Newsletter No.10 July 29th, 2024

Important Dates

Monday 5th August - Prep 2024, 100 days at school celebration 

Wednesday 21st AugustBook Week Dress Up Day

Student Free Days

Monday 4th November - Student Free Day

Notes from the Office

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. 

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. 

Staying Well This Winter

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FAQ sheet - Mobile Phone Policy

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Jolly Joggers is back for Term 3!

Jolly Joggers has commenced. Meeting at top terrace every Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Everyone welcome 🏃‍♀️🙂

 

STEM - Cereal Boxes

If anyone has empty cereal boxes (Thin cardboard), please donate them to the STEM room.

Thank you. 

Kylie Craik

STEM Teacher

Library Chairs

Dear MPS Community,

We have some lovely sturdy chairs that we can use in our library, but they need some love. We would prefer to re-use and upcycle them, rather than dump them!

They have some splitting on the vinyl and could really benefit from a reupholster to make them comfortable and gorgeous for our students to use.

If you know of anyone who has the skill and desire to reupholster these potential beauties (and would possibly donate this skill), could you please ask them to make contact with our lovely office staff.

Thank you

Jenny Gough

Classroom Teacher 3C

 

State Cross Country

Mansfield Primary School had a very impressive total of 6 students representing at the State Cross Country Championship, held in Yarra Valley on Thursday 18th July. That is the highest number of students MPS have had represented for a State Cross Country event. Amazing!!!

It was a fantastic day, filled with smiles, nerves, excitement and plenty of MUD!! Our 6 MPS students ran to their absolute best, in extremely challenging conditions. They were up against nearly 100 other children in their events, with some National runners in the mix. What an amazing accomplishment and experience to be a part of for our students, and one Sienna, Roy, Hunter, Charlie, Jack and Zac should all be very proud of. Congratulations to them all.  

Jen Driessen

Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader (MHWL)

Outdoor Education (School to Summit) Coordinator

Year 3 Tree Planting