Maitland Area School

The MAS School Leaders' Induction Ceremony commences on Thursday February 14 at 9.30am in the Performing Arts Centre. Prefects, SRC representatives, House Captains, the SAASTA team and Bus Monitors will be presented with badges and certificates acknowledging their leadership positions. Guest speaker is old scholar (and current teacher) Emma Atkins. The ceremony will conclude with morning tea.

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Stage 2 Ag - great results!

The year has only just started and already we have some great news from the Ag Block! Our six senior Agriculture students from 2012 all successfully completed their course, achieving either a B or C grade after final moderation. This is a fantastic result for our students, four of whom completed the Stage 2 course whilst still in Year 11. Congratulations to Nikki Benyo, Keigan Elliott, Tim Hasting, Amy Nankivell, Annalise Robinson and Brooke Smith for a great year of study. 

Senior Ag course

The senior Agriculture course, which incorporates work placement on a ...

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A Positive & Productive Start

Within what seemed just minutes of the first school bell of 2013 sounding we were in the Performing Arts Centre welcoming new teachers and students. The students certainly did us proud; their smart uniforms, (mostly!) bright smiles and eagerness to get started in the classroom were a credit to them. There was a similar enthusiasm amongst the students for their introductory activities and lessons; well done to both staff and students for such a positive and productive start!

New primary teachers

A big welcome to our three newest teachers.
Betina Davies and Kimberley Black are sharing ...

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Next Tuesday is our annual meet the teacher night. I would like to encourage all parents and caregivers to attend if at all possible.
On the night teachers will be providing information regarding the curriculum, expectations and activities that your student will be able to access throughout the year. Proposed camps and excursions will be discussed including the potential costings and expectations students will need to meet to be able to attend.
In addition to the scheduled homeclass information sessions, Chelsea Koch will be running a session at 7pm to outline our Physical Education programme across R-12. Topics included will ...

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Welcome to Emma Atkins (year 5/6), Kimberly Black and Betina Davies (sharing the other year 5/6) to our school. I am really pleased that we were able to employ staff who are familiar with our school and students as Emma is an old scholar, Betina and Kimberly both live locally and have undertaken relief work with us. Another new face is Priscilla Miller as our Finance Manager, replacing Ros Allen / Charmaine Simmons. Priscilla comes with a wealth of experience and I am sure will be a real asset to the Admin team at MAS.

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Just a reminder that school starts back again on Tuesday January 29.

Don't come in on Monday - it's a public holiday!

There'll be a back-to-school welcome in the Performing Arts Centre at 8:40 , where new staff will be introduced and students will meet their home class teachers for 2013.

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Builders were busy at MAS in the holidays, laying new panels on the Recreation Centre roof.

The repairs address a number of concerns with rain and dust.

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Wow, what a great time we had on Wednesday, December 5 at the Year 7 Graduation Dinner!

With all our Year 7s present and with over fifty family members and friends, we started the evening in good form with a delicious meal served by the Yorke Valley staff.

My speech was next, and I highlighted three proven methods of success, and how they're  available to anyone - our students included - to take with them into their senior schooling and indeed into their adult lives.

Chelsea Koch and myself then presented each Year 7 with a certificate (and told the ...

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The R-7 Classes decorated their classroom doors in festive style this week in our first ever Christmas Door-Decorating Competition. Some of the doors are featured on this page and you can see the flair and imagination that went into their creations.

Special mention goes to 2S (our Facebook winner) for their inclusion of Mr Gravestocks and Mrs Hector and to 6/7S for their 'naughty & nice lists.

Amazingly, all classes won a prize in the seven special categories and were lucky enough to receive a certificate signed by both Mr Tuck and Santa Claus.

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The 3/4MN students were an excited group as we left Maitland bright and early on Thursday December 6, bound for the Adelaide Zoo.

Although most students had visited the zoo before, many had not seen the new enclosures or had a chance to view the Panda area.

Splitting into four groups, the students and their leaders - Miss Norman, Mrs Moloney, Mrs Bagshaw, Mrs Adams and myself - worked their way around the zoo area meeting back at the Education Centre for lunch and to compare notes on the best exhibits.

My group had quite a list to visit (and ...

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Following hot on the heels of Presentation Night came our 'Christmas Countdown' assembly, with an Advent Calendar theme.

6/7T presented the calendar, with Santa arriving in his sleigh pulled by reindeer and pushed by elves (tricky wheels on those sleighs!). R/1/2AE presented two songs: 'Let's Go Carolling' (with some Year 7 helpers) and 'Christmas Day In the Morning' setting out the Christmas Story.

3/4MN sang a rock version of 'We're the Three Kings' and the kings - all ten of them - sang with gusto and conviction.

5M performed 'Jingle Bells' on lots of different instruments including trombones, boom-whackers ...

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Tuesday December 11 saw the MAS school community gather in the Performing Arts Centre for the Maitland Area School 2012 Presentation Night.

There was an excellent showing of parents, families and students, with the PAC filled to capacity, and a bit beyond!

Special guests included Roger Nottage, (ARD Yorke & Mid North, Ray Agnew (Mayor District Council of YP), Marie Wheare (President Parents & Friends) and Tim Schwartz (Chairperson Governing Council).

The evening began with songs from the school Concert Band under Debbie Schwartz who played a medley of songs from the musical 'Wicked' and the Junior School Choir under ...

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