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 and Carers,

It’s been a very busy couple of weeks with over 50 of our senior students competing in this year’s cross country, a hugely successful Mother’s Day luncheon and after party! Student leadership photos, Mother’s Day stall, Junior mayor presentations and 2 full days of the Review process for our school. Along with the continued works of the new playground which is starting to take shape at the front of the new building.

Cross country results

We came 5th of 8 up 1 spot from last year.

We got 6 students through to Division and we had 2 winners and a second. Well done to everyone, a huge congratulations to the students listed below and our heartfelt thanks to Mr Yeaman for all his training and encouragement of the students and a big thank you to the parent helpers and Mr Crane for their support on the day.

Indi. 1st
Elliot Liu 1st
Phoenix 2nd
Louis Mazzone 5th
Odin 7th
Harry Salter 9th

SRC laughter day

Our SRC leaders and teachers held a fantastic day on Wednesday 7th May acknowledging “world laughter day” children came to school dressed in Reds, yellows, pinks, green! Colours that have been researched to promote happiness and release happy endorphins! At lunchtime the children had the opportunity to partake in Jokes, “yoga laughter” and dancing. We had a lot of fun, and it was so amazing to see and hear the joy around the school. Well done to our SRC leaders for a wonderful community event!

Mother’s Day Luncheon 2025!

I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank these incredible 4 mums who organised another successful luncheon for our MPS Mother’s. A big shout out to Melissa Crisman, Emma Macculloch, Lucy Gillespie and Sally Kuhr.

It was well attended, the food was fantastic, the silent auctions hotly contested, door prizes were a welcome surprise, and the general atmosphere was electric! Thank you for all your hard work, attention to details and the fundraising efforts of over $8000 which is going towards the upgrade of the basketball court.

WOW what an outcome. We are truly blessed and so appreciative of this event and your tireless work to make it happen for our well deserving mums for 2025! THANK YOU!

Please take time to enjoy a video that was made by the Melissa, Emma, Sally and Lucy of the MPS children wishing their mums a happy Mother’s Day that was created & played at the luncheon last Friday.

Thank you, P&F and all volunteers, for the Election Day BBQ and Cake bake sale on Saturday 3rd May

The BBQ was an “off and on” again event where the community was able to rally and find enough volunteers to make it happen! Thank you to Jaz for organising the BBQ and to Rebecca Close and her team for the cake bake sale and stepping in to support the BBQ. Well done to everyone for all your support in setting up, cooking, serving, counting money and the important clean up! Thank you!

Total monies raised were:

Cake Bake sales - Total - $1,074.90 (all will be used to support our year 6 Graduates)
BBQ sales -Total $2,328.55 (funds raised from BBQ will go towards the basketball upgrade)

2025 Attitudes to School Survey (AtoSS) – A message from the Department of Education

About the survey

The AtoSS is a voluntary student survey offered by the Department of Education every year to help schools and the department understand students’ experiences of school. We will ask your child about their thoughts and feelings about their school, their learning, relationships with other students, resilience, bullying, health and wellbeing, physical activity, and life in general.

ORIMA Research Pty Ltd has been contracted by the department to manage the collection of the online survey and will provide support to schools through a telephone hotline and email.

This year, the survey will be conducted at your school from 12th May to 13th June.

What are the benefits?

Young people enjoy having a say! This survey has been running for nearly 20 years and helps schools plan programs and activities to improve your child’s engagement with school, their wellbeing and their learning. The survey data also helps the Department of Education understand how to improve student learning.

What are the risks?

We don’t expect many risks of participation, but some students may find some questions personal or sensitive. If you agree for your child to take part, they can still skip questions or withdraw at any time whilst completing the survey if it makes them upset or uncomfortable. A teacher will be present during the survey to support students.

The questions come from validated survey instruments used in Australia and around the world. They focus on your child’s strengths and are designed for each year level group.

What will my child be asked to do?

Your child will be invited to complete the survey online during class time using a purpose built secure online survey tool. We are not “testing” your child. Please note:

Students can choose if they want to take part, skip questions if they don’t want to answer, and can stop doing the survey at any time.
There are different versions of the survey to let all students take part.
The survey will take around 20-40 minutes to complete.

How is my child’s privacy protected?

A teacher will give your child a unique login to complete the survey. This unique student login is an assigned identifier that will be used by the department to link data for analysis and research only. Some student demographic data such as year level, gender, age, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status are provided to ORIMA research and linked with the unique student login ID to administer the survey. This information helps to support analysis and research, to paint a clearer picture of how Victorian school students are faring.

ORIMA Research will only use student personal information for research purposes to facilitate the administration and data collection of the Attitudes to School Survey. To keep your child’s survey answers private, ORIMA Research won’t include any personally identifiable data in the survey answers file that is provided to the department.

All data is stored on servers located in Australia, and only staff who are working on the project can access it.

All information collected about your child will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Data and Protection Act 2014 (Vic), the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) and the Public Records Act 1973 (Vic), as well as the Department’s Schools’ Privacy Policy. Please note that consistent with the above legislation and our policy, there are instances where we may be required by law to share information provided by your child. For example, where there is a threat to your child’s health and safety.

How will results be reported?

The department will only use aggregated state-wide survey data to report on initiatives and this data may also be used in public discussions of issues about student engagement and wellbeing. An example of how survey data has been previously used includes reporting levels of student engagement in the Performance Summary in the Annual Report to the School Community. The department will not share any identifiable student data with any other party.

Your child’s school will only get reports about groups of students. Information about individual students and the student answers data file will not be shared with schools. If there are low numbers of student answers to a question, the report will not show results for this question to protect the privacy of those students.

Your school may share the survey report back to you.

What if I don’t want my child to do the survey?

This survey is voluntary. If you do not want your child to do the survey, please opt out by emailing your school at Moorabbin.ps@education.vic.gov.au before the survey starts on Monday 12th May 2025.

Student personal information will be shared with ORIMA Research to facilitate survey preparations prior to this opt out process. If you opt your child out of participating, then your school will ensure that your child is not provided with access to the survey. Student details will be deleted by ORIMA Research at the conclusion of the survey.

If your school does not receive a “Refusal of Consent” email from you before the survey begins, we will assume that you agree for your child to take part in the 2025 Attitudes to School Survey. Please remember, as noted above, the survey is voluntary: even with your consent, your child can choose to skip questions or stop doing the survey at any time.

For more information about this survey, including the questions your child will be asked to answer, please visit the department’s survey information page.

If you would like more information or have any concerns about the survey, please speak to your child’s teacher, or contact the department at school.surveys@education.vic.gov.au.

Happy Mother’s Day

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, I want to take a moment to honour and recognise the incredible mothers, grandmothers, guardians, and mother figures in our school community, for those that are with us and for those that in our hearts and memories.

Your love, support, and dedication play a vital role in shaping not only your children’s lives but also the heart of our school.

Thank you for the countless ways you nurture, guide, and inspire. Your involvement in your child’s education—whether through early morning routines, encouraging words, or your presence at school events—makes all the difference. You are true partners in our mission to help every student grow and thrive.

On behalf of our entire staff, we wish you a joyful and relaxing Mother’s Day. You deserve every bit of appreciation and more.

From my family to yours enjoy your special day with loved ones.

Noxia Angelides

Principal

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