Sailing – an affordable, fun, fast, wet and exciting sport for people of all ages.

Come along this Sunday to Queen Elizabeth Park, adjacent to the Taree Aquatic Club (Sailo’s) for the Boating Industry Association of NSW’s FREE Try Sailing Day and have a go.

Please bring:

• Comfortable clothing that may get wet
• Suitable footwear – non-slip shoes with white soles if possible. No bare feet or thongs permitted.
• A hat
• Sunscreen
• A bottle of water

A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18.

Sunday 1^st November, Taree Aquatic Club (Sailos) 10am – 4pm

Further information, contact Mr. Diessel at MVAC

Just a reminder that Year 6 are hosting a fund-raising BBQ for everyone next Thursday.
Sausage sandwich + drink + chocolate = $5.00
Extra sandwich = $2.00

Orders only – and orders must be in by Tuesday 27/10/2009

Come and join in the fun activities and meet some new friends!  Please bring a healthy afternoon tea for your child to enjoy.  Tea and coffee will be provided for parents/caregivers.

Venue:     Kindergarten Room

Time:       Tuesday 1.30pm

For:         Families and Children aged 0-5 years

Starts:     Week 1, Term 4 20/10/2009   

Manning Valley Anglican College has experienced significant growth since commencing in 2003 as a Kindergarten to Year 6 School.  The school now provides education for all Years of schooling with an initial HSC cohort of 5 students.

The school was observed to provide a quality education with a dedicated and professional teaching staff mindful of the need for a structured and coordinated approach to curriculum planning.  A strength of the curriculum is the focus on the performing arts, particularly music, and sporting activities.  The school’s integrated use of technology across the school enriches the learning program.

In the areas of Primary education and courses for the Higher School Certificate, the curriculum materials were clear, comprehensive and reflective of attention to detail.  The school’s commitment to providing a quality education with opportunities for all to learn was evident.

Eco Champions with Whizzy

Term Two Eco Quest Champions

MEEG is proud to announce that the Eco-Schools Quest Winner for Term Two 2009 is:

MANNING VALLEY ANGLICAN COLLEGE!!!

MVAC has been hard at work during term two participating in a number of environmental activities including:
• Water Quality Assurance and Waterwatch Monitoring
• Renewable energy science show held at the school
• Installation of Chicken Pens
• Participation in MAX FM’s Weatherwatch

This is MVAC’s second consecutive term as Eco School Champions! Congratulations to Manning Valley for all their hard work!!

As Eco School Champions for Terms One and Two, MVAC were rewarded by being the first lucky recipients of a MEEG “Enviro Day”.

The day was held in August and centred around Water and its importance to us all. Students from K-10 participated in a number of environmental activities throughout the day including sessions on water bugs, cane toads, stormwater pollution and WaterAid. Each activity was run by MEEG Member from a variety of organisations including National Parks and Wildlife, Greater Taree City Council and MidCoast Water. The kids had great fun spending the day out of class and Whizzy and Fletch also made an appearance on the day to the delight of the children. Overall it was a huge success with all participants having a fun filled and informative day!!

Our P & F have again been asked to do the catering for the Upper Lansdowne Theatre Restaurant.  We have been allocated one night Saturday 14 November.  Your support of this night would be appreciated.  If you can assit, or have any questions, please contact Rhonda Futterleib on 6556 0174.

The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have worked together to produce a fact sheet for parents about how to encourage their children to stay safe online and protect their identity from criminals.

The fact sheet, ‘Helping your kids protect their identity online’, outlines some of the online threats and provides practical safety tips so you can talk to your children about online safety.

This security information is something that every parent can tell their children and is no different to teaching children to buckle-up in the car or why they should be careful of approaches from strangers.

The fact sheet is available on the following websites:

• Australian Bankers’ Association: www.bankers.asn.au
• Australian Federal Police: www.afp.gov.au

Thanks to the MVAC community who have made this year’s Book Fair a great success.  All our students enjoyed the chance to display their school and their talents in story writing and book mark designing.

The MVAC Library was donated a total of 31 new books – a great addition to our Library. Thanks to all who donated.

We were also able to claim a 30% commission in new books for the library – the total value of our commission was $1,164.49. Well done and thank you again to everyone who contributed to such a successful day.

The Board of Studies inspectors conducted their visit of the College last and will recommend the maximum registration of 5 years for our primary school.

 In the Tournament of Minds MVAC took out first place in the NSW Regional final 2009 in the Maths Engineering Section.

 MVAC primary boys took out first place in the recent HRIS debating competition.

 MVAC has won the Eco Schools Quest Program again.

 MVAC has been nominated in the Tidy Towns Country Energy Bush Spirit Award.

 Our first HSC group sit their trials this week.

 The College has been informed that our application for a multipurpose hall under Primary Schools for the 21^st Century has been successful.