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Email address: [email protected] Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 5976 5500
School Vision Inspiring a passion for learning and personal
excellence, whilst preparing students to become globally responsible citizens.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The 2018 Premiers’ Reading Challenge has now
finished and at last week’s assembly there were a
number of awards given out to students who read
high numbers of books and to others who took control
of their own Premiers’ Reading Challenge
management. At each assembly for most of the past
two terms we have had awards and prizes presented
and this is all thanks to Anne Garlick. Each year Mrs
Garlick assists teachers and students to undertake
the Reading Challenge as well as arranging for the
awards and prizes. On behalf of the school
community I would like to thank Anne for the
enormous amount of work she does in relation to the
annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge. With Anne’s
support, this year our students read over twelve
thousand books! Three hundred and thirty-four
students completed the challenge – all of whom will
receive a certificate. Thanks so much Anne, we really
appreciate your amazing work in this area.
Prep/STAR transition
Yesterday our 2019 new Prep and STAR students
made their first visit to school for our transition
program. This is the first of four visits our new Mod 1
students will make this year so that they can get used
to the school and staff they are likely to encounter
next year. Sessions such as this take a lot of planning
and organisation, however we believe they set our
new students up for success. Thanks to all of the
teaching and support staff who worked to make this
such a successful morning.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
NOVEMBER Thursday 8th Mod 2 Excursion to Como House for JTB & JTK Friday 9th Mod 2 Excursion to Como House for JTS & JTM Life Education Mod 3
Tuesday 13th SpookathonSpookathonSpookathonSpookathon Wednesday 14th Life Education Mod 4 Thursday 15th Girls Kanga 8’s divisional final at Lloyd Park Mod 1 Casey Safety Village Excursion for PTB, PTC, PTS Friday 16th Life Education Mod 3 Mod 1 Casey Safety Village Excursion for PTA, PTN, PTS Tuesday 20th P & F Meeting 7pm in the Staffroom Wednesday 21st Prep 2019 Transition 9.15—10.45am 22nd—25th Energy Breakthrough at Maryborough Wednesday 28th Prep 2019 Transition Family Night 5—7 pm
8th November 2018 Newsletter No: 35
Email address: [email protected] Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 5976 5500
Student Placements 2019 Reminder
Just a final reminder that student placement letters
are due by the end of this week please.
Each year our school goes through an extensive
process to place students into classes for the following
year. Many aspects are considered in order to provide
students with the best possible learning environment.
Considerations include which children work well
together, the learning style of each student, the
teaching style of particular teachers, whether any
students should be placed in different classes and
academic, social or emotional requirements.
This year I am inviting parents to write to me (or email
through the school email) regarding any issues relating
to the placement of their child in 2019. Please note that
this is not a call to request specific teachers but rather
an acknowledgement that some students have specific
learning, social or emotional considerations.
Please be aware that teaching arrangements usually
change from year to year and teachers can, and often
do, move to different areas of the school for a variety of
reasons.
We believe that our student placement system – which
provides an opportunity for student voice as well – is
very thorough, fair and is always undertaken in the best
interests of the students.
Please ensure letters are submitted by Friday 9th
November. Letters submitted after this date may not be
considered.
Flexibuzz
As the introduction of our new communication system
Compass has been so successful, we have decided to
finish using Flexibuzz at the end of this year. Next year
we will not send any communication through Flexibuzz.
If you have not yet logged into Compass, please either
download the app or visit the website (instructions are
on our school website) and log in using your personal
password. If you have misplaced your password please
contact the office as you will need to log in to see your
child’s end of year report in December.
School uniforms in 2019 and new uniform shop
Nearly two years ago, our new ink coloured uniforms
were introduced and they look terrific. Initially it was
decided to have a one year phasing in period, which
was 2017. In order to assist school families to make
the changeover, an additional transition year was
added this year, where students have been able to
wear old style pieces of uniform. This is just a
reminder to all school families that next year all
students are expected to be wearing our new
uniform please, with no older style uniform items.
Our current uniform supplier PSW will be soon
opening a store in Mornington which will be open 5
or 6 days per week and which will stock our uniform.
Hopefully this will greatly assist families who may
find it difficult to get to our current school uniform
shop or to the Frankston store. We are anticipating
that the new store will be open on Saturdays as well
as week days. When the opening date is finalised,
we will let you know.
NOMINATE A BOOK OR SERIES
Nancy Turpin, from STL,
has chosen the book
‘Short’ by the author Holly
Goldberg Sloan because
“It tells the story of a girl
who is short, but she
realises that she is big
inside and that’s where it
counts!”
For her nomination Nancy
received a Scholastic Book Club voucher at
assembly. If you would like to nominate a book or
series for the school libraries forms can be collected
from the school libraries or the school office.
Susan Mattingley Principal
Seek the Truth
Email address: [email protected] Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 5976 5500
REMEMBERANCE DAY
This year Remembrance Day is on Sunday 11th
November at 11am. Remembrance Day is a memorial
day to mark the end of World War 1 and to honour
those who fought for our country. This year marks the
100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Poppies, badges and wrist bands are available at the
school for students to purchase. These range from $1
to $3.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS.
It has been a tradition at Mornington Primary School
for us to hold two Christmas Celebrations
at St Mark’s Uniting Church in Barkly St in early
December.
This year the dates are:
JUNIORS—Thursday 6th December at 9.30am
SENIORS—Friday 7th December at 9.30am
As well as Christmas stories and songs, we will have
a GIVING TREE, encouraging the children to think of
others.
Next week each classroom will receive a special box
and we encourage classes to collect gifts that will
then be given to the local CHRISTMAS HAMPER
APPEAL. These gifts will be used to help families in
our area.
Items can include:
• NON-PERISHABLE FOOD [particularly some
thing special for Christmas]
• GIFTS FOR CHILDREN [preferably not
wrapped].
Families are encouraged to attend the celebrations.
Nancy Matthews
BEAN BAGS AND LARGE CUSHIONS
The school libraries are looking for bean bags and
large cushions for the students to use while they are
in the libraries. If you have any you no longer need
would you please consider donating them to the
school.
News & Upcoming Events
The Spookathon is less than a week away! It’s time to
get those last minute sponsorship pledges and sort
your scariest costumes to spook, frighten and haunt
their fellow students and teachers!
Our sponsored Spook-a-thon will take place on
Tuesday November 13th. Students can walk, run (or
even fly on broomsticks!) round the senior oval.
Children are reminded to please bring their sponsor
forms to school this Friday November 9th and hand
them to their teachers. The teachers will sign them and
hand them back to students on Tuesday November
13th together with the number of laps completed, for
them to collect all sponsorships.
Students must return their sponsor form and monies
collected, to their teacher by Tuesday 26th November.
Next meeting
Please join us for our next meeting Tuesday 20th
November, 7pm in the staffroom
THE ANIMALS – MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Last week students from MTF got to make an obstacle
course for Tiddles. Even though he may be slow he
LOVES to climb up and over, up and over. The
students from MTF had to rotate themselves around
until Tiddles tired of the game or lunchtime was over.
As he was still going when the lunchtime bell went he
outlasted the students. So, did you guess who our
latest addition to the animal family is? If you guessed
Garden Snails, then you were right. We have about
one hundred at the moment. If Sheldon eats five a day
then we have twenty days worth. Sorry, but that’s the
food chain. Our visitors to this week’s lunch time club
will be MTM. We look forward to meating, oops,
meeting you!!
Email address: [email protected] Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 5976 5500
Changing Schools?
It is important for us to know of students who may be
leaving our school and those who may be starting next
year. Please advise the school office if your child will not
be returning to MPS next year.
SHOOTING STAR AWARDS
PTN : Alana Thomson for being a positive role
model for her peers by consistently displaying all of the
IB attitudes and learner profile.
PTS : Daniel Campbell for being open minded by
making a wonderful start at Mornington Primary
School.
JTC : Luca Aitken for being a communicator and
thinker by asking interesting questions and making
great observations on our Como House excursion.
JTE : Caiden Hicks for being a risk taker and
principled by having a go at everything at Como House
and showing respect to the building and guides.
JTM : Amy Byrne for being a thinker by thinking about
the best strategy and showing persistence.
JTS : Giselle Cosgriff for being a thinker by giving well
thought out feedback to her peers about their F.A.T.
MTA : Jamie Fox for being optimistic and enthusiastic
about trying new things in his learning.
MTS : Taylee Waterhouse for being an excellent
communicator by being able to clearly explain her
thinking in all learning tasks.
STB : Lorelai Bradshaw for being a great
communicator and thinker by expressing herself
creatively in her writing.
STL : Jordan Peck for showing commitment by
improving in his organisation and work ethic. Keep
trying hard Jordy. You are doing a great job!
STS : Zhyrus Gacias for being a risk taker by
volunteering to read a poem at assembly.
STW : Alice Wotherspoon for being a thinker by
showing significant progress in her reading this year.
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