Marnebek Newsletter

20th September

Issue 14

Message from the Principal’s Office

Dear Parents & Carers,

What an incredible Term 3 we’ve had at Marnebek School! This term has been packed with learning, engagement, and exciting activities inside and outside the classroom. All students have made outstanding progress towards their learning goals.

We have had a busy couple of weeks at Marnebek, last week was our acknowledgement of R U OK? Day. Students and staff came together in their classes to engage in meaningful conversations, It was a great reminder to always check in with each other and ensure that everyone feels supported.

We are thrilled to announce that Marnebek School was the lucky recipient of 20 new bikes, generously donated by Variety Australia! This incredible gift will further enhance our bike education program across both campuses, providing more opportunities for students to participate in active learning and develop their physical skills.

On Tuesday, we celebrated Footy Colours Day, a fun-filled event where students proudly wore their team colours and rotated through exciting football-themed activities with inflatable stations. The energy and enthusiasm from both students and staff made it a day to remember!

As we wrap up Term 3, I would like to extend a big thank you to all of our parents and carers for your continued support and partnership. Wishing you all a safe and relaxing holiday break.

Regards,

Luke Bennett

Campus Principal

Key Dates & Events

Term 3 2024 | Term Dates: 16th July - 20th September

21st September - 6th October
School Holidays

7th October
Start of Term 4

10th October
Marrung Day Out | Select Students

16th October
Street Stalls

17th October
Year 9/10 Morrisby Careers Profiling | Select Students

30th October
Year 11/12 METEC Practical Driving Group 1

31st October
Year 11/12 METEC Practical Driving Group 2

5th November
Melbourne Cup Day (Public Holiday)

6th - 8th November
Blackwood Super Ride Camp | Select Students

12th November
Term 4 SSG Day

19th November
Year 7 & 10 School Vaccine Program

5th December
Year 12 Graduation Evening

16th December
Year 6 Graduation Evening

Please note: All dates are correct at the time of publishing. Information will be posted on Compass regarding these planned events, nearer to the date.

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Compass Parent Portal

Compass Tip

How Do I Rest My Password?

Need help resetting your password? No worries at all! Feel free to contact your school for assistance, or, alternatively:

1. Select Can’t Access Your Account? (web) or Forgot Password? (mobile app), on your school’s Compass login page. This should redirect you to our Compass Login Help page.

2. Fill in your username in the space provided and click Continue. This should take you through to a new page, that will ask you for your email address or phone number.

3. Fill in your email address to receive a password reset link via email. Or, fill in your phone number to receive a confirmation code via SMS.

4. Complete the reCAPTCHA, then select Continue.

5. After you have received your email or SMS, either follow the provided confirmation link (for email), or fill in your temporary confirmation code (for SMS).

6. Update your password as desired.

Friendly Note: Please make sure that your email address and mobile number are kept up-to-date within Compass, otherwise this confirmation SMS or email may not send.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the office on 5996 3858.

Classroom Snapshots

Dhurv Ravi 6A

Dhruv Ravi (6A) is a very talented artist. He spends lots of his spare time drawing his favourite cartoons, such as; Super Mario and Mickey Mouse! Dhruv has kindly allowed us to display his brilliant artwork in the administration area at our New Holland Drive campus. Well done Dhruv, keep up the great work!

News from New Holland Drive Campus

Preps Making Fairy Bread 🍞🧚🏻

On Friday all of the Preps made fairy bread as part of our Numeracy lesson. We have been learning what halves are. To make our fairy bread we had to follow the instructions. Step one was to get a piece of bread and put it on our plate. Step two was that we had to carefully spread the butter onto the bread. Step three we had to shake the sprinkles onto our buttered bread. Step 4 was where we had to carefully with adult support cut our bread in half. And our favourite step was step five where we got to eat our fairy bread, Yummo!

Please enjoy some photo’s of us all make our fairy bread halves

News From Prep E

During Term 3, in prep E we have been practicing our phonics in literacy. In math, we learnt about shapes and data.

We celebrated 100 days of preps, and we all dressed up in our favourite characters for Book Week.  

We had a great opportunity to go to Rainbow Town excursion and the students and staff had a fantastic time.

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Rainbow 🌈 Town 🌈

On Monday Prep/ 1 students went on an excursion to Rainbow Town in Glen Waverley. We all had such an amazing time exploring all of the different play areas. We enjoyed building on the Lego wall, using the giant slides, playing in the ball pit and jumping on the trampolines.

We all did a great job at representing our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience while in the community.

Year 2’s

Year 2's have been having a lot of fun enjoying learning numeracy, literacy and reading on interactive, assistive technology with audio buttons and AAC devices. They have been having fun using sensory hands on learning for their phonics and their sensory science lessons. They all enjoyed the school Indigenous Library Reading week, exploring Dreamtime and other stories in the library together. 

Year 3’s

The year 3's have been thriving with their numeracy learning this term using interactive programs like Essential Assessment, and they have all enjoyed their turn taking and group learning such as morning circles and measurement games in small groups exploring spaces to record different lengths, using different measuring tools. Year 3's had lots of fun joining in our Indigenous Reading Week, joining in some Dreamtime stories in our new library. 

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The Grade 5 students have been getting involved in exploring, learning and making different kind of puppets. They have been attending every Wednesday, where they learn something different and get to make exciting projects. The students have been enjoying creating different art pieces and look forward to this incursion each week.

🍳 Grade 5 Food Tech 🍽️

The students in Grade 5 have been exploring the Food Tech room at New Holland Drive and have been creating new dishes every Friday. The have made brownies, choc chip cookies and creamy tomato pasta. The students have been very excited about this new space and love showing off their cooking skills and of course eating their yummy dishes. Keep up the great cooking grade 5’s.

News Bites 7A

Term 3 saw us plunging into numerous activities. The photos are just a glimpse of some of the learnings that we had thorough the term. We began the term with swimming lessons where we had a chance to enhance our swimming skills and learn about the importance of water safety.

Our day in the classroom starts with tabletop activities such as handwriting practice, reading stories using online apps, engaging in wordsearch, or completing unfinished tasks.

We continued to focus on Phonics in our English lessons with various levels of learning exposures based on student needs.

Numeracy focus was on Number and Algebra. We did some hands-on activities to learn the various numeracy concepts that we are learning this term.

Everyone loves yummy food! Students had the opportunity to participate in cooking program on every Wednesday. They were exposed to several culinary choices and safety around using the various kitchen equipment.

Friday interschool basketball was another highlight, which certainly helped to build student confidence, teamwork, resilience, and cooperation. This was also a great opportunity to forge friendship with students from other schools.

Some of us participated in excursions to Mauna Farm and learned how to look after the animals and birds. A few of our students participated in work experience by going to Gumbuya World, where they worked for few hours every week. Couple of other students had the opportunity to visit Chisom to explore sensory play!

It was indeed a hectic Term! Hurry its time for a well deserved break!!!

News from Corrigans Rd Campus

Café Team ☕

On Wednesday, September 11th, our café team took on an exciting challenge, preparing and serving a mouth watering chicken katsu curry with rice for selected staff members. The students embraced the experience with enthusiasm, showcasing their skills in the kitchen and their joy in serving others. The atmosphere was buzzing with excitement as the team worked together seamlessly, delivering a restaurant-quality meal that left staff thoroughly impressed. This incredible success has fuelled their passion, and the café team can’t wait to step up again next term, offering even more delicious meals for more staff!

Sage’s Cottage

Our Student’s got to experience time at Sage’s Cottage in Baxter. Sage’s Cottage dates back from the 1850’s and offers an inclusive Café that provides training and equal opportunities for people with disability’s. Our student’s got to attend 4 sessions over the last 4 weeks of term. Giving them a taste of what working with Wallara. The Student’s got to experience and engage in horticulture, wood work and land management.