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2024 Term Dates
| Term 1 | Concludes Friday 12 April |
| Term 2 | Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July |
| Term 3 | Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 | Monday 14 October - Thursday 19 December |
2024 Upcoming Events & Public Holidays
| March | |
| Thurs 21 - Fri 22 | Year 2 Camp |
| Fri 22 | National Ride2School Day (Special Breakfast Club) |
| Thurs 28 | Prep - Year 6 Reports Home |
| Fri 29 | Good Friday - Public Holiday |
| April | |
| Mon 1 | Easter Monday - Public Holiday |
| Tues 2 | Easter Tuesday - Public Holiday |
| Mon 8 | Assembly (1.30pm start) |
| Wed 10 - Fri 12 | 3-4 Camp (Hagley) |
| Fri 12 | Rotary BBQ |
| Fri 12 | NO HOT LUNCHES |
| Thurs 25 | ANZAC DAY (in School Holidays) - Public Holiday |
| May | |
| Wed 1, 8 15, 22, 29 | Footsteps Dance |
| Fri 3 | Kangaroo Kids - First Session for 2024 |
| Fri 19 | Walk Safely to School Day (Special Breakfast Club) |
| Tues 28 | NWPSSA Interprimary Cross Country Year 3-6 (Ulverstone) |
| Thurs 30 - Fri 31 | Fissure Sealant Program |
| June | |
| Mon 3 - Thurs 6 | Fissure Sealant Program |
| Wed 5, 12, 19 26 | Footsteps Dance |
| Fri 7 | Moderation Day - Student Free Day |
| Mon 10 | King's Birthday - Public Holiday |
| Tues 18 | Athletics Tasmania State Cross Country Carnival (Symmons) (parent registrations only) |
| July | |
| Tues 2 | Feathers - Terrapin Performance (K-6) |
| Wed 3 | Footsteps Dance |
| Sun 7 - Sun 14 | NAIDOC WEEK |
| August | |
| Thurs 1 | 5-6 Performance - Matilda |
| Wed 14 | NWPSSA 5-6 Sports Day |
| Fri 16 | National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence |
| Fri 30 | NWPSSA Devon vs Darwin (Devonport region hosting) |
| September | |
| Thurs 12 | R U Ok? Day (SRC) |
| Fri 27 | Footy Colours Day (SRC) |
| October | |
| Fri 25 | National Bandanna Day |
| Fri 25 | Day for Daniel (SRC) |
| November | |
| Fri 1 | Professional Learning Day - Student Free Day |
| Mon 4 | Recreation Day - Public Holiday |
| Mon 11 - Tues 12 | NWPSSA 3-4 Sports (Day tbc) |
| Thurs 22 | Primary Schools Triathalon (parent registrations only) |
| Fri 29 | Devonport Show Day - Public Holiday |
I am excited to be able to share with the East Devonport Primary community that I will be acting Principal at least until the end of term 1. I am really looking forward to continuing to work with the community, especially our amazing students over the next several weeks.
I continue to be inspired by the number of opportunities our students are offered here at East Devonport. Just this week we have students going on Year 2 camp, our Children’s University program starting again for 2024 and the chance for our student leaders to show their commitment to the school through volunteering to support our BBQ this Saturday in the courtyard from 10am-2.00pm. (Volunteer assistance would be greatly appreciated if you can spare some time, and hold a WWVP. Please contact the office if you can assist)
Finally, I wanted to highlight our excellent hot lunch program and thank all the volunteers, TAFE support and businesses that make this happen. It is such a great experience to sit and dine with our students and teachers whilst enjoying a nice warm meal.
I wish you all a very happy and safe Easter break next weekend and look forward to seeing everybody after this break.
Matthew Jago
NWPSSA Team
Congratulations to the following students who made the 2024 NWPSSA Interprimary Athletics Team.
| Adam Tuxworth | Lauchlan Mead | Logan Machen | Zaiha Knight | Millie Weeks |
| Dakota Snooks | Alysha Stubbs | Maycee Canning | Oliver Gaffney | Elleea Smith |
| Kayli Field | Briley Chatwin | Jackson Hall | Mason Fillion | Mason Cook |
| Samara Marshall | Trinity Loone | Sassy Hill-Templar | Ruby Machen | Suvannah Loone |
| Jim McPherson | Peyton Burk | Ewan Cullis | Eli Castles | Hunta Smith |
| Kassadi Dykstra | Abigail Mark | Skylah Hall | Heath Fraser | Bronte Ebert |
| Jayden Boyer | Zaiy Whaling | Bryden Williams | MJ Burns-Peel | Skye-Lah Reece |
| Audrey Cullis | Lilly Mackay | Brady Titley | Zavannah Sullivan | Kyron Brill |
It was excellent to see the effort that these students put into their participation during our carnival. Well done to all students who made the team.
NAPLAN
This week we have seen our year 3 and 5 students show tremendous resilience as we worked through technical issues with our NAPLAN testing. It was great to see all students doing their best when completing the test. Students who have been absent will have arranged time to complete.
Term 1 Reports
Prep to Year 6 reports will go home on Thursday 28 March. The term 1 report provides an insight into how your child has settled into school this year.
Kinder Parent Teacher
Next week Mrs Smith is holding parent teacher sessions to discuss how Kinder students have setttled in. Bookings are available on the following link or by contacting the office. https://eastdevonportps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/12
School Association
On Tuesday 5 March our School Association held their AGM and first meeting for the 2024 year. Below are the parent and staff members. Thank you to all for being a member and representing our school community.
Staff: Gail McLaren, Allison Gleeson, Eve Marcus, Matthew Jago (for Shar Woodberry)
Parents: Anna Cullis, Prue Marshall, Fran Peel, Dannielle Weeks, Ashleigh Hall, Kate Oliver.
Our next School Association meeting will be held on Tuesday 21st May.
School Photos
Our School Association has determined school photos this year will be taken by MSP. This is currently scheduled for Thursday 20 June. More information will be provided closer to the date.
End of Term Rotary BBQ - No Hot Lunches
On Friday 12 April, as is our tradition, the team at Rotary will be holding our end of term BBQ. Due to this and the Year 3-4 Camp, we will not be having hot lunch on this day. If students do not wish to participate in the BBQ they will require a packed lunch.
On Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th of March, students from East Devonport Primary travelled to The Penguin Athletics Complex to compete in the NWPSSA Athletics Carnival. Each student represented our school with pride, displaying explementary behaviour, sportsmanship and ran each race with determination and enthusiasm.
The atmosphere was electric as students participated in various track and field events, including sprints, relays, long jump and shot put. Throughout the day, students showcased their athletic abilities, cheered on their teammates, and exhibited great camaraderie with competitors from other schools.
Ms. Sharman, Miss Scott, and Ms. Sherriff extend their appreciation to all the participating students for contributing to a memorable day. They commend everyone for their efforts, which led to our school achieving 5th place out of 8 schools in our division.
We would like to recognise Mason, Samara and Millie who were invited to attend the Twilight finals to race the 1500m. Special mention to:
- Briley for the effort he put in to finish 4th in the final of the 800m
- Kassadi coming 3rd in long jump for Year 4 girls and
- Our Year 5 girls relay team who finished 2nd in the final.
Once again congratulations to the students who made the team.
Currently we have students who are bringing in toys (mostly unknown to the parent/carer) and creating issues in the classroom and playground. We ask for your support in ensuring these toys remain at home, unless organised prior with the class teacher or senior staff.
