Principal's Report 

We, at Miners Rest Primary School, would like to acknowledge the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

We pay our respects and thank the Wadawurrung people.

May we share your land. We promise to look after it, as well as the animals and people too.

As we move with pace towards the end of the term, I would like to take this opportunity to share with our school community some of the events that we are looking forward to over the next few weeks...

Harmony Day - Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Our students will engage in an activity session with their buddy class, students are encouraged to wear orange to show their recognition of Harmony Day and bring along a gold coin donation to support the developemnt of an Indigenous-inspired garden at the front of the Millie Building.

Student-Led Conferences - As previously mentioned in the newsletter, our Student Led Conferences are now structured to ensure voice and learner agency of our students, as well as teacher input and input from our family members in attendance as well. Our teachers and students have been working really hard this week to plan for an informative, engaging and collaborative experience that involves all stakeholders, along with the sharing of the Student Learning Portfolios. We look forward to your attendance at the Student Led Conferences on March 24 & 25.

Athletics Day - The final event for our school to enjoy prior to holidays is the whole school Athletics event at Llanberris Recreation Reserve. Katherine and Emily have provided lots of information to families to ensure this day runs successfully for everyone. Please ensure that you are familiar with all of the processes related to the day and we look forward to having our school community join us for a fabulous day of fun and competition.

School Supervision - Please be advised that school supervision for students commences at 8:45 am each morning and concludes at 3:35 pm each afternoon. Outside of these times, we cannot guarantee student supervision and therefore, in relation to student safety, we ask that children are not onsite before supervision times. Thank you for your support with this matter.

The Readiness for Learning session at the beginning of each day (8:45 am - 8:55 am) across all classrooms, is strategically developed to build routines, relationships and establish organisational behaviours to support successful learning routines. 

OSHC - Just a reminder to our families that OSHC will be available for students on the morning of Thursday April 3 (Athletics Day). We strongly recommend booking for your children, if you have not already done so, for the afternoon of Thursday April 3. As students will be collected by families from Llanberris at the conclusion of the Athletics Day presentations, the school will organise transport from Llanberris back to the school for students attending OSHC on that afternoon.

Assembly - We hope to see our families and school community at assembly this Friday.

With kind regards,

Kylie Nissen.