This Monday, 31 October, the new look for MRPS will be officially launched at the 9.00 a.m. assembly and parents are invited to attend. This is the culmination of months of input and feedback from parents and staff to develop the new brand which will include a new logo, motto, vision, webpage, uniform and signage around the school. We will feature the new look on this blog after the official launch.
This week has been Bookfair Week in the library, each day from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Bookfair at this time of year is a great opportunity to buy Christmas presents while supporting your school. If you haven’t managed to get there yet, you still have today, before 4:00 p.m. 
At the end of last term, we said farewell to our chaplain, Roger Westaway, who is heading off to Jurien Bay, where he will continue his Chaplaincy role at Jurien DHS, Cervantes and Leeman.
Roger took on the role of MRPS School Chaplain when it was introduced three and a half years ago, sharing his time each week between MRPS and Geographe Primary. Over the years, Roger has both overseen and introduced a number of initiatives, including: Hungry Shark Breakfast Shack; Mentoring programme; Pancake Day and World Vision.
Roger provided valuable support to a number of students, both in and out of the classroom, and was often to be found kicking a footy or having a conversation with a group of students in the playgrounds. He will be missed by many but we wish Roger and his family all the best for this new phase in their lives. I asked Roger for a few words and he said:
I enjoy helping kids and ‘bringing a smile to their faces’.
Come along and show your support for our school bands: Nightfall, Just Visible and Stylo as they do their thing on the big stage where many famous bands have played. Wednesday 26th October. Starts at 5pm and will finish by 6pm – why not stay for a meal?
Here’s a short sample of what the night may hold. This video features Stylo playing in the MRPS Rock Bands’ evening earlier this year. Double-click to view fullscreen.
"Wedding Party - the Bridesmaids"
On Friday 14th October, the kitchen garden ‘wedding’ event was held at Xanadu Wines where the 80 participants were treated to a sumptuous 4 course meal, speeches, visual presentations and music and dancing. This event was the celebration of the union between our very productive garden and our new kitchen building which will be transformed into a wonderful kitchen learning facility as an integral part of our membership to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation.
The tables were decorated beautifully and each centrepiece was of fruits and vegetables very creatively displayed on wine barrel staves. Guests were treated to a complimentary glass of wine on arrival. The menu consisted of lightly spiced locally made organic tofu on a bed of broccolini and a black bean sauce, followed by Margaret River Primary school’s salad greens with an apple balsamic dressing and mains consisted of a fragrant, spicy, beef curry served with pappadums, raita and spiced cauliflower and potatoes. “Two Fat Cows” supplied the amazing lime and olive oil ice-cream which caused some talk and Carmelo Banano designed an amazing wedding cake with chards of white chocolate and decorative cherries which accompanied cheese platters showcasing more local produce and international cheeses. Delicious berry and macadamia nougat was the final treat.
We thank everyone who purchased tickets and gifts and supported us in making the night such a fun and memorable occasion. We have some incredibly generous people in our community. On the night we were presented with a $5 000.00 donation from Will and Katie Clark which is on top of the $10 000.00 they had previously donated in 2010. Local artist and supporter, Jenny Sanderson and Xanadu combined to gift the school the commission from the sale of one of Jenny‘s beautiful paintings that sold earlier in the year and our thanks go to them both.
We also thank all of our generous local producers who donated the wide range of produce used to create the magnificent meal. These include :Alchera Olive Oil, Margaret River Tempeh and Tofu, Blue Ginger Fine Foods, Agonis Ridge Organic Meat, River Fresh IGA, Two Fat Cows, Edible Art, Blue Cow Cheeses, Bottega Rottolo, Margaret River Organic Creameries, Janelle Leiper, Bettenays Nougat and Burnside Organic Farm.
Also we wish to acknowledge the wonderful efforts of the Xanadu staff who looked after us on the night. Special thanks to Stepan Libricki, General Manager, Leah Jenkin, Restaurant Supervisor/Events Coordinator, and to the Chief Chef, Ian Robertson and his kitchen staff who gave us such a mouth watering feast. Stepan is already thinking about the 1st anniversary with a different and very appealing concept!
Further thanks go to Liz and Shay from Aspenz for sourcing the utensils and cooking items that we will need to equip the kitchen. Gifts were offered to the public at a 20% discount and our program will purchase all items that have not been selected as gifts. It is not too late for anyone who is wanting to but may have missed the opportunity to contribute a gift for the kitchen garden project. Belated gifts can be arranged through the school office and it is a way for all school families who were unable to attend the event to support the program. Prices start from as little as $4 so contact the office if you wish to make a donation and “purchase” something for so many to benefit from.
Finally, a warm vote of thanks to everyone who helped make the event a winner but especially to Susie Ormonde who worked tirelessly to plan, organise, coordinate and generally bring all of the fine details together on time. If you weren’t able to be there, sadly, you missed a great night. Look out for next year’s special event!
Cheers
The Kitchen Garden Team
It is with great pleasure and pride that we are now able to announce our success in winning the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation Grant for our school. Being one of only five WA schools to be accepted into the program in 2011 (in the fourth and possibly last round of grant applications), we are very excited by the opportunities that this will bring to our learning program.
Country Style Magazine ran a competition for schools or individual students to take photographs of their produce from their Stephanie Alexander gardens. The PEAC children with the help of Susie Ormonde, Louise Mann, Rhonda Norrish and Mr. Madden took these amazing photographs and wrote a 200 word description of what they could see from their displays. The students hope to win the $5000 prize.
T5 have started something very special at MRPS with their idea of reducing waste and making every Friday a “package-free day”. So, make this a regular habit and come to school on Fridays, ” package-free”.
T5 said:
Package Free Friday was a big success!
We saved 111.5 bags of rubbish in 7 weeks.
Wow, what a difference it would make if we could do this every week.
Thanks to everyone who participated and made it such a huge success.
In a really tight contest, Gold faction just pipped Red Faction to win this year’s Margaret River Primary Senior Cell swimming carnival held at the Aquatic Centre on the last day of the third school term.
Instrumental in the Gold faction charge were Year 6 Boys Champion Frank B, runner up Cooper S and runner up Year 7 Girls Champion Bella McT.
Red Faction was more than ably led by Year 7 Boys Champion Jed M, runner up Kye S and Year 7 Girls champion Kelsey Q.
Swimming beautifully for Green was the very consistent Amber A (Year 6 Girls Champion), whilst Shana E (Year 6 Girls runner up) was outstanding for Blue.
Overall points scores were as follows:
Gold 428
Red 415
Green 236
Blue 230
Swimming carnival organiser and MRPS Physical education teacher, Courtenay Gray, said he was pleased at the high levels of enthusiasm and participation by all competitors. He also said the carnival complemented the school’s swimming lessons beautifully.
MRPS principal Sinan Kerimofski thanked competitors’ parents for their support of the carnival, reminded students of the importance of swimming as an acquired life skill and commented that he was extremely proud that his school could run two swimming carnivals a year.
T5 have been busy creating their incredible ‘Whale Adventure’ photostory. Click on the link below to view their work. It’s incredible…
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