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PRINCIPAL’S REPORTWelcome to Week 4 of Term Four. Thisnewsletter includes information aboutimportant dates for Term Four, the MackayEisteddfod, Enrolment and Planning for2019 and Grandparents Day.

Important Dates for Term Four

Don’t forget to keep an eye on ourschoolzine calendar in each newsletter as we will continue toupdate it as new events are scheduled. For now we’ve includedall of our major end of term events such as our Awards Nightand Graduation, our Carols Night and our GraduationLuncheon so be sure to check it out!

Mackay Eisteddfod

It’s official! We are the champions! Huge congratulations to allof our students, each of whom contributed to our great successat the Mackay Eisteddfod. Central took out the AggregatePrimary Schools Group Speaking Championship Trophymaking us both the best performing school for 2018 and thefirst State School represented on the trophy which spans morethan 18 years! Big thanks also to our wonderful teachers whohave worked long and hard to prepare our students and inparticular, our conductors, Mrs Lando, Mrs Baynton, MissBella, Miss Benson and Ms Bell. The full breakdown of ourresults is below along with some photos from the week;

Prep Choral Speaking – Third PlaceYear 1 Choral Speaking – First PlaceYear 2 Choral Speaking – First PlaceYear 3 Choral Speaking – Third PlaceYear 4 Choral Speaking – First PlaceYear 5 Choral Speaking – First PlaceYear 6 Choral Speaking – First PlaceSmall Schools Choral Speaking – First PlaceSmall Schools Singing Choir – Silver Medal

2018 Mackay Eisteddfod2018 Mackay Eisteddfod

Enrolment EOI - 2019

We’ve already held a number of enrolment interviews for 2019and are excited at the prospect of growing in enrolmentnumbers for next year. To allow us to plan our 2019 classes asaccurately as possible, please let us know if you are enrolling achild for next year using the survey below.

Similarly, if you know that your child will not be attending Centralin 2019, please let us know as soon as possible so that we canhelp your child to transition as easily as possible to their newschool and so that we can update our draft class lists.

Will you be away at the start of 2019?

Please be reminded that families are required to contact usbefore the end of this term if they know that their family willbe away for the start of the school year in order to discussan exemption from compulsory attendance. Not only will thisallow us to include your child in our class planning, but it willenable us to work out a plan with your child’s future teacher thatprovides an easy transition and lessens anxiety for your childwhen they return to school.

Maintenance around B Block

Thank you for your care and consideration inmanouvering around the scaffolding that currentlysurrounds B Block. The great news is that thework being completed is the installation of airconditioners in the Languages, Music andLearning Support classrooms - hooray! We expectour classrooms to be operational once again in thecoming days - until then, we appreciate your

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continued caution as you move through theUndercover Area and adjacent corridor in ABlock.

Grandparents DayWe are extremely excited to welcome parents andgrandparents on Monday for a special Grandparents Dayshowcase Parade and celebration. Our schedule for the day isas follows;

Have a great week!

Sarah MuttonPrincipal

WELLBEING GOAL OF THE WEEKWe’ve been working through two new wellbeing goals thisfortnight;

Week 3: Fully EngagedWeek 4: Leading with Grit

Parent articles

Don’t forget to check out our parent newsletter articles to assistwith understanding our weekly wellbeing goals and work onthem at home with your children.

LEARNING LOG

Get Set for Prep in 2019

If your child is 5 before July 1 2019 they are eligiblefor Prep next year. Send an email toadmin@mackcentss.eq.edu.au or call 4969 3111 formore information about school readiness. We are here tosupport your and your child for a great start in 2019.

We also invite all Preps who are attending Central in 2019to our Prep Orientation morning and information sessionto be held on Tuesday October 23rd. We have alsoadded an additional Orientation morning to be held onMonday December 10th.

Can’t make our Orientation mornings? Why not drop in toour free, weekly Playgroup, held every Tuesday morningfrom 9:00am-11:00am in our Activities Hall – it’s a greatway to meet the Central Family!

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

School Improvement Plan – School Review +Parent Forum

At last week’s Student Free Day, Mackay Central’s staff spenttime examining our school’s outcomes over the last four yearsin order to plan priority areas for our next four-year strategicplan which will commence in 2019. Now it’s our parents’ turnsto have their say.

Any interested parents and community members are invitedto provide feedback in person at our casual parent lounge /community forum to be held in our conference room at 2:00pmon Friday November 2nd. Alternately, you can still give us yourfeedback using the survey below.

The last component of our review of our 4-year plan is a fullschool review which every State School undertakes at the endof their current 4-year planning cycle. Ours is scheduled forNovember 12th to 14th and will be conducted by three externalreviewers. A part of this process includes talking to parents andcommunity members. You can find out more information aboutthe role parents play in schools reviews by checking out thefollowing fact sheet;

ATTENDANCE

Term attendance

As we near the half way point of Term 4, weare looking forward to our first 100%Attendance Raffle for the term which willoccur at Parade in Week 5.

Similarly, if students have not been meetingattendance expectations, we will be incontact to arrange a time to talk with you in order to create anaction plan for increasing attendance in the home run to the endof the year. Thank you for your continued support when itcomes to attendance.

Class of the Week – Week 3

1st 2C 97.4%

2nd 1B 97.3%

3rd 4H 95.4%

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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Week 3

Prep EliPope

For helping to keep our school groundstidy and encouraging others to do so aswell.

Year 1 ClarisseKauri

Improved behaviour and attitudetowards her work which is helping her toimprove her school work.

Year 2 All ofYear 2

For your incredible poetry performanceat the Mackay Eisteddfod! Well done!

Year 3 AmeliaTetley

You were a 'Shining Star' for yourpoetry performance at the MackayEisteddfod! Well done!

Year 4 All ofYear 4

Congratulations on your fantasticperformance at the Mackay Eisteddfod.I am so proud of you!

Year 5 AndreiJayma

For contributing your best effort to ourteam poetry performance. Great thingshappen when you choose to bring yourbest! What a wonderful experience toshare, 5B; hearty congratulations!

Year 5/6

All ofYear 5/6

Thank you for ALL working togetherindependently and industriously :) I amvery proud of you ALL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

November Birthdays

Peyton AustinAngel Nicholson

Jermaine PittKathleen JohnsonDosena NomoaJazmyn HayesJhoana Nicdao

Lilli Povey-Jahnke

FROM THE P&C

Tuckshop in Term 4

Please note that the tuckshop’s final day for the term will beFriday November 30th. Thank you for your continued supportof our tuckshop!

P&C Christmas Fundraisers

Christmas is just around the corner. The P&C would like totake this opportunity to thank the school community for yourongoing support throughout the year. We have had enormoussuccess with our fundraising endeavours, which would nothave been possible without your help.

Our school Christmas Carols event will be here before youknow it, on Wednesday 5th December. The P&C will berunning several Christmas fundraisers this year – Bakers DelightChristmas treats, Pizza Night, and Christmas Raffle.

Bakers Delight Christmas Treat

Bakers Delight have kindly offered ourschool the opportunity to purchaseChristmas treats, with proceeds from eachpurchase being donated to the school. Thefollowing items will be available by orderonly, with delivery being made on ChristmasCarols night:

Pizza Night

The P&C traditionally provides catering forthe families to purchase on Christmas Carolsnight. This year we are trialling somethingnew! In a joint venture with Laffo’s Pizza atClaudies, we will be organising a pre-orderedpizza night. This fuss-free catering will allowall parents the opportunity to relax and enjoy the children’sperformances. The menu includes lots of yummy favourites andsome of their house specials. Vegetarian and gluten freeoptions will be available. Laffo’s have offered a fantastic deal onthese pizzas exclusive to Mackay Central. We hope you will joinus in taking part.

Order forms and further information on the Pizza and Bakeryfundraisers will go home in mid-November. Please keep a

• Round Christmas Cakes

• Tree Shaped Christmas Cakes

• Fruit mince pie - 6 packs

• Lemon pie - 6 packs

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look out for them and send in your orders before the cut-offdate to make sure you don’t miss out! More information on theraffle will be provided once it is finalised.

Christmas Raffle

This year as part of our Christmas Celebrations, we havedecided to run a Christmas Raffle. 1st prize will be a Bar Fridgefilled with goodies, 2nd Prize is a Food Hamper and 3rd PrizeFood Hamper. Tickets will be $2 each or 3 for $5. Tickets areavailable to be sold in books of 5 or books of 10 and will bedrawn on Wednesday 5th December at our annual ChristmasCarols night. If you wish to collect some ticket books to sell, youmay do so from the Tuckshop Wednesday to Friday any weekbetween now and the end of November. Alternately you can fillin the form that was sent home this week. We appreciate all ofyour support.

Upcoming Free Dress Day in support of our Raffle

The P&C will also be holding a Free Dress Day on Friday 23rdNovember, to support our hampers. We ask that studentsdonate a non-perishable food item (please make sure the useby dates are longer than January next year) instead of a goldcoin donation in exchange for wearing free dress. Moreinformation on the Free Dress Day will go home closer to thedate. Once again thank you for your support.

Thank you Sponsors!

Our P&C would like to thank and show their support for thefollowing businesses who have kindly agreed to sponsor ourfundraiser endeavours.

MACKAY CENTRAL COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD

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Principal’s ReportImportant Dates for Term FourMackay EisteddfodEnrolment EOI - 2019Will you be away at the start of 2019?Maintenance around B Block

Wellbeing Goal of the WeekParent articles

Learning LogGet Set for Prep in 2019

School ImprovementSchool Improvement Plan – School Review + Parent Forum

AttendanceTerm attendance

Students of the WeekWeek 3

Happy Birthday!November Birthdays

From the P&CTuckshop in Term 4P&C Christmas FundraisersBakers Delight Christmas TreatPizza NightChristmas RaffleUpcoming Free Dress Day in support of our Raffle

Thank you Sponsors!

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