Principal's Report
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.