Newsletter No. 13 ~ August 3, 2018

www.mountviewps.vic.edu.au 9560 0471

mount.view.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au 9560 8750

From the School Council President – David Lee

Hello Mount View Community!

I'd like to share a recent highlight, where I had a wonderful walk with Christian around the school. He shared his vision on how we could utilise and maximise the space in our school for more "play and learn" experiences.

I was amazed at the thought and design behind it all, particularly the tailored experiences for certain year levels. It was terrific to see that the students would also play a part in shaping these experiences, which I'm sure would build valuable life skills in the process.

I came away excited with the new possibilities and opportunities for our children that this would create! It was gratifying to see the school working on a plan to bring this to fruition, and continue to build our community.

Cheers

David

Principal Class News – Glenn Butler, Alison Rees, Christian Holdsworth & Bianca Gatherum

Staffing Update

It is with great pleasure that we announce that John Kennedy has officially re-joined the Mount View PS staff. John, our previous Assistant Principal, retired late last term after a period of leave extending from Term 2, 2017 to Term 2, 2018. John has begun his new role at the school as a staff coach with great enthusiasm. He is working as an extension of our current leadership team, supporting the professional growth of staff across the school.

Mrs Felicity Hall-Shulman officially begins her role as Year Three Learning Specialist and classroom teacher of 3FS, (previously 3AG), on Monday 6th August. She was in the school today and had a wonderful time meeting the students, staff and some of the 3FS parents. Felicity brings a wealth of experience in Numeracy, Student Wellbeing and EAL to Mount View having held a leadership position at her previous school for four years. Year Three families are encouraged to arrange a time to meet Felicity over the coming weeks: hall-shulman.felicity.c@edumail.vic.gov.au .

Congratulations

Congratulations to Alison Rees and Kellie Stewart on their acceptance into Bastow’s Unlocking Potential (UP): Principal Preparation.

Unlocking Potential (UP) is the DET’s flagship principal preparation program for high potential leaders (Leading Teachers, Learning Specialists and Assistant Principals). The aim of this rigorous and highly innovative program is to thoroughly prepare leaders for their first principal / assistant principal appointment.

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Amongst other experiences, Alison and Kellie will complete:

• 12 workshop days including a two-day Open-to-Learning Leadership (OTL™) workshop. • a 20–60 day placement in another school where you work alongside a highly effective school principal to

develop capabilities for the principal role. • up to eight hours of coaching following completion of a 360 degree diagnostic tool to help determine

learning needs. • tailored master classes with acknowledged experts in their field and Victorian principals • a small-scale intervention project around a leadership challenge in our school.

Congratulations and all the best in this highly regarded, DET funded professional learning program.

Principals in the classroom

This week we had the pleasure of joining the Year 3s as they developed their understanding of Mathematics – Measurement & Geometry. The students engaged in a practical learning task that required them to compare the areas of regular and irregular shapes using both formal and informal means. 3OJ have shared the learning engagement in an article in the newsletter.

New Compass Kiosk Sign In & Sign Out Procedures @ Mount View

This week the Administration team successfully trialled and implemented the use of Compass Kiosks for:

• parents signing students in for late arrivals,

• parents signing students out for early departures,

• visitors signing in and sign out of school (inclusive of parents),

• contractors signing in and out.

This initiative will not only support our administrational processes but also support student safety by monitoring visitor traffic.

The Compass Kiosks are located in the entry foyer. Please visit the kiosks prior to approaching the General Office if you are visiting the school in a formal capacity or signing your child in/out. If you have a general enquiry you do not need to use the kiosk, instead, as per the norm, the administration team are available to assist with you with information on school business. We encourage you all to adopt our new processes and work with us as we adjust our use of this technology to best suit our school.

It’s Camp Season!

Following on from successful Year Six and Year Five Camps in Term One, our second wave of camps are underway. This week a group of 56 students, staff and parents have hit the slopes of Mount Buller for our annual Ski Camp.

Next week our Year Three students are heading to Lake Dewar Lodge and in a fortnight, our Year Fours will head to Camp Manyung. All

the best to those participating. We’ll keep you updated with lots of photos!

Here are the smiles coming from the Year 6 Ski Camp!

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Parent Opinion Survey 2018

WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training (DET) that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at each school. All responses to the survey are anonymous.

It is designed to assist our school in gaining an understanding of parents’ perception of school climate, student engagement and relationships with our parent community. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday July 23rd to Sunday August 26th.

On Monday an email went out to randomly selected members of our community inviting them to take part in the survey. Approximately 30% of our families (240 people) have been invited to participate in this year’s survey. Each family was issued their own individual link to the survey.

The online survey is available in English, Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha) and Hindi.

Survey language guides will be provided in a range of languages including Albanian, Bengali, Burmese, Cantonese, Dari, Filipino, Greek, Gujarati, Indonesian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish or Urdu.

For further information, please contact Alison Rees at rees.alison.m@edumail.vic.gov.au or visit:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/performsurveyparent.aspx#link96 .

Late Arrivals Process

We understand that sometimes students arrive late to school and this can be for a variety of reasons. Parents need to be aware of the process for late arrivals and the fact that this is recorded on the student’s record.

Start of school at Mount View is at 8:50am. At that time, teachers mark rolls for the morning and students begin learning. Yard duty teachers are in their areas from 8:35 – 8:50am. After that, they head to classes to begin learning sessions.

Any student who arrives from 9:00am onwards is considered late, and MUST sign in at the Office.

At that time, parents of Prep and Year 1 students need to escort their child to the Office, complete the paperwork and take them to class.

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New Compass Kiosk Sign In & Sign Out Procedures @ Mount View

This week the Administration team successfully trialled and implemented the use of Compass Kiosks for:

• parents signing students in for late arrivals,

• parents signing students out for early departures,

• visitors signing in and sign out of school (inclusive of parents),

• contractors signing in and out.

This initiative will not only support our administrational processes but also support student safety by monitoring visitor traffic.

The Compass Kiosks are located in the entry foyer.

Please visit the kiosks prior to approaching the General Office if you are visiting the school in a formal capacity or signing your child in/out.

If you have a general enquiry you do not need to use the kiosk, instead, as per the norm, the administration team are available to assist with you with information on school business. We encourage you all to adopt our new processes and work with us as we adjust our use of this technology to best suit our school.

To all parents – PLEASE:

ensure that your child is at school on time for an 8:50am start.

discuss the Late Sign In process for those rare times when this might happen

discuss road safety with your child and how they are not to leave the safety of the footpath or approach moving vehicles.

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Traffic around the School – Road Safety

Once again we have received complaints from concerned community members about the erratic driving of parents before and after school. We are very concerned at the increasingly dangerous driving practices around Mount View at drop off and pick up times.

We know the start and end of the school day can be hectic for parents and finding parking can be a challenge, but it has become apparent that the community is no longer prepared to tolerate unsafe and illegal traffic behaviour. The local Council have responded to our concerns and have implemented various measures to try and reduce congestion in local streets and at the same time ensure the safety of our students. We also encourage our parents and students to walk to school to reduce congestion, not to mention to increase fitness and to be environmentally aware.

Our neighbours tell us they are distressed when cars are parked in and across their driveways. We have observed cars in no standing zones, double parked or parked on the nature strip and are amazed to see vehicles blocking the school crossing zone. This is particularly dangerous for pedestrians and students who were trying to cross the road to reach school.

It has been suggested that a “Name and Shame” approach be introduced whereby erratic and dangerous drivers are identified by their car type and registration. (Apparently a very effective system in China.) We are not encouraging this at Mount View, however perfectly understand the level of frustration and concern that this suggestion is showing.

Our preference is to ask drivers – parents, family and friends – to take responsibility for their own actions and to obey the driving laws in Victoria – particularly those relating to school zones. The following

information has come from the Vic Roads website titled, Improving Safety around our Schools.

Source: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-safety-education/improving-safety-around-our-schools

Improving Safety around our Schools

Keeping our kids safe as they get to and from school is everyone’s responsibility

As kids come to and from school it’s important for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to be aware and take extra care during these busy times. Even a small reduction in speed could save a child’s life.

To help keep our kids safe, it’s important for drivers to:

1. Slow down during school times and help keep our kids safe.

School speed zones are reduced-speed areas that operate near schools.

They’re designed to keep kids safe by lowering the speed limit at peak times when children are travelling to and from school.

2. Be extra cautious around schools.

3. Be aware that young children can be unpredictable and difficult to see.

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Kids can stay safe by:

learning about road safety

practising crossing the road with parents

Active kids are healthy kids

Walking or riding to school is a great way for kids to keep active and get the recommended one hour of physical activity each day. Children who walk or cycle to school are more likely to be independent and are generally more physically active and healthy.

Allowing children to get to places on their own can help them:

develop self confidence

get to know their neighbourhoods

learn responsibility and independence

get the recommended one hour of physical activity per day.

When children are walking or riding to school, it’s extra important for drivers to be alert and take extra care.

It is every driver’s responsibility to do the right thing ALL THE TIME because it could be your child who is in danger, or worse, injured.

Parenting Ideas – Children’s Anxiety

A number of teachers have mentioned that they have had parents asking about how to help their child when they become anxious. There are a number of very good websites that offer support to parents who might have an anxious child at home - some of these references and strategies are below with greater detail provided on the associated websites.

What is ‘normal’ anxiety in kids?

The first thing to keep in mind is, “Fearful and anxious behaviour is common in children – especially as they come across new situations and experiences. Most children learn to cope with different fears and worries. However, they may need some extra support when:

they feel anxious more than other children of a similar age

anxiety stops them participating in activities at school or socially

anxiety interferes with their ability to do things that other children their age can do their fears and worries seem out of proportion to the issues in their life.”

Reference: https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-6-12/mental-health-conditions-in-children/anxiety

Strategies to support anxious children

This excerpt taken from: https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-6-12/mental-health-conditions-in-children/anxiety/strategies-to-support-anxious-children

“When kids have anxious thoughts or feelings, a common response from the adults in their lives is to step in and solve the problem.

If they’re terrified of dogs, it’s pretty reasonable to keep them away from the pitbull next door….right?

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Well, not really. By helping children avoid scary situations, you’re reinforcing and fuelling their anxiety. They’re also missing out on opportunities to develop coping skills and prove to themselves they can deal with the anxious thought or feeling next time it comes up.

The best thing you can do for your child is to help them learn how to cope with anxiety.

10 strategies*** to try

1. Start by slowing down

2. Make time to worry

3. Climb that ladder

4. Encourage positive thinking

5. Have a go

6. Model helpful coping

7. Help your child take charge

8. Be upfront about scary stuff

9. Be BRAVE

10. And finally, check your own behaviour”

*** Each of these strategies is unpacked on the website. Well worth a visit.

Michael Grose says, “Talking with kids when they are anxious can be hard work for parents and teachers. Sometimes just one word out of place or spoken with the wrong tone of voice can get a child’s back up, upset them or make them uncooperative.” The full article, Seven Phrases to Avoid When Kids Are Anxious can be accessed through the Parent Ideas website. The direct link is below.

Reference: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/blog/7-phrases-to-avoid-when-kids-are-anxious/?utm_source=Blog+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b6332a3773-Happy-kids_24_07_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f488c60967-b6332a3773-180201917&mc_cid=b6332a3773&mc_eid=637c9edf15

ICAS at Mount View Primary School

ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program that recognises and rewards student achievement. ICAS is unique, being the most comprehensive generally available suite of academic assessments for primary and secondary school students. Students in Year 3- 6 have the opportunity to take part in this program at Mount View Primary School.

For each ICAS test we will recognize and celebrate the student’s achievements in class and/or assembly. On Monday 6th August we will be celebrating the achievements of students who completed the ICAS Science, only those who received a High Distinction will be presented their awards along with acknowledging students who received a Distinction.

For students who received a Distinction award this equates to being the top 10% of participants. Students with a High Distinction are the top 1% of participants.

Each student will receive a student report with their certificate. The report has the following:

Contains detailed diagnostic data highlighting their strengths and areas for improvement.

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Information about individual progress over time.

Access to online results which can be viewed and analysed and downloaded.

A UNSW certificate acknowledging the students level of achievement.

To help parents understand ICAS, the following documents and clips can be accessed online:

A guide to understanding ICAS reports:

https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/forms/pdf/icas/guide-to-the-icas-diagnostic-reports.pdf

For more information on ICAS reporting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_VWHUk5uQw

To obtain student results please log onto https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/student-portal.

Please use the student’s 8-digit number (recorded on the bottom of the child’s ICAS certificate).

HIGH DISTINCTIONS

Year Science Year Digital Technologies

4 AARON Y 6 Garv S

4 HESARA B 6 Daniel C

4 ASHIKA S 4 Siddharth M

4 ANDY W 4 Marcus L

5 KEIRA L 4 Andy W

6 NAMYA M 4 Vivienne H

6 CATHERINE P 4 Jian-Yu L

6 ANSON L

6 GARV S

DISTINCTIONS

Year Science Year Science Year Digital Technologies

Year Digital Technologies

3 Vimal K 5 Jin T 3 Vimal K 5 Aahil M

3 Ashwini W 5 Matthew Y 3 Elise C 5 Jessica P

3 Bonnie N 5 Kevin Y 3 Kaidi F 5 Sean Z

3 Cooper D 5 Tvisha M 3 Karla S 5 Kevin Z

3 Tara T 5 Yixuan C 3 Nicholas U 5 Menaal K

3 Nicholas U 5 Jahnavi M 3 Eeshwar M 5 Aparna M

3 Chanulya D 5 Akeira S 3 Vinujan P 5 Raymond Q

3 Aarav H 5 Danny C 3 Hirun S 5 Senon R

3 Vinujan P 5 Arihan J 3 Vyom K 5 Jin T

3 Ria S 5 Trevor L 3 Atiksh M 5 Matthew Y

4 Freya H 5 Yuxiang P 3 Ria S 5 Kevin Y

4 Nikhil I 5 Melissa T 3 Sudeeptha T 5 Yixuan C

4 Iniyan U 5 Tabbita V 3 Renee Z 5 Elissa P

4 Ruifeng J 5 Steve L 3 Xuanyi Z 5 Harry S

4 Leshan W 6 Joseph C 3 Imogen K 5 Melissa T

4 Samuel O 6 Mahesh N 3 Tayshaun L 5 Justin W

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4 Helena S 6 Yiran S 4 Sayuri 0 6 Joseph C

4 Yuyan Y 6 Stavya B 4 Tiasha S 6 Mahesh N

4 Elisha A 6 Jacelynn H 4 Iniyan U 6 Emily P

4 Soham D 6 Suzanne T 4 Aaron Y 6 Herbert W

4 Vivienne H 6 Pinyi F 4 Hesara B 6 Stavya B

4 Zac J 6 Caitlyn S 4 Ashika S 6 Jacelynn H

4 Kane S 6 Andy D 4 Leshan W 6 Parishi S

4 Jia Ying Z 6 Caleb N 4 Isaiah L 6 Evangeline W

4 Hamish D 6 Maxwell N 4 Soham D 6 Krish G

4 Daiyan P 6 Sarah R 4 Haewon J 6 Zimo H

4 Adarsh V 6 Daniel C 4 Ryan L 6 Leviana L

4 Ryan L 6 Vaishnavi R 4 Michael G 6 Caitlyn S

5 Patrick H 6 Maxim V 4 Hamish D 6 Lois S

5 Yanxiang H 5 Rohan K 4 Daiyan P 6 Adrian A

5 Shayen K 4 Adarsh V 6 Andy D

5 Ashwin K 4 Brandon Z 6 Sabrina H

5 Aahil M 5 Shayen K 6 Gautham K

5 Jessica P 5 Daniel M 6 John L

5 Celia C 5 Joel C 6 Catherine P

5 Jennifer L 5 Dinon G 6 Tina L

5 Sanjay P 5 Amelia K 6 Anson L

5 Charlotte C 5 Ashwin K 6 Vaishnavi R

5 Rohan K 5 Harry L 6 Emma T

Bianca Gatherum – Assistant Principal

Book Week

This year at MVPS we are celebrating Book Week.

Students are encouraged to participate in this fantastic event by

dressing up as their favourite book character.

To celebrate there will be a parade during assembly. Prizes will be given to the best dressed students (1 girl and 1 boy from each year level).

When: Monday 13th August

Theme: Find your Treasure

Whole School Parade: During Assembly - 2:40 – 3:30pm

Cost: Gold coin donation (All funds raised will go towards the

Library to purchase more books.)

A flyer advertising this event is included in this newsletter and was sent out on Compass earlier this week.

Annie Sioras – Yr 3 Teacher

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From Junior School Council

JSC Market Day - Tuesday 24 July 2018

On Tuesday 24th July, JSC ran their annual Market Day. There were 40 stalls run by students in Years 4 – 6 during recess, lunch and after school and all money raised is going to a charity of their choice. Some of these included: World Vision, RSPCA, She’s The First and the Monash Children’s Hospital School.

There were lots of goods on offer ranging from homemade cupcakes and slices to personally made bookmarks and fluffy toys. The students raised a total of $5,650 that will be distributed to their chosen charity over the coming weeks.

Thank you to all of the stall holders and their parents for their hard work and to the whole school community for supporting this event. It was great to see the stall holders soldiering on during the torrential rain in the afternoon.

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Facility Fathers’ Night – Last Wednesday July 25th

A great night was had by all at the annual Facility Fathers’ Night held on Wednesday July 25th. Dads and their children enjoyed a pizza dinner followed by fun and games: designing bridges, eating smarties with chopsticks, rock paper scissors chains, and of course those dads just loved to dress up for the chocolate eating dice game!

A big thank you to all the Facility teachers who organised and attended the event.

Jackie Dowling

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Classroom Excitement – 3OJ

Rabbits?

A recent sunny morning saw 3OJ gathered for a numeracy investigation and, surprisingly, the smell of hay

filled the air! It was two weeks into a fractions, decimal and percentage numeracy unit and students were

keen to get their hands dirty and apply their newly learnt skills.

A challenge was set - if you had 3 pet rabbits would you be able to share their carrot, celery, water and

straw into even thirds?

Students gathered into groups and eagerly approached the problem. The variety of real life materials

tested students’ prior fraction knowledge and through thinking and communication, groups were forced to

decide between the sharing strategies of either partitioning or dealing out.

Dealing out involves sharing the same small amount turn by turn until nothing is left. Partitioning requires

dividing the total by using mental links to times tables and multiplication facts. Everyone agreed both

strategies can be accurate and each is better suited to sharing different types of material.

Better yet everyone had a great time! Here’s just some of the things our students were saying: “I like how you told us to mark out our fractions and we had to find out which was fun. It will make the

rabbits happy. I was proud of my team measuring the carrots and celery together.”- Kabi

“I learnt how to use the ruler to make sure things were even. We also used unifix blocks to measure.” -

Chanulya

“I enjoyed measuring because we had the actual things and it was like real life.”- Luella

“I enjoyed this because it like practice for looking after a real pet or class pet. We also got the real

vegetables.” - Eeshwar

“I like this lesson because we did fractions but it was also fun at the same time.”- Jay

“I liked having the real vegetables to cut up.” - Jamie

“I liked that we got to share things and we had to find out if it is equal or not. It was pretty hard to make it

equal.” - Sarah

“It was mostly about sharing out for the rabbits. It was good because we had to mark on the real carrots

and this was like real life.” – Aarav

“Rabbits are cool and it was hard to make sure they had an equal amount of food and water.” - Hirun

“I liked working with my team and we had fun teamwork with them. This helped me do my maths very much.” –

Avani

“I liked it because we did division and I like this. We also did fractions and I also like fractions.”- Nethika

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“I enjoyed learning new things.”- Zech

Later in the day Mr Holdsworth came past to check the fairness of the sharing. With three children of his

own, Mr Holdsworth has become quite the expert when it comes to making exactly even thirds! After

discussing our sharing strategies and hearing whether we had partitioned or dealt out, he was happy to lend

his tick of approval. Well done to 3OJ for a successful inquiry!

AFL Regional Championships

On Tuesday we competed in Regionals for Girls AFL at Bulleen Park. All together there were 55 schools competing in our championship. We had the privilege of meeting some AFLW players from Collingwood.

Special shout out to Mikayla G, Isabel, Gemma, Belinda & Fatemah for their awesome performance on the day. Thanks to Mr Goldstraw for coaching us. We all had a great day!

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Visual Arts

We’re starting to get excited about the Mount View Art Show (August 22nd - 26th). We hope you’ll all come and visit the show, which raises funds for the school. The children in each

year group have been working together to produce beautiful painted collages and these will be up for auction at the show. There will also be prizes for 3 talented children from each year group - these will be selected from the amazing work displayed in the corridors at the moment. Please come in and have a look. We’ve also just heard that Zart Art gallery in Box Hill would like to exhibit some of the work from our talented Year 4, 5 and 6 artists. Selected children will be invited to take part in an exhibition and possibly have their work published in a magazine that goes out to all Victorian schools. Watch this space for more details . . .

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Wednesday August 22nd at 7:00pm – Spectrum Opening Night

Buy your tickets at the door. It’s only $25 for great food, drinks, entertainment and 1st chance to see the show. A fantastic social night out for the grownups and another great way to support the school.

Thursday to Sunday August 23rd to 26th

Bring the family along to the show over the weekend.

Share an amazing experience with your children viewing art works by artists from around Australia and perhaps purchase a lovely art work.

Children ENTER FOR FREE!

ART SHOW – Calling for volunteers The Mount View Primary School Art Show is fast approaching and it would not be possible without the support of the school community. Do you have a spare hour or two and can assist us with setting up, packing up or being part of the Art Show experience?

The dates when we REALLY NEED assistance are:

Wednesday 15th August – 9:00am – 12:00 noon

Thursday 16th August – 9:00am – 12:00 noon

Friday 17th August – 9:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday 18th August – 9:00am – 12:00 noon

Thursday 23rd August – 9:00am – 6:00pm

Friday 24th August – 9:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday 25th August – 10:00am – 7:00pm

Sunday 26th August – 10:00am – 7:30pm

Monday 27th August – 9:00am – 12:00 noon

If you have a spare hour or two during these times, can you please email Katie Leaver with your date, time of availability and mobile number. Her email is: katieleaver@optusnet.com.au.

We look forward to seeing the school community supporting us in this worthwhile and rewarding event.

Natalie Wynd

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Art Show Raffle Tickets ~ Early Bird Draw Although at school we have been advertising the Early Bird Draw for Monday July 30th, the raffle flyer had a different date so . . . the 3 prize winners from the draw that was held on Monday will receive their voucher for unlimited rides at next term's school carnival.

Congratulations to our Early Early Early Bird winners:

• Junior School (Prep – 2) Winner - Avika 2AT

• Middle School (Yrs 3 & 4) Winner - Leshan 4EH

• Upper School (Yrs 5 & 6) Winner - Daniel 6KM

There will now be an additional Early Bird raffle draw next Monday August 6th!!! A bonus for 3 more

lucky students!!!

Everyone else - keep selling those raffle tickets and get them back by Monday if possible.

How else can you help? Last week every eldest child was given:

One (1) Mount View Art Show flyer to distribute either to non-MVPS relatives or friends or to have displayed within their local area, e.g. milk bars, etc. We asked that you take it to a shop, business or community noticeboard and ask to have it displayed until August 26th. This will greatly extend our advertising of the show to the wider community. Can please make sure that you’ve done this?

Also, if you are able to collect a few more Art Show flyers from the school office and put them in your neighbour’s letterboxes, we would greatly appreciate it. We REALLY NEED this to happen ASAP.

Have you visited our Mount View Art Show website to see learn about the guest artists and all the exciting things that are happening over the weekend? No – here’s the address - https://mountviewartshow.org/ - to share with family and friends

If you’re a Facebook user, can you please Like Us and Follow Us on Facebook so we can get the word out to the wider community? The address is: www.facebook.com/MountViewArtShow

Parents Please Note: In order to support the Art Show setup and event in the GP Room, Camp Australia – Before and After School Care – will be

moving to the MVPS Staffroom on the afternoon of Wednesday August 15th. They will be working out of there each day until the

afternoon of Tuesday August 28th. Entry will be via the main Office door.

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In 2018, Mount View Primary will be participating in National Science Week- celebrating ‘Game Changers and Change

Makers.’

On Wednesday 15th of August, students will be included in a range of activities within their classes encouraging

innovation, problem solving, action and scientific inquiry.

In addition, the Year 3 and 4 classrooms will be opening their doors up to Mount View families. Invitations will be going home shortly, so please fill these out and return to your

child’s classroom teacher by Friday 10th of August.

Wednesday 15th of August:

Year 2 (limited spaces available)

STEM Family night:

6:30 - 8:00pm

Students and one family member participate in 3x STEM activities focusing on Science,

Coding, Engineering/Maths.

Year 3 Open school afternoon:

3:30-4:30pm

Year 3 and 4 families are invited to pop into the classroom and participate in a mini

STEM inquiries. Year 4

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The Department of Education and Training (DET) or Mount View Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser.

No responsibility is accepted by the DET or Mount View Primary School Council for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

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