From the Principal's desk
Together we learn, lead and achieve
Dear Monty South Community,
2021 has been quite an extraordinary year! Despite the obstacles and challenges, we have achieved and celebrated many great things and we all should be very proud of our achievements! I would like to thank all those who have contributed to Montmorency South Primary School over the past year-parents, community members, staff and students.
I would particularly like to express my appreciation to our School Council for their support and advice throughout the 2021 school year. Thank you, Marcus Walsh (President), Shayley Holland (Vice President), Vanessa Edwards (Treasurer), Naomi Ivers, Mitchell Dintinosante, Jane Plunkett, Nghiem Tran, Danielle Lee, Cecelia Ramsdale, Emma DiPietro and Steve Gartner.
I would also like to thank the Parents and Friends Committee for their continued commitment. Despite many of their fundraising activities being cancelled due to Covid, they still met regularly and planned activities wherever possible. The fact they do it with such a small group of committed parents is inspiring. If you would like to join the P&F team in 2022 they would welcome your commitment in any way you can – big or small.
We are one big team here at MSPS. I really believe the best way children achieve their potential and best outcomes is when parents and the school work together.
I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful contributions made by parents and staff at Montmorency South Primary School. It is only with this effort and sense of community that our school continues to be the learning community it is widely acknowledged as being.
To the Executive Team, Naomi Ivers (Assistant Principal), Monique Rankin (Leading Teacher), and Paula Hogan (Business Manager) – they have been wonderful in their consistent and unwavering support they give to myself and the staff during the year.
Finally, a huge thank you to Paula Hogan (Business Manager), Victoria Hall, Amanda Ringin, Kirstie Lay, Robyn Hamilton and Jenny Vergers. The hard work of our office staff never goes unnoticed as they keep the school running smoothly, always with a smile on their faces.
It is an honour and a privilege to be a part of the great team at Monty South and I look forward to leading this amazing school in 2022!
Community Alert
Two of our students this week were approached on Panorama Ave, near the water tower, by an unknown male. The man exhibited inappropriate behaviour towards the students. Please be aware of this incident and report any further incidents to the local police.
Lost Property
A large amount of lost property items was collected after school yesterday. The remainder will be available at the office today (Friday 17th Dec) and during the first week of school next year. Please ensure you or your child/ren have a look for any lost belongings. Items not collected will be donated to charity after Friday 4th Feb, 2022.
Congratulations to Year 6 Captains for 2022
School Captains – Annabelle King and Lennon Mihailovic
School Vice Captains – Tommy Everett and Addison Seabridge
Sport Captains – Oscar Whitmore and Claudia Williams
Performing Arts – Ella Cordi and Maddy Hill
Visual Art Captains – Beatrix Bover and Annabelle Lowe
French Captains – Lily Bonnaci and Hope Christian
Library Captains – Stefani Di Pietro and Alex Pezzin
Environmental Captains – Isla Chessell and Elodie Holm
Wellbeing Captains – Abby Habolt and Kiera Van Der Plyum
ICT Captains – Noah Martin and Brady O’Connor
Strix House Captains – Bede Heley and Skye Keech
Otis House Captains – Sam Doody and Lily Tobias
Ninox House Captains – Lola Harris and Evie Hume
Tyto House Captains – Cooper Haynes and Ava Thickins
Congratulation also to
David McKenzie Award, given in recognition of a commitment to social justice, care for fellow students and exemplary leadership skills – Ben Maywald, 6A
Judith Ireland Award, awarded in recognition of academic application, social responsibility and community participation. We are pleased to award this to Max Wilson, 6B.
Well done we are so proud of you both.
Farewell Year 6
We, of course, say farewell also to the Graduating Class of 2021. On Wednesday night, at the Graduation Ceremony, we had the opportunity to appropriately acknowledge their individual and collective contribution to our school. These students have represented the school so well during their time here. However, it is now time for them to enter the next exciting phase of their lives – secondary school and their emerging teenage years.
We wish them all the best for their secondary schooling and hope that their futures are happy and successful. The next years of their lives will be full of new adventures, new teachers and new friends. We hope that they remember to study hard and be kind to their parents! A HUGE thank you to the Year 6 staff Andy Glembin, Rebecca Buckley, Hayley Hender, Jess Head and Andy Coates who put in so much effort to create a memorable graduation ceremony.
To Sarah Grace Abraham, Maia and Nina Aguilar Becerril, Aysha Aksoyoglu, Heidi Alm, Lachlan Anderson, Annabel Apostola, Robert Ashby, Joseph Barker, Eloise Barnett, Sophie Bird, Lucas Boscariol, Roy Bowman, Amy Brilliant, Jaxson Brookes, Oliver Brown, Peyton Cameron, Sienna Christian, Eleni Christophidis, Nicholas Coombs, Micheala Curtis, Talal Dabab, Astrid Dabelstein, Max De Petro, Lucas Devlin, Ava Di Carlo, Matilda Edwards, Angus Egan, Thomas Faulks, Pixie Ferguson, Kokoro Finger, Liam Fox, Eve Gainsmith, Sophia Gallagher, Raphael Geralis, Koby Gilbert, Madden Glen, Amalia Gomez, Ella-Rose Gregory, Amelia Grzechnik, Olivia Halbish, April Hammond, Beau Hansen, Pip Hanson, Kylah Harrison, Marlee Hatton, Arlo Henrick-Fries, Angus Heppleston, Phoebe Hogan, Charles Hoo, Archer Hopley Thompson, Lola Howat, Zahli Jimeno, Ruby Johnston, Yuriko Johnstone, Jaxon Kohu, Lee Konynenbrug, Ruby Lambert, Elijah Larratt, Zeke Larsen, Stephanie Lawry, Chloe Lee, Marlee Lewis, Jack Linnestad, Amelia Little, Mya Lyons, Sean Mac Manus, Leni MacDonald, Max MacDonald, Alistair Mackay, Xavier Maddison-Grey, Zian Mahanta, Oskar Mann, Joel Mariani, Leah Mathews, Benjamin Maywald, Benjamin McNish, Emma Moran, Jakes Morrow, Troy Neven, Campbell Newey, Hieu Nguyen, Holly Nicholls, James Norman, Jack Noseda, Charlie O’Donnell, Wilf O’Neill, Chase Oosterweghel, Alexandra Parry, Jem Pearsall, Victoria Perizzolo, Cassandra Pinto Calleja, Emma Plunkett-Zbaracki, Oliver Price, Alex Reddrop, Harper Reed, Veya Ricks, Chanel Rochford, Campbell Rose, Oliver Russell, Xena Salerno, Aviv Shafran, Evie Simon, Charlie Skerritt, Zoe Smith, Genevieve Spina, Cody Stuart, Amy Thomson, Oscar Thomson, James Thorn, Gabriel Tran, Telulah Twohig, Annalies Veldman, Stefanie Villarreal, Oliver Von Tunk, Matthew Walsh, Maximilian Wendler, Max Wilson, Felix Winfield, Maddison Wright, May Zavadil and Reena Zhang.
At the graduation ceremony, I read a book and have been asked to share its name. This is a beautiful picture book that encourages us all to go forth and be ourselves; a perfect book for our Year 6 graduating students. The book is “Be You” by Peter H. Reynolds.
I would like to thank you for your contribution to Montmorency South Primary School. You have helped to make our school a special place. Good luck as you move onto secondary school and beyond. Make sure you come back and visit us, as you will always be welcome. A large number of families will conclude their association with Montmorency South Primary School as their child graduates this year. Our best wishes and thanks go to these families for their contribution, support and assistance over the years.
Thank you to the Aguilar Becerril, Alm, Apostola, Ashby, Barker, Boscariol, Brilliant, Brown, Coombs, Curtis, Dabelstein, De Petro, Devlin, Egan, Ferguson, Fox, Gallagher, Glen, Gomez, Gregory, Grzechnik, Halbish, Hammond, Hanson, Hatton, Henrick-Fries, Hogan, Hoo, Hopley Thompson, Howat, Johnston, Johnstone, Konynenburg, Larsen, Lewis, Little, Mahanta, Mariani, Maywald, McNish, Moran, Morrow, Newey, O’Donnell, O’Neill, Oosterweghel, Pearsall, Pinot Claaeja, Plunket-Zbaracki, Price, Reed, Ricks, Rochford, Rose, Russell, Simon, Skerritt, Smith, Stuart, Thomson (Amy), Thomson (Oscar), Velman, Von Tunk, Walsh, Wright and Zhang families.
We have some students leaving our school before Year 6 and I want to wish them well at their new schools. I hope you and your families will always cherish your fabulous memories at Montmorency South. Goodbye and good luck to Ella and Ava Boyd, Tully Thomson, Amelia Hope and Naomi Reeve who will be leaving us to make new homes interstate. We wish you well.
Staff farewells
We also have a few staff who are leaving us next year.
Cath Kingshott, SAKG,
Megane Autin, French
Sharon Arena, PE
Chilli Mitchell, ES
We wish them all the very best in their new ventures and roles and thank them for their contribution to our school over the years.
2022 and Staffing
The enrolments from 2021 going into 2022 have changed a little. We are ending the 2021 year with 680 students and commencing with 2022 with 660 students.
Please find the staffing structure for 2022:
Classroom Teachers
Prep A – Rachael Higgs
Prep B – Kate L’Huillier
Prep C – Michelle Bardsley
Prep D – Mitchell Dintinosante
Junior 1A – Maddy Macleod
Junior 1B – Keera Glass
Junior 1C – Dale Weston
Junior 1D –Maddy McHugh
Junior 2A – Lori O’Neill
Junior 2B – Jess Head
Junior 2C – Tracey Cole
Junior 2D – David McFarlane
Middle 3A – Aili Adamson
Middle 3B – Karah Hatzimihail
Middle 3C – Brad Kendall
Middle 3D – Rachel Phillips
Middle 4A – Nerinda Hodgson
Middle 4B – Katie Borczuch/Lucy Skipper
Middle 4C – Chris Anagnostou
Middle 4D– Eliza Crellin
Senior 5A – Tegan Caldwell
Senior 5B – Bianca Hrovat
Senior 5C – Lisa Symons/Chelsea Ross
Senior 5D – Daniel Jacobs
Senior 5E – Lachlan Holmes
Senior 6A – Andy Glembin
Senior 6B – Trish Malmo
Senior 6C – Hayley Hender
Senior 6D – Bec Buckley
Specialists Teachers
Inclusion Officer– Shirley O’Neill
Library – Clare Iob
Physical Education – Sharon Moore
LOTE – French – Helen Giller/ Anna Luberto
Art – Sally Cotterill/ Jenny Farrelly
SAKG – Cathryn Hulme (kitchen)/ Jenny Farrelly (garden)
Performing Arts – Jude Barry/ Emily Kilkenny/ Andy Coates
Indigenous Studies – Tara DeBondi
ICT– Jenny Hutchinson
Wellbeing – Yo Robertson
Tutoring - Amanda McDonald/ Jacqui Rapsey
Education Support Staff
Kate Little, Jhye Burton, Cath Rankin, Marie Smyth, Nancy Nolev, Vicki Mules, Cas Rigby, Carol Browne, Kirstie Lay
Administration/Office
Business Manager – Paula Hogan
Admin Support – Amanda Ringin, Kirstie Lay, Robyn Hamilton, Jenny Vergers
ICT Manager – Jenny Hutchinson
First Aid – Victoria Hall
Executive Leadership
Principal – Leanne Sheean
Assistant Principal – Naomi Ivers
Leading Teacher – Monique Rankin
Final Curriculum Day and Evaluation of Programs – Friday 17 Dec
On the last day of the school year, the staff are evaluating the 2021 year and making recommendation for 2022. During the day we will review our units, including specialist and ES staff and many of our whole school programs. This evaluation, and the recommendations, will form the basis of our school review next year. A report of this day will be tabled at 2022 Education and School Council meetings.
Student Reports
Semester Two reports are now available on Compass. I know you will find these to be most informative and a celebration of what your child has achieved this year. Thank you to the teaching staff who have spent much time making sure the reports and the portfolios are an accurate picture of your child’s learning throughout the second half of 2021.
Year 6 and departing students will not have access to their Compass login once the system roll over happens mid-January. We recommend you download and save or print all reports asap.
School Return in 2022
School resumes for students from Year 1 to 6 on Tuesday 1st February.
The first of four Wednesday assessment days will begin on 2nd February. Prep students will attend their scheduled time on their given date.
All Preps will commence school on Thursday 3rd February.
Thank you to all members of the Montmorency South Primary School Community for your support throughout 2021 and for your many good wishes and words of appreciation.
Have a peaceful, healthy, safe and Merry Christmas and a relaxing holiday period. Best Wishes to all for a prosperous 2022.
Best Wishes
Leanne Sheean
Principal
COMMUNITY NEWS
Position Vacant – OSHC Coordinator Yarrambat Primary School is seeking a suitable and qualified OSHC Coordinator. This is a full time, ES L1R2 position Contact the school Assistant Principal, Sam Fleming on: 9436 1464 or find the role advertised on ROL.
DET School Holiday Programs
The Department of Education and Training is pleased to offer School Holiday Programs for at risk young people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Registrations are now open for the 2022 Summer School Holiday Programs. Places will fill fast. See the attached flyers for more information.
Eltham CFA
The Eltham CFA are doing a lolly drop on Saturday 19th December. Please see the flyer for times and locations.
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Montmorency South Primary School acknowledges traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to elders both past, present and future.
‘Montmorency South is an inclusive learning community where students are inspired to be respectful, creative, curious and independent learners.’
Our Belief:
We believe that every person in our Montmorency South school community has the capacity to assist each student in attaining our vision.
Motto - Together we learn, lead and achieve