• If anyone (students, staff and families) has been unsure of certain practices or protocols, they have shown curiosity in finding an answer or working towards a solution.
• Through times of challenge and change, people have shown courage and resilience in confronting and overcoming obstacles and adjusting to a ‘new normal’.
• Despite everything that may be happening around us, our kindness and community spirit has shone through.

I reiterate Rohan’s sentiments that we are looking forward to finally having all of our students back at school- TOGETHER SOON ENOUGH! It will make life easier for everyone as we transition to a consistent approach to teaching across the school. I’m sure that there will be a lot of relieved parents out there.

Thanks for everyone’s patience over the last couple of weeks as the school managed the back to school logistics. However, I ask for your patience again as double the amount of students and parents will be attending pick-up and drop-off. The school will continue to monitor the processes and evolve the process if needs be.

Thanks to all the teachers and staff for moving back into a physical teaching environment. We appreciate your commitment and the time that you have spent in managing the process, notwithstanding all of the social distancing imposed by the Department, especially as many of us parents are still not allowed back into our work places.

The school will continue to evaluate the learnings from remote learning and determine whether any of it can be incorporated into the ongoing curriculum. There is always the risk that we may need to reinstate remote learning so we need to be ready to go.

It’s great to see the local community opening up – and Port Melbourne is an amazingly tight community. Many local businesses have supported the school over the years and we look forward to supporting them.

If anyone has any concerns or issues, feel free to contact me at
lewis.gareth.g@edumail.vic.gov.au
Gareth Lewis

It has been great to see and hear lots of positive energy with the TRP program as teachers and students transition back to school. We are really pleased to continue to support you and the well-being of your school community. 

More than ever focusing on the mental health of our students is going to be really important. The following article provides some great insights as well as recognising what a wonderful job teachers have done throughout this period too! Click here to read the article

MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES

This week we’ve added new activities to the Mindfulness section of TRP @ Home. Mindfulness is a great way to help us slow down, particularly when we are feeling anxious. This might be relevant to some students as they recommence  face to face learning and a change in environment. Click the links below to view the activities.

Junior Primary - Click Here

Senior Primary - Click here

Secondary - Click Here

Annah

Dear Senior School students, families, teachers and staff,
 
Tomorrow is your last day of online schooling! Yay! Soon you’ll be hanging out with all your friends and chatting with your teachers. Students you have done an amazing job and this has become a big part of history. We would like to start off by thanking Mr Cooper for adapting and looking after the school barely knowing anyone! To the staff for their continuous support and hard work. We would also like to acknowledge the parents involved and the families for still helping and pushing through. And of course to the students for being wonderful and the Year Six Student Leadership Team for their ongoing commitment.

Just a reminder the light at the end of the tunnel is four days away! Everything will be okay. Make sure you are still social distancing and washing/sanitising your hands because there might be another outbreak. Stay safe!
 
Your School Captains,
Winnie, Sam, April and Lucas

Hi Everyone,
In honour of our last week at home, we decided that this week should be dedicated to us all coming together. We in the music and arts department think you have all done a fabulous job of staying positive and occupying yourself with fun and creative things to do. Even if you just watched telly because that's pretty much what I (Nina) did. To give yourself thanks that you stayed tuned in to your work while also giving yourselves self care, search up some videos of your favourite artists and Disney channel characters performing for you. We hope you’ve enjoyed homeschooling and are looking forward to going back to school and seeing everyone. I know we are all very excited to see you!
 
Nina and Evangeline

"Port Phillip Community Group is an invaluable pillar of our community, providing assistance and support to many families in the area. If you would like more information regarding their services or any additional details about how to be referred, please do not hesitate to contact Amelia (youth worker) at amelia.ingram@education.vic.gov.au" or please click on link below.

Port Phillip Community Services 

Poppy, our Year 2 Team leader, graduated with a Degree in Education and a Post Graduate Degree in Teaching in the UK, before commencing her teaching career in a primary school in South London. She moved to Melbourne six years ago and joined our staff in 2014. She has worked with a number of staff across the years to create bright, engaging and collaborative learning environments.
 
When not at school, Poppy follows her hobbies of drawing, painting, reading and spending time with friends, while continuing plans for her wedding with her fiancé, Paul.

Since finishing her Early Childhood degree in Adelaide, Kristen has taught in several primary schools within South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. She relocated to Melbourne in 2007 with her husband Mike and daughter Mackenzie. Seven years ago they made the seaside move to Port Melbourne and absolutely love the beachside community.
 
Outside of school Kristen enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves travelling both in Australia and also overseas. Kristen has a passion for The Arts and really enjoys being involved in School Productions and Musicals.

Hi all,
Just a reminder about the PFA book club.  We are starting this up this week with our first book. Please let us know if you would like to join. We are starting to plan activities for next term so if you have any ideas to raise funds or bring the community together for semester 2, please get in touch.

We hope you all have a great long weekend and look forward to seeing everyone back at school next week!

The PFA
Contact- pmpsparentsandfriends@gmail.com