Principal's Message

Dear Students, Parents, Carers and Families

NATIONAL SORRY DAY

On Friday 26th of May Maramba participated in National Sorry Day. This is a special day where we acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people in Australia’s history. 

In our Visual Art sessions, we have talked about the importance of saying sorry and learning from our mistakes. In the middle to upper school, we discussed the stolen generation and how we can help to repair the damage of our past.

Students were then invited to paint an Aboriginal dot painting on a piece of bark that was collected from the grounds in the Dandenong Ranges. Students learnt that Aboriginal dot paintings originated from the Northern Territory. Art teacher, Geoffrey Bardon, noticed members of the community doing amazing artwork in the sand. He encouraged them to paint murals on the school walls and then onto canvases. This began the famous Papunya Tula Art Movement. Most Aboriginal art works hold sacred meanings. Students in the upper school were invited to add symbols to their designs to tell a story. The junior and middle school students were encouraged to create a pattern using dots and lines.

Students used a variety of wooden tools to create the dots with acrylic paint and paint brushes and sponges to block in areas of paint. Finally, paint markers were used to write students names and add extra details.

I am super proud of the student's enthusiasm and standard of work. We definitely have artists in the making!

PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE

Well done to all our students who have made a great start to the Premier’s Reading Challenge!

Well done to the Mindful Munchkins, Brainy Bees, Persistent Pod, Learning League, Dream Team, and Creative Crew where every student has finished reading at least one Challenge book!  These classes will be in the running for the first class to have every student finish the Challenge!

Great to see the following students lead the way in their classroom by completing the most books:

Confident Crew: Gopi

Powerful Pride: Walter

Mindful Munchkins: Jaxon B

Brainy Bees: Leo

Persistent Pod: Shivansh

Hard Working Hive: Toby

Learning League: Liam M and Oliver

Dream Team: Evelyn and Kashika

Talented Team: Sabrina

Creative Crew: Steffy

The Dream Believers: Dean

I wonder if one of these students will end up being the first student in their class to finish the Challenge or the first student to reach 100 books or maybe even our super reader! 

Our Weekly Super Reader who has completed the most reading during this week and will receive a certificate at assembly next week is Shivansh.

Our Weekly Super Reading Class this week is Room 11. 

I hope you all have a chance to do some reading over the long weekend as you relax! 

A MESSAGE FROM THEIRCARE

Dear Maramba Families, 

We are reaching out to you via this survey to gain further understanding of the need for a Holiday Program being added to the current TheirCare Services that we provide. 

If you can please take 5 minutes of your time to complete this survey, it would be greatly appreciated. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8QV6TW9

Thank you, 

The TheirCare Team

ENROLLING IN FOUNDATION 2024 

If you are or know of someone who would be interested in joining our Maramba community for Foundation 2024 please let them know! If your interested in attending a school tour pleas contact the school administration on 03 9796 7150.

 What’s on:

• Guided tours of our spacious and amazing learning areas. 
• Learn more about our school’s unique qualities
• Learn about our specialists programs of STEAM, performing arts, visual arts, physical education and kitchen garden
• Explore our extensive grounds and facilities

PLEASE NOTE:

With the new enrolment process being implemented by the Department of Education and Training, Foundation enrolments for 2024 will close on JULY 28th of 2023.

Take care and stay safe!

Kind regards,

Darren Wallace

Principal