Davis Creek Primary School in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Primary School

Davis Creek Primary School

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9749 9800

Address: 65 Wootten Road 3029 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.daviscreekps.vic.edu.au

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24.01.2022 We would like to invite all families who have children starting school in 2021 to join us for one of the following parent information sessions.

24.01.2022 With the end of the holy month of Ramadan now upon us, we would like to send our best wishes to our Muslim community at Davis Creek Primary School. We wish you and your loved ones a happy and joyous Eid-al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak!

22.01.2022 Davis Creek P.S is taking enrolments for 2021. Our website will be launched shortly which will have all forms to be downloaded. In the meantime call us and we can email you.

21.01.2022 A reminder that DCPS has assembly today at 2:30pm. Log in details have been sent out via Sentral. Please contact us if you need support. Embrace our mistakes for success is one of our top ten habits we want to foster in our students at Davis Creek. As teachers and parents we dont want to simply tell the answer. What does embrace mistakes for success look like? Sound like? Feel like?

20.01.2022 Staying in touch has been a priority during these times during this remote learning period. Please join us each Friday for Assembly. Next week our School Captains will be there with us. Our newsletter was sent out today so please take time to catch up on the latest exciting news at and beyond the Creek.... Finally I have hosting a virtual morning tea every Thursday at 9am. Please come and join me. Happy to answer questions about enrolment ,curriculum or support with remote learning. To encourage people to enrol their prep children before Aug 31st we have amazing prizes to be drawn at the parent information session in September. More information about that shortly. All details about the above can be found in our current newsletter. Please contact us if you need a copy. Next week we are looking at solving problems creatively. Finally stay home and stay safe! We miss your smiling faces and friendly hellos.

20.01.2022 After reflection from the community and the teachers we have made some changes to remote learning: - students will now log on for a guided reading session each day with their teacher. - open classroom is there each day for children and parents to log on to ask questions and seek help from the teacher about their learning in other areas.... We hope this helps our parents. Parents only need to ensure they supervise and support students to log on in time. All parents must check students are completing their work each day.

19.01.2022 Today is National Sorry Day, which commemorates the ongoing pain of the Stolen Generations. Saying sorry is important, of course, but we match our words with deeds. Sorry is also a promise: to fight racism wherever it lurks, and to never inflict such hurt again.... Be curious and find out what Sorry Day means.

19.01.2022 We have been working at full steam to get ready for the return of our Foundation and Year 2 children on Tuesday. The learning spaces look amazing. Please check your Sentral post today. We have developed a policy and a rigorous set of guidelines to ensure staff and students are safe during these times. If we all follow this Im confident our school environment will be a safe one. Please ensure all students are warm and have their winter uniform items ready. ... Please ring the school on Monday if you have any questions about the policy and guidelines. I have set aside 9am to 11 am to answer all questions. I want everyone in our community to feel confident with sending their children back to school. Cant wait for Tuesday!!! Weve missed our kids and the wonderful sense of community at DCPS.

18.01.2022 Dear parents and carers, I have sent a very important email via Sentral with an attachment for essential workers to complete and email to us before noon on Friday. Please read and complete. We are currently planning supervision on Monday for the children of essential workers (parents who cannot work at home and provide care for their children).... Remember if you are unwell you must stay at home. Warm regards Philip Fox

18.01.2022 We have been celebrating NAIDOC week, as well as Remembrance Day on the 11th. Thanks to our School Captains who led the school, helping us to remember the people who lost their lives in war. Our hope at DCPS is for a more peaceful and tolerant world.

17.01.2022 Finally we understand many children may be feeling different emotions tomorrow. I hope everyone is feeling excited as we are! Here are some possible responses that may help families with supporting their children transition back to school.

17.01.2022 Hello DCPS community, Its Mitchell from TheirCare. Just a friendly reminder that from now on pickup and drop off will be through the staff carpark, the big gate at the front will be locked until school staff open it up! Here at TheirCare we all hope that you are all safe from the COVID-19 virus and wishing you all well.... We have a pupil free day on the 25th of May, it is up and running on the portal for those who would like to book in for that day, the operating hours are as normal, 6.30am through to 6.30pm. Thank you and kind regards, Mitchell (Coordinator)

16.01.2022 Come and collect your childrens remote learning packs for the upcoming weeks. They include logins. Thanks to our amazing DCPS teachers and staff! If you are unable to come today we will be here tomorrow at 8:30am til 9:30am.

15.01.2022 Our new website has gone live! It was very exciting developing as our journey into our first foundation year continues. Can I encourage everyone to visit our site www.daviscreekps.vic.edu.au Please enter the web address or click on the link. It has been wonderful to welcome all of our children back to school today and have everyone back together!

15.01.2022 Our Stronger Together Spoonville community is growing! Wonderful to see so many families coming by on their daily exercise! This is open to all members of our community. Join us to connect to one another.

15.01.2022 Wellbeing Wednesday at D.C.P.S #wellbeing #positivepsychology #berrystreeteducation During this time it is especially vital we look out for one another and take care. ... Today's wellbeing tip, builds upon us taking care of ourselves and others through practising mindfulness to support with the reducition of our levels of anxiety and worry. This could start with simply modelling to our children "I am going to take 5 deep breaths and close my eyes so I can feel calmer". TIP 1: Be the example. Demonstrate to you kids how to find a few minutes to be mindful each day. Eg. "I am taking 5 deep breaths in to clear my mind, so I am ready to start my day" TIP 2: Start small Introduce one change to your daily routine at a time. Eg. 5 min breathing exercise or a family exercise activity like Yoga. TIP 3: Explore and Experiment Find what works best for your family. Make mindfulness fit into your daily routine not the other way around. Mindfulness is a strategy of the Berry Street Education Model. Research supports the wellbeing benefits of practising mindfulness. I encourage everyone to practise mindfulness as it does help with clarity and does support you to feel calmer. A reminder that on Thursday I am available at 9:00am to meet with families. I look forward to people popping on line for a chat. It will help all of us to stay connected. The details were included in a sentral post and last week's newsletter. Please contact the school if you do not have the details. I look forward to chatting with you.

14.01.2022 Our creative art teacher who has come up with some wonderful ideas has set a challenge for all of us. Create your own Spoonville character to demonstrate that we are stronger together. A Mr Fox will be appearing very soon as part of the DCPS Stronger Together Spoonville Community. All materials are in the plastic tub so you are welcome to collect materials to support.... We look forward to watching our community grow into many Spoonfuls of CARE.

13.01.2022 Our wonderful school and community. What does it make you think and feel? Our school values of care and respect are my instant connection. We need more kindness in our world. Feel free to share your thoughts. Please remember to book a time for parent teacher interviews next week! Reports will be sent home before interviews on Friday 19th June (this Friday before parent teacher interviews).

13.01.2022 COVID-19 Update July 7 2020 Hello DCPS families and friends, I am writing to update you after the state government announcement today about COVID 19 and the new lockdown in Melbourne.... I am personally devastated by todays announcement and I feel so sad for our children, parents and our teachers. I am also very concerned about the recents events that have unfolded in our community. This is our first year of operation and we all have worked so hard to create a strong and positive culture. We can and will get through this together. Lets support all of us to stay positive. Next week has been declared another week of school holidays for students. I have had no other information from the Education Department and I will inform you of what the next six weeks may mean. Until then, please stay safe and if you or your family have any symptoms please go and get tested. Take care! Wyndham is one of the hotspots with over 100 cases. It is critical we all follow the same rules this time so we can eventually get back to normal. Please stay home. If you need help or feel worried, please contact myself via the school email. We are all in this together and we care about your childs education and learning and will work hard to support their learning during these challenging times. As soon as I receive information I will communicate this to you as soon as possible. Warmest regards and take care, Philip Fox

12.01.2022 Come and collect your remote learning packs that includes student workbooks between 8:30 am and 9:30am today. Technology to support remote learning is ready to go. I will be handing these out in the office. This is a follow up to the Sentral post on Tuesday. Inside each pack is a curriculum newsletter outlining the new changes we have made to remote learning. I hope these changes will shift the load from families during these challenging times. Teachers will be conducting live sessions with your child/ ren and also there is an Open Classroom each day. The purpose of the Open classroom is the student and parent can log on and ask questions about the learning. So parents will only need to make sure your child is online ready to learn please.

12.01.2022 We invite families to join us for assembly on Friday at 2:30pm. Feel Good Friday! Check Sentral for log in details.We invite families to join us for assembly on Friday at 2:30pm. Feel Good Friday! Check Sentral for log in details.

12.01.2022 Can you spot the international space station over Melbourne tonight? Go outside and look up to the night sky. If you missed it ,dont worry, still go out and look out towards the night sky! We do live in an amazing world!

11.01.2022 Please collect an enrolment pack from DCPS or email us. Im hoping we can have an Open Day including a School Tour in Term 3, once restrictions have been lifted. Once enrolments have been submitted we will organise a meeting with the Principal.

10.01.2022 Today the Green Team kicked off the Soil Your Undies Challenge! We are joining 205 citizen scientists to explore the soil health at our school. Every class are making a prediction and forming a hypothesis. We will share these at our next assembly.

10.01.2022 Dear parents and families, Here is the Education Department form, parents need to complete, if you require your child to attend school due to your essential work. Please complete as soon as possible. Remember if children can learn at home they must stay home. You do not need to complete this form if your child is staying at home. I have updated the link so that it is working.... regards Philip Fox and DCPS team https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

10.01.2022 A friendly reminder that Friday is our last day of Term 2. School will finish at 2pm. Have a safe holiday!A friendly reminder that Friday is our last day of Term 2. School will finish at 2pm. Have a safe holiday!

09.01.2022 As we head into our final week of Term 2 it is a good time to stop and reflect. I am proud of our community and how we have demonstrated stronger together or Balitt djerring (in our local woi wurrung language). The students have returned with positivity, agency and enthusiasm. The teachers have displayed resilience in moments of significant change and challenge (keeping the focus on learning). I also want to acknowledge the parents for your home schooling efforts and trusting us with the care of your children during these uncertain times. It was wonderful on Friday to celebrate some of the learning achievements and efforts of our children. Lets have a wonderful last week of term 2 together.

08.01.2022 At its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. - Respect of one another so we can create a more peaceful world. - Strive for excellence in being a person who has agency in our acceptance of difference. - Be curious and want to learn about Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Care about the injustices of the past and sho...w kindness to one another. It is currently Reconciliation Week. Learn more about reconciliation https://www.reconciliation.org.au

07.01.2022 This week at DCPS we will be celebrating NAIDOC Week. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students and teachers to learn together about the 65000 years of history, stories and culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Happy NAIDOC week.

07.01.2022 Please see the message from James Merlino, our Deputy Premier. As more information is shared and what this mean for DCPS families I will share with you. Today we made the significant decision to go to Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne and Stage 3 in regional Victoria. Its a tough call but one that had to be made. Based on the advice of Victorian and national health experts, we need to go further in our efforts to drive the Coronavirus numbers down.... So what does this mean for schools and early childhood? On Monday, students and staff will continue as they have been. Tuesday will be a pupil free day for schools. From Wednesday in metropolitan Melbourne all students in p-12 will learn remotely. On-site supervision will be available for students of permitted workers, vulnerable students, and in some cases, students with disabilities. From Thursday early childhood services in Melbourne will also only be open to families of defined workplaces where the child needs care and to vulnerable children. In regional Victoria all students will learn remotely although our specialist schools will remain open for students. On-site supervision will be available for all students of permitted workers, vulnerable students and any student with a disability. Early childhood services will also remain open as normal in regional Victoria. I know this is challenging for everyone but it something we simply have to do. We have no choice if we want to slow the spread of the virus. This is all about stopping around 1 million students, their families and teachers from moving around the state. For VCE students my message is clear. You will sit your exams and you will receive an ATAR by the end of the year. I know it is challenging but we will support you every step of the way. 2020 is turning out to be a year that none us could even imagine. But if we all stick together we will get through this. Thank you to our amazing principals, teachers, and school and early childhood staff who continue to do an outstanding job in circumstances that are extremely difficult. I could not be prouder of the work you do.

06.01.2022 How wonderful to have our amazing DCPS teachers and students back together this week. It’s been a tough year and our school motto Stronger Together will always see us through challenging times. DCPS community

06.01.2022 Happy World Teachers’ Day. Thankyou to our amazing teachers at Davis Creek for their dedication, positive attitude and commitment to our students. Also remember and celebrate the teachers who made a difference to your lives. #WorldTeachersDay #relationships #care #generous #connectionsmatter

05.01.2022 Unpacking our school values with our Year 1-2 children. I love their creative art work and the speech bubbles they were writing. Some future graphic artists in the making? Returning to school has meant re-establishing our culture. At the heart of our culture are our values and beliefs.

05.01.2022 Dear DCPS families and friends, At sunset every night, the world's largest colony of Little Penguins walk up the beach in Phillip Island to their homes. Phillip Island Nature Parks will be live streaming the Penguin parade from 6 PM Tuesday 25th August. ... The live stream will happen on their Facebook Page and YouTube channel (links mentioned below). Let's tune in to watch their first ever live stream. This free 30-minute stream will run nightly from Tuesday. According to Phillip Island Nature Parks, this is perhaps the worlds first live stream of a natural wildlife event at a regular time. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhillipIslandNatureParks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PIPenguinParade Fostering our childrens curiosity.

04.01.2022 Stronger Together: congratulations to our wonderful staff for their commitment and hardwork with getting our school ready for the return of children tomorrow. We have missed our children and families. We are ready to continue the learning journey at DCPS! Remember families will be dropping their children at the school gate. Your teachers will be ready to meet you!

04.01.2022 Thankyou from us to Sarah Connolly MP for the lovely fruit recognising the work of our teaching and education staff! A small touch of recognition and appreciation that goes a long way! Great work DCPS team!

02.01.2022 We are stronger together. I hope learning at home has started positively. To Ms Stephanie Rizza who visited over 20 homes today to drop off home learning, we would like to say thank you. To our families who were wanting to show their appreciation and hospitality for her efforts thankyou. To the teaching staff who have been connecting with every family also thankyou. ... We love the DCPS community. Everyone has been amazing during these challenging times.

01.01.2022 Creativity isn't cancelled at Davis Creek Primary. We are so proud of all of our Artists working from home this week. Students worked very hard on creating Rainbows out of objects found around their homes. Here is a Digital Art Gallery of some of their work. Well Done DCPS students for embracing our new learning platforms. Miss Pedrana

01.01.2022 We would like to welcome Navjot who is helping us to ensure our school is cleaned throughout the day. She has been amazing! Thank you and appreciation from all of us!

01.01.2022 As we excitedly head towards candidacy our students over their short time at DCPS have been introduced to the Learner Profile. What type of learner do you want your child to be? Our School values align strongly to the IB Learner Profile which will support our students to be internationally minded and responsible global citizens.

01.01.2022 Here is an update from our Premier. We will be moving back to a return to remote learning on July 20th. I know this was challenging for many of our families. Could you please email [email protected] any feedback about: 1. What worked well for you? 2. What was challenging for you?... 3. Any suggestions to make this better? We will be in contact for loan devices. Regards Philip Fox