Upcoming Events
DPW Colour Run
DPW will be hosting a Colour Run. This will be a fundraiser for State Schools’ Relief.
The Colour Run will be held on Friday 1st of December from 2.15pm onwards.
A gold coin donation would be greatly appreciated. All students are encouraged to participate in the fundraising event.
On the day, there is some key information that parents / guardians need to be aware of to ensure your child can make the most out of the day and most importantly stay safe.
- Children should wear an OLD, CHEAP or a WHITE t-shirt. It is encouraged they wear white to allow for the colour to stay and be most effective, however, any shirt is great.
Please don't send your child in their school uniform.
- Sunglasses or goggles are highly encouraged.
- Due to the event being outside, please put sunscreen on your child before they leave at the beginning of the day, or have some in their school bag.
- A towel to sit on in the car on the way home is also recommended.
Parents should be made aware that the food-colouring in the powder may stain the clothes even after they have washed. But that’s the whole point of a Colour Run – to get as messy as possible.
State Schools’ Relief
State Schools’ Relief is a not-for-profit organisation that improves the lives of tens of thousands of disadvantaged Victorian students, and their families, each year.
Our simple and practical service ensures that all students can attend school in warmth and comfort with a greater sense of belonging and improved self-esteem, which in turn enhances their educational engagement.
Issues such as poverty, neglect, family illness, abuse and homelessness continue to affect many Victorian families. We work side by side with all Victorian primary, secondary, specialist and language schools to ensure that any students facing hardship have the necessary items they require for school.
Celebration of Learning
Dear families,
We are excited to invite you to our Term 4 Celebration of Learning on Thursday the 7th of December. Our classrooms will be open from 2.30-3.00pm and we will be sharing our learning from our Inquiry Unit. Please see below for details.
Year Level | What is our Inquiry Unit? | Where? | What are we sharing? |
Foundation | Digital Technologies | Our classrooms: FA - Mrs Chartomatsidis Room 9 FB - Miss Cartwright Room 11
| The Foundation students invite their families to come to our Deer Park West Technology Centre! The Foundation Students will design and create a piece of digital technology, such as, ipads, laptops and phones. They will discuss the features of their digital device and how it is used. |
| Year 1/2 | Geography: -weather and Seasons -features of places -how places are organised -Australia’s location | Our classrooms:
1/2A - Mrs Defreitas Room 17 1/2B - Ms Wheeler Room 16 1/2C - Ms Ciccone Room 1/2D - Mrs Haralambopoulos 1/2E - Ms Hua
| The Year 1/2 students invite their families to come to our Deer Park West Park!
The Year 1/2 students will be showcasing a park that they have designed and then created. They will be discussing what natural and built features they have included, as well as where they would like their park located within Australia. |
| Year 3 | Digital Systems and Data Representations | Our classrooms: 3A - Mrs Kiely Room 4 3B - Ms North Room 1 3C - Mrs Carabott Room 3
| The Year 3 students invite their parents to attend the premiere of their claymation videos.
The students will have: - created a narrative - designed and built the main characters out of clay - designed a background/setting using cardboard and materials - directed and produced a short claymation video And will be: - presenting their masterpieces
Directors/producers will be available for autographs after the show! |
| Year 4 | Persuasive Travel Brochures | Our classrooms: 4A - Ms Komp Room 6 4B - Miss Thatcher Room 7 4C - Miss Mai Room 5
| The Year 4 students invite their parents to come to our Deer Park Travel Agency and learn about different countries around the world!
The students will be: -sharing a published travel brochure showcasing and persuading others to visit an individually chosen country of the world that they have researched. |
| Year 5 | Humanities: Geography | Our classrooms: 5A - Ms Thompson Room 20 5B - Mrs Gara Room 19 5C - Ms LaMotta Room 21
| The Year 5 students invite their families to come to our Deer Park West Travel Expo. The Year 5 students will be: - sharing a published travel booklet showcasing and persuading others to visit a country (from the continents of Asia, Europe or North America) - sharing a number of presentations sharing key geographical (physical, human and cultural) information about a country of Asia, Europe and North America |
| Year 6 | Digital Technology
| Our classrooms: 6A - Mrs M Mac Room 18 Mrs K Mac - 6B Room 22 Miss Bazec - 6C Room 23
| The Year 6 students invite their families to come to our Deer Park West Digital Technology showcase. The students will be demonstrating their computational thinking and problem solving skills by presenting a game that they have created on Scratch. The game will highlight their expertise in coding through testing, debugging and sharing.
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| Specialist Team | Chinese LOTE Visual Arts P.E Performing Arts | Grade levels: Ms Vo, Ms Reid, Ms Davies, Mr Camilleri | Specialist teachers will support each cohort and showcase a piece of work from a specific class.
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School hats
Reminder that as of Friday the 1st of September, students must wear a school hat while outdoors during recess, lunch and PE sessions. Students who do not have a hat, will need to sit in the No Hat NO Play shady area. School hats are available from Academy Uniforms. Please ensure your child's name is clearly written on their.
Students must wear a school broadbrimmed or legionnaires hat.
Plain navy blue broadbrimmed or legionnaire hats are also allowed.
No other caps, visors, hats will be allowed.
DPW Performance- Level Crossing Removal Project Celebration.
Unfortunately, the celebration has been postponed until further notice. We will let the community know once a new date has been announce