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2024 Term Dates
| 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
| May | |
| Wed 22, 29 | Footsteps Dance |
| Wed 22 | National Simultaneous Storytime |
| 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 |
| Fri 14 | Midyear Reports Home |
| Tues 18 | Athletics Tasmania State Cross Country Carnival (Symmons) (parent registrations only) |
| Wed 19 - Thurs 20 | Parent Teacher - Evidence of Learning |
| Thurs 20 | School Photo Day (MSP) |
| Mon 24 - Tues 25 | Parent Teacher - Evidence of Learning |
| 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 |
| Mon 5 - Fri 16 | SWSP and Water Orientation Program |
| Wed 14 | NWPSSA 5-6 Sports Day |
| Fri 16 | National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (SRC) |
| Fri 30 | NWPSSA Devon vs Darwin (Devonport region hosting) |
| September | |
| Thurs 12 | R U Ok? Day (SRC) |
| Mon 16 - Wed 18 | Parent Teacher - Evidence of Learning |
| 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) |
| Thurs 28 | Reports Home |
| Fri 29 | Devonport Show Day - Public Holiday |
| December | |
| Mon 9 - Wed 11 | Parent Teacher |
| Fri 13 | Year 6 Big Day Out |
It has been a lovely settled start to term 2. Students have been enjoying our change in breakfast club, being able to sit with their friends/siblings in the GP Hall on the colder mornings. Several students have mentioned it is nice not having to remember to take their hat out to play. (Hats will not be required now until September 1.)
As it is getting colder in the mornings we strongly encourage students to be wearing their jumpers or jackets to school. Polar fleece jackets and half zip jumpers can be purchased from the office for $30. Soft shell jackets (without logo) can also be purchased from the office for $45.
We recently had a delivery of soft fall which a number of our students have had the opportunity to help place in the playground. Our grounds are looking magnificient thanks to the hard work of our EFA Team - Coop, Kay, Ann and Steve.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
On Monday 6 May our students from Kinder and Prep were invited to the East Devonport Child and Family Learning Centre (CFLC) to see the performance by the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra. Thank you to the CFLC for the opportunity!
Cross Country
Last Friday was our Cross Country carnival. It was fantastic to see the sportsmanship and our students trying their best. Thank you to Miss Sharman and our staff for supervising and supporting the students to run their course. Final scores were announced to students and are listed below.
| Tasman - 3100 | Spirit - 3000 | Empress - 2900 |
NWPSSA Cross Country Team
Congratulations to the following students who have made our cross country team. Students will travel with Miss Sharman to the Ulverstone Football Ground on Tuesday next week representing our school in the Interprimary Cross Country. Good Luck!
| Jayden Boyer | Zaiy Whaling | Bryden Williams | Noah Davis |
| Skye-Lah Reece | Zavannah Sullivan | Lilly-Rose Mackay | Audrey Cullis |
| Mia Hall | Hunta Smith | Ewan Cullis | Eli Castles |
| Jaialachi Chick | Riley Field | Skylah Hall | Bronte Denehey |
| Aneka Tuxworth | Kassadi Dykstra | Briley Chatwin | Mason Cook |
| Jackson Hall | Tyson Boyer | Kaelen Snooks | Sassy Hill-Templar |
| Samara Marshall | Kilah Pilon | Ruby Machen | Adam Tuxworth |
| Malakye Dobson | Riley Tuthill | Lauchlan Mead | Logan Machen |
| Millie Weeks | Dakota Snooks | Kayli Field | Elleea Smith |
| Alysha Stubbs | Mhairi Buckley | Ahleeah Whaling |
Assembly
This term we are trialling a 10am start to our assembly. We hope this assists in the smoother operation of our lunch program. Our first assembly is being held on Monday 27 May (next week) and our second assembly on Monday 1 July (last week of term).
National Volunteer's Week
This week is National Volunteer's Week. We would like to express our thanks to the amazing volunteers who support our school. Without your help, our students would miss a host of opportunities. Our students are supported by volunteers in the following capacity:
- Rotary Readers & Rotary end of term BBQ - Rotary Club of Devonport South East and Rotary Club of Devonport North
- Story Dogs
- Breakfast Club
- Soccer coaches
- Student mentors
- Hot Lunch program
- School Association
Footsteps
Our students in years 3 and 4 have been moving and grooving on Wednesday afternoons as part of the Footsteps Dance program. This program will run every week for the rest of term 2. By all accounts students are thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Fissure Sealant Program
Next week the Oral Health Team will have their van onsite for the Fissure Sealant Program for students in Kinder, Prep, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6. They will work around our specialist timetables as best they can and will be onsite approximately two weeks.
Malangenna Children's Centre
From Wednesday 22 May the team at Malangenna Children's Centre will be using our Launching Into Learning room whilst their centre undergoes maintenance. They will be onsite from 6.30am daily. Pre-Kinder will be held in the Kinder classroom, and Playgroup will not go ahead for the rest of term 2. Other day to day operation of the school will not be affected by this.
Seesaw
Our school will be starting with the Seesaw platform during this term. Our staff will use this as a communication tool with families, sharing relevant student information, student evidence of learning and classroom activities. More information will be provided to families before the platform is active schoolwide.
School Photos
Our School Photo day is on Thursday 20 June. More information regarding pricing and payment will be provided to parents in week 5.
Parent Teacher (P-6)
This term our Parent Teacher sessions will be held on 19, 20, 24 and 25 of June. Bookings open and can be booked via https://eastdevonportps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/13 or by contacting the office.
Kinder - KDC Parent Teacher
Kinder Parent Teacher will be held on 11 and 13 June. Parents will have the opportunity to review and discuss their child's Kinder Development Check 1. Bookings can be made on https://eastdevonportps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/14 or by contacting the office.
Did you know CU students can check out the portal for activities to count towards their hours? The address to log in is https://cuaportal.com/cu-login/
Some activities on the portal include the categories - Monthly Challenges, Food and Cooking, Making and Doing.
May - Marshmallow Challenge
Use your research skills to find a recipe online and make some marshmallows. (Make sure you have an adult with you supervising your cooking!). Take a photo of your end result, upload and answer some questions for a stamp and 1 hour in your passport.
Devonport Gymnastics Open gym sessions are available on Saturday 25 May, 1 June, 8 June and 22 June. You may arrive and leave at anytime during the timeslot. Parent supervision is required on the floor. As this is a casual class, it must be booked each week you are attending. Cost is $15.00 per child.
You can book in online https://devonportgymnastics.org.au/open-gym/ or through the customer portal.
