What's Happening - Reminders & Updates 8th August 2023
August
| Tuesday 8th |
Catholic Education Week Mass - Year 6 attending. |
| Thursday 10th |
No Canteen - Sausage Sizzle (FOC) Catholic Education Week |
| Monday 14 - Friday 19th |
Science Week |
| Thursday 17th |
Pippin - St Brendan Shaw College Production - Year 5 & 6 attending. |
| Friday 18th |
Science Week Activities - Prep - Year 6 |
| Monday 21st - Friday 25th |
Book Week - Read, Grow, Inspire. |
| Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd |
Book Fair Sales 8.30am - 9.00am & 3.00pm - 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 23rd |
Book Week Parade Assembly - 9.00am (Book Week Dress Up Day) |
September
| Friday 1st | Father's Day Stall. |
| Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th | Year 6 Camp - Hobart. |
2023
Term 1 - Friday 3rd February - Thursday 6th April
Term 2 - Wednesday 26th April - Friday 7th July
Term 3 - *Tuesday 25th July - Friday 29th September
Term 4 - *Tuesday 17th October - Thursday 14th December
*Student Free Days Monday 25th April, Monday 24th July, Monday 16th October.
2024
Term 1 - Wednesday 7th February - Thursday 11th April
Term 2 - Monday 29th April - Friday 5th July
Term 3 - Tuesday 23rd July - Friday 27th September
Term 4 - Tuesday 15th October - Wednesday 18th December
*Student Free Days Friday 12th April, Monday 22nd July, Monday 14th October.
(Easter Break - Good Friday 29th March, Easter Monday 1st April, Easter Tuesday 2nd April. Return to school Wednesday 3rd April.)
On Thursday 10th August we will be holding a sausage sizzle for all students to celebrate Catholic Education Week, there will be no charge. All students will receive a sausage/s in bread. There will be no canteen on this day, the canteen will resume as normal on Friday 11th.
All students in Years 3 & 5 have received their NAPLAN results today. If any families require an additional copy can you please write a note in your child's diary or contact the school office.
Congratulations to the following students who have received Student of the Week.
Prep
Grace for a focused approach towards learning and excellent application. Well done, Grace!
Year 1
Eliza for her enthusiastic participation in class discussions during our History unit.
Year 2
Year 3
Amaira for her excellent application and attitude toward improving her knowledge and skills.
Year 4
Congratulations Owen on your cheerful resilience to accepting feedback and your positive attitude to learning new math concepts.
Year 5
Cooper for his positive and engaged attitude toward Spelling Mastery! Great job Cooper.
Year 6
Dempsey for his confidence, positive attitude and willingness to share his thoughts and understanding during class discussions.
Congratulations to our House Raffle winners for this week:
Dooley - Amelia
Martyn - Lola
Byrne - C.J
We are giving away up to 3 FREE books with all LOOP orders to help celebrate and spread the love of reading in your school. There are handy resources in the Media Kit to help you let families know.
Our distribution partner TOLL has rebranded to TGE (Team Global Express). Order notifications will now come from MyTeamGE.
There is a new feature in the catalogue BooksPlus to make browsing even more enjoyable. Families can scan the QR code on featured titles for additional content including sneak peeks inside the books, book trailers and much more.
You’ll notice a brand new novel, The World’s Worst Monsters by David Walliams below. Unfortunately, it didn’t make it into the catalogue because it’s so new, however, families can still order it on LOOP for the Club price of $16 using item order #090.
The Devonport Basketball Spring Primary School roster commences in early September. The roster for grades 3 – 6 roster commences on Friday 1st September and Wednesday 6th September for grades 1 and 2.
Registrations are now open with closing date Wednesday 16th August 2023. (NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED)
Link to register as follows:- https://www.playhq.com/basketball-tasmania/register/57ece8
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the DBC Office on 64242440.
