Principal Team Report
Upcoming Important Dates
Term 1 2024
29 January: Staff return (Curriculum Day #1)
30 January: Year 1 - 6 students return
31 January: Prep students commence
22 February: PrepParent Parent Welcome Night (Kitchen Garden)
26 February - 1 March: Year 6 Camp
7 March: School Picnic (4:30pm - 6:00pm)
28 March: Last Day Term 1 (2:00pm dismissal)
2024 Curriculum and Student Free Days
Curriculum Days
Friday 26 April
Friday 17 May
Monday 5 August
Professional Practice Day
Professional Practice Day (student free day) is confirmed for the day before Melbourne Cup Day – Monday 4 November.
Lunar New Year Incursion Postponed
Due to circumstances beyond our control, please note that the planned Lunar New Year Incursion has been postponed. We will publish the new date as soon as it has been confirmed.
2024 Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Program
Late last year, we had the pleasure of working with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation to create the following short film that captures our wonderful program. Special thanks go out to all staff, students and family members for your contributions! Details regarding payment of fees for this year's program will be published on XUNO and sent home in the coming days.
New ASPS STEM Program
The new specialist STEM program at ASPS engages students in immersive and hands-on learning experiences. The program compliments to schools POI and provides an additional opportunity for students to engage with different aspects of the Victorian Science Curriculum. It is designed to integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a focus on inquiry-driven projects.
The program emphasises critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaborative skills. Students explore real-world challenges, conduct experiments, and apply their knowledge to practical situations. This specialist STEM program aims to make students more aware of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics around them everyday and prepare students for future interactions with and careers in STEM.
In first semester students in ears 3-6 will be exploring electric circuits, magnetic forces, chemical changes and programable technologies.
This term, Years 3-6 are looking at the transfer of energy and started by designing dragons that fly by transferring potential energy to kinetic energy. We are now looking at electrical circuits. We will continue to experiment and design with different circuits, switches and motors throughout the term."
ASPS Working Bee - helpers needed!
To all parents and carers, old and new, who like to get their hands dirty! Become a volunteer for the next ASPS Working Bee which will be held on SUNDAY 3rd MARCH. This working bee we will be focused on painting the Junior Playground and extra help is very much needed! Feel free to direct any questions to Lisa Oaten - lisa@studioperiscope.com
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
LANDSCAPING PROJECT UPDATE
Our Tooronga Rd / Main Wing landscaping project is tracking well with our crazy paving and cubby base structure now in place. Keep an eye on this area as the edging, wallaby-grass gathering place, boulders and planting will be happening next!
ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION WORKS STARTING SOON!
The school has been working closely with the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) in identifying all of our non-compliant accessible ramps and access points across our campus and campaigning for their removal and reconstruction.
We're excited to announce that we have secured just under ½ million dollars of government funding for the works which are scheduled to begin in March.
At Auburn South we are very passionate in creating accessible & inclusive places, programs and infrastructure for our all of our students, staff and community members. This is very exciting news!
2024 Parent Payments Schedule
Please note that the 2024 Parent Payments will be ready for payment in the coming days via XUNO and sent home as a hardcopy on Monday.
2024 Parent Payments
Essential Curriculum Contributions: $490.00
Program Enhancements and STEM (P-4): $280.00
Program Enhancements and STEM (5-6): $200.00
School Nurse: $145.00
Gardens and Grounds: $110.00
Family Assistance Fund: $30.00
Voluntary Donations (tax-deductible): Building Fund to support maintenance, school improvements and the Library Fund for the purchase books and reading resources.
Annual privacy reminder for our school community
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to read our school’s collection notice found on our website.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:
* Amharic
* Arabic
* Dari
* Gujarati
* Mandarin
* Somali
* Sudanese
* Turkish
* Urdu
* Vietnamese
Hawthorn Magic now at Auburn South!
Videos for New Website: Student Acknowledgement of Country
Virtual School Tour and Welcome
Employment Opportunity at ASPS
Please note that from Monday, a position to work as a member of the ASPS admin team will be posted on the Department of Education's recruitment portal, Recruitment Online. This position will require high level personal, financial and IT system based skills and experience. Please contact Millie, our HR Manager, if you have any questions.