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Principal's Message Banner Photo
Principal's Message Principal's Message, Production  (Monday 7 September), No Hat, No Play - Starts Now, Junior School Council Movie Day (Monday 14th September), OSHClub - Our Relationship and What We Can (and Can't) Control, New Campus Update
School Leaders Banner Photo
School Leaders Junior Rockers Scholarship Program, Outdoor Play at SMPS, Guidelines for Elevator Use and Outdoor Play Restrictions 
The Learning Page Banner Photo
The Learning Page Staff Learning This Term, ICAS Results
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The Wellbeing Page Celebrating our Student Attitudes to School Survey Results, City of Port Phillip Parenting Support and Advice, Spring is here: Help your child stay happy and allergy ready!
Class Updates and Reminders Banner Photo
Class Updates and Reminders Whole School Reminders, Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Class Celebrations Banner Photo
Class Celebrations Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Specialists Updates and Celebrations Banner Photo
Specialists Updates and Celebrations Music (Prep), Visual Art (Years 1 and 2), Mandarin (Years 3 and 4), Physical Education (Years 5 and 6), Library
SMPS Community Page Banner Photo
SMPS Community Page This Week, Volunteering as SMPS, SHUS (Second Hand Uniform Shop) , Informal Chat Groups , 💙💛💚, Facebook
Our Services and Wider Community  Banner Photo
Our Services and Wider Community  Extra-Curricular Activities, Wider Community, Lunch Orders
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Key Dates/Next Editions iNewsletter and Principal Newsfeed Dates, Key Dates - Term 3, Key Dates - Term 4
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Class Updates and Reminders

Messages from our Learning Levels...

Whole School Reminders

Production Videos 

  • The Production dances have been uploaded to Seesaw (For Prep, Year 1 and Year 2) if families would like to practise them at home before Monday!
  • All families can access them via the latest Compass Newsfeed too.

Prep

Reminders:

Toys at school

Please do not allow your child to bring toys or items from home. These can become a distraction to learning and students become upset if they are lost or damaged. We would greatly appreciate if you ensured your child leaves toys, including pokemon cards, at home.

 

Homework Expectations

  • Mathseeds: 1 lesson per week (a new week begins on Sunday)
  • Reading: 4 nights per week
  • Diaries: Please ensure diaries are filled in and brought to school every Friday

Year 1

Reminders:

Charged iPads

Please support your child to bring a fully charged device to school each day. There has been an increase in the number of students with uncharged devices each day. Thank you for your support with this. 

 

Homework Expectations

  • Mathseeds: 1 lesson per week (a new week begins on Sunday)
  • Reading: 15 minutes, 4 nights per week
  • Diaries: Please ensure diaries are brought to school every day

Year 2

Reminders:

Charged ipads

Please support your child to bring a fully charged device to school each day. This ensures they are remaining on track with important learning activities. 

Year 3

Reminders:

Homework Expectations

Students are expected to achieve between 200-1000 points on Mathletics each week. It is recommended for this to be completed by Wednesday. 

 

In addition to this, students are expected to complete 20 minutes of independent reading. Each entry must be signed. Students are to bring their diaries every day and place them on their name tags. Their diaries will be checked on a Monday morning.

Year 4

Reminders:

Homework Expectations

Students are expected to achieve between 200-1000 points on Mathletics each week. It is recommended for this to be completed on a Monday or Tuesday.

In addition to this, students are expected to complete 30 minutes of independent reading per day. Students know to bring their diaries every day. Teachers will monitor diaries daily and reach out to parents should we need your support with this homework. 

 

Library

All classes visit the library on a Tuesday. Please ensure your child brings their book bag each week to allow the opportunity to borrow. Books can be kept for up to two weeks if they need longer to finish reading. Students will be able to borrow over the holidays. 

 

Charged laptops

Please support your child to bring a fully charged device to school each day. This ensures they are remaining on track with important learning activities. 

Year 5

Dates to Remember:

  • Friday 11 September: Year 5/6 Frisbee Gala Day at Fawkner Park

 

Reminders:

Camp

Please ensure you have given consent on Compass if you would like your child to attend this year's Year 5/6 Camp. Payment is due October 23rd. Camp is from Wednesday 4 November to Friday 6 November at YMCA Lady Northcote.

Year 6

Dates to Remember:

  • Friday 11 September: Year 5/6 Frisbee Gala Day at Fawkner Park

 

Reminders:

Camp

Please ensure you have given consent on Compass if you would like your child to attend this year's Year 5/6 Camp. Payment is due October 23rd. Camp is from Wednesday 4 November to Friday 6 November at YMCA Lady Northcote.

 

Homework

Year 6 teachers are working with students to support independence with completing homework to help prepare for expectations in secondary school. Please support your child by helping them to follow a routine at home to complete their reading homework each night and Mathletics homework once a week.