Newsletter No.8 June 5th, 2025

Curriculum Day & Public Holiday

A reminder no students are required at school on Friday 6th June - Curriculum Day & Monday 9th June - Public Holiday (King's Birthday)

We will see you all back at school on Tuesday 10th June😀

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 Autumn/Winter 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. 

Home Food Packs

Please help yourself to the table of goodies at the front of the office!

These products come from Foodbank vic as part of the Breakfast Club program.

There are full home food packs or you can use the shopping bags provided to take what ever items your family would use.

This is for everyone, no questions asked. We will continue to restock this table.

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!

Division Winter Championships

We had an awesome day on Friday 23rd May in Shepparton! Over 100 MPS students competed across 9 different sports with great enthusiasm and excitement. A special congratulations to our girls' AFL team for making it through to State, and to one of our mixed netball teams for progressing to Regionals.

A huge thank you goes out to Mansfield Eagles for supplying uniforms, to the parents and volunteers who acted as coaches and team managers both in the lead-up and on the day, and to all the wonderful teachers at MPS. Your support, along with that of our amazing community, helped make the day such a success. Our students had a brilliant time!

School to Summit Backpacks

As part of our School to Summit adventures, students are given an MPS School to Summit backpack. Typically, these backpacks go home to be cleaned and emptied after each trip. Unfortunately, over time, we have lost 15 backpacks in the process.

We kindly ask that families check their homes to see if they have one of our S2S backpacks. If you do, please return it as soon as possible.

With several hikes scheduled over the next few weeks, some students will miss out on using a backpack, and we do not have the budget to replace these bags each year. Your help in returning them would be greatly appreciated.

We understand that homes can be busy, but if you could please take a moment to check under beds or in cupboards, both the students and I would be very grateful.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! 

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