25 July 2025

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Welcome to term 3 where the hours of sunshine get longer each day. It’s been great to welcome our families back and see so many happy faces reunited with friends and ready to learn.

In staffing news Miss King is back from her European adventure, Mrs Watson and Mrs Bygraves are sunning themselves for an extra week and return next week, as does Mrs Parsell and Mrs Coombes. A big thank you to Mrs Angela Andriopoulos who had 3-4Y, Ms Brydie Pearce who has taken on Mrs Watson’s role, Mrs Majane Speer who has returned to Prep Y, Mrs Pip Stevens on 1-2R and Mrs Fiona Bender who has delivered a quality music program.

In exciting news, we farewell Mrs Ashley Kershaw-Quinn from Kinder Yellow on the 6^th August  as she commences Parental Leave. We’ll eagerly await news of the latest addition to her family. In her absence we’re very lucky to be welcoming Mrs Majane Speer back to our community. She brings a wealth of experience in the early years with her and will continue the outstanding, nurturing learning that Ashley has established.

3R

Congratulations to those awarded the 3R’s certificates.

SRT Exec News

We are your 2025 Exec and we would like to say a huge thank you for a great first half of the year. It has been a wonderful pleasure working with the class reps for terms 1 and 2, and we are looking forward to meeting the new class reps next week. 

We have really enjoyed working on the Exec team and planning events such as PJ and Movie Day, the Free Dress Day (for the Guide Dogs) and helping out at school events.  We have a Disco planned for this term (26^th Aug), as well as a Sports Colours Day on the 24^th of September.

As your Exec we are also responsible for updating the Events Boards outside, raising the flags, and leading assemblies.

Please have a chat to us if you have any ideas on how we can improve our fantastic school. 

Penny, Emmett, Griff, Will, Lily and Joe

Cool Crew News

This year the Cool Crew has an enthusiastic bunch of new recruits and old hands in the mix.

We have been busy trying to reclaim the garden beds from the prolific profusion of potatoes which have managed to morph into every bed! This is an ongoing project the Crew love. It’s like digging for treasure and there is much excitement when we uncover the mother lode.

The 5/6 cohort are assisting to develop and cook new taste sensations to offer in the canteen on Fridays. This gives our creating purpose and, of course, quality assurance taste testing is a crucial part of the process. Cool Crew offers students the opportunity to learn in a more hands on small group environment, however its not all spuds and muffins as the learning outcomes are varied and often for the students almost subliminal. There is a focus on procedural processes through following recipes, directions and instructions, numeracy when we are measuring, weighing, doubling or halving quantities: and financial literacy when assisting over the counter in the canteen.

We are looking forward to continuing creating, cultivating and consuming.

Jo Hart

Japanese News

The Annual Japanese Teachers Network  (JATNET) Calligraphy Competition in on again!

The chosen characters for 2025 is へび (hebi) snake.

All students were able to experience writing Japanese hiragana characters using a brush and ink as well as calligraphy pen.  Each class had its own competition and the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place efforts are displayed near the office.

Congratulations to Lily, Lucy, Zoya and Harry whose artwork was chosen to represent Montagu Bay Primary School in the State-wide Competition. Good luck!

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.

Uniform Shop

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

Thursday’s Weekly 8:30am – 9:00am

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.

What’s On Term 3 2025