Mooroolbark East Primary School

07/05/2026

💕Mother’s Day 💕
This morning we hosted breakfast to celebrate Mother’s Day with our mums, grandmothers and all those who care for us as a mum. We acknowledge the important role mums have and sincerely thank them for all that they do to support the kids in our school community. You are AMAZING! 🩷🩷

We also wish to acknowledge and thank the team who worked tirelessly to plan our Mother’s Day celebration. A huge thank you to Jackie Boniface, Jess Harding, Bec Graham and Kristin Lees, together with our chefs (dads and grandparents) Daniel, Sam, Jacob, Andrew, Shayne and Kevin. Also, thank you to Tarah Cook, who was kept very busy making coffees! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Don’t forget to watch the Mother’s Day video in the link below! 😍😍

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25/04/2026

✨ Heggerty - Phonemic Awareness ✨

One of the most important first steps in learning to read and write is developing phonemic awareness — the ability to hear, notice and play with the sounds in words.

It might sound simple, but this skill is a big part of how children learn to read, spell and write with confidence.

At our school, we build these skills every day through our phonics program, Jolly Phonics, alongside a fun and engaging program called Heggerty.

Heggerty is a short, hands-on daily routine where students practise listening carefully to sounds, breaking words apart and putting them back together again. With choral responses, actions and hand movements, it’s interactive, playful and something our students really enjoy.

From Prep to Grade 2, students spend just 5 minutes each day building these strong early literacy foundations. In Grades 3–6, Heggerty is also used as a targeted intervention tool, helping teachers focus on the specific skills individual students still need to strengthen.

These small daily moments make a big difference, helping our students grow into confident readers, writers and spellers!

17/04/2026

Congratulations to MEPS past student Xavier Taylor on his selection to play for the Melbourne Football Club this Sunday! We are so proud and excited to watch Xavier as he makes his AFL debut with the Demons! What an incredible achievement 🔴🔵🔴🔵🏉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

04/04/2026

Happy Easter to our MEPS community 🐣

We hope your day is filled with family, laughter and plenty of chocolate! Take the time to relax, recharge and enjoy the moments that matter most.

Stay safe and enjoy every minute — we can’t wait to see you all in Term 2!

02/04/2026

What a great afternoon celebrating our Easter raffle and hat display!! There were more than 100 Easter prizes on offer!Students were also able to show off their incredible Easter hats, that they’ve been busy making during their art sessions over the past few weeks. Thank you to our amazing community for their support with donations and ticket purchases! Have a safe and happy Easter break! 🐣 🐰

02/04/2026

Free furniture!!

The desks, chairs & tubs are all available.

They’re located in our pick up zone & the gates will remain open until Tuesday.

Please feel free to share!

01/04/2026

Are you excited??? It’s Easter raffle time!! Thank you to our amazing community for the incredible donations, and to each & everyone of you who purchased raffle tickets!

Good luck 🐣

27/03/2026

MEPFLIX Feature Movie 2026
In the past two weeks over sixty students from Grades 3-6 have auditioned for roles in this year's MEPFLIX feature movie. Well done to: Blake, Samantha, Hayden, Jett, Oliver, Noah, Maxine, Willa, Yar and Paige, with a special guest singing appearance from Isak. Filming will begin in Term 2.

27/03/2026

MEPS Pantry is open for the rest of the Term in the main building corridor.

Please come and take what you need.
We have some paper bags available, otherwise you can bring your own!

Sorry, we are not allowing kids to help themselves. It’s only available for adults to grab goodies.

Also, please remember to reach out if you need a family staple box of food. We have these donated from Food Bank Australia each week for families in need.

Email - [email protected] if you'd like to pick up one for your family.

16/03/2026

Yesterday we held our MEPS Masters Gold Day at the beautiful Gardiners Run Golf Club, and it was a fantastic day enjoyed by everyone who attended. The course was in outstanding condition and provided a great challenge, along with plenty of laughs and friendly competition throughout the day.

A big thank you goes to our generous sponsors for their support: On Course Golf (Leigh Hughes), Gardiners Run Golf Club and House of Golf Ringwood. Their support helped make the day a great success.

Congratulations to our overall winners - the team of Brad, Phil, Josh & Jarred, who played some excellent golf to take out the 2026 title by 1 shot!

Well done also to our novelty prize winners:
Longest Drive - Andrew Daley
Nearest the Pin - Luke Giamantonio

Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the day such an enjoyable event. It was great to see members of the MEPS community come together for a relaxed and fun day on the course.

Next year's MEPS Masters Golf Day is already locked in for 28th February, so make sure you put the date in your calendars.⛳️