Upcoming Events
Book Fair 2024
When: Friday 16th of August- LAST DAY
Where: In the school library- students must be accompanied by an adult
(Please use the entrance near the old canteen)
OPENING TIMES:
Thursday 15th- 8:45-9:00am & 3:15-3:30pm
Friday 16th- 8:45-9:00am & 3:15-3:30pm
There will be a range of books available for purchase. Students will get a chance to have a look and complete a 'wish list' during their class library time.
Hope to see you there!
Book Week- Parade
When: Friday, 23rd of August
Where: DPW basketball court area
Time: 2:30pm (no assembly)
Students (and staff) are encouraged to dress-up as their favourite book character.
(please ensure clothing including shoes are appropriate for school. No open-toe or slip on shoes)
Families are welcome. Please use the side gates to enter/exit the school.
Book Week Celebrations 2024
Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August
Theme: Reading is Magic
We have planned some exciting activities for Book Week 2024, including a series of lunchtime readings. Look below, & check what day you can come along to the library & hear the ‘magic of reading’ from all of our special teachers!
Book Week Readings in the Library -Let’s celebrate the magic of reading!
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Monday 19th August | Lunchtime Activity: Library, 1:45 – 2:00pm Foundation & Year 1 students. Mrs King will share one of her favourite CBCA shortlisted books from the 2024 list. She might even do something special in her reading!
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Tuesday 20th August | Lunchtime Activity: Library, 1:45 – 2:00pm Year 1 & Year 2 students Miss Davies will share one of her favourite CBCA shortlisted books from the 2024 list. I wonder if the book will be about sport?
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Wednesday 21st August | Lunchtime Activity: Library, 1:45 – 2:00pm Foundation, Year 1 & Year 2 students. Mrs McLeod will share one of her favourite CBCA shortlisted books from the 2024 list. This book is the best ever!
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Thursday 22nd August
| Lunchtime Activity: Library, 1:45 – 2:00pm Year 3, 4 & 5 students. Miss Komp will share one of her favourite CBCA shortlisted books from the 2024 list. I wonder what her favourite book is about?
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Friday 23rd August BOOK PARADE What costume are you wearing? | Lunchtime Activity: Library, 1:45 – 2:00pm Year 4, 5 & 6 students. Mrs Reid will share TWO of her favourite CBCA shortlisted books from the 2024 list. She couldn’t choose just one to share! Two books it is!
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Students are to line up at the concrete steps near the Canteen ramp and will then be invited by Mrs Gara to enter the Library for the special reading.
No entry into the library until the teacher is ready & no entry via the corridor.
In the event of a wet-day timetable running, the reading will be cancelled. ☹
Celebrations of Learning
You are invited to attend our Science Afternoon!
Wednesday the 28th of August from 2.30-3.00pm
Please see below for details.
Year Level | What is our focus? | Where? | What are we sharing? |
Foundation | We are focusing on making predictions and talking about our observations. | Our classrooms: FA - Room 11 FB - Room 9 | The Foundation students invite their families to engage in an exciting Science experiment called ‘Wizard’s Brew’. We will mix some ingredients together to make a colourful and bubbling explosion! |
| Year 1 | We are focusing on how ingredients can change and why ingredients can be hot or cold. | Our classrooms: 1A- Room 13 1B- Room 12
| The year 1 students invite their families to participate in a science experiment where we will attempt to make ice-cream using chemistry. We will investigate how and why ingredients change.
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Year 2
| We are learning about what happens when a cloud is full of water. | Our classrooms: 2A- Room 17 2B- Room 14 2C- Room 15
| The Year 2 students invite their families to participate in a science experiment where we look at making a rain cloud in a jar!
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| Year 3 | We are learning about how and why ingredients react when mixed together.
| Our classrooms: 3A - Room 22 3B - Room 19 3C - Room 18 | The Year 3 students invite their families to participate in an investigative science experiment. We will mix certain ingredients together, and observe the incredible explosion take place. Afterwards, students will record and explain their findings.
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| Year 4 | We are learning to collaborate using our materials and forces knowledge to design and build a protective structure that can prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from a height.
| Our classrooms: 4A - Room 7 4B - Room 6 4C - Room 5 | The Year 4 students invite their families to join in their 'Egg Drop' design challenge. After planning a design of a suitable protective structure using our knowledge developed from our recent Properties of Materials Science unit of work, students invite their families to assist in the building and watch the testing of our designs. It's sure to be an 'eggciting' session!
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| Year 5 | We are learning how different forces react | Our classrooms: 5A- Room 4 5B- Room 3 5C- Room 1 | The Year 5 students invite their families to participate in a refreshing, fruity surprise to make a drink even more delicious!!! After heating agar and fruit juice, we will spill drops of it into cold oil. As the juice mixture hits the oil, it will form a spherical shape due to the balance of forces. Due to gravity and the juice mixture being mainly water (which has a higher density) it will fall through the oil without mixing. Finally, we will rinse the oil off and add our results to a drink. What? What does this mean? .... we are making POPPING PEARLS!
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| Year 6 | We are learning about how ingredients can react and change when you mix them together. | Our classrooms: 6A- Room 21 6B- Room 23 6C- Room 18 | The Year 6 students invite their families to participate in a science experiment. We will explode a bag by creating a chemical reaction between ALL states of matter. Don't stand too close!
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Specialist Team & TLI | Chinese LOTE/Visual Arts/P.E/Performing Arts/ TLI | Grade levels: Mrs. McLeod – Year 1 Ms Reid - not available Ms Fu - Year 3 Ms Davies - Year 5 Mr Camilleri - Year 4 | Specialist & TLI teachers will support each cohort.
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Father’s Day Stall 2024
Students have the opportunity to attend the Father’s Day Stall which will be held on Thursday the 29th of August 2024. Students will need to prepay a $5.00 gift. They can then select from the range available. We will notify students if there are any additional gifts available for purchase on Friday the 30th of August 2024.
Cost of the gift will be $5.00 (cash only).
Please complete the form and return with the correct money by Friday the 23rd of August 2024.
Please note- only students who prepay will be able to choose a gift on the day.
If you have any questions, please contact the school office.
Preschool Storytime
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DAY- now held on Wednesday's
Storytimeis a literacy-based program that can help prepare pre-school aged children for learning by developing their listening, speaking, and pre-reading skills. There is a focus on developing important social skills including the sharing of resources, as well as the activities specifically designed to improve the fine-motor skills of young children. Storytime sessions are held at Deer Park West Primary School each week on Wednesday afternoons.
What to expect in a typical Storytime session:
On arrival, children will have an opportunity to work on various puzzles or construction tasks, or to sit & share a book or two with their parent or guardian.
We will then come together as a group to listen to a story that will be read-aloud to the children by one of our experienced teachers - Mrs. Sharon McLeod.
Each Storytime session will include a paper-craft or drawing activity for the children to complete, based on the book that was shared that week. If you have a preschool aged child with a sibling at Deer Park West Primary School or if you know someone who is planning to enrol a child at DPWPS to start in Foundation in 2025, we invite them to come along and join in the fun!
Who: Pre-school aged children **
When: Wednesday's 2:30-3:00pm
Where: Deer Park West Primary School (sign in at the office)
** Please note:
Parents/Guardians are required to stay with their child during these sessions.
If you would like some more information about the Storytime sessions, please contact the friendly staff in the Office at Deer Park West P.S. - ph. 9363 3519
