Volume: 12 NORTH MORLEY NEWS Dear Parents This year seems to be flying by – can you believe we are in May already. Rumours are abound about class restructures for Semester 2. There will be no restructures this year. OUR SCHOOL’S A STAR Our school has registered for this DET project. We are showcasing our Music programme in the school. As a result of this we have been invited to be involved in the Channel 7 LIVE WEATHER REPORT on June 24. Further information on this will come out shortly. A DAY MADE BETTER This is a programme run by OfficeMax to acknowledge exceptional teachers who make the day better. Last year parents nominated Mrs Thomas and Mrs Zeiser. To vote for Mr Keady go online to “A Day Made Better” VIRTUE COURTESY Congratulations! You are practising Courtesy when you……… o Show others that you value and respect them o Remember to treat elders, parents, teachers, and children politely o Think about how your actions affect others o Eat, speak and move graciously o Make requests instead of demands o Greet people with a smile NAPLAN Testing for year 3 and 5 students in Literacy and Numeracy will be taking place Tuesday to Friday of next week. FREE DRESS DAY - NEPAL This Thursday 7 May the Student Council are holding a Free Dress Day and all money raised will go to help families suffering from the devastation in Nepal. Please bring along a gold coin donation and wear your favourite sensible clothing. COMING EVENTS This week:  Wednesday 6 May Mother’s Day Stall  Thursday 7 May Free Dress Day- Nepal Next week:  Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 May NAPLAN  Monday 11 May Hospital Incursion PP& K1  Thursday 14 May Hospital Incursion Yr1&K2  Friday 15 May Year 1 Assembly 05/05/2015 REPORTS At the end of this term your child’s report will be coming home. I would like to remind you that there is a detailed explanation on the back of the cover page on how to read the report. As it says in the report, your child’s achievement is linked to grades. Excellent (A) The student is exceeding high expectations of work at the year level. High (B) The student shows high achievement of what is expected for this year level. Satisfactory (C) The student is working at the year level expectation. Limited (D) The student demonstrates limited achievement for that year level. Very Low (E) The student demonstrates very low achievement of what is expected for this year level. KINDY The Kindy classes have been busy adding a splash of colour to our school. Pop by and visit their underwater mural. SCHOOL PHOTOS ARE WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE Lisa Gibson Principal P&C NEWS MOTHER’S DAY STALL - On Wednesday students will have an opportunity throughout the day to come and purchase a gift for mum from our Mother’s Day Stall. Gifts will range between .50 and $5.00. Thank you to all parents and staff who have donated items! CLASS PARENT REPS – The P&C is introducing parent representatives in each classroom. This person will act as a liaison between the school, the P&C and the parents. Thank you to the following parents for volunteering for this role; KINDY 1 Mandy Pearce YEAR 2 Robin Gage KINDY 2 Adriana Federico YEAR 3 Linda Angell PRE PRIMARY Janelle Edwards YEAR 4 Nat Thompson YEAR 1 Rachael Borshoff YEAR 5 Raelene Forster YEAR 1/2 Janelle Edwards YEAR 6 Lisa Fogo CANTEEN - A new winter menu is now available in the canteen. Spare menus can be found in the old Admin. UNIFORM SHOP - Please note there is a misprint on the Term 2 planner. The last day the Uniform Shop will be open this term is on Friday June 12 th. The uniform shop is open on assembly days only. To place an order outside of these opening times, an order form can be found in the office. Robin Gage, P & C President SCHOOL WEBSITE The NMPS website is now accessible. Unfortunately due to technical issues we have not had access for some time. We apologise for any inconveniences.