Murwillumbah East Public School

Newsletter Term 3, Week 6

28th August, 2018

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Parent Voice

This term, our school will be participating in the

Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of

the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student,

teacher and parent surveys) on student

engagement. The survey asks parents and carers

questions about different factors that are known to

impact on student wellbeing and engagement.

Running this survey will help our school understand

parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s

experience at school. These include:

communication between parents/carers and staff,

activities and practices at home and parent/carer

views on the school's support of learning and

behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our

school make practical improvements.

The survey is conducted entirely online on

smartphones, ipads, tablets, laptops or computers.

The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to

complete and is completely confidential. The

parent survey will be conducted between 27

August and 26 October. Although participating in

the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are

very much appreciated.

You can use the link below to complete the survey

at home or the school office staff can make

computers available so that you can complete the

survey during school hours.

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/meps18

We value your opinion and want you to have a

voice in our school so please jump online and

complete the survey!

Tell Them From Me - Student Survey

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many

other public schools in the state, will again

participate in a Department of Education initiative:

the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey.

You may remember that our students also

participated in a Tell Them From Me student survey

in Term 1 this year. Asking students to complete the

survey twice in one year allows us to identify trends

in student responses as well as track engagement

and motivation across the school year.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to

provide us with valuable and quick feedback on

what they think about school life, how engaged

they are with school and the different ways that

teachers interact with them.

More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the

world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4

million students. Capturing the voices of our students

will help improve how we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential.

The survey is conducted online and will typically

take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be

administered during school hours between 27

August and 26 October. Participating in the survey is

entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about

the survey is being sent home with students. If you

do not want your child or children to participate,

please return the form to school by Friday 31st

August 2018.

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Canteen Supervisor Position

I am pleased to advise that Rychelle Douglas has

agreed to accept the role of Canteen Supervisor for

2018. Congratulations and we hope you enjoy your

new position.

Please watch this space for our grand re-opening

date!

University of NSW Global Assessments (ICAS)

Recently some of our students completed the

spelling assessment from ICAS. These are hugely

challenging tasks and are completed by students

from all over Australia and the greater Pacific

region.

A huge congratulations to our students who

performed so well, we are very proud of your

achievements.

Brita Jamison - Credit

Zoe Johnston - Credit

Jayda North - Credit

Gypsy Hynes - Credit

Matildas Golds - Credit

Joel Townsend - Credit

Isaac Rose - Merit

Tyson Betts - Merit

Toby Shapland - Merit

Guitar Lessons

Paul Carrigg is our guitar teacher who volunteers his

time at our school. The students have thoroughly

enjoyed their first week!

K-2 Drama Excursion to Wollumbin HS

Our K-2 students have been invited to attend a

production of an original play for young people

written by the members of the Stage 5 Drama and

Stage 5 Music students at Wollumbin HS. Our

students will watch the 50 minute show and then

participate in a 40 minute workshop. A great

experience for our students and all free of charge.

Permission notes will accompany this letter.

Japanese Sport

Stage 2 have been focusing on Japanese sports

this term. We were lucky enough to have Kanako

Nekooki, (Shanaki’s mum), come and give a

display last week. It had all our students fully

engaged! Thank you Kanako for giving up your

time to share your knowledge and expertise!

Bunnings BBQ

Last Saturday, a great team of P&C volunteers and

some staff members manned the BBQ at Bunnings

South Tweed. This was a hugely successful

fundraiser with profits from the day totalling $2,530!

A huge thank you to all who helped on the day,

our students and staff are extremely grateful for all

your effort.

Michele Waters, Elise Kachel, Sheree Scott, Imogen

Scott, Soenke Bierman, Natalie Dickinson, Sam

Rowsell, Ken Harries, Tim McConnell, Bianca

Luxford, Johnny Taylor, Cindy Secomb, Grant Bliss,

Matt Cupitt and Cassie Cranston-Freeman.

My Leave

Next week until the end of Term 3, I will be taking

long service leave. Mrs Vanessa Chaffey will be

Relieving Principal during my absence.

I look forward to seeing you all in Term 4.

Sam Rowsell

Principal

Book Club

Could all book club orders be returned by Monday

10th September. Please ensure child's name and

class are on the order form WITH the correct

money.

Triathlon - Friday 31st August

Triathlon A with Ms Noble and Mr Goodcamp

SWIM/BIKE SESSION

- Joggers - Bike

- Helmet - Trystar rash vest

- Swimmers/Cap - Goggles

- Towel - Water Bottle

Triathlon B with Brendan Murray

BIKE/RUN/TRANSITIONS SESSION

- Joggers - Bike

- Helmet - Trystar rash vest

- Water bottle

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Students of the Week

Class Awards

Mrs Watts KW Declan

Ms Davison &

Mrs Cambridge K-1D Grace

Miss Anderson 1A Noah

Mrs Lindsay 1-2L Elexis

Mrs Chaffey 2-3C Jack

Ms O’Loughlin 3-4O’L Alice

Mr Wills 3-4W Lomani

Ms Robinson 5R Joe

Ms Noble 5-6N James

Mr Tunaley 6T Mitchell

Mr Edwards K-6E Kristin

Ms Lamrock K-6L

“Happy Birthday” to these students

Harrison, Matilda, Kyrone, Nimrat, Isaiah and Hunter.

Positive Behaviour For Learning (PBL)

Week 5 Rule

Before School

Wait for Teacher

to come on Duty

Congratulations:

Stage 1 - Mason, Indeekah, Oliver, Hunter, Keija,

Jarrah, Aaliyah and Tayla

Stage 2 & 3 - Jayden, Delilah, Noah, Jayah, Wyatt,

Niamh, Chris, Alice and Mairah

Week 6 Rule

Before School

We walk quickly to lines

P & C Blackboard

P & C Meeting will be held tonight, 28th August, in

our staffroom, commencing at 7pm. All welcome.

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

SRC - Buy a Bale Fundraiser

Our SRC would like to say a huge thank you to the

MEPS community for their amazing contribution to

support Aussie Farmers suffering from drought.

Total money raised was $1,223.00.

Students on the SRC voted to donate this money

towards purchasing:

- Bales of Hay - 5 x small 5 x Large

- Water - 1 x 11,500 litres

- Hampers - 4 x Hampers

- Diesel to Cart - 101 litres

Thanks again for your generosity .

Ms Noble and the SRC

Public Speaking

Stage 1 – Our Stage Final will be held this

Wednesday the 29th of August in our school hall

commencing at 10.00am.

Student representatives are:

KW - Finnegan Tempest, Joshua Bryant, Emily

Randles and Maddison Hillman

K-1D - Cameron Van Eck, Grace Cupitt, Eli

Chapman and Josie Jamison

1A - Alicia Miller, Isabella Betts, Charli Thorpe and

Carly Henke

1-2L - Marleyah Wyborn, Aaliyah Govan, Darcy

Turner, Evan Mitchell De’Ath and Lachlan Newman

2/3C - Lucas Bliss, Jack Cupitt, Charlie Housen,

Charlie Woods and Ruby Hampton

Students will be selected to represent at our school

final next week.

Stage 2 and 3 – These classes are finalising class

finals and students will be chosen to represent at the

school final.

Our School Final, to be held on Wednesday 5th

September, in our school hall from 9.30am. One

student from this final in each stage will be

selected to represent our school at the Far North

Coast Public Speaking Awards on Thursday 13th

September (term 3 week 8) at South Tweed Heads

Primary School.

Good Luck and Enjoy!

Ms Noble

Book Week - Murwillumbah Town Library Visit

Last week was Book Week in Australia. As part of

our celebrations the primary classes visited the local

public library. It is a wonderful opportunity for our

children to enjoy the services and the public

building our community library has to offer. A huge

thank you to the Murwillumbah Library and to our

children for their enthusiasm and wonderful

behaviour.

Mrs Evans (Teacher Librarian)

Friday Assembly - Please note

Our whole school assembly this Friday 31st August

will be run by our school councillors due to the FNC

Athletics Carnival.

Next week, 3-4W will host our assembly which will

take place in our school hall at midday.

All welcome.

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2018

The Challenge will end on Friday – 31st August, 2018!

Please ensure all books are entered on line at

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2018. The children log

on with their school log on and password.

Some children have already completed the

challenge and will receive their certificate later in

the year.

Mrs Evans (Teacher Librarian)

Be safe

Be respectful

Be a learner

Well

Done!

Be safe

Be respectful

Be a learner

Well

Done!

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Community Notices

Bronze Bee Award - 40 Bee Cards

Congratulations to the following students on

reaching their Bronze Award:

Dominic Power, Jack Dillon,

Mia Quinn, Ekam Atwal,

Gemma Hinds, Jack Cupitt,

Ryenne McMahon, Keija Lisson,

Marley Wyborn, Riley Tempest,

Britta Jamison, Lily Gadsby,

Mason Mitchell, Victoria Kirk, Issac

Rose, Joel Townsend, Oliver Barrett, Jayah

Heatherill, Alicia Miller, Dylan Jankowski, Alyra Hurst,

Maddison Hillman, Indeeka Heatherill, Maeleigh

Heatherill, Aaliyah Govan and Evan Mitchell-De’Ath

Silver Bee Award - 50 Bee Cards

Congratulations to the following students on

reaching their Silver Award:

Emilie Swift-Devine, Ella

Gamble, Alice Cupitt, Avneet

Atwal, Ava Betts, Gemma Hinds,

Mikaela Harries

Community Notices

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV. AU

1. What is the Partners in Learning parent survey?

The Partners in Learning parent survey is part of the Tell Them

From Me suite of surveys on student engagement. The parent

survey helps to clarify and strengthen the important relationship

between parent and school.

The survey is designed to measure, assess and report insights

from the parent point of view at the school and system

levels. The focus of this NSW survey is on student wellbeing,

engagement and effective teaching practices.

2. What kind of questions will the survey ask?

The survey questions aim to understand parents’ perspectives

on their child’s experience at school, including teaching,

communication and the school’s support of learning and

behaviour. The survey also aims to understand parents’

perspectives on activities and practices at home related to their

child’s learning.

The survey will ask parents questions about:

Parents feel

welcome

Parents are

informed

Parents support learning

at home

School supports

positive behaviour

Safety

Inclusion

Communication

preferences

Parents’ participation

at school

School supports

learning

3. How have schools been selected to take part?

The survey is open to all NSW government schools at no cost to

them. Your school has decided to participate.

4. How will taking part in this survey benefit my child’s school?

The parent survey provides school principals and school leaders

with parents’ perspectives on their school as well as learning

at home. Communication between parents and staff, activities

and practices at home, and parent views on the school’s

support of learning and behaviour help build an accurate and

timely picture that schools can use for practical improvements.

Data collected from the survey responses are quickly compiled

into reports for school leaders. Principals can then use this

information to help them identify emerging issues and plan for

school improvement.

5. How does the parent survey relate to the student survey?

The parent survey is complementary to the Tell Them From

Me student survey that your child may have been asked to

complete. These surveys are offered (along with a teacher

survey) to ensure schools can capture the views of students,

teachers and parents.

For more detail on each of the surveys, see the survey website:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

6. What do I need to do to participate in the survey?

The survey typically takes 15 minutes and is conducted entirely

online through a secure website operated by the survey

developers, The Learning Bar. You can complete the surveys on

desktop computers, laptops, ipads, tablets and smartphones.

You will be provided with a link to complete the survey at

home or your school may make computers available so that you

can complete the survey during school hours. This link will be

distributed to you by your school during Term 3.

Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV. AU

1. Do I need to participate?

No, participation in the survey is optional. Whilst your

responses are very much appreciated, if during the survey,

you feel uncomfortable, you can stop the survey at any

time. The majority of questions in the survey can be

skipped.

2. Will the school be able to identify me or my child from my responses?

Staff in schools will not be able to identify individual parents

or students from parent responses. Data suppression rules are

applied to the school reporting tools where there are fewer

than five responses.

3. What sort of analysis will be done of the survey data?

Once the surveys are completed, reports are prepared and

in most cases are available to schools within three business

days. School leaders can use the data to better understand

the experiences and views of parents at their school.

CESE will undertake state-wide analysis of the survey

data in conjunction with existing student data held by the

department, including performance data. The results will

help all schools better understand the relationship between

parents and students’ engagement, students’ wellbeing, effective teaching

and student learning. Results from CESE’s analysis of this data will also help

teachers and principals discuss what works to improve student outcomes.

This supports the department’s continuing focus on quality teaching and

leadership. The data will be retained for future analysis to help us better

understand the nature of student engagement and wellbeing over time.

4. When will the Partners in Learning

survey happen?

The surveys will be conducted in all participating schools between

Monday 27th August (Week 6, Term 3) and Friday 26th October 2018 (Week 2, Term 4).

If you have any questions about the parent survey, please contact CESE via email: TTFM@det.nsw.edu.au or by

telephone: 1300 131 499.

What is CESE?

The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) is part of the Department of Education.

CESE has been established to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of education in New South Wales.

CESE will identify and share what works, creating new opportunities to improve teaching and learning across all of education.

More information about CESE is available at: www.cese.nsw.gov.au

What is The Learning Bar?

The Learning Bar is a Canadian education company that specialises in school surveys for both primary and secondary students.

Its survey, Tell Them From Me, is the largest national school survey in Canada, used in nine of Canada’s ten provinces. More than

6,300 schools and 5.4 million students have participated in the survey. Australian schools have been participating in the Tell Them

From Me surveys since 2012.

The Learning Bar is led by Dr J Douglas Willms. Dr Willms is the President of the International Academy of Education, a Member

of the US National Academy of Education and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He recently held the Tier 1 Canada

Research Chair in Literacy and Human Development for 14 years. Dr Willms has played a lead role in the development of

questions for the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

More information about The Learning Bar is available at: www.thelearningbar.com

Be Safe Be Respectful Be A Learner

Charles Street, Murwillumbah 6672 6781 www.murwillume-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Murwillumbah East Public School

Term 3 Calendar

6 27th August 28th August

WHS Yr 5 Sports Day

7:00pm

P&C Meeting

29th August 30th August 31st August

Father’s Day Stall

FNC Athletics

Carnival

1/2

7 3rd September 4th September 5th September

Learning Ladder

begins

School Public

Speaking Finals

6th September

WHS Yr5/6 Maths

Olympiad

7th September

3-4W presenting

K-6 Assembly

8/9

8 10th September

Swimming Scheme

(10 days)

11th September 12th September

Learning Ladder

13th September

Cake Stall

(6T, K/6E & staff)

District Public

Speaking - Tweed

Heads Sth PS

14th September

North Coast

Athletics carnival

15/16

9 17th September

Swimming Scheme

18th September 19th September

Learning Ladder

20th September 21st September

6T presenting

K-6 Assembly

22/23

10 24th September 25th September 26th September

Learning Ladder

27th September

K-2 Children’s

Theatre excursion -

WHS

28th September

Last day of Term 3

29/30

Term 4 Calendar

1 15th October

All staff & students

return

16th October 17th October

Learning Ladder

18th October 19th October 20/21

2 22nd October 23rd October

6:00pm MEPS

Performing Arts

Night - School Hall

24th October

Learning Ladder

25th October

26th October 27/28