What's Happening

PREMIERS' READING CHALLENGE

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge begins this week and Murrumbeena Primary School is excited to be participating.

The challenge is open to all Victorian children in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition, but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 7 September 2018.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to have their name included on the online Honour Roll.

If you would like your child‘s name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the form and return it to school.

Notices and permission forms will be handed to all students this week!

Good luck and happy reading!

Hannah Vesikko - IRC

CANTEEN NEWS

Please note that the last day for lunch orders this term is tomorrow, Wednesday 28th March. 

Over the counter sales will be available until the last day of term, Thursday 29th March.

From Term 2, raspberry licorice will no longer be available.

MPS EASTER RAFFLE -DRAWN THURSDAY 29TH MARCH AT 2.00pm!

SECOND HAND UNIFORM STALL 

MPS will be holding its Term 2 - Second Hand Uniform Stall on Tuesday 1 May 2018 between 3-4pm outside the staffroom on the playground side of the school grounds.

We welcome donations to the office of good quality, clean MPS uniform items for resale within the school community.

All items are priced between $1-$5, with all fundraising monies being put towards the Victorian State School Relief (SSR) Program.

"The SSR is an autonomous, charitable organisation that assists students experiencing short term crisis and long term chronic needs attending government schools in Victoria with school clothing, footwear, textbooks and other essential items”.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/spag/management/Pages/stateschoolsrelief.aspx

CHESS CLUB TERM 2

If you would like to enrol your child in next term's Tuesday lunchtime chess classes, please refer to the following flyer.

SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS

The school is still collecting these vouchers. 

The last day for collection is Thursday.

ELIGIBILITY FOR CSEF

The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of eligible students. 

Primary school student rate: $125

Please read the notice below to check on your eligibility. 

CSEF forms are available at the office and should be returned by 30 June 2018.

Please note:

Parents (including guardians) no longer need to submit a new application form each year in most cases.

Parents only need to submit an application form in 2018 if any of these changes have occurred since 2017:

• New student enrolments: students who have started or changed schools in 2018 or if the parent did not apply for CSEF at the school in 2017
• Changed family circumstances, such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2018.