Rocking on The Hill- Reflection by Charlie M

The band rocked up around 10:45AM. We listened to all the solos, including Eadie. Eadie did an amazing job playing the drums. The entire band then jumped up on the stage. We played five songs, they were:

• Lonely Boy
• Don’t Worry, Be Happy
• TNT
• True Colours
• Counting Stars

Many of the band members stayed on after we finished to watch the other bands perform.

After speaking with Tan and a number of students who performed, it sounds like the Possum Tragics did a marvellous job performing. It was a great way to boost confidence and showcase the talents within our school. Well done to the Possum Tragics and their teacher, Tan!

On The Deck- last Friday of the Term

Just a reminder that we finish at 1:30 on the last of the term, wrapping up another great term with an On the Deck

Thursday the 3rd of July

Thanks to all the families who have booked interviews, the spots are filling up quickly.

The change in formate 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.

Acting Principal On Site

Rhys Barri will be on site on Friday, July 4th (the last Friday of term), for our assembly and a meet-and-greet session. If you can come to our last assembly of the term, he is sticking around for the day to meet all the students, staff and families.

Long Service Leave

I would like to extend a big thanks to all the families and students who have wished me all the best for my long service leave. It is great to work in such a wonderful community like EPS. Rhys will do a spectacular job in the Acting Principal role and I do not doubt that the community will support him immensely as he transitions into the role.

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 






 
                                                                     

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

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.

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