THE SIGNAL

From the 

Assistant Principal

INSPIRING CURIOUS MINDS

I AM GRATEFUL FOR...

Our new friendship tree cover! A huge thank you to Anna Barden for her tireless and continued amazing work in providing such a vibrant and exciting environment for or students.

A WISE OLD OWL SAT IN AN OAK, THE MORE IT SAW THE LESS IT SPOKE, THE LESS IT SPOKE THE MORE IT HEARD, WHY CAN'T WE BE LIKE THAT WISE OLD BIRD
A WISE OLD OWL SAT IN AN OAK, THE MORE IT SAW THE LESS IT SPOKE, THE LESS IT SPOKE THE MORE IT HEARD, WHY CAN'T WE BE LIKE THAT WISE OLD BIRD

WELCOME TO NICOLE ARNOLD

I would like to take the opportunity formally welcome Nicole Arnold as our new Principal on behalf of the South Melbourne Park Primary School. We are excited to have Nicole lead us in the next chapter of our journey to “inspire the next generation of curious minds”.

PUPIL FREE DAY - FRIDAY 02 SEPTEMBER

School Council has approved our pupil free day for this Term to be Friday the 2nd of September. Students do not attend school on this day. TheirCare will be providing an all day service for families using TheirCare on this day. More communication will be sent out via TheirCare.

KIDS HELPLINE

Teaching our students to be responsible digital citizens is more important than ever before after the last few years. Our Year 3-6 students participated in online sessions with the Kids Helpline to learn more about cyberbullying. Our students learnt to:

  • Understand what cyberbullying is (and isn’t)
  • Know what to do if you are being cyberbullied
  • Practice strategies to respond to cyberbullying
  • Learn where to get help and report cyberbullying
  • Understand why kids sometimes cyberbully

You can find more information about the sessions here: https://kidshelpline.com.au/schools/sessions/ 

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

Thank you to all our parents for attending our Student Led Conferences. A student-led conference is a meeting with a student, their family and teachers. During this meeting the student shares their pieces of work that they are proud of, discusses progress with family members and finally students share their goals for their future learning. The student facilitates the meeting from start to finish. It was fantastic to see our students confidently sharing their learning with their families.

START OF TERM CURRICULUM DAY

We had a curriculum day for the first day of this Term. During this time our staff engaged in rich professional learning about giving and receiving feedback and how to develop rich, engaging, mathematics learning experiences for our students.

WOODFROG BAKERY SOUTH MELBOURNE - THANK YOU!

A big thank you to Will, Niv and the team at Woodfrog Bakery South Melbourne, who generously donated beautiful raisin bread, white sour dough and fruit buns to the Breakfast Club. Thank you so much for your donations and supporting our students.

BIKE ENGRAVING

Attention all bike enthusiasts; clear your diaries! The local Police will be providing FREE bike engraving to the students, parents and guardians of South Melbourne Park PS.

 

Date: Monday 8th August 2022 at 3:00pm until 4:00pm. 

Just bring your bike and driver’s licence or photo identification.

Bike security is paramount in preventing bike theft. There are steps you can take to best protect your bike when you are out and about:

🔒LOCK IT: Use a good quality D-Lock.

💡SECURE IT: Secure your bike in a well lit area.

🚴PARK IT: Park it safely in the school bike cage. 

📝RECORD IT: Record the make, model and serial number.

📞If your bike has been stolen ensure that you report it through 131 444.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATTHEW VINES

Assistant Principal