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TERM 2 WEEK 8 Tuesday 18th June 2019
Principal’s Report
The weeks are racing along with many
events taking place before the end of Term
2. Last week, I had the privilege of taking
senior students down to Frederickton Public
School to participate in one of the Debating
competitions. All our Debating teams have
been successful at these rounds and will now
move onto the next level. Good luck to all
the students competing, and also well done
to Mr MacDonald who has prepared the
children so comprehensively.
Last Friday, all our staff and students
watched children from Kindergarten to
Year 6 compete in the Multicultural Public Speaking Competition. I was overwhelmed by the quality of
the speeches from students in all year groups. We have so many talented Public Speakers in our school.
Thank you to Mr Greenway for
organising the event and congratulations
to all the children who competed.
On Friday 28th June, all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will have the opportunity to participate in our annual MPS Athletics Carnival on the bottom oval. I encourage all families to support your children in participating in multiple events. Our canteen will be operating a BBQ on the day, plus there will be plenty of food and drinks available. This has always been a great family day at Macksville Public, so come along, make a day of it, support your children and cheer everyone on.
Anthony Buckley - Principal
COMING UP ON OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR
JUNE
20th Greg Inglis 7’s Rugby League Coffs Harbour
21st Year 2 Timbertown Excursion
MPS Pre-School Playgroup—9am until 11am
25th Surfing Scientist Show
28th Macksville Public School Athletics Carnival
JULY
3rd P&C Disco
4th Super Day
5th Last Day of Term 2
22nd Staff Development Day
23rd First day of Term 3 for students
29th P&C Meeting 6pm in Staffroom
NAIDOC Week 29th-2nd August
30th Red Black and Yellow Mufti Day
31st Bush Tucker Lunch
AUGUST
1st Aboriginal Art Show in Hall
2nd Traditional Indigenous Games
8th Education Week Open Day and Book Fair
19th P&C Meeting 6pm in Staffroom
29th Kindergarten Excursion to Billabong Zoo
SEPTEMBER
4th Book Week Parade
12th-13th Year 3 Excursion
16th P&C Meeting 6pm in Staffroom
Enrol Now at Macksville Public the Family School
School Canteen
Roster Wed 19th
Thur 20th
Fri 21st
Mon 24th
Tues 25th
Glenn Robinson
Glenn Robinson,
Dave Flack
Dave Flack
Therese Laverty,
Ebony Hollis
CANTEEN CLOSED
We are looking for volunteers to
help with the canteen at the
School Athletics Carnival on
Friday 28th June. Please phone
65681800.
Last Wednesday the Macksville Detonators
debated against Nambucca Heads Public
School. The Detonators are made up of Leo Woodward, Josie
Boxsell, Layla Parry and Bella Mulley. This debate was
adjudicated by Mrs Lissa Argue. The topic of this debate was ‘All
school work should be done on laptops’, the Detonators were the
negative team and took home the win with great rebuttals and
strong arguments.
The next day on Thursday, the Macksville Detonators travelled
with Mr MacDonald to Frederickton Public School, where they
took place in round two of debating. They debated against
Frederickton Public School and their topic was ‘All homework
should be banned’.
It was a tough challenge but they took home the win once again.
On that same Thursday, the Macksville Emeralds debated against
South West Rocks Public School. The Emeralds are made up of
Lilla Walburn, Alani Currin, Ella Hazelwood and Grace Stuart. They
were the negative team but made the mistake of preparing as
the positive team. It was only at the start of the debate when the
topic was announced again when the team realised the mistake
they had made. South West Rocks were good sports and allowed
The Emeralds to have an extra 15 minutes of preparation.
Amazingly the debate came down to the smallest of things and
with strong clear rebuttals, The Emeralds took home the win!
~ Alani Currin and Lilla Walburn
P&C News
Next P&C Meeting:
Monday July 29th
@ 6pm in school staffroom
All parents welcome!
KRISPY KREME REMINDER
Delivery for Krispy Kreme Donuts is
OPERA HOUSE CONCERT
Tickets for the Festival of Instrumental Music open on Monday
June 24th and are only available from the Sydney Opera House
Box Office.
Please be aware that these tickets sell out extremely fast.
How to book:
Online Bookings are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week
through www.sydneyoperahouse.com or by telephone
02 9250 7777 Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 8:30pm
Please note that if your child is performing on the day, they will
either be on stage or backstage, they will not require a ticket.
This week Macksville Public School students have been
outstanding in their achievements both on and off the
sporting field. The week began with the netball girls facing off
against South Kempsey Public School in their second round PSSA
netball clash. Our girls were dominant from the very first whistle,
not giving the girls from Kempsey South a chance to score some
early points. The swift attacking moves and strong defensive plays
made it near impossible for the South Kempsey team to even get
in the quarter required to score points. The girls were relentless all over the court with some very strong
combinations from some of our key players. The girls ended up
walking away with a solid win 28-3, which now puts them into the
third round on the knockout competition. They now await a date
for the next round against Crescent Head Public School. The girls
represented our school with great pride and sportsmanship and
their team work and positive attitude both on and off the court was
a real credit to themselves and our school.
Secondly, the Greg Inglis 7’s is being held this Thursday 20th June.
Eight teams of different age students from Years 3-6 will be out to
show why our school is very strong on the football field. The Gala
Day involves a combination of both tackle and Oz tag
competitions. We wish all our teams the best of luck at this
Gala Day and we look forward to hearing about the
wonderful results in the next edition of the sports report.
Finally, our athletics carnival approaches on Friday June 28th.
Our carnival convenor has been working very hard
finalising results from previous weeks’ preliminaries and
organising the students who have qualified for the finals of the
field events. He has also been busy quietly training out on the
track in case he is required to run in any relay races or fill any
empty lanes on the day of the carnival! We are looking
forward to all of our students attending this day and
participating in all the available running events. Please keep
an eye out in the newsletter for more information in regards to
the day. ~ Matt Greenway - Teacher
IAN FLARRETY—MUSIC TEACHER PHONE 6568 3921
Anyone wishing to have Music Lessons please fill in the note below and send into the school office.
PERMISSION NOTE FOR GROUP BAND LESSONS
My child ____________________ class ______________ is interested in learning trumpet, trombone, saxophone, guitar, keyboard or drums (please circle) Parents signature: _______________________________________ Date: ______________