour. To enable ONE (only) family member to attend for students who are receiving an award or leadership position, the assemblies will be held under our outdoor covered seating area. The event will be invite only and the invitations will be sent home today with the students. The External Visitor to School form must be returned to the office by Monday 7 December. The form will be colour coded to match the invitation and only the person named on the form can attend the assembly.

SCHOOL REPORTS

Our executive are proof reading all reports now prior to me reading and signing them. As there are over 500 to be proofed, printed & signed this is quite a process. Our timeline is to have them ready to send home at the beginning of Week 10.

END OF YEAR CLASS CELEBRATIONS

All stages will be having their end of year class celebrations on Tuesday in Week 10. Each stage has their own special activities planned and the school will be providing any food for these activities. Due to COVID restrictions students are still not allowed to bring in any food to be shared with other students.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

My congratulations to all the candidates for our 2021 student leadership roles. The voting across our school showed that many of our candidates are well known by students as classes watched the recordings of the speeches prior to voting. Mrs Douglas and I were the scrutineers - which means we together checked the tallies of voting and can confirm the results which will be announced at the presentation assemblies. I understand that this is a happy and sad situation at the same time but I hope that those students who were not elected for these roles will put themselves forward for other leadership roles next year such as SRC representatives.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

THURSDAY 4/12 & FRIDAY 5/12

- STAGE 3 CAMP

MONDAY 7/12

- EXTERNAL VISITOR FORMS DUE FOR PRESENTATION DAYS

TUESDAY 8/12

- STAGE 3 PRESENTATION DAY

- STAGE 3 PERMISSION NOTES AND MONEY DUE FOR BOWLING EXCURSION AND YEAR 6 FAREWELL

WEDNESDAY 9/12

- STAGE 2 PRESENTATION DAY

THURSDAY 10/12

- STAGE 1 PRESENTATION DAY

FRIDAY 11/12

- EARLY STAGE 1 PRESENTATION DAY

TUESDAY 15/12

- BOWLING EXCURSION AND YEAR 6 FAREWELL

WEDNESDAY 16/12

- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

2021

FRIDAY 29/01

- FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN YEARS 1-6

GIVING!

We always love receiving but it is great to have opportunities to give too! I would just like to publicly acknowledge our generous MPS staff who collectively put together 23 handbags / backpacks for the It's In The Bag / Dignity Bags charity drive that Bunnings collect for. These bags filled with many personal care items will support women, babies and teens who may be in very vulnerable living situations.

I'd also like to do a 'shout out' for Foodbank NSW who have been another great partner organisation with MPS. They have enabled us to give out over 400 Care & Share packs this year, packed with love by our staff and shared with our community. We have included hand sanitiser gel & wipes in this week's bags - thanks to a donation from Good360!

CANTEEN

We are very grateful to have a canteen that has an SMS ordering system to minimise students needing to carry money around during the school day. I would encourage families who have not used this facility to read the instructions in the newsletter. I have recently instructed the canteen not to return change over $20.00 directly to students as I don't want there to be a risk of losing large amounts of money during the school day. Change over this amount will be put in an envelope with the student's name on it & left with the office until end of day for collection. PLEASE NOTE: class learning starts promptly at 9.00am. If your child needs to order recess/lunch before school then they need to be here by 8.45am as the canteen will no longer be serving over the counter after 9.00am as of the start of the 2021 school term.

COVID PROTOCOLS 2021

The Dept.of Education has recently released the planned changes to school operations for Term 1 however each school will need to contextualise these guidelines. He hope to be able to have more opportunities for our community to come onsite for different events. This is always subject to the latest directives in response to the current situation in our society at the time. Thank you to our families who have been very vigilant in ensuring students are well when they come to school and staying home if they aren't.

GOOD360

Thank you to our families who supported us last week to accept the invitation to be on The Today Show with Good360, one of our partnering organisations. Good360 have provided 1000 school bags with stationary to 50 schools to support families. We were there to represent Merrylands PS and accept 50 bags to be shared with our families. Good360 have provided many of the 'thank you' gifts and our giveaway Mothers Day/Fathers Day stall items. They do an amazing job of supporting our community and we appreciate the special invitation we had last week to visit the Smithfield warehouse - not to

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CANTEEN NEWS

SMS ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

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Lasagne, Mac & Cheese

or Spaghetti & Drink

$6.00

Combo Deal

Step 1 - Send minimum $20 credit with student to canteen or office with student full name, class and parent name and phone number

Step 2 - Canteen will send parent an SMS with a balance. They will send you a balance through SMS every time you send an order. When the balance is below $5.00 you will need to increase

Step 3 - SMS orders must have child/rens full name and class and what they would like to order (orders must be in by 9.30am daily)

Step 4 - No orders will be placed without a balance in the canteen.

BIRTHDAYS FROM THE CANTEEN

• Cupcakes

• Lolly bags

• Lolly/chip bags

• Ice blocks

Prices ranging from $1-$3 per item

EXTRA MESSAGES

STUDENT SCHOOL PHOTOS

A note to our families to let you know that we have spoken to our school photographer AND our

photos will be arriving next week.

COVID SAFE

Reminder to all parents that any activities that are being organised for end of year are all inline with

the COVID safe guidelines. Each venue has conducted their own COVID safe risk assessment as well.

STAR

MESSAGE Responsible all settings • Put all rubbish in the bin

FACEBOOK

Keep up to date with our school Facebook page.

https://facebook.com/Merrylands-Public-School-904816892972831/

SKOOLBAG

Stay in the loop with our school through the Skoolbag App, operating on iPhones and

Android phones.

As well as receiving alerts and newsletters electronically, you can send your child’s

absentee notes to the school direct via the App.

If you would like more information, please go to the school office for instructions.

STAGE 3 UPDATES

Wednesday 2 December

Touch League Gala Day - 48 students going to Guildford West Sports Ground with Miss Nguyen

and Mrs Isaac.

Thursday/Friday 3/4 December

Overnight excursion to the Central Coast - 48 students going. Students arrive at school after

7.00am Thursday and return 6.00pm (approx.) Friday.

Tuesday 8 December

Money and permission notes due for Year 6 Farewell and Zone Bowling.

Tuesday 15 December

Zone Bowling excursion and Year 6 Farewell.

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NOW TAKING ENROLMENTS KINDERGARTEN 2021

We are now taking enrolments for 2021.

If you have a child or know someone who has a child turning 5 before 31

July 2021, please come to gate 1 between 10am and 10.30am to

complete an enrolment form.

WESLEY MISSION

Dear families,

Wesley Out of School Hours Care is hosting an enrolment open day.

To continue to support you and the community we are now bringing you enrolment open days

to support you in enrolling your children in before school care, after school care and vacation

care. We are here to help you complete the enrolment and booking for your child in our centre

and provide you with all the information you want to know about our OOSH services. All you

need to do is come and see us! SEE PAGES 11 & 12 FOR MORE INFO.

These sessions will run over the next two weeks in our OOSH block within the school (entry

via Matthew St). We will also have our friendly staff to translate for you if you need the

information to be translated in your language.

If you are interested in an enrolment session, please give us a call at 0409 707 790 and we

can make an appointment with you. Alternatively, you can send us an email at

moosh@wesleymission.org.au . We look forward to seeing you!

Wesley Out of School Hours Care Merrylands

Dates

Thursday 3rd

December

Friday 4th December

Thursday 10th December

Friday 11th December

Times

Morning: 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Afternoon: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

mailto:moosh@wesleymission.org.au

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MERIT AWARDS

ARE YOU STILL DOING YOUR XMAS SHOPPING ?

DO YOU NEED TO PURCHASE ANY BOOKS?

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EXTRA

CURRICULAR

ACTIVITES

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STUDENT NUMBERS

The number of students who will be at the school in 2021 is important in the planning

process at this time of year. The number of teachers and classrooms depends on the

number of students. Therefore, if you have yet to enrol a Kindergarten aged child for

next year please come to the office as soon as possible to complete the enrolment

process.

Also if you are away or moving and your child will not be returning to Merrylands

Public school on the first day back in 2021, please contact the office (9632 9709) as

soon as possible or complete and return the form below.

PLEASE RETURN TO THE OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

IF YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE HERE 2021

My child/ren (please write names and class):

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

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will NOT be returning to Merrylands Public School in 2021 until______________

Reason:___________________________________________________________

OR will NOT be returning to Merrylands Public School 2021 due to:

__________________________________________________________________

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Signed ____________________________________________ Date ___________