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Coronavirus - Department of Education statement

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:58:00 AEDT

The department is working with the Ministry of Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.

Get up-to-date information about the department's response to novel coronavirus.

#Ready2020 – a great year starts here

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:12:01 AEDT

Starting school is a big moment in a child’s life. Here’s how to make the most of it.

We can’t wait for you to join us for a great year – the first step towards a lifelong love of learning.

Visit the department’s primary school resources for hints, tips and checklists to make a great start to the new school year, whether your child is starting Kindergarten or Year 6.

You’ll find:

Getting ready for primary school booklet – everything you need to be #Ready2020
Daisy’s First Day – the story of Daisy the koala’s first adventure at Kindergarten
advice from teachers – they’ve been through this before.

Video – #Ready2020: First day of Kindy

Duration – 1:00

Staying healthy into the new school year

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:26:45 AEDT

Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect your family from harmful diseases this holiday season and into 2020. Visit your doctor for general health and vaccination advice.

Immunisation not only protects you and your family but also others in your community, by reducing the spread of preventable diseases.

Children starting school in 2020 must have up-to-date immunisations to enrol.

These vaccinations help protect children from highly infectious and severe diseases including whooping cough and measles.

Travel health

If you’re travelling overseas during the school holidays, you may need vaccinations or medication – both for general health protection and for region-specific diseases.

If you’re travelling to the Northern Hemisphere, you may even need a flu shot.

Find out more about staying healthy while travelling.

NSW schools respond to bushfires

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:52:40 AEDT

Many schools are responding to the catastrophic fire rating that is affecting communities across the state this week.

We are continuously updating the School safety page with a list of government and non-government schools, as well as TAFE NSW campuses that are currently non-operational.

While some schools are temporarily non-operational due to localised fires, many others in high-risk areas are non-operational as a precautionary measure.

Schools in some areas are being used as emergency evacuation centres at the direction of the Rural Fire Service.

For schools that are currently operational, school pickups and dropoffs will continue as usual. If your school is currently non-operational, it will likely remain so tomorrow.

Large scale distressing events affect our school communities in many ways. Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB) is available to help students, teachers and school staff respond to the bushfires.

Visit the School safety page for updates. The department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts will also provide updates during this period.

Grab a ticket to Schools Spectacular 2019

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:20:07 AEDT

Will you be joining us at Schools Spectacular 2019? Tickets are on sale now. Experience our live show featuring a cast of thousands of public school students from across metropolitan, rural and remote regions of NSW.

Students from different ages, cultures and backgrounds will share the spotlight as they dance, play and sing for you. Choose from one of our four massive performances at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November.

This year's events will feature:

more than 380 schools
5,500 performers
a 3000-strong choir
2,300 dancers
an 80-piece symphony orchestra
a world-class stage band.

Group bookings

Need to make a group booking for over 10 people? Complete the Schools Preview Order Form 2019 (PDF 110KB) to attend the discounted 11am Friday matinee. The Friday matinee is discounted for school students and accompanying teachers.

If you’d like to grab a spot at one of the other three remaining shows complete the Group Booking Form 2019 (PDF 110KB).

Tickets for you and your family and friends

Save you and your family a spot online or by phone on 132 849.

Video – Schools Spectacular 2019

Duration: 0:26

Have your say on before and after school care

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:35:28 AEST

We want to better understand your needs for before and after school care in NSW.

Have your say today on before and after school care.

Fill out the survey by Service NSW to share your specific care needs and to register interest to stay informed of new developments.

Your input will provide insights into where there are gaps in service availability and help us to deliver extra places where they are needed.

You can also contact the team responsible for rolling out the before and after school care commitment at BASCreform@det.nsw.edu.au.

Book yourself in for Reading Hour

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:22:02 AEST

This Australian Reading Hour, encourage your child to discover or rekindle their love of a good book. Take the time to learn, escape and relax on Thursday 19 September and read for one hour.

Get involved at home

Join in at home and read your child a bedtime story. Studies show that reading a bedtime story six days a week can give kids almost a year’s head start when they begin school. Reading has also been shown to develop empathy, promote critical thinking and help children find a sense of self.

Join in from the classroom

Bestselling children’s author and illustrator Matt Stanton will broadcast live to primary school children across the country from the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 17 September. We invite schools to register for the livestream of this free event.

Stanton’s author talk is among more than 140 events happening across the country involving more than 50 authors.

Take the Book Swap Challenge

We all have favourite books that we come back to again and again.

To help celebrate Reading Hour take our Book Swap Challenge. We want students, teachers, staff and parents to try reading something new on the day. To get involved, simply pair up with someone and swap your favourite books.

Take a photo and tag it with #ReadingHour so we can see how you got involved.

Video – #ReadingHour authors talk about their favourite place to read

Duration: 0:38

Looking for a good spot to open a book? We asked authors Benjamin Law, Morris Gleitzman, Jacqueline Harvey and Mick Elliott about their favourite place to read.

How to be smart and safe on social media

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:41:03 AEST

Use our new Digital Citizenship toolkit to empower your child to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others.

You and your child can find information on:

how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect
'be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware
'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing.

A toolkit to empower you and your child

You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities in our digital future.

We’ve partnered with leading researchers to produce a curated toolkit – aligned to the curriculum – which teachers and you can share with the young people in your lives.

Guide your child through important concepts such as:

managing privacy settings in social media
collaborating online
avoiding scams and hoaxes
understanding the law when it comes to online speech
Internet banking, shopping online and much more.

Keep your child safe and happy online

Visit and bookmark the Digital Citizenship website. We’ll continue to add articles and resources to ensure the best possible tools are available to help you guide your child to be positive, smart and safe online.

Education Week – Every student, every voice

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:04:28 AEST

We are celebrating our students and their powerful voices this Education Week Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August. Every year Education Week celebrates the achievements of public schools, our students and the value of public education.

This year, the theme is Every student, every voice.

Join us for #EdWeek19 as we celebrate our students and their power to shape the world.

Video – #EdWeek19 – Every student, every voice

Duration: 0:34

Creative and Active Kids vouchers now available

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:36:11 AEST

Creative kids can now put a $100 voucher towards extra-curricular creative activities outside of school.

Together with Active Kids, this program aims to encourage more NSW children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities such as coding, languages, circus, performing arts and visual arts.

Parents can apply for one $100 voucher for each child enrolled in school on the Creative Kids website and use it towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition. You just redeem the voucher with a registered provider in your area when making your payment.

This is a great opportunity for your child to become involved in a range of activities that will build on their education, growth and development.

Service NSW is working with industry bodies to deliver the program.

For more information, contact Service NSW on 137 788 or creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au.

The Game Changer Challenge is back

Fri, 31 May 2019 12:22:38 AEST

It’s not too late to become a Game Changer with applications for the Education Week challenge due by 7 June.

The Game Changer Challenge brings 16 teams from public schools across NSW – eight from primary and eight from secondary – to Sydney during Education Week in August for a three-day, intensive design-thinking workshop.

The Game Changer workshops, which start on Tuesday 6 August, includes teacher training in the use of design thinking as a teaching methodology and its application for school planning.

It also includes a team competition where schools will work under the guidance of experts from industry and academia to develop a solution to this year’s critical question: How might we humanise technology?

Department of Education Secretary Mark Scott has encouraged students and teachers to get behind the event as it highlights the critical thinking students will need to develop to succeed in the future.

“The Game Changer Challenge is an exciting initiative that helps educate and inform our students and teachers on how to integrate the problem-solving methodology of design thinking into the classroom,” Mr Scott says.

“It embraces the 21^st century skills our students will need to thrive in a globalised world such as collaboration, creative thinking and communication.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students at all levels to be involved in discussing and addressing a real-world issue that will affect their future lives. I encourage every school to get involved.”

The challenge is designed to make strong learning and teaching connections to the NSW syllabus specifically in the area of developing general capabilities such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication and problem-solving.

The challenge also provides teachers with an opportunity to gain exposure to the design thinking process and includes teacher resources to introduce this creative problem-solving methodology into the classroom.

Finalists will be selected based on a 60-second video that showcases your team’s vision around the question of humanising technology.

For more information email edweek@det.nsw.edu.au or visit the Game Changer Challenge page.

Your NAPLAN questions answered

Thu, 09 May 2019 15:10:22 AEST

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The tests assess the foundational skills in reading, writing, spelling and numeracy that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.

This year NAPLAN takes place between 14 and 16 May for paper tests and between 14 and 24 May for schools participating in NAPLAN Online.

NAPLAN data is used to help monitor student progress over time against a national measure and to identify areas of strength and improvement. It is used in combination with other school assessments to guide and support student learning.

Watch students ask an expert the tough questions about NAPLAN.

Video – Kids ask the hard questions

Duration – 3:45

Apply now for My Community Project funding

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:08:47 AEST

Do you have a great idea to improve your area?

My Community Project is a new NSW Government funding program that is all about local ideas, local projects and local decisions.

You can apply now for grants from $20,000 - $200,000 for projects that will make a difference to your community. Projects could include new playground equipment, sports facilities, paths or ramps to improve access, public art or a community service.

The local community can vote for their favourite projects in July and successful projects will be announced in September.

Project applications close 15 May 2019.

Apply for My Community Project funding

Bring back memories, not measles

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:31:41 AEST

With school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to visit your doctor to check that you and your family are fully protected against measles, before you travel overseas.

Measles is a serious, highly contagious, viral illness that is easily spread through the air when an infectious person coughs, sneezes or breathes. If you and your family are not fully vaccinated, or have never been vaccinated, you are at risk of contracting measles.

Not sure if you’re fully protected?

In Australia, the measles vaccine (MMR) consists of 2 doses. If you’re not sure whether you’ve had 2 doses of the measles vaccine, visit your doctor. It’s safe to receive another dose.

Children born in Australia

If your children were born in Australia, they may have received the measles vaccine at 12 months old and the second dose at 18 months, in accordance with the National Immunisation Program.
If you have a baby under 12 months old, consult your doctor about getting their measles vaccination.

Adults born in Australia

Born before 1966 – you were most likely exposed to measles as a child and are generally considered to be immune. If in doubt, ask your GP.
Born between 1966 and 1994 – you may not have received 2 doses. Talk to your doctor about the free vaccine if you’re unsure.
Born after 1994 – the National Immunisation Program offers 2 doses, and you can check your vaccination status using the Australian Immunisation Register.

For more information about the measles vaccination, visit NSW Health or consult your local doctor.

5 road safety tips for parents and carers

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:17:46 AEDT

Now that students are back to school after a break it’s a good time to chat with your child about safe behaviours when you walk or commute to school.

Here are our top tips to help our students make a safe trip:

1. Be alert and aware

Take note of the dangers you come across on your walk and bring them to your child’s attention. Point out dangers, such as vehicles coming out of driveways. Talk to your child about being alert in a road environment.

2. Hold hands

When on the footpath, at a crossing or in a car park always hold your child's hand. It is advised to do this up to the age of at least 8 years old and closely supervise until at least the age of 10.

3. Choose a safe crossing

Lead by example and choose a safe place to cross the road. Explain why it is the safest place to cross.

4. Set a good example

Your child watches everything you do, so if you cross at the crossing they will too. It is also important to share these messages with other carers who may walk with your child to school.

5. Stop, Look, Listen, Think every time you cross the road

Discuss this important road safety message. STOP! one step back from the kerb. LOOK! continuously both ways. LISTEN! for the sounds of approaching traffic. THINK! whether it is safe to cross.

Practise makes perfect

The more supervised practice your child can get the better, so why not make Term 1 the start of a new routine to walk with your child to school more often.

Older children may be ready to make the journey to school independently. Before they take this step, observe if they are road safe and reinforce the road safety messages.

For more information, check out the department’s pedestrian safety advice for students, parents and carers.

Back to school

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:56:35 AEDT

The first day of Kindergarten and the return to school in the new year are busy times for your child – and for the entire family. To help you make the most of this time and enjoy the experience, we’ve compiled some useful tips and checklists. We want every student to be known, valued and cared for in our schools.

Our film #FirstDay2019 captures the excitement – and the nerves – of the rite of passage that is the first day of Kindergarten.

Video – Back to School 2019: First Day at Kindy

Duration – 1:00

2019 school budget allocations

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:23:04 AEDT

Like all NSW public schools, this week we will receive a School Budget Allocation Report with our funding for 2019. The report will help us manage our total budget delivered through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM).

The RAM supports schools through needs-based funding to ensure a fair, efficient and transparent allocation of funds. Our school has the flexibility to make local decisions based on the specific needs of our students.

We will use our 2019 funding to support students and improve educational outcomes. The school executive will continue to work with the school community as we implement the school plan using this needs-based funding.

Learn more about the 2019 RAM funding.

Cowra Eisteddfod

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:28:17 AEST

Cowra Eisteddfod

Fun in the park

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 11:52:37 AEST

Relaxing in the park after a stunning performance

New Resources

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

After a long wait, our new resources that we received through the Woolworths Earn and Learn Promotion, have finally arrived.

All of the students were very excited to see what was in the box. We know that all of our new resources will be very much enjoyed by the students and we would like to thank our school community for supporting this promotion.

District Swimming

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:46 AEST

Anna Cockburn, Elizabeth Cockburn and Daniella Cummins competed in the District Swimming Carnival in various events, held at the Young Aquatic Centre on Friday 2nd March. Congratulations to Anna who has qualified to go onto the next level of competition, being the Riverina Trials held in Albury. Anna will compete in the 11yrs Girls 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 50m backstroke and the relay. Good luck Anna and we hope you do really well. Congratulations to all three of our swimmers for their fantastic effort at the carnival.

Open Days

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:50 AEST

We are holding two Open Days in June. On Wednesday 15th June between 11.30 and 1pm and again on Thursday 23rd June between 9.30am and 11.30am.

If you are unable to come at these times, please call us and we can arrange another time that suits you.

Open Days (docx 153 KB)

Science Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:50 AEST

On Tuesday, 18th August, the whole school travelled to Greenethorpe Public School to participate in a fantastic Science Day along with students from Greenethorpe, Koorawatha and Bribbaree schools.

Each student was able to participate in four different activities consisting of physics, chemistry, biology and art.

The physics activity had the students involved in making a protective container into which an egg was placed. This container was dropped from a height of about 6 foot which resulted in either a broken egg or an unbroken egg. There were only 3 unbroken eggs for the whole day, so a big "well done" went to those students who made the most protective container for their egg.

The chemistry activity was a lot of fun. It involved mixing different elements together and seeing the reaction. the students were also able to make their own "whizz fizz" which they got to eat and to end that session they got to blow some amazing bubbles. There were four different bubble mixtures which the students could experiment with to see which one made the best bubbles.

The biology activity meant that the students were able to explore gardens, look under rocks and bark to search for bugs. It is amazing how many different bugs were found. the students then took the bugs back to the lab table and closely inspected them under a microscope. Very interesting!!

The art activity was a bit more relaxed with the students making a "stained glass" picture. They had to colour in a picture of their choice with crayons and then paint it with oil. The oil soaks through the paper which gives the picture a stained glass effect. The pictures look beautiful when hung on a window.

Everybody had a lovely day catching up with old and new friends.

Cowra Eisteddfod

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:45 AEST

Our students recently competed in the 2015 Cowra Eisteddfod and did extremely well. The whole school entered into the Choir Section for Small Schools and we came away with a Highly Commended Certificate. We then entered into the untuned percussion section (we played drums) for both infants and primary students and we won both of these sections. We would like to thank Mark Corkery from the Young Regional School of Music for tutoring the students in learning their drum pieces and we would also like to congratulate our very talented students for their fantastic efforts.

Broken Bay Camp

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:44 AEST

During Week 8 in Term 1, our primary students attended the Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Camp along with primary students from Wombat, Maimuru, Murringo and Bribbaree. This camp went for the whole week and everybody enjoyed it. The students participated in numerous activities such as abseiling, flying fox, boomerang throwing, swimming, fishing, canoeing, archery, rope course, outdoor cookout and others as well as different activities each evening. These camps are a great for our students to get to know the students from the other small schools and other larger schools that were also there.

Canberra Excursion

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:44 AEST

On Wednesday, 4th March, the whole school travelled to Canberra for a great day out. We began our Canberra adventure at the Canberra Rail Museum. This was a lot of fun because we got to go on really old trains and see how passengers travelled early last century. We also saw an old steam train and then we were able to have ride on an old diesel train. It didn't go very far, but we all had a great ride.

We had lunch at a fabulous playground at Commonwealth Park. It had turrets to climb as well as dark tunnels to explore.

After lunch we headed to the Canberra Theatre to watch "The 26-Storey Treehouse". This was an excellent production which the students and adults enjoyed. We all had plenty of laughs.

Some of our wonderful parents were able to come along as well and we are very grateful for their help.

YSS Swimming Carnival

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:53 AEST

On Wednesday, 4th February, we competed in the YSS Swimming Carnival along with students from Bribbaree, Maimuru, Murringo and Wombat Schools.

Congratulations to Michelle Cram who was Senior Girl Champion. Michelle and Charlotte Cockburn will now be competing in the District Swimming Carnival being held on Friday, 27th February.

Well done to all of the students who participated in events.

Jump Rope for Heart

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

On Monday, 4th August, Monteagle Public School students spent their afternoon skipping to loud music! This was done for a great cause - to raise money for the Heart Foundation. The students who obtained sponsorships, raised an amount of $144-35 - congratulations and well done to those students. All of the students participated in the "jump off" and had a really fun time showing each other their different skipping moves.

Jeans for Genes Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:48 AEST

On Friday, 1st August, Monteagle Public School supported Jeans for Genes Day. Each child who wore their jeans made a gold coin donation. Our school made $42-75 which has been sent of the Children's Medical Research Institute.

YSS Concert

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:52 AEST

On Thursday, 31st July, the Young Small Schools Concert was held at the Young High School Hall.

It was a full house, with families and friends from Monteagle, Maimuru, Murringo and Wombat Public Schools attending.

All of our students performed brilliantly - whether it be playing the marimbas, singing or acting in their plays.

Thank you to the parents who were able to contribute time to help out - making costumes, photography, towing the trailer and driving students to and from practices.

Crazy Hair Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:46 AEST

On the last day of Term 2, Monteagle Public School held a "Crazy Hair Day" to help support people with Cystic Fibrosis.

Everybody had a lot of fun and had some great ideas for their crazy hair. We raised $23-00 which has been sent off to cystic fibrosis.

Thank you to all of the students for participating in this very worthwhile event.

Harmony Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:48 AEST

Last Friday, 21st March, Monteagle Public School celebrated Harmony Day. The students were able to wear something orange and participated in different cultural activities.

During the morning session, the students were divided into groups and did a circuit of seven different sporting activites from other parts of the world.

The middle session consisted of the students playing different board games and card games such as uno, chinese checkers, snakes & ladders and drafts - just to name a few. All the children played beautifully together and the older ones taught the younger ones how to play the games.

In the afternoon, the students were read an aboriginal book and were then given an activity to do relating to that story.

We were all able to share a wonderful lunch together thanks to the parents who sent in delicious food from all over the world. We had pizza from Italy, cocktail frankfurts from America, chicken croquettes from France, dim sims, money bags, curry triangles and fried rice from China, meat pies from Australia and South American quinoa. Yum - it was all delicious! For dessert, we had lamingtons, fairy bread and German and Dutch biscuits.

Book Week Parade

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:43 AEST

On Thursday, 22nd August, Monteagle Public School participated in Book Week by holding their annual dress up parade.

We had some wonderful characters show up. We had an astronaut, cowboys, princesses, High School Musical characters, a green alien and many other interesting characters from books. Congratulations to parents and students on your great imaginations.

Jump Rope for Heart

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:48 AEST

At the end of last term, the whole school participated in the Heart Foundation's Jump Rope for Heart Campaign.

All of the students participated in the "Jump Rope" which was an afternoon of skipping and having fun. 10 of our students took it a step further and gained sponsorships and raised an incredible sum of $719-20. What a great effort!!

Easter Hat Parade

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:47 AEST

On the Thursday before Easter, we celebrated Easter by holding an Easter Hat Parade. All of the children put a lot of effort into their wonderful hats and they all looked fantastic. After the parade, we held an Easter egg hunt which was great fun. After the hunt, parents were invited to stay and have a picnic lunch with their children.

Tennis Champs

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:52 AEST

On Friday, 16th November, Monteagle School competed in the Young Small School Tennis Competition. The other schools involved were Maimuru, Murringo, Wombat, Bribbaree, Koorawatha and Wallendbeen.

There were 40 students involved and 10 teams. At the end of the day, Monteagle Team A were the winners and in that team were Michael Cram, Tara Costello, Bailey McGuire and Austin Taylor.

This is the fourth year in a row that we have won the prestigious tennis trophy.

Congratulations to all of our players.

Book Week Parade

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:43 AEST

We celebrated Book Week by holding a "dress up" parade. The children had to dress up as their favourite book character. They came as some fabulous characters such as Alice in Wonderland, Prince Charming, the Nutty Professor, the Mad Hatter, witches, wizards and many more. All of the children, and their parents, put a lot of effort into their outfits.

Students have fun raising funds

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:51 AEST

Late in Term 2 we held fund raising events for two very worthwhile causes. We held a "Crazy Hair Day" which raises money for Cystic Fibrosis NSW. This organisation relies on donations to further research cystic fibrosis and provide services for people living with cystic fibrosis.

All students and staff participated in the event and it was quite amazing to see the effort involved in creating the "crazy" hair styles that walked through the school gates that day.

The school also held a Jump rope for Heart event which riases money for the Heart Foundation. Jump Rope for Heart is all about learning how to keep fit and healthy. It improves strength and confidence in physical activites and builds healthy bones and muscles.

Funds raised go towards research to help fight against heart disease and stroke. The children had lots of fun with their classmates and enjoyed a range of skipping games. An actual "jump off" day was held where the children get to show off their skipping skills and bring in the money they have raised.

The school raised a total of $416 for these very important causes. They are proud to be involved in fundraising activities and, in the process, the students learn that they can make a difference in someone's life by their kind donation.

Learn to Lead

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

On Thursday 15th March, Monteagle Public School hosted Learn to Lead. We hold this event each year at our school. This is a sporting program funded by the Premiers Sporting Challenge and it involves students from Years 5 and 6. We invite other schools to participate - Maimuru, Murringo, Wombat, Greenethorpe, Bribbaree, Young Public, Young North and Young High.

The students are taught skills in various sports which will enable them to be leaders in these sports. The students are then able to teach and lead other students, at their schools, in these sports.

Students are able to participate in this program until they leave school in Year 12.

Dramatic CAP

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:47 AEST

This year, our school is involved in a Country Areas Program (CAP) Network Initiative entitled Dramatic CAP. On Thursday 8th, Friday 9th and Monday 12th March, teachers and four students from each of the Young Small Schools came to Monteagle School to learn the correct techniques for film making.

Colin Schumacker, Director - Making Meaning on Screen Pty Ltd, will be running the workshops. The teachers and four students have gone back to their schools to teach the rest of the primary students what they have learnt. The end result will be a mini documentary on our school.

Arabin Cup

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:42 AEST

On Friday 16th September, the whole school travelled to Binalong Public School to participte in the Arabin Cup. This is a T-Ball competition and involved nine schools including Stockinbingal, Binalong, Jugiong, Bowning, Wombat, Eurongilly, Barmedman, Murringo and Monteagle.

The teams had to be made up of children from Kinder to Year 6 and we were able to enter two teams. Our No. 2 team came equal 1st with Stockinbingal, so we got to bring home the Arabin Cup as well as each child in that team receiving a trophy.

This was our first year in this competition and we did extremely well.

Technology Camp

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:52 AEST

On Thursday 18th and Friday 19th, our Year 5 and 6 students participated in a Technology Camp along with students from Ariah Park, Barmedman, Binalong, Bribbaree, Greenethorpe, Maimuru, Wallendbeen and Wyalong Schools. The camp was part of the Country Areas Program (CAP) network initiative.

There were four workshops available and most of the students were able to join in all of them.

Robotics - in this workshop the children were given control of a lego vehicle. They had to program it, via computer, to move when it heard a sound above 50 decibels and to also move or stop when it came across a block line on the ground.

Digi Ed - this workshop involved claymation. The children had to make clay figures, take a photo after moving each one slightly and then join the photos to make a movie. It takes 12 photos to make 1 second of movie.

Kahootz - this workshop was done on computers exploring 3D animination software. The students learnt skills needed to create 3D movies.

QR Codes - this workshop involved ipods and computers. A barcode was put onto the computer which was then scanned by an ipod. "These barcodes asked questions which the students then needed to find the answer for. They were then able to make their own barcode questions.

Tennis

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:52 AEST

This term, Mr Col Maher from the Young Tennis Club is coming out to our school to coach all the children in tennis. Our school is lucky enough to have our own tennis court. The children are broken up into 3 groups, so that they can all benefit from quality coaching. The children very much enjoy Mr Maher coming out to their school and we provide tennis coaching for one term every year.

Education Week

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:47 AEST

Monteagle Public School celebrated Education Week with some very fun activities. Our students learnt how to make a video using the ipods. They had to shoot different scenes and then edit them and put them together to make a very entertaining movie. They also did some fantastic cooking - they made pizzas and yummy fruit kebabs. They were then able to enjoy the beautiful sunshine by learning some great golfing techniques out on the oval. Our marimba players went into Young on Wednesday afternoon and entertained the public with their latest marimba songs. Also on the Wednesday, parents were invited to the school to enjoy a picnic lunch with their children.

Soccer Gala Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:51 AEST

On Friday 22 July, we competed in a Small Schools Soccer Gala Day held at Mitchell Park in Cootamundra. The schools involved were Monteagle Public School, Wyalong Public School, Stockinbingal Public School and Maimuru Public School. We won our 1st game against Wyalong, but unfortunately lost the next two games. Even though we didn't get enough points to go onto the next level, we still had a lot of fun.

Michael Cram played brilliantly all day and won the "Player of the Day". For his efforts, Michael won himself a brand new soccer ball.

Stars at Cowra Eisteddfod

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:51 AEST

Monteagle Public School recently competed in the Cowra Eisteddfod and came away with very pleasing results.

The School Choir and Infants Marimba Group came first in their sections, and our Primary Marimba Group came third in their section.

The students have been practising hard under the guidance of their music maestro and teacher, Andrew Barnes.

The children enjoy performing to an audience and when they achieve excellent results, it makes all the hard work of practising worth it.

Bike Riders Visit School

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:42 AEST

On the weekend of March 11 and 12, the school played host to push bike riders from Sydney and Canberra. They were travelling along stock routes and instead of staying in bigger towns, they chose to stay in the smaller villages. Lucky for us, Monteagle was a place they decided to stay.

The riders camped the night on our school oval and our wonderful P & C catered for their meals.

The riders were impressed with the effort the P & C went to - making delicious home cooked meals, cakes, slices and biscuits. They were also able to make their lunch the following morning to take with them so they could have a picnic lunch along the way to their next destination.

Because the riders arrived at the school at lunch time on the Friday, they were able to meet the students. Our students were able to have lunch with them and then entertained them with music played on the marimbas. The riders thought our students were wonderful and very polite.

They are hoping to come back next year, with hopefully, a lot more riders.

Thankyou to the P & C for organising this event.

Maroon Day

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

On Thursday, 17th February, our school participated in "Maroon Day". This day was for all school students to dress in maroon and give a gold coin donation which was going towards a school in Queensland that was affected by the floods. We raised $50 which is a great effort by our students.

Costa Visits our School

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:45 AEST

On Friday, 18th February, we were lucky enough to have a visit from Costa Georgiadis from the SBS show called "Costa's Garden Odyssey" and Graeme Sait who is the author of "Nutrition Rules". They spoke to the children about how having healthy soils will ensure the soil cares for us and how to maintain healthy soils. Graeme also spoke about the importance of a nutritious diet for your body and how it gives you energy and keeps you healthy, just like feeding the soil the right nutrients to keep it healthy.

The children took Costa to the school vegetable garden, where they inspected the soil and discovered that it was nice and healthy with lots of worms and good bugs.

YSS Swimming Carnival

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:53 AEST

On Wednesday, 9th February, the Young Small Schools held their swimming carnival. Monteagle School students swam extremely well with Darcy Page winning Senior Boy Champion, Bailey McGuire winning 11yrs Boy Champion and Tara Costello being the runner up for 11yrs Girl Champion. All of the students put in their best effort and congratulations must go to all participants.

Education Week

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:47 AEST

Monteagle School students celebrated Education Week, which was held from August 2 to August 6, with an exciting activity organised for each day.

On Monday, the students participated in a cooking workshop. Our "Masterchefs" had the pleasure of building their own pizzas, cooking them and then eating them. The children also chopped up fruit and made delicious healthy fruit kebabs. To finish with, they made sticky chocolate balls. YUM!!

On Tuesday, a science workshop was held for all the Monteagle "Einsteins". They had the thrill of discovering that when they mixed certain compounds together that changes occured and the end result of quite exciting - being a bag of slime!

Wednesday was a day of art appreciation. Our budding artists studied a painting by Vincent Van Gogh and then after reflecting on the meaning behind it, they had the opportunity to recreate their own interpretation of the famous work, Sunflowers. Our artists also had the chance to create a digital story using the Kahootz 3D Digital Animation software.

On Thursday, our talented marimba players entertained shoppers in Boorowa Street. Along with students from Maimuru and Murringo Schools, they gave a performance outside Westpac. The shoppers enjoyed the music, with many comments of how talented our students are.

Friday saw all of the students participate in a sports tabloid. Our "sports stars" were able to enjoy a variety of sports that were a bit different than normal. All the students had a great deal of fun and can't wait to do these sports again.

All-in-all, Education Week as Monteagle School was a fulfilling and rewarding experience for the students, staff & parents.

CWA Competition Winners

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:46 AEST

Last term, our students entered a competition run by the Country Women's Association. They had to design a poster or booklet about Scotland. All the schools in the district are invited to participate and Monteagle School did exceptionally well. Our winners are:

Junior Section - Poster - Michael Cram came 1st, Victoria Hegyi came 2nd and Tara Costello came 3rd

Senior Section - Poster - Josie Taylor came 1st, Joel Costello came 2nd and Lucas Green came 3rd

Open Section - Book - Tristan Langfield came 1st, Sean O'Hara came 2nd and Bailey McGuire came 3rd

The overall winners for the Junior Section - Poster - Michael Cram came 1st

Senior Section - Poster - Josie Taylor came 1st

Open Section - Book - Tristan Langfield came 2nd

Congratulations to our winners and to all the children who participated.

Jump Rope for Heart

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:48 AEST

On Friday 18th June, the students did their "jump off" for the Jump Rope for Heart. The children get sponsorship from family and friends and all money raised goes to the Heart Foundation of Australia. This year we raised $231-00 - which is a tremendous effort by our students. The children have been learning new skipping skills for the "jump off" and enjoyed showing off their new skills.

It is great to see all the children participating together. The older students skip with the younger students, so that the younger ones are involved in all skipping activities.

Connected Classroom

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:44 AEST

Last week, the Connected Classroom was installed in the infants room. The children are very excited about this because they can now manipulate any object on the screen. The connected Classroom allows students to video conference and use the interactive whiteboard.

Cowra Eisteddfod

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:45 AEST

On Tuesday 31 May 2010, 4 Year 6 students entered the speech section of the Cowra Eisteddfod. We did extremely well in this with Joel Costello coming 1st, Sean O'Hara coming 2nd, Josie Taylor coming 3rd and Tristan Langfield coming 4th. The judges were very impressed with our students and said that all areas of speech making had been covered correctly. Thankyou to the parents who able to drive the students to Cowra and for supporting them.

Cowra Eisteddfod

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:45 AEST

On Friday, 14th May, the Monteagle School Choir participated in the Cowra Eisteddfod. We sang two lovely songs and had to compete against schools of a similar size and bigger. Although we didn't win, we did come fourth - which is a tremendous effort by our students who range from Year 2 through to Year 6. We must also thank the wonderful parents who offered to drive the children to and from the event.

YSS Athletics

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:52 AEST

On Wednesday, 19th May, Monteagle School participated in the YSS (Young Small Schools) Athletics carnival. All the children put in a tremendous effort and congratulations go to: Tara Costello who won the Junior Girl Champion, Darcy Page who won the 11yr Boy Champion, the Senior Girl Relay Team and Junior Boy Relay Team for winning as well.

New Play Equipment

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

At Monteagle School, we have had brand new play equipment installed. Thanks to NSP Funds, the school was able to update the playground, whilst our hard working P & C donated the soft fall. The children love the new equipment with its bright colours and many different fun things to do.

Korean Visitors

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:49 AEST

On Thursday, 4th March, Monteagle School played host to 5 Korean teachers. They are in Australia on a Rotary Exchange Program and wanted to visit a small school. Before they came, our students learnt some things about Korea so that they could ask questions and discuss different cultural issues. The students and visitors sang the National Anthems in both languages and also sang some traditional "aussie" songs. At recess, the visitors joined the children in playing soccer and skipping, and then we all enjoyed a nice home made morning tea whilst listening to some of the students playing the marimbas.

YSS Swimming Carnival

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:20:53 AEST

On Tuesday 9th February Monteagle Public School participated in the Young Small Schools Swimming Carnival. The infants had fun playing games and splashing about in the Fountain Pool. All the children swam well and congratulations must go to:

Tristan (senior boys champion)

Tara (runner up junior girl champion)

Bailey (runner up junior boy champion)

Darcy (runner up intermediate junior boy champion)

Also, congratulations to the Monteagle School Relay Team who will be going on to compete in the Riverina Swimming Trials in Albury on March 4th. The swimmers are Tristan, Joel, Maddie and Josie.