Makybe Rise News
Principal’s Message
Dear Makybe Rise Families
The beautiful sunny weather provides so
many lovely opportunities for our families to
celebrate being a part of our Makybe Rise
community.
Thank you to all the staff and parents who
attended our recent swimming trials. The
evening was a great success and we are
looking forward to the interschool carnival.
Have you taken up the opportunity to stay
and supervise your children playing in our
early childhood playground after school? This
can be a great way to meet other parents and
your children’s friends. Parents are reminded
to closely supervise children to ensure
equipment is used safely and is well cared for.
Please see our flyer inside this newsletter.
Now is a good time to think ahead about
school jumpers for cooler weather. Our
uniform shop is open Monday afternoons and
Thursday mornings. You can also see the
canteen for our second-hand uniform stores.
Issue 3 Term 1
Thank you to all the parents who helped out
at our sausage sizzle fundraiser on Saturday.
All funds raised subsidise Year 6 end of year
activities.
Heather
Principal’s Message
Important Dates
We are very pleased to welcome our very first
school chaplain, Heather. Heather is able to
provide support to students, parents and staff
alike and we are very fortunate to have her.
P&C News
Book the date: Thursday, 6 April is our
Makybe Rise community PMM movie night!
Last year’s event was such a glorious
celebration of all our families - we would love
to see you there!
Steph McDonald
Principal
Hello Makybe! My name is Heather and I am very excited to join this wonderful school as your
School Chaplain. My role is to provide social and emo onal support to students, staff and
families. I provide individual support and strategies, facilitate small group programs and link
families with community organisa ons. You will find me in Room 18 or wandering around the
school during recess and lunch me. I am here on Mondays
and Tuesdays.
I am looking forward to mee ng you.
Inside this issue:
Have you registered to attend the Keeping
Our Kids Safe workshop for parents on
Thursday, 30 March? This workshop was
extremely well received last year. As a
principal, and as a parent, I cannot encourage
you strongly enough to come along and hear
this powerful message.
Meet our School Chaplain!
Carer
Helper
Available
Program facilitator
Listener
Ac vely involved
Individual mentor
Not a teacher
13 March 2017
Meet our School Chaplain!
Commencing Kindy in Room 1
A Busy Start in Room 31
Growth Mindset
Term 1 School Banking
IMPORTANT DATES
 15 March - School Board
 17 March - Junior Primary
Assembly
 17 March - Summer BASSA
Interschool Carnival
 29 March - School Board
 30 March - Child ProtecƟon Parent
Workshop
 31 March - Upper Primary
Assembly
 5 April - BASSA Interschool
Swimming Carnival
 6 April - ANZAC Ceremony
 6 April - PMM Movie Night
 7 April - Last day of Term 1
 26 April - Term 2 Student Day One
 9 May - NAPLAN begins
 15 May - P&C Fun Run
 19 May - Cross Country
 22 May - Literacy and Numeracy
Week
 23 May - Book Fair begins
Commencing Kindy in Room 1
The Kindy’s have commenced their adventure into their schooling life! It is amazing to reflect how far they have come in even a few short
weeks! We have loved seeing them se le into the school rou ne, start to make friends, and leap into learning new skills!
In Room 1 we have been learning about some useful skills that will help us to be successful at school. Children are becoming independent
at carrying their own school bags and ge ng ready for the day by taking out their lunchbox, drink bo le, library bag and shared fruit.
These basic organisa onal skills are a vital stepping stone into being an organised learner.
We have also been learning how to be a en ve listeners and have been focussing on whole body listening. Mr Potato Head helped us to
learn how to sit s ll with our legs crossed, our hands in our laps, to look at the speaker with our eyes, to listen with our ears and to make
sure our heart cares about what we are learning.
Outside play has been so much fun! Children have really enjoyed trying to master the flying fox, balance on the beams and explore water
play on our hot days! We are learning the school rules that help us to stay safe, and have been remembering not to climb up the slides or
to throw sand.
We have so much fun in Room 1 and it’s been great to see the children trying their hardest to tackle new tasks and ac vi es with
enthusiasm, effort and with the resilience to keep prac sing to get be er and be er!
Kate Brown
Classroom Teacher
A Busy Start in Room 31
We have such a busy start to the new school year here in Room 31. We have spent lots of me on ge ng to know each other and
learning how we can all cooperate and work well together this year to make it as fulfilling and successful as possible.
We all decided on a goal for the year. This helps us to focus on what we want to achieve in 2017. We will revisit this frequently
throughout the year to see how we are tracking. We also write our weekly goal into our diaries to ensure we are always striving to
improve. Our weekly reflec ons keep us accountable and help us evaluate our progress.
In HASS, we are learning about the first Australians. We are learning about when and how they first arrived here. We were surprised to
discover that Australia is really different now to what it was 40,000 years ago. We enjoyed learning how scien sts discovered Mungo
man and Mungo lady, and how their study of fossils and artefacts help us learn about the past. We would love if you could pay our class a
visit and look at our pictures of what Lake Mungo would have looked like 40,000 years ago.
Emma Pasini
Classroom Teacher
Growth Mindset
Makybe Rise P&C Inc. News
What is Mindset?
P&C General Mee ng; 22 March: All are
welcome to a end our general mee ngs in
Weeks 2 and 8 of every term, 6.30 - 7.30pm in
the staff room. Babysi ng is provided and
bookings are essen al to:
[email protected] .
So what is Growth Mindset and where did it
begin?
Many people have now heard of mindset and in par cular growth
mindset. It all began over thirty years ago when a psychologist
became interested in what makes certain people more successful
than others. Professor Psychology Dr Carol Dweck has now become
synonymous with the term mindset. A er researching the power of
our mindsets and the effect of praise, she has defined two ways of
thinking; Growth Mindset and Fixed Mindset.
Posi on Vacant, Treasurer - We are currently seeking a volunteer
to fill the role of Treasurer in our commi ee. The P&C Treasurer
maintains all financial records including payroll (PAYG and
superannua on included) accounts receivable and payable, bank
reconcilia ons, banks monies received, signatory on all bank
accounts and prepares and presents a wri en report for every
general mee ng. If you have a background in payroll and/or
booking keeping and feel this is something you could assist with,
please contact the P&C at: [email protected] or call
Jodeen on 0414 464 919. We will be seeking to fill this role at our
next general mee ng.
Year 6 Fundraiser: On Saturday, 11 March our Year 6 group will be
running a Sausage Sizzle out the front of our school, during the
State Elec on Polling. Bacon and Egg Burgers will be available in
the morning and Hot Dogs throughout the day, so call in for a
dishes free meal and support our Year 6 group. We wish to thank
Damien Rose and his team at the soon to open Baldivis IGA, for
dona ng all produce for this fundraiser.
What does your behaviour say about your mindset?
Charlotte Ferguson
AVID Growth Mindset Committee Leader
Term 1 School Banking
Easter Raffle: Its that me of the year when we ask all our
suppor ve families to donate easter eggs for our annual Easter
raffle. Dona ons can be le at the administra on office over the
next few weeks. Raffle cket sheets went home last week and
more copies can be found at the office. We would like to thank you
all in advance for your contribu ons big and small as they are
greatly appreciated. The raffle will be drawn on 7 April in each
classroom. We will be seeking assistance with preparing the prize
bags closer to the date.
Canteen:
When
placing
orders
through
www.ouronlinecanteen.com.au please ensure you have updated
your child’s new classroom details, to ensure their order goes to
the correct room.
It’s great to see so many new School Bankers this year!
If you would like to join School Banking, all you need to
do is visit the Commonwealth Bank website and open a If you can spare an hour from 9am to 10am on a Monday,
Youth Saver Account online, it’s that easy!
Wednesday or Friday, the canteen would love to see some new
volunteers. Our volunteers are essen al in ensuring the smooth
opera on and affordability of our canteen. If you are able to help,
please pop in to meet Ka e and Laura or email:
[email protected] .
Term 1 rewards for school banking are Colour Changing
Markers and a Cyber Handball. We s ll have some
reward items from last year; if you are interested in
using your tokens for any of these, please let me know.
Contact Us: for all P&C enquiries, please contact us via our
Facebook page or by email: [email protected] .
Our school banking day is Wednesday.
Thanks
Natasha
School Banking Co-ordinator
Execu ve Commi ee
Makybe Rise Primary
School P&C Associa on
Inc.
Our Playground Rules
We are caring and sharing friends who look after each other.
We wear our hats.
Sand is for digging and building and never throwing.
We take turns on the climbing equipment and wait in line for our
turn.
We climb up and down; we never jump off equipment.
We go one way up the ladder, down the slide on our bottoms.
We sit on the quad rocker and swings.
We ride up and back on the flying fox and wait in line for our turn.
We walk on the cement verandas and pathways.
Water from the fountain is for drinking only.
We respect the trees and plants.
We kick the football safely in open spaces, away from children
playing, trees, the roof and fences.