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Mt Martha Primary
Principal
Mr Marn Page
Assistant Principals
Mr Hugh O’Brien
Mrs Karen Walker
Mt Martha Primary
Contact Details
37-55 Glenisla Dve
Mt Martha Vic 3934
Recepon
5974 2800
Fax
5974 3634
Absentee Reporng
Lodge via Compass parent portal
Website
www.mtmarthaps.vic.edu.au
Email
mount.martha.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Oce Hours
8.30am - 4.15pm
Monday - Friday
OSHCP - Out of School Hours Care
Program
0407 438 858
Coordinator - Gillian Reid
PSW Mornington Uniform Shop
Mon - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
1/22 Wa Road,
Mornington Vic 3931
03 9768 0346
1800 337 396
Online Ordering:
www.psw.com.au
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
BANKSIA BULLETIN - 6 February 2020
Mt Martha Primary School strives to empower students to be acve learners who make a posive
impact in a changing world.
Our Mission is to ensure high quality and engaging learning program that builds
on the capability of every student.
Welcome Back to Mount Martha Primary School for 2020. I hope everyone
had a very enjoyable and resul holiday! 2020 promises to be another
fantasc school year and I am pleased with our very smooth start. It was
wonderful to see how happy and enthusiasc the students were as they
returned to school! The students have quickly seled in to their new classes.
Organisaon is a real focus for the rst few days as students become familiar
with the class and school rounes. On the rst two pupil free days, sta
updated training in management of anaphylaxis and made the most of
valuable curriculum planning and preparaon me for the year ahead.
For 2020 we have new sta join Mount Martha Primary School. Welcome to
Mr Joseph Turner, Mrs Megan Lazzar and Mr David Hobson. Welcome back
Mrs Marta Reardon and Mr Ross Hamaline who have returned to the school
aer being on leave in 2019. Welcome also Mrs Rebecca Richards who is
replacing Mrs Jill Bull while she is on leave this term. A sta list is in the
newsleer for informaon.
Our 2020 Preps started in their Prep classes on Tuesday! The rst day of
school is always a very excing day and they seled in very well. We wish
them a wonderful me at Mt Martha Primary School!
A huge welcome to our new students and families who are joining our school
community for 2020.
Year 1: Albie, Kwan & Charlize Year 2: Luke & Johnny Year 3: Elton Year
4: Millie, Piper, Morgan & Noah Year 5: Kaycee, Sonny & Ava.
Emerging novel Coronavirus Outbreak - We will connue to forward the
informaon provided by the Department of Educaon to our school
community via Compass and the newsleer. The latest informaon is that
any student returning from mainland China (not including Hong Kong, Macau
and Taiwan) who was in mainland China on or aer 1st February 2020 is to be
isolated at home and should not aend school unl 14 days aer they were
last in mainland China. This isolaon is not retrospecve. It only applies to
students who were in mainland China on or aer 1st February.
Exisng 14 day isolaon advice sll applies following conrmed exposure to
any novel coronavirus case. Sta are connuing to ensure good hand and
respiratory hygiene processes are used in the classroom.
connued overleaf……..
Bushre Preparedness - Our thoughts are with all those eected by the tragic bushres. Addional wellbeing
informaon is included in this newsleer. Mount Martha Primary School has an extensive emergency plan in place
including evacuaon and lock down procedures. It also includes working with emergency services who coordinate
acons in these events. The school is designated as a being in a “Bushre At Risk” area and as such is closed on
designated “Code Red” days.
“Code Red” days are called a number of days in advance and communicated through the media and our school
processes. To avoid confusion once called “Code Red” days are not reversed even if weather condions improve.
In smoke haze events the school will closely monitor air quality using the EPA “Air Watch” site and direct
observaon of local condions. Outdoor acvies may be restricted and events rescheduled. Asthma acon plans
will be followed and quick relief medicaon kept handy. Strategies will be in place in avoid smoke entering the
buildings.
Meet The Teacher. Establishing a relaonship and lines of communicaon with your child’s teacher is an
important part of their educaon. To assist this we are having two “Meet The Teacher” sessions. The rst is on
Tuesday 18th February for Years Four, Five and Six and Wednesday 19th February for Years Prep, One, Two and
Three. Bookings will be via Compass. More informaon about the booking process is included in the newsleer.
School Council elecons 2020 - Nominaons open on Monday 10th February for 4 parent vacancies on our School
Council. Forms will be available from the school oce. If you are an enthusiasc parent interested in geng more
involved and having a say in what our school is doing, or know someone who is, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for people who are commied to improving the educaonal outcomes for all our students.
Eecve councils have a broad range of experience, skills and experse. Face-to-face and online training is also
available to help councillors develop the skills and knowledge for the job. Parents nd their involvement sasfying
and may also nd that their children feel a greater sense of belonging.
Nominaons close on Monday 17th February at 4pm. An elecon will be conducted should the number of
nominaons exceed the number of vacancies. You can contact me at the school if you have any queries.
I am really looking forward to another terric year in 2020!
Kind regards
Marn Page
Principal
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT connued
SCHOOL NOTICES
FEBRUARY
Friday 7th
5B & 5D Beach Program
9.15am - 2.30pm
Monday 10th
Meet the teacher bookings open on Compass
today 8.00am
4C & 4D Beach Water Safety
9.15am - 2.30pm
Mt Martha Life Saving Club
Tuesday 11th
Safer Internet Day
Year 3A & 3B Beach Water Safety
9.15am - 2.30pm
Mt Martha Life Saving Club
Wednesday 12th
SEC Meeng (Social Events Commiee)
7.30pm in Sta Centre
All welcome
Year 3C & 3D Beach Water Safety
9.15am - 2.30pm
Mt Martha Life Saving Club
Thursday 13th
School Council Meeng
6.45pm in Sta Centre
Year 4A & 4B 9.00 - 12noon
Year 4C & 4D 12noon - 3.00pm
Beach Water Safety Mt Martha Life Saving Club
Friday 14
All Year 5’s - Beach Water Safety Carnival
9.00am - 12.30pmn
All Year 6’s - Beach Water Safety Carnival
11.30am - 3.00pm
Mt Martha Life Saving Club
Year 4 Hip Hop
9.30am - 1.00pm
Monday 17th
Meet the teacher bookings close on
Compass today 2.00pm
Dates to Remember
Coming Events
Parents are reminded to log into the Compass
Parent Portal to consent and/or pay by the
due date.
Please let the oce know if your child will be
away and/or will not be aending the event.
Thank you.
TERM DATES: 2020
Term 1 28th January to 27th March
Students in Years 1 - 6 Start
30th January 2020
(2020 Prep Interviews 30th & 31st
January, Monday 3rd February)
Preps starts Tuesday 4th February
9.00am - 2.15pm
Preps start full days Monday 2nd March
Term 2 14th April to 26th June
Term 3 13th July to 18th September
Term 4 5th October to 18th December
BANKING EVERY TUESDAY
COMPASS EVENT PAYMENT/CONSENT
CALENDAR
EVENTS
2020
COST CLOSING
DATE
Year 3A & 3B Beach
Water Safety
$20 6/2/2020
Year 3C & 3D Beach
Water Safety
$20 9/2/2020
Year 4 Hip Hop Dance $28 11/2/2020
Year 2 Immigraon $30 13/2/2020
Year 1 South Beach
Walk
Nil 18/2/2020
Year 5 & 6 Swimming
Sport
$6 23/2/2020
A huge welcome to our 2020 Prep students who started so well on Tuesday. Welcome also parents and families. The first day
of school is always one to remember! They are quickly adapting to the school and classroom routines. Well Done!
Welcome to our 2020 Preps:
2020 Prep Students
0A 0B 0D 0C
Zara B Ruby B Darcy A Tom C
Tiger B Lachlan B Ben B Sinclair C
Mia C Georgie C Collins B Evie C
Beau C Brodie C Cohen B Leo G
Malda D Angus G Addison B Georgie G
Scarle F Maggie G Elllie B Joel H
Ella G Jack H Nicholas G Jemima H
Kate G Caspar H Wes H Maggie H
Milla G Isabella H Harry H Ayla I
Archie G Amy H Nathaniel J Dahlia J
Amelia K Ryan H Lina K Lyla M
Mali K Ruby L Arlo L Harper M
Baxter L Jolie M Cate L Harry M
Ziggy P Hunter M Arielle M Isaac R
Will P Tess O Nash P Lily R
Zoe R Charlie P Eden S Isabelle R
Mason S Brooke P Hugh T Scarle R
Noah S Samuel P Nancy W Jasmine R
Bella S Frankie R Summer W Suer T
Olivia S Ale W Benji W
Lachie S Ella WR Patrick W
Families in rural and regional Victoria can get help with the cost of transporng their children to their nearest
school or campus. This is known as the Conveyance Allowance.
The conveyance allowance is available to students travelling by:
public transport
private car
private bus
or to students whose nearest school is not serviced by a free school bus.
The conveyance allowance is a contribuon towards transport costs and is not intended to cover the full cost of
transporng children to and from school.
Who can apply
The conveyance allowance is available to families who meet the following criteria.
Students must:
aend their nearest government or non-government school/campus appropriate to their year level at which
admission is permissible be enrolled at a school/campus outside Melbourne’s metropolitan conveyance boundary
live 4.8km or more by the shortest praccable route from that school/campus aended
be of school age at the me of applicaon, and reside in Victoria.
Applicaons are available at the school oce.
Principal Mr Marn Page
Assistant Principals Mr Hugh O’Brien Mrs Karen Walker
Prep Ms Jessica Dixon Mrs Danielle Adcock Mrs Julie Moncrie Ms Rachel Sutherland
Year 1 Mr Shane O’Donohue Mrs Kris Colson Mrs Janine McAuley Ms Lea Henderson
Year 2 Mrs Despi Oconnor Mrs Kelly Cartwright Miss Alexandra Keates Mrs Karen Hodgkins
Mrs Lucinda Cooper Mrs Kim Klan
Year 3 Mrs Melanie Moorhouse Mrs Jess Tobin Mr Jason Cech Mrs Lyndal Gunn Mr Ross Hamaline
Year 4 Mr Darrel Hartwig Mrs Jill Bull Mrs Marta Reardon Mrs Joelle Rubinstein Mr Joseph Turner
Year 5 Mrs Jane Doye Mr Jerry Gaiser Mr Jusn Whelan Mrs Jenny Spiridis
Year 6 Mr Michael Beirne Mrs Jo Rossiter Mrs Sally Giles Mr Jason Antoniou
Specialists Mrs Julie Chrise Mrs Megan Kohlman Mrs Sarah Forward Mrs Leanne Rault Mr Cameron Sweatman
Mr Bill Nickeas
Oce Mrs Lindie Hartwig Ms Anna Goss Mrs Gina McMarn Ms Debra Tate Mrs Kerry Spiers
First Aid Mrs Lorraine Stuart
Support Mrs Maria Harvey Mrs Kerry Spiers Mrs Sharalyn Marchant Mrs Megan Lazzar
Out of School Hours Care - Mrs Gillian Reid Mrs Jane Moore
Maintenance - Mr David Hobson
2020 Mount Martha Primary School Sta
CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE - FINANCIAL SUPPORT
CSEF - CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND
This year our Meet the Teacher sessions will be held in Week 4 of the school year on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday
19 February. Prep to Year 3 sessions will be on the Wednesday and the Year 4 to Year 6 sessions on the Tuesday.
“Meet the Teacher” is a great opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher and to provide information that will
assist the teacher to meet the social, emotional and learning needs of your child.
Bookings will open on Monday 10 February at 8am and will close on Monday 17 February at 2pm.
How to make a booking.
Parents can make bookings by clicking the 'Book Parent Teacher Interviews' button available next to their student's
photo on their Compass homepage, or by clicking the Dashboard Alert at the top of their Newsfeed.
They will also have two options available - Start Booking Now, which allows them to immediately begin the booking
process, or Show Me How To Book, which includes a walkthrough explaining how to book using Compass. This
section is highlighted in blue in the image below. If parents have multiple students at the school they can toggle
between the staff members their students are associated with using the dropdown menu available at the top right of
the screen, which is highlighted in red in the image below.
MEET THE TEACHER - USING COMPASS TO MAKE BOOKINGS/S
From Term 1, 2020 there is a new mobile phone policy for all government schools. The policy means phones
brought to school must be switched o and stored securely during the school day.
The aim of this policy is to provide:
a safe environment to learn without inappropriate mobile phone use (including cyberbullying) or distracons
greater opportunies for social interacon and physical acvity during recess and lunchmes.
The use of technology is important, but the risks and benets from its use need to be managed.
A copy of the school Personal Mobile Device Policy is available on the school website.
Department of Educaon
summary of research arcles
Karen Walker
Assistant Principal
Introducing free pads and tampons in Government schools
The Victorian Government is providing free sanitary pads and tampons in every government school. This iniave
aims to:
Provide students with the condence that sanitary items will be readily accessible at school
Relieve students of sgma, anxiety and discomfort that can be associated with menstruaon and its
management
Ease the cost of living for families.
The use of sanitary items at school will be voluntary. Providing both sanitary pads and tampons allows students to
make a choice based on their own needs, cultural beliefs, maturity and parental preferences.
A dispensing unit has been installed in the Year 3 – 6 Girls toilet to allow easy access for students.
Thanks
Administraon team
PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICE IN SCHOOLS
FREE SANITARY ITEMS INTRODUCED TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
Our Year 3 - 6 School Swimming Sports will be held at Mornington Secondary College. Students are encouraged to wear their
house colours to the event and support their team.
On the day of both events, I will need some assistance from parents to act as finishing judges. Please consider this request and
make sure you see me pool side on the day. Your help would be much appreciated.
Year 6/5 Wednesday 26th Feb Year 3/4: Thursday 27th Feb
**Parent/Spectators: Mornington Secondary College has requested that if you are intending to attend this event at their
pool, could you please park your car at Bunnings and walk across to the pool? Thank you.
Border - Green Curry - Blue Flintoff - Red Gardner - Yellow
REBEL COMMUNITY KICKBACKS PROGRAM
Our school has been selected to parcipate in the Rebel Community Kickbacks Program. Under this program, the school can
earn 5% of your purchases at Rebel Sports Mornington as in-store credit to spend on our school sports programs.
All you need to do is join Team Rebel, select our school from the list of parcipang groups and swipe your loyalty card every
me you make a purchase at Rebel Sport Mornington. You'll receive access to great member prices and other benets and the
school will receive a 5% credit from everything you spend. Thanks for your support.
BEACH PROGRAM
What an amazing start to the year for all the Year 4 - 6 students who participated in the Water Safety program at Mt Martha
Beach. Students had a positive attitude during the Beach Program and of course the weather was reasonable for most of the
time.
Next week our Year 3 students commence their first Beach Program which will be a great memory for them.
The Beach Program cannot be conducted successfully without the support of parents who assisted with the walk down from
school, running beach activities, taking small groups for a walk session, judging some beach art creations and of course walking
back to school. If you are free and you can assist, please let your classroom teacher know.
SCHOOL SPORT VICTORIA TEAM ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCESS - 12 YEARS AND UNDER
Registraon to trial for AFL, Netball, Soccer, Hockey, Rugby and Basketball for state teams has tradionally started with
nominaons through their school to aend district trials.
School Sport Victoria (SSV) have advised that this process has now changed to an online registraon process. District trials will
no longer be held.
The SSV website www.ssv.vic.edu.au provides important informaon and a video on the process as well as applicaon forms
and must be visited.
Key points include:
1. Parents must consult with their Sport Teacher/Coordinator at the school to ensure their child has a high skill level to
trial and represent their school.
2. It is imperave that teachers will decide on your child’s capability of represenng their school at a state level before
registering online.
3. This discussion with the school Sport Teacher is necessary as all students MUST get the Sport Teacher/Coordinator
and the Principal signature on their registraon form prior to aending a trial.
4. The Eventbrite cket, applicaon form signed by the Principal and Sport Teacher/Coordinator and proof of payment
must be handed to the Division Trial Coordinator on the day of the trial.
5. Applicants will be noed of arrangements for the Division trial once registraons have closed.
Note: Registraon for Division trails close on Friday March 1st, 2020
hps://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic
SPORT NEWS
WELLBEING NEWS
ICT NEWS
ICT NEWS connued
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