Camps,Sport,Excursion Fund

For those families who have a current Health Care Card in the name of a parent/guardian, you are entitled to $400 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 26th June 2026.

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

Agreements and Consent

Review and acknowledgement by families of our Acceptable Use Agreement for Digital Technologies, and consent for a number of items is generally collected at the commencement of each academic year. However, moving forward as per Dept guidelines, permission now only needs to be given at the beginning of the students enrolment and will last until they leave the school.

If you did not complete this last year that means we currently do not have a record of consent/non consent provided by you. Please complete by Tuesday 10th February.

If you wish to change your permission at any stage you can email the school and it can be changed.

These permissions are found in the Course Confirmation menu, select 2026 Consent and Agreements. This page will give a description of each Permission/Agreement. At the bottom of the screen select ‘NEXT’, this will then give you the 4 Permission/Agreements, answer ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ to each of these then ‘PROCEED’

Please contact the office if you have trouble completing the permissions.

Spartan School Uniform Hours

We are excited to announce that we now have Grade 5/6 sports shirts available through Spartan. These new shirts will be worn for Interschool sports and other sports events. Having a dedicated sports shirt will give our students a sense of belonging when competing against other schools. They are available now in store or on line.

Hats

As we are now in Summer we have to be midful of the UV while students are outside. As it is school policy from mid-August to 30 April, when the UV idex reaches 3 or higher all students must wear a sun protective hat.

We ask that from now on you please make sure your child brings a hat to school each day.

Students who are not wearing an appropriate hat may be asked to play in the shade or in a suitable area protected from the sun.

Hats can be purchased from our uniform supplier Spartan School World in Ringwood.

Please make sure that your child's hat is clearly named.

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. She has some places available if you are interested for your student to begin piano lessons return the below Expression of Interest form to the school office and it will be passed onto Laurel.

Just Brass

Do you love music? Would you love to learn an instrument along with your friends? Just Brass is coming to Malborough Primay school again this year and we are offering free lessons and use of instrument for any interested students from year 3-6. The Ringwood Salvation Army is running this fantastic project to give back to the community and share the joy of music.

The program includes weekly lessons at school and transport to and from the Ringwood Salvation Army 49-53 Wantirna road every Friday after school. There, all students will participate in a brass band rehearsal and a tasty afternoon tea. If required, we will bus you back to school or your parents can drop into rehearsal and pick you up if they prefer.

Ask for forms at your school office. The program will commence Friday February 20th and limited spots are still available.

For any questions regarding the program please contact, Trudy Gittins (Just Brass co-ordinator) on 0450543651 or email trudyalg@gmail.com

District Swimming

The RDPSSA Swimming Carnival will be held at the Tintern swimming pool (access from Loma St.) on Monday 23rd February 2026.

Our District will be competing at the following times.

Ringwood & Warrandyte South
12.15pm – approximately 3pm (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.

Division Swimming @ Aquanation on Monday 2nd March

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

If your child can meet the requirements and can make their own way to and from the venue please email me at bonny.chisholm@education.vic.gov.au.

Please note my days at MPS are Wednesday and Thursdays.

Bonny Chisholm

PE Specialist.

Student of the Week