Welcome back to another edition of the MHPS Student Newsletter. This is one of our final newsletters for 2020, and what a year it has been. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the classrooms. There are only 21 DAYS until Christmas, which is so exciting! It’s just around the corner. Let’s see what is coming up in the calendar.

Edudance: As we all know, we are learning, and will be performing the dances we have been learning in the next few weeks. Please practice in your spare time, as we would love all kids to put 100% effort into their performance.

A Carol a Day over the PA: Commencing Friday 11 December

Junior school swimming lessons: The Year 1 and 2 students commenced their Swimming Lessons at Beatty Park on Monday 23 November. Students attend every day. These lessons run for two weeks.

Choir, Orchestra and Band Performance: The choir, orchestra and band performed for the school on Wednesday in the undercover area.

Last day of school: Thursday 17 December.

WANJOO

Our Kindy children enjoyed a visit from Mrs Hardman, Ms Rampal and Orlando H last week to participate in NAIDOC activities.

They enjoyed learning some new songs and especially the Wanjoo song (see the video).

BASKETBALL

On Wednesday 25 November, a group of talented Year 6 basketballers went to Bendat Basketball Centre to compete in the School Slam Basketball Champions Cup. There were 32 teams from 24 schools statewide who qualified earlier in the year for this annual event.

Both the MHPS boys and MHPS girls team started strong. The girls team came up against St Mary’s with Shawn Redhage as Coach and managed to beat them by a convincing 11 points to secure their spot in the Quarter Finals. This victory was so sweet after a narrow loss in September to the same team. Unfortunately, in the Quarter Finals, the girls team lost to Quinns Beach Primary School by a narrow 4 points. The girls were amazing and won 4 from 5 games.

The boys team also played hard. We defeated Osborne Primary School and made Mr Mackesey proud by going on to defeat Wembley Primary School. We then lost to Willetton Primary School and Loreto Nedlands.

We had so much fun at the all-day carnival and were definitely dressed for success as we won best uniforms!

We would like to congratulate our friends at Aranmore Catholic College for winning the overall Boys Cup. They played like superstars!

A massive shout out to our dedicated coaches, Ash Brian and Lee Deshon. They gave up their precious time to help with weekly training to make sure we played like a team. They imparted all they knew about the sport and also taught us the valuable lesson of good sportsmanship.

The parents that helped transport us and cheered us on at the tournament also deserve a special mention. Thank you for your support.

It was a real privilege to represent Mount Hawthorn in such a prestigious basketball tournament. I can’t wait to see future Mount Hawthorn Primary School teams compete to take on the other schools. We are handing the torch over, so do us proud! Go Mount Hawthorn!

Calloway B

INTERVIEW

Mrs Rock – Associate Principal

How well do you know Mrs Rock? I interviewed her this week to find out about her job role and her interests.

How long have you been at Mount hawthorn?

Since 2003, so 17 years

What are your hopes for the future of this school?

For it to continue to be a safe, fun place for students and parents and to be part of the community. I am also excited about how the buildings/classrooms will be changed in the future.

How do you make this school better?

My main role is to support the teachers and help them to be the best they can be, so students get the best teachers. I also help Mr Mackesey to make decisions about the school and help the Kindy children. [Mostly, I] show them how amazing school can be.

If you could change one thing about the school, what would it be?

I would add more murals and artwork. As an ex art teacher I love colour.

Do you think you will ever do another job?

Probably, not. If I were not working in a school, I would have to work with children. My ideal job would be to work either at the wild cats or as a travel writer.

Mattaeo M