Principal’s Report

During your wanderings through school grounds, you would have seen the many changes to our buildings and grounds. I am so excited about our brilliant new playgrounds in the Prep – 2 and 3 – 6 areas. Each playground has been carefully designed to challenge our students’ physical ability and build on their collaborative play. A very big thank you to Julia Weir and our school council members for putting our long-term dream into action and brightening our beautiful space.

You may have also noticed the stunning mural at the front of the school, next door to our main entrance. Inge Terkildsen has created a dreamy depiction of Emerald, paying special acknowledgement to the Wurundjeri and Bunurong land. This piece of art is a timely reminder of how fortunate we are to live, learn and play in Emerald and come together as a school community. A heartfelt thank you to Inge, for so generously giving us her time and expert skills in creating this masterpiece.

Finally, we are over the moon to announce the new walls constructed in Prep and 1/2 learning spaces. Our students were delighted to walk into their classrooms on Tuesday morning. They look so much larger and brighter. Many of these projects were made possible by the relentless work of our fundraising committee, led by Peta Woodyard and of course the generosity of our school community. Thank you everyone!

Our staff look forward to seeing you at our assemblies commencing this Friday, the many sporting events for senior school and of course, the highlight of Term 3, Grade 6 Production.

Take care and keep warm!

Carice D’Rozario

ENROLMENT PROCESS

Our school now uses an online system for new Prep (also called Foundation) enrolments to Victorian government schools, called VicStudents.

To get started:

Visit https://students.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/ to create an account and complete the online application form by Friday 25 July 2025.  If you would prefer to submit a paper application form, please contact us. We will then review the information submitted and be in contact with you by Friday 8 August 2025.  You should accept one enrolment offer by Friday 22 August 2025. When accepting an offer, you will be required to provide additional personal and health information that will be shared with the school.

Is VicStudents secure?

VicStudents has been assessed by the Department of Education to a high degree of security in line with the Victorian Protective Data Security Standards and is compliant with ISO 27001, the leading international standard for information security.

More information

For more information about enrolling your child into a Victorian government primary school, visit Enrolling in Foundation (Prep).

Please contact us via email: emerald.ps@education.vic.gov.au, or phone 03 5968 4311.  We’re here to help and will get back to you quickly. We look forward to your application and meeting new students to our school community soon!

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO ANY FAMILIES YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.

  • July Events – Term 3:
    • Thursday 24th July – School Council meeting @7.30pm
    • Friday 25th July – Assembly
    • Wednesday 30th July – Smile Squad
    • Wednesday 30th July – Divisional Football (Selected Students)
  • August Events:
    • Friday 1st August – Divisional Soccer (Selected Students)

Emma Clark

Principal

Upcoming Events …

Smile Squad is coming to Emerald Primary School

Dear families,

The Smile Squad team from EACH are coming to our school from Wednesday 30th July 2025.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment at school.

 How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

Please complete and submit the consent form, this will be sent directly to EACH.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages, and the paper form is available in 13 languages.

 

SAVE THE DATE AND BUY YOUR PBOB TICKET!
The Parents Battle Of the Bands is ON!
It will be held at Belgrave’s beloved venue Sooki Lounge, with a total of 5 local primary schools participating! Our School’s Parents Band, The Tall Ones will be performing on Thursday, the 31st of July, at 7pm.
All funds raised from ticket sales go straight back to supporting the performing arts and music programs at the participating schools.
Proceeds are shared based on the number of tickets each school sells—so the more tickets our community buys, the more our school benefits!
The real winners? The schools that rally the biggest crowd!
It’s a legendary night of live music, laughs, and top-notch entertainment (just ask anyone who’s been before). Plus, it’s a great way to connect with families across different school communities.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @parents_battle_of_the_bands to catch the vibe—and don’t forget to grab your tickets. When booking, be sure to select the band you’re cheering for to make your support count! 

If so please bring them to the Emerald SES to be recycled. Emerald Primary School is now a registered donation partner with the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme. So your rubbish can be recycled and each empty container earns 10c. Please donate the money you collect to our school, so we can fundraise for more drink taps on the school oval.

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