Principal's Message

ICE Showcase - Friday 14th June

Students and staff are super excited to share and celebrate their work at the ICE Showcase next Friday!

Parents, carers and families are welcome to join us in our celebration. If you are free and able, please make your way to the hall at 2.45pm. There will be a number of QR codes spread throughout reception and the hall in order for you to sign in electronically. 

Can't wait to see you there!!

Wellbeing Fundraiser - Tom M

On the 28th of June the Year 6 Wellbeing Team will be running a ‘Toy Day’ fundraiser. On the day, students can wear their pyjamas and bring a stuffed toy for a gold coin donation, additionally there will be a donation tub in the foyer for spare fidget tools. This and the money will be going towards new fidget and wellbeing tools for all of the classes.

Staffing Update

We congratulate Andrew Shaw, Assistant Principal, on his recent appointment to DE as the Disability Inclusion Senior Implementation Officer role for SEV region starting at the beginning of Term 3. 

Andrew has been a driving force at MPRPS for the last 16 years and has taught every Year level across the school. He is well known for his kindness, sense of humour and the support he has given us all at MPRPS in his most recent role as AP. Andrew will leave an extensive legacy behind at MPRPS which of course includes singalongs (he can always be relied on to join classes with his guitar) our approach to feedback (introducing our very own take on the feedback sandwich), our street library, various skits - particularly across remote learning. 

We will miss him, but are also excited for him to be able to start a new position much closer to his home and young family. We are working on ways to ensure Andrew doesn’t forget us and will hold a farewell in the final weeks Assembly. 

We welcome Ashley Akers until the end of the term for Cassie Brisbane, in FC. Unfortunately Cassie will not return in 2024, following  a significant health episode. She is home and on the path to recovering of course we wish her well and are supporting her to stay connected with us but to be able to focus on her health.

As we approach the long weekend we are taking a moment to remember our lovely colleague and classroom teacher Miss Jo Lancaster, who passed away 12 months ago.

I have spoken with staff and students from her class last year and we will be supporting people to wear something pink on Tuesday (our Curriculum Day) and Wednesday. We will light candles out at the front of the school at the rose bushes planted in memory of Jo.