Mansfield Primary School Newsletter

No.4 March 31st, 2023

Important Dates

April 6th - Last Day Term 1, 2.30pm Finish

April 24th - Term 2 Commences 

April 25th - ANZAC Day Public Holiday

April 27th - Grade 3 to 6 Cross Country 

April 28th - State Swimming

May 2nd to May 5th - Grade 5 Melbourne & Sea Camp 

May 12th - District Cross Country 




 

Notes from the Office

Family Details

If your family contact details have recently changed - residential address, contact numbers & or emergency contacts please update via e-forms on our Skoolbag app.

MEDICATION

All medication required during the day at school must be handed to the front office. 

REMINDER

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. 

AFTER SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS 

We have a busy Term 1! Please ensure your child is aware of what is happening after school, where they are going, who is picking them up and they know plan B if a after school activity is cancelled. 

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/cricket training please update their bus travel arrangements. 

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. 

SPARE CLOTHES

If your child has come home in spare clothes from school we ask that you please wash & return these items. Thank you. 

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. 

Voluntary Contributions 2023

Thank you to families who have paid funds towards the voluntary contributions 2023. These contributions will enable us to provide valuable curriculum experiences in both the classroom and wider specialist programs.

Payments will continue to be accepted via Bpay, Eftpos, Cheque or Cash.

If you have misplaced your unique family Bpay biller code please contact the school office.

Applications for Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF)

Applications for Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

 The annual CSEF amount per student is:

•     $125 for primary school students

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State Schools' Relief Prep CSEF Uniform Package 2023

Applications for the 2023 Prep CSEF Uniform Package are now open & close end of Term 3.

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Wellbeing Journals

We have Wellbeing Journals from The Resilience Project to give away to families. If you’re interested in a journal please come and see the ladies at the front office. 

School Crossing Reminder

School Crossing Reminder

1.    Wait behind the yellow line.

2.    Only start to cross when the crossing supervisor blows the whistles twice.

3.    One whistle means Stop.

Art Room

A call out for small detergent, handwash, sanitiser bottles for the art room please. If you have any of these empty bottles that you are happy to donate to the art room, we would much appreciate the donations. 

ART SMOCKS

All students should have their own NAMED Art Smocks that is kept in their classroom and bought to art classes. The school does not provide smocks. We are continually making a mess in the Art room and don’t want your child’s uniform to be stained.

Victorian Country All Junior Competition

MPS students Rowena and Eddie Creighton and Harvey and Vivian Knight qualified to represent the district in all swim strokes at the Victorian Country All Junior Competition at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on the weekend 18-19 March. 

The competition was fierce with the top swimmers across regional Victoria representing in heats on Saturday, and finals on Sunday. 

Congratulations to all the Mansfield Swim Club and MPS swimmers. 

Finals results (MPS): Eddie (2nd in 8yo 50m fly, breast and free, 7th in 50m back), Harvey (5th in 9yo 50m fly and free, 8th in 50m back), Vivian (4th in 8yo 50m fly) and alumni Kezi Wolfe (5th in 11yo 50m breast). So many personal bests and smiles all round! 

National Ride to School Day

Charlotte Wilkinson desperately wanted to ride her bike to school for 'National Ride to School Day' however living a bit far from school to ride the whole way she participated by riding a little bit of the way to her bus stop.

 Thank you to all students who participated on the day. Great Effort!

Mansfield Primary School - Buddy Day 24/03/2023 by Tamim Shahwan (G6 Media Team)

On the 24th of May, the Mansfield Primary School organised a Whole School Buddy Day. The Prep and Grade 4’s went to Mirimbah Park, Grade 1 and 5’s went to Jamieson River Park, Grade 3’s to Sheepyard Flat and Grade 2 and 6’s went to Carters Road. Buddy Day is a day for students in different year levels to spend time and bond with each other and share knowledge, promote confidence, and show leadership skills.   

The Grade 2 and 6 day at Carters Road was filled with lots of fun activities to do outdoors. The first two activities were organised by Land Care where we learnt about what difference insects we may find in the river and then got the opportunity to walk through the water to find some. The water was very refreshing and cold and everyone had fun finding different insects that were living in the water.

The next Land Care activity after a break was an environmental talk about how polluting the river effects fish and marine life and it showed that pollutants such as paint, plastic fertilizer and many more substances harms marine life. We understand the impact pollution has on the environment and I hope we stop the pollution of the rivers and oceans across the world.  

Next, we went on a short walk and did an activity around trust and communication. We got into groups of 2-3. One person moved around playing a drum for all the students, and within each group, one person was blindfolded, and the other used their voice to instruct the blindfolded partner on how to find and get to the person playing the drum. This required trust in the person instructing to make sure they were aware of their surroundings.

Finally, we did boat building which was an activity enjoyed by all. We had to find natural things on the ground like sticks, rocks, bark, and fallen leaves and whatever else you can find, to build a boat with. You had to use your creative skills and your prior knowledge to know what will float, and what will help the boat look and float better. 

I asked some students what their favourite thing about Buddy Day was.

Evie Jacob from 2C said her favourite thing was “Everything!” 

William Hann from 6B said he was “Making so many memories here. And it was just incredibly fun.”  

Ashton Prosser from 6C said he loved “Spending time with his buddies.”  

It was safe to say that Buddy Day at MPS was a success and we hope this tradition continues.   

Emergency Services Expo – Jamieson Recreation Reserve

This is a great event to encourage local students to attend during school holidays.  I’m asking if you could share this with your school community through either the newsletter, school apps, etc. 

It’s time to band together and support some of our volunteers and other Emergency Services.  This is an event that may not be repeated, don’t miss out on this rare opportunity!  

‘Emergency Services Expo’ – Jamieson Recreation Reserve, April 23rd at 11am

https://fb.watch/jrFaSimg90/ 

Often small communities like ours don’t get these opportunities so I am proud to coordinate this for the community.  This has been planned for school holidays and on a long weekend to be inclusive to our permanent land owners, our semi-permanent, and the children of surrounding areas. Admission is FREE!

 I’d like to extend an invitation to you all and encourage you to spread the word amongst your family and friends.   I look forward to you joining us.

 -The Expo comprised a range of agencies (over 20 of them) getting together to actively engagement with different stakeholders of the community to educate, build community resilience and relationships, promote career pathways, and more. 

-The event will be live broadcast by ‘Mansfield Radio’.

-Activities and giveaways for kids, and education messages for landowners, tourists and the general public.

-This will give attendees a better understanding on what resources are available, the role of the different agencies, preparation ideas for someone to prepare themselves prior an emergency, and what to do in response to an emergency. 

-At the event there will be static displays with a range of responder’s equipment and vehicles, food onsite (pizza store, ice-cream truck, fundraising BBQ), operational personnel from each agency, and at 2pm a live ‘interagency Rescue demonstration’.

-‘Rescue Demonstration’, will be narrated to demonstrate the coordination and role of agencies, priorities of each agency, the procedures and skills of the different agencies, etc.

  • The confirmed agencies participating are:
  • VICPOL
  • Mansfield Shire
  • SES
  • Ambulance Victoria
  • CFA
  • DEECA / FFM & PV
  • Fisheries
  • GMW (Goulburn-Murry Water)
  • GMA (Game Management Authority)
  • BSAR (Bush Search and Rescue)
  • SARDA (Search and Rescue Dogs Australia)
  • Mansfield Hospital
  • Mansfield Radio (emergency broadcaster)
  • Australian Defence Force (tentative)
  • Wildlife Vic
  • NEMA – National Emergency Management Agency
  • BOM – Bureau of Meteorology
  • NBN – National Broadband Network – Emergency Comm’s rollout
  • St John Vic
  • Sheriff’s
  • Life Saving Victoria
  • Red Cross

    •  23rd of April, from 11am to 3pm at the Jamieson Recreational Reserve   

    There’s something for everyone.   See you there!

    Regards, 

    George CRAWFORD

     Leading Senior Constable 37574

    STATION COMMANDER

    Jamieson Police Station | Victoria Police 

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