EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Tuesday June 4th 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
SPECIAL EVENTS: A big thank you to members of our school community for attending the Biggest Morning Tea. We really enjoyed the opportunity not only to raise money for a great cause, but also to have the time to sit and talk with our parents over a cup of coffee.
SLIMING THE TEACHERS: Our students and staff got to vote on which of the 18 staff who nominated to get slimed. Garrick Demarchi, Garry Vella, Deb Soccio, Peta Theodora and I were the lucky ones. The 5 highest fundraisers poured a bucket of slime over each of us. It was fun, highlighted by the slime fight at the end. All of the students clapped and cheered and we all agree next year we will have another Colour Fun Run followed by Sliming of Staff! We raised over $12,500 which is the highest fundraising event we have held.
LOST PROPERTY: Just a reminder to name all students jackets and windcheaters. The lost property tubs are overflowing and there are so many that are not named, if they are named staff can return them to the students.
WINTERS HERE: We have already had many students and staff come down with flu-like symptoms. If your child is ill, the best place for them is to be home. Sanitiser will be in all classrooms. We are frequently topping up the soap dispensers in the students toilets, unfortunately many students waste the soap by emptying the dispensers. Please assist us in reminding the children that the soap is to assist their personal hygiene, not something to play with.
BUSY WEEK: On Monday students in Preps to Grade 3 had to attend a performance by Peter Combe. Many teachers’ children grew up listening to his songs and it was great to see so many of our students singing along with Peter. Grade 2 students had their transport incursion with a visit from the local police. Tomorrow our grade 1 students are visiting a farm at Diggers Rest.
Staff spend a lot of time ensuring these excursions/incursions are beneficial to students.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PA | Esma Alexis | For trying her best in maths by counting from 1-10. For working hard in showing whole body listening during class time. | 3D | Avni | Creating an inclusive Acknowledgement of Country. |
| PB | Ethan Ava | For having a positive attitude towards reading. For being proud of her achievements in the classroom. | 3E | Peyton | For using her growth mindset to improve her writing. |
| PC | Manya | For showing kindness to her peers at all times. | 4B | Quedessa | For working hard at using capital letters correctly in her writing, and always taking on feedback |
| PD | Muazin Suliman | For always showing a positive attitude towards his learning. For upholding the school values consistently. | 4C | Jade C Trinity Owais Junisa | For working incredibly hard in all learning areas. For always working diligently when completing tasks. For creating interesting simple sentences within his writing. For his consistent work ethic since the beginning of the term and always staying on task. |
| PE | Eden Faariqah | For working hard to write the sounds she hears in words. For always having a positive attitude to her learning. “I never give up”. | 4D | Taylah Jayden Muhammed | For making meaningful connections when discussing our investigations unit on the First Fleet. For showing resilience to complete his fraction wall maths task. For showing a growth mindset in all areas of his learning. |
| PF | Ayaan Myla | For having great ideas to complete a sentence. For having a positive attitude towards learning. | 4E | Saffanah | Her dedication to learning and for accepting learning challenges. |
| 1B | Uzair | For always working quietly in the classroom and trying his best. | 4F | Emmie Jordyn | For showing growth mindset in all learning tasks. For showing a positive attitude towards her learning. |
| 1C | Kaydan Sujood Abraham | For working hard in the classroom to practise his letter formation. For knowing the months of the year and events that happen annually. For his super neat handwriting in his published narrative. | 5E | Jorja Zakiah | For completing a fantastic information text on China that included great structure and descriptive vocabulary. For demonstrating her reading goal regularly and seeing reward for effort in her reading. |
| 1D | Abdisalam Isabelle | For practicing reading and achieving a higher level. Well done! For being respectful and always trying her best in writing. | 5C | Rico Gabi | For his continuing effort to improve his learning and working to the best of his ability. For her rich discussions when asking and answering evaluative questions during our author study. |
| 2A | Tenzin Jyrah | For helping her classmates understand how to navigate Reading Eggs. For his amazing understanding of 2D shapes in maths | 5D | Zynayah Ezee | For showing a growth mindset and always trying her best in and out of the classroom. For his continued effort with his learning and doing an amazing job using vertical algorithm to solve addition and subtraction problems. |
| 2B | Cadey Taksh | For her sensational presentation of her project about cars. It was very informative. Well Done!! For always following our school values when interacting with staff and students at our school. | 5E | Aalya Angel Madison Eknoor Shayna Malakai | For her wonderful piece of homework on China. For always showing kindness to others. For taking initiative and making responsible decisions both in and outside of the classroom. For upholding the school values consistently. For showing positive coping strategies when faced with a challenge. For showing an interest in our science unit on the Solar System. |
| 2C | Muhammad Catalaya | For always showing School Values in class and for working really hard on his information texts in writing. For always showing the School Values and always trying her best in all subject areas and being proud of her work. | 6A | Jannah Anha Ghazala Indie | For successfully converting between fractions, percentages and decimals. For being able to work out fractions of a whole number independently. For correctly finding and plotting coordinates on a cartesian plane. For being able to explain in detail how a scorpion survives in the desert. |
| 3A | Tegvir | For showing all of our school values, working to a neat and high standard of work and for being a respectful listener. | 6B | Sajida Laghuvi | For consistent effort and eagerness towards their maths work this week on BODMAS. |
| 3B | Devrat | For writing an excellent narrative during open cycle writing. | 6C | Amber | For consistent effort and maturity towards her learning and teamwork activities. |
| 3C | Gabriel Levi | For making a huge effort to use his time wisely in class and making consistent efforts to fill up the pages in his writing book with great thoughts and meaning. For focussing on his work in class and not distracting other students or the teacher. Levi has made great progress with his writing and his efforts have been fantastic! | 6D | Justyce Krish Ruby Tyler Marshall | For working hard during our BODMAS lessons to understand the order of operations For working hard on his independent work and having a positive attitude. For showcasing a wide range of writing techniques during our open cycle writing. Showcasing good teamwork while working in small groups. For working hard on his independent work and showcasing growth through all areas. |
| 3D | Avni | Creating an inclusive Acknowledgement of Country. | 6E | Jennifer Dominic Lumande Thirtha | For being a respectful member of year 6 always taking responsibilities above and beyond her day to day routines. Thank you for making me proud while I was on leave. For his dedication and enthusiasm in participating in school activities especially in writing. For his attentiveness in class and his kind, considerate interactions with others. For writing a fantastic compare and contrast on the topic of Australia and North Korea. You have really shown your improvement over this semester. |
| LOTE | Alexis PA | For her amazing work in creating a puppy puppet, and using it to say ‘bonjour’ and ‘au revoir’ in French. Fantastique! | STEAM | Tamara 5C | For her creativity when designing her Olympics-themed stained glass window. |
| P.A. | Jason 6B | For adding interesting elements to a basic rock drum pattern in GarageBand…Nicely inventive! |
Peer Leader Badge
In order to achieve a peer leader badge, the grade 6 students must complete a minimum of 35 days of home reading each term, and fulfil at least 3 of the following requirements, set out in the table below.
| 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 school 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: Emerald, Rocket, Devine, Ghazala.
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 | Abishek PC Mason PC Logan PC Ali PF Azma PF Ayaan PF Fateh PF | Angad 1C Almir 1C Piper 1D Ahmed 1D | Mouauri 4D Muhammed 4D Skylablu 4F Zayne 4F Isla 4F | Filipe 6D Safa 6D Devine 6A Jackson 6A |
| 25 SWPBS | Sidak PC Karlia PF Liz PF David PF Steven PF | Miley 1C Blessing 1C | London 3A Isaac 3A Tegvir 3A Dakota 3A Sukhmani 3A Ibrahim 3A Lilly 3A Fateh 3A Agam 3A Catherine 4F | Preetika 5E Yusef 5E Levi 6E Atif 6E Felix 6E Justcye 6D Noa 6D Guni 6D Mason 6D |
| 50 SWPBS | Aaima 3A Areeb 3A Kayan 3A | Jennifer 6E Lucas 6D Marshall 6D Joseph 6D |
PREP FAIRY TALE INCURSION
To celebrate the completion of our ‘Traditional Fairy Tales Unit’ of Investigations and the end of Term 2, the Prep team will be running a Fairy Tale incursion on Tuesday June 25th. Students will rotate through a variety of interactive fairy tale related activities, run by the Prep team. Students are also encouraged to dress up as their favourite fairy tale character.
We also ask for donations of yarn, paper cups, cotton balls and cereal boxes, which can be given to your child’s classroom teacher.
If you have any questions regarding this incursion please see your child’s classroom teacher.
Thank you,
Prep Teachers
National Simultaneous Storytime is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association. Each year a picture book which is written and illustrated by an Australian is read simultaneously across libraries, schools, childcare centres, homes and more. This year’s book is Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker. Now in its 24th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children’s book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
In Grade Prep the students explored the book during reading and worked on retelling the events in order. Students then collected items from around the school Making their own bowerbird nests.
Education Week
Celebrating Education Week 2024!
MSPS celebrated Education Week last week with a Spotlight on STEAM.
There were crazy scientists, astronauts, construction engineers and artists all around.
Families were invited to share in a STEAM Open Morning before all classes took part in science-based rotation activities throughout the day.
Book Club
Book Club Issue 4 are due in by Thursday 13th of June.
You can order using the LOOP ordering system.
NO PAYMENTS to school. Online ordering only.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions, or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is $150.
HOW TO APPLY
New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or print of the one attached to this newsletter.
If you applied for CSEF at your child’s school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:
- new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
- changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.
Check with the school office if you are unsure.
Applications close on 26 June 2024 – NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED after this date.