Assistant Principal Reports

Hello Everyone,

Volunteers Needed!

Calling all DPW family members who have completed the Volunteer Induction this year! We require urgent assistance to do some laminating, and stamp and label a considerable number of new books that have been purchased to support student learning. If you could spare at least 30 minutes of your time, it would be very much appreciated.

Please see Kelly, or myself at the office if you are able to help.

Safe Crossings, Safe Kids – Transport Victoria

The safety of our school children is a top priority. School crossings have special rules and are often a workplace for our School Crossing Supervisors. Your actions on and around school crossings keep our community safe.

Safe behaviours at school crossings

As kids travel to and from school it’s important for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to be aware and take extra care during these busy times. Following the road rules at school crossings doesn’t just keep our community safe, it is also the law. 

To help keep our kids safe, it’s important for drivers to:

• Slow down around school crossings at a speed slow enough to stop safely, if necessary.
• Stop if a hand-held “Stop” sign is displayed and you must give way when school crossings flags are displayed.
• Stop and wait until the school crossing is clear of all pedestrians including supervisors.
• Stop if a child or adult is about to cross or is crossing, even if there is no crossing supervisor.
• Never overtake a vehicle stopping or stopped at the crossing.
• Never let children get in or out of your vehicle when stopped waiting at a school crossing.
• Respect School Crossing Supervisors, they’re trained to support children’s safety.
• Always watch out for children near schools and if you see a school crossing, use it.

At school crossings, all road users need to be alert, including pedestrians. Always look and listen for approaching traffic from each direction before crossing. Pedestrians need to be sure that drivers or riders have seen them and are stopping.

Identifying a school crossing

School crossings are operational when flags are displayed or signs with flashing lights are operating. Drivers, riders and pedestrians can look out for the following to help identify a school crossing:  

• School crossings are active on weekdays during Victorian school terms. Usually between 8am to 9.30am and from 2.30pm to 4pm.
• Red and white posts on each side of the road with orange children’s crossing flags.
• Two parallel continuous or broken lines across the road surface. Children’s crossing yellow signs and twin yellow lights flashing.
• School crossing supervisor may be present, easily identified by a high visibility yellow safety vest or jacket and a hat with the word ‘Supervisor’ embroidered.
• If you’re driving in a school zone, it usually means a school crossing will be nearby. In most cases, the speed limit displayed will be 40km/h or 60km/h (when the original speed limit is 80km/h or higher). 

Pride and Integrity Raffle 

This raffle recognizes all the students who are attending school on time.  This is to acknowledge the students demonstrating Pride and Integrity by being ready to learn each day.

Every student who is at school, and in their classroom, before the bell (9am) will have their name added to the class attendance box. So, if they are present on time, every day of the week, they will have 5 entries into the raffle. 

Last week’s class winners were: 

FA – Tom, FB – Lena, FC – Jordan, 1A – Mia, 1B – Alex, 2A – Hirad, 2B – Avei-Latai, 3A – Santos, 3B – Elissah, 3C – Daniel, 4C – Diya, 5A – Aleksandra, 5B – Tiana, 5C – Nathan

The raffle winner was Santos from 3A! Congratulations! 

Santos received 15 PACs for Pride & Integrity

2025 Term 3 Challenge of the Week

Week 3: Word Web Challenge 

This week’s topic for the challenge is Sports.

You need to find as many words as possible related to the topic/word in the centre of the web. You can continue the web as much as you can.

You must collaborate with at least one other person (a friend, parent, classmate, etc) and no more than 3 other people. If you do not collaborate, you will not receive a PAC for collaboration.

Students collaborating for week 2’s Word Web Challenge for Celebration earnt two PACs card each. 

The students were:

Sabrina (& family) 4B

Yawer (& mum) 5A

Kind regards,

Deanne Scott

Assistant Principal 

Australian Mathematics Competition

This week, 60 of our students from Years 3–6 proudly took part in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC).

The AMC is one of the largest mathematics competitions in the world, giving students the chance to test their problem‑solving and reasoning skills through a series of challenging and engaging questions. It encourages students to think creatively, persevere with complex problems, and apply their mathematical knowledge in new ways. The students have 60 minutes to answer 30 questions which increase in complexity and challenge a range of mathematical skills. 

We are extremely proud of all the students who participated and took on this opportunity to extend and challenge themselves. We look forward to receiving their results later in the year and celebrating their achievements.

Below is an example of a question the students were challenged with (taken from a previous test) Can you solve it? 

Unpacking Our 2025 NAPLAN Data

This week, during our whole staff professional learning session, teachers worked together to unpack our 2025 NAPLAN data. This was a valuable opportunity to celebrate our successes and identify areas for future growth.

We are thrilled to share that in all five disciplines—Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Spelling, and Grammar & Punctuation—our Year 3 students achieved results above the state average!

Staff also explored the NAPLAN Writing Marking Guide and made connections to our teaching and assessment practices, ensuring we continue to build on this success in the classroom.

We are proud of our students’ achievements and the collective efforts of our staff. Together, we are building strong foundations for ongoing success in learning.

Kind regards,

Joshua Fielding

Assistant Principal