Welcome to the DPS Week Five newsletter.

Acknowledgement of Country

Doncaster Primary School would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land: the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. We recognise ancestors and elders, past, present and emerging. On behalf of all staff and the wider school community, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all people of different cultures and beliefs. We understand that we thrive, learn and live on Wurundjeri Country and we stand with all cultures united as one.

We are halfway through Term Two already, can you believe it? Things are looking bright for DPS students, we have had a lovely couple of weeks. There have been many special events so far this term including Mums and Muffins, Cross Country, School Photos, Walk to School Day, Robotics classes, Anzac Day Ceremony and many more.

Attendance

Well done to the 344 DPS students that have achieved 100% attendance in April. The following students are just some of those 344 that have achieved excellent attendance. Well done Ivy Z Prep P, Lucas Y 1M, Nick S 2S, Isabella M 3B, Mietta M 4S, Harris G 5K and Shekhar G 6J.

Remember: it is not okay to be away!

Mothers Day

We had quite a few Mothers Day events at DPS last week. The Prep students had their Mums/ Grandma’s and Nanna’s come to school for a morning of pampering. There was nail a polish station, a hand massage station and a muffin station where everyone got a snack. At the end of the morning, the Prep students sang a beautiful song to their visitors, which was very cute! Thanks to all of the Mums that attended our special morning and thanks to the Prep teachers for your organisation. The morning was a huge success.

We also held our annual Mother’s Day Stall on Friday 10th May, which was another success. Lots of keyrings, mugs and chocolates were sold and the students had a great time choosing gifts for their loved ones. A huge thank you to our PFG mums for your efforts with the Mothers Day Stall, you are wonderful!

Walk Safely to School Day

Last Friday, students participated in Walk Safely to School Day. Although it was a little wet in the morning, we still had a number of students who met Mr Spinks at the Bowling Club and walked to school with the group. Thanks Mr Spinks for organising the DPS Walk Safely to School Day

Cross Country Event

On Tuesday 14th May all DPS students participated in Cross Country. It was a great day with lots of students doing their best and trying new things. Congratulations to all DPS students who ran the Cross Country, we are extremely proud of the attitude and enthusiasm shown on the day. A huge THANK YOU to Mr Spinks for organising the event and our House Captains for their efforts on the day.

SWPBS

Congratulations to all of our Week Two, Three and Four SWPBS winners. All of the students listed below have earned themselves and our school a star in the jar.

Be Respectful – Yichen 4S, Anja 4G, Casey 4G, June PW, Evelyn PW, Joseph 1G, Svetha 3G, Madison 1G, Elsa 1G, Renee 4G, Baran 3J, Rachel 3J, Ryan PW, Cereanna PW, Shawn 1G, Nik 1G, Lidya PW, Yena PW, Vriddha 3G, Wooju 3G, Toby 3B and Oscar 4S.

Be Safe – Esme Prep W, Zayna Prep W, Yanice 1G, Sharleez 3P, Scarlett 3J, Austin 3G, Jayden 1L, Mary 4WB, Jacob 2S, Zachary 1M, Nicolas 3B and Teleah 4S.

Be Your Best – Seraphina 1M, Wooju 3G, Lidya Prep W, Deniz 1M, Tom 1M, Leena 2M, Elsie 2M, Ryo 2M, Wills 2M, Reon 3J, Ariela 2M, Theo 2M, Joseph 2M, Eric 2M, Elwyn 2F, Rey 5F, Ethan 2M, Mason 2M, Chloe 3J, Anja 4G, Rainer Prep M, Sophia 2F, Erin 5E, Siqi Y 1M, Bella 3B, Maksym 4G, Shayan 4G, Edward 6S, Satia 6S, Ruby PM, Jayden PM, Vriddha 3G, Isabella 3G, Svetha 3G, Riyan 3G, Geordan PM, Nik 1G, Yania 1G, Amaira 1G, Farniya 1G, Quincy 4WB, Kaya 4K, Mary 4WB, Sadra 4WB, Jake 4S, Nika 2M, Defne 2M, Adrian 2M, Lawrence 2M, William 2M, Celine 2M, Cereanna PW, Nidhi PW, Steve PW, Yuki PW, Krish 3B, Chloe 2F, Harper 2S and Ken 1M.

Congratulations to all of these students, you are wonderful and we are so proud of you!

Indigenous Assembly

On Monday 20th of May we will be having an Indigenous Assembly in the lead up to Reconciliation week. We are lucky to have a guest performer return to DPS, Ganga Giri is a didgeridoo virtuoso and master performer, who will perform just for us! After an introduction to how a didgeridoo is made and played, Ganga will demonstrate a range of animal sounds and solo rhythms, as well as some of his own original songs mixing Indigenous music with a dance beat! We hope that all parents/ guardians can come along. The Indigenous Assembly starts at 9:10am and will be held in the school gym.

Curriculum Day

On Wednesday 22nd May we have a Curriculum Day. This will mean that no students are required on site. Teachers will participate in a range of Professional Learning on this day.

Facebook

DPS have a Facebook page. If you’d like to see what’s happening at DPS and some excellent student work samples, please visit our Facebook page, follow us and leave a comment. Thanks to Mrs Meilak who uploads all of the content and takes care of our FB page.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Kids Help - kidshelpline.com.au phone 1800 55 1800

Parent Line - betterhealth.vic.gov.au phone 13 22 89

Headspace - headspace.org.au phone 1800 650 890

eSafety Commissioner - esafety.gov.au - Advice for parents and carers to help children have safe experiences online

Our next newsletter will be in Week Ten of this Term.

Have a great week ahead DPS families,

Carly Epskamp

Acting Principal

Grade 5