Mount Waverley North NEWS Aspire Believe Achieve Postal Address: Marcus Avenue, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149 Telephone: (03) 9802 3168 Facsimile: (03) 9886 1571 Email: [email protected]Website: www.mtwavnth.vic.edu.au Important Dates Term Dates Principal Team Report Issue 3: 1 March 2018 MARCH Thursday 1 st , 8 th , 15 th , 22 nd -Melbourne City Soccer Clinics Friday 2 nd -St. John Ambulance First Aid in Schools Incursion Tuesday 6 th -Division Swimming Carnival (Selected Students) Friday 9 th -Curriculum Day (No Students at School) Monday 12 th -Labour Day Holiday (No Students at School) Tuesday 13 th -School Photo Day Friday 16 th -Regional Swimming Carnival (Selected Students) Monday 19 th -House Cross Country (Y3-6) Saturday 24 th -School Open Day (10am- 11am) Term 1: 29 Jan – 29 Mar Term 2: 16 Apr – 29 Jun Term 3: 16 Jul – 21 Sept Term 4: 8 Oct – 21 Dec School Council Elections Nominations open today for a two year position on the Mount Waverley North Primary School School Council. There are currently 5 vacancies for the Parent Member Member category and 1 vacancy for the DET (Department of Education and Training). There will also be a Community Vacancy due to the end of tenure of Karin Eger. I would like to publicly thank Karin for her many contributions over the years including her membership of the School Council. Who is on the School Council? There are three possible categories of membership: A mandated elected parent category. More than one third of the total members must be from this category. DET (Department of Education and Training) employees can be parent members at their child’s school as long as they are not employed at the school. A mandated elected DET employee category. Members of this category may make up no more than one third of the total membership of School Council. The Principal of the school is automatically one of these members. An optional community member category. One member is appointed by a decision of the School Council because of their special skills, interests or experiences. DET employees are not eligible to be Community members. The term of office is one year. Membership Category Term of Office Number of Positions Vacant Parent Member From the day after the declaration of the poll in 2018 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2020 Five Community Member This person will be elected by School Council at the School Council meeting in March. The term of office will be for one year. One 2018 Parent Member Election details
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Mount Waverley North NEWSAspire Believe Achieve
Postal Address: Marcus Avenue, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149
-St. John Ambulance First Aid in Schools Incursion
Tuesday 6th
-Division Swimming Carnival (Selected Students)
Friday 9th
-Curriculum Day (No Students at School)
Monday 12th
-Labour Day Holiday (No Students at School)
Tuesday 13th
-School Photo Day
Friday 16th
-Regional Swimming Carnival (Selected Students)
Monday 19th
-House Cross Country (Y3-6)
Saturday 24th
-School Open Day (10am-11am)
Term 1: 29 Jan – 29 MarTerm 2: 16 Apr – 29 JunTerm 3: 16 Jul – 21 SeptTerm 4: 8 Oct – 21 Dec
School Council Elections
Nominations open today for a two yearposition on the Mount Waverley NorthPrimary School School Council. There arecurrently 5 vacancies for the ParentMemberMember category and 1 vacancy for the DET (Department of Education andTraining). There will also be a Community Vacancy due to the end of tenure ofKarin Eger. I would like to publicly thank Karin for her many contributions overthe years including her membership of the School Council.
Who is on the School Council?There are three possible categories of membership:
A mandated elected parent category. More than one third of the total membersmust be from this category. DET (Department of Education and Training)employees can be parent members at their child’s school as long as they are notemployed at the school.
A mandated elected DET employee category. Members of this category maymake up no more than one third of the total membership of School Council. ThePrincipal of the school is automatically one of these members.
An optional community member category. One member is appointed by adecision of the School Council because of their special skills, interests orexperiences. DET employees are not eligible to be Community members. Theterm of office is one year.
Membership Category
Term of OfficeNumber of Positions Vacant
Parent Member
From the day after the declaration of the poll in 2018 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2020
Five
Community Member
This person will be elected by School Council at the School Council meeting in March. The term of office will be for one year.
One
2018 Parent Member Election details
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District Swimming Sports
On Monday, 26th March, a group of MWNPS students proudly represented ourschool at the District Swimming Carnival. The students encouraged each otherthroughout the day and MWNPS won the ‘Most Improved’ trophy. Congratulationsto all of the students on their awesome efforts and good luck to those who made itthrough to Division level.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the school office from today, Thursday, 1st March, 2018, and must belodged by Thursday, 8th March 2018. If the number of nominations exceed the number of vacancies a ballot isrequired for that membership category. The ballot will close on Thursday, 22nd March. If the number ofnominations is less than the number of vacancies, a notice to that effect and calling for further nominations willbe posted in a prominent position at the school.
What is a School Council and what does it do?All Government schools in Victoria have a School Council. They are legally constituted bodies that are givenpowers to set the key directions of a school within centrally provided guidelines. In doing this, a School Council isable to directly influence the quality of education that the school provides for its students.
Why is Parent membership so important?Parents on School Councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can shape the futuredirection of the school. Should parents wish to further discuss their involvement in the School Council please donot hesitate to contact the school.
Welcome BBQ
It was fantastic to see such an amazing turnout at our recent Welcome BBQ. It was afun-filled evening with the chance to meet with new and old friends. A big thank youto our wonderful PFA and staff for organising and supporting the event.
2019 Enrolments & Open Day
It has been fantastic to have already received a large number of 2019 Prep enrolments this year and weencourage current families and families within our local community to pick up an enrolment form from the officeif your child is starting Prep in 2019. We would also like to invite all prospective and enrolled 2019 Preps to ourTerm 1 School Open Day on Saturday 24th March at 10am to meet our Principal Team, Prep Teachers andprospective 2019 classmates.
Road Safety
Thank you for your due diligence in combatting the road safety issues around our school. We have been informedby Monash Council that parking inspectors are regularly visiting our school area 2-3 times per week and enforcingroad and parking rules. The safety of our students is paramount and we appreciate the positive feedback we havereceived from our community relating to these issues.
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It’s a Girl!
Congratulations to our Learning Specialist Lindsey Bates and family on the safe arrival of baby Eleanor Jane. Wewish the family all the best with their new addition.
Natalie Grieve and Andrew James
Student Absences
The Department of Education now requires all primary schools to contact parents of students who are absentfrom school without an explanation. Please ensure you let the school know before 9am on the day your child isaway by pressing 'Absence' on the Flexibuzz homepage or accessing the new Parent Portal and filling in thedetails, or alternatively calling the school Office.
Curriculum Day – Friday 9th March
All government schools have an allocation of four Pupil Free Days a year for staff professional learning. This yearwe used Monday, 30th January as the first of our Pupil Free Days. The next scheduled Curriculum Day is Friday,9th March. Students do not attend school on this day. Staff will be undertaking continued professional learningon High Impact Teaching Strategies and how to best support the learning of all students in our classrooms.
Upcoming Curriculum Days include:Friday, 9th MarchFriday, 8th JuneMonday, 5th November
The Camp Australia service will be available on these dates.
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