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Principal's Message

Dear Families,

Week 3 already!

Special Assembly

Thank you to those families who came to our special assembly on Monday. The assembly was to present the first ever Father Bob Maguire 5Cs Award to a Grade 5 student who displayed our school values in the community. On the last day of the Grade 5 camp last term, Rohan Dent happened to share the train from Melbourne with our Grade 5s. He, along with several other train travellers, was extremely impressed with the behaviour and manners of our Grade 5 students and staff. Rohan was on his way home from the State funeral for Father Bob Maguire, a friend of his for many years.

He contacted me at school and was very keen to set up an award to acknowledge the behaviour of MPS students and to honour Father Bob. The 5Cs award references Father Bob’s 5Cs – Care, Compassion, Communication, Common Sense = Community.

Congratulations to Nathan Telpuk who received a plaque, a $100 voucher and has his name as the first recipient on our Father Bob Maguire Memorial Award Shield.

I would also like to thank Rohan Dent for making such an effort to acknowledge the incredible work our students do and our staff who support them every day.

NAPLAN

We have received our preliminary NAPLAN results from 2023 and they are really strong. Families will be able to collect their individual results next week and we will share a summary of the results in next fortnight’s newsletter.

Skiing

Grade 4s have started their S2S cross-country ski program and will continue with it this week. Grade 5 and 6 students will start their skiing next week. Grade 5 and 6 Snowsports is an optional extra activity at MPS. We have learning and behavioural expectations that the students need to meet to be able to attend. Please be aware, and remind your child, that if students are not meeting our expected behaviours, they will not be able to attend Snowsports. This includes Red Folders in class and incidents in the yard.

Please remember to contact your teacher, the school office or me if you have any questions or concerns.

Take care.

Regards, Tom

Important Dates - Term 3

August 2nd - Prep 100 Days of School Celebration

August 2nd - Year 5/6 Snow Sports (4 weeks)

August 3rd & 4th - Year 4 Cross Country Skiing

August 4th - Assembly 2.45pm

August 10th & 11th - Year 4 Cross Country Skiing

August 18th - Assembly 2.45pm

August 22nd & 23rd - Year 6 Bike Education

August 24th - Book Week Parade - Read, Grow, Inspire.

August 25th - 3-6 Athletics Carnival

August 31st - Prep Healesville Excursion

September 1st - Assembly 2.45pm

September 5th - District Athletics Carnival

September 7th - Prep - 2 Athletics

September 8th - Year 3 Musical 'SM!LE'

September 15th - Assembly 1.45pm

September 15th - Last Day of Term 3 - 2.30pm Finish

October 2nd - Start of Term 4

Important Dates - Term 4

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

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

November 21st - 24th - Year 6 S2S Camp

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

Notes from the Office

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

Beanies! Knitted beanies are now available for purchase online.

Uniform to be ordered through Spartan School Supplies. www.spartanschoolworld.com.au

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.

Voluntary Contributions 2023

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.

State Schools' Relief Prep CSEF Uniform Package 2023

Applications for the 2023 Prep CSEF Uniform Package are now open & close end of Term 3.

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School Crossing Reminder

1. Wait behind the yellow line.

2. Only start to cross when the crossing supervisor blows the whistles twice.

3. One whistle means Stop.

Art Room

A call out for small detergent, handwash, sanitiser bottles or similar for the art room please. If you have any of these empty bottles that you are happy to donate to the art room, we would much appreciate the donations.

ART SMOCKS

All students should have their own NAMED Art Smocks that is kept in their classroom and bought to art classes. The school does not provide smocks. We are continually making a mess in the Art room and don’t want your child’s uniform to be stained.

Overdue Library Books

Please take a moment to check for any school library books that need to be returned to school. There is a large number of books overdue.

Also if you find any take home readers please return to your class.

Drum Lessons Available

Mauz Muzic (Rhythm Stix) has a lot to offer, including private and group lessons. I, Maureen (Mauz) Prendergast have over 30 years of experience teaching at Mansfield Primary school, Mansfield Secondary College, and St. Mary’s Catholic School. I have also been involved with kids with special needs (ADHD and Autism).

Please call me for more information at 0427 878 350!

State Cross Country

On Thursday 13th July, Mansfield Primary School had 4 students compete at the State Cross Country Championships, which was held in Yarra Glan at the Yarra Valley racing Club. The sun was out and it was a perfect day for racing. MPS was in the first event of the day with Zali Hopkins running in the 11yr old Girls. Cooper Hoebergen was next up in the 9/10yr old Boys event, followed by our 12/13yr old runners, Rachel Mercieca and Jack Clydesdale. The SSV State Cross Country Champs is one of the biggest events of the year and nerves were high for each of our runners. There were hundreds of people there cheering and watching them run. The track was muddy and known to “eat shoes” and they were up against the best of the best. All 4 MPS students ran with everything they had and didn’t leave anything on the track. It was great to see such positive sportsmanship and competition displayed. They each represented Mansfield Primary extremely well and should be very proud of their efforts and achievement.

A big shout out also to their amazing family support on the day. These students are very lucky to have such a great support network surrounding them and encouraging them to strive for their best. Congratulations to Zali, Cooper, Rach and Jack.

Grade 4 Cross Country skiing

Grade 4 Cross Country skiing up at Mt Stirling has gotten underway!!!! What amazing weather they have had so far. Unfortunately we have had to reschedule one of our Fridays so far, but fingers crossed for more snow and less rain!!!

The Grade 4 students have amazing instructors each session, learning all the skills they need to be successful in their cross country skiing. Thank you to our parent helpers so far who have helped our students throve in the snow. Bring on the next two weeks!!!!!!!