Important Information

Building a national picture of child health (for Foundation students only)

From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).The AEDC is a teacher-completed census (similar to a questionnaire) which provides a comprehensive picture of how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school

The AEDC is an Australian Government Initiative and is completed nationally every three years. Children don’t miss any class time while the AEDC is completed, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information. 

The data collected through the AEDC is used by schools, communities and governments to better understand children and families’ needs, and identify the services, resources and support they need.

AEDC data is reported at a school, community, state/territory and national level. AEDC results for individual children are not reported and the AEDC is not used as an individual diagnostic tool.

Some teachers have found that completing the AEDC made them more aware of the needs of individual children and their class, and that the data was useful for planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing programs.

Participation in the AEDC is voluntary, however the AEDC relies on all schools with children in their first year of full-time school participating in the collection. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.

To find out more about the AEDC and how it is being used to help children and families visit: www.aedc.gov.au.

If you wish for your child to opt-out of the survey contact Andrew Shaw on (03) 98781730 or  mt.pleasant.road.ps@education.vic.gov.au before May 15th.

Maths Challenge

As part of our school's enrichment program, we invite students working well-above the expected level in Mathematics to participate in the Maths Challenge each year. It is hosted by the Australian Maths Trust.

The Maths Challenge is a problem solving program for teachers to deliver to students in Years 3 to 10.

The Maths Challenge aims to foster students’ understanding of the power of mathematics and the joy of mathematical problem-solving. It provides teachers with engaging and accessible materials to support and develop their maths teaching practice, and can help them identify and support students excellening in Mathematics. The Maths Challenge contains unique problems designed each year by leading educators and academics to challenge and extend students’ problem-solving skills

The Maths Challenge will begin next week and is designed to be run over a 3 - 4 week period.

School Lunch Orders - Thursdays

We are excited to let you know that lunch orders are back! These will begin in Term 2 and be available every Thursday for purchase. Please find attached the menu to see what is available. Orders will need to be placed via the Flexischools App

Parent Reps for each class for 2024. 

FC - Justine Williams 

FE - Belinda Stapleton and Tony Chung 

FT - Noureen Changani

1/2A - Anna Dowling 

1/2KS - Ritika Verma 

1/2M - Georgie Hill 

1/2S - Eunice Ouano 

1/2E - Farzad Aghakarim Alamdara 

3/4RM - Sally Harris

3/4B - Sarah Kirby

3/4W - Mais Sukkar

3/4S - Dayna Bailey

3/4K - Veronica Iredale and Kirsty Ojeda

5/6N - Jodi Vale

5/6S - Sarah Kirby

5/6E - Vaishali Jain

5/6FL - Ruchita Modi

5/6C - Vaishali Jain