Last Wednesday the Choir joined seven other schools from Northern Tasmania in a choral celebration.

The night began with a performance by all the schools singing together as a combined choir. They sang:

• We're All In This Together - by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil
• Evening Star - by Rachel Kelly
• Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira 

Then each school choir performed their individual song. Our choir sang:

• Revolting Chidren - from Matilda the Musical

To conclude the evening the schools combined once again to sing:

• Touch the Sky - by Alexander L Mandel
• Whisper - by Greg Gilpin
• Happy - by Pharrell Williams

Congratulations to our choir who sang beautifully, with spirit and joy! 

We received wonderful feedback from members in the audience and our families.  Comments were made about their voices, their movements, and the talent of Mrs Partridge.

Many, many thanks to Mrs Partridge for your passion for singing and leadership of our choir.  They were an absolute credit to you!

It was such a special night for our choir, their families and our school. I can't wait until next year!

Sharon

Dates for your diary

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

Bootcamp @ Heritage Forest

Kingball MHPS v East Launceston

Netball St Leonards Primary School v MHPS

Football MHPS v Trevallyn Primary School 

Soccer Riverside Primary School v MHPS

At MHPS, families are valued members of the school community and play an important role in their child’s learning. There is a strong culture of mutual trust, and parents/carers and staff work in partnership to support student learning and well-being. This is evidenced by the outstanding attendance data at our previous two communication opportunities, in March we had 97% of our students represented and in June we had 96% of our students represented.  

Communicating Learning Progress with Families for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will take place again, in September.  This is our third opportunity to formally communicate about learning this year and once again we are providing two options for communication in Term 3.

Parents/carers can choose either a face-to-face conversation at school or a phone call from your child's teacher.

The conversation will focus on any follow-up matters from the June meeting, evidence of learning, progress and strategies for improvement, and your child’s wellbeing. 

Students are not required to be part of this meeting.  Childcare will be available for school aged students in the PAC.

We have sent home a letter containing the details you need to know, a preference sheet for dates and times, and an agenda where you can record anything you would like to discuss.  Please return the preference sheet and agenda to class teachers as soon as possible.  If you have misplaced your letter please do not hesitate to ask for a replacement.

Family Planning Tasmania will be visiting our school from Monday 15 September to Wednesday 24 September to provide The Growing Up Program – a relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours program.

The Growing Up Program (GUP) is Tasmania’s leading relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours’ program for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6. 

It is facilitated by an experienced team of Family Planning Tasmania educators, and is age and developmentally appropriate, sequential, and evidence-based. 

The program is aligned to the: 

• Australian Curriculum 
• Early Years Learning Framework 
• Respectful Relationships and Consent Teaching and Learning Package 

GUP reflects the latest in sexual and reproductive health research, and aims to maximise learning outcomes, and increase positive communication between parents and carers and their child/children. 

Family Planning educators will encourage children to talk to their families and other trusted adults and consider their own family’s beliefs and values. 

Family Planning Tasmania recommends that students be provided with relationships, sexuality and protective behaviours education each year. 

By clicking on the below link, parents and carers will be able to access information to their child/children’s program. https://fpt.org.au/programs/parents-carers/the-growing-up-program-gup-parents-carers/

As part of our HASS unit, children in Prep Freeman, Prep Fletcher and Prep Lockhart will be walking around the Mowbray community. We will be looking at the different shops and mapping our walk.

This walk will take approximately 45 minutes and will be completed during school time on Tuesday 16 September. Children will need to wear school uniform and bring a coat in case the weather is cold.

Prep Team

On Thursday 18 September, all Year 5 students will be visiting Newstead College. They will have an opportunity to tour the College and participate in some classes. Students and staff will leave school at 9:00 am and return at 12:20 pm. Your child will need to wear full school uniform, and bring a packed recess and a drink. This experience is an initiative of, and funded by, The Smith Family.

Cindy Wright - Assistant Principal

Every year the Department for Education, Children and Young People conducts a School Satisfaction Survey to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where it may improve. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school improvement planning and decision-making.

If you have not had the opportunity to complete the survey about Mowbray Heights Primary School yet, it is open until Friday 19 September 2025 and should take about 5 minutes of your time.

Each family should nominate one person to fill in this survey for their child(ren).

Take the online survey by clicking this Link, or pasting it in your browser: https://nam.dcv.ms/J9SjAQl0Yw

The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential.

All families in this school received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools. Responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department for Education, Children and Young People staff.

Please contact us if you require any assistance.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.  We have had 51 responses so far!

Sharon

This week’s information from the eSafety Commissioner is about reporting when something goes wrong.

If your child experiences something harmful online such as cyberbullying, image-based abuse or illegal and restricted content, you can report it directly to the social media service, game, app or website where the incident occurred. Often young people will need the support of an adult to report. The eSafety Commissioner advises taking the following steps:

1. Collect evidence before reporting to the platform or taking other action. If the issue is ongoing, make sure you collect screenshots showing what has been happening and for how long.
2. Report to the platform where it happened. Use The eSafety Guide to help you. After you report, the service may remove the content straight away. They may also block those responsible or delete their account. If the post involves something illegal like grooming, they may refer it to law enforcement or another agency to take further action.
3. If the platform does not take action, you or your child can report it to eSafety. eSafety will ask you to complete an online reporting form and include evidence.

Janaha Williams – Safeguarding Lead

We are now accepting Kindergarten enrolments for next year.  To be eligible for Kindergarten in 2026, children need to be 4 on or before the 1st January 2026.  When enrolling in a Tasmanian Government school for the first time, evidence must be provided in relation to student identity, the parent/guardian identity, student residential address and student immunisation. 

Evidence is required in relation to student identity which may include one of the following:

• Australian Birth Certificate
• Current Australian or foreign passport and visa

Evidence is required in relation to parent or legal guardian identity which may include one of the following:

• Birth Certificate
• Current Australian Drivers Licence
• Current Australian passport or foreign passport and visa 

Evidence is required in relation to residential address which may include one of the following:

• Utility bill (phone, electricity, gas)
• Lease or rental agreement

Evidence is required in relation to immunisation which may include one of the following:

• The child's Health Record Book (Blue Book)
• A printout from the Medicare - Australian Immunisation Register

Kindergarten at Mowbray Heights Primary School is a three full day program. Please phone the office or drop in to register your child’s name and begin the enrolment process. 

If you have completed an enrolment form for Launching into Learning your intention to enrol your child, if in our intake area, is already known and underway.

Please note: We are not able to accept Expressions of Interest for an Out of Area Enrolment as we are at capacity.

Sharon

We have depleted our spare clothing supplies (trousers, underwear and socks).  If you think your child might require a change of clothes at school please pack some spares.  If your child does not have anything to change into, we will call families as soon as we become aware of their needs. If you have school uniform items that your child has outgrown, donations are always gratefully received.

The following sizes are available in the 2025 Year 6 Short Sleeve Leavers Polos. The tops are $40.00 and can be purchased at the school office. These are the last sizes available and no further orders will be placed.