MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
LINE MARKING AND GAMES: Over the long weekend we had new games marked on the quadrangle area and near the Chook shed. We have a large snakes and ladders game board, a target, a mirror me, a large car mat, triple hopscotch, and a dragon and caterpillar which features numbers and letters. Thanks to Angie Lanza who came into school on the long weekend to enable this to happen.
NAPLAN: Students in grades 3 and 5 have been sitting NAPLAN tests this week. When the results come in, we will advise parents and then they can be picked up from the office.
HATS: As we are an accredited sun smart school students need to wear their navy broad-brimmed hats when playing outside and doing Physical Education lessons. They are available from the office for $12.
HOUSE ATHLETIC SPORTS: All students are placed in one of the following houses on enrolment:
DAVIS ARTHUR CAHILL COCHRANE
The athletic sports are held at Bridge Road Recreation Reserve. Students in grades 3 – 6 will participate in events such as the long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus, hurdles, and a variety of races. Students can dress in house colours but please no face painting. Teachers do their very best when they are overseeing the different events; we are promoting sportsmanship and would appreciate your support with this. Parents are welcome to attend.
Melton South Primary School acknowledges the Wurundjeri People as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we learn and play. We value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. We recognise the First People’s connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Elders, both past, present and emerging.
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS UPDATE
Welcome back to 2023! It is officially our 100th year and we are planning a year full of jam-packed events! Our celebrations will begin with a Launch Picnic at the end of Term 1. More details will be sent out in the upcoming weeks. We have an email dedicated to all Centenary enquiries at: 100Years@meltonsthps.vic.edu.au We look forward to celebrating our schools’ incredible milestone with you this year!
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| GRP-2 | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | GR3-6 | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD |
| PB | David | For trying his absolute best with his writing. | 3A | Maria | Always the first one to follow the classroom rules and expectations. Maria, you did an amazing job helping others in our class, complete their paper airplane prediction experiment. Well Done! |
| PE | Henoa | For building his confidence to participate in guided reading. | 3B | Taribo | for showing the values of MSPS throughout all he does in the classroom and out in the yard. |
| PF | Declan G | For participating in class discussions. | 3C | Aaliyah | For showing resilience and trying her best all week and sharing her success |
| 1A | Gabriella | for showing our school values to the best of her ability everyday. | 3D | Angelique | For consistently showing our school values of everyone having the right to be respected, be safe and to learn. |
| 1C | Luna | For always showing the values of MSPS and always exceeding effort in all her tasks. | 3E | Ray | for using a growth mindset in his P.E. lesson this week. |
| 1D | Ethan | For writing a great sentence all by himself. | 3F | Zoe Detroit | for showing resilience during NAPLAN and challenging yourself to write two pages! for being enthusiastically involved in his learning activities and his quest for knowledge. |
| 1E | Cadey | For being a role model and exceeding efforts in all her tasks. | 3G | Alondra | for consistently showing the values of MSPS in both the classroom and the yard. |
| 2A | Nasha | For a consistent effort to complete her homework to a high standard. | 4A | Makaylah | applying problem solving skills to complete maths problems |
| 2C | Dhruvaa Joy | For always being a respectful and hardworking student in our class. For her excellent efforts in writing her reflection piece about our footy clinic. | 4B | M’Muya | for always trying his best and working hard. It’s fantastic to see you helping your classmates. |
| 2D | Rhyko | For consistently showing the values of MSPS in both the classroom and the yard. | 5A | Richard | For being a respectful and responsible student of 5A. Richard, you are always working hard and doing your best! Keep being amazing. |
| 2E | Moo Nay | For her constant nightly reading and practicing of her start words. | 5B | Imogen | For being kind, respectful and helpful to her peers. |
| 6A | Kiesha | Her amazing artwork on her Harmony Week poster. | 5C | Kirat | For working hard to improve his writing by adding extra detail. . |
| 6E | Ariam | For using a Growth Mindset when completing her number sequences. | 5D | Jackson | For showing perseverance and trying his best. Super proud of you Jackson! |
| PArts | Christian Eliapo Penaia 2C Aaron Kaufisi 2D | For enthusiastically trying all the elements in Sea Creatures for Performing Arts For using excellent mallet technique to play a song on the metallophone. ‘Great sound, Aaron! | 5E | Nandar | For completing her homework tasks to a high standard. |
| PE | Aavai 3D Pison 6E | For demonstrating a strong scissor kick during High Jump. For being a great role model and showing leadership skills when setting up for PE classes. Thank you for being a supportive member of the school! | LOTE | Alondla 3A | For listening carefully in class and creating a fabulous ‘collage de chien’ in French. |
| PE | Jack Costigan 6D | For his motivation to improve during our athletics unit and asking for assistance when needed. Great job Jack! | STEAM | Jeremiah 3B | For using attachment techniques effectively when building his Rapunzel rescue mission |
SWPBS BADGE EARNERS
Each day, MSPS students work their way up the learning ladder through following our school values, showing Respect, Kindness, and striving to do their best every day. When they reach the top they are recorded with an Outstanding day on their token acknowledgement chart. When a student reaches a significant milestone of Outstanding days, they earn a badge, here is where we celebrate students who have worked hard to achieve their milestone badges.
| Name, Grade Tilly 1D Serenity 1D Ruby 1D Xzavier 1D Georgia 1D Meltony 1D Aleef A, 3C Larissa C, 3C Amelia F, 3C Abdul Rahman, 3C Quedessa, 3C Kuea N, 3C Sophie P, 3C Manveer, 3C Mia R, 3C Abubakar, 3C Boyoris W, 3C | Name, Grade Ruby 4A Eradi 4A Eshaan 4A Dominic 4A Blake 4A Jivtesh 4A Jayden 4A Madison 4A Kiram 4A Kayne 4A Moiz 4B Semi 4B Tj 4B Lucky 4B Eknoor 4B Moudy 4B Japleen 4B M’Muya 4B Gabriella 4B Ariz 4B Jayce 4B Hudson 4B Jack 4B | Name, Grade Dontay 5A Jerusha 5A Anha 5A Richard 5A Lucas 5A Owen 5A Scarlett 5A Mia 5A Indie 5A Lebron 5A Lachlan 5A Harvir 6E Ayaan 6E Ivy 6E Jaiden 6E |
Peer Leadership Badge
In order to achieve a peer leader badge, the grade 6 students must complete a minimum of 35 days of home reading and at least 3 of the following requirements.
| 5 weeks’ worth of homework tasks (a total of 10 tasks) | Full school uniform according to the MSPS school policy | Student of the Week award | Consistently following the school values in the classroom | 95% or above attendance | Negotiated with the teacher |
Congratulations to the following grade 6 students who have been working hard and have achieved their Peer Leadership badge this week.
6B – Clarisse, Tristen
6E – Arian, Harleen, Harvir, Ivy, Ansal
SPORTS REPORT
Just this week gone our school participated in the Summer Sport Lighting Premiership and our students were amazing with their display of sportsmanship. Not only were they supporting each other but they were supportive of their competitors wins and loses.
The Volleyball Team. This year our Volleyballers played exceptional as a team. They made sure that they’re teammates were getting loads of encouragement along with getting loads of wins. After 7 rounds they had won 6 and lost 1. This meant they we were able to make the Semi Finals and there opponent was going in undefeated and they were St Anthonys. The team put up a great fight but St Anthonys were too good on the day.
The Cricket Team. Our crickets this year played with great comradery and showed great enthusiasm for the game. Both teams had wins to their names but were unlucky and just missed out on the finals.
The Tennis Team. We had a tough time at Tennis this year the teams we played against weren’t easy. We played some great shots as well as some not too great shots. Each game we were getting better and better but unfortunately we ended up coming 6th out of 9.
UP COMING SPORTING DATES
| Term 1 | Event | Term 2 | Event |
| Wednesday 29th March – Tuesday 4th April – | Melton South 3-6 Cross Country Melton South Grade 3-4 House Athletics | Tuesday 2nd May Thursday 4th May Wednesday 17th May Friday 26th May | MPSSA District Cross Country Melton South Grade 5-6 House Athletics 5-6 Girls AFL Day Winter Lightning Premiership |
HARMONY WEEK
Melton South Primary School is taking part in Harmony Week 2023 (20th – 24th of March). Harmony Week is celebrated Australia wide as a time to reflect on the importance of celebrating and respecting each other, and our differences. Through this event students at Melton South Primary School will be learning about different cultures to develop an understanding of inclusiveness and create a sense of belonging. Students will be participating in a range of learning including researching celebrations throughout the world, similarities and differences in lifestyles, traditional food, activities, beliefs, songs, games and education.
In addition, Melton South Primary School will be holding a Harmony Day parade on Friday the 24th of March, to celebrate the wide range of different cultures we have within our school. Students can choose to wear the colour orange (orange is the colour that represents harmony) or wear something that symbolises their culture.
Please join us in celebrating Harmony together by coming to watch our parade!
Where: School Quadrangle
When: Friday the 24th of March
Time:
Foundation – Grade 2: 9:15am – 10am
Grade 3- Grade 6: 2:30pm -3:15pm
Thank you for supporting us in celebrating everyone within our school community.
Dream Big Festival
Prepare for a whole day of music, dance, food, art and workshops!!
It’s FREE and the perfect day out for the whole family.
Mount Carberry Reserve will be transformed into a carnival space with a main stage for live music, a tent for workshops, roving performers and our famous World Kitchen stage with live cooking demonstrations.
Bring along your picnic rug & your hamper and settle in for the whole day of entertainment.
Take part in amazing kite making and flying, art making, music making, circus & theatre games workshops, watch fabulous circus, singing and drumming performances by children who have been part of the Dream Big Festival Workshop Program in Melton schools, dance to incredible local multi-cultural bands, enjoy a chill tent, roving performances, food….and more!
Dream Big has been developed in collaboration between The Village Festival and the Festival for Healthy Living a Royal Children’s Hospital mental health initiative.
It’s a celebration of the culture that thrives within Melton and a wonderful space for the community to come together.
Stay tuned here for a full line up of artists!
Auslan will be available throughout the whole days events.
The event will be accessible for people of all abilities
We will be providing a relaxed space ❤️ Our event will take place on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Wathaurong people and the producers would like to pay their respects to their elders past, present and emerging.