Assistant Principal's Report

We have had another fabulous fortnight at DPS. With only a week and a half of Term Two to go, I am left thinking “where has this term gone?”

Sustainability Conference 

The Junior School Council and the Sustainability Team were lucky enough to attend the ‘Lead to Sustain’ excursion last Friday 9th June. The students had so much fun learning strategies to implement within our everyday lives to help sustain the environment around us. They learnt about how their actions can impact multiple different aspects of our environment such as animals and nature. It was a great day. Thank you to Miss Larsen and Mr Spinks for organising the day. 

Movie Night

A big thank you to Miss Larsen and the Junior School Council for organising the movie nights for all of the DPS students. Last Thursday, the Preps and Grade Ones thoroughly enjoyed watching The Lorax. We are looking forward to our final movie nights tonight and tomorrow night. 

Interschool Sport

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our Level Five and Six students who participated in their final Interschool Sports Session for the year. Over the last few weeks we have seen huge effort, persistence, team work and a great deal of camaraderie among the DPS students. We are very proud of the efforts displayed. Thank you to our Level Five and Six teachers for accompanying our students and coaching and umpiring the games.    

Curriculum Day

Last Tuesday, our teachers participated in an onsite Curriculum Day. We had a range of guest speakers and studied best practise in a range of curriculum areas. Some topics we explored were; data, multiplication, moderation practises, EAL and School Wide Positive Behaviour. The teachers had a very productive day.

Mid Year Reports

Students have been working hard in Semester One with their teachers and classmates. Throughout this time, they have completed many assessment tasks and projects. This will all come together to form part of the students Mid Year Report, which will be live and ready for access tomorrow (Friday). Please see Compass for directions on how to download your child’s report.

Student Led Conferences

On Tuesday, we are having Student Led Conferences from Prep-6 and it is a student free day as a result. In their 15 minute time slot, students will present the work that they have been doing across the semester and inform their parents why they were successful in their tasks and why they are proud of the work they’ve completed. They will also try to identify areas for improvement and goals for Terms Three and Four. If you have not booked in for a Student Led Conference, please do so ASAP. Contact your child’s teacher or the office if you need assistance booking a time.       

Early Finish

The last day of Term Two will be Friday 23rd June and school will conclude at 2:15pm. Please organise for your child/ren to be collected from school at this time. 

Policies

Please remember to regularly check our school website for these policies:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
• Child Safety Code of Conduct
• Complaints Policy
• Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures
• Volunteers Policy
• Visitors Policy
• Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy 
• Bullying Prevention Policy
• Digital Learning Policy

If you have any questions regarding these policies, please contact the School Office. Hard copies are also available upon request. 

Enrolment Information

Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.

Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

For more information, you can:

• visit School zones for answers to frequently asked questions
• call the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) on 1800 896 950
• email the VSBA at vsba@education.vic.gov.au

If you have a child that will commence Prep in 2024, please contact the School Office for a tour or an enrolment pack. 

Free groceries: Eastern Food Rescue

Eastern Food Rescue (formerly Food is Free Mitcham) is an outdoor free access pantry for everyone, where locals can either donate goods or take things that they need. The primary goal is to divert food waste from landfill and feed it back into the community. 

Eastern Food Rescue collect donations from various local businesses to help keep the pantry full and also rely on community donations from neighbours. Regular donors include: Wendy’s Bakery (Mitcham), Mylk Bar (Mitcham) and Bakers Delight (Forest Hill).

There is no need to show ID, produce a concession card or be approved, ANYONE can attend and take the free food they have on offer.  Remember to take your own shopping bags.

Location: 8-12 Simla Street, Mitcham, 

Time: Accessible 24/7 but mini markets are 11:00am and 8:00pm Mon - Fri

Special Events: Free food market on Saturday and Sunday 11:30am at Antonio Park Primary School 

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS 

Kids Help - kidshelpline.com.au phone 1800 55 1800 

Parent Line - betterhealth.vic.gov.au phone 13 22 89 

Headspace - headspace.org.au phone 1800 650 890 

eSafety Commissioner - esafety.gov.au - Advice for parents and carers to help children have safe experiences online

As this is the last newsletter before the holidays, I hope you all have a safe and relaxing break. We look forward to seeing all of our students and families back at school on Monday 10th July to begin Term Three.