PF	Nick	You have shown great persistence with learning how to pace your letters on dotted thirds. This is very tricky and you are trying your hardest
PF	Anthony	You have settled into the Prep F routine since arriving last term. You are learning many words in English. Well done!
PQ	Adrian	Adrian, I was impressed with your determination, resilience and how you continued to persevere to achieve your personal best with numeracy this week.
PQ	Bradley	Congratulations Bradley for making a magnificent creation out of blocks. Keep up the outstanding work.
PQ	Nima	Congratulations Nima for showing resilience when we were learning about teen numbers this week. You pushed through and achieved your personal best! I was so impressed!
PS	Grayson	For having a detailed and very prepared show and share this week making different items out of foil. Terrific effort!
PS	Ryteous	For showing determination during Maths this week when learning about subtraction. Keep it up!
1G	Kairav	For excellent effort in Mathematics and great improvement with his handwriting. Keep aiming high Kairav!
1G	Jessica	For doing a wonderful job making small presentations each day during her week as the V.I.P. Well done Jessica!
1P	Benita	for always trying her best and completing her work to a very high standard. Excellent work, Benita!
1P	Bruce	for demonstrating an enthusiastic attitude in Maths. Keep up the great work, Bruce!
1W	Mason	For cooperating consistently with his teacher and other students. Keep it up Mason!
1W	Alice	For showing enthusiasm in every class activity. Well done Alice!
1W	Eesa	For treating others with fairness and understanding. You are a great role model Eesa!
1W	Doris	For displaying good citizenship by assisting other students. Well done Doris!
2C	Aran	Aran has settled in well at DPS and in our class.
2C	Danial	Welcome Danial to DPS and 2C.
2C	Torres	Well done Torres on your amazing ICT skills.
2C	Raaif	Amazing ICT skills Raaif. Keep it up!
2P	Amyara	Amyara is becoming more and more confident in class. She is asking questions and sharing her ideas. Well done Amyara.
2P	Jason	Jason has been a vocal member of his reading group. He has carefully through about questions posed and has responded with insightful ideas.
2NK	Chloe	For working very hard and having a mature, positive attitude.
2NK	Lochlan	For writing a great story about a ghost who saves the world.
3B	Yi Hao	Yi Hao consistently shows the school values of determination, pride and success. He is always trying his hardest to achieve his best results and is a kind and helpful class member.
3B	Ashe	Ashe has really impressed with his determination during Maths sessions. He has worked hard to learn to multiply numbers using arrays, partitioning and the area model.
3G	Trista	For the wonderfully detailed connections you have made and recorded in Reader’s Workshop this term. Fantastic work, Trista!
3G	Rehaan	For your wonderful work in Multiplication – you showed fabulous determination to master partitioning to multiply with 3 digit numbers! Well done.
3L	Kiamehr	For his outstanding effort in Reader’s Workshop. He has shown a fantastic improvement in making connections to texts and explaining in detail how they help him understand what he is reading. Well done Kiamehr!
3L	Parth	For his consistency in producing a positive attitude at school, towards his learning and amongst his peers. Parth is always motivated and willing to give anything a go. Well done.
3L	Neli	For showing consistency in her hard work and dedication to her learning. Neli continues to show an overall improvement in all areas of the curriculum and should be extremely proud of herself.
3L	Ivy	For demonstrating such a hard working and dedicated approach to her learning. Ivy regularly sets the standard for her classmates by completing all work tasks to the best of her ability.
4F	Cassie	Cassie consistently applies herself well to make the most out of her learning. The effort she puts into her work leads to some amazing results such as her recently completed poem about her special place, titled My Beach. Additionally, Cassie extends the care and pride she shows in her tasks to every aspect of our classroom and is an asset to making our class a happy place.
4F	Lucas	Lucas enjoyed working with author Lisa Keskinen during her recent visit. Lisa was very impressed with the poem Lucas wrote and shared titled My Garden, which was inspired by her book
4MQ	Benita	For being creative and for experimenting with different writing styles during Writing lessons. Excellent work!
4MQ	Violette	For sharing her broad general knowledge with her group during Guided Reading lessons. Well done!
4SM	Shekhar	For always contributing to discussions and offering thoughtful suggestions. You have great general knowledge and can always make meaningful connections.
4SM	Chloe	For listening attentively during our Author Incursion. You had great wonderings and thoughtful questions and could apply it to your own version of your map titled, 'My Special Place'.
5E	Sia	Sia Ko for always being a respectful member of the class. You always follow the class rules and complete your work to the best of your ability. You should be so proud of how often you are now contributing to class discussions and sharing your work with the class. Keep it up!
5E	Rinah	For always contributing well to class discussions, sharing your ideas and working efficiently in class. You have taken on your role as library monitor with great pride and you're doing a wonderful job. Keep up the great work!
5K	Tahleel	For always trying her best and being a role model in the classroom.
5K	Spencer	For his improved focus and high quality work this term.
5O	Nika	For her fantastic contributions during guided reading, confidently sharing her thoughts and ideas.
5O	Hilary	for always listening and participating in every activity, she is always ready to learn and take on new challenges.
5O	Herald	for bringing a positive attitude to all our activities, a lesson is always made more exciting with Herald involved.
6C	Herald	Congratulations Lexie! You have done an exceptional term’s work. You are always on task and work beautifully. Well done and keep up the excellent work!
6C	Nila	Well done Nila, for your improved effort to show excellence and respect at school. You are concentrating during focused instruction and learning time which is great. Keep it up!
6P	Preston	For working really hard during all activities in the classroom. I am most impressed with Preston's responses in our Reading lessons for our novel study - Parvana's Journey, where he has shown a deeper level of thinking and justification to his answers. Keep up the great work Preston!
6P	Amir	Well done to Amir for trying really hard this week to make good choices and trying his absolute best during class acitivites. Keep up the amazing work!

		Specialist Awards
P.E	Tae PF	For his incredible coordination during jump rope this week. Tae amazed the class with his consecutive skipping demonstration. His competence in all P.E. activities is outstanding!
P.E	Ivy 3L	For her amazing focus during all P.E. lessons. Ivy demonstrated outstanding technique in high jump this week and is always a positively role model for the class. Keep it up Ivy!
P.E	Caleb 2NK	For his ability to make good choices in all PE lessons and listen to teacher instruction even when there are distractions around him. What an asset Caleb is to D.P.S!
P.E	Naherica 3L	for her growing confidence in attempting all tasks in Physical Education. Naherica’s improved high jump in P.E. this week was a great example of her ability to respond positively to feedback given. What a star!
P.E	Edward 6J	for continuing to give 100% effort during high jump this week in P.E. While Edward was challenged by the technique demonstrated, he persisted and displayed ongoing improvement. Great work Edward!
ART	Ariela PS	For her beautiful creative flair that shines through in her bright and colourful artwork. Well done Ariela!
ART	Yi Hao 3B	For always trying your best. Yi Hao is always enthusiastic and helpful in the classroom. Thank you Yi Hao!
ART	Marc 6C	For his improved listening in the classroom and working hard at his table. Well done Marc.
ART	Benita 1P	For always trying her best. Benita is a quiet, independent learner who co-operates beautifully with others. Well done!
ART	Florence 4MQ	For being actively involved in all our learning experiences. Florence always presents her work neatly and colourfully. You are amazing Florence.
ART	Hana 5E	For being a quiet achiever who is an absolute pleasure. Not only does Hana produce a consistent high level of work, she is also a caring and friendly classmate and student. Well done Hana!

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