ANZAC Day Ceremony at Shrine of Remembrance

Jordin, Frankie and I went to Melbourne last Friday for the Legacy 92^nd Annual Anzac ceremony at the Shrine of remembrance. We had a terrific day and the experience was remarkable with lots of new learning and understanding about ANZAC Day. On the way home, we discussed having an EPS Anzac Day ceremony on this Wednesday, starting around 2:50pm outside. We are inviting all of our community into the afternoon event as well so if you are available and interested in coming, we will be outside near the flagpole around 2:50PM.

ANZAC Day, Thursday April 25^th

Thursday the 25^th is ANZAC Day so there is not school on the day.

3-6 Cross Country- Wednesday, May 1st

On Wednesday the 1^st of May, our grades three to six students are off to the Bendigo Racecourse. Just a reminder that student will need to be transported to and from the venue by parents but will be supervised at the venue by staff Mr. King, Nina Mazzarella, Chris, Ben and Nikki. Parents are welcome and encouraged to come along and cheer on the participants. All children should wear suitable running attire and should bring adequate warm clothing for when they have finished – shorts, polo and runners for the run and a tracksuit to put on before and afterwards. A shower-proof jacket is also recommended. Please ensure the children bring plenty of water to drink and enough food for the day so they are not hungry. It is a long day and children usually get very hungry. It is also recommended that students take a book to read. 

Cross Country with Axedale and Heathcote Primary Schools- Friday, May 3rd

On Friday the 3^rd, we are headed to the Flora Hill Athletics track for our annual cross-country day. On the day, students will travel to the event via a bus (departing from EPS at 9AM) however we ask that families arrange for their child to be picked up from Flora Hill on the day. The day should finish around 2:30PM.

If families are able to volunteer to take a group for the whole day, please contact Nina Mazzarella as she is coordinating the event at nina.mazzarella@education.vic.gov.au. If you can, the role would require walking with a group of students for the entirety of the day.

GRIP Leadership- School and House Captains

On Tuesday, April 30th, EPS School and House Captains are participating in a leadership development opportunity at Red Energy Stadium. This leadership conference will be an amazing opportunity for our young leaders to further develop their leadership skills while networking with other school leaders.

3-6 Urban Camp

The cost of the camp is being subsidised by the school in order to keep overall costs down and the cost per student is $250. We are requesting that the final payment of $50 be made by May 17^th, by mySchoolConnect. This will be available from today. If would like to discuss a payment plan, please contact the school to arrange this.

Hey families,

I am sure you know how important The Base is for our children at EPS and recognise how lucky we are to have this space at school.  It is a really important space for our students and provides so much great learning.  Types of learning include:

Cognitive: problem solving, imagination & creativity. 

Social & emotional: independence, communication, self-expression, negotiation, conflict resolution & the development of resilience in a safe and supported way. 

Physical:  balance, coordination, flexibility, accuracy & calculating risk.

Now that summer is over and the threat of snakes has reduced with the cooler weather, we want to give the base a new look and inspire new play ideas through re-invigorating the area with some loose parts play options.  We are looking for donations of things that you might have lying around home or are able to acquire.  There is a list below – but it is not exhaustive – of things we are looking for.  We are also trying to source another large tree log for the space from a development area (but if anyone is able to also supply this, we would love that too!).

I have included some pictures for inspiration – so feel free to get creative with your collection of bits.

Thanks so much for your support with this

Lydia

Loose parts play list – happy for other suggestions

PVC pipe and fittings

Bigger sticks cut to 2m lengths

Logs – cut into 30cm ‘seats’ or ‘steps’

Logs cut into slivers or plates 5cm thick

Good condition pallets

Broken down pallet parts (no nails or screws) or planks of wood

Milk crates

Rope

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