Melrose Park Public School Newsletter

2022 Term 2 Week 4

This Saturday is Election Day. The P&C will be running the Sausage Sizzle  and Cake Stall at the school. When you drop in to cast your vote, be sure to bring some money for a sizzling hot sausage. 

Thank you to the volunteers who have signed up to help out on the day. All hands make the task lighter and it's a great to meet other families in our community. We are in need of volunteers over the period from 11- 1pm.

Enrolments are now open for  Kindergarten 2023.  It is a pleasure meeting new families and taking a tour of the school. Our students love welcoming new students to their classroom and welcoming families to the Melrose Park community. 

If you have a child ready for school,  a neighbour new to the area or know of someone of school age for 2023, please ask them to contact the school and book a tour. It has been delightful meeting some new families moving into the local area, and welcoming students into classes across the school.  Enrolments for school are made online 

P&C volunteers needed

Cake Stall

The P&C will hold a cake stall and need your help to provide yummy treats to sell.  Cake boxes are going home today with students  with instructions attached.

We would like each family to supply a full cake or box of treats ( slices, muffins, cookies, biscuits, small cakes). Visitors to the school love  buying a cake or two from the cake stall to take home. All profits go back to the school. 

Thank you for your efforts and contributions.

Leadership Camp

Last week Freya and Githanjali went to a leadership camp in Collaroy with other student leaders from primary schools around the Sydney North area.

 Freya said, “We had so much fun and learnt many important lessons about leadership. We did many exciting activities including; a leadership workshop, high ropes, rock climbing, laser tag and a group challenge course. After each activity we learnt a key part of leadership, for example, after the high ropes course we learnt about encouragement from others and perseverance to get through the course."

 Githanjali reported, "We have lots of new ideas for the school after speaking and sharing our ideas with other school leaders from over 30 different public schools. We recommend this camp to students so they can learn plenty about leadership while having heaps of fun.”

Our wonderful school band performs for our students

Kookaburra Kids- successful learners

Aussie of the Month April

Congratulations to Kaitlyn and Thomas who were awarded Aussie of the Month for April.

Kaitlyn was nominated by fellow classmate Sandhya for her kindness. Miss Di Nicola has also observed Kaitlyn being a great role model to her younger peers during Buddy sessions.

Thomas was nominated by his teacher Miss Ko for also being a great role model to his peers. He showed great bravery in April when he calmly responded to a fire emergency at home.

Well done to both of these students on demonstrating outstanding citizenship!

Learning in KP

KP have had a fantastic start to the term.

Students are building their confidence across all aspects of school. This term Miss MacKean, a pre-service teacher, is joining KP on their learning journey. In PDH lessons students are learning about safety in a range of contexts. Miss MacKean and Miss Di Nicola took students outdoors to have a look at the road safety features around our school. In sport students have been participating in running relays and using these skills to play games such as ‘Rob the Nest’.

KP can’t wait to get back on the oval to get running again!

Writing

Students from Stage 2 and 3 are participating in writing groups with Ms Wall. The sessions are aimed at “up skilling” our budding writers.

The process involved in the sessions is what we’ve termed rapid writing. Students are asked to write small parts of the set task as quickly as possible. Each student reads their work and receives help and comments during the writing process itself.

Year 5 students are working on a persuasive text. The topic was about whether camping should be allowed in national parks with students arguing either for or against. Here are some sentences from the students’ work:

Rubbish is highly destructive to our environment, especially in national parks. It can put our animals in peril and wind up in our oceans as well. Pete

Do you love our national parks? If the answer is yes, then you will agree with me that camping should not be allowed in national parks. Duniya

Camping in the national parks can be good for your family and for family time. And you can see native animals in the wild. Emily

If people are allowed to camp in national parks, they can see plants and animals in their native habitats. The national parks give animals a home and protect endangered species from becoming extinct. Chanel B

Camping in the national park can allow you to fall asleep looking at the beautiful bright stars. You can feel mindfulness by listening to the animals and nature. Lesieli

Walk Safely to School Day 2022

It’s that time of year again when our school seriously starts talking about walking!

Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around. Although walking all the way to school isn’t realistic for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily routine.

You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by:

• Walking with them the whole way to school

• If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way.

Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes, it also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic.

Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 20 May 2022!


From your Student Voice

National Storytime 2022

Now in its 22nd year in Australia, and 5th year in New Zealand, National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an opportunity to promote the value of reading and literacy in primary schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes and bookshops. NSS will start at 11am, on Wednesday the 25th of May. 

Run by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the NSS showcases a picture book written and illustrated by Australians, based on age-appropriate themes, and addressing KLAs.

We are excited about this year’s selected book, Family Tree, written by Australian singer and songwriter Josh Pyke and beautifully illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh. 

This year, NSS is joined by special guest readers including author Josh Pyke, Gabrielle Wang, Governor-General David Hurley, and Mrs Hurley.