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Principal's Message Smile Squad- Free dental health for students in Victorian government schools, Upwey South Primary School- the most FUN place to learn in the Dandenong Ranges!

Tips from the School Office Banner Photo

Tips from the School Office Keeping Aware of Information Relating to School, Second Hand Uniform Shop, Keep Up to Date, Email, Arriving Late and Student early Collection, Excursions, Incursions & Camps, School Tours, Lunch Orders, Klad Sport - School Uniform Shop, Uniform & Lost Property, BPAY Payments, Staff Carpark, BPAY Payments, Reports, Parent-Teacher Conferences, Scholastic Book Club, Communicating with the School Administration Team

Calendar of Events All events are marked in the Compass Calendar, and we recommend families reference and record relevant dates for their children. , Breakfast Club - come one and all , School-wide Session Times, Upwey South Primary School Calendar:

School Council News Annual Report 2023

Parent Association News Parent Association, Grandparents/Special Persons Day Bake Sale, Halloween Dress Up Disco Day, Breakfast Club, Partnering with the Pancake Parlour Schools Program

Curriculum- Teaching and Learning Banner Photo

Curriculum- Teaching and Learning School Wide Teaching and Learning, Craft Elective- Friday 2:40pm- 3:30pm, Talk Moves - our agreed conversational norms for classroom talk, Extra-Curricular Opportunities Beyond the Traditional Classroom

Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Banner Photo

Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Communicating with the SWPBL Climate and Culture Team, Respectful Relationships , SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES, Inspire Health and Medical is partnering with our school!

Student Leadership STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2024, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”, Assembly, Grandparents / Special Visitors day, Halloween School Disco, Making Slime with Miss H, USPS School Leaders, SWPBL Leaders, House Leaders , Specialist Leaders

Foundation Communicating with the Foundation Team, ENGLISH, MATHS, GRANDPARENTS AFTERNOON, BUDDIES, FOUNDATION SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, English, Mathematics, Grandparents and Special Visitors Day, Tricky Words, Take Home Readers, Flash Back Friday!

Year Two Communicating with the Year Two Team:, English:, Mathematics:, Grandparent's Afternoon:, Year Two Specialist Timetable:, Take Home Readers

Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL PERSON AFTERNOON, CAMP

Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, English Overview, Maths Overview, Reminders

Health & Physical Education Banner Photo

Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team, Curriculum Update

Languages- Auslan Communicating with the Specialist Team, Term Four, Our Auslan Day Butterfly collaboration, Years Three and Four, Years Five and Six

Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team

Visual Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team

Science Communicating with the Specialist Team, I can't believe it's Term 4!! This year seems to have flown by, as always. Here is an overview of the learning we have done in Science over the last few weeks. , Level 3/4 Learning, Level 5/6 Learning

Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program Banner Photo

Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program Pupil free day, Upcoming themes term 4 👀, recap , Opening hours , STAFFING , Enrolment , Feedback and suggestions , Fee Structure & Operating Hours

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 Community Announcements, Upper Ferntree Gully Junior Cricket Club, Sherbrooke Little Athletics, Women's Baseball, FTG & Surrounds Auskick & Super Kick

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Upwey South Primary School

91 Morris Road, Upwey, Victoria, 3158, AU http://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/upwey.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au (03) 9757 0200

Tips from the School Office

Keeping Aware of Information Relating to School

As a school we work hard to keep our families informed of happenings across the school. We acknowledge that receiving information in a timely and consistent manner can help to alleviate the pressures which come from managing a busy family calendar.

The below are short administrative reminders for our school community.

Second Hand Uniform Shop

Wanted: We are in need of donations for our Second Hand Uniform (please only school items. No casual clothing).

Second-hand uniform items are donated by families from across our community, and are all in excellent condition. Our shop is located near the school office and is open on Tuesdays during school terms from 3.15pm till 3.45pm. EFT and cash only.

All second-hand items are either $2.00 or $5.00

Keep Up to Date

We use Compass as our School Portal — it is the way we communicate with families and how we accept payments & parent permissions. The Administration team are happy to help you get started with the website and app if you need assistance.
Our newsletter is published every three weeks in the Term.

Email

It is essential that you have an email address for each parent registered with the school. You will receive an email from Compass to notify you of all new updates. If you are not receiving emails, please check to make sure we have it correctly recorded.

Arriving Late and Student early Collection

Students must be accounted for every school day. If your child is not present in class and we have no explanation, then we will automatically send allfamily members an SMS at 9.30am.
If your child is going to be away, please notify the school by entering the absence on Compass. All upcoming absences can be made within Compass, whether they be for a day or multiple days. If your child is going to be late this can also be entered within the Compass app. We ask that you please use Compass instead of calling the school on the phone or emailing the school or teacher.
Students arriving after 8.50am must come to the office for a late pass. Please do not send your child/ren straight to the classroom.
Please be reminded that if you need to collect your child/ren early, please contact the office when you are five to ten minutes away so we can have them at the office for collection. Please note that it is preferred to collect students before or after a recess break as they may not hear announcements during recess times.

Excursions, Incursions & Camps

You will receive notifications of upcoming events through Compass – payment and permissions should be done electronically through Compass.
Parent consent in Compass is mandatory or your child cannot attend.
All supporting documents (e.g: packing lists, schedules) are available through Compass.

School Tours

Tour Date and time: Tuesdays & Thursdays commencing at 9:05am

Please call the office to confirm dates available.

Please feel free to write down any questions you may have, and bring these along with you.

To provide you with an insight into our school’s culture, climate, and curriculum please view our Virtual Tour (best viewed in full screen-mode) by clicking on the link below:

http://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/enrolments/

In particular, we encourage you to commit the time to read the School Information Booklet which can be found @ http://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024-Upwey-South-Primary-School-Information-Booklet.pdf

To assist you in making an informed decision.

Lunch Orders

Lunch orders & Sushi orders are available on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday and must be ordered via QKR by midnight (12am) the night before delivery. Orders made the morning of the delivery cannot be guaranteed to be delivered.

Klad Sport - School Uniform Shop

Klad is now located at

Unit 4 - 409 Princes Highway, Noble Park as of 1st September 2024.

New business hours as of 1st September 2024

Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Friday: - closed

Saturday: 10.00am - 2.00pm

Sunday: - closed

You can also purchase online with free shipping.

Uniform & Lost Property

We ask that all items that are brought to school are named correctly and clearly for easy identification. (Uniform, Lunch boxes, Drink bottles, School bags, personal clothing etc).
If you purchase from the Second Hand Uniform shop please rename all items purchased.
Only bottle green is an accepted colour for shorts, pants and skirts.
School Hats must been worn from September to May and are available for purchase at Klad Sport or the school office.
All named lost property will be returned to classroom teachers.
All unnamed items are kept for the term and then cleared at the end of each term.

BPAY Payments

With the introduction of Compass Education to Upwey South Primary School we will no longer offer BPay as a method of payment. Our existing payment methods are EFT, cheque and cash at the office and QKR for all our fundraising activities will continue.

Staff Carpark

Please DO NOT use the staff carpark as a walking thoroughfare and/or public parking space. Those permitted to use the carpark include staff, Department of Education staff and contractors and families completing a quick drop off or pick up for OSHC.

There have been many near misses and we encourage you to minimise this risk by utilising parking on Morris Rd and Griffiths Rd.

We understand that parking is limited around the school boundary of Upwey South Primary School. Car parking is a Shire of Yarra Ranges concern and does not involve school staff being able to make decisions on the parking around the school.

If you have any feedback about the amount of parking around the school or behaviour of other parents, please direct it to the Shire of Yarra Ranges Council.

Please be advised that we have members of our school community that require the use of the disabled parking spaces that are available. We ask the Upwey South community to please be considerate in your use of parking and do not use these disabled parking spaces unless you have the correct parking pass.

BPAY Payments

Reports

Reports are available at the end of Term Two and Term Four through Compass. They can be downloaded as PDFs for printing and sharing.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences occur twice a year. You can book sessions with all of your children’s teachers through Compass.

Scholastic Book Club

Book Club is posted on Compass. All scholastic Book Club orders are to be completed online via the Loop system. Instructions are always in the catalogue.
Do not send cash to school, the order will be delivered to school. There is also a ‘gift’ option — items will be set aside for collection by parents from the office.