Year Five/ Six

Communicating with the Year Five/Six Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2022, and welcome your input:

Llewela Humphries (Class 56A) Llewela.Humphries@education.vic.gov.au

Melissa Woollard (Class 56B) Melissa.Woollard@education.vic.gov.au

Zoe Overdyk (Class 56C) Zoe.Overdyk@education.vic.gov.au

What will you find in this issue:

Thank You / Diversity Dash /Japanese Day / Inflatable Day

End of Year Celebration.

THANK YOU

To all our parents and carers of our senior students, thank you for all the support you have showed our school community over the past year. We have been rewarded with many opportunities to learn and grow through 2022, and we are so very proud of the way in which our students have conducted themselves.

We have responsible learners, taking every opportunities to grow and learn as much as possible. We have witnessed students show resilience when faced with challenges and have made positive choices for their learning. Finally we have worked with respectful students who treat others the way they want to be treated.

Overall we have worked with your child and we are better people for it.

We hope you all have an amazing Summer holiday and get to relax and celebrate with your families.

From the Year Five and Six teachers: Llew, Melissa and Zoe, we stay a huge THANK YOU!

Diversity Dash

How much fun did we all have during the Diversity Dash celebration. What an amazing activity to celebrate all our students and all the choices we have in life. Have a look through the photos below and see if you can make out your child amid the colours and smiles:

Japanese Day

Our Year Five and Six students enjoyed all the activities experienced on Japanese day. What fun we had dressing up and sharing our excitement. Thank you Masae -Sensei for all the hard work you put in to this day, the kids loved all the planned activities.

Inflatable Day

'And let there be light', Mr Scicluna was heard whispering as the Inflatable challenges were being set up.

Between the rain and stormy looking clouds, the sun shone down on Upwey South Primary School to allow our students to have some fun jumping around on the Sports Inflatables. Shooting hoops, catching cricket balls, kicking footies and simply laughing and developing a sweat, the kids had a ball.

Year Five / Six Celebration Day

On Friday the 16th of December, our Year 5/6 cohort traveled down to Boronia Metro to watch Puss in Boots 2. What a fun movie that was. Following on we had a tasty sausage sizzle under the Oak Tree. A great day full of fun, laughter, good food and GREAT company.

Thank you to the Upwey Bakery and The Butchers Club (UFTG) for donating all the delicious goods. Thanks to the parents who donated their time to cook up our 'snags', your help is greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Over the coming week, we have a number of exciting events that are occurring. We would like to wish our Year Five students the best of luck with the delivery of their 2023 School Leadership (captain) speeches. On Tuesday our Year Six students will attend their Government school transition day, we wish you good luck.

And finally, on Thursday night we have our 2022 Graduation night. We all hope you deliver your best in everything you do: singing, speaking and dancing.

Do everything in life to the best of your ability. YOU WILL SHINE!!

IMPORTANT DATES

School Leadership 2023 speeches: Monday 12th December

Transition Day - Government Secondary School 2023: Tuesday 13th December

Transition Day - Primary Step Up: Tuesday 13th December

Inquiry Expo: Wednesday 14th December - 3.30pm - 4.30pm - Parents to attend

Reflections Expo: Wednesday 14th December - 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Graduation: Thursday 15th December - 5.00pm - 9.00pm

Year Five / Six Picnic Party: Friday 16th December

LAST DAY OF 2022: Tuesday 20th December - 2.30pm

End of Year Celebration: Friday 9th Nov.

Thank you to the Upwey Bakery and The Butcher Club (Ferntree Gully Plaza Shopping centre) for donating bread and sausages for our Sausage Sizzle. How great it feels to support our local community and for them to support us. We all thank you.