Overview

Camps

Year 3 students attend the Somers Camp in Term 4. This outdoor educational camp allows children to explore different environments and activities from those usually found in a suburban setting. This is the first camp that the children attend and one that creates fond memories for many of the children. Some activities that the students look forward too are: the giant swing, rope course, flying fox and the night hike. During their stay, they also visit the Coolart Cottage and gardens where the children explore the bird life, gardens and also some Mornington Peninsula history.

Year 4

Our Year 4 students attend Camp Woorabinda each year.  Woorabinda School Camp is on the edge of Lake Narracan not far from Moe in Gippsland. This outdoor education camp provides the opportunity for students to participate in a wide range of exciting and challenging activities in a natural environment.

The camp facilitates the development of personal and social skills including the You Can Do It Foundations – organisation, confidence, persistence, getting along and resilience.

Year 5 and 6 Camp

The Year 5 and 6 children will go to Charnwood Camp in Term 3 this year. The camp is surrounded by forest in a beautiful valley in the Strathbogie Ranges. Charnwood has accommodation for up to 90 people or more in two buildings. There is a combination of bunkrooms and bedrooms. Within the buildings are two kitchens (One in each), toilets and showers in under the same roof as the bedrooms, heating, under cover recreation and games areas and a classroom. Activities available on site include walks, swimming in the lake, bike riding, canoeing, environmental studies and games. A short distance from the camp is a bush camping facility, abseiling, rock climbing, sailing, canoeing and mountain bike riding. A little further away are rafting, skiing and even more rock climbing, bushwalking and mountain bike riding.

Jogging Club

One of our largest activities is Jogging Club. This was introduced to allow students, staff, parents and even younger siblings the chance to enjoy a jog around our wonderful athletics track. All participants receive a Lap card when they first start and as they progress through the school they retain this card. Every lap that is completed is marked off and when a milestone is reached (10, 25, 50km) children receive a certificate at a whole school assembly.

Swimming Sports

Year 3-6 are students are involved in the Swimming Sports which are held at the start of the year. All children participate by entering into either 50m or 25m events. During the colder months we hold our School Cross Country and also our Athletics events.  After these three events, a school team is selected to compete against the seven other schools  in the Mornington District. Successful teams and competitors can progress on to Division, Regional and even State level.

Bike Education

Year 4 students have the opportunity to be involved in Bike Education in Term 4 of each year. They complete tasks and undertake a road/footpath ride to conclude this unit. We also select some students to be involved in the Hubert Opperman Challenge in Mornington which is run by the Mornington Police to encourage students to ride safely.

Lightning Premierships

Year 5 & 6 students can take part in our Winter and Summer Lightning Premiership during the year. Students select a sport they would like to be a team member of and then learn the skills over a series of lessons. They also learn about sportsmanship and being a part of team. This preparation culminates when our school plays against other schools in our Mornington District. All schools attend and compete with the winning teams progressing on to play against other Divisions. Winter sports are: Football, Soccer, Netball, Volleyball and teeball. Summer sports: Basketball, Softball, Rounders, Bat Tennis and Kanga 8’s.

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS

The following instrumental lessons are offeredduring school hours at the cost of $25 for a

1/ 2 hour. Payment is between the instrumental teachers and the parents.

.Piano                    Clarinet                       Flute                    Trombone

Once places are full children can go onto a waiting list.

The following instruments can be hired from the school at a cost of $35 a term - clarinet, flute, trumpet, saxophone and trombone

School Band:

This is open to all students who learn an instrument and have reached grade one A.M.E.B. standard.

Rehearsal is held  Thursday morning at 8.15am.

Water Safety Program

The Water Safety Program is designed to allow children in Years 3-6 to explore and understand key safety concepts about beaches and open water. Activities such as nipper boards and surf skis allow children to experience lifesaving activities, enjoy the skill of paddling  and also how the board can be used to assist those in trouble. CPR is introduced to children in Level 4 as an important skill that can be required in emergency situations when participating in water activities. Beach games such as Frisbee golf, beach soccer, beach cricket, flags and bocce are also included in the program. The children are introduced to the skill of snorkelling in a controlled manner in the shallow waters just off the beach. At the end of the program, we hold a House Lifesaving Carnival where the students compete in a relay race which encompasses all the skills learnt over the 2 days of the program.

Film Production 

Every alternate year at MMPS the students in Years 4 - 6 to take part in the production of a film. Each class is given a theme to work with and in 2012 the theme is Colour. With the assistance of Bruce Grantford, a local film producer, each class produces a short length film featuring every student and based around the theme. The children create props and costumes and rehearse their scripts during Music lessons. Bruce then works with the teacher and students for a whole day to film the production. The entire process culmintates in a Film Night at the Rosebud Cinema where families and staff come together to watch all the short films on the big screen. 

Swimming Program

Students in Prep to Year 2 attend Kings Swimming Program. Using K levels, they begin, continue and extend their knowledge of swimming and water safety for use in both a pool setting and at the beach. This program runs over 6 sessions with every student completing the assessment and reaching a new K level.

Peer Support Leadership

The Peer Support Leadership Group runs each year. Teachers in our junior and middle Year classes select students who they feel may benefit from some friendly older students organising some games for them. Children gather at the Friendship tree on special days of the week to participate in the Program. Senior students from the Peer Support Leadership Group organise activities such as drawing or some games to play like chess or hopscotch and conduct these for students under and around the “Friendship” Tree.