Melrose Park Public School Newsletter

Next week, Tuesday 2 March, our school photos for the year will be taken.

All students were given an envelope to place an order. All students will have their photo taken regardless of whether a photo order is placed.

Envelopes for sibling photos were sent home with the eldest child last Friday. Sibling photos will be taken after class and individual photos have been taken.

The colour for Student Success in 2021 is red. 

Students receive Success Cards from their teacher for demonstrating the school expectations of being a respectful responsible learner.

Students bring their cards home to you and keep them safe until they collect 10 small cards. Once they have 10 cards, they bring them back to school  to receive a large Kookaburra Card.

Once a student receives three large Kookaburra Cards, they will be acknowledged as an outstanding successful student and will be pinned with a red Success Star. 

During the course of this week, parents have the opportunity to speak to their child's teacher about the learning journey of their child.  Students will lead the discussion about their learning  taking ownership for their learning journey.  The student can provide  information to clarify what they have learnt, what are the next steps in their learning, and what progress they are making towards this.

The three way interview is commonly used in schools across Australia and is based on research and evidence.

Professor John Hattie identifies "students self-reporting as the most significant indicator linked to raised student achievement".

Dylan William says "the process of students reflecting on their learning through effective questioning that promotes the articulation of student thinking, is integral to classroom and assessment practices that enhance student learning". 

With thanks to the Sydney Academy of Chess and teachers, this company has kindly offered free chess lessons for Melrose Park PS students every Monday during lunch time for the year.

Interested students came along to try and see what the game of chess was all about.  The commitment needed from students is to sign up for a term of learning and game play. It does not matter if they have never played before.

We look forward to  learning to play and hosting some interschool competitions in our hall during this coming year. 

Last Thursday, players from the West Tigers visited  Yr 3 -6 to present the NRL League Stars Inspire Health and Wellbeing program. The focus was on how teamwork relies heavily on resilience, respect, support and inclusion. Students were challenged to think about who supports them on a daily basis and how they can support others. There were a few fun activities and lots of participation. A highlight was a passing game which relied on the team working together with good verbal communication. Some students were fortunate enough to receive NRL merchandise for their  active participation.

Congratulations to the 2021 P&C  executive committee

President  Prama Murugasu

Vice President  Amy Greenshields

Treasurer   Stephanie Williams

Secretary  - vacant

The P&C is in need of a secretary. If interested in the taking on the role and supporting the parent community, please email the school and the office will pass the message onto the new committee.

There are numerous vacant positions in several of the P&C activity areas. 

A huge thank you to outgoing 2020 committee of Neil, Prama, Chantel and  Cathy for all the work you did behind the scenes during  the 2020 Covid year. Your support  for the school and community is greatly appreciated.

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