JETS Gym

We were successful in receiving a grant from sporting schools for Term One. As a result, we, have booked in some gymnastics at Jets Gym in Bendigo. These will occur on:

• Friday March 7th
• Friday March 14th
• Friday March 28th
• The last Friday of the term on April 4th.

There is a permission note on uEducateUs that must be completed prior to the excursion.

3-6 Camp

This year, our Grades 3-6 are heading to Tylden for a 3-day adventure camp. The Campaspe Downs camp is about an hour’s drive from EPS, set amid 160 acres of stunning natural bushland in the Macedon Ranges, an adventure camp close to Kyneton and Hanging Rock.

This year's camp is going to cost $300 and is being subsidised to keep the cost as low as possible. This cost covers the transportation, camp activities, food and lodging. Once permission is given, we are requesting a $100 deposit paid prior to March 30th. The remaining cost is structured as follows:

Prior to May 30th- $100

Prior to July 30th- $100

Please keep in mind that you can allocate your SSB money towards this camp.

COULD ALL FAMILIES PLEASE CONTACT NIKKI VIA EMAIL TO LET HER KNOW HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY FOR CAMP.  THE OPTIONS ARE; SSB, CSEF OR MY SCHOOL CONNECT. FAMILIES NEED TO GIVE PERMISSION FOR SSB AND CSEF MONEY TO BE USED.

No Assembly This Friday

Due to JETS Gymnastics, we will not be having an assembly this Friday.

School Council Positions

Nominations for School Council have officially closed. On behalf of the EPS community, I would like to acknowledge and welcome the newest members to our wonderful school council: Jolie Penhall, Chris Magilton and Kate Finegan. Alicia Martin, Kevin Reade, Ben Phillips, Tim Arnold, Julian Hall and Amy Reade are returning to our EPS School Council.

I would also like to thank and acknowledge a departing school council member who has been on council for numerous years. Steve Becker has been pivotal in shaping our council, taking on roles on the Finance Committee. Thank you Steve for the incredible input, support and commitment to EPS over your time.

Thank you to Lydia Fehring who has completed her two-year tenure on school council as a DET representative.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing will begin on the 12^th of March this year. Over the coming weeks, students will become familiar with the testing platform and features. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Andrew directly.

AFL Tipping Competition

We are running our annual footy tipping competition through the AFL tipping interface. Below is the competition code for all those interested in joining.

Comp Code: R57HVDKS

Swing Installation

We are very close to having our new swings installed! They should be completed by Tuesday the 4^th and teachers will meet with students regarding the new swings, their use and how we safely use them.

Hi All,

The kids are well and truly settled in and ready for an exciting final term for 2025!

In wellbeing, the classrooms are diving back into Respectful Relationships, and are focusing on Positive Coping, where students develop language around coping, critically reflect on their coping and strategies and extend their repertoire of positive coping strategies.

While we have moved on from Friendology this term, we will revisit some components throughout the term, and when the need arises. We encourage families to do the same! A great one to know and to talk about is Friendship Fires: those little disagreements that can be normal in a healthy friendship (even as adults!). Grades 2-6 have explored this, and use this language often to talk about conflicts that happen in the yard.

You can read a great blog post about it here:

https://urstrong.com/resource/friendship-fire-or-mean-on-purpose/

There is also a fantastic visual that explains some strategies for Friendship Fires and Mean on Purpose:

Until next time!

Kellie

Permission Notes
Athletics - uEducateUs - Whole school 
Cross Country - uEducateUs - 3-6 students

Both payments are to be made on My School Connect unless you plan on using SSB or CSEF. 
Please contact Nikki via email if you would like to use SSB or CSEF 



2026 Curriculum Contributions and Voluntry Contributions can be pd via MSC.  Thankyou to those that have already paid.  These contributions help to go towards the cost of implementing the programs the students use every day.   
                           

HATS 

Hats are required in TERM 1 and can be purchased via MSC anytime.  We now also have a larger size hat that can be purchased through the MSC site.  
Hats and Beanies will still be required to buy through MY SCHOOL CONNECT until we have no stock on site then we will have hats and beanies available on the new EDUTHREADS uniform store. 


NEW ONLINE UNIFORM STORE

You can now order the new uniforms through here

 https://eduthreads.com.au/collections/eppalock-primary-school 






 
                                                                     

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