Calendar of Events
Goodbye & good luck to the families that are leaving the Upwey South Primary School Community in 2021. We wish you all the best, and thank-you for being part of our community over the past seven years.
Ates, Brandon Byrne, Brown, Calder, Collins, Coole, Coppa, Courtney, Courtney, Edwards, Endres, Giles, Gyatso, Heelan, Kuhne, Lethborg, McKiernan, Macfarlane, Mack, Negrin, O'Loughlin, Perry/Cardilini, Power-Golub, Roach & Wright
Breakfast Club
USPS offers "Breakfast Club" every Friday!
We welcome all students to enjoy the generosity of our community, as we provide breakfast to our students each Friday morning in the Senior Gallery.
Rain, hail, or shine our parent volunteers and the Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Service will be there to fuel you for your Friday!
Term One 2022 Events for your Calendar
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 31st January | Year 1-6 resume school |
| Wednesday 2nd February | Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Thursday 3rd February | Foundation students attending 9.10am-2pm |
| Friday 4th February | Foundation students attending 9.10am-2pm |
| Monday 7th February | Foundation students start attending 4 days a week 8.50am-3.30pm |
| Wednesday 9th February | Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Friday 11th February | Swim Trials - Signed Up Students from Year 3-6 |
| Wednesday 16th February | Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Friday 18th February | District Swimming - Qualifying students from Swim Trials |
| Wednesday 23rd February | Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Monday 28th February | Year 3-6 Athletics |
| Wednesday 2nd March | Division Swimming - Qualifying students from District Swimming Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Wednesday 9th March | Selected Foundation students - Testing |
| Thursday 10th March | School Photos State Schools Spectacular (Dance) - Rehearsal |
| Monday 14th March | Labour Day Public Holiday - No students required at school |
| Tuesday 15th March | Foundation students start fulltime |
| Monday 21st March | Year 3-6 Swimming Program |
| Tuesday 22nd March | Year 3-6 Swimming Program |
| Wednesday 23rd March | Year 3-6 Swimming Program |
| Thursday 24th March | Year 3-6 Swimming Program |
| Friday 25th March | Year 3-6 Swimming Program Region Swimming - Qualifying students from Division Swimming |
| Thursday 7th April | State Schools Spectacular (Dance) - Rehearsal |
| Friday 8th April | End of Term 1 - 2.30pm dismissal |
Tuesday 26th April (Monday 25th April - Public Holiday) | Term 2 starts |
2022 Upcoming Events
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 16th May - Friday 20th May | Foundation - Year 2 Swimming Program |
| Monday 22nd August | Production Technical Rehearsal |
| Tuesday 23rd August | Production Dress Rehearsal |
| Wednesday 24th August | Production Night 1 |
| Thursday 25th August | Production Night 2 |
| Thursday 8th & Friday 9th September | State Schools Spectacular - City Rehearsals |
| Saturday 10th September | State Schools Spectacular - Performances |
| Monday 17th October - Thursday 20th October | Year 5/6 Camp - Campaspe Downs Adventure Camp - Kyneton |
| Monday 24th October - Wednesday 26th October | Year 3/4 Camp - CYC Forest Edge Camp - Neerim East |
2022 Term Dates
| Term Details | Term commences | Term concludes |
| Term One | Year One- Six students: 8:50am - Monday 31st January Foundation students: 9:10am - Thursday 3rd February | All students: 2:30pm - Friday 8th April |
| Term Two | All students: 8:50am - Tuesday 26th April | All students: 2:30pm - Friday 24th June |
| Term Three | All students: 8:50am - Monday 11th July | All students: 2:30pm - Friday 16th September |
| Term Four | All students: 8:50am - Monday 3rd October | All students: 2:30pm - Tuesday 20th December |
2022 Hours of Schooling for Foundation Students (first six weeks)
Foundation students commence school at 9:10am on Thursday 3rd February
Hours of schooling for Thursday 3rd February and Friday 4th February are 9:10am - 2:00pm, with pick-up and drop-off to occur from the double glass doors leading to the classrooms.
Commencing Monday 7th February hours of schooling are 8:50am - 3:30pm, with pick-up and drop-off to occur from the double glass doors leading to the classrooms.
For the first six weeks of the 2022 school year, the Foundation students attend school 0.8EFT (four days per week). During this time, Foundation students do not attend classes/school on Wednesdays (each Wednesday leading up to Labour Day weekend).
Please note that Foundation students are not required at school on the following dates:
- Wednesday 2nd February
- Wednesday 9th February
- Wednesday 16th February
- Wednesday 23rd February
- Wednesday 2nd March
- Wednesday 9th March
These Wednesdays are allocated for Foundation teachers to conduct the Early Years Entry Assessment, which is a one-one interview/assessment with each enrolled Foundation student. An email will be sent to families with the time and date allocated to your child.