Senior School  

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This Week

The Leadership Centre has been working very hard on putting together their speeches for the upcoming Public Speaking Competition in English classes and has also been learning about different methods to effectively capture their audience. In Maths, students have been learning strategies (such as bar models, number bonds, area models, and vertical algorithms) to calculate and solve multiplication and division problems. We are also learning about different forms of design and how we can see design creatively in the world around us. 

In 3/4, students have read, The Mess That We Made by Julia Blattman and Michelle Lord. The book is a call to action to prevent pollution and overfishing to save our seas. We have then used this knowledge to learn about exposition writing, by convincing readers to protect our ocean. In writing, we have had a particular focus on extending our ideas by turning simple sentences into complex sentences. During Maths, we have focused on solving worded problems involving multiplication and division. It has been a busy week of learning, with a building eagerness for 3/4 camp next week!

Looking Ahead

We are excited for all that Term 4 has in store and look forward to a fantastic term of learning, growth and new experiences! 

Warm regards,

The Senior School Team

Nick, Julia, Amanda, Gabby, Yana, Miss Liu, Roz, Miss Teo, Ciara, Claire and Sam 

Reminders:

• Year 3/4 CYC ADANAC 2026 next week! Students to arrive to school at the usual time on Wednesday. Please ensure if medication is being brought, that it is labelled clearly.
• Please label all belongings for camp!
• EveryBODY Program begins for Year 5/6 students and will run weekly for the first 3 weeks of Term 4.
• Reminder to please leave toys at home.
• Students are to wear hats during lunch and recess play. If your child brings their hat home during the week, please ensure that is it placed back in their bags for the following day.

Attention Year 6 Families - Baby Photos for Graduation 

We are looking forward to celebrating Year 6 graduation at the end of the year, with preparations already underway!

One of our beloved traditions is sharing three baby photos from between the ages of 0-5 as part of the presentation. We are asking if you could please email to us with these three photos in an attachment by November 30th. We are aware that there have been some issues with this email - gradesixgraduation@gmail.com. So we would kindly recommend that you send the photos to your child's classroom teacher instead through Compass. 

We usually recommend one baby photo, one toddler and one around kinder age, but any family favourites will be great! 

Also, if your child attended another school prior to MPRPS and you have their school photos, it would also be much appreciated if you could send those through. 

We will send reminder messages over the coming weeks, but we like to get an early start as it takes a while to collate everything! Thank you so much for your support! 

Pupil of the Week

3/4N: Meg W

Well done on using your love of learning to challenge yourself in all learning areas.

3/4J: Cole S

For your love of learning in Maths this week! You should be especially proud of your efforts using number bonds to solve division problems. Keep up the hard work and determination Cole!

3/4A:  Maddy J 

For demonstrating a love of learning when writing about how to reduce pollution in the ocean.

3/4G:  Sophie W

For consistently completing work to a high standard and expressing your ideas so eloquently in your writing. Fantastic work!

3/4M: Radin F

For consistently sharing thoughtful ideas when engaging with our class text ‘The mess that we made’. 

5/6R: Mia T

For confidently partitioning numbers using number bonds and the distributive property to solve multiplication and division problems.

5/6JS: Donovan S

Donovan, congratulations on the effort you have put into maths over the past few weeks! You have been stepping up to the challenge and working hard to improve your multiplication and division skills. Keep up the great work, Donovan!

5/6C: Emma P

For demonstrating a Love of learning during our Literacy sessions, working to continue to improve your writing, revising your work and using word association to eliminate repetition.

5/6T: Novella F

For putting together a wonderful and engaging introduction for her speech on how she sees her future.