Hill Street News

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Term 4 Week 4

Acknowledgement of Country 

We would like to pay respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to Elders both past and present and emerging.

We certainly have had lots of fun at McCallums Hill PS over the past fortnight with the School Colour Fun Run, Year 6 Fun Day, an excursion and lots of great activities.

On Friday 27 October we celebrated World Teachers' Day.  It is my privilege to express our collective gratitude to all the remarkable teachers who shape our lives. Teachers are the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to shape our future, and we acknowledge and appreciate their invaluable contributions. Thank you to all our MHPS teachers for their dedication, patience, and unwavering belief in students' potential. We acknowledge the countless hours teachers spend preparing lessons, marking work and programming, and the genuine care they invest in each of our students. Last Friday our teachers were treated to a very special morning tea that was put on by our SASS staff and our P&C. It was a lovely morning tea that was appreciated by all. Thank you to our SASS staff and community for acknowledging our amazing teachers!

A huge congratulations to our Year 6 students for a very successful Fun Day. Many thanks to Ms Witts and Mr Aggett who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event happen. There were so many students who informed me that they had lots of fun.

On 23 October, our students had so much fun at the Colour Fun Run! A huge thank you to Mrs Abdullah & the P&C, Mrs Davis & our staff for ensuring it was a complete success.

Congratulations to Alex in KC for his fundraising efforts. He worked in his mum's shop over two Saturdays and earned almost $300 in donations from customers.  Well done Alex! 

On 24 October,  our Stage 1 students went to Centennial Parklands and had a great day. Our greatest thanks to Ms O'Connor and Mrs Clasper for organising this wonderful excursion for our students as well as all the staff who ensured students had wonderful learning experiences.  

Our 2024 Kindergarten are enjoying their weekly transition sessions in classrooms and our parents and carers have participated and literacy and numeracy workshops over the past two weeks with thanks to Mrs Davis. We are looking forward to having our students and their families officially join us in 2024.

Congratulations to Mrs Sklavounos on her 20 years of service with the Department of Education. We look forward to Mrs Sklavounos' continued contributions to the MHPS community.

Mrs Triantafyllou was the successful candidate as a result of the Merit Selection process for the permanent 0.4 School Administrative Officer.  Congratulations to Mrs Triantafyllou! We look forward to her continued contributions to the students, staff and MHPS community. 

I am very proud of all our students and their achievements at MHPS. It is wonderful to also see what our students achieve beyond the classroom. 

Congratulations to Marcus who won the Children’s category award for Inspiration at Canterbury Bankstown Children and Youth Awards. He was recognised for his commitment in helping the most vulnerable within his community and being a stand up person in situations ensuring positive impact towards others. A huge congratulations to Marcus for this very esteemed award! We a

Congratulations to Amir and Laila for making it to State for Oztag!

Congratulations to Azaan, Savas, Laila, Michelle, Zayn and Abbas  on your Principal's Award!

Looking forward to sharing the next two weeks with you all. 

Kindest regards

Ms Markovski

TERM 3 CALENDAR 2023

In maths, KD has enjoyed revisiting patterns and prepositions where they engaged in fun, hands-on activities to demonstrate their learning. Prepositions are important as they help students understand the vital structures of a sentence and highlight the relationships between people, objects, and locations.

KD also had the opportunity to enjoy time in our computer lab where they practiced logging onto computers and typing in Word documents as part of our Digital Technologies unit.

In science, this term, K/1S Kindergarten students have been learning about the changing environment and how daily and seasonal changes affect us. The Year 1 students in K/1S are studying the unit 'Look up and around' in science, students learned about the night sky. They learned about constellations and then designed and created their own unique constellation.

KC has had a fantastic time as part of our school community, participating in memorable events like the Colour Run and Year 6 Fun Day. These experiences have been an exciting and unforgettable part of our journey at school.

We look forward to creating more memories together!

On Monday 23 October, Stage 1 had a fantastic time participating in the Colour Run. The sun was shining, and it was a huge success! Thank you to our P & C for organising this fabulous fundraiser for our school. 

The following day, Year 1 and 2 students travelled to Centennial Park for our Geography excursion ‘Park Features and its Creatures’. Year 1 loved going on the excursion and locating constructed and natural landscapes. Year 2 enjoyed learning about Flying Foxes (bats), bird life and dip-netting. 

Over the past two weeks, Stage 1 have been working hard in their classrooms. As well as working through our units of work for English and Mathematics, we have been busy covering our Science and Geography topics too. In English, Year 2 have been learning to write persuasive texts, with topic sentences and structured paragraphs. Year 1 have been exploring how authors represent ideas in their texts and learning about verb tense. 

In Mathematics, Year 2 have been working with 3-digit numbers, place value and have been focusing on Data, creating graphs, and using tally marks. Year 1 have been building on their knowledge of arrays to represent multiplication and division.

In class, 1CW have been reading 'Boy'. They have learnt some different words in sign language, such as please, thank you, book and a few more. In Mathematics, we are exploring Data and Chance. We created a column graph and learnt about tally marks. 1E have been exploring how verbs change when we add suffixes such as -ing and -ed. They have shown outstanding effort when exploring how the equals sign means ‘the same as’ in mathematical equations.

School Colour Run!

YEAR 1 

YEAR 2

Keep up the hard work, Stage 1! 

Reminders: 

•  Please bring in your PBL Star awards once you have collected 10 to move to the next level.
•  SISA (Sports in Schools) 

We would like to take a moment to share with you the highlights of our week at school. Our Stage 2 students have been actively engaged in various exciting activities, learning experiences, and moments of joy.

School Colour Fun Run

We had an absolute blast at the School Colour Fun Run! What a fantastic way to enjoy the vibrant colors, bask in the beautiful sunshine, and spend quality time with friends and family. It was a day filled with laughter and joy, and it was heart warming to see the students and their families participating in such a lively and colourful event.

Exploring Poetry

In our English lessons, we have been exploring poetry in its various forms. One form that stood out is Haiku poetry. Our students have taken on this challenge with enthusiasm and creativity, producing some impressive poems. It has been a delightful experience watching them experiment with words, syllables, and the beauty of simplicity in Haiku poetry. We continue to emphasise the importance of word choice and sentence structure in shaping our writing. Students are becoming increasingly aware of how the use of language can convey different emotions and messages. 

Science - The Solar System

In science lessons, we are learning about the solar system. Our students are learning about how the sun and Earth interact to create the phenomena of night and day. It is fascinating to see their curiosity and excitement as they explore the wonders of our universe. Students are using their learning to express their creativity in visual arts.

World Teachers’ Day

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our amazing students and the school community for the beautiful words, cards, and gifts you've showered upon us. Your kindness and acknowledgment of our dedication mean a lot to us. Being with such inspiring and enthusiastic students every day and witnessing their growth is our greatest pleasure. Last week, 4K presented a heart warming assembly that highlighted the role teachers have in our lives. Their beautiful cards, heartfelt song, and kind words touched the hearts of all the teachers. Your support and recognition are deeply appreciated, and it motivates us to continue to give our best to your children's education.

Year 6 had a great time on Wednesday at Fun day. A huge thank you to the Year 5 students who assisted them. Our Year 6 students all hope that everyone had fun. They had spent weeks preparing for this event. On Monday Stage 3 are off to camp for three days and are so excited. They look forward to sharing their adventures on the school Facebook page as well as in the school newsletter.

2-4M had a blast running in the colour run. They enjoyed traversing the school collecting colour on their shirts. Back in the classroom, we have been learning how to read and represent three-digit numbers using MAB blocks. We can count large collections of objects, sort them into groups of hundreds and tens and we are learning to work flexibly with our numbers to add and subtract in our heads to find new totals.

Students in 3-6BP have been enjoying the sunshine during maths lessons. We have been exploring different capacities of a range of containers by estimating and then checking our answers by using uniform units to fill buckets. We can count how many cups it takes to fill another container.

Students in 1-2S have had an exciting past two weeks! They had a great day out on their Geography excursion to Centennial Park, exploring the features of places and the connections people have with places. Students also participated in the colour run, engaging in fun, physical activity to raise money for the school. A big congratulations to students in 1-2S for winning the best behaviour award from the secret judge at the last K-2 stage assembly.

K-6K had a lot of fun last week attending the Stage One Geography excursion at Centennial Park where we explored the features of the park and its wildlife. Students were so excited to see bats up in the trees and go for a bush walk.

Now is the time to look for all of your library books that you may have at home. Please return them to the library as soon as possible. 

Don’t forget that you can watch Storybox Library at home. The Username is McCallums and the password is books. 

Last week our school's garden club received a generous seedling donation, enhancing our garden. Thanks to Ms Jusna, students have planted tomatoes, pumpkins, lettuce and spinach and are eager to watch them grow. This demonstrates our community's incredible support and commitment to nurturing our environment. We appreciate this wonderful addition, thank you! 

It is a requirement that students attend school, and all non-attendance days must be explained. If your child is away from school, please make sure that you communicate with the office about the reason for this. Some of the reasons may include:

• sickness – with identification of what type of sickness not just ‘sick’ 
• medical appointment 
• travel  
• attendance at urgent or exceptional family circumstances. 

It is also important that all children are at school by 9am. The diagrams below show the lost time and its cumulative effect on missing out on school.

Our preferred method of payment is online, this can be accessed through our school app or website. Feel free to contact the front office if you require any help with this.

If you are unable to make payment online and wish to pay cash, please ensure you have placed all money in an envelope or zip lock bag clearly marked with your child's name and class and what the payment is for.

school bytes instructions.pdf

Midford November 2023.pdf

 Spriggy_Schools_Flyer_DL_Bleed.pdf

Spriggy Schools Canteen Guide_ Adding Menu Items & Options (1) (1).pdf

Spriggy_Schools_Posters_A4_Bleed.pdf

 A checklist for parents -

App checklist for parents.pdf

The lost property has recently been organised in different sections. Parents are encouraged to check lost property regularly to ensure students have their belongings. Any non-uniform items will be sent to charity. This will be done every few weeks. Please ensure that all belongings are clearly labelled so that they can be returned to the student.  

Please see images below of driving offences in school zones.

Please remember there is only a 10-minute park from 8.00am-9.30am and 2.30-4.00pm on school days. Please note the signs and make sure you keep to the 10-minute limit. 

Please help keep our school safe.  If you see anything unusual happening in the school grounds at any time, please call School Security on 1300 880 021.

Newsletter Term 4 Week 3 & 4 McCallums Hill.pdf

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