Courage and Crowns- Wellbeing session for students and parents

This term, we are partnering up with Courage and Crowns to bring a student and parent wellbeing session to EPS. The school is paying to have this program run and we would love to have as much as of our community attend this as possible. The date for the parent session is
Wednesday the 10^th of December at 6PM.

For females, Please ensure your seats are saved for the evening session by RSVP email to Megan on: https://courageandcrowns.com/eppalock-primary-school-crowns

For the males, Please save this date in your calendars and rsvp via this link: https://courageandcrowns.com/eppalock-primary-school-codes

More information went home via uEducateUs so please have a read this and ensure that you have signed up for the evening sessions.

2026 Student Leadership Process

Student leadership speeches will take place on this Friday, December 5th. This event is designed as an internal school gathering, so we will not be able to host families on this occasion.

2026 Prep Transition Dates

Our 2026 Prep Transition is on again on Tuesday from 9-11AM.

Statewide Orientation Day

Statewide Orientation day is taking place on the 9^th of December from 9-11:30. All students will spend a couple of hours in their 2026 classrooms.

Possum Tragics- Braides and On the Deck

The Possum Tragics are performing a gig this Thursday night at Braidie’s Tavern in Strathfieldsaye, we would love to see you all there. They begin at 5.30PM!

On the Deck is also happening Friday afternoon at 2:30PM here at school. This is always such a great afternoon highlighting the incredibly talented students we have here at EPS. Please feel free to come in early to hear some great music!

MARC Van

MARC Van is coming on the 10^th of December, please ensure that all books are returned to Sue on this day.

Essendon Bombers on site- Thursday 11^th from 10:30-11:30

Much to my personal dismay, we have some Essendon Bombers coming to EPS on Thursday the 11^th for a meet and greet and a kick of the footy. If your child is an Essendon supporter, they can bring in something just in case there is time for some signatures.

Community Night

Community Night is Friday the 12^th here at school starting at 6PM so please ensure that you have locked this into your calendars as the last whole school gathering for 2025! We look forward to celebrating our students and community members on the night.

Student Pick Up- Duty of Care

If parents are requesting their child be taken home by another family, the school must be informed of this. Please ensure that you have rung the school and informed us of any changes of student pick up.

Lost Property

Our lost property tub is very full. Can all families please look through this tub as there are lots of items without names that may be your child’s.

P/1- Charlie.W - Charlie has been working really hard to correctly form his letters over the past few weeks. He is always kind and willing to help others. 

2/3/4-  Scott.T -  For showing outstanding resposibility both at swimming and in class. He has worked very hard to complete his assessment tasks during a very busy and tiring week.

4/5/6- Lachlan.A -  Lachlan has been working on a narrative over the past week and has written a descriptive paragraph for the setting, using the five senses and 'show don't tell' to add interest. 
             

                       Watjarang  553

                                  Yuliwil    516

                                               Bunjil   582

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

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