A full calendar of events can be found in the Compass App

1st December - End of Year Concert - 2pm
4th November - Whole School Photo
8th December - Swimming Carnival
8th December - Assembly
13th December - Grade 6 Graduation
14th December - Colour Fun Run
20th December - Last Day of School Year - 1.30pm finish

Curriculum Days 2024

Each year the School Council schedules 5 student-free days (when student instruction does not occur) for professional development, school planning and administration, curriculum development and student assessment and reporting.
School councils may only schedule the student-free days subject to the following requirements:
● the first day of Term 1 each year must be a student-free day in all government schools to allow for appropriate planning to take place for the arrival of students
● one student-free day is to be nominated for assessment and reporting
● school councils have the flexibility to schedule 2 additional student-free days based on local school needs
● if the Principal determines to hold a common professional practice day (PPD) for teachers at the school, school councils will also schedule an additional, fifth student-free day, for use as a common PPD.
At our School Council meeting last week the curriculum days for 2024 were approved. Please add the following dates to your 2024 calendar:
Monday 29th January - Child Safe Standards, policies and procedures, 2024 roles and responsibilities and team meetings
Friday 23rd February - Staff to work with the Maths Association of Victoria, continuing to embed our instructional model.
Monday 24th June - Parent Teacher Interviews.
Monday 12th August - This day will be for staff to continue to build their capacity with wellbeing practices.
Monday 16th December - 2025 Planning Day

Assemblies

We have added an extra assembly to our schedule - it will be on Friday 8 December.

End of Year Concert

Our End of Year Concert is only 3 sleeps away! Classes are busy practising their performances. Please make sure your child has their hat, as we will be having our concert outside on the oval.

Please see the flyer below for more information.

Amy Tinetti
Principal

Casey Gould
Assistant Principal

End of Year Gift Guide

This time of year is often associated with gift-giving ! Don't forget your purchases can often help out Malvern Valley at the same time through our ongoing fundraisers:
• Adventures Awaits Gift Store - This online store is filled with an eclectic mix of items for babies, children and adults including toys, lunchboxes, travel accessories, caravanning essentials, jewelry, games, puzzles, and eco-living. Shop now using the code MVPS and 10% of your purchase price will be donated back to the school. Shop now at www.adventureawaits.com.au
• The Athletes Foot Chadstone - The whole family need new shoes? Just mention Malvern Valley Primary when you purchase any pair of shoes at The Athletes Foot at Chadstone and $5 per pair of shoes will be donated back to Malvern Valley.
• Entertainment Memberships - Purchasing an Entertainment membership can give you access to thousands of incredible offers and discounts in dining, activities, shopping and travel - all in the convenience of a mobile app that you can access anytime, anywhere. For every purchase made through our unique school link, Entertainment will give 20% back to the school. Many of the Entertainment offers include 50% off or 2 for 1 entry which means you can reward yourself whilst also giving back to our MVPS community. To purchase please visit https://subscribe.entertainment.com.au/fundraiser/1904w58

School Colour Run

Malvern Valley Parents Association and TheirCare are thrilled to invite all MVPS students to participate in a School Colour Run. The Run will take place on Thursday 14th of December, on the Oval and playgrounds at MVPS with the event running from 1pm - 3.30pm. Please note: All costs for this event are covered by the PA.

We kindly ask that students bring a change of clothes to school to participate in the event with a suggestion of a white t-shirt and shorts. All powders that we will use are machine washable, non-toxic, safe for the environment and they won't stain clothes, hair or skin.

TheirCare will be supplying a BBQ for the students and teachers for the event, and they will be catering for vegetarians, gluten-free and vegans, but if your child does have a dietary requirement please email the Parents Association (mvps_pa@outlook.com) to ensure we can accommodate their needs.

If you do not wish for your child to participate in this, please let your child's teacher know.

If you have any questions about this, or if you wish to assist in volunteering with this event, please email PA at mvps_pa@outlook.com

Pancake Parlour School Rewards

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to the Pancake Parlour School Rewards. Malvern Valley PS is currently leading the East Malvern league and 12th in Victoria. This is a loyalty program run by Pancake Parlour where the school can earn points and prizes. These can be utilised to support educational projects and extracurricular activities. If you are planning a trip to the pancake parlour please make sure you register via the app or here.

In order to streamline the weekly school delivery run any online orders placed for delivery to school will be delivered by a Spartan driver every Tuesday.

Online orders placed by midday on a Monday will be included in the school delivery the next day. Any orders placed after this time will be delivered in the following weeks run.