Mentone Park Primary School Newsletter: October 2017

PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

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OCT

19^th – Parent Forum 6pm, PFA Meeting

20th - Students V Teachers Basketball

24^th – Buildings and Grounds / Education Meeting. 6pm

25^th- Kinder Transition 9:15 – 10:45, ART Show 5 – 7pm

27^th – Play is the Way Open Day 11:30am – 1:30pm

30^th – School Council 6pm

NOV

3^rd – Whole School and Grade 6 Graduation photographs 1pm
7^th – Cup Day Public Holiday

Dear Parents,

WELCOME BACK
I trust that all of our families had a wonderful break and made some time to connect and relax. No doubt many of you engaged in Grand Final activities and celebrated accordingly. I know this was a very special time for a few of our “Tiger” teachers but we can’t forget the magnificent win by the Storm also. The success of both of these teams was no doubt due to their persistence, resilience and determination, which are qualities we can all follow in our day to day lives.

VISION MEETING – Last one tonight

As per my letter last week I will be conducting the second of my parent Forums tonight where I will outline the vision for Mentone Park PS into what promises to be an exciting future. This will be an opportunity for you to hear about the strategic direction the school is on and how we can all work together to provide a wonderful educational journey for your children. We will kick off at 6pm sharp in the Performing Arts room, with our October PFA meeting to start @ 7:15.

NEW COMPUTERS IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY

Recently we have purchased 30 new Lenovo Netbooks for the senior school and these were set up over the holidays. A large portion of the funds raised recently from the numerous PFA events have been committed to this purchase so not only do the staff thank you for your generosity but more importantly so do the students who will benefit from our new laptops ……… THANK YOU!!

CLUBS

Three new clubs started this term with Mandala Drawing starting this Monday, as well as Drama Wednesdays and Chess Fridays. Announcements and reminders are put over the PA and a prompt attendance means a longer session. There are still places available for Chess so if your child would like to start then please contact Chess Ideas on 9532 8370 or admin@chessideas.com.au

MONDAY MORNING ASSEMBLIES

With the warmer weather upon us we will be holding Monday morning assemblies for Term 4. These will only run for approximately 10 minutes and parents are welcome to head to the Kids Café after for a coffee and a chat following.

GRADE 6 GRADUATION

Don’t forget Monday’s and Thursdays are Icy-Pole days as we raise money for our Grade 6 students and their graduation ceremony. We will also have our teachers v students basketball game tomorrow (Friday) with a sausage sizzle lunch. For only $1.50 the students will enjoy a hot sausage in bread and a high quality (?????) game of competitive basketball.

Best wishes

Cameron Agars

Principal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

UPDATED SCHOOL RULES

To align with our Play is the Way and Restorative Practices approaches, as well as our school values, we have updated our school rules to reflect the concepts, ideas and values that we build into our daily practices at Mentone Park. We feel the way we are teaching, displaying and referring to our school rules and subsequent staged response for students not following the rules, help give the students more responsibility for their own actions and assist them in developing their resilience, empathy and independence.

The students are all aware of what the rules are, why they are important for maintaining a safe and productive environment and what the consequences will be if they are not able to abide by them.

These new documents have been shared with our Education Committee and School Council.

Please take some time to look over them and chat to your children about what they mean and how they help to keep our school running smoothly and happily!

Alison Lough

Assistant Principal

FROM THE OFFICE

Dear Parents & Guardians,

Please note all signed permission forms and any payment must be given directly to your child/ren’s teachers. This allows the teachers to check and mark off each child’s permission form and payment.

Payments for Excursions/Incursions can be made via Qkr under School Payments using the EXCURSIONS 2017 TAB

Families can enter the amount they owe and also add a note e.g CERES Excursion

HOW CAN I TRACK MY QKR PAYMENTS?

Some parents have been experiencing difficulties when making Qkr payments.

For example to pay for Footy Day

Select

Fundraising

Events 2017

Special Food Day
Footy Day

Add to Cart

Checkout

Tap 'Confirm and Pay' to submit your payment

To check if your payment has gone through successfully follow the steps below to view your receipts.

SPARE CLOTHING

Please ensure that you pack extra underwear and clothing for your child/ren. Due to OHS guidelines, we are no longer allowed to provide underwear.

Please feel free to phone or come into the office if you have any questions.

We are more than happy to assist with showing you how to use Qkr and Flexibuzz.

LOST PROPERTY

We have a large amount of lost property at the moment including lunch containers, drink bottles, jackets and jumpers. Please check the classroom next to Performing Arts for any lost property.

Thank you,

Patti, Jane and Trish

Administration Team

ART SHOW

LUNCHTIME CLUBS

PFA

Thank you to all the children who submitted their beautiful artwork to me for the Parkdale Secondary College Art Show.

Six pieces of artwork were selected by our teachers at Mentone Park Primary School to be displayed at the show. It was a very difficult task as the work was very good.

The following children's artwork will be on display at Parkdale Secondary College Art Show on Thursday October 19th from 7pm - 9pm in the Visual Arts Building.

Ryan G
Makayla G
Katarina A
Elly B
Baylin C
Eden L

Everyone is welcome!

Thank you

Noela Unwin

SCHOOL BANKING

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Working With Children Check Reminder

All parents/guardians, visitors & volunteers to the school MUST sign in & out of the school and display their WWCC in a lanyard, which is available at the school office.

The Department of Education requires any person involved in an activity where children may be present to have a current WWCC or have supplied proof that they have applied for a WWCC with the Department of Justice. All schools are required to comply with the Working with Children Act 2005.

Volunteers are expected to carry the WWCC card on their person at all times when working or volunteering at the school or during school related activities.

There is no fee for this check. Apply now by visiting: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

COMMUNITY SERVICE & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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