Leadership @ MPS
Montmorency Primary School
Oval Upgrade - A Setback, But We're Not Giving Up! 🌱🏉
Unfortunately, I have some disappointing news to share regarding our proposed oval redevelopment. Despite submitting what I felt was a very strong application to the Department's Capital Works Fund, we were unsuccessful in securing funding in this year's round. Naturally, this was a frustrating outcome, particularly given the considerable work that has gone into developing the proposal and the enormous benefits the project would deliver for both our students and the wider community.
That said, this is certainly not the end of the road! I continue to work closely with AFL Victoria and several other organisations to explore every possible avenue to bring our Field of Futures vision to life. These things can take time, and while there may be a few hurdles along the way, I remain determined to make this happen. In the meantime, I encourage everyone to continue supporting our MPS fundraising initiatives wherever possible. Every raffle ticket purchased, event supported and donation made helps us build our Field of Futures Fun-d, strengthening our capacity to contribute financially when the opportunity to progress the project arises.
2027 Internal Transition Day - Tuesday 8 December 🏫👋
A quick heads-up that our annual Internal Transition Day will take place on Tuesday 8 December. This is an important and exciting day on our school calendar, with students spending the majority of the day with their new class and teacher for 2027. It's a fantastic opportunity to begin building relationships, become familiar with new classmates and start looking ahead to the next school year with confidence and excitement.
Behind the scenes, we are continuing to work incredibly hard on student placements and the many considerations that go into forming classes for the following year. As you can appreciate, this is a significant undertaking, and we are committed to getting these arrangements as right as possible for all students.
Our 2027 classroom teacher placements will also be communicated to families in the coming weeks, ahead of Transition Day on 8 December. There's plenty happening as we prepare for another exciting year at Monty Primary!
Chritmas Raffle - Donations and Tickets 🎁🎟️
Our annual MPS Christmas Raffle has officially launched, and we're hoping to make this year's collection of prizes and hampers bigger and better than ever! As always, this is a wonderful opportunity to spread some Christmas cheer while raising valuable funds for our school.
We're currently seeking donations from our generous community to help us put together some fantastic Christmas hampers. Things like chocolates, biscuits, Christmas treats, gift vouchers, toys, games, books, pamper products, homewares and other goodies would all be greatly appreciated. Whether it's one small item or something a little bigger, every contribution helps!
Raffle tickets are also available to purchase now here. Please share the link far and wide with friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. The more tickets we sell, the more funds we raise for our school and the more Christmas excitement we can spread!
Christmas Concert and Art Show - Save the Date! 🎄🎨
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Monty Primary! With the end of another big school year fast approaching, we're looking forward to one of the highlights of our school calendar - our annual Christmas Concert and Art Show!
This year's event will take place on Thursday 10 December, commencing at 6:00 pm, here at school. It's always such a wonderful opportunity to bring our community together, celebrate the festive season and showcase the incredible talents of our students. Between the Christmas performances, amazing student artwork and the excitement that comes with the end of the school year, it's shaping up to be another fantastic evening. Make sure the date is in your calendar, dust off those Christmas outfits and get ready for a wonderful night of festive fun!
Foundation 2027 - Transition Complete 🎒🌟
Our Foundation 2027 transition program has officially wrapped up, and what a fantastic time we've had getting to know our newest little Monty students! Across the transition sessions, it has been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they've explored their future classrooms, met some new friends and started to become familiar with life at MPS.
They certainly seem like a wonderful bunch, and with plenty of younger siblings joining us next year, there are already lots of familiar faces amongst the group! We're incredibly excited to welcome them all back in 2027, this time as official members of the MPS community. We can't wait to see them begin their primary school journey with us!
Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget 🌹🕯️
On Wednesday, I had the privilege of attending the annual Remembrance Day service at the Montmorency-Eltham RSL alongside our two school captains. It was a meaningful occasion and a wonderful opportunity for our student leaders to represent Montmorency Primary School with pride, joining members of the local community to pause, reflect and pay our respects to those who have served and sacrificed.
Our school also contributed a beautiful piece of student artwork to the RSL's annual Remembrance Day art competition, which was a lovely way for our students to engage with the significance of the occasion. Thank you to everyone involved in representing our school and helping to keep the importance of remembrance alive for the next generation.
Lest we forget.
Paul Wickham, Principal paul.wickham@education.vic.gov.au
Ady Wall, Assistant Principal & Disability Inclusion adrienne.wall@education.vic.gov.au
Matt Lewis, Curriculum matthew.lewis@education.vic.gov.au
Margarita Strateas, Wellbeing & Engagement margarita.strateas@education.vic.gov.au