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Principal's Message Be SunSmart, Smile Squad six-month Fluoride Varnish Visit, VSBA Works- Breezeway Toilet Upgrade, Yarra Ranges Council Traffic Management- Morris Road and Griffiths Road, 2026 Student Enrolments, Newsletter Publishing

Tips from the School Office Banner Photo

Tips from the School Office 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

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

Parent Association News Become involved in our Parent Association, Breakfast Club

Student Leadership "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way," John C. Maxwell. , NEW SCHOOL FLAGS, SCHOOL DIVISION FOOTY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and RESILIENCE in the school yard, Message from Miss Humphries, 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

Foundation Communicating with the Foundation Team, TERM THREE, INQUIRY, 100 DAYS!, FOUNDATION SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, Digital Technologies Construction, Book Week , Book Fair, Term Three Tricky Words, Take Home Readers, Specialist Timetable Term 3

Year Two Communicating with the Year Two Team, What has been happening in Grade Two in Term Three?, Weekly Timetables:, Dates to remember:

Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, An Overview of the Term, Electives, Camp, Reminders, Specialist Timetable

Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, 5/6 Camp

Health & Physical Education Banner Photo

Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team

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

Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team

Visual Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, Save the Date!

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 (❁´◡`❁), 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, Springvale Indoor Sports , Belgrave Police Colouring Competition

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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

Curriculum- Teaching and Learning

If you wish to hear more about curriculum, teaching and learning across our school, please contact:

Melinda Rowe

Assistant Principal - Curriculum and Pedagogy

m: 0467 290 948

melinda.rowe@education.vic.gov.au

School Wide Teaching and Learning

In each edition of our school newsletter, we share with our community an insight into the curriculum being taught within our classrooms. This reflects our school's strong focus upon continuous improvement.

Each edition covers a different area of the curriculum, and is supported by our school-wide approaches to teaching and learning.

We have just completed our final session of this round of electives. It was great to see the students following their passions and learning some new skills. This round, students were involved in:

Kids in the Kinder
Lego Challenge
Drawing Club
Sports
Art and Craft
Minecraft Education
Coding
Aerobics
Board Games and Card games
Comic Books and Story Making
Passion Project

We are now in the process of gathering ideas from students for our Term Four electives. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks for further information on the new electives.

ICAS assessments are now in full swing. Last week, students completed the Digital Technologies and Writing assessments. Well done on completing these tests diligently and to the best of your ability.

This week students will be completing the English assessment. A reminder that following each assessment, results will be available on the ICAS portal using the log in details you used to sign up your child/children. Results are generally available two weeks after the test has been completed.

https://www.icasassessments.com/results-portal/

TEST DATES

ENGLISH - Monday 11th August 9am

SCIENCE - Monday 18th August 9am

SPELLING BEE - Friday 22nd August 9am

MATHEMATICS - Tuesday 26th August 9am

If your child we will be absent for one of their purchased tests, please let me know so an alternate time can be organised to complete the assessment. Please note however that the make up date must be within the same week that the test is set.

If you have any questions regarding the ICAS assessments, please contact Melinda Rowe on the details at the top of this page.