Dear Families,
When our students started coming back last week, there was a lot of talk about the earthquake. ‘Where were you when the earthquake happened?’ was a common greeting. It was great to see a some of our students become famous reporters. Tom Steele was on the TV and in the Courier, Ashley Harbour was on the news and Jake and Nick Hoskin had a piece on BTN.
What a crazy start to Term 4! It is wonderful to have students back at school but moving in and out of remote learning is a real challenge for our Grade 3 to 6 students. My fingers, and toes, are crossed that once everyone is back on the 26th October, we will be able to maintain that until the end of the year.
Our teachers have the wellbeing of the kids at the forefront of their planning and teaching and there are lots of opportunities to work together and play together. It is great to see our students reconnecting with each other and building on their friendships from earlier in the year.
Masks
I have had a number of questions about masks for our Grade 3 to Grade 6 kids this week. We know that the Department of Health has advised that students in Grade 3 to 6 are required to wear masks, indoors at school, unless an exemption applies. I am waiting on further advice from the Department of Education to see what that will look like at MPS and will communicate that as soon as I can.
Like always, please get in touch with us with any questions or concerns. Call or email your classroom teacher, call the front office or email me tom.macmunn@education.vic.gov.au
Have a great weekend.
Take Care,
Tom
