Principal's Report

2022 Transition

We are well into planning for next year with class lists being formed and structures across our school being finalised. 

As with everything we do at Marlborough we have worked to improve our transition process each year to better support students as they move from one teacher to the next. Students will be meeting their new teacher for 2022 on Tuesday, December 14th where they will spend 90 minutes in their classrooms. They will come home on Monday night with the 2022 class lists, outlining who they are in a class with and who their teacher will be. 

I will be updating families early next week with class structures and staffing updates as these are being finalised this week. 

We know that change can be difficult for some students, and indeed for families, where students are working with a new teacher for the following year, sometimes this is also a new teacher to our school. It is always important to reassure your child that things will be okay, they will build a relationship with their new teacher and that you are there to support them. Our teaching staff prepare detailed handover information for the following years teacher, and this always includes the most important classroom-based information about your child. 

2022 Starting Date

At School Council this week the curriculum days were approved by school council as:

• January 28th & January 31st (the first two days back which we use as a school to be prepared for the start of the year)
• August 26th
• December 5th

Please mark these dates down in your diary are they are pupil free days. Camp Australia will offer child care on these dates. 

Enrolments

If you have a younger sibling who will be attending Marlborough Primary next year their enrolment should be into school by now. Enrolment forms can be accessed on our website and emailed into marlborough.ps@education.vic.gov.au