Principal Team Report
Upcoming Important Dates
27 February - 3 March: Year 6 Camp
10 March: Curriculum Day (student free day) - Camp Australia will be running a program on this day
15-27 March: NAPLAN Test Period
22 March: Annual School Picnic
1 April: Auburn South Trivia Night
4 April: School Fun Run
10 May: Mothers Day Lunch
15 May: Curriculum Day (student free day)
16 May: Teacher Professional Practice Day (student free day)
7-8 June: Year 5/6 Production
6 November: Teacher Professional Practice Day (student free day)
School Run 4 Fun: April 4
We’re holding the Plant-a-DifferenceSchool Run 4 Fun as a major fundraising event this year – raising funds to improve our school while restoring Australian bush and coral in the Great Barrier Reef!
The event will be held on Tuesday 4th April!
Look out for the Parent/Guardian letter in your email inbox (and attached below). Sign up for a Student Profile Page at
You’ll be able to access online fundraising and can win $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Spending Spree for one organisation highest fundraising student nation-wide. We’re looking for all students to participate and be part of a great day for our community. We look forward to seeing you all come down to support the kids.
If you have any questions about the Fun Run, please contact the Year 3 and Year 4 Event Team at auburnsouthparents@gmail.com
Thank you for supporting the school and we hope to see you at the event!
See attached parent information letter below!
Year 6 Camp
This week, our Year 6 students have been enjoying a week away at Camp Coolamatong. Staff at the popular school camp venue have shared with us that our students are among the most engaged, inclusive, polite and appreciative students that they've ever had stay at the camp. This feedback has been shared with our students who have showed incredible resilience, confidence and compassion throughout their week away. The week-long focus on leadership through service to others has also helped students tune into the type of school leader that they aspire to be.
Sadly, with new time-in-lieu entitlements for staff, a number of Victorian schools are scaling back their camping programs (including my own children's school!). With the assistance of some wonderful parent volunteers, ASPS is committed to continuing to provide our students with this wonderful experience which provides life-long memories.
Special thanks to our dedicated staff, who along with our 2 parent volunteers, helped our students have the most amazing week away.
Prep Parent Welcome Night
2022 Year Book Update
Despite a couple of hold-ups, the 2022 Year Book has arrived and will be sent home in the coming days.
School Picnic - this month!
2023 Parent Payments: Ready for Payment via XUNO
Sincere thanks to families who supported the school with the 2022 Parent Payments Program. This financial support is critical in terms of the school achieving it's academic and wellbeing aims. Via the voluntary donations, the school has also been able to significantly improve school facilities and play areas (i.e. COLA and basketball/netball court redevelopment).
Please note that the 2023 Parent Payments can now be made via XUNO or via the hardcopy that went home earlier this week.
Security Update
Recently, we will changed the codes to both the Burgess Street & Cottage gates.
We are encouraging all visitors, both parents and others, to enter the school via the main gate in Tooronga Road and to come into the school through the Main Office. All visitors during the day must sign in to notify us that they are onsite.
The security of the side gates is paramount to our Child Safety processes and for Emergency Management purposes, is important that the school has oversight of visitors that are onsite at any one time. For these reasons, the code will not be shared with the wider community.
Please be reassured that the gates will continue to be opened at 8:45am each morning and at 3:15pm each afternoon for drop off and pick up.
Save the Date: School Production
Save the Date: Trivia Night
Save the Date: Mothers Lunch
