Here you will find some important lingo and information about Duffy Primary School.
Blacktop
This is the main school quadrangle with basketballs hoops and a large, covered area. The blacktop can be accessed by walking past the kindergarten rooms and turning right down the little pathway between the buildings or accessed from the doors opposite the canteen.
Junior blacktop
The covered area beside the junior playground outside the Kindergarten and Year 1 classrooms and junior toilets.
Monday Morning WOW (What’s on Weekly)
This is a fortnightly assembly with announcements. Monday WOW is held on the blacktop ODD week Monday mornings when the bell rings at 9:00am. WOW usually runs for 10-15 minutes and is run by the year six leadership students. Merit awards, PBL awards and Principal awards are presented every fortnight. Parents are welcome to attend to listen to announcements and watch the presentation of awards.
Spirit Points
These are allocated to students by teachers for demonstrating our school values: Respect, Responsible and Inclusive. They’re tallied for each student and accrue throughout the year. When students get the following spirit points amount, they will receive an award.
- 75 points = Bronze award
- 150 points = Silver award
- 225 points = Gold award
- 300 points = PBL Hero award + Morning Tea with the Principal
Focus Student
Each child has an allocated day once a fortnight in which they are a focus student. In P-2, when they are a focus student they will share and reflect on learning from investigations sessions. In 3-6, when they are a focus student they will conference with their teacher, reflect on learning and set learning goals. In some classes, the focus student is also responsible for completing class jobs on their allocated day.
Sporting Houses
Our three Duffy houses are named after Australian Olympic athletes.
- Perkins – wear YELLOW for school sporting events
- Fleming – wear RED for school sporting events
- Freeman – wear BLUE for school sporting events
Breakfast club
This is an opportunity for students to access breakfast before school begins. Breakfast club runs from 8:30 – 8:55am from the school canteen. Breakfast club serves toast with either Vegemite, butter or jam. There may also be fruit available.
Canteen
Lunch orders are available on Thursdays and Fridays only. Lunch orders are prepaid and can be made online at www.flexischools.com.au or using the Flexischools app.