The Moorabbin Primary School Community touch the land and think of the Bunurong People and surrounding Clans of the Kulin Nation who cared for the land before us.

We share our gratitude to their Elders past, present and emerging. As we touch this land, we promise to treasure it, taking care of all its people, animals, plants and waterways. We at Moorabbin Primary School appreciate this land. Thank you.

Dear Parents/Carers,

ANOTHER GREAT WEEK AT MPS!

We are thrilled to see our students off to such a great start this year! The energy and enthusiasm in our classrooms and playground have been wonderful to see. A special congratulations to our Foundation students, who have settled in beautifully during their first week of school. They have embraced new routines, made new friends, and shown incredible resilience and excitement for learning. We have had some fantastic feedback in the first week of our routines.

STAFFING UPDATE – PREGNANCY NEWS FOR MS HOWDEN

We are thrilled to inform our community that Ms Howden and her husband are pregnant and expecting their second child. Ms Howden is due later on this year. Wonderful news and we look forward to watching her baby bump grow. A Huge congratulations to Ms Howden, please take time to wish her well when you see her around the school.

GENERAL REMINDERS

A few gentle reminders for the first term of school…

For the month of February until the week of the 23rd February, students in Foundation attend school during normal school hours, except on Wednesdays when they do not attend school. This time is used by our foundation teachers to conduct interviews and gather initial assessments and important information which will assist student learning for the remainder of the term.

ANAPHYLAXIS AND FOOD SAFETY

We take student and staff safety extremely seriously. We have several children and staff who are severely and life threateningly allergic to certain foods. Whilst we don’t ban anything in lunchboxes, we do urge you to consider that at this age, children are not able to fathom the extreme consequences of sharing food or not washing their hands properly. Please ensure you speak to your own child about food safety and make informed and confident choices when packing lunchboxes. Any food bought in to share for celebrations etc must have a list of ingredients so that we can keep everyone safe!

CLOTHING, HATS, FOOTWEAR AND SPARES

Please make sure your child is wearing closed footwear! This is important because we are often building, creating, gardening and playing outside. It’s imperative they have the right shoes, as we are always looking out for their safety!

We are a sun smart school, hats need to be worn – wide brimmed hats only please, caps don’t count!
NAME EVERYTHING PLEASE. This way we can return items that have a clearly labelled name.
Sunscreen can only be applied by the child as teachers are not allowed to put it on them! All classes have a generic brand and we can’t always guarantee that the ingredients will be compatible with your child’s skin sensitivities.
Finally, accidents can and do happen, please pack spare undies, socks and shorts! Just in case. For our little ones that may have an accident, the office will call you immediately.

TOYS, SPECIAL ITEMS AND EXPENSIVE BELONGINGS AT SCHOOL

We don’t encourage children to bring these items to school as we can’t promise they will be kept safe! We encourage all children to be responsible for looking after items from home, especially if they take them out to play. We appreciate some students need specific items as a support for certain worries/ anxieties. Please have a discussion with your child’s teacher about this requirement so that the item does not end up being a distraction for your child’s learning.

SCHOOL COUNCIL NOMINATIONS FOR 2025

Ever wanted to be part of the brains behind the magic at Moorabbin Primary? Well, here’s your chance! Our School Council is on the lookout for passionate, creative individuals to help shape the future of our school (and maybe throw in some pretty sad jokes along the way).

Nominations for the 2025 School Council open on Friday 7-2-2025 TODAY, Term 1 (31/01) Whether you’re a numbers person, a policy enthusiast, or just someone who loves seeing our students thrive, we’d love to have you on board.

What’s in it for you?

For You: Help run the school and provide ideas to assist in important decisions.
Our school will be in its REVIEW year so we will need parents to advocate for what we do and offer suggestions about how we can be even better
Insight: Learn what actually goes on behind the scenes.
Commitment: meetings for all sub committees look like this:

The council meets for about an hour once a month (8-9 meetings a year) at school in the evening days change to accommodate the councillors usually either Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday from 6:30-8.00pm
Finance committee meets once a month in the morning before school starts 8:30-9.30am
Grounds and maintenance- no formal meeting- usually via email and most work completed via working bees
Fundraising- supporting the MPS P&F once a month at their meetings and reporting back to school council
Policy development- no meeting all work completed online via emails

Networking: Meet other amazing parents and staff while debating the finer points of school policy.

Have a look at the links, which has a guide on breaking down the roles and responsibilities of Council members

Let’s make 2025 an unforgettable year for our school. Together, we can achieve amazing things – with a little laughter along the way. Nomination forms are attached to this newsletter and will be sent as a separate compass message as well. If more nominations are received than places available, a vote will take place. Nominations close 12th February. It’s a tight timeline as we have our first meeting for 2025 on February 18th at 6:30pm in the staff room.

WELCOME BBQ FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 3:30-6:00PM ON THE FRONT OVAL OF OUR SCHOOL

We look forward to our first community event to be held by our MPS P&F along with all our wonderful parent helpers that are hopefully going to sign up and support our new P&F committee. There is a QR Code below for parents and volunteers to use and sign up with. Please follow the link below.

Welcome BBQ 2025 — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com

Please feel free to bring along blankets/ chairs and join us on this day. Parents must be onsite to supervise their children at all times or you must nominate another adult if you are unable to attend. All unsupervised students will be sent home.

Noxia Angelides

Principal

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