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School Vision Inspiring a passion for learning and personal

excellence, whilst preparing students to become globally responsible citizens.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Cyber Safety Parent Forum

MPS will be hosting the above forum on Tuesday 21st

March at 6pm in the school hall. All parents,

grandparents, carers and teachers are encouraged to

attend. The forum is only for adults as the content

may not be appropriate for children. We are arranging

child-minding for parents who are unable to organise

alternate arrangements for their children and would

like to attend the forum

Students in years 3-6 recently attended a

presentation from Local Police Youth Resource Office

Leading Senior Constable Deneen Ritchie. Both

students and staff found it extremely beneficial.

Keeping our children safe also applies to the cyber

world as children of primary school age may not be

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

MARCH Monday 6th School Council

Tuesday 7th District Swimming

Parents and Friends Meet and

Greet 7pm in the Staff Room

8th—10th Mod 4 Camp—Camp Rumbug Monday 13th Labour Day holiday Friday 17th Instalment due for Mod 3 camp Monday 20th Finance Meeting Tuesday 21st Cyber Safety Parent Forum 6pm in the Hall Monday 27th School Photos

School Council Meeting Friday 31st Last Day Term 1 School will finish at 2.30pm

APRIL Monday 17th Easter Monday Tuesday 18th Term 2 Commences Friday 21st Instalment due for Mod 3 camp Tuesday 25th Anzac Day

2nd March 2017 Newsletter No: 5


aware of the long-term consequences of inappropriate

on-line use. Once it’s out in the cyber world, it’s out

there for good!

Therefore we highly recommend that you attend this

session in order to support your child’s learning and

understanding of the Cyber world we are living in.

Please return the reply slip on the flyer distributed.

Parents & Friends— Meet & Greet

(Tuesday, 7th March, 6pm - 7pm in the Staffroom)

Who are they and what do they do?

Come along to the P&F ‘Meet and Greet—Welcome

Night’ and find out more about the P&F and all the

great things they do to make MPS a better school.

A new initiative of the P&F this year is the introduction

of ‘parent reps’ for each class to assist with

communication and organisation of P&F-related

activities for each class. Complete the return slip on

the flyer attached to this newsletter if you are

interested in becoming a ‘class rep’.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the ‘Meet and

Greet’ on 7th March.

State Schools are Great Schools!

COUNSELLING SERVICE AT MPS

Dear Parents,

Counselling is available to students this semester

through a placement program with Monash University,

where I am completing a final year Masters of Coun-

selling student. I will be at Mornington Primary School

3 days per week and would like to involve parents or

guardians by meeting with you before beginning coun-

selling, if possible. Interactions with families and stu-

dents are treated as confidential, or on need to know

basis with school support services.

Any issues you may be concerned about can be con-

sidered. Some of these may include self-esteem,

stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, depression, anger,

loss, grief and emotional or behavioural difficulty, or

difficulties coping with change.

I work with positive regard for all clients and their

families and practice acceptance of all lifestyle and

religious choices. You can email me at

[email protected] with any questions you

may have.

Referrals for counselling may be made by teachers

or parents. Consent will be requested from parents

before group or individual sessions commence. If for

any reason you do not wish me to speak with your

child, please advise the office.

Tracey Bartlett

Counselling Support at MPS

News & Upcoming

Events

Choc Top Day is this Friday at 11am

If you have ordered more than one Choc

Top per child, please collect extras from

the staffroom at the end of day.

Thank you to everyone who placed an order – enjoy

your Choc Tops!

Class Representative - We’d love you to get

involved!

A reminder that we are currently putting the call out

for volunteers to act as class representatives within

the P&F.

A letter went out last week in the newsletter

regarding P&F (who we are and our role in the

school community). We need parents from every

class to offer their time, expertise and enthusiasm.

Being part of our P&F is easy – you can do as little

or as much as you are able.

We look forward to meeting you all next Tuesday

March 7th at our Welcome Evening.

It’s Easter Raffle Time Again

This year’s Easter Raffle will be drawn after the

MPS Easter Parade on Friday March 31st. We are

now asking for donations from our school

community to help make up our prize baskets. We

Silvio Vitale Principal

Mornington Primary School is A great place to educate!


welcome anything related to Easter – chocolate eggs,

crafts, baking activities, books etc.

Please drop donations into the office.

Raffle tickets will be distributed to the

youngest member of each family next

week.

HISTORY DETECTIVES AT MPS!

Ever wondered what things were like in the past? Like

school for instance. What was it like? Was it different

from today?

Last year, some of our senior students participated in

a joint project between three Mornington Peninsula

Schools, the Mornington Shire, local Historical

Societies and history company “Way Back When”.

The aim of the project was for students to learn how

to conduct an oral history interview as a way of

preserving and broadcasting history. Thirty of our

students shared in an oral history workshop where

they learnt about what history detectives do and how

they might go about their work. Two students were

then selected to interview past student Ray Garlick

about his recollections of life at Mornington Primary

School around 60 years ago. Indi Carey and Ella

Thompson were very curious to find out how different

school was and spent time thinking about and writing

out questions before the interview. This interview has

now formed part of a film made about the history of

Mornington, Hastings and Rye Primary Schools. If you

would like to see a trailer of this film, please visit

http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Activities/Arts-Culture/

Local-History/History-detectives

We hope to be able to bring you the whole film soon.

RECORDER GROUP MONDAY 6TH MARCH

The first lesson for the recorder group will begin first

half of lunch in the Performing Arts Room this

Monday 6th March. Everyone is welcome to come

along and give it a try. Tim Garlick, instrumental

teacher, will be giving students music and lending

them a school recorder to take home so they can

practise during the week. Please note this group is

free for all students.

LOST AND FOUND

Lost—A black dragon from ”How to Train Your

Dragon’. Approximately 35cm long with a tail that has

a red end. If anyone has seen it could they please

drop it in to the school office.

Found— A pair of children’s glasses were handed in

to the office last week.


NOMINATE A BOOK OR SERIES FOR THE M.P.S.

LIBRARIES

Ethan Linskill from MTW is this week’s winner of the

Nominate a Book/Series for M.P.S. Libraries. Ethan

recommends a series called Back to the Future 1, 2

and 3 by the author Craig Shaw Gardner because “it is

EPIC!’ Ethan will receive a $10 Scholastic Book

Voucher to spend on this year’s book clubs. Students,

teachers and families are all welcome to pick a book

they would like to see purchased for the school

libraries. Nomination forms are available from either

the school office or the senior library.

DID YOU KNOW?

ANAPHYLAXIS is the most severe form of allergic

reaction with 1 in 20 children suffering from food

allergies and 1 in 50 children allergic to peanuts.

Parents, can you please remind your child that at

M.P.S. there is no sharing of food, either brought from

home or purchased from the canteen. Students, all

that thought and effort your parents put into your lunch

box is for you to enjoy only.

Bon appetit!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ISSUE 2

BURSTING WITH OVER 360 ITEMS

159 NEW RELEASES

12 NEW SERIES

NEARLY 200 TITLES - $10 AND UNDER

OVER 70 TITLES - $5 AND UNDER

PLUS, MORE THAN 50 AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS

FEATURED

So check out your new catalogue TODAY!!!

Orders to be returned by Friday 17th March.

Please note: Later orders and orders for Issue 1, can

be accepted.

All book club orders earn books for our school libraries

for everyone to enjoy.

For all book club enquiries please contact Anne

Garlick at M.P.S.

or by email [email protected] or mobile

0409181770

SHOOTING STAR AWARDS

PTB : Carter Ward for being a thinker and a commu-

nicator by eagerly sharing his thoughts and ideas with the

class.

PTF : Jemimah Cox for being balanced and caring by

having a positive attitude towards her learning and always

helping others.

PTC : Joshua Lee for being open minded by listening to

other people and respecting their ideas.

PTS : Lucy Unsworth for being a communicator by

demonstrating excellent listening skills.

MTE : Tom Varley for being caring by using empathy by

allowing a new friend to join his game.

JTB : Myley Keleher for being principled by applying

herself in every lesson in order to finish all her school work.

JTC : Zac Reynolds for being balanced and principled by

demonstrating a terrific attitude towards all learning tasks.

JTE : Regan Bolger for being a thinker and communicator

by doing a fantastic piece of writing about the Gruffalo.

JTH : Lewis Rasdell for being principled by making good

choices both within the classroom and in the yard. Well

done Lewis.

JTK : Aaron Todd for being principled and knowledgeable

by being an excellent role model in our class and by having

an excellent attitude towards his learning.

JTM : Emily Anderson for being open minded by improving

her attitude towards school by giving things a go and

having a much more positive attitude.

MTE : Tom Varley for being caring by using empathy by

allowing a new friend to join his game.

MTF : Abby Christie for being a thinker and a

communicator by thinking outside of the box during Unit of

Inquiry and sharing her positive thoughts with her peers.

MTO : William Gardiner for consistently displaying all traits

of a caring, open minded and balanced student . Well done

William for showing leadership in our classroom.

MTS : Abbey Moresco for being knowledgeable and a

thinker by using great thinking skills during a mathematics

lesson.

STB : Baylen Carey for being a risk taker by getting

involved and trying new things at Water Safety.

STS : Olive Kerby for being an open minded risk taker by

making a wonderful start at Mornington Primary School.

Well done.

STW : Joseph Edwards for being principled and a thinker

by being an incredibly hardworking and committed member

of STW.


P&F News

At Mornington Primary School, P&F (Parents & Friends) is one avenue you may like to explore

to support the school in making Mornington Primary School an even better place for your

children and our students.

P&F:

• Promote the school

• Support the students through special events eg Mothers/Father day stalls

• Raise funds for school facilities and equipment

• Encourage interaction between parents

There are many ways you can be involved in the P&F.

• Attend the monthly meeting (alternate afternoon or evening) when possible;

• Volunteer at fundraisers/P&F events;

• Get involved with an event or activity supported by the P&F;

• Become a parent representative for your child’s class.

For further information about joining P&F or becoming a class representative

please come along to our upcoming

Parents and Friends Meet and Greet Welcome Night

Tuesday 7th March 2017 at 6pm in the Staff Room

P&F Class Representative Nomination Form

In 2017, we are putting the call out for volunteers to act as class representatives within the

P&F. The role of a ‘class rep’ is to keep the lines of communication open between the P&F,

the class teacher and parents of their assigned class.

If you are interested in joining the P&F by taking on this important role, please complete the

slip below and return to the office by Friday March 3rd.

Name ______________________________ Contact Number _________________________

Email Address _____________________________________________________________

Child’s Name _____________________________ Class _________

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