Melrose Park Public School Newsletter

The Summer PSSA competition has now finished for the year. There will be no training on Thursday mornings.

We thank our teachers who have coached  t-ball, softball and volleyball teams and thank them for the extra time needed to train and organise games.

Thank you to our students who participated in teams and demonstrated outstanding sportmanship when out representing Melrose Park PS. Whilst teams did not win through to the final games, it  was wonderful to see and hear the enthusiasm for participating. 

Our new Kinders for 2023 have been enjoying  the Kindergarten Transition. Our preschoolers have participated in four sessions so far and I must say, we can see the changes in independence, clear communication and understanding of school routines already. We know this  transition program makes a real difference to the successful start to school for our newest members of Melrose Park PS. Thank you to Miss Di Nicola and Mrs O'Neill for supporting the program and welcoming families into the school.

The last Transition activity will be to welcome our preschoolers at Assembly on Thursday 8 December.

Our MPPS dance concert is coming up. The theme for this year's concert is "Summer". The dress rehearsal will be held on Monday 28th at 9:15am.

Students are to wear their school uniform and bring their costumes in a labelled bag with their name clearly written on each item.

The costumes will stay at school after the dress rehearsal, ready for the dance concert. Your class teacher will notify you of their costume requirements.

We would love to have you join us for the concert in Week 9.

The concert details are as follows;

Date: Monday December 5th

Time: 1:45pm

Location: Under the lining up COLA

Mrs Malone

Coordinator

Mini Fete is a student only event. It is a special occasion where the Year 6 organise and set up amazing stalls and activities where all the students from Kindergarten to Year 5 can participate in fun events and win prizes.

Presentation Day – Monday 12 December 

Presentation Day is an annual event where we formally recognise the achievements of  all students for their commitment and efforts in learning throughout the year. We welcome all parents to attend this very special assembly.  

Presentation Day will occur on Monday 12 December 2022. 

Every student will receive an individual Acknowledgement Award with specific students from each class receiving a Book Prize for either Academic Excellence, Most Improved, Most Consistent and/or Citizenship. 

This year we will hold presentations in our school hall for groups of classes at specific times (see below).  Parents are invited to join their class for Crunch n Sip (K-2) or afternoon break (3-5) at the end of their assembly.

As per Department regulations we must comply with the COVID Safety Plan. Masks are encouraged to be worn when indoors.

Each class presentation will be recorded for later viewing through the student’s SeeSaw account.

Thank you in anticipation to parents and carers for working with the Melrose Park PS to ensure that this event is both successful and safe for our community.

The end of year is fast approaching. There are only 3 weeks left to order uniforms. Does your child need a new clean hat or have they grown and need a new sport outfit?

Now is the time to order online for delivery before the end of the school year. If you know any families that are starting school next year, please remind them to order now.

The last day for uniform shop is Tuesday 13th December and will re open on Tuesday 31st January 2023. No orders will be taking during the school holidays.

P&C  Uniform Shop. 

This year Melrose Park OOSH will be collecting food donations and distributing it to the local community. We are partnering with Sydney Community Services and The Salvation army to help people in need during this Christmas Period.

We will be creating hampers for Sydney Community Services and doing a food collection for Salvation Army. Any help from anyone in the school community would be greatly appreciated.

Feel free to bring them down to the OOSH room before or after school.

Ashley Purcell 

2IC Jigsaw OOSH Melrose Park 

At Jigsaw OOSH at Melrose Park we would like to re-introduce our team as we have had a few new faces.

We currently have Miss Sarah our nominated supervisor, she is currently working at OOSH until the end of the year from one of our other services. We have Miss Ash who is our 2ic who will be here every morning and afternoon.

Miss Lisa has returned from maternity leave, but for the time being will only be working in the mornings.

We have Mr Aidan, Miss Jasmine and Miss Jess our casual educators.

At OOSH the children have been loving getting involved in outdoor activities and are engaging in group games of soccer and one bounce.

The children have started Christmas craft with our conversation around our Christmas hampers we are going to create. We thank our families for the donations we have already received.

Our program is adapting and changing with the children’s current needs changing every day. We are always after feedback, so if you have any please feel free to share with us.

Our current vacation care program is currently out so please see our program and book your children in to a fun filled holiday program.

Sarah Balderi

Supervisor