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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

Parent Association News

A focus upon driving continuous school improvement

Parent Association

Joining the PA is a great way to get involved and make a difference in our school. We have many exciting fundraising opportunities on the horizon and would love to have you on board. Whether you have a lot of time to give or just a little, every bit helps and is greatly appreciated. No experience is needed - just a current Working with Children's Check and a willingness to contribute to our community.

As always, thank you for supporting the Parents Association. If you have any questions or feedback regarding any past or future events, please feel free contact Jess via email: upweysouthpta@gmail.com

Grandparents/Special Persons Day Bake Sale

Thank you to the 40 volunteers who supplied baked goods for the stall. If you attended the event, you might have been served by the very hard-working Michelle, Kathleen, Jayne, Janelle, Larissa or Jess. Grandparents, families and friends were spoiled for choice with an assortment of cupcakes, cookies, slices and cakes on offer!

We are proud to share that together we raised $1079 for the Upwey CFA.

Throughout this newsletter there are plenty of wonderful photos of the afternoon. A huge thank you to our special vistors who committed the time to visit our students across the afternoon.

For more information about the services provided by Upwey CFA, visit: https://upweycfa.org.au/

Halloween Dress Up Disco Day

Excitement was high all day as students waited for their year level Halloween Disco!

It was wonderful to see so many fantastic costumes. We were fortunate to have 20 amazing parents volunteer their time from 8am - 2pm decorating the gym, applying tattoos/face paint/colour hair spray and serving icy poles.

You might have heard that we also had a special guest join us with some seriously impressive face painting skills - Anita - the Morris Road crossing lady!

Breakfast Club

We run Breakfast Club to ensure our students can have a healthy and happy start to their school day. All students and families are invited to enjoy some toast, cereal and fruit from 8:30am each Friday morning.

Volunteers wanted! If you are available 8 - 9am Fridays and have a WWCC, we'd love your help. No ongoing commitment expected.

Tasks include:

Setting up breakfast area
Prepare and serve breakfast
Clean up

You can join the group chat via this link https://chat.whatsapp.com/LiTX8f9SknTAhwODFGgug4.

Upcoming events

Mark your calendars with these term 4 dates, they will be here before you know it!

Grandparents/Special Persons afternoon + bake stall - Monday 28 October 2:30 - 3:30pm

Halloween dress up, disco + Special Lunch - Thursday 31 October

Christmas Concert - Thursday 5 December 5 - 8pm

Partnering with the Pancake Parlour Schools Program

Our school has recently joined local schools in partnering with the Pancake Parlour to raise funds to support student initiatives.

The below information is being distributed across participating school networks:

Here's how it works: Join our school rewards program as a member and start earning points every time you treat yourself at Pancake Parlour. We'll be competing against other schools in our area for fantastic cash prizes! There's $1,000 up for grabs in our local restaurant league, with every point earned contributing to our school's success. Plus, by participating, we will automatically enter the draw for a chance to win $5,000! Follow the link to register now.

https://www.pancakeparlour.com.au/school-rewards-join-an...