EVERY SCHOOL DAY COUNTS
Friday July 19th 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
BUSY TERM: When you look at the diary dates above you can see we are in for a very busy term, with lots of activities across different curriculum areas.
WELCOME TO JAYNA: We welcome Jayna as a member of our office staff, I am sure you will all make her feel welcome when you see her at the office.
WELCOME TO NEW FAMILIES: On Monday we had eight new students commence at Melton South Primary and more to start over the next week. We welcome the students and families to our Melton South Primary School community.
2025 ENROLMENTS: We are currently taking PREP enrolments for 2025. Please contact our office staff for enrolment details. It definitely helps with planning for staffing and grades if students are enrolled in a timely manner.
SOCIAL MEDIA: I am still receiving reports from parents that some of our senior students are still posting inappropriate messages and photos on social media. We seek your support in monitoring how your children are using these sites.
SCHOOL REVIEW: Every four years schools undergo a school review. We have been advised that our review will be held in term 1, 2025. The process begins now as an extensive school self evaluation needs to be completed before the reviewer, our SEIL and other members of the review panel come to the school to undertake the review. Students, staff and parents will all be involved in this process.
MASTERPLAN: We are still having regular planning meetings with MINX architects and associated staff. We also had external agencies conduct on-site testing over the holidays. We are still waiting to see when we will receive the funding to start the school upgrade.
Grade 3-6 Camp
Dear parents and carers, A reminder that all camp payments need to be finalised by the end of this term. You can make payment in full on your child’s compass profile, or smaller, more frequent payments through the office. More information about the camp can be found at www.rosesgap.com.au
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
| NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | NAME | REASON FOR AWARD | ||
| PB | Matej | For including adjectives in his writing. | 4D | Baindu Abbad | For showing kindness and respect towards her peers. For showing greater confidence when participating in class discussions. |
| PC | Kara | For practising her reading goal during independent reading time. | 4F | Davina Angelique | For including others when playing with peers in the yard. For showing growth mindset and effort in all areas of learning. |
| PF | Azma | For showing greater confidence when completing classroom tasks. | 5B | Eshaan | For his collection and graphing of data. |
| 2A | Punya | For having a go in class by raising her hand during learning time. | 5C | Mahmoud Samuel | For his enthusiasm towards our financial unit. For his continual enthusiasm and positive attitude towards his learning. |
| 2D | Arianna Orlando | For being an excellent role model in 2D by displaying the values of our school. For using a growth mindset when writing his School Holiday Recount. | 5D | Amara | For his effort in the classroom and continual trying to improve. |
| 3A | Lilly | For a positive start to the term, working well in Maths. | 5E | Annalisa | For settling in well at MSPS and showing the school values. |
| 3B | Zeth | For consistently showing kindness by assisting others when they need it. | 6A | Joshua Levi | For demonstrating his understanding of division when completing a frayer poster. For demonstrating her understanding of multiplication and division when completing a frayer poster. |
| 3D | Charlie Connor | For following all classroom instructions and completing set work. For being a nice friend and helping others when they need support. | 6B | Dontay | For being a positive learner and staying active in his home reading over the school holidays. |
| 4A | Isaac Asha | For working on his reading goal without prompting during independent reading For being an active participant and conscientious learner. | 6C | Veda | For demonstrating consistency through her positive and dedicated attitude. |
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 | Karanvir 4F Tyler. O 4F Davina 4F | |||
| 25 SWPBS | Xiaoxing PC Cyra PC | Jordyn 4F Emmie 4F | Masson 6A | |
| 50 SWPBS | Angela 5E |
SWPBS REWARDS
School Wide Positive Behaviour Reward winners for term 2…
3A London, 3B Piuia, 3C Samantha & Tim, 3D Jai & Akesa, 3E Mackenzie.
4B Tarbo, 4C Ella-Rose, 4D Kai, 4E Maria, 4F Detroit & James.
5A Eligah & Araf, 5B Amity & Eshaan, 5C Rico & Eman, 5D Delara & Jemma, 5E Angela.
6A Nina & Haiyan, 6B Alexander & Lebron, 6C Owen & Nat, 6D Mason & Marshall,
6E Layla & Romy & Lillie-Anne.
CONGRATULATIONS everyone! Remember to keep following the matrix and earning more tokens!
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Afterschool Sports Term 3
During Term 3 Melton South Primary school will be offering our Afterschool Sports Program again. The program will commence in week 4 of the term with Rugby League being offered on the Monday 5th of August and Tennis on the Thursday the 8th of August.
The program will run over a 6 week period finishing on Thursday the 12th of September of Week 9.
Location: Students are to meet Mr Demarchi or Mr Smakman outside of the MSPS gym.
What time: Each session will run for 1 hour from 3:30pm – 4:30pm.
When: The program will run on the Monday and Thursday of weeks 4 – 9 of term 3.
Cost: $0
If you would like your child to participate in the afterschool sports program, students will need to collect a consent form from Mr Demarchi or Mr Smakman in the PE office. These will be available from the end of week 1 and need to be returned to the front office by Friday the 2nd of August for your child to be part of the program.
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