Principal’s Report

Grade 4 & Grade 6 Camps

The Grade 4 and Grade 6 students have returned from their respective camps over the last few weeks – exhausted and tired, but full of excitement over their experiences at Sovereign Hill and Woorabinda camps. I wanted to say a BIG thank you to the staff, both Teachers and Education Support Staff who attended and make these wonderful opportunities for our students possible every year.

End of Term 4 Arrangements

The year has flown by! As we head into the last few weeks of the school year, when look forward to reflecting on students’ achievements and the fun we have had through the year, here are the arrangements to finish up the term:

Tuesday 10^th December – EPS “Step-Up to 2025” morning
Friday 13^th December – Grade 6 Graduation
Thursday 19^th December – Student Reports available
Friday 20^th December – Last day of term; Assembly at 9.15am; School finishes at 2.30pm.

Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day – Thursday 28th November

We are once again excited to be holding our Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day on Thursday 28^th November.
Everyone is welcome to arrive any time from 11.30am, which is a little while after Recess finishes.

The meeting point for your children and their guests to find each other will be outside their classrooms. Guests can go straight there, or if not sure where to go, attend the Main Office and student helpers will be there to guide them.

From there, everyone is welcome to pop-in to classrooms, complete the EPS Treasure Trail and visit the Book Fair.

Sausages in bread and drinks will be available for purchase at the Sausage Sizzle.

The event will finish at 1.00pm, the start of our school Lunch break.

EB Fundraiser Day – Friday 29th November

Friday 29^th November will be a gold coin donation free dress day, with the proceeds going to The EB Foundation. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is the name for a group of rare inherited skin disorders that cause the skin to become very fragile. Please come to school in free dress on this day with a touch of blue and/or wings to show your support. One of our students experiences this condition and her family supports us to conduct this fundraising for this day, which goes to the wider cause to find treatments and cures. The Walk for Wings event was held back at the end of October for this cause, and our funds raised will go towards it also.

2025 – Enrolments and Exits

We are coming into an important time of year regarding planning for 2025. If you are aware of any families who are looking at enquiring to enrol at EPS and have not submitted enrolment forms for next year, please encourage them to contact the school ASAP. Also, if you are exiting the school at the end of this year, please let us know as soon as possible so we can include this in our planning.

Upcoming exciting Events!

Thursday 21st November @7.15pm – School Council Meeting (Finance @7pm)
Friday 22nd November – Grade 5 Soccer Day
Monday 25th November – Friday 29th November – Our Annual Book Fair
Thursday 28th November @11.30am – Grandparents’/Special Friends’ Day
Friday 29th November @9.15am – Whole School Assembly
Friday 29th November – EB Fundraiser Day
Tuesday 10^th December – EPS “Step-Up to 2025” morning
Friday 13^th December – Grade 6 Graduation
Friday 13th December @9.15am – Whole School Assembly
Thursday 19^th December – Student Reports available
Friday 20^th December @9.15am – Whole School Assembly
Friday 20^th December – Last day of term 4; School finishes at 2.30pm

Emma Clark

Principal

Star of the week!

Rio M – Prep G

For amazing work and trying his best all the time!

Parker G – 1B

For demonstrating fantastic fluency and comprehension of our reading task about the ocean. You’re a star!

Harry M – 2R

For working on his information report with attention to detail and pacing himself to produce high quality work.

Kelsea B – 2W

For a sensational week this week – doing fabulous phonics, completing her cold write and having a positive, helpful attitude.

Asha C – 3C

For being such a thoughtful and honest member of our classroom.

Poppy C – 4BT

For her brilliant wit, magnanimous spark and determined efforts in class. Poppy you are a pleasure to teach. What a STAR!

Monty G – 5D

For consistently pushing himself to achieve his learning goals, especially in mathematics! What a STAR!

Finn E – 5F

*STUDENT AWARD*

For showing persistence in your work and aiming high with all learning. What a STAR!

Prep SP Superstars

For always being willing to dive into the learning pit and have a go! You should all be so proud of yourselves!

Jack S – 1SN

For having a never give up attitude when doing his cold write.

Toby H - 2R

For putting in extra effort in his publishing tasks this week!

Kaley M – 3A

For your engagement in our learning about ‘Remembrance Day’ and your excellent effort you put into filling in your Graphic Organiser. You are a STAR!

Gianmarco T – 3H

For thoughtfully reflecting upon Remembrance Day with creative pictorial representations.

Redmond B – 4BT

For incredible resilience and determination! I admire the way you give your best in all subject areas despite your injury!

Ivy F – 5D

For her courage to seek help when she needs it and her contributions to discussions about our basic human rights and how they have changed over time! What a STAR!

Khan M – 5/6P

For an amazing week! Khan you’ve worked hard and been helpful & kind. Legend!

Elle G – 1B

For showing such an improvement in your reading accuracy and fluency. Well done! What a star!

Ashton P – 2SN

For a huge improvement in his focus on independent tasks. You Rock!

Ella N – 2W

For always completing and presenting all work to a high standard. And for being a lovely helpful class member!

Sara L - 3C

For always trying her best with her work and for her lovely manners.

Amelia P – 3H

For consistently treating every member of our class with respect, kindness and compassion.

Freddie J – 5D

For his excellent vocabulary choices and use of figurative language in his Haiku poem about his Emerald Lake photo! What a STAR!

Isla H – 5F

For being a motivated student who shows a great love of learning. This was evident in her ‘invisible shoes’ writing piece. What a !

This week …

Our Annual Book Fair is on from the 25th – 29th November in the Basketball Stadium Foyer and will be open to purchase books between 8.30 am – 9.am and 3.15pm – 3.45pm each day.

We will also be open on Grandparents/Special friends Day from 11.30am – 1.00pm.

Each grade will have time to browse through the book fair on Monday and Tuesday and will bring home a wish list (I do explain to them it is a wish list not a I will have list) with any books that they like.

Any purchases will help us buy new books for our school library.

If you have any enquiries please contact Kerrie Eva via the front office.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Kerrie

If you are missing an order from book club, we have an un named order at the office.

Upcoming Events …

It doesn’t matter if you’ve be naughty or nice, everyone can have a photo with Santa!

When: Saturday 30th Nov & Sunday 1st Dec 2024

Where: Emerald Primary School

To Book: https://facebook.com/events/s/emerald-santa-photos/1946945532488899/

Everyone welcome including pets.

With thanks to the generous and talented Tracey of Sharp Memories Photography a portion of all bookings goes to fundraising for Emerald Primary School.

Avoid the shopping centre lines and have your Santa Photos taken right here in Emerald