Let me introduce you to QParents. We have been registered with the Department's app and a small group of parents inform us of their students absence via the app. Over the next couple of weeks I will share the benefits of access more widely than absences that this tool provides us and share the capacity at the next P&C Meeting.

Yours in Education

Colleen Hope

Principal

We are pleased to introduce our new departmental psychologist, Lauren Van der Leest who has joined us on Thursdays.

• Students arrive from 8.30 am with teacher aide supervision till 9 am formal class delivery.
• Students depart from school at 2.45 pm.
• Late arrivals please go through to the office and Admin will contact classes to collect your young person.
• Staff will support students to supervisory spaces.
• Early collections parents go through the office and the Admin staff will contact classes.
• School learning is paramount and messages will be taken at the front office and passed onto students staff to minimise teaching time, unless in extreme emergency..
• Communicate student absences via Q Parents app, Seesaw or the school office and with your approved School Transport
• Teachers and Parent communicate via Seesaw
• Keep abreast of school information via electronic newsletter Schoolzine, MSS Facebook and MSS Instagram
• https://www.facebook.com/MudgeerabaSpecialSchool
• https://www.instagram.com/mudgeerabaspecial/
• Join the P&C Association to partner in your child's school community. Meets second Wednesday of the month or communicated if varied. Contact via email: mssspandc@gmail.com
• Attend My Time Parent Connect every Tuesday with Toni Sarton from 9.30 am.
• Communicate in the community our Puggles Playgroup with My Time every Wednesday from 9.30 am with our Head of Deparment Emily Renalletta.

Yours in Education

Colleen Hope

Principal

This week MSSS students and staff showcased their individual creativity and artistic talents to create a Sea of Hands. The Sea of Hands is an iconic symbol of reconciliation and a way for people in Australia to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues and events.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the Term 4 PBL celebration will be Superhero themed! The school values of being Connected, Aware and Responsible will be explicitly taught throughout the term culminating with a day of fun and excitement on the last day of school.

I was passing the post office as I walked toward Lake Ore to eat my sandwich on the boardwalk with a million-dollar view of the lake. Two young men around the age of eighteen pulled their bikes up in front of me, looked me straight in the eyes and said,

“Hi Mr Jones do you remember us?"

I did not know what to say I had absolutely no idea who they were, or where I knew them from. I guessed they were most likely kids that I had taught in school. However, I could not remember if they were well behaved kids or so poorly behaved kids, funny how we often automatically think the worst of people or at least look straight for the negative possibilities. I thought quickly and replied;

“I think so, I taught you at Varsity?”

They enthusiastically said yes and waited for my reply.

So, this time I more honestly answered,

“I did teach a lot of kids there though, so I do not remember your names.”

They replied that I had taught them in grade 5 and told the best stories that were always fun and exciting. I found it interesting how all the things I taught doing Religious Instruction at Varsity and all they remembered was that I told the best stories. However, I always made sure that the stories had the basics of the curriculum I was to teach that day. I took two things from this encounter.

1. We need to have a more positive attitude to life and situations that we face rather than going straight to negative conclusions.

2. When we have opportunity to teach kids make sure everything has purpose because you never know what parts kids are going to remember.

May I encourage you that life should be looked at with a positive attitude, not denying that life is not always easy. However, how we view each day may determine the outcome. Finally, each day you have the opportunity to teach your kids, do it with fun and purpose because kids often remember the most unlikely things.

Hi Mudgeeraba Special School Community.

Firstly, I want to thank our Beautiful staff at Mudgee Special for all that they do. They often give of their own time for our benefit and Tuesday night was no exception. Steve Dowlan and Bree Nairn hosted a Seniors information night for parents to gather information on how Graduation night and Schoolies works. This information could have just been sent out, yet even after being at school all day Steve and Bree gave their time for us which offered us the opportunity to discuss and ask questions. Thank you Steve and Bree for looking after us Tuesday. Please know that you are appreciated.   

On Wednesday I had the privilege of being on the panel for the School Captain interviews. Such a heart-warming experience and one that filled me with pride for the beautiful students who applied for the position. All of the candidates were amazing both with their applications and their interviews. I don’t know about you, but interviews are something I’ve always struggled with so to see our beautiful students do just that, is something that deserves loads of praise. Congratulations to all of our candidates. 

Who loves Cupcakes? This coming Tuesday 17th at My Time, Toni is hosting a cupcake decorating class. Come along and reward yourself with a cuppa and some cupcake decorating fun from 9.30am.

The next uniform shop day is also this coming Tuesday 17th October 8.30am-9.30am.

Have a great weekend and take care everyone.

Paula

Packages were forwarded home this week.

You can place an order in the following two means:

1. Payment by Cash: ensuring the correct money for the items are sealed in the envelope and mark the envelope with the students name and class and return through your class to the office.

2. Direct Deposit to:                                                                                         Miss Melly Gold Coast

Jacquelyn Scorgie
Commonwealth
Bsb 064480
Acct 10515409

Reference recorded: Student Name/ Surname and class eg C Hope Jnr 1

Return your hard copy order form and write on the order- money transferred on what date (ideally print off a copy of deposit and place in the provided envelope as a record) and return the package through your class to the office.

Many thanks for supporting P&C Fundraising.