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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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91 Morris Road, Upwey, Victoria, 3158, AU http://www.upweysthps.vic.edu.au/upwey.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au (03) 9757 0200

Languages- Auslan

Australian Sign Language

Communicating with the Specialist Team

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

Amanda Oakley (Languages- Auslan) Amanda.Oakley2@education.vic.gov.au

Shar Stjerne (Languages- Auslan) Shar.Stjerne@education.vic.gov.au

The Year That Was 2025

Congratulations to Tilly!

Winner of our Year Six Auslan Award of 2025 for Outstanding work.

Thank you to our Auslan Leaders for 2026 Olivia Robinson and Lincoln Fage.

Thank you to our Friday Signers who practised many Friday mornings during their own recess time to prepare for the Christmas concert.

Foundation to Year Two

What an amazing year of growth it has been for the junior students! From first introductions to Auslan and signing for the Foundations, to extending and exploring new vocabulary for the Year One and Year Two students. This year has been the first year that a year level has had three full years of Auslan and it is beautiful to see their confidence and skills develop and combine sign knowledge from different units to create their own informative sign phrases.

They have a deepening understanding of deafness, the Deaf community, Culture and language with highlights being the Sporting unit and watching parts of the Deaflympics in November.

I look forward to an amazing year in 2026 with our Auslan Day in Term One and a year full of new learning for the students and ourselves.

Foundation

Year One

Year Two

Year Three and Four

The Year Three and Four students have been looking back over the year's work and what they enjoyed in our Auslan classes this year. There have been flags to celebrate our identities, travel and transporting packages, ordering foods in our own cafes and celebrating Deaf sports excellence with the Deaflympics in Tokyo. We have travelled the world from our little classroom and had sushi on the side. Please take a look at some of their favourite signs, projects and past photos... and have a Merry Christmas!!!

Year Five and Six

The Year Five and Six students have been enjoying the highlights of the Deaflympics with some amazing Deaf and Hard of Hearing sports people from all over the world. The hammer throw, orienteering, beach volleyball, and of course basketball have been of particular interest. We have rounded the year off with a review of all the projects over the year. Good luck to all the Year Sixers and see you next year Fivers! Merry Christmas to all.