Principal Team Report
Upcoming Important Dates
Term 2
31 May: Open Morning for prospective families
2 June: Crazy Sock Day
7-8 June: Year 5/6 Production
20 June: Term 2 Celebration of Learning
23 June: Last day Term 2 (2:00pm dismissal)
Term 3
10 July: Term 3 Starts
10-21 July: Parent Teacher Interviews
14 August: Parent Event: Dr Justin Coulson (6:30pm - 8:30pm)
Student Free Days
6 November: Teacher Professional Practice Day
2023 Translated Semester 1 Reports
We are delighted to offer families that speak a language other than English, the option of a translated Semester 1 Report. Please complete the following google form:
https://forms.gle/kcPgEm5SLDTKvzPZ8
if you would like a copy of your child’s report translated. Please reach out to Darien Hunte (Darien.Hunte@education.vic.gov.au) if you have any questions.
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Sincere thanks to all grandparents and special family friends for taking the time to visit our school yesterday. With the last Grandparents and Special Friends Day being held prior to the pandemic, it was truly to wonderful to be able to welcome back so many important people back into our school. Thanks are also extended to our teachers for organising fun activities for students and visitors to enjoy and our Parents Association for organising the delicious morning tea which was generously provioded by Woolworths.
A report for the Reconciliation Week Assembly will be provided in our next newsletter but thanks to our Always Was, Always Will Be student team, Koori Education Support Officer, Mark Lumley and Dr Monique Ryan MP for taking the time to join in our school's recognition of Reconciliation Week.
Parents & Carers as Valued Learning Partners
The following upcoming events have been organised to support parents in understanding school endorsed strategies that build wellbeing and support learning.
Celebration of Learning: In addition to the sessions below, all parents and carers are invited to attend a school-wide Celebration of Learning on Tuesday 20 June (3:45pm - 5:20pm).
In small groups and with the support of teachers, students will share learning highlights and achievements from Semester 1. Specialist teachers will also be offering interactive sessions for students and their parents to attend. Please book via the link below.
Please note: Prep A & 2A sessions will be held on Wednesday 7 June
Topic: The Parenting Revolution
Guest Speaker: Dr Justin Coulson
Date: 14 August (7:00pm - 8:30pm)
Tickets: Available Soon!
Parenting strategies to support connection wellbeing and your child's basic psychological needs. See the video from Justin below for details (click 'Learn More' when prompted if video doesn't play automatically). Part 2 of this session (held later in Term 3) will be focus on the approaches used by ASPS to promote positive student behaviour, relationships and wellbeing.
Topic: Reading at ASPS
Date: 11 July (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Reading and academic success are inextricably linked! At this session, parents and carers will build a deeper understanding of the school's approach to teaching reading. Parents and carers will also learn strategies to support their children's reading at home. This session is relevant for all Prep- Year 2 families and parents will children who might be struggling with early reading skills.
Topic: Cyber Safety Project Webinar
Dates: Term 1 and 2 sessions available on-demand.
All ASPS families have free access to the following Cyber Safety Project webinars. Click on the image below to access past and upcoming webinars.
School Toilet Project
The school toilets are an essential facility that we expect our children to feel comfortable and safe to utilise. We want to ensure we uphold this standard at ASPS, so the School Improvements Committee has committed to making this a priority in 2023.
We ask all families to complete this short survey with each of your children.
To fully understand how our children feel about the toilets, the areas for improvement and any behavioural issues that may be underlying, we want to hear firsthand from our kids, to make improvements in the right way.
Research shows that clean, pleasant and safe toilet facilities have an impact on children’s short and long-term physical and mental health and learning outcomes. Read more about The School Toilet Project (a national campaign) and the research behind why we should find ways to create a more uplifting space for our children: https://www.enlighteneducation.com/school-toilet-project/
Let's turn our school toilets into a clean and positive space!
If you’d like to join our project team, please contact: Jane Khoo (khoovi@yahoo.com).
Thank you and regards,
The ASPS School Toilet Project Team
(Lisa, Jane, Jemima, Amanda, Anthony, Georgina, and Phoebe)
School Improvements Committee | School Council
Year 5 & 6 Production: A Funny Thing Happened in the Library
Performances on Wednesday 7 June & Thursday 8 June at Kel Watson Theatre, Forest Hill Secondary College.
To purchase tickets: