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Principal's Message Acknowledgement of our Staff and Parent Association, School Council Membership- 2026

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, 3MDR Radio Station Elective, A huge thank you to the team at 3MDR for hosting our students and spending time teaching them how to write scripts and record in the studio!, Stop Motion, Celebrating Learning Across the Victorian Curriculum

Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Banner Photo

Climate and Culture- Social Emotional Wellbeing & Learning Victorian Police Community Liaison program - Building relationships with the community. , Respectful Relationships , SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES, Inspire Health and Medical is partnering with our school!

School Council News Acknowledgement of our Staff and Parent Association, School Council Membership- 2026, Seeking Input into School Council Subcommittees, School Council Membership 2025

Parent Association News Colour Run success!, Christmas Raffle, Term Four Special Lunch, Become involved in our Parent Association, Breakfast Club

Student Leadership Message from Miss Humphries, USPS School Leaders, Vyom, Jasper, Isla and Judd, Looking forward to our Leadership team for 2026, Whole School Reward System, 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 FOUR, Merry Christmas! , THANK YOU!

Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, Christmas Concert Rehearsal, Christmas Concert, Art Show, Thank you

Year Two As the year comes to an end, we would like to thank all of the families in Year Two for your ongoing support throughout 2025. We have loved seeing your children grow academically, socially, emotionally and physically., We wish all of the students and families a very happy and safe holiday season. , Best of luck to all of the students as they move on to Year Three., Merry Christmas!, Rebecca Crawford and Rebecca Hobson, Christmas Concert

Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, Art Show & Christmas Concert

Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, Year Six Graduation, Year Five Leadership Speeches, Christmas Concert

Health & Physical Education Banner Photo

Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team

Languages- Auslan Communicating with the Specialist Team, The Year That Was 2025 , Congratulations to Tilly!, Foundation to Year Two, Foundation , Year One , Year Two , Year Three and Four, Year Five and Six

Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, Performing Arts Award 2025, Whole School Christmas Concert, Groove Foundations Instrumental Music Concert, Foothills Community Care - Reverse Advent Calendar, Upwey South's Got Talent, Victorian State School's Spectacular - 2026

Visual Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, USPS Art Show

Science Communicating with the Specialist Team, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!, Year One and Year 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 , Feedback and suggestions , Sun Smart Policy , Enrolment , 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, Reducing Bushfire Risk, Springvale Indoor Sports - Holiday Program, Extreme Tennis - Australian Open Junior Tennis Clinics 2026

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Year Five/ Six

Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2025, and welcome your input:

Krista Carpenter (Class 56A) Krista.Carpenter@education.vic.gov.au

Andrew McFarlane (Class 56B) Andrew.McFarlane3@education.vic.gov.au

Stacey Bowles (Class 56C) Stacey.Bowles@education.vic.gov.au

What will you find in this issue:

Year 6 Graduation/Year 5 Leadership Speeches/Christmas Concert/5-6 Timetables

Year Six Graduation

On Thursday 11th December we had our Year Six graduation ceremony and celebration night. Held at the beautiful Marybrooke Manor, all Year Six students were congratulated and celebrated for achieving the wonderful milestone of graduating Year Six.

As these students now move onto high school, we wish them all the best for their educational journey.

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with an award on the night:

VALUES

Respect: Olive P

Responsibility: Edward V

Resilience: Lily B

ACADEMIC

5/6 A - Vyom D

5/6 B - Nora R

5/6 C - Marcel R

MR MONOPOLI - 'REWRITE THE STARS'

5/6 A - Charlotte L

5/6 B - Bonnie V

5/6 C - Judd S

COMMUNITY

Bank of Bendigo - Isla S

Monbulk District Community - Finn N

SPECIALIST

Performing Arts - Charlie R

Visual Arts - Grace T

Science - Keira F

Physical Education - Jacob M

Auslan - Matilda V

Year Five Leadership Speeches

Congratulations to all students who have written and will deliver a speech for the 2026 school captain roles on Tuesday 9th December. All students who delivered a speech did so with confidence, and all spoke clearly and with passion.

In 2026 Upwey South Primary School will continue to be actively engaged in the Respectful Relationships Curriculum and Community Program. Part of the ethos of Respectful Relationships is to support gender equality and fairness for all students, regardless of gender, language, socio-economic status, religious beliefs, or cultural background. Therefore, in 2026 all Student Leadership positions will continue to be allocated to students who are voted as deserving of this position, regardless of gender identification.

The 2026 school captains will be announced on Friday 19th December at our final assembly beginning at 1pm.

Christmas Concert

On Thursday 4th December, USPS held another fabulous outdoor Christmas Concert on the oval. All students did a wonderful job performing on the night and in the rehearsals leading up to the concert.