Team Mango We All Belong!
Focus of the Week
This week in Care Class we will learn about how to Care for Others by identifying ways to negotiate and resolve conflict respectfully.
What is a conflict?
A conflict is a disagreement or problem between people. All people experience conflicts from time to time.
We can use the following steps to resolve conflict respectfully.
- Try to calm down
- Talk about how you feel
- Find a win – win solution or ask for help
We are also learning how to check-in with our friends as part of RUOK Day. RUOK Day is an annual Australian day of action dedicated to inspiring people to start conversations with anyone who might be struggling with their mental health and well-being. The goal is to remind everyone that a conversation can change a life, and to encourage regular check-ins with friends, family, and colleagues through the simple act of asking, "R U OK?".
Reading at Mango
In Year 5, we are developing our word knowledge by exploring how suffixes change the meaning and function of words. We have been learning how adding -ible means that something can be done, creating an adjective such as flexible (able to bend and transform without breaking). We've also explored words that combine a prefix and suffix such as 'impossible' (not able to happen). We are actively retrieving our knowledge of past prefixes and suffixes to strengthen and broaden our word knowledge. We practice applying our spelling at word and sentence level and our students love to test themselves with dictation sentences focusing of a new morpheme each week.
Instrumental Music
We are now starting the recruitment process for the Instrumental Music Program in 2026. If your child is interested in being involved in the strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass) or band program (brass, woodwind or percussion instruments), please scan the relevant QR code on the flyer for more information and to fill out the online expression of interest form.
P&C News
We would like to thank everyone for their support at last week's Father's Day stall and hope all the dads, carers and special father figures enjoyed the gifts that the children carefully chose for them.
We'd also like to thank all the wonderful volunteers for the day, we couldn't have done it without you - Sue, Kerry, Sarah, Jen, Lisa, Alanna, Teresa, Linda, and our helpers supplied by Helping Hands - Miss Livvie, Jodie and Shelley. You were all fantastic and we're so grateful for your time. We have raised over $3400 profit.
And last, but certainly not least, thank you to our Vice President, Melissa, for all her efforts pulling the stall together; ordering items, organising school rosters in conjunction with the school, organising our volunteer roster, then packing and unpacking all the stock ready for the students to come and buy - all done in her spare time around having a full time job and being a busy mum. You're an asset to our team!
For anyone wishing to get involved with volunteering, there are opportunities in the Canteen. Jodi and the team would love to have you help out, even if it's just for an hour or so each week. Please get in touch at PandCPresidentMHSS@outlook.com
Helping Hands
Mango Hill State Secondary College
