Our Explicit Improvement Agenda

Student Voice and Agency

Planning for Improved Student Learning

Celebrations of Learning - MMPS News is back!

We are very pleased to welcome back for 2023 our MMPS News item each Wednesday morning.  Our Year 6 student news readers livestream the news segment straight into our students’ classrooms.  This week we shared the new and updated news promo as well as our Foundation and Year 6 students’ experience of their buddy program so far.  Sensei also includes the Japanese challenge of the Term which are the following ‘greetings’ in Japanese:  

• Good morning - Ohayō  (おはよう)
• Hello - Konnichiwa (こんにちは)
• Good bye - Sayōnara (さようなら)
• See you later - Mata ne (またね)

A very big thank you to Sensei Stapledon and our Year 6 Student Leaders David and Marielle for launching our 2023 MMPS news.  We look forward to next week’s segment in great anticipation.

In the newsletter this week, you will find Discovery Centre news with students creating digital avatars, Foundation students practicing their writing of  hiragana characters and learning from our Year 5s in the curriculum areas of Religion, Health, Maths and English.  Another week of exciting learning and building our students’ voice and agency.

2024 Student Enrolments

Enrolments are now open for Foundation 2024 and filling fast.  If you would like a guided tour by our Year 6 Student Leaders, please call the office 8794 5777 to arrange a time.  The Open Day flyer is attached below and displayed on the board at the front of the school.

The beginning of the year Student Learning Conversations will be held next week:

• Tuesday 7 March, 2023 from 3.40 pm - 6.20 pm
• Wednesday 8 March, 2023 from 3.40 pm - 6.20 pm

If you have not already done so, please book your child's interview in via their PAM profile.  We are really looking forward to this time to acquaint yourself with your child’s teacher and for your child to share their learning targets for the Term.  We look forward to meeting you all next week.

Program Support Group (PSG) Meetings

PSG Meetings are an important factor in providing for the social, emotional and academic development of students with specific learning needs as identified through the Nationally Consistent Collection Data [NCCD].  The PSG meeting focus is to review and monitor student plans such as a Personalised Learning Plan [PLP], Student Adjustment and Evaluation Plan [SAEP], Behaviour Support Plan [BSP] and/or Safety Plan.  The PSG also provides an opportunity to work in partnership with parents, the student and other professional agencies for improved student learning outcomes.  Information about the PSG meeting includes:

• Members of the PSG meeting
• Learning Adjustment Leader - Lize Privitera
• Class Teacher
• Parent
• Student (invitational)
• Other representatives may include - Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, DOSCEL representative
• Minutes and actions of the PSG meeting are recorded and signed by all parties present
• PSG meetings are held during school hours 8.45 am to 3.30 pm
• PSG meetings are held towards the end of each term and are 30 minutes in duration
• Parents and students are invited to attend their child’s PSG meeting.

More information will be sent to parents with students with specific learning needs and/or plans over the coming weeks.

Parent questions or raising concerns

Our school community is committed to building positive and respectful relationships that support the learning and development of all students and value the innate dignity of each person.  In the event that a question or parent / student concern arises, it is important that all members of our school community have the opportunity to be heard.  We commit to ensure procedural fairness is observed when dealing with complaints, grievances or any misunderstandings that may arise.  We welcome feedback and are committed to continuous improvement. We value open communication with our families and recognise that the complaints process provides an important opportunity for reflection and learning.  Concerns in the first instance are to be directed to your child’s class teacher and/or specialist teacher.  

Easter Raffle

Important Dates - School Events & Student Free Days

Friday 10 March, 2023 - Staff Professional Learning Day - STUDENT FREE DAY

Monday 13 March, 2023 - LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY