Dear parents,
Tabloid Sports
Tabloid sports are on tomorrow from 9:30am - 11:00am. The weather is looking like it will be a lot cooler than today, so please wear house colours, but also a jacket!
Lady Northcote Camp – Year 1 and 2
I had the pleasure of attending the year 1 and 2 camp on Monday and Tuesday this week and had (not much sleep), a fantastic time. There were abundant opportunities for the students to stretch and challenge their comfort zones. For many, it was their first night staying away from home. We take the philosophy of “challenge by choice”, and the students were encouraged to push their limits, but had autonomy over where their limits were. The benefits are not all about the personal challenge, but opportunities to support and encourage one another, connect, laugh and share a positive experience with their peers. My favourite activity was the 90 minutes I spent sitting in the sun and yabbying with my group yesterday morning. We managed to catch 203 yabbies in the time, and we all had a ball. All yabbies were released back into the dam at the end of the session.
I would like to thank the parents who attended James, Tristan, Joel, Briohny, Graham and Cara. I would also like to thank all parents who put their name forward to help who were not selected.
The teachers work hard on these camps, in the preparation and then attending and running the camps. Thank you to the 1/2 team for all their efforts.
Billy Cart Races
The annual year 6 Billy Cart races are scheduled for Thursday at 2pm. This is a fantastic community event each year. Everyone is welcome to came and cheer the Year 6 teams along.
Year Six Graduation
Next Wednesday evening is the Year Six graduation evening. We will celebrate the class of 2022 and reflect on their time here. It is always a bittersweet evening with the end of an era and the prospect of new beginnings.
Kind regards and Sampai jumpa (until next time),
Matt
Mrs Le Seur has provided a link to the Christmas songs that all of the school is currently learning for the Macedon & Mt Macedon Carols by Candlelight on Wednesday the 7th of December at Tony Clarke. As the date is approaching quite fast it would be really helpful if the children were able to listen to the songs between each rehearsal session.
Find the songs and links listed below. It will really help the overall performance.
Aussie Jingle Bells
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bh2gUtJ_v2Y&feature=share
A Very Merry Aussie Christmas
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yfS8rutq92M&feature=share
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
The PFA are holding our annual Christmas Raffle.
Ticket books have been sent home with the eldest child in the family, tickets are $2 each. If you need any extra tickets, they are available at the office.
Donations of Christmas goodies are greatly appreciated, collection boxes will be provided at the office . Donations of Christmas chocolates, cakes, biscuits, decorations, crafts, mugs, books, soft toys etc. These donations will be made up in to hampers and drawn at assembly on Friday the 17th of December.
Thank you for your support!
All orders are online through "Flexischools". Parents will need to download the Flexischools app and create an account. Follow the registration process, choose your student and then you are good to go. There are also gluten free options available.
You can order anytime up until 8:00am on Thursday morning for Thursday lunch.
https://user.flexischools.com.au/
There is a limited menu for orders placed after 8:00am on Thursdays
In September 2022, all jurisdictions across Australia will implement a new fire danger forecasting system, the Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS). This will deliver a nationally consistent system for fire danger ratings based on the latest scientific research.
What's changed?
The new Extreme fire danger rating under the AFDRS will cover a broader scope of fire ratings combining the current Severe and Extreme fire danger rating.
In addition, Code Red will now be known as Catastrophic fire danger.
What does that mean for us?
Macedon Primary is classified as a Category 2 school, meaning that we will now relocate in accordance with our pre-approved plan on a day forecast Extreme FDR for our LGA (Local Government Area).
We will continue to communicate with the school community over the coming months about how the AFDRS change will be applied and how we can support the community through the transition.
8th December – No Landcare (Billy carts race day)
15th December –Grade 5's from 5/6AB and 5/6MS
Parent helpers are always welcome, please sign in at the office prior to going over to Middle Gully and make sure the office has seen your current Working With Childrens Check.
Our sessions are on a Thursday afternoon from 2:00pm - 3:30pm.
Younger siblings are welcome, but must be supervised by their parent or guardian.
This week, for our last sessions the Grade 5/6 and 3/4 classes are working on a massive undertaking - rebuilding our school.... in Minecraft (as I believe making them do so with real-world materials would probably break several child-labour laws)
The goal here will be to have our school, fully interactive and explorable online in Minecraft for young people around the world to visit.
It has been a great little exercise in communication collaboration and creativity (not to mention, a way to bring out the project manager and, shall we say, disciplinarian, in some students during the building process)
You can see their progress in the video link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NOA979YKzPUcWXqsGqxURR_spbIJAoZ4/view?usp=sharing
Mr Garcia
In line with our Sunsmart policy, we ask that all students come to school with a wide brimmed hat. At recess and lunchtime and any other times when outdoors all students must wear a hat. Students who are not wearing hats will be asked to play in the shade or in a suitable area protected from the sun.
Hats are available for purchase at Beleza Uniforms in Gisborne, or you can purchase any wide brimmed navy hat. We have sunscreen at the office if the children would like to wear sunscreen.
Aaron Moar has been offering guitar lessons at Macedon Primary for many years and we are pleased to advise that he will be returning in 2023. If you would like to enrol your child in guitar lessons, please go to the website www.infinatesound.com.au
We have a huge event with 6 hours of young bands on the last day of (public) school at the Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House (Victoria St, Macedon). The School's Out For Summer Picnic Bash will kick off from 1:30pm and run until 8:30pm on Tues Dec 20th.
This event is taking the reins from the former Ash Wednesday concerts, and we're hoping to make it an annual big event for young people and families in the area. The Community House has a sausage sizzle, food and drink and everyone is encouraged to bring their picnic rugs and enjoy the entertainment.
We're very excited that the huge lineup represents musicians from almost EVERY school in the area -- and hopefully will serve to encourage more young people to get involved in our monthly MR YIM (Macedon Ranges Youth In Music) stage. Thanks to support from the Macedon Ranges Shire Council this will be a paid event for every young band taking the stage (which means a lot to them!).
If you can share the graphics below via your newsletters that would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Shaun & The Ranges Music Network Team
