Dates for your Calendar (New items on the calendar will appear in italics) March Fri 1 Prep Teddy Bears Picnic Mon 5 Preps commence full time Bookings for 3 Way conference open Tue 6 Division Swimming Carnival Year 2 Edendale Farm Thur 8 Year 2 excursion to Edendale Farm Fri 9 Curriculum day Pupil free day Mon 12 Labour Day Public Holiday Tue 13 School Council Sub Committee Meeting 6pm School Council Meeting 7pm (Please note: change of date) Wed 14 EEPS Family STEM night Year 1 excursion to Edendale Farm Thur 15 Whole school African Drumming Fri 16 Grandparents & Special Friends morning Wed 21 Harmony Day Thur 22 School Photos 3 Way Conference Fri 23 Ride to School Day Mon 26 Bakers Delight Lunch Bookings for 3 Way Conference close at 4pm Tue 27 3 Way conference 4pm to 7.30pm Thur 29 Prep Rainbow Day Last day Term 1 Early dismissal Learning @ EEPS Newsletter: Term 1 Number 2 27th February, 2018 Dear families and friends of the EEPS community, Friday 2nd March is the official retirement date for Mrs Anita Silva. Anita has been the EEPS Business Manager, however before that she started as a parent helper, library organiser, member of the office team and finally Business Manager. Anita will be missed, her knowledge of the history of the school, the families and their many children has been an invaluable asset in meeting the community needs and keeping us all organised. On Monday 5th March we will acknowledge Anita at our whole School assembly at 9:00am. Families are warmly invited to attend this assembly. On Tuesday we had over 200 new students and families at our Prep and New Families Picnic at Alistair Knox Park. It was a great turn out complete with perfect weather. There was lots of mingling and happy children. Hopefully families were able to make some new connections. Thank you to all the teachers who supported this event. We are only sorry that our sausage sizzle couldn t keep up with the demand on the day! April Mon 16 First day Term 2 Camp Dates April May Mon 30 Fri 4 Year 6 Camp August Mon 27 Fri 31 Year 5 Camp Kangaroobi October Mon 29 to Wed 31 Year 4 Camp Adanac November Thur 8 to Fri 9 Year 3 Camp Candlebark Farm School Concert September Mon 10 Year 6 Graduation December Fri 7 Icypole sales Every Monday from the discovery kitchen $1 each. Last week we had a visit from our Senior Education Improvement Leader, Clare Read, to look at our Annual Implementation Plan. This document is prepared every year to outline the teaching and learning focus for the year based on the four year Strategic Plan. She was very impressed and complemented the entire staff on their continued and sustained focus on core learning. As a part of our curriculum planning all our teaching teams reflected and planned for a half day last week whilst the students attended their usual specialist programs. Teachers used the collegiate time to monitor student growth and modify necessary plans for literacy, numeracy and units. Eltham East Primary School eltham.east.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au School Council President: Tony Liss Liss.Tony.T@edumail.vic.gov.au www.facebook.com/elthameast www.elthameastps.vic.edu.au Continue... EEPS: (03) 9439 9793 OHSC Coordinator (03) 9431 2228
P a g e 2 L e a r n i n g @ E E P S N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1 N o. 2 We held the first meeting of School Council last Tuesday evening. Elections have been conducted in our school community and all vacancies have been filled. We welcome Rachael Scoble, Kate Lording, Mary Vescio, Lisa Joseph and Naomi Ivers to the School Council for 2018. Thank you to our retiring members, Kirsty Cadusch, Geoff Little and Chris Hall, for their significant contributions to the School Council over a number of years. Along with the school focus on Literacy and Numeracy all grades have been incorporating weekly lessons using our PATHS program. As an additional adjunct to this program the Preps have started their special weekly sessions with Drama Toolbox focussing on ways to play kindly with your friends and on ways to make everyone feel safe and included. Our Swimming team did a great job last Friday competing in the District Swimming carnival with the other local schools. There was a lot of team spirit, encouragement and students prepared to give it a go for the team. Overall we were placed second with 17 students going through to the Division competition. Thank you to Mr Bain and the wonderful group of parent volunteers who were able to assist on the morning. Learning and growing together Cheryl Macnee Trish Bostock Naomi Ivers Warren Lloyd Principal Acting Principal Assistant Principal Acting Assistant Principal EEPS FINANCE NEWS Parent Payment 2018 We remind families that parent payments are overdue. Please contact the school office for information on outstanding payments. Term 1 Excursion and Activities Term 1 Excursion and Activities is due on Tue 13th March. Compass is our preferred payment option Payment via Compass is preferred. To pay via Compass, on your home page click on: Course Confirmation/School Payments Course Confirmation and/or school payments available for completion. Payments via BPay, eftpos (at office) or cash are also accepted. k here to proceed Anita, Jenny,Lesley and Anna
P a g e 3 L e a r n i n g @ E E P S N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1 N o. 2 Admin News Compass Portal EEPS Permission and Acknowledgments for 2018 Permission and acknowledgements are now on Compass (Course Confirmation). Please ensure that the 2 items below are acknowledged. This is now due. 1. Use of Internet and Digital Technologies 2. Use of student images consent. You will find the policies in Compass pencil icon, School Resources, policies. EEPS Permission and Acknowledgments for Years 5 & 6 G Suite for Education, an online service for education hosted by Google Local Excursion Events These excursions are conducted within the local area but outside the school grounds. They may include nature walks, picnics, visits to the local historical buildings. You will be notified through a Newsfeed when classes are participating in a local area excursion. If your child is attending a local excursion before the cut off date, please ensure that this is acknowledged to ensure your child attends the excursion by Wednesday 28th February. Student Enrolment Information Form Full Student Enrolment Information Forms have been emailed to all families and alternative families. Please update enrolment information and return to the school office or via email to: strebinos.anna.a@edumail.vic.gov.au by 28th February, 2017. If you do not have any changes, you do not need to complete the form. 3 WAY CONFERENCES YEAR PREP TO YEAR 6 You are invited to meet with your child and their teacher for a 15 minute 3 Way Conference on Thursday 22nd March or Tuesday 27th March from 3.45pm to 7:30pm. Bookings will be made via Compass. This gives you total control over allocating times. It prevents double booking, ensures trouble free interview schedules and provides for diverse family structures. Please follow the Instructions and allow 15 minutes between interviews for siblings. This ensures we run to time as you will have time for movement across the school. Bookings will open on Monday 5th March and close on Monday 26th March. School Photo Day Thursday 22nd March 2017 Advancedlife photographers will be at EEPS on Thursday 22nd March. Orders for student and sibling photos are organised on line. Sibling on line photo orders close on Wednesday 21st March. Instructions on how to order school photos have been posted on Compass.
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P a g e 6 L e a r n i n g @ E E P S N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1 N o. 2 2018 EEPS WINTER TUNIC The EEPS winter school uniform for girls includes a Grey Plaid Tunic. This uniform item is by order only, therefore, if you would like help choosing sizes, please come to the uniform shop with your child. (The uniform shop is open every Monday and Wednesday from 8.45am to 11.15am). The cost of the tunic is $65.00. Please place your order online: https://onlineshop.fcw.com.au/eltham-east-primary-school/custom-store/elthameastprics or on the payment form below and return to the EEPS school office by Tuesday 13th March. Thank You, Melissa for FCW Uniform Shop @ EEPS
P a g e 7 L e a r n i n g @ E E P S N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1 N o. 2 Eltham East Out of School Hours Care We welcome two new educators to our OSHC team, Georgia and Emily. Both educators are currently working towards their Bachelor of Education. We look forward to getting to know them. As requested by Oliver (Year 4), we now have a hat container for the Disco Kitchen. We have also now displayed the Disco Kitchen program, located below the main program poster so families can view each week what is planned. The children will be designing an ideas poster this week for suggestions of activities they enjoy. Just a reminder that we have limited places left for the Pupil Free Day on Friday 9th March, as we explore Fire and Rescue. Bookings can be made by using My Family Lounge, writing in the family communication book or email at OSHC.eltham.east.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Regards The Eltham East OSHC Team
P a g e 8 L e a r n i n g @ E E P S N e w s l e t t e r T e r m 1 N o. 2 Sports News We had 30 students competing at the Eltham District swimming competition last Friday. The swimmers were amazing with lots of team spirit, encouragement and people prepared to give it a go for the team. Thank you to the parents who helped out. We came 2nd overall and have about 17 students going through to the Division competition on Tuesday 6th March at Northcote pool. Kristian Bain School Banking
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