A Message from the Principal

NAPLAN

Thank you to parent and families/friends who have supported and encouraged our student in Grade 3 & 5 who have participated in NAPLAN testing over the last 2 weeks. Whilst there has been some frustrating aspects with the testing due to problems connecting online, the students coped very well with the need to adjust and tried their best.

ATHLETIC CARNIVAL

With the impending birth of Mr Forward’s first baby, we have decided to postpone the school athletic carnival until 4^th term. This will also give more time for the kinder students to settle into school and have some visits to our school oval before running in their race.

SWIMMING & WATER SAFETY PROGRAM

Our early childhood Swimming and Water Safety program has gone very well this week. Mr Forward has spoken to me each day after the sessions and reported how well our students listened to their instructors and how respectful and polite our students were. I was very pleased to hear this and proud of our students. I know this program takes a toll with increased tiredness levels of our young people, and I thank the families at home, and the staff for supporting this very important program. As I have mentioned before, this program is fully funded by the school, as is the grade 6 program later in the year.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

As we work our way towards Easter, the end of term will not be far away. This means ¼ of the school year has nearly passed already! Our attendance rate overall is 91%. This is great and means that the majority of our students are at school every day. I encourage families to make sure your child goes to school, every day. Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grow, and connect with their friends, teachers and other adults. School is where bright futures can start and where students can benefit the most. Of course, there are times when your child is away due to illness or other circumstances. Please make sure the office is contacted to be made aware of why your child is away so we can record this in our system as we are required to do so by law.

Nichole Todd
Principal

2024 Upcoming Events

Friday 22 March	Prep-Year 6 Reports Home
Tuesday 26 March	LIL Session 9:00am - 10:30am Excursion to Pioneer Park in East Devonport for bike riding and an Easter egg hunt
Wednesday 27 March	Whole School Athletics Carnival CHANGE OF DATE NOW DATE TBA IN TERM 4
Friday 29 March	NO LIL session - Good Friday
Tuesday 02 April	NO LIL session - Easter Tuesday
Friday 05 April	LIL Session 9:00am - 10:30am Excursion to Devonport Library to join in with Rock and Rhyme (TBC) UPDATED Assembly - 56C (Perry) Hosting 5-6B (Metske), 3-4B (Jago) & P-1B (Walker/Clarke-Hayward) Sharing
Tuesday 09 April	LIL Session 9:00am - 10:30am Silly Sock week
Friday 12 April	LIL Session 9:00am - 10:30am Silly socks & Sausage sizzle

2024 Professional Learning & Public Holidays

Friday 29 March	Good Friday
Monday 01 April	Easter Monday
Tuesday 02 April	Easter Tuesday
Thursday 25 April	ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
Friday 07 June	Professional Learning Day - No Students
Monday 10 June	Kings Birthday - Public Holiday
Friday 01 November	Professional Learning Day - No Students
Monday 04 November	Recreation Day Public Holiday
Friday 29 November	Devonport Show Day

2024 Term Dates

Term 1	Thursday 08 February - Friday 12 April
Term 2	Monday 29 April - Friday 05 July
Term 3	Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4	Monday 14 October - Thursday 19 December

Endeavour cards are awarded to students who have displayed

one or more of our school values.

Safety - Respect - Resilience - Relationships

34	41	26	13
58	35	26	39
92	76	52	52

Calvin	Carson R. x 3	Keely	Zander x 4
Sophia x 2	Campbell x 4	Elliot	Arley x 3
Emil x 2	Jasmine x 2	Callum x 2	Anna-Nicole x 5
Monicka x 2	Zach x 3	Omar	Dexel x 3
Liv P	Piper x 2	Vincent	Bea x 4
Keira x 2	Heidi x 2	Brianna	Nate x 5
Jessica x 5	Cadhla x 4	Chase x 3	Elexa x 3
Jackson x 2	Ariel C	William	Marlo x 4
Kym x 2	Elise B. x 2	Damon	Jobe x 3
Demi x 2	Mia	Indiana x 3	Isabella
Maya x 3	Annabelle x 2	Kisa	Tom x 3
Benji x 3	Henry	Hunter S x3	Fraser
Mysonne x 3	Rubi L x 2	Bryce
Brooklyn x 5	Ziggy x 2	Stephanie
Shkyah x 3	Mateo	Kaspa x 3
Logan	Tobiasz	Emmett
Rubi x 3	Hugo	Kayli
Vincent	Kory-Lee	Lewis
Charli		Lleyton
Samuel
Tilly
April
Ruby x 4
Ivy-Rose x 2
Terrina x 2
Carson
Eason
Ardyn

We have had quite a few calls in regards to when are the Easter holidays and School holidays.

Please see the attached photos for more information.

Easter break is Friday 29 March - Tuesday 2 April, school resumes on Wednesday 3 April.

School holidays are Monday 15 April - Friday 26 April, school resumes for Term 2 on Monday 29 April 2024.

Unfortunately we have had to make the decision to change the date of our School Athletics Carnival.
This will no longer be held on Wednesday 27 March it will be re-scheduled to Term 4 on a day to be advised.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may have on our families.

We are so grateful to all our social workers across our department and we want to take a moment to thank them for their commitment.

DECYP social workers support our children and young people in schools, CFLCs and through our Services for Children and Families and we are so thankful for all their dedication and hard work.

Thank you to all the DECYP Social Workers and an extra big shoutout to our past and our current Social Worker, Suzanne at Devonport Primary School.

NEW EDSMART ABSENTEE MESSAGING SERVICE STARTED ON MON 26 FEB 2024

The Department for Education, Children and Young People is using a new product for messaging, EdSmart, which is being rolled out in stages during Term 1 2024. EdSmart will be used for messaging and will be mandatory state-wide. EdSmart will be replacing MGM Wireless (and any other messaging products).

EdSmart is an Australian communication and workflow platform trusted by hundreds of schools to improve communication in the school community. EdSmart is a cloud-based software that enables schools to handle all communication with parents/guardians electronically. It will mainly be used to manage absences and other messaging for phase one of the project.

Here's how it will work for absentee notifications and responses:

You will be sent an email or SMS notification with a link to click which opens a secure web page version of an absentee response form. Complete the form and submit. These links can be accessed on your phone, tablet or computer at your convenience.

Privacy & Data Security

EdSmart is ISO/IEC 27001:2013 accredited, which refers specifically to the requirements for establishing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system within the context of an organisation.

All of the data you submit in the Forms is held in a secure database only accessible to authorised DECYP, school staff and EdSmart personnel.

For further information – visit the Department’s website - Communicating with your child's school - Department for Education, Children and Young People (decyp.tas.gov.au)