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Principal's Message Vision, Values, and School Identity; seeking input, Parent Helpers Afternoon Tea, Reverse Advent Calendar to Support our Wider Community, Upcoming Social Media Ban for Under-16s, Be Prepared for the Upcoming Bushfire Season

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

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 Seeking Input into School Council Subcommittees, School Council Membership 2025

Parent Association News GET EXCITED: 2025 Colour Run Announcement, Become involved in our Parent Association, Breakfast Club

Student Leadership Success is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be." –Unknown, USPS School Leaders-Vyom, Jasper, Isla and Judd, Foundation Transition session. , School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning, Whole School Reward System, UPWEY HIGH MUSIC BAND, 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, INQUIRY, FOUNDATION SPECIALIST TIMETABLE

Year One Communicating with the Year One Team, Capacity, Mass, Upwey High School Band, Term Four Tricky Words, Take Home Readers, Specialist Timetable Term 4

Year Two Communicating with the Year Two Team, Mathematics, Inquiry: , Weekly Timetables:

Year Three/ Four Communicating with the Year Three/Four Team, Mathematics, Writing, Reminders, Specialist Timetable

Year Five/ Six Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team, Term Four, What is Coming Up

Health & Physical Education Banner Photo

Health & Physical Education Communicating with the Specialist Team

Languages- Auslan Communicating with the Specialist Team, Term Four 2025 , Our Term 4 focus is sport., Foundation - Year 1, Year Two, Year Three and Four, Year Five and Six

Performing Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team

Visual Arts Communicating with the Specialist Team, Save the Date!

Science Communicating with the Specialist Team, Welcome to Term 4! Such a busy exciting term!, Here’s what’s going on in Science!, Year One and 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, Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy], Springvale Indoor Sports, Yarra Ranges Council

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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

Science

You matter. Unless you multiply yourself times the speed of light squared. Then you energy.

Communicating with the Specialist Team

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

Hayley Oliver (Science) Hayley.Oliver@education.vic.gov.au

Welcome to Term 4! Such a busy exciting term!

Here’s what’s going on in Science!

Year One and Two learning

The Grade 1 and 2 students started the term, finishing their hibernation and migration models. I have been blown away by the quality of these projects. The students worked really hard and should be so proud of what they achieved.

This term we have switched our learning focus to Biological Sciences. We are currently learning what the basic needs are for living things. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to get outside and explore some homes of living things.

Year Three/Four learning

The Grade 3 and 4 students have finished their weather projects. It was great to see their understanding of what some sever weather can do to our landscape and living things, come alive in their models of their villages.

This term the grade 3 and 4 students will be studying Biological sciences. We have started to explore the idea of living things vs non living things vs once living things.

Year Five/Six learning

The Grade 5 and 6 students spent the first two weeks of term, finishing their Extreme Weather project. There has been some in depth information shared and some great research about real life examples. It was also great to see a few students go the extra effort and create a model to accompany their project.

This term the students have jumped straight into Biological Sciences and are creating an infographic about an extreme environment and some of the organisms that live there.

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