PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

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.

Welcome Back for Term 2 

A very warm welcome back to all for Term 2, I hope that everyone had a great school break and for those that were able to “travel” that you all had a wonderful time.

I spent most of my time at home unwell these holidays, it was a big term and I know a lot of us were hanging on right up until the end! 

This term will also be very busy, and we have certainly hit the ground running this week with our HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY held yesterday.  It was so lovely to see so many parents and grandparents attend the day, supporting the children. 

I would like to personally extend my thanks and appreciation to Mr Yeaman for organising and running his first whole school event and how smooth and successful it was for the children and staff. Well done Mr Yeaman!

This term we have a number of events that we will hold, I did send a compass message out with a few of them so here they are again for your information with some further dates:

• April 22nd Monday- school photo day (timetable to come out shortly) and open classrooms for Foundation classes 9.30am-10.30am (parents and carers welcome)
   
• April 23rd Tuesday - open classrooms for Year 1-2 classes 9.30am-10.30am (parents and carers welcome) and ASPIRE Incursion for our year 5-6 students.
   
• April 24th Wednesday- open classrooms for Year 5-6 classes 9.00am-9.45am 56M &56C & 56W and new time for 56T- 9.45am-10.30am (parents and carers welcome) and Excursion to LEGO LAND for our year 2 students
   
• April 25th Thursday- ANZAC DAY- Public HOLIDAY- NO students onsite
   
• April 26th Friday- open classrooms for Year 3-4 classes 9.30am-10.30am (parents and carers welcome)
   
• April 29th- May 3rd- Fun day rotations week for all classes- (information and timetable to follow shortly).
   
• May 1st- Wednesday Mini mathematicians for select year 4 students.
   
• May 3rd- Ms Lescesen last day before Maternity leave commences and community Luncheon 12pm -3pm (Bay view room Blackrock- this is a ticketed event)
   
• May 6th- Monday Choir to sing at Livingston Kinder
   
• May 10th- Mother’s Day stall at school 9-12pm 
   
• May 12th Sunday- Mother’s Day
   
• May 22nd- May 23rd- year 5-6 camp to Coonawarra
   
• Friday 7th June Curriculum Day- pupil free day
   
• Monday June 10th Kings Birthday- Public Holiday- no students onsite
   
• Monday June 17th- Thursday 27th June Parent teacher interviews
   
• Friday 28th June last day of term 2- finish at 2.30pm

PPD DAYS FOR OUR STAFF

All teachers are entitled to one Professional Practice Day in 2024. The work undertaken on these days will be consistent with Departmental and school priorities and selected from the following areas: 

• Planning, preparation, assessment of student learning, collaboration within their teams or externally, curriculum development, relevant professional development and/or peer observation including feedback and reflection. 

This year we have organised staff PPD days to occur across term 2 and 3 as our curriculum day is targeted for whole staff first aid training. Below is the list of staff that will be having their PPD and on this day staff will be working offsite and their class covered internally. 

All other teachers who are not listed here today will be scheduled to have their Professional Practice Day in term 3. When this timetable is sorted, I will send it out to the community.

MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHEON FRIDAY 3rd MAY

Bay View Dining Room, True South. Rock Rock. Final day to purchase tickets Monday 22nd April

From Melissa Crismann -

We’re thrilled with the enthusiastic response to our upcoming Mother’s Day luncheon. There are a limited number of tickets still available so be sure to get in fast and be part of an enjoyable afternoon to celebrate our community of mums and special carers plus raise money for our wonderful school!

Get ready to indulge in a delicious two course meal, mingling with new and old friends & participate in exciting raffle draws and a silent auction. With lots of fun & DJ Velvet Jones spinning upbeat tunes, the good vibes are guaranteed! 

We have an amazing list of local business’ who have contributed to our event, inclusive of; (but not limited to) Aesop, Jagged, KX Pilates, HIIT factory, Elwood Bathers, Hudlow, Australian Skin Clinic and loads MORE! 

We are so grateful for all the positivity & support from our community and look forward to making our first Mother’s Day and special carers luncheon a memorable one.

Don’t miss out, click here to purchase a ticket:

https://www.trybooking.com/CPXKP

If you have already purchased a ticket, you will be sent an email soon re: dietary requirements and table seating.

BUILDING PROJECT UPDATE

Over the holidays I was able to go in and have a look the progress of the project and the internal spaces are now starting to take shape. The walls have been plastered, plumbing is currently being put in, electrical and data points have been put in along with all windows, brick work and continued external cladding.

The project team and I have been discussing the next phase which will be around the decanting of our Year 3-6 classrooms, our science room, our Social and emotional learning program along with our Library which will now be housed in the new building. The move of our music program, our learning enhancement team and our LOTE program will now be moved to the current year 4 portables and the main building. Team kids will continue to run out of the main building until the completion of the gymnasium which will commence in August of this year.

We are so excited about the move and what the space will look and feel like. As a staff we hope to go in and have another look in 2 weeks’ time and then really have a good understanding of the spaces and the teaching and learning needs that will be required.

 More updates to follow.

CYBER SAFETY HELPFUL LINK

I seem to be having more chats with our community around helping our students when they are online. Mrs Tsekouras has found this great link from the safety website that we feel might be useful as a starting point or just a place to visit when looking for material or resources that you might find helpful.

Support for Australian families

Following the distressing events of the last several days, young people might be struggling to come to terms with what they have read and seen online. 

Online spaces should be safe for everyone. If your child sees violent or distressing material, it is important to check in and talk to them about the content they have seen. We also recommend that children use devices in open areas of the home, rather than in their bedroom, so you can be attuned to how they are coping and what they are reading or watching.

Tips on how to deal with violent and distressing content

• Don't share it further – even if your intention is to help or raise awareness, you may cause distress to others.
• Report it to the platform to help get the material removed quickly.
• If the material is not removed, you can report it to eSafety. eSafety can notify the platform to either remove the content or block access from within Australia. Your actions could protect you and others from seeing that content again.

You can find more guidance and information about distressing online content below. 

Dealing with distressing content 

Relevant resources 

We understand as a parent or carer you may want to take extra precautions against your children seeing disturbing content online. eSafety has a range of helpful resources including:

For kids and young people 

• I saw something online I didn't like (for primary-school aged children)
• Dealing with disturbing content (for teenagers)

For parents and carers 

• How to get started with parental controls 
• General online safety advice for parents 

 Support services

If your child, or someone you know, has come across disturbing content online, there are a range of counselling services you can reach out to for help and support.

If a life is in danger call Triple Zero (000) right now.    

• Kids Helpline, for 5–25-year-olds: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au (webchat is also available).   
• headspace: support for young people, professionals, educators and families    
• Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au   
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au   

More support services, including state-based services aimed at parents and carers, are listed here.   

We know that at challenging times, schools become hubs of support for their communities, with students, staff and families often seeking advice. We have reached out to educators with information that schools can circulate to their educators, wellbeing staff, and parents and carers, to provide them with strategies to reduce the risk of children and young people being exposed to this content, and to support those who are.

We hope the information above has been useful, and that it provides some practical support for Australian families as we collectively process these tragic events.

Noxia Angelides

Principal