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. 

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 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. 

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. 

We have a Working Bee on Sunday 19th May, 9:30am - 12:30pm with hopefully lots of hands to make light work of the jobs we have lined up. All are welcome to come along! 

Please see the list of items of what to bring & what our priorities are for the day! 

Please note there will be a quick briefing before works commence.

Nicole Salmon                       

B.App.Sc. (Dis.St.), Dip.Ed., M.Ed. (Sp.Ed.)

Acting Principal

Dear Families,

Students here at MPS have a 1hr Wellbeing session each week. This wellbeing hour is focused around our two main Wellbeing programs. The RRRR (Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships Program) and The Resilience Project. On top of this Wellbeing hour, we also use Ripple check in’s each morning to help staff keep track on how our student’s health and wellbeing are going.

These programs are to help teach and guide our students to have positive mental health, looking at personal, social and emotional development.

The key areas for our RRRR program are:

*Emotional Literacy *Personal Strengths *Positive Coping *Problem Solving *Stress Management *Help Seeking *Gender and Identity & *Positive Gender Relationships.

The key areas in The Resilience Program are:

*Emotional Literacy *Empathy *Mindfulness & *Gratitude.

Hopefully your children are coming home telling you of some of these activities they are doing each week. If not, please ask them to start the conversation at home. Because let’s be honest, you ask how their day was and you get either ‘good’ or ‘bad’. Not much detail in-between 😊. So here is an activity you can do at home with your children to get the ball rolling.