EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Friday March 22nd 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
Everyone has the right to be safe, everyone has the right to be respected, everyone has the right to learn applies to students, staff and families. If you have a concern please make an appointment to see your child’s classroom teacher.
NAPLAN: This week our grade 3 and 5 students completed Language Conventions and Numeracy testing. When the results are sent to the school we will notify parents so they can pick them from the office.
HOT FOOD FOR LUNCHES: Many parents are dropping off hot foods for children’s lunches from 10am onwards but students do not eat lunch until 1:15 pm. We request that hot food is not dropped off to the office before 1:10 pm to ensure student’s safety.
HARMONY DAY PICNIC: What great weather we had for our picnic. It was so good seeing so many families come together for our Harmony Day picnic. Parents, students and staff dressed in clothing of their culture or orange to represent Harmony Day.
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS (R&R) : In 2016, respectful relationships education became a core component of Victorian Curriculum from Prep to Year 12 and is taught across all government and Catholic schools and many independent schools. 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.
We invite parents and carers to come along on Monday 25th March between 9 am and 10 am to observe a Respectful Relationship lesson.
CRAZY HAT PARADE: ON Thursday, the last day of term all students will participate in a crazy hat parade. It will be held in the quadrangle if the weather is fine.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PA | Petso | For being a kind and helpful member of the class. | 4B | Amelia | For creating strong arguments in your persuasive texts! |
| PB | Caleb | For taking initiative to support and help his peers. | 4E | Katarina | Her positive and enthusiastic mindset towards learning! |
| PC | Shail Blessing | For being a positive role model in the classroom! For showing the school value of respect to her peers and teachers. | 4F | Harrison G Isla | For showing persistence with writing tasks. For showing kindness and respect towards her peers. |
| PE | Luani | for working hard to connect letter and the sounds they make in her writing | 5B | Annika | For her positive mindset towards learning and always supporting her peers. |
| PF | David | For working hard to use his voice for letter sounds! | 5C | Sarah Blake | For excellent work synthesising new information. For his fantastic effort connecting and utilising maths concepts. |
| 1C | Harry | For practising his HFWs and moving up a level. Well done! | 5D | Jemma | For her continued effort with her home reading and homework. |
| 1D | Audrey | For being a resilient and positive role model for her peers. | 5E | Madison Jack | For always supporting and encouraging others. for taking on extra work and participating in lunchtime clubs. |
| 2A | William Tenzin | For helping other students in his classroom when they need something. For always showing respect towards others in her class. | 6A | Levi Mehnaz | For her positive disposition and respectfulness in our classroom. For conducting herself in a mature, positive manner when mentoring her peers in reading sessions. |
| 2A | William Tenzin | For helping other students in his classroom when they need something. For always showing respect towards others in her class. | 6B | Kaiden | For showing a growth mindset and seeking help from peers and teachers when needed. |
| 2C | Eli Caelyn | For consistently being an accountable listener and always showing respect and our School Values in class. For always being a helpful student who helps out her teacher and classmates. | 6C | Sukhman | For demonstrating maturity and applying effort towards her learning. |
| 2E | Gabriella | For writing a great opinion on whether we should keep the school chicken yard. | 6D | Fesi Amora | For showing a growth mindset within class time, and always taking on a challenge. For demonstrating a desire to keep improving within class and taking feedback to improve their learning. |
| 3B | Abbie | For her amazing work during maths to trial different strategies during our problem solving lesson. | 6E | Connor | For consistently demonstrating an unwavering commitment to learning and improving. Your positive attitude towards challenges has been truly inspiring to witness. Well done Connor on improving your Growth Mindset and taking on new challenges. |
| 3D | Ella | For working on your writing goal to improve your pieces of work. | 6F | Kirat Alyssah | For consistently respecting others and their personal boundaries, exhibiting kindness when seeking clarification or permission, and reliably arriving early to class. For diligently making an effort to arrive early to class on days she feels well, consistently striving to grasp the class lessons, and maintaining a gentle demeanor at all times. |
| LOTE | Chelsey 6E | For her positive attitude and using a growth mindset approach in class discussions. |
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 | Ava PB Amelia PB Hiva PB Opeta PB Ethan PB Caleb PB Tiana PB Veinissa PB Bentley PB Tristan PB Addison PC Karlia PF Braxton PF Diane PF Liz PF Ray PF Myla PF Steven PF | Tekaai 2E Feza 2E Saahib 2E Indianna 2E Oliver 2E Gabriella 2E Yumo 2E Yusuf 2E Kirat 2E Kuol 2E Vansh 1C | Harrison. G 4F Logan 4F Angelique 4F | Krish 6F Owen 6F Lebron 6F Chloe 6E Wyatt 5E Eknoor 5E Ariz 5D Amara 5D Peter 5D NP 5D Emily 5D Delara 5D Jemma 5D Fatiha 5D Hollie 5D Isabel 5D Charlotte 5D Zynayah 5D Jayce 5D |
| 25 SWPBS | Kirat 6F Layla 6E Japleen 5E Ariz 5D | |||
| 50 SWPBS |
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 – Mehnaz, Yusuf, Haiyan, Gracey
6B –
6C –
6D –
6E – Layla, Chelsey, Tolofina
6F – Sukhman, Samrah
SUPER SPORTS
Over the last 4 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 up 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.
5/6 Sport
Congratulations to the Melton South lightning premiership cricket team who won the final on Friday against St Anthony’s. The game was played in good spirits with both teams showing great sportsmanship and skill. MSPS prevailed in a tight finish to win by 12 runs. Well done to the students involved and to all coaches involved, including super coach Rachel Costigan. Good luck in the next round.
CROSS COUNTRY
Grade 3-6 Cross Country is on 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
This event notice has been sent out via COMPASS. 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.
SWIMMING PROGRAM
The 9 day Grade 3 government funded swimming program commences on the first day of term 2. All permission notes are due NO LATER than Tuesday March 26th.
Grade 4 Swimming is booked in for Weeks 3 and 4 of term 2. Details to be sent out to families early next week.
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Prep 2024
The Preps have had an amazing start to the year. They have settled well into the routine of school and made lots of new friends. We have been learning to love books, making patterns, lining up, brain breaks,being jellyfish and our absolute favourite is playing in the playspace!
Harmony Day Picnic
Thank you so very much to all of the parents, carers and family members who took time out of their day to celebrate Harmony Day with us.
Here at Melton South Primary School we are very diverse with at least a third of our students having a language background other than English and 50 various languages spoken in our school community.
Since 1999 Harmony Day has been celebrated in Australia to bring everyone from different backgrounds together. It’s all about inclusiveness, respect and belonging and it was incredible to share food, good conversation and laughs with everyone.
More photos to come next week! Thank you for coming!
MSPS Visits Melton 979FM
Melton South Primary School’s grade 6 students Kaiden, Alina, Ary and Tyson were invited to Melton FM Community radio on Thursday night, as guests on The Homework Club; Staughton College’s weekly radio program.
Students were given scripts to read that included the weather, key dates, book of the week and the principal’s report. Students also participated in The Homework Club’s regular program, with Kaiden and Tyson coming a draw in the final trivia round.
Thanks so much to DJ Will for giving a tour explaining how the radio station operated, describing the key features and for showing us how music and talk shows were broadcasted.
The students did an amazing job of presenting their segments and had a fabulous time!
We look forward to offering the same experience to other students next term.
Junior School Council for 2024
n Monday 18th March the Junior School Council for 2024 were introduced at our whole school assembly. The Grade 6s provided an application detailing their leadership qualities and commitment to being great role models and school leaders. There were a great many number of applications and the shortlisting process was very carefully considered. The students were offered the role on Friday by Mrs Costigan and accepted with pride and excitement. They will be involved in many events and activities across the year, including running our Assemblies, meeting with visitors and planning fundraising events. Congratulations to our new JSC members for this year!
JSC for 2024: Dior 6A, Summer 6A, Alexander 6B, Lebron 6B, Anabelle 6B, Sajida 6B,
Guronkar 6C, Vidit 6C, Summer 6C (Absent), Rose 6C, Romy 6E, Kirat 6F, Amber-Rose 6C (Absent) , Emma 6F
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!