Mansfield Primary School Newsletter

Dear Families,

Welcome back to Term 4.  I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday period.  Yesterday was World Teachers Day.  Please find an opportunity to thank your child’s teacher before the end of the year for all their hard work.

Term 4 has a lot going on.  Among these are; S2S camps, musicals, transition, P-2 swimming, athletics, parent teacher interviews and Grade 6 graduation.  Please keep an eye on our calendar and touch base with classroom teachers if you need any further information.

Staffing

We are working hard to employ staff for 2024.  This work will continue for the next few weeks.  I am really happy to confirm that Nicole Salmon will be Acting Principal and Stacey Currie will be one of our Learning Specialists for next year.  Mansfield Primary School is in safe hands and I look forward to seeing continued improvement in our teaching and learning and communication with families.

More staffing news to follow over the coming weeks.

Assemblies

Families are welcome to join our Assemblies which occur fortnightly at 2:45pm on Fridays.  Our first assembly for this term is next Friday, October 13th.

Like always, please get in touch with us with any questions or concerns.  Call or email your classroom teacher, call the front office or email me tom.macmunn@education.vic.gov.au.

Have a great weekend.

Take Care,

Tom  

October 9th - Division Athletics 

October 10th - Grade 1 Swimming

October 13th - Prep Swimming

October 13th - Regional Athletics

October 18th & 19th - Grade 5 Bike Education

October 20th - Prep Hike

October 27th - Grade 1 Hike

November 1st - State Athletics 

November 2nd - Grade 6 'SLIDE' Musical

November 3rd - Grade 2 Hike 

November 6th - Curriculum Day - No students

November 7th - Public Holiday - Melbourne Cup - No students

November 8th - Curriculum Day - No Students

November 16th & 17th - Grade 3 Camp

November 21st - 24th - Grade 6 S2S Camp

November 28th Prep Musical (TBC)

November 29th - December 1st - Grade 4 Camp

December 19th - Garde 6 Graduation 

December 20th - Last Day of Term 4

Curriculum Days Term 4:

Monday 2nd October

Monday 6th November

Wednesday 8th November

Please take note of the school camps that will be taking place in Term 4. 

November 16th - 17th - Grade 3 Camp - Sheepyard Camping Ground

November 21st - 24th - Grade 6 S2S Camp

November 29th - December 1st - Grade 4 Camp - Mt Stirling

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. 

MEDICATION

All medication required during the day at school must be handed to the front office. 

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. 

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.

If your child has started a new after school activity or football/netball/cricket training please update their bus travel arrangements. 

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. 

Audiri

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

Head Lice

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

Thank you to families who have paid funds towards the voluntary contributions 2023. These contributions will enable us to provide valuable curriculum experiences in both the classroom and wider specialist programs.

Payments will continue to be accepted via Bpay, Eftpos, Cheque or Cash.

If you have misplaced your unique family Bpay biller code please contact the school office.