Principal's Message

Please take the time to read each page of our newsletter, as we provide you with information updates across each curriculum area. 

BPAY Payments

With the introduction of Compass Education to Upwey South Primary School we will no longer offer BPay as a method of payment. Our existing payment methods of EFT, cheque and cash at the office and QKR for all our fundraising activities will continue.

Happy Mother's Day to all of our amazing special people. 

A huge thank you to all of the special people in our lives, and for all of the things you do each day to help us be the best we can be. 

It was such a pleasure yesterday for our school to host a wonderful Mother's Day event, which included fun activities from massages to a photo booth. 

We hope that everyone enjoys their special day on Sunday, and that you find joy in the gifts which your children purchased from our PTA Stall. 

Thank you to all of our PTA volunteers who helped the day to be a huge success. 

Congratulations to our Mother'a Day Raffle Winners (pictured below)

Foundation Enrolments- 2024... Action Now Required

Enrolment demand for our school continues to grow, and in 2024 we will once again be in the situation where demand is beyond available enrolment space. 

This ever-increasing community demand is a testament to the growing reputation, outstanding academic results, and positive climate/culture of our school community. However, this also presents our school with the challenge of having to carefully manage our enrolments moving forward. 

To assist the school in managing our out-of-zone allocations for 2024 Foundation, we require all families with 2024 sibling enrolments to action an enrolment by May 31st 2023. 

Whilst siblings are guaranteed an enrolment, the May 31st date is of crucial importance to help us strategically plan for 2024. 

We thank families in advance for actioning this request.  

Celebrating Student Achievements

The following pages of this newsletter are full of celebrations of learning, within and beyond the classroom. 

Congratulations to Jade and Jake who recently represent the Outer Eastern Region at Regional Tennis Finals- the standard was amazing and both students show so much talent and hard work on the court!

We have the most amazing students at Upwey South Primary School, and quite often their brilliance extends beyond the boundaries of our school fence. With community sport, artistic endeavors and other events back in full-swing we are wanting to use our newsletter as another chance to celebrate the achievements of our students beyond the school gates. 

If you know of a student who has achieved something beyond the school gates which should be celebrated, please email damien.kitch@education.vic.gov.au 

Keeping Aware of Information Relating to School

As a school we work hard to keep our families informed of happenings across the school. We acknowledge that receiving information in a timely and consistent manner can help to alleviate the pressures which come from managing a busy family calendar. 

Communicating via Compass

All of our school notifications are sent via the Newsfeed within the Compass app. There is also a calendar of events within the app, which sends push notifications to users to remind them of school events. 

We continue to utilise Compass for families to consent and pay in order for their children to take part in school events. 

In order to filter notifications which are received, you will notice that we send out notifications which are year level specific. This means that sometimes not all notifications are sent to all year levels. 

Administration Reminder

Please be reminded that if you need to collect your child/ren early, please contact the office when you are five to ten minutes away so we can have them at the office for collection.

Communicating with the School Administration Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2023, and welcome your input: 

Damien Kitch (Principal)  damien.kitch@education.vic.gov.au 

Janet Young (Business Manager) upwey.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Janette Clarke (Office Manager) upwey.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au