Staffing
On behalf of Mooroopna Primary School, I would like to wish the following staff members, who are leaving our school, the very best for the future: Sam Fenton, Tom Vincent, Jenny Pracy, Megan Kay, Nicholas Fichera, Daniel Ackland, Eric Van De Paverd & Jason Vlaming.
I would like to welcome Jessica Dowell and  Jordan Jondahl to our staff along with Ellen Grieve and Rebecca Newham are returning from leave.

Our 2017 Teaching Staff will include:
Leading Teacher - Carla May
Foundation - Liz Young & Zoe Albrecht
1/2 - Grant Hicks, Janine Hahnel & Jordyn Poliness
3/4 - Jordan Jondahl, Matt Caruso & Chloe Reither
5/6 - Biannca De Angelis, Stacey Hill & Rebecca Newham

Last Day for students
The last day of school for all students will be Monday, December 19th.  School will finish at the normal time of 3.30pm. The last day of term is an out of unform day. No open shouldered clothing (including singlets), no caps, thongs or open footwear is to be worn. 

What an exciting week it has been. Congratulations to our amazing Grade Six students graduating this evening. I know you have so much for which to be proud and I join with our whole school community in celebrating you and wishing you all the very best for your future adventures, learning and growing. We look forward to still getting to say hello every now and then as you begin your secondary education.  It was great to see students at the Blue Light Disco showing us their dance moves and learning some new moves as Caitlyn and the team performed and got everyone involved. A great atmosphere made for a lot of fun. I hope you were able to make it to Mooroopna's Christmas Carols and enjoy an evening of fantastic entertainment on the lawn. I was so pleased to see our talented Mooroopna Primary School students up on stage. And how wonderful to see our very own Mrs Keller with the band entertaining us throughout the evening. Well done!

May you experience a wonderful Christmas time with family and friends, relaxing and delighting in life's simple joys. Don't forget to check out the many local family church services and celebrations around town leading up to Christmas Day and into the new year.

See you around & Merry Christmas,

 Ros
    

Year 5/6 Swan Hill Camp - 15th, 16th & 17th March 2017 
The Year 5 & 6 camp will be at the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement.  The cost of the camp including accommodation, meals, activities & transport is expected to be approximately $250.00.  Notes were sent home earlier in the week requesting expressions of interest and payment of a $50 deposit.

Lunch and Morning Tea with Mr Rogers
It was the last week this year for students to exchange their Bee tokens for morning tea with Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Goodwin. Congratulations to the large amount of students who did. Well done!                     

Bee Awards
Congratulations to the following students who received BEE-ing MPS Awards at assembly on the last day term.
                                                                                     
Year 6:
Nicola Brown for displaying a positive and mature attitude to her studies this year.
Year 4/5:
Asher Dempster for doing his best in class all week.
Cooper Child for working really hard in all subjects and always following the Golden Rule.
Ryan Hallum for showing great resilience and sportsmanship during Somers Camp.
Tawana Lammon for working on her ability to speak in front of the class during share time.
Courtney Miller for her fantastic attitude to all that we do in our Reading and Writing Lessons.
Year 3:
Kiara Benjamin for developing her confidence during swimming lessons this week.
Year 1/2:
Georja Poole for being a loud and confident narrator when blue reading group presented the play "Cinderella" to the class.
Shyannah Lammon for her fantastic effort in Reading, Writing and Maths across the whole year.
Dylan Thomas for his great story telling and having a go.
Savannah Fear for her excellent scriptwriting and always having a go.
Foundation:
Brianna Benjamin for having a positive attitude towards all tasks in the classroom.
Mellisa Tuaopepe for writing fantastic stories in her journal.
Art:
Year 3R for creating excellent Christmas decorations using clay.
Year 1/2G for amazing Christmas tree decorating.  
Music:
Year 1/2G for being successful leaners.
Senior Library:
Year 4/5F for consistently borrowing a large amount of books.
Year 3R for excellent letters and pictures sent to the author of the class novel.
Junior Library:
Foundation Y for being Library stars

Thank you to Giggle & Wriggle who have kindly donated weekly awards for our students.       

Term 4 Reflections

• Bendigo Excursion
• Day for Daniel
• School Concert
• Swimming Program
• Family Fun Night
• Orientation Day
• Grandparents Day
• Volunteers Morning Tea
• Choir Performances
• Graduation    

Bee Focus for Week 11 & 12: Bee-ing a Learner - Doing my best at all times.

Guitar & Keyboard Lessons in 2017
Cliff Doornkamp will be conducting both guitar and keyboard lessons at school in 2017. Lessons are held each Tuesday with individual lessons lasting 20 minutes. The cost is $17 per lesson (payable at time of lesson). For more information, please contact Cliff Doornkamp on 0474 769 963. Forms will be available at the office for expressions of interest.

Weekly eSmart Tip
Spam:
Spam is a generic term used to describe electronic 'junk mail' - unwanted messages sent to your email account or mobile phone. The content of spam messages can vary from promoting products or services to offensive or fraudulent material. Some can also spread computer viruses. You and your child can reduce the amount of spam that is received by: limiting how often you share your email addresses and mobile numbers, using spam filtering software, checking terms and conditions when you purchase products, and not enter competitions or register for services or email newsletters online. If in doubt about the legitimacy of a website, call the organisation it claims to represent. The SCAMwatch website provides further advice on how to identify and report potential scams.