Marks Point Classroom

Last week our Zone swimming team had two days of competition on Monday (form strokes) and Tuesday (Finals in form strokes, heats and finals of freestyle and relays). All swimmers performed well in their races with some outstanding efforts from Hayden C and Kyah C who were finalists. Thank you to our P & C who donated swimming caps to all zone representatives.

Congratulations also to the students who represented their clubs at the recent State Surf Life Saving Championships. Hayden C received a bronze medal in the board relay and the ironman for Swansea Belmont SLSC. Bronte C, also of Swansea Belmont SLSC achieved a silver in the wade relay and a bronze in the run relay. Other students from our school who represented strongly were Liam C, Bree C, Lauren A and Mitch E.

Our students have also been enjoying the water activities and sailing that has been offered to us as part of the Active After School Program.

Students enjoyed a BBQ lunch yesterday thanks to a number of parents who volunteered their time to help. A big thank you to Troy Anderson, Karen Wright, Tony Roddom, Marie Cullen, Darren Wells, Kylie Wells and Lachlan Wells for helping to prepare such a delicious lunch for us!

It has also been great to see so many children taking up Mr Nichol’s challenge to wear a school hat!

Our Kindergarten students commenced their first week of ‘whole school days’ on Monday. Well done students, parents, carers and teachers.

COMING UP:

9th March - P & C School Disco - Theme is Summer!

15th March - Young Leaders Day - Executive only

17th March - Out of the Bag performance - notes go home 9th March. Cost is $4.40 per child.

19th March - P & C Gold Party

26th March - SHOW HOLIDAY - No school

We are now into our third week of term and teachers and students are really applying themselves to the task of quality teaching and learning. It was great to see so many parents attending our parent information sessions last week and this week. Our P & C meet next Thursday 18th February at 5:30pm in the computer room. Join us if you can.

Swimming Carnival Champions 2010

We kicked off this week with our school swimming carnival and our students participated enthusiastically in a great day of competition and fun. Thanks to Mrs Banks and Mrs Jones for their organisation and to all the staff and parents who assisted on the day. The results of the carnival are as follows:

1st place: GULLS, 2nd place: EAGLES, 3rd place: SWANS and 4th place: ALBATROSS.

CARNIVAL CHAMPIONS:

Junior Boy: Liam C, Junior Girl: Courtney M, Senior Boy: Hayden C and Senior Girl: Lauren A

While Years 1 to 6 were at the swimming carnival on Monday our Kindergaten students, Mrs Johns and Miss McDonell celebrated Spot’s birthday with a party back at school.

The Active After School Community sessions also commenced this week with water activities at school and sailing at the 16 Footers at Belmont. Once again these activities have been very popular with our students. A huge thank you to parents and staff who transported students to and from the 16 Footers at short notice when the bus didn’t arrive.

Today our students came dressed in sports theme to raise money to support our Hunter Region Representatives.

Zac F has been selected to represent the Hunter in both softball and rugby union. He will travel to Camden next week to play in the state rugby union championships to be held on 25th - 27th August. He will also represent the Hunter in the state softball championships in Lismore later in the year.

Shae O, Brittany S and Daisy W have been selected to represent the Hunter at the state softball championships to be held in Tamworth in the last week of this term. Congratulations to these students.

Sports dress Up Day photos

Following our School Cross-Country the following students represented Marks Point Public School at the Zone Cross Country last Friday:

8/9 Girls - Bronte C, Alex T, Jemma K and Bianca C.
8/9 Boys - Charlie M, Nelson W, Liam C and Elye L.
10 yrs Girls - Lara Grace O, Amy T, Kiara M.
10 yrs Boys - Ben H, Darren M, Matthew R, Jay S.
11 yrs Girls - Brittany S, Emma W, Bree C.
11 yrs Boys - Sam H, Jye H, Cameron B, Hayden C.
12 yrs Girls - Kayley M, Ella H, Chloe C, Daisy W.
12 yrs Boys - William V, Oskar M, Nathan C, Alex M.

Congratulations to William V who placed 6th at the Zone Carnival and will now represent at Regional Cross Country on the 29th May.

Congratulations also to Charlie M (8th) and Samuel H (10th) who received certificates on the day.

Check out the new Slideshow I just added to our slideshow page. Our students who participate in the Active After Schools program have been learning to surf this term at Backsmiths Beach. It looks like a lot of fun!

You can make your own slideshows at: http://www.slide.com/

On Wednesday 18th February 2009, Marks Point Public School had their annual swimming carnival at Valentine Pool.

Children from Years 3-6 participated well in a range of races including, 50m freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke, 100m freestyle, the medley and the relay. We also had two free swims and one great big noodle relay.  

The winning house on the day was Albatross followed by Gulls, Eagles and Swans.

The carnival champions were:

Junior Girl Champion: Alyssa C

Junior Boy Champion: Ben H

Senior Girl Champion: Kayley M

Senior Boy Champions: William V and Hayden C

The following children represented our school at the Zone Carnival: 

Heather M, Darcy H, Courtney M, Liam C, Levi T, Noah W, Alyssa C, Taleah S, Ben H, Matthew R, Bree C, Lauren A, Brittany S, Samuel H, Hayden C, Isaac W, Kayley M, Shae O, William V, Oskar M and Nathan C.

Darcy H came 3rd in the 8 years 50 m freestyle Final.

Ben H came 3rd in the 10 years 50 m freestyle Final.

The Junior girls relay team came 3rd. The junior boys relay team came 2nd. The Senior girls relay team came 6th and the Senior boys relay team came 5th.

Thankyou to Mrs Banks and Mr Jonno!

 By Ella, Shae, Bree and Kayley!