Mansfield Primary School Newsletter

Dear Families,

It’s the middle of Winter and feels like Spring already!  We are hoping for some snow to replace what has been lost over the last few days.  Our first few days at the snow with our 4s, 5s and 6s were great.  Hopefully we can get some more ski days in over the next few weeks.

Ninja Warrior Playground

Our Ninja Warrior course has been a project of Parents and Friends for the past couple of years.  Thank you to everyone who has helped arrange events, shared links, donated and supported the project.

We are on schedule for the playground to be installed next Monday and Tuesday, soft fall mulch delivered and spread on Wednesday and being able to use it on Thursday!

Decodable Readers and School to Summit

The Mansfield Community Bank has sponsored Mansfield Primary School $7500 as part of their community grants program.  Decodable readers contain only sounds and words that students can sound out based on their level of knowledge.  These are important tools for teaching and practicing reading.  We have been planning to purchase a School to Summit trailer to support our outdoor programs, particularly for our Grade 3 to Grade 6 camps.  A grant from the Community Bank makes this possible. 

Jen Driessen and I went to the Community Bank’s 15th Birthday Celebration last night and accepted the latest donation.  They have done an amazing job over the last 15 years, raising almost $1M for the local community.  We thank them for their work.

Grace Mitchell

Grace, in 2C, is raising money for the Good Friday Appeal.  She is cutting her gorgeous hair to help make wigs for children who need them.  What a star!

If you would like to donate, go to  https://fundraise.goodfridayappeal.com.au/s/1173/1927/s

Family Holidays

I think it is wonderful that people can get out after a couple of really tough years.  I would ask families to let us know if you are planning a family holiday.  We can put together a plan to support kids with some learning tasks that suit the student and the holiday.  An agreed plan also allows us to mark the time away as an ‘approved absence – family holiday’.  If you are planning time away, please contact your classroom teacher and give us a bit of notice.

Like always, please get in touch with us with any questions or concerns.  Call or email your classroom teacher, call the front office or email me tom.macmunn@education.vic.gov.au.

Have a great weekend.

Take Care,

Tom 

August 11th & 12th - Year 4 Cross Country Skiing

August 12th - Year 5/6 Snowsports 

August 16th & 17th - Year 6 Bike Education

August 19th - Year 5/6 Snowsports

A reminder to families that the school day finishes at 3.30pm. Please ensure your child/children are collected from school in a timely manner. If you are running late please notify the front office. 

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Uniform is to be ordered through Spartan School Supplies.      www.spartanschoolworld.com.au

We have a full range of uniform on display at the front office for you to view before making your purchases online. 

LOST PROPERTY

Please note we cannot return items that have no name. Please ensure uniform & drink bottles are clearly labelled with your child's name. 

BUS TRAVEL 

Any changes to your afternoon bus travel arrangements are to be made by 2.30pm of the day of travel. This can be made via the Skoolbag App under E-Forms, email or by phone. 

If your child has started a new after school activity or football/netball training please update their bus travel arrangements. 

SKOOLBAG

A reminder to families (if you have not already updated)  to update their child/s year level on Skoolbag. This is done by opening Skoolbag, selecting the MPS logo then selecting groups, add/remove groups & then selecting your child/s grade including whole school.