School Security - Please Help

As parents will know, we have a process in place where we lock all the external gates each morning once school has started, except the front entry gate. The gates are locked for two important reasons:

To ensure our students don't leave the school grounds unsupervised and without permission
To ensure unauthorised people do not enter the school grounds during school hours

In order for our students and local community to understand the importance of this security measure, we are seeking parent assistance in not climbing the fences to either leave or enter the school grounds during school hours. If you need to come in to the school during school hours the expectation is that you use the front gate and come immediately to the school office, this includes if you are dropping your children off late in the morning.

This is particulalry important if you are attending an event during the day or that conclude well into the day (such as the Fathers' Day events last week), please organise your arrival and departure via the front gate. The only exception to this is Friday's assembly, where all students are in the Rec Centre, we will ensure the gates are opened in time for parents to attend.

National Interschool Ski Compettion

In the week of the 18th August Malvern Primary had 14 students represent us in the Victorian Interschool Ski Competition at Mount Buller.

The students competed in both Ski Cross and Slalom events.

Our Division 6 Boys Alpine (Slalom) team came in 5th Place. Congratulations to Hugo Aardoom, Oscar Aardoom, Kai Ghijben and James Tuang on their result.

Our Division 6 Boys Alpine team of Hugo Aardoom, Oscar Aardoom, Kai Ghijben and Jasper Guan competed in the National Competition on Tuesday 2nd September (again at Mount Buller), coming 9th for the whole of Australia. Congratulations boys on your outstanding achievement!

Congratulations Evelyn!

Evelyn joined a local Artistic Skating club this year for regular systematic exercise lessons and training. She was subsequently invited to a League Competition Grand Final event held by The Artistic Skating Victoria Incorporated. During the competition, Evelyn won 3rd place of the Level 3 Figures 11 Years and under, and 1st place of Level 2 solo dance 11 years and under.

Well done Evelyn

2025 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey - Reminder

Parents have received the access details for the 2025 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey via COMPASS and we ask that you take the time to complete it before it closes on Friday 19 September 2025.

The survey is completed online and should take about 20 minutes to complete.

The survey can be completed on any internet enabled device (iPad, Desktop or Laptop, Smartphone) and is compatible with most browsers.

Thank you for taking the time to participate. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Attending in 2026

I know we are still in Term Three, but we are starting now to plan for the 2026 school year. We are close to finalising our Prep enrolment for 2026 and another important piece of information we need when planning for a new school year is how many students we will have across the rest of the school. This information is essential when we are planning the number of classes at each level and how much money will be available for staffing, specialist programs, etc.

If you know that your child will not be at Malvern Primary School in 2026, please let Robyn James know in writing as soon as possible (email: robyn.james@education.vic.gov.au). Please do not leave it until Term 4. We realise that some families find this conversation difficult for a range of reasons, however it will be a huge assistance to us to know as soon as possible.

Parent Teacher Meetings

On Wednesday 17th September (last Wednesday of this term) we will be holding our Term Three Parent Teacher meetings. There will be both in person and online options across the day.

Parents will be invited to book their appointments through COMPASS. Please watch the newsletter for updates.

Hats at School

School hats are to be worn during all outside activities, by all students and staff, as from the 1st September. It may be a good idea to start searching for the school hats now so your child has them for the 1st September. Hats are available from Bob Stewart (uniform provider).

Footy Colours Day

The last day of this term, Friday 19th September, is Footy Colours Day. Students are invited to wear footy colours (of any code) to join in the celebrations of Aussie Rules on the day. We will hold our traditional Trivia Quiz and sing along.

Students will be provided a sausage by the Parents' Association (no cost) for lunch, however parents may wish to provide extra food for lunch if their child requires it.

Last Day Term Three

Friday 19th September is the last day of Term Three. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm.

Their Care will provide care from 2.30pm.

First Day Term Four

Term Four commences on Monday 6th October

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