Principal's Message

Curriculum Day

I hope all of our families were able to take some time out to enjoy the long weekend. Staff enjoyed an engaging day with Rob Vingerhoets a Mathematics Consultant. We learnt about the power of key words, lots of engaging and challenging games to connect students to Mathematics and different ways to plan and cover the curriculum. I hope you caught us on Instagram ordering a range of different types of numbers and justifying our decisions as just one of the activities.

Upcoming Events

We are excited to be looking forward to the last part of the term with 

Week 9:

• 3 Way Conferences Years 1-6 onsite - Mar 21 - 25 (Bookings opened today on Sentral)
• School Nurse - Foundation 
• School Photos - Monday Mar 21st
• Harmony Day - Friday 25th Mar

Week 10:

• 5/6 Camp  Mar 29 - Apr 1st

Week 11

• Guided Inquiry Showcase - Wed Apr 6
• Colour Fun Run - Thursday Apr 7
• Family Breakfast, Easter Raffle, Easter Hat Parade - Friday Apr 8

First Parents & Friends Meeting for 2022

Our first Parents & Friends Meeting for 2022 was held in the Hall on Thursday 10th of March at 9.00am. Thank you to Flip, parents and Class Reps for joining us. We also had Claire Andrews join in her role as a part of the Community Connections part of our Engagement and Wellbeing  School Improvement team. Upcoming events for Term 1 and 2 including Family Breakfast, Mother’s Day Stall, Head Lice Checks on Friday at 9.30am were discussed and fundraising activities alongside parent get togethers. More details are in the Parents and Friends page. The P&F tries to vary the days and times they meet so that everyone can attend.

School Nurse

Belinda Lock our DET school nurse will start her visit next week. All Foundation families will have received a questionnaire pack that has been returned school and is used by Belinda to support her visit. We are fortunate that Belinda has been visit our school for a number of years and is familiar with MPRPS.

Easter Hat Parade & Raffle

We are so excited to host our Easter Hat Parade this year along with our Family Breakfast and Easter Raffle, on the last day of Term 1 Friday 8th April (weather permitting). Family breakfast will start at 7:30am with the Easter Hat Parade starting at 9am. Students will have the opportunity to parade around the courtyard with their class showing of their Easter Hat Creation. Before the parade starts, families that have returned their raffle tickets by Monday April 4th will go in the draw to win one of the Easter Raffle Baskets with donations being accepted from today through Reception. 

A message from the Student Representative Council:

Our Junior SRC Representatives are working on their first project for the year – a seed collection for our school garden! While we are looking for seasonal vegetables to plant straight away, we are also asking for any other vegetable or flower seeds that we can use throughout the year. We are also interested in setting up a small greenhouse to help nurture our seedlings before planting. If you have anything that might be suitable and you are not using it anymore please reach out! There is a seed donation box in the office ready to make collections.

Thank you, 

Ella Gasowski and the Junior SRCs.

Harmony Week 'We all belong'

Harmony Week (Monday 21st - Sunday 27th March) celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.​ We will be celebrating our own Harmony Day on Friday 25th March where students will participate in activities and be encouraged to dress up in either traditional clothing of the culture they identify with or colours of their flag. Whitehorse Council will also be celebrating Harmony Week with a concert held at Strathdon House and orchard Precinct in Forest Hill on Sunday March 20th. See the link for more details https://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/things-do/festivals-and-events/harmony-day