Marnebek Newsletter

8th April 2022

Issue 5

Message from the Principal

Jennifer Hamilton

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a wonderful end to Term 1 we have had with our Farewell Picnic and Investiture Ceremony! It was fantastic to meet our families and share memories of our old buildings. Congratulations again to our new 2022 School Captains. I know you will do a fantastic job by living out our school values, being great role models and wearing your badges with pride. You can view last Friday’s Investiture Ceremony in this newsletter, on our website and Facebook Page.

Student Achievement

Term 1 provided a number of opportunities for our students to engage in stimulating and educational events. Many classes have enjoyed a range of excursions and activities and there is much to look forward to in Term 2 including the ADANAC Camp for Years 9 & 10, Marnebek School Formal to name a few.

Some of the highlights in Term 1 were:

Clean Up Australia Day
Harmony Day
Purple Day
Myuna Farm Excursion
Funky Farm Excursion
Investiture Ceremony
Good Friday Appeal organised by our VCAL students
Gumbuya World Work Experience

Important Dates for Term 2

Monday, 25th April

ANZAC Day – Public Holiday

Tuesday, 26th April

Curriculum Day – No Student Attendance

New Holland Drive Campus open for Mini Vaccination Clinic (2nd dose)

Wednesday, 27th April

Students return to school for Term 2

It is my hope that your family enjoys a refreshing break from school over the coming weeks. Have a wonderful break.

Kind regards,
Jennifer Hamilton | Principal

Key Dates & Events

Term 2 2022

Monday, 25th April
ANZAC Day - Public Holiday

Tuesday, 26th April
1st Day of Term 2 - Curriculum Day - No Student Attendance - New Holland Drive Campus open for Mini Vaccination Clinic 2nd dose at 4:30-5:30pm

Wednesday, 27th April
Students return to school

Term 3 2022

Monday, 11th July

1st Day of Term 3

Thursday, 18th August
Marnebek School Formal - Students in Years 10, 11 & 12

Monday, 13th June
Queen’s Birthday - Public Holiday

Friday, 16th September
Last Day of Term 3 - Students dismissed at 2pm!

Investiture Ceremony

On Friday, 1st April, the school gathered for the celebration of the 2022 School Captains at a whole school assembly at the New Holland drive Campus. We had the pleasure to be joined by Anne Martin (Senior Education Improvement Leader), Lachlan Yates (Cranbourne Primary School Principal) and Ben Vevers (Barton Primary School Principal).

Jennifer and the Leadership Team talked about opportunities for the students and congratulated all of the newly appointed School Captains who stepped out of their comfort zones and took part in the process of applying for Captain positions in 2022. Students were selected not only their personal attributes and strengths but also their ability to demonstrate our school values of respect, rsponsibility and resilience.

Congratulations to you all!

Highlights - Myuna Farm & Funky Farm Excursions

On Wednesday, 6th April, Primary School students had the opportunity to go on an exciting excursion to Myuna Farm. Students were able to experience real farm life by participating in a range of hands-on activities with a farmer.

This included milking a goat, visiting the baby animals in the nursery, feeding bread to the bigger animals, planting our own seeds, walking through the produce garden and riding the train to the wetlands to feed the ducks. It was a wonderful day with many learning opportunities and fun experiences.!

Classroom Snapshots

Primary School - New Holland Drive Campus

Greetings from 306 by Zoe Quian Ye | Teacher

News from Prep C by Mikaela Ramsay | Teacher

This week in Prep C, we have been exploring numbers and shapes. We went outside to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and draw our favourite shapes. We also practiced counting and used tally marks to help us count.

Prep A and 5/6 B

At Marnebek School, we offer our students a fantastic "Buddies program."

During term one, Prep A and 5/6 B students participated in activities that promote inclusion,

empathy, and positive role models. Encouraging self-confidence and developing positive

social skills and relationships across our classes.

Our Buddy class meets regularly to complete fun activities together. These activities include

literacy, maths, and crafts activities. The program has a highly positive impact on both the

Prep and 5/6 B grade students. The Grade 5/6 students learn the fundamentals of being

positive role members of our school community and embrace the school values through how

we communicate show empathy and respect those that need help.

We are looking forward to continuing our partnership after the school holidays and embracing

caring for others, respecting, and valuing differences, including others including being

responsible learners.

Yohana Ziem

Prep PLC Leader | Prep A Teacher | Literacy Coordinator

Nicholas Rushen

5/6 B Teacher | Inquiry/STEM Coordinator

Secondary School - New Holland Drive Campus

Welcome to 503 by Nav Ghuman | Teacher

Secondary & Pathways - Corrigans Rd Campus

Student Free Dress Day

Thank you so much for supporting our Free Dress Day for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
We raised $620!!

Special thanks to our dedicated VCAL students who organised this fantastic event! Well done!

SW-PBS @Marnebek

AND THE WINNER IS…………..

CONGRATULATIONS KUYIM!

Upcoming Events

Marnebek School Formal 2022

TheirCare (OSHC)

Afterschool & School Holidays Services

Our school has partnered with an independent provider TheirCare to provide After Care and Holiday Care services to our school community.

The program services the children in the school from 3:00pm each day until 6:00pm. During school holidays the service will operate from 7:00am until 6:00pm. Families wishing to use this service can visit the TheirCare website: http://theircare.com.au/

Families are also eligible for a Government rebate which reduces the cost per session. Further information can also be obtained by contacting the school or ringing TheirCare on: 1300 072 410.

TheirCare provides a stimulating and safe environment for all children and an environment where children from and enjoy their time in their program. During sessions children develop life skills, friendships, confidence and creativity through play.

Compass Parent Portal

Welcome to Compass!

Compass is our primary parent communication tool for day-to-day operational matters, upcoming events, notices and notifications so it is essential that all parents download the app.

It is more important than ever that we are able to communicate effectively, especially when it involves the safety of our children. If you haven't already, we ask that parents download the Compass app onto your device for either Apple or Android.

Compass is a web-based system allowing you to access up-to-date and meaningful information about our school and your child’s progress. Compass includes many different features, including the ability to:

Be informed of important updates, events and reminders
Enter past and future absences for your child
Permission forms are available online for consent and payment for students to attend camps, excursions, incursions and other programs and events.
Access your child’s Semester Reports
Update your contact details
Book Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences (SSG Meetings)

Compass is accessible on any modern web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) or by using the Compass iOS or Android apps.

School Uniform

Dear Beleza School Uniform Customers and Community,

Important Update Re: Suppliers in Isolation due to Covid-19 Virus

It has been brought to our attention that all our suppliers in China have been instructed to stay at home due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19. As many are now working from home, production of garments has been halted and our suppliers are unable to track their production line and therefore are not able to provide us with updates on which orders have been affected.

We have also been notified that due to this outbreak, most suppliers will not be able to send orders to our warehouses at this time. Please note that we are still taking new orders, but production timelines may vary due to the unpredictable nature of the Covid-19 virus and may take longer than expected.

If you have currently placed an order with us, please be assured that once our suppliers can continue production, your orders will be completed and shipped to our warehouses as soon as possible.

If you have placed an order of items we have available in our warehouse or stores, these have not been affected and will continue to be processed as per normal. We will keep you updated when we have more information on the current situation. If you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Regards,

Beleza School Uniform

Japanese Encephalitis Virus

JE virus has been recently detected in humans and pigs in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. It is the first time the virus has been detected in Victoria.

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a rare but potentially serious infection of the brain caused by a virus that can be spread to humans through mosquito bites.
Limit your exposure to mosquitoes by wearing long, loose fitting clothes outdoors.
Use ‘knockdown’ fly sprays and plug-in repellent devices indoors.
Use effective mosquito repellents containing picaridin or DEET on all exposed skin.
Sleep under mosquito nets treated with insecticides if you don’t have fly wire screens on windows on your home or are sleeping out in the open.

Where to get help

Always call an ambulance in an emergency (triple zero) Tel. 000
Emergency department of your nearest hospital
Your GP (doctor)
NURSE-ON-CALL Tel. 1300 60 60 24 – for confidential health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Your local council – for information about mosquito control programs in your area

Community Notices

Go wild these school holidays at Moonlit Sanctuary Keeper Club

Check out the program here
Local School Family Pass

Plan your visit at www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au
Email bookings@moonlit-sanctuary.com
Narre Warren Cranbourne Road Upgrade - Stay informed

Work has started on the upgrade to Narre Warren Cranbourne Road. This road upgrade includes building extra lanes and upgrading intersections on Narre Warren Cranbourne Road to make it quicker, easier and safer to get to road users where they need to be. Find out more and have a look at the interactive map at roadprojects.vic.gov.au/nwcru.
Regular updates are sent out to keep community members informed of the works, and we encourage you to subscribe. To sign-up for email and SMS updates, please visit roadprojects.vic.gov.au/subscribe or text “NWCR” to 0499 073 073.
KIDS DAY OUT - Good Friday Appeal

These school holidays, families can help the Appeal by attending Kids Day Out on Friday, 15 April, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The MCEC will be transformed into a children's wonderland of carnival rides, giant inflatables, craft activities, music, dancing, films and more.
Entry to the Kids Day Out is free, with donations and proceeds from its paid activities helping The Royal Children's Hospital give sick kids the best possible care.
Visit the Events Page: https://www.goodfridayappeal.com.au/kids-day-out-2022/