Week 3

Welcome to Week 3! It’s been fantastic to see such a positive start to the term, with students diving into their learning and enjoying the many fun opportunities on offer.

NAPLAN

Naplan results have been sent home today to our Grade 3 and 5 students who participated in this year’s assessment.  Our results have been very pleasing in many areas. Both staff and School Council will examine this data closely in coming weeks and see what more can be done to be the best school we can be for our students. Also a friendly reminder that while NAPLAN provides a useful snapshot of student learning, it’s just one small piece of the puzzle. It doesn’t capture all the wonderful qualities, talents, and growth that make up each and every child at Eppalock PS.

Permission notes

Reminder to please keep an eye out for permission notes on uEducateUs. As mentioned previously there are lots of exciting activities this term that require permission notes to be completed. These included:
- Blurbs on August 13^th

-Bendigo Wristers festival August 15^th

^-Bike Hike August 29^th
 Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Netball
Our Grade 4/5/6 students will be competing in the Netball Tournament accompanied by Tan and Darcy. We wish our team the very best of luck as they represent our school with great sportsmanship and enthusiasm. Go team!"

Football tournament- Change of date reminder

Football tournament for school has been rescheduled for Monday August the 11^th.

Prep enrolments for 2026
If you know anyone with a child starting school next year, please remind them to complete the application form to attend our school.  Application forms can be collected from the office or from Mr Barri. Please keep spreading the word about our amazing school. 

Buddy Reading
On a Friday morning after assembly, parents/carers are welcome to stay back to support buddy reading with students for 10-15 minutes if they would like.

? Mr Barri’s Weekly Riddle!
Remember…  no googling! Find Mr Barri if you think you have the answer!

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

P/1- Charlie.W - Charlie has tried his best while making predictions about what might happen in a story by using clues from the front cover. 


2/3/4-  Angus.M - For his dedication and effort particulary in Maths. He has demonstrated quick recollection of times table facts and he has engaged really well in the fractions unit. 

 
4/5/6- Isla.C - For showing our school values of respect and responsibility, trying her best at all times and asking for help when needed. 

        

             

                       Watjarang  279

                                  Yuliwil    285

                                               Bunjil   292

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 






 
                                                                     

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.

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

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