Parent Teacher Interviews
Interviews commence at 4pm tonight and continue tomorrow morning. There will be no classes for students tomorrow; we encourage them to attend the interviews with you.
Grounds Improvement
School Council voted this week to proceed with the resurfacing of the hard surface areas at the front of the school. These works have been in the planning phase for some time. The project is a major development and will greatly enhance and improve our current facilities. The plan includes a synthetic netball court, running track and small games area. It is hoped to have the works carried out over the coming months. The proposed plan is available for viewing in the school office, feedback would be most welcome.
Anzac Day
Student Leaders will be representing the school at the Mooroopna Anzac Day Service on Monday. Students are to meet at 8.30am at the water tower.
BEE AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who received Bee-ing MPS Awards at our assembly on Monday.
Year 6
Jasmine Howell-Saunders for being well prepared and ready to learn.
Year 4/5
Nathan Best for writing a great narrative story.
Asher Dempster for producing excellent work in reading, writing and maths and for being a leader in 4/5V.
Tayte Smith for being a motivated learner in all tasks.
Year 3
Bailey Poole for always working hard in class and being motivated, persistent and successful.
Year 1/2
Colin Charles for having a great five days at school.
Sebastian Guseli for working hard and making sensible choices.
Summer Boag for being persistent with her writing and not giving up.
Foundation
Damon Wall for confidently completing all his work.
Ethan Barrette for being consistent with his reading and moving up a level.
Art
4/5F for excellent work in mixing beautiful colours.
Library
Foundation A for being persistent and completing all work.
4/5V for creative and imaginative letter writing.
Music
Foundation Y for being motivated.
Bee Focus for Weeks 3 & 4 will be: Wearing our school uniform with pride
Sports Awards
Congratulations to Bianca-Lee Butcher& Liam Adams who each received a $50 Sportsman's Warehouse voucher from the Mooroopna Kiwanis. Bianca & Liam were judged to be the best entrants after they both wrote convincing letters explaining why they should receive the awards. Thank you to everyone who entered.
New Look Newsletter
Last week we issued our first newsletter using MailChimp as our distributor. The delivery of the newsletter via this method means smaller data usage.
When opening the newsletter some applications may not open in the best view so click the "view this email in your browser" link at the top of the newsletter. Smart phones may show the best view in landscape mode. The newsletter link on the school website still takes you straight to the current newsletter.
Naplan
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2016 for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be held on Tuesday 10 May, Wednesday 11 May and Thursday 12 May 2016. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.
The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals which can be used to improve student achievement.
All students are expected to participate in the NAPLAN tests. During test week, catch-up tests will be available for individual students who are absent on test days. These students may undertake catch-up tests on the days in the test week after the scheduled test, up to and including Friday 13 May 2016.
Support can be arranged for students with disabilities, if the student regularly uses similar support for classroom assessment tasks.
Large print, braille and black and white versions of the tests are available for students that require them.
Exemptions may be granted to students with significant intellectual disabilities and to students who have been learning English for less than one year.
If your child is eligible for support due to disability or an exemption, you should discuss this with his/her teacher prior to the tests. Parental consent is required before any support due to disability or exemption is granted.
Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents and carers in consultation with the principal. If, after consultation, you decide to withdraw your child, you must sign a Student Withdrawal form. These forms are available at the school.
Later in the year you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will describe your child’s particular skills in Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.
I am confident that the information you receive as a result of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping you to assess your child’s progress in literacy and numeracy.
For more information about the tests, please visit the VCAA website at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au or the NAP website at www.nap.edu.au
2017 Enrolments
We are now taking Foundation enrolments for 2017. New families to the school are encouraged to contact the office to organise an appointment to be shown around the school. Families with siblings already attending MPS can call into the office to pick up an enrolment pack and advise the office staff of the new student details.
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