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the North

Student Voice
Leadership Positions

At Dandenong North Primary School, we promote student voice to
strengthen student engagement and connection to school. We provide
opportunities for our children to be leaders within the school and to make
a difference to the school community.
Students have the opportunity to become Student Representative Council
members, Peer Mediators, Peer Activity Leaders, Student Observers,
House Captains, or become a part of the Student Captains’ Leadership
group. Every year, many Year 5 students self-nominate to become leaders
of our school.
Recently, we had over 40 Year 5 students present to the Principal Class
and Year 5 teachers about their key skills and abilities that would make
them a wonderful asset as School Captain. As usual, the standard of
individual presentations was high, making the decision-making process
very difficult.
School Concert
Friday 12 th
December
Starts at 1.30pm
Last day
of school
Friday 19 th
December
School finishes
at 1.30pm
On Monday, the 10 successful nominees presented their speeches during
the school assembly. The nominees of Alisha (5H), Ruhetha (5P), Saad (5P),
Zena (5LP), Adrina (5LP), Eden (5P), Ishashree (5H), Fariha (5G), Alyaan
(5LP) and Sathush (5LP) spoke with confidence in front of their school
community.
Selecting school leaders is not a popularity vote; rather, it is based on the
child’s presentation, attributes, history of behaviours and willingness to
be a leader even without a badge.
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Student leadership positions will be announced at the final assembly on
Monday 15 December. This will provide the 2025 School Leadership
team the opportunity to officially hand over the role to the incoming 2026
leaders.
Paul Hilton
Principal

MARRUNG MOB
Celebration Day

Last week, students from across the Greater Dandenong network came together for a
day of culture, connection and learning at the Marrung Mob Celebration Day at the
Cranbourne Gardens. Some highlights for our students included canvas painting,
sharing stories through vibrant children's books, games and interactive sessions with
the Botanic Gardens' Aboriginal Learning facilitators. It was very special to see our
young people engaging with students and staff in our network, celebrating First
Nations voices and experiencing the richness of culture together

YEAR 2
visit Mordialloc Beach

On Thursday 13th November, our Grade Two students headed to Mordialloc Beach for a
fun-filled day of learning and adventure! The sun was shining, the waves were
sparkling, and there was plenty of excitement in the air.
Throughout the day, students took part in a range of activities — walking along the
river and beach to collect rubbish, showing great care for our environment. They
played beach games on the sand, walked along the pier, enjoyed the playground, and
got creative building sandcastles in the sand.
This excursion linked to our Term 4 focus on Sustainability and Safety, giving students
a chance to put their learning into action while caring for our coastline.
Here’s what some of our students had to say about the day:
“I really enjoyed playing cricket and building sandcastles in the sand because we
played together.” — Ghani (2D)
“We helped the environment when we were there by putting our rubbish into the bin.”
— Evan (2D)

YEAR 5
visit Puffing Billy

Year 5 had a wonderful time visiting Puffing Billy Railway, where they learned about
the history of the iconic steam train and its importance to Victoria’s past. Students had
the opportunity to build model railway crossings and explore how trains travel safely.
The highlight of the day was the scenic train ride from Emerald to Belgrave

& Lyndale Secondary College
Year 5 students visited
Lyndale Secondary College
for an exciting day of STEM
learning. They participated
in a range of hands-on
experiments that
encouraged critical thinking
and problem-solving.
Students also enjoyed the
immersive experience of the
VR room, where they
explored virtual
environments and saw
technology come to life. It
was a fantastic opportunity
to engage with STEM in a
secondary school setting.
& Lyndale Secondary College

Dandenong North is a community that values Care, Courtesy, Cooperation, and Common
sense, creating a supportive and respectful environment for all. The community works
together to assist families in need through various programs, including access to Foodbank
for essential groceries, support with clothing, and help accessing free or reduced-cost
medication (conditions apply). These services aim to ease financial pressures and ensure
everyone has the opportunity to thrive. To access any of these supports, please reach out
via email to dandenong.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au or speak to Connie or Erin at the
office.

Mental Health in Primary Schools

Children’s mental health is fundamental to their development and learning. Good mental
health means having a positive sense of wellbeing, coping with challenges and being able to
realise individual potential. Unfortunately, not all children experience good mental health. At
DNPS we are proud to support our students through:
Recess Clubs, providing opportunities to develop friendships with like-minded students
Lunch Chats, scaffolded conversations in classrooms to promote conversation and support
students to get to know each other better
Peer Activity Leaders (PAL), trained senior students run organised games for junior school
students during recess twice a week
Respectful Relationships lessons are a part of our weekly learning focusing on student
wellbeing including emotional literacy, personal strengths, positive coping, problem
solving, stress management and help seeking.

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