Murphys Creek State School in Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia | State school

Murphys Creek State School

Locality: Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4630 5167

Address: 49 Murphys Creek School Road 4352 Murphys Creek, QLD, Australia

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23.01.2022 Congratulations to past student Chloe Graf, 2021 school captain for TCC. We are so very proud of the young leader you have become. Living the MCSS motto, Strive to Excel.

23.01.2022 Murphy’s Creek State Scool are hosting a trivia night at the Murphy’s Creek Tavern on Thursday September 10th. Starting at 6:00pm, $10 per person entry, plus raffles. Excellent meals available from the tavern. Please call the school on 46305167 as bookings are essential. All are welcome

21.01.2022 **PLEASE NOTE** The last two days of the school year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Our school will be closed on these days.

21.01.2022 STEM at our school: STEM education includes specific knowledge across four learning areas: * Mathematics * Science * Design & Technologies... * Digital Technologies This week our students used Bee-Bots as a wonderful tool to develop their understanding of sequencing, computational thinking and the mathematical concepts of coordinates, distance and location. The small robot can remember up to 40 commands consisting of forward, backward, left and right movements to manoeuvre. See more

20.01.2022 Thank you for bringing your birds to school. We all enjoyed learning about them

19.01.2022 Some of our star students this week! Student of the week: Isaac Accomplished writer: Jacob Leprechaun winner: LILLY

18.01.2022 ***RememberThis Friday 4 September

18.01.2022 Get your smiles ready....It's photo time!

17.01.2022 Learning addition facts can be fun Students played a game of ‘Addition Go Fish’ to reinforce concepts of addition. Students were given a number and had to mentally add the facts on their cards to think of a pair that add to a group of. This also required them to ask their peers for a card to successfully claim a pair

17.01.2022 Some of our star students this week Week 10- ** Wednesday 16th September- PBL Reward Day ** Thursday 17th September- Talk Like a Pirate Day... ** Friday 18th September- Final Day Term 3 Have a great weekend! See more

17.01.2022 Tomorrow 9 December, 2020: {{ FINAL DAY OF TERM 4 {{ Award Ceremony at 9:00am {{ Morning Tea to follow ceremony (Please bring a plate to share)... {{ End of Term PBL Rewards Day- Double the fun with the twin water slider visiting all day ****Please ensure your child brings appropriate swimwear**** {{ Graduation Ceremony & Dinner, 6:00pm at Murphys Creek Tavern PSSSSSSTTT We've also heard a little whisper that elves on motorbikes will be making a special delivery to our students tomorrow too.

17.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

16.01.2022 Our second Prep transition day is today. If you have a child starting Prep in 2021, come along from 9:00am-10:00am today. We had such fun last week

14.01.2022 Message from principals to parents and caregivers Dear parents and caregivers As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, our school has been planning for a variety of scenarios the main scenario being that children and students may need to learn at home during Term 2. I am writing to confirm the arrangement for our school for Term 2....Continue reading

14.01.2022 **SPELLING** Using hands-on and fun activities to remember their Week 2 spelling words. Year 2 are learning about the soft ‘g’ and hard ‘g’ sounds this week

13.01.2022 Only three more days Join us this Friday, August 28 at 9:00am.

13.01.2022 Supporting learning in a variety of environments During Maths this week, our beautiful outdoor space was utilised to teach our students to identify location using Alphanumeric grids. They located places on the map using grid references and found their way to the hidden treasure

12.01.2022 Just some of our star students this week Student of the week: IVY & ASTON Writer of the week: ZOE Colouring Competition Winners: LIBBY & CHELSEY... Keep up the wonderful effort! See more

12.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day to our wonderful Dads, Grand Dads, Uncles, Carers and significant role models in the lives of our students and our extended school community. You are so valued and so important in their lives

12.01.2022 Good morning on this beautiful first day of 2021. You are the author, it is your story to write

11.01.2022 AHOY there, me hearties To all ye mateys in Class S/M, polish ye hooks, dress in your best pirate attire and jump aboard for a pirate party. Thursday 17 September Please donate some treasure (a gold coin) to support a Nationally recognised Childhood Cancer fundraiser or donate via our school profile page by clicking the link below. ... http://www.talklikeapirateday.com.au/teams/murphy-s-mateys

11.01.2022 We have gone back in time 150 years to school with no power! (Due to the storm) We have moved to the brightest room at the school (the play group room) to get our work done the old school way!

10.01.2022 Our campers have had a fabulous few days and their ETA this afternoon is 3:30pm to Helidon School.

10.01.2022 As the 2020 year closes, I would like to wish you all the best of everything for 2021...Mrs Mac

10.01.2022 WK 4 PBL Focus Eat your own food

09.01.2022 We had fun! We raised money for childhood cancer! We are an awesome bunch of pirates! Aaarrrggghhhh me hearties!

09.01.2022 Do you have a loved family recipe? The Murphy’s Creek P & C Association invites you to contribute to the 150th School Anniversary Celebration Cook Book by submitting your families favourite recipe/recipes via our Facebook messenger or admin@[email protected].

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Zoe and Seth. Being recognised for outstanding communication, valuing others and resilience. We are all so very proud of you both!

08.01.2022 Some photos of our wonderful students honouring the memory of Daniel Morcombe. Daniel Morcombe Day 31/10/20 Mini hotdogs for lunch Activities and conversations around personal safety Wearing red & donating a gold coin

08.01.2022 Murphy’s Creek State School Scientists This week in their weekly Science lesson our clever Scientists distinguished between conductors and insulators. They also explored how these affect the flow of electrical energy and their purpose

08.01.2022 Learning can be made fun at MCSS, even when the power is out Prep students were busy outdoors learning about measurement in Math. tall-short thin-thick far-near... wide-narrow shallow-deeper ~ Students found materials in their outdoor environment to help them gain an understanding of these concepts. ~ They made a narrow/wide river with skipping ropes and discussed why it was harder/easier to jump across without the eating them ~ They made long,short, narrow & wide rivers in the sand See more

08.01.2022 ** Year 5/6 Science with Miss Staines ** INVESTIGATING DISSOLVING & SOLIDIFICATION Today we conducted a solubility experiment with our chosen solute: sand, salt and sugar. We made predictions about whether the material would be soluble or insoluble. Next week we will check our solutions and record how much of the material has remained in the solvent (water)

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07.01.2022 There are many different ways to practice our spelling words. We like to explore and engage in ‘fun’ ways to learn and connect with our students

06.01.2022 Remember, Monday is a public holiday! We are so looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday

05.01.2022 What a fabulous day we had celebrating our year 6 graduating students!

04.01.2022 Term 3 rewards day. Almost 100 percent attendance and we had a blast!

03.01.2022 Don't forget school photos tomorrow (Thursday 13th)

03.01.2022 September 4, 2020

03.01.2022 Last day of Swimming lessons at TGS tomorrow Friday 28th August. Apologises to all, there is a typo error in the original swimming permission note, stating the 24th August which was actually Monday. Gemma

02.01.2022 If you are looking for quality education for your child, contact us to find out more. We are now welcoming enrolments for 2021! }}}Click below to take a virtual tour of our wonderful school{{{ For all enquiries please contact our School Office on (07) 46 305 167 Videography by: https://www.facebook.com/PeterRickardsPhotography/

02.01.2022 Some of our star students recognised on our Week 8 School Parade Reading Egg Award recipients: Ironbark, Chance, Chase, Ivy Mathletics: Zoe Student of the Week: Chance

02.01.2022 Our year 6 graduation dinner tonight was a fabulous affair. We are so very proud of our graduates, your speeches were well written and presented. Zoe, Aston, Seth and Ironbark, we wish you all the very best for your high school years and beyond. Keep striving to excel. Remember, there is no school tomorrow! We will miss you! Enjoy your holidays

02.01.2022 NAIDOC Week This week at Murphys Creek State School, we will celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. #alwayswasalwayswillbe celebrates the oldest continuing cultures on the planet and recognises that the First Nations Peoples have occupied and cared for Australia for over 65,000 years As part of NAIDOC week, we acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

01.01.2022 To friends, families and all of our fabulous school community

01.01.2022 School is out for summer! Have fun, be safe, come back! Merry Christmas

01.01.2022 We are so very lucky here at MCSS. Thank you so much to our wonderful teacher aides