Dear Parents and Carers

It has been wonderful to connect through our Parent and Carer Teacher meetings. Once again our school community has demonstrated how much we value working together in partnership. At MHPS we all commit to ensuring our students are known, safe, well and learning. 

If we weren't able to connect this time, your child's Prep - Year 6 Progress Report will be mailed to you on Friday.

There will be two other scheduled opportunites this year to meet in person, one with your child in attendance and one without. Please know however, that all parents and carers are welcome to make contact with your child's teacher at anytime throughout the year.

Relationships matter in our school, the building and the maintaining.

Kind regards 

Sharon

Congratulations to the following students who received awards at our last assembly.

Harmony Week (17 - 23 March) is a time to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, from the oldest continuous culture of our first Australians to the cultures of our newest arrivals from around the world.

Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together people from all different backgrounds.

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a core set of Australian values.  

At MHPS our cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths and is at the heart of who we are. During Harmony Week our students will be focussing on learning experiences which support the Harmony Week theme Everyone Belongs and celebrating our diversity.

As is tradition at MHPS, we invite everyone to wear either cultural clothing, clothing that is significant to you and your family, or the colour orange.  Traditionally orange signifies social communication and meaningful conversations. It also relates to freedom of ideas and encouragement of mutual respect.

Our special clothing day will be on Friday 21 March.

Happy Harmony Week!

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is held in March. NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

The assessment provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are performing at the time of the tests.  NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school's assessment and reporting process, and it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance.

NAPLAN also provides schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are achieving important educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

NAPLAN is an online assessment (except for Year 3 writing which is a paper based assessment). NAPLAN Online provides a better and more precise assessment. The assessments feature a tailored test design where the questions a student receives will depend on their answers to previous questions. 

2025 NAPLAN testing will be held from Wednesday 12 March to Monday 24 March.

Individual student performance in NAPLAN is shown on a national achievement scale for each test. The performance of individual students can be compared to the average performance of all students in Australia. Parents will receive their child's individual report.

Thank you for supporting your child’s participation in this important national initiative.  All we ask is they simply do their best.

Launching into Learning groups have started!

We would love to re-connect with our families and welcome new ones with children from birth to 4 years.

Why come to Launching into Learning?

• Play and learn alongside your child
• Meet other families
• Get to know the school staff
• Get ready for school

Programs include Kindy Gym, Pre Kinder, Playgroup and Stay and Play. See the information below for times and details.

Please talk to a member of the LiL team or the school office if you would like some more information about our programs.

Lisa Probert, Danielle Evans and Kelsey Campbell

Invoices will be sent home to families who have not been approved for STAS in the next couple of weeks.  This composite levy covers almost everything, including learning materials, resources, equipment, excursions and performances.  It does not cover specialised activities such as the Leavers’ Dinner, cost of school photo or any other optional activity.

Families are able to choose between a single payment of the levy or they may take advantage of a range of payment options. You are most welcome to discuss your needs with Ms Tina Todman our School Business Manager (6326 1892).

The Student Assistance Scheme provides assistance for low income families towards the cost of levies. STAS is provided to the school rather than paid directly to families. STAS 2025 application forms are available for new enrolments, or for families who have not applied for, or been in receipt of STAS in 2024. Please note, being the holder of a Centrelink Health Care Card does not automatically mean that a family will be approved for STAS. Families who were approved and received STAS in 2024 have been sent correspondence regarding STAS 2025 directly from the Department for Education, Children and Young People. STAS application forms can be downloaded from the Department's website at www.decyp.tas.gov.au or collected from our school office.