Mount Macedon P.S. Newsletter

TERM 3

SEPTEMBER

LAST DAY OF TERM - Friday 15th September 2.30pm finish

TERM 4

OCTOBER

FIRST DAY OF TERM 4 - Monday 2nd October

Monday 2nd - Friday 6th - Term 4 Swimming Program 

Wednesday 11th - Whole School Working Bee

Wednesday 25th - Melbourne Zoo Excursion for Foundation, Yr 1 & 2

Thursday 26th - District Orienteering

Friday 27th - World Teachers Day

NOVEMBER

Monday 6th - PUPIL FREE DAY (staff first aid training)

Tuesday 7th - Melbourne Cup Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Wednesday 15th - Foundation information night

Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd - Boomerang Ranch Camp YEAR 3 ONLY

Tuesday 28th - Guitar concert (Aaron Moar students)

DECEMBER

Monday 11th - Graduation @ Mt Macedon Trading Post

Friday 15th - Kids Rule The School

Monday 18th - Picnic at Hanging Rock

LAST DAY - Wednesday 20th December

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the last week of Term! We are right in the middle of one of the busiest times of our school year and it is important to balance all of the rush and excitement with time to recharge and to look after ourselves. We finish school on Friday at 2:30PM, everyone has earned a well-deserved break!

It was absolutely fantastic to finally perform Wingding Jamboree in front of a live audience last night. The students were absolutely brilliant and put on an amazing show. The applause, laughter and emotional connection the students received from the live audience had them absolutely buzzing this morning when we reflected on the performance. We can’t wait to share it with all of you in the coming week.

Looking ahead to next term and we have our second week of the Intensive Swimming Program in week 1. Starting on October the 2nd and finishing up on Friday the 6th, students will be heading down to the Gisborne swimming pool each day and developing lifesaving swimming skills. Friday’s lesson will include games and time on the inflatable obstacle course – everyone’s favourite day of the program! Please jump onto QKR! if you have not already done so to provide permission and payment for this program. We need this completed before this coming Thursday. If you are going to be away that week could you please let your child's teacher know.

We had a number of students participate in the Division Athletics Championships last week and saw two students come first in their events. Pearl (Grade 4) came first in the 800m event and Moser (Grade5) came first in the 800m and 1500m events. Both go through to the Regional Championships. Well done! 

We are going to be holding a Working Bee on Wednesday the 11th of October, after school from 3:30PM to 5:30PM. Working Bees are absolutely vital in helping schools maintain grounds and keeping our play and learning environments beautiful and places we want to spend time in. We are putting together a list of jobs that need to be completed that will be communicated below in this newsletter. FOS are also organising a sausage sizzle for the afternoon.

To finish off a busy term the Grade 5/6 students are going on a Wellbeing Bushwalk up to the top of Mount Towrong. This is to support the Social and Emotional Learning program being undertaken in their classroom. Taking time to reconnect and recharge after such a busy term is so important in maintaining wellbeing and will give the students the chance to reflect on the learning they have done this term. 

We finish this report with an update from Trish! Mrs Hyland came to see our final dress rehearsal for Production yesterday and was blown away by the performances. She is onsite often, helping with the ongoing running of the school and is very keen to get back on site fulltime. The plan is for Mrs Hyland to continue with some rehab and strength building exercises and be back at MMPS from partway through next term. I spoke with her today and she mentioned how hard it is being away from school and how she is working hard to get back here as soon as possible.  

Thanks,

Joe.