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2017 Term Dates: Term 2: April 18th —June 30th Term 3: July 17th—September 22nd Term 4: October 9th—December 22nd

Dates to Note:

May 28th Working Bee—Sunday Aug 11th—Winterfest (PA Social Night) Aug 22nd-25th MVIMP Camp August 27th Working Bee –Sunday Aug 28th-Sept 8th Swimming F-Yr. 4 Sep 18-20th—Year 3/4 Camp

Parent’s Association Meetings 7.30pm in SPC -June 8th August 10th September 14th October 12th November 9th December 14th Download our FREE Moonee Ponds Primary

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Our school athletics day is fast approaching. This will be held at the Moonee Valley Athletics track on Wednesday 31st May. Notes were sent home yesterday. We need par-ent helpers on the day so if you are free for a few hours please put your name down on the list outside the office. Thank-you in advance for your assistance! National Simultaneous Story time is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Today as part of the National Simultaneous Story-time, all Foundation to Year 4 students will be reading the book “The Cow Tripped Over the Moon” by Tony Wilson and Laura Wood together in the Multi-Purpose Room.

World Environment Day—- 5th June Coming up in week 8 the Green Team will be running a fundraiser for World Environment Day. On Monday 5th June, students are invited to wear green and donate a gold coin. There will be special activities and green goodies available at lunchtime. Look out for a letter coming home in the next week with further information. Working Bee Our next working bee will be held at school this Sunday the 28th May at 10am. The job list is quite long and we would love to see you there to assist with ensuring our school grounds are in great condition. If available, parents attend-ing are encouraged to bring garden utensils and a wheel barrow labelled with you family name. Alternatively, families can opt to contribute to the Working Bee Levy ($50 per family) through Liz in the office.

Cross Country Well done to all the 27 students that competed in the Dis-trict Cross Country event. Everyone ran their hearts out and did themselves and MPPS proud. Thank you also to Candice Ryan and Libby Haigh for their organisation and support on the day. Congratulations to the students who have pro-gressed to the combined division cross country at Brimbank Park on Tuesday 6th June: Aiden Davis, James Barnard, Toby Griggs, Bridget Mulhulka, Charlotte Ristig, Anna Campbell and Ty Davis. We wish all seven students good luck for the race.

NEWSLETTER May 24th, 2017

PRINCIPAL REPORT

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Supervision before and after school A reminder to parents that students should not be arriving at school until supervision begins at 8.45am in the morning. If you need to drop your children off at school earlier than this time, they should be attending the Out of School Hours Care program run by the YMCA. After-school supervision is provided until 3.35pm. At this time, a second bell signals the end of su-pervision by the school. Any students not collected by their parents by 3:35pm will be di-rected to wait at the office until their parent arrives. I appreciate your support with adhering to these times. Prep/ Foundation Enrolments and School Tours Rebecca and I have been conducting school tours for prospective Prep/Foundation enrol-ments. If you have a sibling of school age please see Kaye to obtain an enrolment form as soon as possible. As part of the enrolment pack, parents receive the MPPS 2017 Family Hand-book. A copy has been placed on the school website and is available for our community to access. http://www.mpp.vic.edu.au/our-school/community/ .

Drop Off Zone While our drop off zone in the morning is working reasonably well, we are still having some parents putting their safety and the safety of our students at risk particularly in the afternoon during pick-up time. The drop off zone is installed, monitored and policed by the Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC). They are regularly patrolling to ensure everyone is safe around the school and the rules are followed. Please note Bec and I are regularly out there too, this is to monitor the students and remind parents of the rules if needed. Could all members of the community please ensure that they are using the designated crossings on Bent and Wilson streets when accessing the school grounds; please ensure children do not cross in the drop off zone or between cars.

Some major points that I encourage parents to adhere to, include: Drivers MUST remain in the vehicle at all times (this means NOT getting out of the car-

say your good byes to your children before you get to school) Students should always use the door on the foot path side (Students should also have

their bag close by ready to hop out unassisted) Do NOT undertake a U-turn in Bent St and do not reverse park into the zone (please

complete a lap around the school) In the afternoons, please: Do NOT wait in the zone for more than 2 minutes. If your child is not waiting for you

complete another lap of the school until they arrive waiting for you at the zone. Waiting to leave home a bit later (after 3.20pm) or informing you child/ren to come straight to the waiting area will help ensure your child is at the zone waiting to be picked up.

If the drop off zone is full, please do another lap of the school and DO NOT block cars in Bent St.

You cannot park in the Drop Off Zone between 3-4pm (and 8-9.30am), during this time it is a no standing area and you can be fined.

Ensure you speak with your child to make sure they are waiting on the footpath (next to the crossing lady) ready to be picked up.

The Moonee Ponds Police have been contacted and will be monitoring cars around the school to ensure the safety of our students and families. Please also ensure when parking around the school and neighbourhood you do not park across driveways and obey all parking laws. I have again included the information provided by MVCC regarding the Drop Off Zone for your information.

PRINCIPAL REPORT (cont.)

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Despite encountering some inclement weather

this term, the Victoria Street walking school bus

continues to meet every Monday at 8.30am on

the corner of Daly St and Victoria St, Brunswick

West.

There are 8 regular student passengers from dif-

ferent year levels that have a lot of fun walking

together.

If you live in the area and would like to ‘jump on

board’ please contact Sarah Jeremiah (0418

524126).

This months frequent walkers (having completed

their click card) are:

Isabella Whitehouse and Annabelle Jeremiah


District Cross Country

Congratulations to all the students who

represented the school at the District Cross

Country carnival last Tuesday 16th of May. A big

thank you to Candice, Libby and Melissa for your

organisation on the day. We wish James Barnard,

Toby Griggs, Aiden Davis, Bridget Mihulka,

Charlotte Ristig, Ty Davis and Anna Campbell all

the best at Divisionals on June 6th at Brimbank

Park.

Athletics Carnival May 31st

Just a friendly reminder that the whole school athletics carnival will take

place next Wednesday 31st May. If parents are able to volunteer their time on

the day, could you please place your name on the board outside the office.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS

HELP WANTED

Thank-you to the parents who have been helping

manage the Premier’s Reading Challenge over the

last few years.

We are looking for parents to help set up the reading

challenge and provide students with user names

and log on details.

Teachers will distribute the log on information.

Completing the challenge and entering the books

online will be completed at home by the students

with their parents/guardians.

If you are interested in helping to manage the

Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2017 please let

Rebecca know at the office in person, by phone on

9375 2511 or via email at

[email protected]

Thank-you in advance for your support!


On Tuesday 9th May, the MPPS Prep students, along with other members of the Moonee Val-

ley community, were invited to the Doutta Galla Aged Care facility to celebrate the contribu-

tion they have made to the community, by regularly visiting the elderly residents there. The

prep students began visiting in 2016 and this has successfully continued into 2017. Each week,

from term 2 onwards, the prep classes take it in turns to walk together to the Doutta Galla

and spend some quality time reading, singing and chatting with the residents. The experience

has been a huge success and highly enjoyable for everyone involved. The preps especially

have loved sharing their favourite poems and songs! MPPS was represented at the ceremony

by current prep students, Phoebe Dodds, Harry Elliot and Oliver McRae, who received a cer-

tificate of appreciation from the mayor of the Moonee Valley, Cr Andrea Surace.

DOUTTA GALA AGED CARE


ROCC STAR AWARDS 18/5/2017

CLASS

ROCC STAR REASON

Foundation A

Melanie

Joel Italia For showing optimism by starting each day with a

smile and always having a go at activities in the

classroom. Well done, Joel!

Foundation B

Nicole/Liz

James Grozos-

Wishart

For showing RESPECT when lining up – showing

everyone how to be safe with their bodies

Foundation C

Leigh

Zoe Pham For approaching all learning tasks with optimism

and coming to school with a smile on her dial

1/2 A

Matt

Ayden Senkaya For showing optimism and commitment in creat-

ing successful learning habits.

1/2 B

Isabel

Ethan Bourne For showing respectful listening. Well done!

1/2 C

Holly

Ivy Delaney For being respectful to her classmates and listen-

ing carefully in class

1/2 D

Jenny

Stephan Bartol For being so helpful in the classroom and pack-

ing up our resources independently.

1/2 E

Jess

Indiana Griffiths For always being optimistic at school and having

a go at all learning tasks.

3/4 A

Andrea

Jeyda Ceylan For persistence and effort in all areas of school.

3/4 B

David

James Barnard For being kind and caring when working with oth-

ers.

3/4 C

Candice

Sophie Stewart For showing respect and optimism in all class-

room activities.

5/6A

Libby

Martin Jovanovski For an outstanding effort in collaboration in your

reciprocal teaching group.

5/6 C

Antony

Leo Flaim For the positive way you pay attention to and

praise the efforts of your classmates.

Jodi

Physical Ed

Toby Whyte For always being a respectful and well-

mannered student during PE classes. Well done,

Toby!

Performing

Arts/Arts

Archie Macgregor For showing respect to the arts materials by help-

ing to clean up after our painting class.


LEARNING STAR AWARDS 18/5/2017

CLASS LEARNING STAR REASON

Foundation A

Melanie

Sara Stamatova For working very hard to learn the letters and

sounds of the alphabet. Well doe Sara!

Foundation B

Nicole/Liz

Ewan Gardiner For showing teen numbers as ten and some

more

Foundation C

Leigh

James Hirst For making great improvement in his writing.

1/2 A

Matt

Gemma Chapman For her recent work in editing and enhancing

her writing.

1/2 B

Isabel

Krystal Wu For using the jump strategy to add 10. Well done!

1/2 C

Holly

McKenzie Walker For writing a fantastic home writing journal letter.

1/2 D

Jenny

Harry Keenan For trying so hard to stay on task and doing

some great addition in maths.

1/2E

Jess

Maeve Darwin-

Holthuyzen

For working hard to improve her reading at

school and at home.

3/4 A

Andrea

Ijaz Gulam For his efforts to improve handwriting and

spelling.

3/4 B

David

Charlie Wills For learning and applying a new subtraction

strategy.

3/4 C

Candice

Daniel Goodman For writing a well-written and interesting narra-

tive called ‘The Lost Keys’.

5/6 A

Libby

Flynn Alphey For some amazing work on his think board in

Maths

5/6C

Antony

Estella Richardson For the focussed way you try your best in all ac-

tivities and respond to questions thoughtfully.

Physical Ed

Jodi

Ella Khabbaz For following the steps on how to perform a shot-

put and discuss throw. Great effort!

Performing

Arts/Arts

Zena Mohammed For showing excellent enthusiasm during our les-

son on musical scores.


Newsletter The newsletter will be published each week during February and then published fortnightly thereafter.

The newsletter is the main source of communication from the school and I urge everyone to read it! It

will be sent home in hard copy today for all families but will be published on line as of next week; this

will help minimise our paper usage and protect the environment. Families will be able to access it on

the school website, school smart phone application or by signing up to have it emailed to your inbox

when published. Sign up for the newsletter today! http://www.mpp.vic.edu.au/our-school/

newsletters/ Limited copies will be available at the office or Out of School Hours Care.

How to access the school newsletter:

1. Visit the school website: http://www.mpp.vic.edu.au/our-

school/newsletters/

2. Download the Moonee Ponds Primary School application

from your relevant smart phone app store (search for: Moon-

ee Ponds Primary School) 3. Sign up for it to be sent to your email address on the school

website:

http:// www.mpp.vic.edu.au/our-school/newsletters/







MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

May 22 May 23 May 24

Newsletter

5/6 Aquarium

Excursion

Simultaneous Story time

School Council

May 25 May 26

Yr.5/6 Winter

Sports

May 29 May 30

Science

Competition

May 31

School

Athletics

June 1

June 2

Yr.5/6 Winter

Sports

June 5

World Enviro Day

Green Team

Fundraiser

June 6

Divisional Cross

Country

June 7

Newsletter

June 8

1/2 Excursion -

Como

June 9

Yr.5/6 Winter

Sports

1/2 Excursion -

Como

June 12

Queen’s Birthday

Holiday

June 13 June 14

UNSW—Spelling

June 15

UNSW—Writing

June 16

Yr.5/6 Winter

Sports

School Disco

June 19 June 20 June 21

Newsletter

June 22

Regional Cross-

Country

June 23

Yr.5/6 Winter

Sports

TERM 2, 2017 CALENDAR

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