2026 Book Week

CBCA Book Week Celebrations at Eppalock PS are on

  Wednesday August 26^th   

We will have a parade in the morning followed by a day of book fun! Dig through the dress up box and come as your favourite character.

Parent Teacher Interviews

This term, we will have parent teacher interviews on Friday the 7^th of August from 8:30AM-4:45PM here at school. Interview bookings can be made via uEducateUs. If your child is having a Student Support Group Meeting on Friday, July 31^st, please do not book a parent teacher interview.

Grade 3 to 6 Camp

Forms for our 3-6 camp are coming home Friday. Please ensure that you complete all aspects of these forms and return them by Friday, August 7^th.

2027 Prep Enrolments
A reminder that prep enrolments for 2027 are due no later than July 31st. Don’t stress if you have not handed yours into the office yet, although as soon as possible would be great. If you know of any families wanted to enrol, please reach out.

Division Netball- this Wednesday

This Wednesday, Tan and a group of 5/6 students are heading to Red Energy for our division netball. Good luck to the team!

150 Year Celebrations

As everyone is aware, we are looking forward to celebrating our 150 years on Sunday October 18^th and would love to have everyone in attendance. There is a permission note on uEducateUs for students attending as we would ask that all students and families are there on the day. The students will be singing the National Anthem and the school song. We are having a whole community working bee on the Friday, October 18^th prior to the 150 years, so we need as much as our community here on the day, please put this into your calendar.

Whilst the committee is working hard behind the scenes to get this event organised, there are some jobs that we are asking people to volunteer and help with. We have already begun putting some names to jobs and if you are able to help, please contact the school. This list will be updated regularly and jobs added and removed once complete.

We have mulch arriving this afternoon to be spread. If you are able to come and weed a section of the school, we have the mulch there to be spread once weeded. This will allow weeding to be complete one garden bed at a time and ensure that all are aware of what has been weeded and mulched.

We are seeking some helpers to take on the following jobs:

• Vege patch tidy up- attach chicken wire around the vege patch- the school has the wire ready to go- this can be done between now and term Three holidays.
• Front (poo) paddock tidy up.
• The treated pine that came from the sensory garden needs to be repurposed; we would love ideas for this wood and reo- please contact the school if you have ideas about how to re-purpose this.
• Stain ‘N’ Sip the wooden deck- this needs to be done over the Term Three School Holidays, the stain is provided (sips are not).
• Paint ‘n’ Sip the wooden playground. We have the paints and paint brushes ready to go for whoever takes on this one, like the Stain N Sip, drinks unfortunately are not provided.
• Old School Building Deep Clean- September School Holidays and again on the whole school working bee.
• Weeding- anywhere and everywhere needs some attention however if you are available during the school holidays to help with some weeding, we need all our garden spaces looking tip top.
• Installation of a new ‘buddy bench’ to replace the Laurie Whelan wooden seat in the Serenity Garden. The school will purchase the bench however this will need some concrete footings poured and the new bench to be installed to the footings.

Photographer Needed

Are you an aspiring photographer or know someone who is? We are in search of someone to be the designated photographer for our upcoming 150-year celebrations. If you are interested or know of someone who is, please contact the school.

Items for Sale

We have the following items for sale to our EPS community. We would like to offer these items to our EPS families before we advertise them elsewhere so if you would like to purchase these, please contact the school as soon as possible. After two weeks, we are going to put these up for sale in other places.

1. Shade Sails- ask yourself, aren’t you sick sitting on plastic chairs that feel like lava and BBQing in conditions better suited to the surface of the sun? If the answer to that is yes, then you should buy a shade sail or two! Our ‘like new’ shade sails are tough, stylish and scientifically proven to reduce the phrase, ‘Crikey, its hot!’ We purchased these in 2024 and are from the Serenity Garden area, the poles that they used are approximately 8.75m X 9.75m apart. They are $2,000 each.

1. 5000-gallon water tank- buyer to remove- now $800. The amazing features of the tank include:

• Has successfully held water
• Rain-compatible
• Sun-tested and weather-certified
• Does not include water- BYO rain

1. Jellybean table ($20, approximately 150cmX110cm). Looking for a table with a story to tell? This genuine pre-used school table has survived years of maths tests and glue incidents. It has amazing features like:

• Rock-solid construction (strong enough to survive a classroom of multiple age levels)
• Authentic "well-loved" finish
• May contain traces of PVA glue, pencil marks and the hopes and dreams of future scientists
• Perfect for a shed, workshop, craft room, homework station, or anyone chasing that nostalgic "school" vibe

Disclaimer: Sitting at this table may trigger an uncontrollable urge to ask, "Can I go to the toilet?"

P/1- Charlie.W -   Charlie has shown some amazing growth in his hand writing - taking his time, focusing on making sure letters 'd' and 'b' are formed correctly and taking on feedback. 


2/3/4- Sarah.H -  Sarah has challenged herself in Maths and developed greater confidence when regrouping numbers while adding into the hundreds. 

 4/5/6- Ben.T -   Ben has been consistently working well with others, using rich descriptive language in poetry, and embracing challenging maths tasks with a positive attitude. 

                       Watjarang  252

                                  Yuliwil  261 

                                               Bunjil   243

Permission Notes

Camp payment #4 is due 17/08/26 $50 
 


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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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.