School News

 School Photos

Whole school photos will be on Thursday 27th March. Orders can be placed by using the QR code or visiting Advanced Lifes website and entering the code given below.

Sibling photos can be ordered on line or you can collect an order envelope from the office.

If you are paying cash you can collect an order form from the office and must be returned to the office by photo day.

Camps, Sports, Excursion Fund

For those families who have a current Health Care Card in the name of a parent/guardian, you are entitled to $150 from the Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund.  If you have received this through MPS previously and your details are unchanged you do not have to submit a new form.

For those who are new to MPS or have changed details since last year, please fill out the attached form and return to the school office along with a copy of your Health Care Card as soon as possible.  Hard copy forms are available at the office also. These must be submitted to the office by 4th July 2025.

You can check the Finacial Assistance document below to see if you are eligibil for this. Or go to CSEF Eligibility for more information.

Please note this is in addition to the $400 School Saving Bonus that you have recieved.

Step by Step Music Program

Step By Step Music is currently taking enrolments for Drums and Guitar Lessons at Marlborough Primary for 2025. The classes are for individuals for either half an hour or 20 minutes once a week during school hours at Marlborough Primary.

Attached is an information and application form

Piano Lessons

MPS currently has Laurel Galbraith who gives private piano lessons here at school. If you are interested for your student to begin piano lessons return the below Express of Interest form to the school office and it will be passed onto Laurel.

District Swimming 

District Swimming 

The RDPSSA Swimming Carnival will be held at the Tintern swimming pool (access from Loma St.) on Thursday 27th February  2025. 

Our District will be competing at the following times.

• Ringwood & Warrandyte South       
•           12.15.pm – approximately 3 pm     (12.30pm start) 
• The Ringwood & Warrandyte South districts will award winners for each district.

Students must make their own way to and from the venue. 

PLEASE NOTE NO SWIMMING ENTRY FORMS NEED TO BE FILLED OUT OR SENT. Extra information. 

The events are all 50m in the following strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay and the 4x50m Medley Relay (Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Freestyle).  The medley relay is an ‘open age’ event.  Each School is permitted to enter one boys/mixed and one girls medley team. Qualifying times are provided to assist with competitor selection (guide only).

NB: Tintern pool is a 25m pool so a “tumble turn” or a “touch and turn” will be required to complete 50m.

Heats will be run –1st to 3rd ribbons will be awarded heat winners.

First and second ‘District Swimming’ ribbons will be given to overall place getters of each event plus information for the Division Swimming carnival. 

Overall heat winners for first and second will progress to Division.

The carnival is open to 10, 11 and 12/13 year olds. Nine year olds will compete in the 10 year age group.

Each child is permitted to try out for two individual events, one freestyle relay and one medley relay.

Each school is allowed to submit four individual freestyle entrants per age group, and two entrants for the other individual events per age group.

NB: Competitors in Ringwood and Warrandyte South Districts will need to wait in the viewing gallery until they are called poolside.

If your child is interested in this event send an email to bonny.chisholm@education.vic.gov.au

Seating is available for spectators in the upstairs viewing gallery in the Tintern Gym complex. Competitors will be seated on the pool deck. NO parents on pool deck please – unless they are a team marshal.

• Swim caps will be required by all swimmers.

Only bottled water is allowed in the pool area. Snacks can be eaten in the viewing area.

Successful competitors who qualify for the Maroondah Division Swimming Carnival on, Monday 3rd March, 2025 will be given their information sheet at the RDPSSA Carnival.

• Please remind parents not to park in the school carpark as this is for staff only.