Dear parents,

On Wednesday the School Satisfaction Survey was sent home to all parents. I ask all families to take time to complete the survey. The link to the survey is below for those that may have missed the Szapp notification. This survey closes the 14^th June.

Survey link

Our survey regarding suggestions for traffic improvements has received 49 submissions to date with some well thought out ideas. This survey closes next Friday should you wish to make a contribution to the discussion. The link for this survey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YCMRQ8J.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the students that participated in the MTS Public Speaking Competition this year.  This is a competition that all MTS children from years four to six participate in.  Every child must speak in front of their classmates to determine which speakers represent their class in their year level finals. The top speakers from each year level then compete against the top speakers from other grades to determine a school winner.

The finals were held last Tuesday, and it was of a very high standard.  It is gratifying to see the improvement across the school in public speaking skills since we commenced the competition five years ago.  Thank you to Mrs Shelley who coordinates the competition each year.

A full report by Mr Hart appears later in the newsletter.

Thank you to all the parents that assisted teachers last Friday evening to prepare props for this year’s Wakakirri Competition.  There are over 100 students from years five and six either performing or helping with this year's production.  Rehearsals are well under way and thanks to staff, students and parents for giving their time to allow our students to participate.

Events like Wakakirri will stay in the memories of students for a long time.  I recently spoke with my twenty-eight-year-old daughter who fondly remembers her participation in Wakakirri when she was a year six student at St Thomas the Apostle, Kambah.

One final mention for our competitors in the Matt Gitteau Cup last week. According to Mrs Blackwell, who managed the day, the enthusiasm, sportsmanship and support for one another was excellent.  Again, it would not have been possible without parental assistance so thank you.  A fuller report on the day is included later in the newsletter.

These are just some of the opportunities that enhance life at MTS and in the next few weeks we will host the Big Sing in which our choir will participate, and also the North Canberra/Gungahlin Chess Championships for our keen chess players.

Math’s Problem

Congratulations to Jack Lundy who was last week’s winner. This week’s problem is below.

Hats Off To You

Following the school’s sun protection policy students can stop wearing sun hats in June, and also do not need to wear them in July.  Hats are worn again from August through to the following June.

How many days are you required to wear hats to school, working on a forty-one-week school year with no public holidays.

God Bless

Peter Hughes