Mother's Day Expo

A friendly reminder that our Mother's Day Expo is on this Friday 9th May (Thursday 8th May for Kinder Copas). If you would like your child to purchase a gift for a loved one, please send cash to allow them to purchase something special.

Family and Friends Morning

Primary students would like to welcome family and friends to come and join them at school next Monday 12th May from 8.30am -10.30am.

Beginning the morning with assembly at 8.30am, open classrooms at 8.45am and followed by morning tea in the JILOA Centre at 10am, concluding the morning at 10.30am.

Invitations were sent home with students last week. You are invited to pass the invitation on to any family and friends who you would like to invite along. Additional invitations are available from the school office.

We would love to have many of our DCS Community join us for this special morning.

Secondary Cross Country

Secondary Cross Country will be held on Tuesday 13th May. Students will complete a Cross Country course around the Don Oval and vacinity.

DCS Community are hosting a BBQ for all parents and students to have a delicious sausage in bread during the Cross Country. We invite parents to come along at 12.45pm for a complimentary coffee before the race starts.

Let's come together and encourage our students in such a great event!

Big Kids Table

It is with great pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to Big Kids’ Table (BKT), who will be joining us at Devonport Christian School to conduct workshops for our students from Year 3 to Year 9. BKT has been engaged to assist staff in providing education and foster meaningful conversations on the topics of puberty and healthy relationships, with a specific focus on the question: "What does God say?"

At Devonport Christian School, we have always valued our strong partnership with parents, especially when it comes to providing sexual education to our students. Continuing our commitment to partnering with families we are excited to host a parent information session at 6:45pm on Wednesday 14th May. We invite you to attend this session to gain a comprehensive understanding of the content covered and the approach taken in delivering this important information. Due to the nature of the content, this is a presentation for adults only. Please click here to find out more.

Rise & Shine Breakfast

Year 7 families are invited to join us for our Year 7 Rise & Shine Breakfast on Thursday 15th May, 7:30-8:30am!

Come along for a delicious breakfast and to get to know our Secondary team.

Please click here to RSVP.

Walk Safely to School Day

This year National Walk Safely to School Day is being held on Friday 16th May. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather as the DCS Community with our families and friends.

We will be meeting at the Splash carpark ready to leave at 8am and walking to school together via the walking track. Once we arrive at school, Breakfast Club will be open for breakfast treats and hot drinks.

But wait…there’s more!

All parents who wish to stay on for assembly can catch the DCS Bus back to Splash! The bus will be leaving from the Secondary area after assembly from 8:45am to get you back to your car if you wish. Otherwise, enjoy the walk back along the Don tracks at your leisure.

All families are welcome to attend! As this is a community event it is expected that students will walk under the supervision of their families.

This event will be weather permitting. Families will be notified via Schoolbox and Facebook should we need to cancel.

We are looking forward to a great morning!

Primary Cross Country

All Primary students will be participating in the DCS Primary Cross Country on Wednesday 21st May from 8.50am.

The course will be conducted at DCS with students commencing on the Don oval. Each year level will complete a specially designed course of varied lengths for their year level group.

Please ensure that on the day your child wears their P.E uniform. A house coloured t-shirt can be worn in place of the P.E t-shirt, and students should bring the following:

Plenty of water to drink
A healthy lunch
Spare clothes, shoes and socks in case they get wet and/or muddy.

This will once again be a wonderful community event supported by the Love in a Cup coffee van and DCS community baristas. We invite you to join us for the morning and cheer on our students. Parent access to the Don oval can be through the Don Oval carpark or via the Secondary basketball court. We look forward to seeing you there!

Cross Country Event Times:

Time	Event	Distance (approx.)
8:50	Prep M Race	400m
9:00	Prep B Race	400m
9:15	Kinder H Race	200m
9:20	Kinder C Race	200m
9:30	Year 1 Race	800m
9:40	Year 2 Race	1km
9:55	Year 3 Race	1.2km
10:10	Year 4 Race	1.8km
Recess
11:40	Year 5 Race	2.4km
12:00	Year 6 Race	2.4km

National Volunteer Week - Thank You Morning Tea

At DCS we love and appreciate the many, many community members who volunteer their time at our school. DCS Community would love to celebrate all of our amazing volunteers during on National Volunteer week.

National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and will be next held on 19-25 May 2025.

This special week highlights the important role of volunteers in our community.

No matter what volunteer role you have at DCS, we would love to have you join us on Friday 23rd May at 9am for a special morning tea celebrating our DCS volunteers.

Casual Clothes Day - Blue Tree Project

As part of their Semester One leadership project, Emily and Nick (both Yr 8) are inviting all students to wear blue themed casual clothes (for a gold coin donation) on Wednesday 28th May, with money raised going to the Blue Tree Project. Please ensure that casual clothes are appropriate with fully enclosed shoes to provide protection. There will also be a canteen at lunchtime for any students who are interested.

The Blue Tree Project is a movement dedicated to changing the way we approach mental health. The blue trees are a powerful symbol of hope, connection and awareness. Blue Trees now stand across every continent of the world, including eleven here in Tasmania.

Primary Art Competition

This year's theme is... ‘COMMUNITY’

What type of art... Picture or 3D?

What style of art... Realistic or Abstract?

What aspect of community would you like to show in your artwork?

Ideas to help...

Animals which live in communities - ants, bees, dolphins, gorillas, elephants.
People living in communities – different places, towns or cities, other countries and cultures.
Feelings about being in community - sharing, love, feeling connected, feeling safe, belonging.
How do you feel when you think about being part of our DCS community?
What patterns or colours come to mind?
Your art needs to be inspired by the word community.
The artwork needs to be done by you, without parent help, computer help or tracing.
It can be 3D (sculpture) or a picture - no larger than A3.
All pictures need to be completed on paper or lightweight card (easier for hanging).
Each student can only submit one piece of art.
There will be a prize for each category winner for Kinder, Prep and each grade from Year 1 to Year 6.
You will need to collect and complete a submission form from your class teacher or Mrs Clark.
The form and your artwork need to be given to Mrs Clark by Friday 16th May.
All artworks will be on display in the art exhibition and for voting by judges and our school community.
Art competition entries will be part of our art exhibition, which is launched at our Primary Creative Arts Afternoon Wednesday 28th May 3:15 – 4:30pm.

Early Learning

At DCS we offer two fun and friendly Early Learning programmes. Come along and connect with others over a delicious hot drink while your children play. Please call the school office on 6423 1373 if you require further information.

Little Sprouts

Little Sprouts is a hands-on nature-based playgroup for children aged 3 and 4 years and is held every Thursday from 8:45am - 10:30am.

We ask parents if they would like to attend to please ensure your child has a snack to eat during break time and a hat and a water bottle. During these sessions we ask all parents to please supervise your children.

Jiloa Juniors

Jiloa Juniors is held every Friday from 8:45am - 10:45am, commencing on Friday 14th February, and is for children from birth to 5 years with their carers.

A small snack is provided for children but we ask parents to please bring a hat and a water bottle. During these sessions we ask all parents to please supervise your children.

Jiloa Juniors is held in our Kinder area. Please come to the office if you need assistance finding the classroom.

We hope you can join us!

Extra-Curricular Activities

Please find information below for extra-curricular activities that are available for students.

Sports Rosters

Tuning In To Kids

Devonport Library Programmes

Karen Young

Sports Rosters