Moorooduc Primary School

🌿LITTLE DUCS🦆

Next week we are exploring BUTTERFLIES through many beautiful ways to learn through play. 🦋🦋🦋🦋🌻🌿🌾

Our Little Ducs 4 & 5 year old program is completely free and a brilliant way for children to play, explore and start getting ready for Prep, while families connect with our wonderful school community. 💛 Bookings are essential. 🙏Come along and join the fun. We’d love to see you there! Please book on our website.

Did you know we also run a playgroup for ages 0 - 4? Follow their Instagram here: .playgroup 👶🧸

Our Outdoor Learning program is one of the many amazing programs we offer that set us apart from the rest! 🌱🐝🌿

Students from Prep to Year 6 participate in Outdoor Learning sessions with a specialist teacher, where they develop practical skills, deepen their understanding of the natural world, and enjoy hands-on learning in the great outdoors.

Throughout the year, students explore a wide range of topics including:
🌻 Planting, growing, and caring for plants
🐝 Bees, pollinators, and biodiversity
🦋 The role of butterflies and insects in the garden ecosystem
🥕 Seasonal vegetable gardening, harvesting, and cooking
♻️ Composting, recycling, and waste reduction
🌏 Sustainability and environmental stewardship
🐔 Chickens and worms as important garden helpers
🌱 Understanding soil science and plant nutrients
💧 Healthy waterways and aquatic ecosystems
🐸 The role of frogs, fish, turtles, and yabbies in the environment
🌿 Native vegetation and the impact of invasive species
❤️ Cultural and Indigenous connections to Country and sustainable land management

These experiences provide authentic, real-world learning opportunities that help students develop responsibility, curiosity, environmental awareness, and a connection to nature.

And that’s just the beginning!! There is so much more to discover in Outdoor Learning! How lucky are we to have such an incredible program right here at Moorooduc Primary School? 😊🌱

Students at Moorooduc are developing valuable digital technology skills through hands-on learning experiences that encourage creativity, collaboration, and innovation. 💻🤖

Moorooduc students participate in a Digital Technologies session with a specialist teacher each week. Recently, students have been programming Bee-Bots and Dash robots to complete mazes, solve challenges, and navigate a variety of tasks. Through coding and problem-solving activities, students are developing their computational thinking, creativity, and teamwork skills while having lots of fun!

Well done to all of our budding programmers! 👏✨

PREP 2027 📣 Are you thinking about Prep next year for your little one? We can often take Preps from outside of our zone! Please read this post for more information.🌟

Although Moorooduc Primary School is a zoned school, the township of Moorooduc has quite a small population. As a result, previous Prep enrolments have seen several families from outside the zone successfully enrol at Moorooduc PS!

If you live outside our zone, please contact us on (03) 5978 8330 to discuss your options.😊

✨ Prep Info Night
⏰ Monday 15th June - 7:00pm

💫 School tours run every Tuesday at 10am
✏️ Please book on our website: https://moorooducps.vic.edu.au/book-a-tour/

We can’t wait to meet you and show you why we are so much more than just a school. 🙌

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS

What an incredible day we had at the District Cross Country. We had a whopping 37 students compete!👏

A special congratulations to our students progressing through to the next round:
🥉 Kayden - 4th
🌟 Eliza NG - 10th
🥉 Judd - 6th
🌟 Caleb - 9th
🥉 George - 4th

We are so proud of every student who represented our school with determination and resilience. 💙

Best of luck to those heading to the next round, we’ll be cheering you on all the way!

Our Leadership Mentoring Program empowers students to grow into confident, capable, and inspiring young leaders. ✨

Each week, our student leaders work alongside one of our experienced teachers in dedicated mentoring sessions designed to build leadership skills, teamwork, communication, and responsibility.

Students take ownership of key areas within the school by planning assemblies, preparing speeches, organising performances, and leading initiatives such as PMP, recycling, lost property, sports equipment, and more. They also play an active role in shaping our school community by following up on SRC improvement ideas and contributing their own.

A key part of the program is exploring leadership values including integrity, confidence, and responsibility, helping students develop the skills and mindset needed to lead with purpose both now and into the future.

It is incredible to watch our leaders grow in confidence, develop their voice, and truly shine as role models within our school community. ✨

💛💙Grandparents & Special Friends Afternoon

As part of our Inquiry Learning studies on History and to celebrate Education Week, we are excited to invite grandparents and special friends to join us for a special afternoon as we showcase our school community!

📅 Friday 22 May
⏰ 12:30pm
📍 Meet at the Randbuild
🧺 Bring your own picnic lunch
🪑 Don’t forget a picnic blanket & chairs!

We can’t wait to welcome our wonderful grandparents and special friends for an afternoon of connection, learning & fun! ☺️

Our brains have been BUSY in our Year 3/4 Maths Labs sessions this term as part of our Learning Studio enrichment program! 🧠

The Learning Studio provides opportunities for students who are ready to stretch their thinking, tackle challenges and dive deeper into rich learning experiences. In Maths Labs, students explore investigations, games, problem solving and real world maths tasks designed to push their thinking beyond the classroom curriculum.
 
Our current challenge: Can every number be made using square numbers? Inspired by the mathematician Diophantus, students have been exploring patterns, testing theories and stretching their mathematical thinking in exciting ways.

At Moorooduc, we meet every child exactly where they are and help them shine ✨. We are so much more than just a school.