Montagu Bay Primary School eNewsletter

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Welcome to Term 2, it’s great to be back and see all our learners ready to go. Our Grade 3-5s are busy with the Swimming and Water Safety Program. Aren’t we lucky, especially as an island state, to have access to this essential program?

This Term sees our whole school Global Concept move from Harmony to Sustainability. Our teachers are cleverly transitioning from one to the other, ensuring the connections between both concepts are understood. The content that this concept will be explored within will be different across the grades as our learners discover what interests them most.

As always, keeping our kids safe is uppermost in our minds, please take note that some of our toilets are signed as students only, this needs to be complied with, in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Also please do not drop off or collect students from the staff carpark near the hall, this area has experienced some very dangerous driver behaviour lately. This area is carparking for staff between 7:45am and 4:30pm, Delivery Access and parking for those with a Disability Parking permit who are leaving the vehicle. All other vehicles need to utilise off street parking, under the bridge or the car park near the foreshore to keep our children safe.

Regards
Cathy Young

ANZAC DAY

Thank you to students and families who attended the Anzac Service in Lindisfarne on Anzac Day. A special thank you to our student executive team, who represented our school with pride and respect as they laid a wreath on our behalf.

3R

Congratulations to those awarded the 3R’s certificates.

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5-6 Yellow News

Japanese News

City of Hobart are running a day of activities at the Youth Arts and Recreation Centre (YARC). Activities will be based on the themes of Children's Day, as well as learning about Japanese culture and customs.

Activities will include:

Climb the Kumundar Gujo – jungle gym constructed of traditional Japanese woodworking techniques.
Find a Japanese story book among the Australian Wooden Boat Festival's travelling book barge.
Meet the adorable bonito fish Yai Chan, Yaizu City's mascot.
Make some cool origami – we'll show you how!
Add your dot to a community made koinobori (carp streamer).
Try some yummy Japanese foods
See the interesting Japanese arts, crafts, cultural displays.
And more.

Click here for more information

Click here to download the 2025 Japanese Childrens Day poster

Thank you!

Anita Wedd
LOTE - Japanese Teacher

School Photo Day - Monday 19th May

Scholastic Book Fair

Tuesday 13th May - Wednesday 14th May

8:30am-9:00am and 2:45pm-3:15pm in the Library

Rose Bay High School Information Evening

Kinder 2026

Enrolments for Kinder 2026 (2021 Year of Birth) who already have a sibling attending Montagu Bay Primary School can now be accepted. Please make contact with the office to ensure your child’s name is added to our Intended enrolments and collect an enrolment form.

Volunteers

Parent Help/Volunteers

We very much encourage and appreciate parent help and volunteers in our school. The Department of Education Children and Young People require that all volunteers must hold a current Registration for Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) and now also require you to complete Your Obligations – Safeguarding Training 15-minute video. When signing into the office please have on hand your working with Vulnerable People card and copy of your safeguarding certificate.

Apply for registration to work with vulnerable people | Service Tasmania

Compulsory Safeguarding Training for Workers - Department for Education, Children and Young People

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop has relocated and will now operate out of the Hall.

Thursday’s Weekly 8:30am – 9:00am

Click here to download the 2025 Uniform Price List

Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) 2025

Parents/guardians who are applying for STAS for the first time are encouraged to apply online at www.onlinesubmission.education.tas.gov.au, alternatively applicants can search STAS in Google and be taken directly to the online application site. Applications can be completed on any electronic device including mobile phones. Parents/guardians must hold a current Centrelink concession card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs concession card to be eligible. STAS 2025 assessment letters have been posted to all families. If a parent/guardian wishes to add a newly enrolling or additional student to their existing STAS file they need to email their full name, the student’s full name, date of birth and school attending in 2025 to stas@decyp.tas.gov.au and the file will be updated.