What's Happening In Primary

Global Leadership Summit Next Gen Year 5/6 Event

DCS Year 5/6 students joined with Year 5/6 students from Geneva Christian College and Year 6 students from Leighland Christian School for the Global Leadership Summit Next Gen Year 5/6 Event at DCS. This was an exceptional conference day for these students, where they heard live and pre-recorded presentations from a range of speakers from around the world. The theme for the day was 'We Before Me,' and it was led and organised by our very own Paige and Levi (Year 8 students), with support from other Year 8 students and Mrs Antonia Atchison (Secondary Associate). 

Below are some reflections from DCS students:

I loved the topic of friendship. I learnt how to make good relationships with friends - Annabelle

 

We loved working together, Just Dance, hearing from people, hot chocs and making new friends - Isla, Hadassah and April

 

In tough times we can learn important life lessons - Jonty

Ping Pong-a-Thon: Student Initiative

On Friday 28 June DCS Primary will host a ping pong (table tennis) event that will last ALL DAY! All students are welcome to participate. Preps will engage in ping pong themed games, while Year 1 to Year 6 students will rotate through the official game.

All Primary students from Kinder to Year 6 are encouraged to wear crazy, silly socks on the day and bring a gold coin donation. The donations will support the official Ping Pong-a-Thon organisation, which works with communities in Asia to fight slavery. According to www.pingpongathon.com, they "bring communities together and unite them under one cause: bringing freedom to the world’s most vulnerable. The fun and freedom of table tennis is our weapon of choice to bring slavery to an end."

Honouring Mel Sargison

Dear DCS Community

As we enter into the last week of Mel's time with us here at DCS, we would love to invite you to honour Mel and the impact she has had on our DCS families and students.

You are invited to write a message for Mel, and we will then add these to staff messages we are gathering in our staffroom. Mel will be able to take these with her when she leaves, as a wonderful reminder of the impact she has had at DCS.

If you would like to write a message, just pop into the office anytime this week and we will have available cards and pens that you can use.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher interviews will be held in Term 3 on Tuesday 30th July and Wednesday 31st July for both Primary and Secondary.  Bookings for Parent Teacher Interviews can now be done through Parent Lounge and will be open for bookings from 8:00am Monday 1st July.  Please have a look at this exciting new feature once it opens up!

Primary interviews will be held in both the Jiloa Centre and Alpha HQ (STEM Centre), and the Secondary interviews will be held in the Secondary classrooms.  Please note, for secondary families wishing to see Jack Harvey, he will be meeting with parents in the Jiloa Centre.

All class teachers will be available for you to speak with, including our specialist teachers.

If you would like to make an appointment to discuss any aspect of your child's learning, please click here to book your times through Parent Lounge. We recommend booking early as spaces fill fast.  When booking, particularly for families wanting both secondary and primary appointments, please ensure to allow enough time between appointments to meet with staff in different buildings.

If logging in to Parent Lounge for the first time, please use the unique user code that was emailed to all families on 17th April and use the 'Forgot Password' option to set your own unique password. If you then save this in your browser you will be able to simply log in again in the future.

Once you have logged in, please take the time to click around to explore what is available in Parent Lounge. Not only can you book Parent Teacher Interview times, but you can record student absences as well as check that all of the information listed under Parent Details and Student Details is correct. This includes address, MCEECDYA Details, student emergency contact details, student medical information and church attending.

If you have any queries or need assistance to login, please contact the school on 6423 1373 or email reception@dcs.tas.edu.au

Mid-year reports will be sent home with students at the beginning of Term Three.

High School Musical Jr. Canteen

Some of our Secondary students who holding a special High School Musical Jr. themed canteen on Thursday 27th June for recess and lunch and Friday 28th June for recess only.

Items available and prices are listed below - please note cash sales only.  Please support our Secondary students and this great initiative!

Premier's Reading Challenge

This year students again have the opportunity to participate in the Tasmanian Premier’s Reading Challenge.

The challenge began on Monday 17th June and ends on Friday 23rd August.

How many books will you read in 10 weeks? Set your personal reading goal for the Challenge and see how you go!

It doesn’t matter what you read, as long as you are reading.  You are free to choose books you want to read for the Challenge.  You can read books in a variety of formats including print, digital, audiobooks and graphic novels. For younger children, a book that is read to them counts toward their total.  Larger chapter books can be counted as more than one book.

The Tasmanian Premier's Reading Challenge is open to all students from Kinder to Year 6. 

Students will need to complete a log book as part of the challenge, and all students who return a completed log book to the school office will receive a signed certificate from The Honourable Jeremy Rockliff MP Premier of Tasmania. 

Log books will be sent home with students prior to the commencement of the challenge, and extras are available from the school office,  or they can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:

Primary Log Book

All completed log books are due to the school office by Friday 30th August.

Founder's Day - Tomorrow!

Are you a past student, staff member, Founder or Legacy partner of DCS? We are forever grateful for all the people who have helped to build DCS over the years into the growing, thriving school it is today, and we want to honour and celebrate you!

Our Founder’s Day is a time to reminisce, share memories and celebrate, not only our Founders, but all of the past students and families who have called DCS ‘home’ over the last 32 years, and the current Legacy partners who are working with us as we progress our vision into the Secondary years.

If you have been involved at DCS as a Founder, past parent, staff member or student, are a current DCS family or are involved as a Legacy partner, we would love for you to join us for our Founder’s Day, Thursday 20th June.

Please rsvp to admin@dcs.tas.edu.au

High School Musical Jr

Devonport Christian School would like to introduce you to their Secondary school production for 2024, High School Musical Jr.

This production will be performed in our JILOA Centre at Devonport Christian School. These performances will be events to remember for our students and staff, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Evening Shows:

Wednesday 3rd July - 7:00pm

Thursday 4th July - 7:00pm

Tickets are now on sale using our online booking system.

 Click HERE to order tickets. 

All tickets have been discounted to the concession price of $22 per seat. Please indicate on the order form which show you wish to purchase tickets for. This form will be the only way tickets can be purchased, but does not guarantee ticket availability. Payments will be processed from Monday 3rd June and you will receive an email confirming your ticket order once payment has been processed. 

At this stage we are allowing families to purchase up to 4 tickets. Should there be additional tickets still available, we will inform DCS families on Monday 17th June.

Numbered seats will be allocated and tickets must be collected from the school office, if parents are unable to collect the tickets personally, please indicate on the form to allow for tickets to be sent home with students.

Celebrating Students

Each week at our Friday assembly we love to celebrate our students. We would love to hear from you if your child has achieved something significant over the weekend during sporting events, dancing, baptisms, theatre, music achievements etc. 

Please email one of the following DCS Team Members with the details (we would love a photo too!):

Corina Barnard: reception@dcs.tas.edu.au

Ema-Lee De Haan: dehaane@dcs.tas.edu.au

Tom Evans: evanst@dcs.tas.edu.au  

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