Mansfield Primary School Newsletter

Dear Families,

How good is Spring!? Snow on the mountains earlier in the week and today the Preps have a perfect day for their School to Summit Hike.

I went to see the Castle II last night.  It was a great show and fantastic to see a bunch of our students on stage.

Congratulations to all 35 students who competed at Regional Athletics in Albury last week.  We have Cooper Hoebergen, Olga Schierholter, Zali Hopkins and Franzi Stumpf all representing Mansfield Primary School at State Athletics later in the term.

Smart Watches

Students who have a smart watch that has a capacity for calls and texts must have it in ‘school mode’ whilst they are at school.  These watches fall under our Mobile Phone policy.  If it is not possible to engage school mode, students will need to check in their watch at the front office at school and collect it at the end of the school day.  Students sending and receiving phone calls and text messages during school time is very challenging for our teaching staff.

Please see FAQ sheet from the Department of Education and Training attached for further information.

Staffing

Congratulations to Robyn Robinson, who will be Acting Assistant Principal in 2024.  Robbie has been a fantastic leader within our staff, particularly over the past few years in her Learning Specialist role.  She will be a great Assistant Principal.

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 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 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. 

We have extended the due date for stories in our comp – now due Wednesday 1st November 2023

Entries for our MPS Story Writing Comp are flowing in!

The story must be able to be made into a picture story book suitable for Primary school students. 

The winner will have their story published as a book with one copy for the winner and one for our School Library. 

You don’t have to have the pictures drawn to submit your story in the contest. You can draw them later if you win.  

Stories are to be handed to Mrs Robbo by the 1/11/23

It was a bright and early start for 52 Mansfield Primary School students who travelled to Epping to compete in the Division Athletics, on Monday 8th October. Competing against students from 23 other schools across the district Mansfield students proved to be highly competitive across all events, with many ribbons being won. A highlight of the day came when our relay teams took to the track, finishing first in five of the six races. After a fantastic day competing and having fun 35 students made it through to the Regionals.