EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Wednesday June 12th 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
COUNTDOWN TO PREP: Our Countdown to Prep program started this morning. Engaging and fun activities led by Prep teachers will give your child a head start to school and become more familiar with our school environment. Bookings are essential to ensure enough resources can be prepared for your child.
FAMILY NIGHT: We are looking forward to our Design and Create with Mum. There are 3 activities that families have selected from:
– Decorating terracotta pots
– Building wooden creations
– Step by step painting class and origami
Please note only families who have booked are able to attend this event.
PREP ENROLMENTS 2025: Prep enrolments are now open for next year. If you have a child commencing Prep in 2025 please contact the office for a pre- enrolment form.
LIGHTNING PREMIERSHIP: We wish all the students representing our school in the lightning premiership on Friday all the best. We know they will show excellent sportsmanship.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PB | Tiana Minsa | For growing confidence in her letter sound knowledge. For following classroom routines. | 3E | Nityansh | For outstanding effort to include great detail in all learning tasks. |
| PC | Abishek Logan | For always completing his work to the best of his ability. For being a positive and friendly member of our class. | 4B | Kuea | For working hard at putting mixed fractions on a numberline! |
| PD | Jack Anika | For always completing his work to the best of his ability. For a great retell of Hansel and Gretel in her writing. | 4D | Aila Dimitrios Eva | For always being an active learner and engaging in class discussions. For showing great enthusiasm towards our unit on script writing. For her outstanding effort in maths when learning about fractions on a number line. |
| PE | Maera Penelope | For always completing her work with a positive attitude. For a great retell of information in her story. | 4F | Tyler G Karanvir | For displaying positive behaviours during class and listening to teacher instructions. For becoming an active learner during class discussions. |
| PF | MJ Zayan | For being a positive and happy member of our class. For using his imagination to interview and get to know his classmates. | 5B | Ryder | For applying himself to learn new strategies in Maths. |
| 1C | Athena | For decoding words really well and moving up a level in reading. Well done! | 5E | Hemant Dana | For always sharing his knowledge during class discussions. For participating in group tasks with growing confidence. |
| 2A | Kit | For showing respect when using laptops and other school equipment. | 6A | Afiya Antonina | For working quietly, but confidently, when completing her Polya problems. Writing an informative introduction about Gallipoli. |
| 2C | Indi Tilly | For working really hard to complete her writing Recount about our Transport Incursion. For independently having a go writing simple sentences about our Transport Incursion. | 6B | Persephone | For being consistent in her writing and producing her best work. |
| 2E | Feza Tekaai | For having a growth mindset and always willing to learn. For being a caring and helpful person in our grade. | 6C | Veda | For consistently focusing on her work and giving her best effort. |
| 3A | Jazmin Conor | For working hard during class time, listening respectfully and being a role model to others. For applying and challenging himself in his Multiplication and Division pre-assessments. | 6D | Sauno | for consistently focusing on her work and giving her best effort. |
| 3D | Zemara | Working on your writing goal and using a word list to spell words correctly. | 6E | Fatima | For working hard on her notetaking skills keep working hard. |
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
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 | Umar PF | Abadd (4D) Avitaj (4D) Dejan (4D) | Dom (6E) Fatima (6E) | |
| 25 SWPBS | David PF Liz PF Ernisa PF Zayan PF Diane PF Ray PF Myla PF | Ben 1C Ashar Z 2E Arianna 2E Yusuf 2E | Logan (4F) | Lucas (6E) Tolofina (6E) Victoria (6E) Summer (6E) Ana (6E) Thirtha (6E) Kaylee (6E) Scarlett (6E) Chloe (6E) |
| 50 SWPBS | Lillie (6E) Layla (6E) Kirat (6E) Jennifer (6E) Annalee (6E) Thyrone (6E) |
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.
6E: Ana
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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.
Applications close on 26 June 2024
NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED after this date.