admin

Principal's Report We are making a further call for nominations for Parent Category positions on School Counci and I hope you might consider nominating yourself or another parent in our school community. Nomination forms are available at the office or attached to this message. Please drop completed forms back to the office or email to emerald.ps@education.vic.gov.au Nominations opened Monday 24th February and closed on Monday 3rd March at 4pm. A further nomination period is open until Tuesday 11th March at 4pm. Positions on School Council are elected on a 2-year basis in 2025. If a 2-year position cannot be completed then [...]

Principal's Report On behalf of the students and staff at Emerald Primary School, I am proud to announce that our School Captains for 2025 are: Lachlan A Mia D Reece B Elleny S We have 4 Captains at EPS, rather than 2 Captains and 2 Vice Captains, so that the workload and responsibility can be shared. Well done and thank you to all applicants and short-listed candidates – the speeches were very outstanding and it was wonderful to hear from the students about how passionate they are about EPS, their hopes and dreams. Well done to this team of [...]

Principal's Report Please be advised of the following student free days, when our staff will be completing professional learning activities or parent teacher interviews: Friday 21st February – Curriculum Day: Inquiry Task Planning and new Victorian Curriculum 2.0. Thursday 3rd July – Parent-Teacher Interviews. Monday 21st July – Curriculum Day: New Victorian Learning and Teaching Model 2.0. For those families using the TheirCare childcare service , they are preparing to have students on the 21st February, 3rd July and 21st July dates: https://theircare.com.au/ One further day may be announced for Term 4, I will be in touch about that as soon as I can. [...]

Principal's Report Bookings are now open for the Parent-Teacher Connect Meetings on Thursday 13th February, running from 1.00pm to 6.00pm.  As per last year, the meetings will be in-person. You can book times via Compass. Regular classes finish at 12pm on the day, but we are able to supervise students from then until 3.30pm if you are not able to collect your children earlier. Please advise your child's teacher or the Office Staff, or send an email to emerald.ps@education.vic.gov.au, if you need to have your child/children stay until 3.30pm. These meetings are a great opportunity for parents and carers to help teachers to get to [...]

Principal's Report Year 6 Information Night Wednesday 5th February 6pm-7pm Location: Year 6 end of SLC building Come along and meet the Year 6 Teaching Team and hear all about the exciting activities and events that make up Year 6 at E.P.S! Please Note: Slide show will be posted on Dojo after the event for those who are unable to attend the night. Bookings are now open for the Parent-Teacher Connect Meetings on Thursday 13th February, running from 1.00pm to 6.00pm.  As per last year, the meetings will be in-person. You can book times via Compass. Regular classes finish at 12pm on the [...]

Principal's Report It was wonderful to see everyone back on deck yesterday, looking fresh and ready for an amazing year of learning at EPS! We welcomed a number of new students yesterday too, and then watched with excitement as all the new Prep students arrived today to start their EPS journey! As per usual for the start of the school year, we invite parents and carers to meet with their child’s teacher and discuss their child as a learner. We conduct a thorough handover of information between the different grade level teachers, but it is a great opportunity [...]

Principal's Report Thank you to Kate Watson, Kate Spencer and Danni Gottschalk for all of their help and support with students this term in our classrooms. We are also thanking and farewelling Kath Barrot, who has been a part of the EPS Team for a long time and will be sorely missed. She has been an Education Support Staff member at EPS for 14 years and has had a big impact on many students at our school over the years, with her caring and supportive approach to helping all students achieve their best. We congratulate Kath as, with her [...]

Principal's Report Dear EPS Families I am pleased to let you know of the following teaching arrangements for 2025 grades: Prep:  Amy Gazzard, Louise Boocock, Shannyn Gardiner/Jennifer Palacios Grade 1/2:  Gail Fraser, Danielle Hardman, Katie Weerasinghe, Jeff Roma, Megan Ashmore/Sonia Morison Grade 3: Caroline Cook, Ben Kolb, Michelle Hayward Grade 4: Aly Backman/Cameron Sutherland, Erin Nelmes, Vyv Cornell Grade 5: Jason Dangerfield, Jacquie Forsythe, Cathlin Smart/Bianca Appleby Grade 6: Craig Appleby, Tara Porter, and a teacher to be confirmed asap (as the selection process is still under way). STEM Junior School: Louise Seamer STEM Senior School: Jessica Tannock Japanese: Sonia Morison Performing Arts: Dan MacEoin PE: Matt Stella [...]

Principal's Report Our whole school “Step Up” Transition Morning, for students to be in their new 2025 classes and meet their teachers for next year, will be held next Tuesday 10th December. Our Grade 6 students also head off for an experience at their new schools on that day too, with our new 2025 Preps joining us also for the morning. The Grade 6 Graduation event is fast approaching on Friday 13th December. The Leaps and Bounds Awards Assembly for this term is on Friday 20th December at 9.15am, which is also our Final Assembly for the year. I will look [...]

Principal's Report The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus (SSB) – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025. From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code. The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more. If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure [...]