Principal Team's Message

Dear Students, Parents, Carers and Families,

Buildings and Grounds Update

I am excited to share some recent and upcoming improvements around the school as part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for all students, staff, and families.

🔒 CCTV Installation: As part of enhancing safety and security on school grounds, we have completed the installation of CCTV cameras in key locations. These will help us monitor the premises more effectively and deter any inappropriate behaviour. Clear signage advising of CCTV surveillance will be installed at the beginning of next term in line with privacy requirements.

📚 New Signage for Key Areas: You may have noticed some fresh new signs around the school! Updated signage has been installed on both the school library and the old gymnasium, creating a more polished look across the campus.

🏀Basketball Court Line Marking: We are looking forward to refreshing the line markings on our basketball courts, thanks to our wonderful community fund raising through the 2025 Colour Run event. To ensure the best quality and longevity of the new lines, this work will take place after our 2025 School Fete. As the Fete involves a number of stalls and heavy foot traffic on the courts, postponing the line marking will prevent any potential damage and ensure a clean, professional finish.

Thank you for your ongoing support as we continue to improve our school environment for everyone at Maramba! As always, if you have any suggestions or feedback, please feel free to make an appointment to see me or email the school at maramba.ps@education.vic.gov.au 

Milo's Birthday Surprise

Today, our Maramba Foundation students celebrated Milo’s Birthday Surprise—a delightful story that brings letters and sounds to life through the adventures of Milo the monkey and his friends as they prepare for his birthday party. The book introduces phonics in a systematic and engaging way, following the sequence of the Little Learners Love Literacy program. Each of Milo’s friends represents a different letter and sound, with hidden clues in the illustrations that build anticipation for the birthday surprises.

Students came dressed as their favourite characters and enjoyed a fun-filled day of certificates, games, and a whole-school parade! A big thank you to our Foundation staff for creating such a joyful and enriching experience for our young learners.

Puffing Billy Excursion – All Aboard!

On Monday, June 23rd, the Year 1 and Year 2 students went on an exciting excursion to ride the iconic Puffing Billy Railway.

The adventure began at Belgrave Station, where the students boarded the historic steam train for a scenic journey to Lakeside Station. As the train chugged through the lush Dandenong Ranges, students were thrilled to spot kookaburras, colourful parrots, tall gum trees, vibrant flowers, and various insects — all part of the beautiful natural environment.

Upon arriving at Lakeside, the students enjoyed a picnic lunch followed by playtime on the playground. They then took part in a hands-on, educator-led workshop at the Lakeside Visitor Centre.

During the workshop, students:

• Learned about the rich history of the Puffing Billy Railway
• Dressed up as train conductors
• Designed and created their own train tracks
• Explored historical artefacts from the past

It was a fun and educational day filled with discovery, creativity, and adventure. The students had a fantastic time and made lasting memories on this special excursion!

I am also especially proud of how our students behaved while out in the community. We received lots of positive feedback from staff, parents, and volunteers about how respectful and polite our students were throughout the day. They represented our school beautifully, well done!

2026 Enrolments

You can submit enrolment applications for the 2026 school year from the start of Term 2, 2025.

Parents and carers are asked to submit enrolment applications by Friday 25 July 2025.

This is what you need to do for Foundation (Prep) enrolments:

1. Visit or contact our school on 03 9796 7150 or email us at maramba.ps@education.vic.gov.au to book a school tour or to learn more about our school and the enrolment application process.

2. Access the Foundation enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep)

3. Check out our 2026 Foundation Enrolment Pack.

4. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation using this link to complete an enrolment application. Applications are due on 25th of July 2025.

5. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 28 July and Friday 8 August 2025. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2025.

6. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2025.

7. Your child will start Foundation (Prep) in January 2026.

Enrolment applications submitted after 28 July 2025 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

To enrol in any other year level in 2026, please contact the School Office on 03 9796 7150.

Assembly and Newsletter Dates

Have a safe and happy break everyone and we will see you all on Monday 21st July for the start of Term 3.

Kind regards,

Moniba Ehsan and Stephanie Sharp

Principal and Assistant Principal