Principal's Message

Tidiness Award

On Friday afternoon each week the students will all be involved in Whole School Clean Up as part of our litter management strategy. A tidy school on Friday afternoons should send a clear signal to the community that they must also keep the grounds clean over the weekend. Each Year level has assigned areas to clean up:

Prep – Breezeway, gardens and walkways outside the classrooms, Prep playground and outdoor eating area.

Year 1 – Outside classrooms, garden and walkways between the main buildings, steps.

Year 2 – Front of the school gardens, steps near EAL, Year 2 line up area, steps and walkways near the STEAM room

Year 3 – Playground, walkways, spaces between buildings, on the ground near the walkways, Gallaghers Road front garden

Year 4 – Walden Oval, outside of classrooms, between buildings, behind fences, new playground, behind the Year 4 buildings, Fitness Equipment

Year 5 – Assembly area, walkways and steps near Performing Arts and the Gym, behind the Year 5 buildings, Shepherd Road car park area.

Year 6 – Outside SLC, around the Visual Arts Rooms, oval, cricket nets, pavilion, ramps and walkways near the oval.

Award Winners for this week with the Tidiest Areas:

Junior – Year 3

Senior – Year 5

Planning for 2023

At this time each year I create an opportunity for parents to email me about any concerns they have about their child’s class placement for the following year. Parents may have concerns about their child’s social, emotional, or educational needs that they would like to be taken into consideration by school leadership as we form the class groups. I have allocated a four-week period for this beginning on Friday, 21 October and concluding on Friday, 18 November. Requests and correspondence from earlier years was shredded at the end of the process. Therefore, parents with concerns to share must write to me each year. Please email me on glenn.butler@education.vic.gov.au

Twilight Carnival

The Twilight Carnival is coming soon. Set aside Friday evening 11 November to enjoy, community foods, craft markets, rides and food from a wide of food trucks. Look for the details about ride tickets, free event entry and great food in this newsletter. A very big thank you to Ray White Glen Waverley for their support with signage and leaflet distribution.

International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program

Year 6 Exhibition

On Wednesday this week, the Year 6 students presented their Exhibition. This is a culmination of the PYP and it allows students to undertake an in-depth study of their particular areas of interest. A diverse range of topics were examined These ranged from ‘Racism in Sport’ to ‘Deforestation’ to ‘Poverty in the Third World’ and more. I found the evening uplifting and it was great to have conversations with the many parents and staff present as well. It was also great to see past students of Mount View return for the event.

Student Disco

This evening the Student Discos will take place in the Gym. The Junior Disco opens the evening and this will be the first opportunity for our younger students to experience this great activity as they missed out on this, through the pandemic, over the last two years. For the older students, the Senior Disco marks a further return to normal school life. Thank you to the staff and parents who have worked to make this evening a success.

Sun Smart Policy – Hats

All students are reminded to wear a hat while outside throughout Term 4. Parents are asked to check that their children have that in their school bags each day so that able to join in with outdoor play and physical education.

Glenn Butler

Principal