ENewsletter

Newsletter No.7 May 23rd, 2025

Dates are subject to change.

2025 Important Dates

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Notes from the Office

Medication

All medication for students during the school day must be given to the front office staff and a medication authority form is to be completed.

BUS TRAVEL

Any changes to your afternoon bus travel arrangements are to be made by 2.30pm for the day of travel. This can be made via the Audiri App by selecting Resources, Forms, then Bus Travel or calling the front office on 5775 2325 & follow the prompts.

If your child has started a new after school activity for the Term, football/netball/cricket training for example, please update their regular bus travel arrangements.

Student Toilets

Please be mindful that the student toilets are for students only. There are toilets located at the front office, please see the office staff if needed.

Supervision Before & After School

MPS Yard is supervised before school from 8.30am and after school until 3.45pm.

Two teachers are on duty in the yard at these times wearing an orange vest and students can go to them with any issues.

Any students in the yard outside these times will be asked to move to the front office to wait until supervision begins.

Absences

If your child is absent from school we ask that you contact the school by 10am on the day or as soon as practicable. Absent messages can be submitted through our school app Audiri, by phone or email.

Audiri

In an emergency our school app Audiri will be used as our main source of communication to our families. This is a reminder to families to download Audiri.

Please note (if you have not already updated) to update your child/s year level on Audiri. This is done by opening Audiri selecting resources, groups, & then selecting your child/s grade including whole school.

Family Details

If your family contact details have recently changed - residential address, contact numbers & or emergency contacts please update via Audiri by selecting resources, forms & then change of details.

REMINDER

A reminder to families that the school day finishes at 3.30pm. Please ensure your child/children are collected from school in a timely manner. If you are running late please notify the front office.

AFTER SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS

Please ensure your child is aware of what is happening after school, where they are going, who is picking them up and they know plan B if a after school activity is cancelled.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Uniform to be ordered through Spartan School Supplies.

We have a full range of uniform on display at the front office for you to view before making your purchases online.

LOST PROPERTY

Please note we cannot return items that have no name. Please ensure uniform & drink bottles are clearly labelled with your child's name.

SPARE CLOTHES

If your child has come home in spare clothes from school we ask that you please wash & return these items. Thank you.

HEAD LICE

A reminder to families to be checking for head lice & taking the appropriate steps to treat hair if lice are found.

Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund (CSEF)

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

• $154 for primary school students

Forms are also available from the school front office.

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STATE SCHOOLS’ RELIEF Prep 2025 Summer CSEF Uniform Package

Applications for the 2025 Prep CSEF Autumn/Winter Uniform Package are now open.

Applications will remain open until the end of Term 3, 2025

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Mansfield Primary School is now part of Food Bank Victorias School Breakfast Club program!

Breakfast Club Term 2, Thursday mornings 8:30am - 8:55am

Toast, fruit and cereal available for all.

If you would be interested in volunteering for Term 2 please complete the form attached to the Audiri message.

Jolly Joggers is back for Term 2!

Jolly Joggers will be commencing FRIDAY this week. Meeting at top terrace.

From next week every Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Everyone welcome 🏃‍♀️🙂

Lego and Chess Donations

The Wellbeing team are starting both a Lego and Chess day in the Library at recess times each week.

To help us do this we are seeking donations of Lego, Duplo or Chess sets you may have at home that are no longer being used.

If you have any of these items – please deliver to the front office.

Thanks for supporting this!

2025 Junior School Council Reps

Congratulations to the following students that have been voted as the class representatives for JSC in 2025.

These students will meet with Mrs Robinson and the School Captains once each month – to provide feedback from their class and peers on things that are going well at MPS, things that are a concern and to discuss and plan actions we can take to improve our school.

1A – Halliday Winkel

1B – Poppy Daykin

1C – Logan Day

2A – Justine Wale

2B – Coco Diamond

2C – Marley Lockyer

3A – Bella Monahan

3B – Freddie Loughlin

3C – Richie Dunlop

3D - Emerson Carthy

4A – Jasmine Van Houten

4B – Oscar McCallion

4C – Jack Watson

5A – Simon Zuzaniak

5B – Brody Doeven

5C – Sienna Vivash

6A – Parker Darby

6B – Pax Smith

6C – Josh Buust

6D – Jay Kancherla

Division Cross Country

A great day at Yea for Division Cross Country. It was foggy, cold and intimidating and there were a few tears…BUT they did really well. (I would be crying too if I had to sprint 2/3kms in a singlet in the fog!!!!)

We had 26 students compete and 13 are going through to regionals on 13th June.

Kristi Mulvihill

Mansfield Primary School’s World Greatest Shave

World’s Greatest Shave

Our brave team took part in the World’s Greatest Shave to fundraise money to help support The Leukaemia Foundation.

We hope that by shaving or colouring our hair we can send hope and support to the many families currently facing blood cancer, raise funds to provide relief to those who need it, and most importantly one day find a cure.

Thank you to everyone who supported our cause.