Calendar of Special Events

Preps Learn About How Signs & Symbols Work

Eleanor and the Prep Team

You may have seen some important signs popping up around the school and playground as well as a concentrated amount in the Prep corridor. This is due to our busy sign makers who are concluding their Deeper Learning experience which focused on 'how signs and symbols communicate a message and keep us safe in our community.' We have had a busy term and a half focusing on Citizenship which included visits from Kathy, the Police, Fire Brigade and the RACV.

We have also scoped the perimeter of our school and can report that there are "tonnes" of signs keeping our school safe. So beware of passionate little Foundation members promoting their new messages such as "no climbing up the slide", "This way to sick bay/first aid" and the very important "no throwing rocks!"  

Fire Brigade Excite & Educate the Preps

The Prep Team

We had a fantastic and educational experience when the Fire Brigade visited NMPS recently! We learnt how to distinguish between a good [safe] and a bad [unsafe] fire, and what to do if there is a fire at home. Hopefully you have all checked that your smoke detectors are working, and have decided on a safe meeting point for your family in case of an emergency. What can your child tell you about fire safety?

After we'd learnt these important ways to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe, it was time for the fun stuff! Thank you to Fireman Sam (yes, really!), Fireman Lenny, Fireman Matt and Firefighter Mary for sharing your time, expertise and truck! 130+ excited preps got to clamber through the firetruck cab and have a go of spraying the powerful fireman's hoses. It was an exciting experience that will be talked about for a long time to come.

Please enjoy a selection of pictures and work from the visits.

Simultaneous Storytime 2016

Simultaneous Storytime from Katie, Teacher

On the 25th of May, all students and teachers will be heading up to the oval each with a book to read at 11am, along with many other schools and locations around Australia. This year’s book is,’I Got This Hat’ by Jole and Kate Temple.

There is plenty of time to start creating a fabulous hat or wear your favourite hat. Teachers will be joining in too.

We will also be running a competition for the best designed hat. All students who wish to enter the competition will be invited to design a hat. Print out the form below.

A Delight For Kids and Mums

Meg Moorhouse (on behalf of the Parents & Friends Committee)

Our annual three days of mayhem that is the Mother’s Day stall was a wonderful success.  There were over 1700 items wrapped beautifully and collated to ensure a range of pressies, prices and choices for our 700+ children to choose from.  It was a delight to watch the children come with their classes and carefully discuss what their mums would like (and in many cases what they would like too), and work out what money they could have and then what then they can buy with change!  A lesson in numeracy for sure! 

The Parents and Friends Committee and Craft Addicts working groups are very proud that this year the majority of gifts were either hand made, locally made, made at the school garden program, sourced from local suppliers and produced in local kitchens.  Mind you, we can’t take credit for the very popular diamante encrusted bright pink lipstick pens which have become a firm favourite for many of the kids (sorry!!).  What’s a stall without some bling?  We worked very hard to collate a good variety of interesting gifts, starting at a reasonable $1 to $10.

It's lovely to have feedback from the happy mothers too – many sporting jewellery at pick up and enjoying jams on the weekend.

Huge thanks need to go to:

• Diana, and the Craft Addicts volunteers, who over three working bees produced earrings, necklaces, body scrubs, lip balms and all sorts of lovely products
• Bronwen Moncrieft and her family, and our community neighbour Tom, for cooking hundreds of jars of jams, cordials and preserves.
• Sandra, Jean, Anne and the office staff for sharing their space and overseeing finances, for Jo and Megan in the garden for growing plants, and all the teachers for rearranging their curriculum, and  helping the children attend during class times!
• Will, Gen, Charlotte, Kate and the shopping and wrapping volunteers, and their kids who sourced products, wrapped masses of pressies over two long Fridays, and helped set up and pack up.
• And the 30+ parents who volunteered to do shifts on the three days, plus run the stall after Assembly on the Friday. When helping hundreds of children to choose pressies you were considerate, friendly, kind and enthusiastic, and it makes our Mother’s Day stall a terrific experience. Thank you.
• And finally to all our parents, for financially contributing to yet another terrific fundraising event.  We have made a very tidy profit (details to be published soon) – proceeds of which support our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Scheme, where seedlings are potted and jams are made by our own kids!!!

With gratitude (and enjoying my succulents and earrings too).

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