Thursday 1 February 2024

Crossing Supervisor

Mrs DePaoli has resigned from her position of the Crossing Supervisor.  Therefore no crossing supervisor is availailable until further notice. Transport for NSW is currently advertising the position.

Please remind your children of the following safety rules:

• Wherever possible, cross the road at a designated pedestrian crossing facility

• Stop! Look! Listen! Think! when crossing the road.

• Take care whenever you cross.

• Don’t run across the road. 

Sport Captains elections

All Year 5 students are invited to nominate themselves as a 2024 Sport Captain.  Elections will take place on Monday 12 February. The students will present a short speech prior to the student election.

School Lunches

School lunches will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday.

Learn to swim

Stroke correction and swimming lessons will occur  tomorrow and Monday- Thursday next week for all students in Years 2-6. Please ensure your child brings their swimmers, rashie, towel and thongs to school each day in a bag.

Swimming Carnival

Our annual swimming carnival will be held on Friday 9 February.  All students who are 8 and above in 2024 are expected to attend. There will be competitive events as well as 25 m and novelty events. 

Please complete the entry form sent out via School Bytes.

Water Fun Day

Students who are not attending the swimming carnival will participate in some water fun activities at school. They will need to bring

• swimmers

• rashie

• thongs

• jumper

Meet and Greet

Famiies are invited to meet the staff at our Meet and Greet session on Wednesday 21 February commencing at 5:30 pm. Dinner wil be provided by the P&C.

Thrive Before and After School Care

Thrive before and after school care is now taking bookings for Term 1.

Before School Care: 7 am - 9 am

After School Care: 3 pm - 6 pm

Contact

Phone- 0448 982 647

Email: mulwala@thriveoshc.com.au

Online enrolments

Labeled items

Please ensure your child's items, in particular, hat, jumper and drink bottle, are labeled.

Bringing toys to school

The school has ample equipment and toys for students to play with at recess and lunch times. We ask that students do not bring toys and other items from home.

Bring your wheels to school

The students are invited to bring their wheels (bikes, scooters, skateboards etc) to school each Thursday to ride at lunchtime. The students must have a properly fitting helmet. This will begin on Thursday 15 February.

Voluntary School Contributions

Parents are invited to make a voluntary contribution of $40 which goes towards all classroom supplies..

School holidays

Term one ends on Friday 12 April.

Making a compliment, suggestion or complaint about NSW public schools

We are committed to working with parents, carers, students and families to ensure all students are happy and thrive at school. If you have a question, issue, complaint, feedback or compliment about our schools, we’d like to know. Please make an appointment to discuss any concerns you have. The first contact should be the class teacher. 

Please follow the guidelines set out in:

Making a complaint about NSW public schools - guide for parents & carers

Moodamoot (farewell)

Regards

Gayle Pinn

Principal

Congratulatins to Finn and Nevaeh for receiving Federation's Council's Student Achievement Awards for being active citizens.

The Year 6 students are very proud to be wearing the Year 6  t-shirts, kindly donated to them by the P&C.

Assemblies are usually held each fortnight on Fridays at 2:00 pm. All parents, family members and friends are invited to attend.

Each student will have an opportunity to present the assembly throughout the year. They will also be provided to present the class report at a number of assemblies.

Please check the school calendar reguarly. It is available on the School Bytes app and at the bottof of the newsletter.

The Mulwala P&C Association have started a new fundraising venture through  a company called Oz Labels. To place an order please head to:

https://www.ozlabels.com.au/FRS1543 

It is a requirement of the P&C association that all members have a current WWCC. Volunteer applications are free of charge. Follow the link to submit your online application prior to visiting the mobile centre:  Working with children check.  Once applications have been cleared a copy can be sent to the school office mulwala-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.