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Principal's Message Attitudes to School Survey (Year Four- Year Six students), Foundation Enrolments 2026- Action Required

Tips from the School Office Banner Photo

Tips from the School Office SSB (School Saving Bonus), Camps, Sports, Excursions Fund (CSEF), Keeping Aware of Information Relating to School, QKR , Second Hand Uniform Shop, Keep Up to Date, Email, Arriving Late and Student early Collection, Absences, Excursions, Incursions & Camps, School Tours, Lunch Orders, Klad (Essemode) - School Uniform Shop, Uniform & Lost Property, Staff Carpark, 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:

Curriculum- Teaching and Learning Banner Photo

Curriculum- Teaching and Learning School Wide Teaching and Learning, TEST DATES, Some of the activities on offer

Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Banner Photo

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

School Council News Seeking Input into School Council Subcommittees, School Council Membership 2025, Facilities Upgrade Grant awarded to our school

Student Leadership “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” —Malcolm X, USPS School Leaders-Vyom, Jasper, Isla and Judd, School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning school leaders, Whole School Reward System, House Leaders 2025, Coolibah House Leaders for 2025:, Mulga House Leaders for 2025:, Waratah House Leaders for 2025:, Wattle House Leaders for 2025:, Specialist Leaders 2025, Message from Miss Humphries

Parent Association News Mother’s Day stall , Term Two Upcoming Events, Become involved in our Parent Association, Breakfast Club

Foundation Communicating with the Foundation Team, WELCOME BACK! , TERM TWO INQUIRY, MOTHER'S DAY AFTERNOON, FOUNDATION SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, Welcome to Term Two!, Cross Country, Mother's Day Afternoon, Take Home Readers, Term Three Tricky Words, Specialist Timetable

Year Two Communicating with the Year Two Team, Term One Highlights:, Term Two, We are excited to commence another action-packed term full of learning and special events., Weekly Timetables:, Home Reading

Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, Overview, Inquiry, Athletics Day, Swimming Week, Cross Country, Mother's Day, Reminders, Specialist Timetable

Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, Term Two, Inquiry, Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country, 5/6 Camp, Save the Date

Health & Physical Education Banner Photo

Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team

Languages- Auslan Communicating with the Specialist Team, Term Two 2025, Our Term Two focus is 'Travel'., Foundation, Year One, Year Two, Year Three and Four, Year Five and Six

Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team

Visual Arts can Communicating with the Specialist Team

Science Communicating with the Specialist Team, Year One and Two learning, Year Three/Four learning, Year Five/Six learning

Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program Banner Photo

Their Care- Out of School Hours Care Program (❁´◡`❁), 🩰 Dance Week: Expressing Through Movement, 🏰 Fairy Tale Week: Imagination Unleashed, Upcoming themes for Term Two! 👀⁉️, HOLY MOLY we had so much fun, 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, Australian Red Cross - Blood Bank

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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

Student Leadership

Leading to inspire others.

Communication with Assistant Principal, Llew Humphries: llewela.humphries@education.vic.gov.au

mobile: 0428 959 358

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” —Malcolm X

USPS School Leaders-Vyom, Jasper, Isla and Judd

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri elders, past, present and emerging for sharing this land that we teach, connect and learn upon.

We continue to walk together to make a stronger future for this land we call home.

We greatly appreciate the elders for taking care of this amazing country.

*Acknowledgement of Country was developed and written by our School Leaders, 2025*

On Thursday 24th April, our school leaders delivered our Upwey South Primary School ANZAC day service. All of them spoke confidently and respectfully, giving a brief explanation of what ANZAC day means and some information about the people who have fought in the many different wars. Attached below is what was read.

2025 Anzac School service - School Leaders.docx

School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning school leaders

It's been great to see our SWPBL school leaders interacting with our students and teachers through the consistent selling of items for the ANZAC appeal. Keep an eye out for them during term 2.

Whole School Reward System

Have you seen our Lyrebirds in the Foyer? During the term, these lyrebirds will gain more and more feathers depending on how they are placed in the whole school House Point reward system. The more feathers the more points your house has got during the term. Below is a photo of where the houses are placed. Well done Waratah, you are in front at the moment. We still have many weeks in the term to gain more points and more feathers.

Lets work together to get the birds growing.

House Leaders 2025

During Assembly in week four (yesterday) we had our Wattle House Leaders - Isabelle and Matilda, present their first Sports report and house points. Well done to both students who spoke clearly and confidently.

Well done to all students who have been working hard on getting house points. Well done to Mulga, it was great to see all the kids out in free dress on Friday 2nd May.

Coolibah House Leaders for 2025:

Lucas and Stevie

Mulga House Leaders for 2025:

Edward and Marcel

Waratah House Leaders for 2025:

Charlotte and Maya

Wattle House Leaders for 2025:

Matilda and Isabelle

Specialist Leaders 2025

Congratulations to the above eight students who have been selected by our specialist teachers to support them in their learning areas. Our Specialist leaders are:

Performing Arts: Maya and Evie

Visual Arts: April and Keira

Auslan: Lincoln and Olivia

Science: Beau and Alexander

Message from Miss Humphries

Thank you to all our school families for support our students on a positive start to Term Two. It has been a busy few weeks with Anzac Day, Yr3-6 Swimming, VSSS dance hub, whole school Cross-country and our Mother's Day afternoon. We seem to have settled into a good routine in week 4 with positive classroom environments and supportive interactions in the school yard.

In my position, I have the ability to spend time in all learning spaces. Seeing how the students are working with their teachers and working together with their peers, makes me proud to belong at Upwey South Primary.

We have a number of events coming up in the next few weeks. Please see the Compass calendar to be aware of these events.

Llew Humphries.