Principal's report
Parent/Carer Tours for children commencing school in 2018
Enrolment tours are continuing for parent/carers considering enrolling their child/ren for the Foundation year 2018 intake. Sibling enrolment forms are available at the office. If you are enrolling a sibling for 2018 could you please submit the enrolment forms as early as possible to assist with forward planning.
Trivia Night
A reminder that tickets are available for the MPW trivia night to be held on Saturday June 24th. For further information please see article on our fundraising page.
Funds will go toward the final amount required to purchase and install of new water bubblers The plan is for the old water troughs will be removed and new water bubblers to be installed around the school, including a water bubbler to be located near the adventure playground adjacent the Tiger Turf. The bubblers have the additional facility for children to fill their water bottles, come in varying heights and a variety of colors (The Green Team have been consulted as to the colors to be chosen).
Student Support Groups (SSG'S)
SSG's for families of students with additional needs who are the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) have been held this week and will continue next week.
Fun Run
A huge thank you to Bree and to everyone who helped out with our annual fun run. Everyone’s assistance with ensuring children were safe, hydrated and well fed contributed to making the morning a wonderful community event celebrating the importance of everyone’s health and wellbeing.
Little Big Shots Film Festival (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
Families might be interested in the Little Big Shots film festival to held June 8 to 12 at ACMI. For further information please click on the link below.
https://www.acmi.net.au/events/little-big-shots-2017/
Education Subcommittee Meeting
The Education Sub Committee meeting will be held this coming Monday June 5 at 7:00 pm. The Education Sub Committee Terms of Reference can be found on our website.
Rubella/German Measles
It has brought to our attention that a student in the school has been diagnosed with Rubella/German Measles. Rubella/German Measles is a viral illness that causes a skin rash and joint pain. Rubella/German Measles is mild for most people, but can have serious consequences for an unborn baby.
Causes and symptoms of Rubella/German Measles:
Mild Fever
Headache
Runny Nose
Sore Eyes
Skin Rash
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Joint Pain
Should your child or familiy members be suffering any of these symptons please see your doctor.
Please find a link to information on Rubella/German Measles
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/rubella
Recollections of life in a primary school in 1969
In the spirit of knowing our history to avoid simply repeating it, below is a link to an episode of The Moth recently replayed on ABC RN telling the story of a child’s experience at school in 1969.
http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/2017/05/lms_20170523_0948.mp3
Enjoy the weekend
Jeff
School Council Report
A School Council Meeting was held on Monday 29 May. This was the first meeting with our new members for 2017–18. Council reviewed the minutes of previous meetings as well as all correspondence received by the school from March to May.
Our discussion then focused on a number of areas:
The Resources Subcommittee reported that the school is arranging quotes for repairs to guttering and the gym wall. The subcommittee will also review the school’s Sponsorship Policy and processes. Our Music Trivia Night on 24 June should raise the additional few thousand dollars we need for the water bubblers and we hope to have these installed during the July school holidays.
We endorsed the Education Subcommittee Terms of Reference and this will soon be available on our website. The Terms of Reference helps clarify the role of the subcommittee and how we support the involvement of new members.
Our new Communication and Engagement Working Group will create strategies to deliver more effective communication within the school community. The working group consists of four parent councillors and two staff members and will run until the end of third term. We look forward to a written report and recommendations from the working group at the next School Council meeting on 26 June.
The Master Planning Working Group is looking at carrying out an upgrade to the toilet block adjacent to Lennox Street using the Capital Works Program funding that was allocated to MPW in the recent State Budget. This project will develop further over the next six months.
The new Parent and Carer Concerns and Complaints Policy was endorsed at the meeting. This is a clear protocol for raising concerns and complaints with teachers and school leaders. The policy details who to contact if there is a concern and where to go if additional information is required.
Jeff was pleased to report that MPW is working on refining its practices around supporting children with individual needs.
We look forward to providing more updates from School Council after our June meeting.
Simone Beever
School Councillor
Notices home to parent/carers
30th May
Incursion 5/6 Team - Space Discovery Dome
Fun Run Sponsorship Form - Whole School
1st June
Head Lice - Room 22
Rubella/German measles - Whole school
2nd June
Sex Education - Yr's 3/4/5/6