Welcome back to school. Today our student leaders welcomed 10 new students and their families who have joined us this term, some from Victoria and even Fiji!

Lena tells me the best thing about being at MHPS is “I can be with real people” as she has been doing her schoolwork online for the past year.

We are off and racing for Term 4 and nobody loves it more than me. I love the sounds of Edudance, the concerts, the sunshine and I enjoy seeing all the kids return from holidays about 1 metre taller, so go easy on feeding them chicken with hormones!

This is a busy term for students, and we are ever vigilant with COVID. We are still in Phase 4 and will be directed by the Education Department, who are always assessing the restrictions and making sure we can pivot at any given time.

I have received an email from the Education Department advising me to draw your attention to students playing games related to a new TV Series called Squid Games. I was surprised to be advised by teachers that some of our students know about this show and are playing this game in the playground. This is not acceptable. I will never tell people how to parent, however, please do not let your children watch this show, it is classified as 15 years plus. Please be armed and talk to your children about this.

We are looking forward to the P&C Art Auction on Friday 12 November. I note the money raised from the Lapathon is supporting keeping the oval maintained. Thanks to Travis and the Grounds Committee for their work in the holidays, the school is looking great.

Artist Jade Dolman (follow the progress @jdpenangke on Instagram) is working on the mural in the Junior School and we are looking forward to seeing it completed. The mural will be in recognition of May O’Brien and the adjacent nature space playground will be constructed over the Christmas holidays.

We are currently looking at class placements for 2022 (class placement policy) and we are working towards notifying parents before the end of the year if possible.

Reports will be sent home prior to the beginning of Week 10, please ensure the office has your up-to-date email address on the system. We are looking forward to celebrating with the Year 6 students their last term at MHPS.