2026 Open Day and Special Person Morning Tea- Friday the 23rd

A spectacular turnout with lots of laughter and smiles, thanks to everyone who made this day possible. It was great to have so many ‘special people’ on site for our combined Open Morning and morning tea. The feedback from everyone has been overwhelmingly positive. If you have any input as to how the day could be improved, please contact the school.

Somer’s Camp- Next Week

Next week, we have a Grade Five student heading away to Somer’s Camp for 9 days. We wish him all the best and look forward to hearing back from him about the camp.

5/6 Soccer with Axedale PS

On Wednesday the 11^th of June, a group of 5/6 students are joining forces with Axedale Primary School to represent team Eppadale/Axelock in the division soccer tournament at Epsom. There will be a uEducateUs note created for this event, so watch out for that permission slip. 

Report Writing Day- Friday the 6th of June

We will have a student-free day for teachers to complete reports on Friday the 6th of June. Monday the 9th is a public holiday, so please have a wonderful 4-day weekend.

 Parent Teacher Interviews- Change of Format- Thursday the 3rd of July

We are having our Parent Teacher interviews on Thursday, the 3rd of July (last Thursday of Term Two). The format for the day will be different than last year's interview format. Parents will still book an interview time via uEducateUs. The major change is that families must bring their child to school in a full school uniform. Parents will attend the parent-teacher meeting and take their child home with them.

This means your child only attends school for the duration of the parent-teacher interview and goes home with you after the interview. In terms of interview times, the booking times will be from 9AM-4:30PM.

The booking system via uEducateUs will become active today at 5PM. If you are available during school hours, please book an interview during these hours. This will allow families who need a book outside of school hours the option to book them.

Gastro and Other Bugs

We have seen an increase in illnesses of all sorts. Please ensure that if your child presents with any cold or flu-like symptoms, they must stay home. If a child has gastro, they must stay home 48 hours from the last episode.

P/1/ - Archer.G - Archer has had an awesome start to Term 2!  He has been trying his best while learning about subtraction in maths. He has been staying on task and challenging himself to solve problems.  

          Sarah.H - Sarah has been trying her best to apply new stategies to help her while reading. She has shown some amazing growth over the past couple of weeks.


2/3/4- Chance.S - For his fantastic attitude and engagement on the Art excursion.

            Kate.M- She has shown a good understanding of multiplication and division and has been impressive when learning about common multiples and factors.

 
           
4/5/6- Izaak.W -  For his efforts during Cross Country last week.

            Lachlan.A - For actively participating in whole class discussions around the colonisation of Australia and putting in his best effort when making text to self and text to text connections in reading sessions. 

             

                       Watjarang  152

                                  Yuliwil    163  

                                               Bunjil   171

LODDON CHILD HEALTH AND WELLBEING LOCAL

INFORMATION SESSIONS BLURB

ADHD What is it and how do I help?

The ADHD brain is different to other brains.  Using video material this session will show you what ADHD is like for your child and provide lots of strategies to help you support their development.  We can also answer questions you have about your child and their behaviour.

Managing Big Feelings

Big feelings include anger, sadness, worry, and distress of any kind are hard to navigate. This session introduces you to the feelings thermometer and will help you understand your own feelings better so that you can help your child with their big feelings.

ASD, What is it and how do I help?

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition that affect the social skills, communication and behaviour of a person.  Each person on the spectrum has a different range of issues.  This session will help you to understand the complexity of Autism and how you can pivot your parenting to support your child.

All about anger

Anger is common in children.  This session provides information on what happens in the body and brain when your child is angry.  We also cover triggers for anger and ideas on how to firstly ride out angry feelings, but also how to reduce angry outbursts by using settling strategies through-out the day.

Sleep issues

Sleep is so important for you and your child.  This session gives lots of information about the biology of sleep and ways to support your body as you go into sleep at nighttime.  This includes a sleep routine, exposure to light and technology and setting up a supportive space for sleep.  Ways to help your child settle and get to sleep including strategies for a child who is resisting bedtime is discussed.  It is aimed at children who are in the 2-10 age group rather than babies.

Sensory Processing

Our senses are part of how we engage with the world.  Some people are very sensitive and easily triggered by the world around them.  We can also use our senses to help ourselves calm and settle.  This session introduces you to understanding sensory triggers and using the senses to settle your feelings.

Anxiety and worry in Kids

Anxiety is very common in children.  Understanding what anxiety is and what happens in the body when your child is anxious will help you to support your child to soothe and calm when they are anxious.  This session provides strategies and involved practicing some of these strategies so you can try them at home.

Stop the tech

What happens when your child is on technology a lot of the time?  What affect is this having on their brain?  Technology use is changing our brains as devices are addictive.  This is causing problems for lots of families and children.  There are no simple answers but lots of ideas about what you can try in your household to reduce tech use and offer other ways to engage in life.

Family Rules and consequences

Setting up rules and having consequences can be very hard.  There are lots of reasons why we don’t do this.  Children need to know the rules and have consequences to help them learn to cope with life.  This session will help you to get started or add to your kit bag of rules and consequences.  Having these helps households to enjoy life more.

Parent Mental Health

Parenting is a challenging job.  It is often hard to take care of yourself and your family.  This session explores the challenges of parenting and day to day ways to support yourself in this role.  Having good mental health is really important meeting the demands of parenting.

Supporting Self Esteem

Liking yourself isn’t easy in the world today.  Children and parents are flooded with messages about what they need to be.  This session will help you to understand how you can support your own and your child’s positive feeling about themselves. 

Building Social Skills

The social world and the rules about how it works are hard for some children to understand.  This session will support you to have conversations with your child about healthy relationships, social contact and how to engage with other children.  You will get a chance to try some of the ideas for building up social skills with your child.

Being There

This is a simple session focussing on connecting and relationship with your child as well as helping with their mental health.

PARENT SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SESSIONS
TERM 2, 2026

The Loddon Children’s Health & Wellbeing Local offers free weekly education sessions that address mental health and wellbeing. The sessions are run by a mental health or allied health clinician at the Local.

Sessions are open to any parents or carers of children aged 0-11.   

Why join in?   

• Talk to Local staff about your child.    
• Ask any practical questions you have about parenting now.   
• Gain support for yourself as a parent.   

Where: The Loddon Child and Health Wellbeing Local, 19 Helm St KANGAROO FLAT 3555. Enter via the green porch at the back of the site. 

Dates and topics:  Wednesdays (Face to face) 

If you have any Questions, please contact Annette Clemments on 1800 433 977 Book in via email icfhwlocals@bchs.com.au. Please state your name, your child’s name and the session you wish to attend.

Eppalock Primary School will be celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2026! The date has been set… Sunday 18th October 2026!!  Put it in your diaries and spread the word!

We have formed a committee to plan a celebration. Please let us know if you would like to help! 

To register your interest in joining the organising committee please email 150yearsEPS@gmail.com.  We are seeking both current and former EPS community members for the committee.

If you have any great photos, stories, or memorabilia from Eppalock Primary School over the last 150 years we would love to hear from you.  Please email them through to 150yearsEPS@gmail.com.

We look forward to celebrating this significant milestone in 2026.

Permission Notes



All 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 


PIE WARMER WEDNESDAY's is back this Term


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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