Principal’s Report
There is a wonderful sense of excitement building at Emerald Primary School as we prepare for our School Fair this Sunday! A great deal of planning, preparation and hard work has been happening behind the scenes to ensure this is a fantastic event for our school community. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed their time, energy and enthusiasm. Events like these simply wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our families and volunteers. There is still plenty to do, so if you can spare some time to help with setting up, being on a stall or packing up, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Many hands make light work, and together we can make this a wonderful day for everyone!
Sign up to help on the day:
A huge thank you to the families who generously gave up their time at last weekend’s Working Bee to help ensure our school grounds are looking their best ahead of the Fair. Our sincere appreciation goes to the Weir, Powell/Trevorah, Klene, Jenkins, Watson, Weiss, Smith/Bradley, Litton, Woods, Rawcliffe and McCoy/Brown families. Your hard work and willingness to lend a hand make such a positive difference to our school environment. Thank you especially to Bronwyn Thomas-Smith and Julia Weir for their planning and preparation for the day. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a supportive school community!
A friendly reminder that, for the safety of everyone, students must not ride bicycles within the school grounds between 8.30am and 4.00pm. Students are asked to walk their bikes when entering and leaving the school during these times. We also remind families that dogs are not permitted on school grounds between 8.30am and 4.00pm. While we know our four-legged friends are much-loved members of our families, these expectations help ensure that all students, families and staff feel safe and comfortable in our school environment. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Finally, I would like to congratulate our wonderful School Captains (Reve, Hunter, Amberlie and Ollie) for the respectful and confident way they spoke at the Remembrance Day ceremony. They represented Emerald Primary School with pride, maturity and dignity, demonstrating outstanding leadership on such an important occasion. We are very proud of them and the way they honoured those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Lest We Forget.
Everyone may have noticed all of the work being done to upgrade and improve the fire safety of our Shelter-In-Place (Stadium plus Administration/Junior School Building) by the Victorian Schools Building Authority.
This has included:
- Installation of automatic fire shutters
- Covering gaps in eaves, rooves and walls
- Replacing plastic pipes with metal
- Replacing wooden seating with metal seating
- Installation of a sprinkler system and water tank
- Moving external condensers from roof to wall
- Fire-proof gutter guards
- Vegetation removal
I will continue to keep you updated as we prepare for the fire season, including an explanation of what the scenario of evacuating to our Shelter-In-place would look like. Please reach out via the school email if you have any queries: emerald.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Please see attached some very important information in regards to protecting the health of a student at Emerald Primary School. Your support and co-operation is very much appreciated.
Please be advised of the following student free days, when our staff will be completing professional learning activities or parent teacher interviews:
- Friday 4th December – Assessment & Reporting Day
For those families using the TheirCare childcare service, they are preparing to have students on the 4th December dates: https://theircare.com.au/
- Term 4:
- November Events:
- Thursday 12th November – Grade 1 excursion to Ricket’s Point
- Thursday 12th November – Prep 2027 Transition – Session 3 (Music)
- Friday 13th November – Grade 2 excursion to Ricket’s Point
- Sunday 15th November – School Fair @ 10.00am – 3.00pm
- Monday 16th November – EDEC Indoor Soccer (Grade 5 students)
- Friday 20th November – Assembly
- Wednesday 25th November – Excursion to Old Melbourne Gaol (Grade 5 students)
- Wednesday 25th November – Mini Beasts incursion (Prep students)
- Wednesday 25th – Friday 27th November – Grade 4 Camp @ Sovereign Hill
- Thursday 26th November – School Council Meeting @ 7.15pm
- Friday 27th November – Junior School Sports Carnival
- December Events:
- Wednesday 2nd December – Prep 2027 Meet the Teacher Night @6pm
- Friday 4th December – Assessment & Reporting Day (No students at school)
- Monday 7th December – Volunteers morning tea
- Tuesday 8th December – Step Up Morning (Statewide Transition Day)
- Thursday 10th December – School Council Meeting @ 6.30pm
- Friday 11th December – Leaps & Bounds Awards Assembly @ 9.15am
- Monday 14th December – Gumbuya World excursion (Grade 6 students)
- Thursday 17th December – Grade 6 Graduation
- Friday 18th December – Grade 6 final Assembly @ 2pm
- Friday 18th December – Last Day of Term 4 – 2.30pm Finish
Emma Clark
Principal
This Week…
Star of the week!
Emerald PS has a State Champion!
A huge Congratulations to Estella who won the State Title in the 12/13 Girls High Champion! Estella will now represent Victoria at the National competition in December.
We are very proud of you, Estella!
School Fair 2026…
Sunday 15th November 2026 10am-3pm
Volunteering
To book a time to help on your class stall please go to https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/zikqy
Unlimited Rides Wristbands
To purchase please visit https://www.trybooking.com/DQFGM
Stall Sponsorship
Sponsorship helps us cover the costs of our stalls. Starting from just $50, sponsors receive advertising in our newsletter, social pages and signage on Fair day. Please email epsfair@outlook.com for more information.
Donations needed
- Plants and Home Grown Produce (please drop off Friday 13th Nov or Fair morning)
- Home baked goodies, cakes, slices, biscuits, jams, sauce etc (please drop off Fri 13th Nov or Fair morning)
Upcoming Events…
JUNIOR SPORTS CARNIVAL
We are excited to lock in a date for our Junior Sports Carnival – Friday 27th November.
We aim to offer an enjoyable afternoon of athletics-inspired events for our Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students.
When: 2:00pm -3:15pm, Friday 27th November.
Where: Lost Woods Market area next to the RSL.
EPS House Captains and selected Grade 6 students will be leading groups and managing events on the day.
Students competing and helping are encouraged to come dressed in their house colours.
We look forward to seeing a sea of green, blue, yellow and red as the houses aim to master each challenge!
Cheers,
Junior School Events Team
🎶 🎄 Carols by Candlelight 🎄🎶
As we come towards the end of the school year, rehearsals for the Annual Carols by Candlelight at Emerald Lake Park have begun!
Our Tuesday lunchtime rehearsals in the Music Room will be filled with carols, music and the wonderful sound of children enjoying singing together.
If your child is interested in performing at this special community event, attendance at the Tuesday lunchtime rehearsals is a requirement.
Performance Details
Friday 11 December
Performance: 5:30pm
Emerald Lake Park
Between the swimming pool and the old café
Performers need to meet between 5:00pm and 5:15pm so that we can get organised and ready together before the performance.
We look forward to seeing our students sharing their singing with the Emerald community and hope to see you there! 🎄🎶
Dan MacEoin
Community News
Canteen News!
Friday Meal Deal
Pepperoni pizza slab
&
Rainbow ice cream cup
(98% sugar free)
$8.00
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we learn and play, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation.
