EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Friday March 15th 2024
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.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Everyone has the right to be SAFE
Everyone has the right to be RESPECTED
Everyone has the right to LEARN
NAPLAN: This week students in grades 3 and 5 have completed NAPLAN tasks in Writing and Reading, next week they will do Language Conventions and Numeracy. When results are sent to the school parents will be informed to collect them from the office.
PARKING: I am very aware that parking at the school at drop off and pick up times is very difficult. I have complaints from families in our local community advising us that some parents are parking illegally. This is concerning for these families as they often can’t access their own properties. Local council will also be notified and a request made to undertake regular patrols to enforce parking regulations.
NEW STAFF
Melton South Primary would like to warmly welcome Mrs Ghali to the grade 4 team. Mrs Ghali will be replacing Mrs Kakkar as she takes leave to have her first baby. We wish Mrs Kakkar all the best with her growing family!
In recent weeks, we have also welcomed four new Education Support staff to MSPS, Sue Berry, Beena Anthony, Ryan Bradshaw and Dipika Naidu.
SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: We still have 3 parent vacancies on the School Council. If you are interested in going onto the School Council please collect a nomination form from the office. There is also a fact sheet available detailing the role of a School Councillor.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PB | Korra-Ava Amelia | For ensuring she always uses a capital letter and full stop when writing a sentence. For readily helping her peers in all areas of work. | 4B | Christian | For working hard in completing fact families for a range of numbers |
| PC | Hunter Pobitro | For showing the school value of respect to his teachers and peers. For always having a positive attitude towards learning! | 4D | Mouauri | For showing the school value of kindness towards all members of the classroom. |
| PE | Talha Jaffa | For fantastic leadership in our maths rotation lessons. for showing kindness for his peers at all times. | 4E | Flynn | For his amazing, well-written narrative with great vocabulary, compound sentences and descriptive noun groups. |
| PF | Diane Karlia | For showing incredible kindness to our new student For always having a positive attitude towards learning! | 4F | Logan James H | For showing his ‘have a go’ mentality in PE when he didn’t want to try high jump. For using his sounding out strategy in his writing and reading |
| 1C | Baylee | For writing a fantastic sentence about what he likes to do at the playground. | 5A | Farin | For winning the individual district tennis tournament in Bacchus Marsh. |
| 2B | Ethan | For his fantastic recount writing about our growth mindset activities. | 5B | ||
| 2C | Declan Telina | For being a great partner in Maths warm up games teaching his partner how to find number patterns. For always showing the school values of being respectful, being safe and through learning. | 5C | Noah | For his consistency in Guided Reading by inferring the different character traits. |
| 2E | Yumo Oliver | For producing a creative and informative poster on healthy living. For producing a creative and informative poster on healthy living. | 5E | Gurkaran Aliyah | For showing the school value of ‘Respect’ to his peers. For showing a growth mindset when faced with challenges. |
| 3A | London Riziki | For showing great persistence and a growth mindset in writing for longer times. For always being prepared in Reading with her goal book out and making excellent summaries of her nightly reading texts. | 6A | Josh Rayaan | For sharing his persuasive writing on ‘Wellness’ with his peers. For using a growth mindset when renaming a 5 digit number without MAB. |
| 3B | Dominik | For working hard to record evidence of his reading goal. | 6B | Alexander Ashwini | For his growth mindset and challenging himself when looking at renaming numbers. For writing a descriptive and detailed narrative on growth mindset. |
| 3C | Samantha Aiko | For always being ready to learn and for being a great leader and role model in 3C. Great work Samantha! For always participating in class discussion, and completing her work in the allocated class time. Excellent effort Aiko! | 6E | Tolofina | For really trying hard in using her growth mindset to pick herself up in difficult situations! Tolofina you are truly doing yourself proud and keep working hard. |
| 3D | Ari | For your determination in completing the obstacle course during Grade 3 Sport. | 6F | Nandar Krish | For consistently stepping forward to offer assistance upon recognizing a need. For consistently demonstrating respect through kind words and actions towards others, and actively engaging in class activities with diligence. |
| 3E | Zaide | For working hard on his writing stamina. | STEAM | Nes 5C | For creating a detailed and unique plan for her automata toy. |
| LOTE | Renata 6E | For showing leadership skills, and being extra kind and helpful. |
Peer Leaders
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 (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. | Consistently following the school values in the yard. | 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.
6A – Dior, Josh, Summer, Rayaan, Levi, Jai, Mia, Nina, Masson, Afiya
6B – Paige, Laghuvi, Ashwini, Hayden, Jason, Saggu, Tyson A
6E – Annalee, Connor, Jennifer, Lillie, Logan, Romy, Atif
6F – Kirat
SWPBS BADGE EARNERS
Each day, MSPS students work their way up the SWPBS 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.
| Name, Grade Prep | Name, Grade 1&2 | Name, Grade (3&4) | Name, Grade (5&6) | |
| 10 SWPBS | Declan 2C Ni Ni 2C Telina 2C | Aaima 3A Rhyko 3A Areeb 3A Ali 3A Zen 3A Jazmin 3A London 3A Conor 3A Nasha 3A Dakota 3A Sukhmani 3A Ibrahim 3A Lilly 3A Ariah 3A Safreen 3A Yvonne 3A Ashreen 3A Fateh 3A Sahib 3A Agam 3A Kayan 3A Riziki 3A Zac 3E Tyler 4F Detroit 4F Taribo 4B Emmanuel 4B | Lumande 6F Sukhman 6F Ghazala 6F Prosonno 6F Persephone 6F Marshall 6F Jett 6A Haiyan 6A Levi 6A Wyatt 5E Angela 5E Yusuf 5E Japleen 5E Hemant 5E Preetika 5E Gurnoor 5E Indie 6A Atif 6E Tolofina 6E Victoria 6E | |
| 25 SWPBS | Connor 6E |
SUPER SPORTS
Over the last 3 weeks, Melton South has been overflowing with sporting heroes from within. We had our AMAZING swim team go up against the fastest swimmers in the Melton District Swimming Competition and they did not let us down. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS goes to Ava P who participated in her first swimming comp and loved every bit of it, claiming “I’m coming back next year”. Go AVA!
In our swim team and in her time classification, Jorja C swam not only in her own age group, but took on the age group above her, coming 4th out of 8 competitors in the backstroke event.
Our last swimmer representing Melton South in his very first swimming competition was Zac M.
Zac was a little nervous at the start, unsure if he could complete all of his events. To his credit and determination, Zac braved the challenge and came third in his Breaststroke event, WOOO HOOO!!
Thank you to ALL parents and carers who came along and supported our swimming event and to all who helped in getting our students to the events to participate.
In another BIG week of sport, we had our grade 3’s and grade 4’s kickstart our Athletics Carnivals for 2024; and those students, ALL 200 plus, were TREMENDOUS. They were sprinting, throwing and smiling the whole day. Even with a little heat towards the end of the day, they didn’t let that hold them back!
Students were advised that ribbons will be handed out at a later date, once the official comparison of ALL of our 9/10 year old competitor results has been completed. There will then be a ribbon presentation for overall event winners. So far, Arthur is in fourth place, but we still have the 5/6 Arthur team to have their turn next term at the 5/6 Athletics Day, to try and pull back some points from Cochrane and leapfrog the competition for a chance to win for a third year in a row. For more results, please see the display outside the Gym.
We had our First Tennis Division player attempt to do the impossible; Farin H was at her utmost superb best, taking on three other divisions. She continued her winning ways to knock out the competition and take home the Individual Tennis Division Competition.WOOO HOOO FARIN!! YOU ARE AMAZING AND CONGRATULATIONSfrom everyone at MSPS.
Our last piece of sporting news comes directly from the Captains of our Lightning Premiership teams. Read below for their update!
Volleyball Mixed Team – On the 8th of March we took a bus ride to Heathdale Christian College. We were all so nervous for the games. In our first round we went up against St Anthony’s. They were one of the best teams so we were scared and anxious and in the end, we lost. We advanced to the semi finals against St. Anthony’s, and sadly, lost 21-11 but came third overall. St Anthony’s went on to play in the finals against Coburn Primary and came first. MVP’s – THE WHOLE TEAM!
Volleyball Girls Team – Over the last few weeks the girls volleyball team has been training hard for this day to come. The girls volleyball team did an outstanding performance during the tournament. We won several games and played our best and made it to the finals to play Wedge Park. It was a very difficult match but we managed to make it through by technicality and earn ourselves another win. The girls have now qualified for lighting prem division volleyball where they will once again try their absolute best and earn our school another win. GO MSPS!
Cricket Mixed Team – On the 8th Of March the boy’s cricket team went to the Lightning Premiership at Arnold’s Creek Recreation Reserve. We won every game and got through to the Grand Final. First we played against Melton primary school. We won 154 to 77 runs. After that great game, we played against Coburn primary school, and we won yet again! The score was 132 to 64. Then we played Wedge Park. We won again and we moved on to the Grand finals against St Anthony’s. We couldn’t play the Grand Final because it was time to leave, so we’ll play it next week.
Cricket Girls Team- On the 8th of March, the girls grade 5/6 Lightning Premiership team went to Arnold’s Creek Recreation Reserve. We won 1 game out of 3. We played against MPS (Melton Primary School) and lost 91-86 points. Next we versed Coburn Primary School; we lost 67- 49. We smashed Wedge Park; 72-107 runs. We got 8 wickets in total and 242 runs. The team tried our best on and off the field. Coburn and Wedge Park made it to the finals. Even after our loss, we showed good sportsmanship and will next time do better to represent our school!
UPCOMING SPORTS
We still have one more BIG event for term 1; our grade 3-6 Cross Country in Week 9, Tuesday 26th March from 9:30am. We will be continuing to run our Cross County event from Melton South Primary School. Our 9-11 year olds will be running 2km and our 12-13 year olds will be running 3 km. We wish them all the best and may the best house win. If you have some time and you want to cheer on your little ones for their first time or their last time participating in Cross Country, please come along;
When: Tuesday 26th March
Times: 11, 12 & 13 year olds are running from 9:30 am
9-10 year olds will be running from 11:40 am
Where: Melton South Primary School
5/6 HOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS -Tuesday 16th APRIL Term 2
The event notice has been sent out via COMPASS this week. Please provide consent and make payment for bus costs of $4 (CSEF funds/card/cash) ASAP as the last day for payment is Wednesday March 27th, which is 2 days before the end of term.
Melton South Community Centre Partnership Club
On Fridays Ruby, Esther, Zoe, Immanuel, Wyatt, Jack, Jivtesh, Luisa, Amity and Jade from Grade 5 meet at lunchtimes to participate in activities that benefit the Community Centre.
Over the last three weeks they made mosaic pots and planted them with herbs.
They then delivered them to the Centre where they are cared now for by volunteers and used by community members.
Thank you to Ruby and Natasha from Bunnings for their time, generosity and expertise.
Performing Arts
In Performing Arts this term, the Grade 2 students have been learning about long and short sounds. They have been listening to music that has long and short sounds, as well as making long and short sounds with instruments and their voices.
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A Whole School Approach to Respectful Relationships Education in Schools
The Royal Commission into Family Violence identified the critical role schools and early childhood education have in creating a culture of respect to change the story of family violence for future generations.
In 2016, respectful relationships education became a core component of the Victorian Curriculum from foundation to year 12 and is being taught in all government and Catholic schools and many independent schools.
Respectful Relationships (R&R) is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across the entire school community. The R&R program supports schools to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. R&R teaches our children how to build healthy relationships and prepares them to face challenges by developing problem-solving skills.
Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staffrooms, sporting fields and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.
Together, we can lead the way in saying yes to respect and equality, and creating genuine and lasting change so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Melton South Primary School invites
parents and carers into our classrooms
to support our Respectful Relationships curriculum.
OPEN MORNING
Monday March 25th
9:00am – 10:00am
We’re sure our little people would love to share their learning of the topics help seeking and emotional literacy with a special guest!