EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Tuesday June 25th 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
School Oval upgrade: We have closed our school oval for a much needed upgrade. The cricket nets will be removed as they are not used by students. We will be adding 2 new larger soccer fields in their place. A sprinkler system will be installed along with roll on turf. The area 5 black fenced oval will remain open and accessible to all students throughout this time. We believe this to be a short term inconvenience for a long term gain.
Winter Lightning Premiership: Congratulations to the Girls T-ball team who came first in the Winter Lightning Premiership and to all the other students who participated in both the Netball and AFL teams. A great day was had by all, and it was lovely to hear that our students demonstrated good sportsmanship.
School Drop Off Zone: A reminder to parents that parking in our drop off zones is not permitted. Please use this zone for prompt drop off or pick up of your child(ren).
Council may be monitoring these areas so please obey the road signs.
Term break: Just a reminder that term 2 ends on Friday with school finishing at 2.15pm. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday July 15th.
Take care and stay safe.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PA | Kawhi | For showing a growth mindset during writing. Well done Kawhi! | 4D | Dejan Pearls | For his enthusiasm when taking on roles in reader’s theatre plays. For her efforts in numeracy where she explains her answers with her working out. |
| PC | Xiaoxing Diaz | For his dedication to his nightly reading. Keep it up Xiaoxing! For his efforts to show whole body listening during learning times. | 4F | Dhrithee | For showing improvement in her sentence structure within her writing. |
| PF | Tamaia Ali | For showing all the school values at assembly this week. For working hard on his reading goal and using the pictures to tell a story. | 5A | Jayden K | His excellent ‘Gary Crew inspired’ narrative. |
| 1B | Lucy | For trying her best during learning time. | 5C | Cheyenne Rachel | For always using a growth mindset and having a positive attitude. For a fantastic narrative using authors techniques. |
| 1C | Sujood Logan | For his written retell about the cat and dog which included an orientation, complication and solution. Well done! For his beautiful and neat handwriting. Well done! | 5D | Chase Hollie | For his enthusiasm and determination when completing his Gary Crew narrative. For having a growth mindset and always trying her best to complete her work. |
| 1E | Micah | For always contributing positively to class discussion. | 5E | Jeremiah Zayan | For showing an interest in our author study unit on Gary Crew. For his comprehensive research on China. |
| 2C | Avah Luna | For working well and independently on her literature responses in writing about different Jackie French Texts. For always being an accountable listener and consistently showing the MSPS school values. | 6A | Afiya Emerald | For demonstrating excellent sportsmanship and team spirit when playing in the Lightning Premiership. Proud winners!! |
| 3B | June | For consistently showing the values of MSPS. | 6D | Jasper Zavier | For hard work during our historical recount. For showing MSPS values within class time and during recess. |
| 4C | Andreea Maryam | Her consistent work ethic in all learning areas. Working fantastically on their reading goal. | |||
| STEAM | Samantha 3C | For continually showing respect during STEAM. | P.A. | Sajida 6B | Using her growth mindset and a good sense of humour to remember how to play ukulele chords once again! |
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 | Kaashvika PC Hania PC | Kaydan 4C Lucus 4C Trinity 4C Junisa 4C Jade.C 4C Aurora 4C Andreea 4C Tyler 4C Abdullah 4C Harrison 4F | Mia 6A Nina 6A Jack 6A Jacks 5E Gurhsan 5E Jeremiah 5E Malakai 5E Shayna 5E | |
| 25 SWPBS | Shail PC | Malaki 1C | Wania 4C | Levi 6A Indie 6A Wyatt 5E Fatima 6E Kaylee 6E Renata 6E |
| 50 SWPBS | Japleen 5E Scarlett 6E Logan 6E Thirtha 6E Levi 6E Atif 6E Lucas 6E Layla 6E Ana 6E Kaylee 6E |
| Read the newsletter in these languages by scanning the QR code. | ||
| Arabic – Bengali – Hindi – Burmese – Thai – Tagalog – Punjabi | | – Telugu – Swahili – Vietnamese – Tamil – Tigrinya – Urdu – Chinese |
SWPBS Rewards
Our SWPBS end-of-term Rewards Raffle will take place this Friday for years 3 – 6. Tickets to enter the raffle will be based on how many acknowledgement tokens students have earnt. 25 tokens = 1 raffle entry, with another raffle ticket for every 5 tokens thereafter, with a double entry at 50!
The lucky winners will select their own prize from the window and winners will be drawn from every class!
Students are reminded to continue to follow our M.S.P.S. matrix to earn more tokens!
PREP 2025 ENROLMENTS
CLOSE FRIDAY 26TH July 2024
How to enrol:
1. Use Find my School to locate your designated neighbourhood school (referred to as your local school) and other nearby government schools.
2. 100-point residential address check
Any combination of the following documents is acceptable, as long as they add up to at least 100 points. (Sibling/ claim – documents not required).
Documents must show the full name of the child’s parent/carer and address.
| Document showing the full name of the child’s parent/carer and address | Points |
| 1. One of the following: 1.1. Council rates notice OR 1.2. Lease agreement through a registered real estate agent or rental board bond receipt OR 1.3. Exchanged contract of sale | 40 |
| 2. Any of the following 2.1. Centrelink payment statement showing home address. 2.2. Electoral roll statement | 20 each |
| 3. Any of the following documents 3.1. Electricity or gas bill showing the service address* 3.2. Water bill showing the service address* 3.3. Telephone or internet bill showing the service address* 3.4. Driver’s licence or government issued ID showing current home address* 3.5. Home building or home contents insurance showing the service address. 3.6. Motor vehicle registration or compulsory third-party insurance policy showing home address | 15 each |
3. Provide a copy of birth and up to date immunisation certificate to school.
4. Complete pre-enrolment application form.
5. Return to the office completed pre-enrolment form and all supporting documents.
Parents/Guardians will then receive Student Enrolment forms.
6. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July 2024.
7. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29 July and Friday 9 August 2024.
If you receive an enrolment offer, you should accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
8. Take part in information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
9. Term 4 – Enrolment pack including booklist, school fees and uniform information sent out.
Please advise the school of any changes to contact details.
10. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) from Wednesday 29 January 2025. (TBC)
Email: enrolments@meltonsthps.vic.edu.au
Phone: 9743 2922
OUT OF SCHOOL UNIFORM DAY FUNDRAISER
Friday 28th June
GOLD COIN DONATION TO PARTICIPATE
This term our SWPBS team has chosen to donate to Combined Churches Caring Melton Foodbank. Please donate generously.
Here at Melton South Primary School our community is very fortunate to receive food donations from Combined Churches Caring Melton Foodbank every Friday. MSPS students and parents can choose 2 items per family. Pick up is in front of the old library building, supervised by our kind Wellbeing Staff.
Who is CCCM?
Combined Churches Caring Melton (CCCM) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping the residents of City of Melton access food support, budget education, counselling and other support services. CCCM work to provide a safe place for anyone experiencing a crisis to access support and we aim to help people in need by walking alongside them to reduce dependency through friendship and education. We do this by teaching skills that offer an understanding of financial and daily planning to empower those who come to us for help to embrace a more secure, socially and financially inclusive future.
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.