Principal’s Report

Congratulations to our recipients of the ‘Star of the Week’ awards presented at last week’s assembly. It’s great to see our students dive into the learning pit right off the bat.

Well done to our Divisional Football and Soccer players who attended their events this week. We always feel so proud to watch our students shine in different arenas always displaying courage and sportsmanship. Thank you to Andrew Scott Bailey and Aaron Barber for generously giving up their time and energy to coach our teams.

Finally, a huge applause to Ollie D who completed the State Cross Country coming in at 11th place in the 12/13 age group. Ollie, you always represent our school with pride, and we are so thrilled for you. Congratulations!

The staff have loved watching our students having fun on the new playground equipment. The classrooms and playgrounds are filled with exciting chatter about new adventures and games to play.

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 ASAP.  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:
    • From Wednesday 30th July – Smile Squad
  • August Events:
    • Friday 1st August – Divisional Soccer (Selected Students)
    • Wednesday 6th August – ESC Exploration Day – Grade 5 Students
    • Wednesday 6th August – Australian Maths Competition (AMC) – Selected Students
    • Wednesday 6th August – 100 Days of Prep
    • Friday 8th August – Assembly
    • Thursday 21st August – School Council meeting @7.30pm
    • Friday 22nd August – Assembly
    • Friday 22nd – Book Dress-Up Day

Carice D’Rozario

Acting Principal

Star of the week!

For showing excellent persistence and resilience to get through tricky tasks at school! What a SUPER star!

For your increased participation in our classroom discussions. Thank you for your wonderful contributions!

For putting in a solid effort for each learning activity this week, adding creative colour to each task!

For your creative take on a shape poem all about birds!

For an interesting and beautifully presented fact or fiction writing activity. Fabulous effort Charlie!

For demonstrating a growth mindset towards writing. You have certainly hit the ground running this term!

For constantly amazing me with your depth of knowledge in all areas, you are a deep-thinking STAR!

For a detailed book club response and determination to succeed in book club.

For pushing beyond her comfort zone and tackling decimal remainders when calculating short division problems! What a STAR!!

*Student Award*

For coming back from illness being ready to learn. Your ability to listen, focus and work hard to catch up was truly amazing. What a STAR!

For your great start to Term 3!

We are loving your growth mindset towards your learning and positive interactions with peers. You are an EPS SuperSTAR!

For your growing leadership and quiet dedication. You are a responsible Library member, Chess Club Captain and Maths Club helper and give 110% in all areas of school. You should be very proud!

For jumping into the learning pit and giving everything a go! You’ve stepped with confidence this year, especially with production!

For making such an improvement to your focus during learning time. It has really increased your knowledge and skills! WOW!

For settling back into school so well after term break and displaying excellent focus and listening skills! What a shining STAR!

For her creative shape poem of a kiwi bird using interesting adjectives. What a STAR!

For going out of his way to be helpful to others in class this week!

For his amazing holiday recount about the electric scooter. Well done Xav!

For a fantastic start to the term, keep making good choices!

For your outstanding project on South Korea and positive growth mindset.

For your extra focus to start the term! We are seeing a real difference, and your effort is top notch! Brilliant work!

For her courage and persistence when diving into the ‘Learning Pit’ of short division! What a STAR!!

*Student Award*

For always showing positivity, gratitude and kindness to others. You focus on your work and always do your best. What a star!

For your enthusiasm and fantastic effort during our first production rehearsal. You approached this with a positive attitude and gave it your all!

For your outstanding effort and dedication in production rehearsal. You showed great confidence and courage – and some interesting dance moves!

For such an enthusiastic attitude to her learning. Astrid always aims high when completing activities.

For his creative and descriptive Shape poem about a turtle with a fabulous presentation.

For being a thoughtful, caring and cheerful member of our class, always showing respect to others. You are a STAR!

For always being a positive role model within our class!

For writing a well structured and entertaining recount about your family’s trip to Echuca.

For your amazingly detailed holiday recount writing.

For an awesome start to Term 3, setting himself up each morning for successful learning.

For focus and application in all tasks this term. You’ve been putting in a huge effort and should be very proud! We are!

For displaying such resilience with her broken arm – who knew Skye could write with her left hand too! I am so impressed you have given everything a go and continue to try your best. What a STAR!

For your continued focus and positive attitude towards your learning! You have particularly shown dedication towards Times Table Rock Stars, Maths learning. Keep up the WONDERFUL work! You are an EPS SuperSTAR!

For being a standout contributor in class. You consistently share thoughtful ideas and your willingness to collaborate and contribute is something to be admired!

For her cheerful attitude and always giving things a go! You’re kind, supportive and a great team member.

This Week…

Dear EPS Parents and Carers,

The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Australian

Government’s independent online safety regulator.

Their purpose is to help safeguard Australians at risk of

online harms and to promote safer, more positive online experiences.

They have a range of free webinars for parents and carers. These

live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to

support their children to have safe online experiences.

Please follow this link (https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars)

for more details.

Here, also, is a link to the parent resources page to

support parents and carers with eSafety information for children. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

Kind regards,

Bianca Appleby

LAST CHANCE TO 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! 

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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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