What's Happening In Primary

A warm welcome to all DCS Primary families. The Primary Team is excited for the year ahead and for the opportunity to partner with each family. 

In preparation for the year, the Primary Team have been busy setting up classrooms and the numerous learning and support programs. Each of the classrooms are filled with colour and the anticipation of the learning and growth which will occur throughout the year.

In 2025 we are excited to welcome Mrs Elsja Malherbe, Mrs Emma Jones-Macuacua, Mrs Josie Cole, Miss Cassidy Schmidt, Mrs Claire Pienaar and Mrs Rochelle Garwood to the Primary Team.

As we enter into 2025 please know that we, as a community, are here to support each family. Should you have any questions please initially contact your child's classroom teacher.

Getting to Know You Interviews

At DCS, we start the year connecting our parents with the classroom teacher. Our ‘Getting to know your child’ parent and teacher interviews occur in the second week of term in 2025. 

These Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on Wednesday 12th February from 3.30pm-9.00pm. Primary Team will be available to meet in the JILOA Centre and Alpha HQ and the Secondary Team will be holding their interviews in the Secondary classrooms.

The aim of these ‘Getting to know your child’ interviews is to provide an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher right at the start of the school year and to discuss with them anything that can assist your child’s teacher to teach him or her more effectively. Students in Kinder - Year 8 do not need to attend. We encourage Year 9 students to attend these interviews alongside their parents, as this provides a valuable opportunity for them to take an active role in their learning journey.

For these interviews, teaching staff will not come prepared to discuss your child’s academic progress but will be able to give you their perspective on how your child has settled in to their class. 

Interviews will be 10 minutes in duration.  This is a significant time to share about your child and their interests. Please come prepared to give your teachers your email address and contact details, so they can be in contact with you this year.

As a school, we strive to continue to have parents informed of their child’s learning progress throughout the year. This involves having connection with the classroom or subject teacher from the start of the year, through these interviews. Later in Term One, parents will receive communication from the classroom or subject teacher on student effort and behaviour progress and work habits through the Term One interim reports. These will be sent home to parents by the end of Term One.

Discussions and chats with teachers can happen throughout the term, where you can partner with the teachers and communicate with them, via email, phone or, where no restrictions limit us, in person. The second formal interviews will occur in early Term Three to discuss the Semester One student achievements.  

If you would like to make an appointment to discuss any aspect of your child's learning, please click here to book your times through Parent Lounge. We recommend booking early as spaces fill fast.  When booking, particularly for families wanting both secondary and primary appointments, please ensure to allow enough time between appointments to meet with staff in different buildings.

If logging in to Parent Lounge for the first time, please use the unique user code that was emailed and use the 'Forgot Password' option to set your own unique password. If you then save this in your browser you will be able to simply log in again in the future.

Prep Rest Days

To assist our Prep students make the transition from part-time to full-time schooling, Prep students will have a rest day on the following days: 

Wednesday 12th February

Wednesday 19th February

Wednesday 5th March

Wednesday 12th March

Prep students will commence full-time from Monday 17th March 2025.

Prep students will attend on Wednesday 26th February for our Athletics Carnival.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any queries.

Prep BASE Assessment

A friendly reminder that Prep students will be attending their half-hour beginning of year BASE assessment with their teachers on either Wednesday 12th February or Wednesday 19th February.

Please refer to the email sent out in late November for your child's appointment time, or contact the school office if you need clarification.

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