Upcoming Events
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
School Saving Bonus
As shared with you previously, parents and carers of every child enrolled in a Victorian government school in 2025 will receive the one-off School Saving Bonus $400 support.
In the coming months, the Department of Education will send you 2 email communications for each of your children enrolled in Victorian government schools.
These emails will be sent to Adult A in the primary family as designated in CASES21
By Friday 18 October 2024, please ensure that your child’s 2025 enrolment is completed and that your contact information is up to date.
The 2 emails from the Department of Education will:
1. Confirm your email address between mid-October and late-November.
2. Provide you with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code by the end of November.
If you do not receive a confirmation email from the department by late-November, please check your spam or junk folders and contact Kelly in school office if needed.
You can read more about the School Saving Bonus on the Department of Education website, with key information now available in 14 different languages.
Dates to Remember in Term 4
Students would have come home with a 'Dates to Remember in Term 4' flyer.
Please attach this flyer to your fridge or pin board as a reminder of the events coming up in Term 4. Please keep an eye on the newsletter and add any extra activities to your flyer as the term goes on.
A copy of the flyer is attached below.
School hats
Reminder that as of Monday the 2nd 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.
Preschool Storytime
Storytime will begin on Thursday the 24th of October
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 Thursday 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: Thursday's 2:30-3:00pm
Where: Deer Park West Primary School (sign in at the office)
Storytime will begin on Thursday the 24th of October
** 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
