Principal’s Report

Congratulations to our Preps who have thrived in their first 100 days of school! Today began with a student and staff parade displaying our ‘older, brighter, smarter’ students in their fabulous costumes. Our school community had the opportunity to cheer our kids on and acknowledge the hard work and resilience this group have already shown. The assembly concluded with a Prep dance with their Grade 6 buddies and teachers. The party continued with a prep disco and a games afternoon. My deepest gratitude to Amy Gazzard, Jen Palacios, Shannyn Gardiner, Louise Boocock, Sam, Georga and Clinton for your continued love of learning that you generously give to our students.

Well done to the select 3 to 6 students for their participation in the Australian Maths competition held on Wednesday morning. They are to be commended on their focus and calm under strict test conditions. Thank you, Tara Porter and Craig Appleby, for constantly creating such exciting opportunities for our students to explore the world of Maths.

Our Year 5’s had a wonderful time today taking part in an exploration day at Emerald Secondary College. It was great for them to get a taste of what a high school will be like.

Last week our Grade 6 students competed in Divisional Football and Soccer. Congratulations to our boys’ footy team for achieving 3rd place and girls’ footy team in 6th place. Thank you, Matt Stella, for your back-to-back event planning. The students are having a ball!

Stay tuned for announcements about our Book Week celebration coming up in Week 5 of the term. Katie Weerasinghe has been a busy bee with her committee organising some thrilling book adventures. There are so many adventures to be had when you dive into a book!

Have a lovely week and keep warm!

  • August Events:
    • Friday 8th August – Assembly
    • Saturday 9th August – Human Powered Vehicle Race – Sandown Raceway (Selected Garde 6 Students)
    • Tuesday 12th August – Incursion ‘Digital Thumbprint’ Cyber Security (Grades 5&6)
    • Monday 18th – Friday 22nd August – Children’s Book Week
    • Monday 18th August – Regional Boys Soccer (Selected Students)
    • Thursday 21st August – School Council meeting @ 7.30pm
    • Friday 22nd August – Assembly
    • Friday 22nd August – Book Dress-Up Day
  • September Events:
    • Monday 1st – Friday 5th September – Production Rehearsal Week (Grade 6)
    • Friday 5th September – Assembly
    • Monday 8th September – Production Tech Rehearsal (Grade 6)
    • Tuesday 9th September – Production Dress Rehearsal (Grade 6)
    • Wednesday 10th September @ 1pm – Grade 6 Production Matinee
    • Thursday 11th – Friday 12th September @ 6.30pm – Grade 6 Production
    • Wednesday 17th September – Divisional Athletics (Seleted Students)
    • Thusday 18th September –  EDEC Basketball (Grade 6)
    • Thusday 18th September – School Council meeting @ 7.30pm
    • Friday 19th September – Assembly
    • Friday 19th September – Last Day of Term 3 – Students dismissed at 2.30pm

Carice D’Rozario

Acting Principal

This Week…

🎓 50 EPS Students Shine in Today’s Australian Mathematics Competition!

Today 6th August, fifty enthusiastic students from Years 3 to 6 proudly represented EPS in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). This primary‑level challenge consists of 30 problems—25 multiple‑choice and 5 integer-answer questions and is designed to increase in difficulty and stretch students’ problem-solving skills within a tight 60‑minute timeframe.

Our EPS participants demonstrated fantastic perseverance and focus, and did a wonderful job tackling tricky problems with determination and style. We’re incredibly proud of every student for taking on the challenge and giving their absolute best.

Well done to all involved—we look forward to sharing the certificate presentations at one of our upcoming assemblies!

Thankyou to Mrs Eva for assisting Mrs Porter in the running of the competition.

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

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