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MEPS NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, 18th March, 2015
MOOROOLBARK EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL
Taylor Road, Mooroolbark 3138
Phone: 9726 9422 FAX: 9726 9833
Website: www.meps.vic.edu.au
mooroolbark.east.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
MEPS CALENDAR
TERM 1
March
Thursday
Monday
Friday
19th Grade 5/6 Athletics
23rd Gr 4 Excursion: Old Melbourne Gaol & MCG
JSC Badge Presentation at Assembly
27th Last day of Term 1; Easter Raffle draw at
Assembly after lunch
Finish at 3.30pm
SICK BAY LINEN ROSTER
Friday, 20th March
Natalie Guest
BANKING ROSTER
Thursday, 19th March
L Hazeldene, A Knight
CANTEEN ROSTER
Thursday, 19th March: Natalie Elder, Jody Beaton,
Heidi Bell
Friday, 20th March:
Sharon Tyzack, Melissa
Principal’s Comment
Hi Everyone,
The last two weeks of term are certainly busy. I have given you a report of what has been happening around the school and what
is about to happen by the end of next week. I hope you enjoy reading the happenings around the school.
Parent/Teacher Interviews:
These interviews were very well attended last week with around 95% of families meeting with their child’s classroom teacher. I
know the staff appreciate the information they receive from you and also like to be able to put a face to a name. I hope you
found them valuable too. There will be further interviews at mid-year after you receive your child’s report.
Athletics:
Last week we had the Grade 3/4 Interschool Athletics at Croydon Athletics Track. This was a great day with all children partici
pating with a great sense of sportsmanship and giving it their best. There were lots of parents there who offered their support
with teams as well as staff undertaking various roles. Thank you so much to all of you for your assistance with this. Special
thanks to Aaron Palmer for his training and organisation prior to the event. I had one Mum come to see me after the athletics to
let me know how proud she was to be a MEPS Mum as the kids were so well behaved, had a great attitude and supported each
other. This feedback certainly made my day!
Even better, we came second overall! Congratulations! Aaron has included a full report later in the newsletter.
Tomorrow we have the Grade 5/6 Athletics Carnival at the same venue. Good luck to all those competing. We look forward to
hearing of your results.
Easter Egg Raffle:
I love this whole concept! It is an annual event. You donate the Easter eggs, then you pay for raffle tickets to see if you are lucky
enough to win some of them back! The raffle will be drawn at a final assembly next Friday afternoon, March 27 th. It is a great
fundraiser but just as important, it is a great event for the students. It is always exciting. Please make sure that you buy your
tickets. The grade who brings the most Easter Eggs also receive an extra raffle ticket each.
Leadership Conference:
‘We got to the station at 7.20am and got our Myki cards from Mrs. Nelsson. There were all the captains of the school – 20 in
total. There were two other schools at the station waiting to go too. We hopped on the train and on there we met a man named
Nathan and he was doing Maths. We were talking to him about Maths and his occupation. We got off the train at Southern Cross
Station and went outside and took a big selfie.
We walked to the Exhibition Centre. Inside it was very sleek and modern and green. There were lots of seats. At the GRIP Lead
ership Conference there were around 2,100 students and then staff too. GRIP stands for Generosity, Responsibility, Integrity and
People. There were six hosts for the day. There were lots of activities such as paper, scissors, rock with everyone and Connect 4
with the whole audience. We had to make loud noises too with Andy and Mason. We learnt that paper, scissors, rock is a
reflection of leadership. Paper, you make a plan, scissors, take action, rock, stand strong. There were three sessions over the
day. They spoke about the Stand Up Principle – Stand up when there is an opportunity, stand up for yourself, stand up for others
and stand up for what is right. We also talked about developing a leadership plan. P is for priority areas, L is for listen, A is for
activity and N is for next steps.
When all the sessions finished we got up on the stage and had a group photo in front of the banners. It was a fantastic day
and I can’t believe that I got to go. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Leadership has never been so interesting and it
was WOW!!! ‘ By Jorja Pauer and Alana Roache.
Cayley Gray and I would like to congratulate our school leaders on their enthusiasm and contributions for the day. They
were sensational.
Choir:
Our choirs are performing at the Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival this weekend. If you are around they would love to see you
there cheering them on. Fiona Hall and Keren Saxon do a great job with our choir. Thank you very much ladies. All the best
for the day!
Car Wash:
Thanks to those people who brought their cars up to be washed by the Junior School Council last Friday. There were lots of
giggles going on over lunch time. Michelle Hood and Cayley Gray ran the event with the representatives from the Junior
School Council and were both soaked by the end. The JSC raised $170 for their efforts. Well done!
Twilight Sports:
This event took place on Monday evening. I think it was the best turnout we have ever had. The oval was covered with
students wearing their house colours and their parents cheering, taking photos and enjoying their children’s success. There
is nothing more gorgeous than watching the Preps put so much effort into throwing a beanbag, rolling on a mat or passing a
ball to one another. They are so focussed and yet so distracted at the same time! Thanks to Aaron Palmer for all his organi
sation with this event. Thank you to Graeme Barnett who always done a brilliant job of setting up the sound systems for us.
It is greatly appreciated. Congratulations to Gold House who were the winners on the night. You were great!
Election Promise:
Brant Kennedy, Matt Henry, Geoff Lovell and myself attended a briefing on Monday morning regarding the $1million election
promise. We will have to wait until the budget details are released in May to see whether or not we will receive the money
this financial year or next financial year. The money has been earmarked for improving the hall and learning spaces. There
will need to be significant discussion to determine what the money will achieve and what takes priority. I will keep you
informed and seek your opinion as the process continues.
School Council:
There is a School Council meeting tonight at 7pm. This is the first meeting of the new Council. All are welcome to attend as
this is a public meeting.
Junior School Council:
Badges for the JSC will be presented at Monday assembly, 23rd March. You may wish to be there to see your child
presented with their badge.
Preps:
Next Wednesday is the last week of testing for our Prep students. They will commence full time school as of the beginning of
next term. Let’s hope they have a good rest over the holidays and are rearing to go in Term 2.
Grade 4 Excursion:
Next Monday the Grade 4 students are heading off on an excursion into the city for the day. They will visit the Old
Melbourne Gaol, Captain Cook’s Cottage and other sites of Melbourne. I will give you a full report in next week’s newsletter.
China 2015:
Next Friday, March 27th, 20 staff will be heading off to China for the holidays. We will be visiting our sister school in Kunshan
as part of this tour and will be conducting lessons. It is a little intimidating to have 50 students in a class who don’t speak
English, with 20 Chinese teachers at the back observing the lesson and taking notes! We will be there for three days. This is
a big commitment for staff. It is fun but staff are paying their own way, giving up their holidays and preparing lessons to
present. It is truly a testament to the value they place on the sister school relationship and the concept of global education.
We will give a full report next term.
Enjoy your week!
Debbie Nelsson
PRINCIPAL
House Points
BELL
JAMINSON
WALLING
HOOKEY
25 42 26 42
MOOKIDS VALUE :
UNIFORM SHOP
Mondays & Fridays 8:45 - 9:45am
CO-OPERATION
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Co-operating is working helpfully with others.
Co-operate with other people’s ideas.
Be mindful of other people’s opinions.
Co-operation means working as a pair or team.
CHAIRBAGS
Do you have a spare chair bag at home? We
would love to take it off your hands. We are in
need of a few spare ones for a couple of our clas
ses.
If you can help, please send the chair bag along to
the office.
Thank you!
Green polo shirts are now available in sizes 8 and 10.
BIG REDS are also now in stock!
Rain Jacket Order Form included in the newsletter.
We need some more coat hangers for the Uniform
Shop, so if you have any to spare, please send them
along to the office. Thank you!
Need uniform but can’t get to the shop at the above
times?
1.
Fill in an order form (available at office)
2.
Pay at the office
3.
Uniform will be given to your child to bring
home.
Hope this helps!
Penny Spencer
Uniform Co-ordinator
FUND RAISING NEWS
BUNNINGS BBQ: Easter Sunday, 5th April
Thank you so much for the fantastic response to our request for help on this day. The roster has been
totally filled! Awesome effort!
This should be a great fund raiser for the school, but is in the middle of the school holidays. If you are not going
EASTER RAFFLE
Our famous Easter Raffle is drawing near!! We are looking for donations of Easter eggs, baskets, soft toys, any
Easter stuff really so we can have our usual number of prizes (over 100!). The class that donates the greatest
number of items will receive an extra raffle ticket for each student. Raffle tickets will be going home this week.
Last week-end was a great success with many portraits being taken and families arriving looking quite
splendid!! If you missed out on having your portrait taken, you are still able to book a sitting at the
Yellingbo property. The cost is $15 (which is non-refundable) for the sitting and you receive a framed 8 x 10
print. Obviously other prints can be ordered from the photographer as well.
Please contact the office to obtain your $15 voucher which has all the details you need to book a sitting at the
farm property.
CANTEEN NEWS
Icy poles and snack items are
available over the counter at the
Canteen on Thursday and Friday.
Please do not enclose money for
these items with your lunch orders.
FROM THE LIBRARY
We would really appreciate the return of all missing
library books and Take Home Readers. The estimate
is about 400-500 for the library alone!
The THR loss of books is about the same.
Please encourage your kids to have a good look and
return them to the class teacher, the library or the
office. Thank you!
District Athletics:
Last Thursday the 12th of March our Grade 3/4 students attended their District Athletics Carnival at Croydon Athletics Track. As
always, our students put in their best efforts and behaved extremely well during the day. We received a lot of positive feed
back about our students’ behaviour and sportsmanship from parents and staff from other schools.
As a whole, MEPS performed extremely well on the day. We finished in 2 nd place out of the five schools –
which was a great result! Well done to all of our Grade 3/4 athletes!
Our Grade 5/6 students have their District Athletics Carnival tomorrow (Thursday the 19 th) at Croydon
Athletics Track. Good luck everyone!
Twilight Sports Carnival:
Our Twilight Sports on Monday night was an excellent night. We had a great turn out with just under 400 students
participating and a whole heap of parents, friends and relatives there to support the kids and enjoy the evening.
Our house captains and school captains did an amazing job supporting their teams and providing some enthusi
asm by getting dressed up and making banners for the night. The eventual winners of the carnival were Yellow
House, by just 5 points!
Thank you to all of the parents who attended as well as all of the staff that helped out by taking groups around or running
activities. We must also thank Graeme Barnett (for setting up the speakers and microphone), Lisa Marceddo (for organising the
food and drink vans for the night) and Geoff Lovell (for his help with the organisation and packing up of the audio gear).
Woorabinda Camp:
All children who are attending Woorabinda Camp on the first week of next term should have received their
notices today with information regarding drop off and pick up location, group numbers, dorm numbers etc.
If you have any questions about the camp don’t hesitate to contact me. I will continue to pass on any correspondence that the
camp provides me.
Aaron Palmer
PE Teacher
SECONDARY COLLEGE OPEN NIGHTS
AND INFORMATION SESSIONS
LILYDALE HIGH SCHOOL
SEAL PROGRAM : SELECTION PROCESS
The Lilydale High School SEAL program selec
tion process begins on Friday, May 20.
Testing day is May 22nd.
UNIFORM SHOP
Mondays & Fridays 8:45 - 9:45am
RAIN JACKETS
Order your waterproof, light weight jacket now and be ready for those rainy days.
These are a new item!
They are black, without a logo, so can also be worn out of school. They fold down into a small side pocket of the school bag. At
$17.00, they are the perfect addition to your child’s bag to be ready for the weather to change.
Available in sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14.
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RAIN JACKET ORDER FORM
Child’s Name: …………………………………………………………………………… Grade: ……………… Room No : ……..
No of jackets: ……………….. Sizes: …………………………………………….
Enclosed: $..................
($17 each) cash / cheque / credit card details:
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Credit Card Details:
Cardholders Name: ……………………………………………………………………….……………..……..
Phone: …………………………………………..
Card Number
Expiry Date: …………………..
Amount: $........................
Visa/Mastercard (please circle)
Signed ………………………………………………………………………………….
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
GRADE
NAME
REASON
Prep C
Cruz Barra
For having lovely manners and sharing with a class mate.
Prep D
Tegan Barber
For going full steam ahead with your Mioow words.
Prep O
Keira Styles
For being so caring and helpful to other students.
Prep T
Tamieka Dickson
For being a caring friend and class member
Prep CS
Max Arthur
Great attitude towards his learning and beautiful manners
1D
Calan Hogeboom
For always giving his 100% !
1KB
Chris Weinert
For his awesome skip counting skills
1/2H
Gemma Peterson
For helpfulness with our rainbow facts
2C
Jonathan Konstas
For working really hard and doing great work
3H
Luke Peterson
For doing a fantastic job with his journal writing
3T
Jasper Bateman-Payne
For his kindness, thoughtfulness and all-over awesomeness!
3W
Sonny Hull
For being a reliable and responsible student
4F
Jayden Isbester
For always putting in his best effort!
4S
Maddy Lorimer
Completing all school tasks to a very high standard.
5H
Ajay Fairweather
For a fabulous narrative writing piece
5J
Mercedees Cooper
Displaying resilience at LHSC Discovery Day
5L
Charli Bromley
Representing the school in a fantastic way at Lilydale Heights SC
6G
Lily Luri
For her dedication to her learning and for always being polite and caring!
6MP
Meghan Lyall
For always trying her best with challenging tasks.
PE
Zac Ellis [5H]
For competing in the Regional Swimming Finals
Global Ed
Spencer Hill [4F]
For amazing discussion about the values good global citizens share.
Literacy
Support
Ben Studzinsky [1N]
Great participation in his reading group
AP (SM)
Tylar Clark [Prep T]
For trying hard all the time!
AP (BK)
Ryleigh McCormick [3T]
For his efforts at Athletics. So proud of you buddy!
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