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Page 0 Banner Photo
Cover Page
Principal's Message Banner Photo
Principal's Message Year 3-6 Community Engagement Electives- Term Four programming, Celebrating student achievements beyond the school gates, Communicating with the Principal
Tips from the School Office Banner Photo
Tips from the School Office Keeping Aware of Information Relating to School, Keep Up to Date, Email, Arriving Late and Student early Collection, Excursions, Incursions & Camps, Klad Sport - School Uniform Shop, Masks & COVID Test, Uniform & Lost Property, BPAY Payments, Staff Carpark, Reports, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Scholastic Book Club, Communicating with the School Administration Team
Calendar of Events Banner Photo
Calendar of Events Breakfast Club, 2023 Bell and Session Times, Upwey South Primary School Calendar:, 2023 Term Dates, 2024 Term Dates
School Council News  Banner Photo
School Council News  2023 School Council Membership, Do You Want to Get Involved with a Subcommittee?, School Contributions
 PTA News Banner Photo
 PTA News Father's Day Raffle winners.
Curriculum- Teaching and Learning Banner Photo
Curriculum- Teaching and Learning School Wide Teaching and Learning, Talk Moves- our agreed conversational norms for classroom talk, Extra-Curricular Opportunities Beyond the Traditional Classroom, 2023 Specialist Programming
Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Banner Photo
Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Communicating with the SWPBL Climate and Culture Team, National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence , FACT SHEETS - NDA, Let'sTALK     , SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES, Inspire Health and Medical is partnering with our school!
Foundation 2023 Banner Photo
Foundation 2023 Communicating with the Foundation Team, TERM 3 MATHS, BOOK WEEK, FATHER'S DAY/SPECIAL PERSON'S AFTERNOON!, SPECIALIST TIMETABLE , PMP
Year One Banner Photo
Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, Mathematics, Take Home Readers, Specialist Timetable
Year Two Banner Photo
Year Two Communicating with the Year Two Team
Year Three/ Four Banner Photo
Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, MATHEMATICS IN TERM THREE, Fractions and Decimals, Money and Financial Mathematics, Measurement & Geometry, BOOK WEEK , FATHER'S DAY AFTERNOON, THE HISTORY BOX INCURSION, Play, Imagine, Create Incursion, CAMP, HOMEWORK, SPECIALIST TIMETABLE, 34A, 34B, 34C
Year Five/ Six Banner Photo
Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, Maths OVERVIEW - Term Three,   Book Week Celebrations, Father's Day/Special Person Afternoon, Timetables - Term Three
Health & Physical Education Banner Photo
Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team, Curriculum Update
Languages- Auslan Banner Photo
Languages- Auslan Communicating with the Specialist Team, Student electives, The National Week of Deaf People, A world where Deaf people can sign anywhere!
Performing Arts Banner Photo
Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, Upwey South's Got Talent
Visual Arts Banner Photo
Visual Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, Get Excited!, Wednesday 18th October, An Overview of our Learning
Science, Technology, and Engineering Banner Photo
Science, Technology, and Engineering Communicating with the Specialist Team, RoboCup Update
Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program Banner Photo
Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program What's Happening At OSHC, Fee Structure & Operating Hours, Holiday Program 
Uniform Shop Banner Photo
Uniform Shop Why do we have a school uniform?, Are there any exceptions to the requirement for uniform? , Where can uniforms be purchased? , Klad Sport & School Uniforms, Is there an on-site uniform shop at the school?, Second Hand Uniform Shop
Community News Banner Photo
Community News Community Announcements, Foodbank Market , RUOK Day, School Holiday Fun, Girls Get Active - Holiday Program, Upwey Tecoma Cricket Club, Netball Australia Introductory Program, Lysterfield District Trail Riders AusBike, St Johns Tecoma Cricket Club
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91 Morris Road, Upwey, Victoria, 3158, AUhttp://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/upwey.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au(03) 9757 0200
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Calendar of Events

Breakfast Club

USPS offers "Breakfast Club" every Friday!

We welcome all students to enjoy the generosity of our community, as we provide breakfast to our students each Friday morning in the Senior Gallery. 

Rain, hail, or shine our staff and parent volunteers will be there to fuel you for your Friday!

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2023 Bell and Session Times

Session 1Session 2Morning RecessSession 3Session 4Lunch EatingLunch RecessSession 5Afternoon RecessSession 6
8.50am-9.40am9.40am-10.30am10.30am-11.00am11.00am-11.50am11.50am-12.40pm12.40pm-12.50pm12.50pm-1.20pm1.20pm-2.10pm2.10pm-2.40pm2.40pm-3.30pm
  • 8.45am - bell for opening of classroom doors
  • 8.50am - bell to commence session one
  • 10.30am - start of morning recess bell
  • 10.57am - 3 minutes of music
  • 11.00am - end of morning recess bell
  • 12.40pm - lunch eating time bell
  • 12.50pm - start of lunch recess bell
  • 1.17pm - 3 minutes of music
  • 1.20pm - end of lunch recess bell
  • 2.10pm - start of afternoon recess bell
  • 2.40pm - end of afternoon recess bell
  • 3.30pm - end of day bell

Upwey South Primary School Calendar:

 

This page will now only contain a link to the calendar on the Upwey South website.

 

You can find the calendar here: http://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/calendar/

 

Please note that the calendar on the website is exactly the same as the calendar in Compass.

DateEvent Details
Monday 2nd October 2023Term Four commences
Friday 6th October 2023Year Five/Six Summer Sport Carnival
Tuesday 10th October 2023Year Four/Five Drama excursion (selected students)
Friday 13th October 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Saturday 14th October 2023Referendum- USPS polling site
Tuesday 17th October 20232024 Foundation Transition Session
Wednesday 18th October 2023

School-Wide Community Art Show

Regional Hooptime Basketball Tournament (selected Yr 3-4 students)

Thursday 19th October 2023Regional Athletics Carnival (selected students)
Friday 20th October 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Monday 23rd- Wednesday 25th October 2023Year 3-4 school camp- Arrabri Lodge
Tuesday 24th October 2023Primary Schools Volleyball Cup (selected Yr 5-6 students)
Friday 27th October 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Monday 30th October 2023School Council meeting
Thursday 2nd November 20232024 Foundation Transition Session
Friday 3rd November 2023

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY (no students at school)

Their Care OSHC available for bookings

Tuesday 7th November 2023Melbourne Cup Public Holiday (no students at school)
Friday 10th November 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Monday 13th November 2023Hip-Hop Dance Workshop (selected Yr 5-6 students)
Wednesday 15th November 20232024 Foundation Transition Session
Friday 17th November 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Monday 20th November 2023School Council meeting
Friday 24th November 2023

SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY (no students at school)

Their Care OSHC available for bookings

Tuesday 28th November 20232024 Foundation Transition Session
Friday 1st December 2023Year 3-6 community electives
Tuesday 5th December 20232024 Step-Up Transition sessions
Thursday 7th December 2023School-wide Christmas Concert
Friday 8th December 2023Year 5-6 celebration day
Monday 11th December 2023School Council meeting
Tuesday 12th December 2023

2024 Step-Up Transition sessions

State-wide Year 7 government high school transition day

Thursday 14th December 2023

2024 Foundation Transition Session

Year 6 graduation evening

Friday 15th December 2023Myuna Farm excursion- Foundation students
Wednesday 20th December 2023final day of Term Four 2:30pm dismissal

2023 Term Dates

Term DetailsTerm CommencesTerm Concludes
Term Four

All students:

Monday 2nd October 2023

All students:

Wednesday 20th December 2023

2024 Term Dates

Term DetailsTerm CommencesTerm Concludes
Term One

Staff commence Monday 29/01/2024

Year 1-6 Students commence Tuesday 30/01/2024

Foundation Students Thursday 1/02/24 - 9.10am - 2pm

                                          Friday 2/02/24 - 9.10am-2pm

Foundation Students Monday 5/02/24 - 8.50am - 3.30pm

Foundation Students no attendance on Wednesdays.

Foundation Students start fulltime on Tuesday 12/03/24

Friday 28/03/2024
Term TwoMonday 15/04/2024Friday 28/06/2024
Term ThreeMonday 15/07/2024Friday 20/09/2024
Term FourMonday 7/10/2024Friday 20/12/2024