EPS Newsletter Term 2 Week 7
FROM THE PRINCIPAL Term 2 Week 7
5/6/2022
Term 2 SWPBS Focus - Respect
Kindness, Responsibility, Resilience.
School Vision:
Our school’s vision is to prepare young people to become active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global community.
- We will provide a safe, calm and welcoming learning environment where every child is treated as an individual.
- We will develop children who have a strong relationship to school and their community. The children will have a sense of self & understand how they learn.
- We will build and support an open, healthy and welcoming community that is visible in its practical support for the learning and wellbeing of each child. Children will be encouraged to embrace and celebrate difference and they will experience positive interactions with adults.
- We aim to foster a love of and for our natural environment and nurture a strong sense of stewardship within our students. Eppalock PS prioritises environmental sustainability.
Some Sport Shorts
Just wanted to start with a congratulations to our hockey team who participated in the school tournament last Friday. 4 teams entered the competition and we were able to play off in the final against Epsom PS, which we lost 3-2. This was an outstanding achievement. The group have been training regularly with H at school and from all reports teamed really well on the day. It was great to hear our students supported and encouraged each other all day and shared the ball around. One of our students said ‘we just played as a team’. Thanks to H & B for coaching, Lewis and Azza for umpiring and to the many parents for attending and cheering us on. Special thanks also to Mr Mc and Chris for attending. Check out our Facebook page for some photos of the day.
We have a soccer day coming up soon for our students from 3-6. These are great days to be part of as our team get to play against other schools, meet some new people, catch up with friends from other schools and even reconnect with students they may have met in the past. 
Wanted to quickly mention Miller who competed in the next level of Cross Country recently. Miller finished in the top 20 in the Blue division of his age group at the Bendigo Race and qualified for the event at St Arnaud. Well done Miller, this is a great achievement and it is great that you had the courage to participate.
Student knowledge
Last Friday I spent some time with the students from 456 who didn’t go to hockey. We were investigating inventions throughout history and the advantages and disadvantages that some inventions might have. I was blown away by the level of knowledge the group had and the depth of discussion that came out in their interactions. Well done Miller, Will J, Will S, Eddie, Connor, Harry G & Jack.
School Values
A huge thanks to Sherie for the work she has done to create our new school values signs. These will be on display in our assembly area shortly and will be a great visual for our school community.
Reminders
- Friday June 10th is student free day.
- The weather is getting a bit cooler. Please ensure students have warm clothes at school and that it is named.
- Staff duty of care operates from 8:45am-9:00am in the mornings and from 3:15pm-3:30pm at the end of the school day.
- Breakfast club this week will be on Tuesday 7th Operating from 8:15am-8:45am.
- After school care operates every day from 3:15pm-6:00pm and can be booked through Ourpatch
- This Thursday the 9th June is our excursion to Sovereign Hill. Please ensure notes are back Monday 6th so that numbers can be confirmed. The bus will leave at 8:00am on Thursday morning.
Student Voice and Action
Last week we had a great student voice session with the whole school. Our student leaders led most of the session and will continue to develop their skills in this area. We held a version of a conversation circle which invited students to voice concerns, celebrate positives and suggest new initiatives. Our School Captains have been able to collect a range of feedback to think about and our JSC and Green team leaders now have some items to take to their meeting groups.
Mental Health Strategies
The last couple of years have been challenging for everyone. Staff monitor student wellbeing pretty closely at school and are working to ensure school is a positive and safe space for our school community. We encourage families to reconnect with school through any opportunities on offer to catch up with other families and staff. Just chatting to someone in our school community and reconnecting with people can have a positive impact. It was great to see so many families back on-site for our recent Education Week activities. There are a variety of links to the many mental health support groups on our website. Please check these out if you need some professional support or contact us at school.
Student problem solving steps
We regularly work with students at school about how to positively solve social issues and work through problems with others.
We refer to a 5 step process which you will see up in classrooms.
- Speak kindly.
- Respectfully state how you feel.
- Use strategies discussed in Respectful Relationships such as, ignore, negotiate, walk away etc
- Give choices – if this keeps happening I will need to speak with an adult.
- Speak with an adult to get some help to solve the problem.
If your child does have some concerns at school, encourage them to speak with their classroom teacher when required so that staff can help work out a positive plan to help solve it.
End of term
Term 2 reports will be sent home on Thursday the 23rd June with the last day of term 2 on Friday 24th June. The last day of term will finish at 1:30pm. Students can wear casual clothes on the final day of term.
AWARDS - Term 2 Week 7
| Watjarang 305 Yuliwil 283 Bunjil 307 | 1st - 2nd - 3rd - | P/1 Owen.M 2/3 Chloe.M 4/5/6 Lexi.N |
PARENT COMMUNITY NEWS - Term 2 Week 7
Get in contact to let us know what you are thinking.
Contact Kelly Nunns, Nikki Mannes or Alicia Nunns or email knunnseps@outlook.com
Term 2 Social Events
Bus Tour (parents only) organizing for Saturday June 25th
We are out & about again to see what the region around us has to offer.
Bring a partner or friend along & get to know some of the Parent community at Eppalock.
One of the reasons we offer some "grown ups only" social event is to give you the chance to chat & make some connections without being on parent duty.
More to come in the next couple of weeks around times journey & costs.
If your interested & would like to get involved with planning this one let Kelly Nunns, Alicia Martin or Nikki Mannes know & we'll get you involved in the planning.
A majority of people wanted to be contacted via email followed by facebook & educate us.
If you chose email, could you please send an email from your preferred account to knunnseps@outlook.com
Parent Community MeetingsThe next meeting will be Friday 10th June (This Friday)
I'd say we may do a friday pub lunch for the next meeting if anyone is interested, let Kelly Nunns know, in person, via face book or e-mail.
Agenda: Term 3 Fundraiser & Social Events
Fundraiser for term 3 will be the Mango Drive - Lydia Ferring has offered to be our farm contact again & create the flyer. Thank you, Lydia!
We are looking for one or two volunteers for this one please.
- Someone to manage the orders, which involves the use of the Mango Drive e-mail account & a spread sheet.
- The other to manage the face book page, pretty much adding the flyer on the page & updating with a post once a week, recipes, a countdown closer to the pick-up date etc.
Social Event - do you have any great ideas for a social gathering, we are looking for one family orientated & one adults gathering.
Some past term 3 events have been Social fire at school, Trivia night & dinner at the Golden Vine etc. We were looking at 10 pin bowling for one of them.
If you have some input, or feedback please message me on face book or email knunnseps@outlook.com
What’s Parent Community all about?
The best news is you don't have to join, if you have children at the school, you are already part of our Parent Community.
Basically, once a month we meet up & look at what social events & fundraisers we would like to achieve throughout the year.
Simple tasks like showing up or being the contact for a gathering, to booking the bowling club or organizing sausages or bread are typically as hard as it gets.
Meetings are held in the old school building, staff room or at the pub & always involve a chat & either a cuppa or lunch depending on time or location.
For more information talk to Kelly Nunns (Lexi and Ethan's Mum) or Alicia Martin (Connor, Jacob & Max's Mum) or Nikki in the office (Charlie's Mum).
Parent Community Reminders & Dates to Remember
Social Events
Regional Bus Tour - June 25th - Grown ups only
Fundraiser
Done for the term
Regional Bus Tour
Only 2 seats left!!!
When - Saturday 25th June
Cost - $20 per person to cover the transport for the day.
Additional cost for food & drinks along the way as you choose.
Time
Start - 10:30am at the Axedale Tavern (morning tea - departing Axedale about 11am)
Finish - Bus returning to Axedale for dinner (drop off is available at the end of day)
We will be starting the day with a morning tea at the Axedale Tavern.
From there we'll be venturing out to the beautiful Heathcote region, stopping for lunch at the award winning Palling Bros Brewery.
After that a short ride to the very popular Juniper Lounge, to sample some Gin cocktails, before heading to the Shiraz Republic for some live music & wood fired pizza if you choose.
The Bus will land back at the Axedale for dinner. We can drop you home or in town at the end of the day.
Check out the links
https://www.pallingbros.beer/home
https://www.facebook.com/HeathcoteJuniperLounge/menu/?ref=page_internal
https://www.shirazrepublic.com.au/events/
Some of the strongest bonds in the community have been forged on a grownups only social day.
We'd love you to come along for the day to get to know you & really build the community spirit we hold dear at Eppalock Primary.
Of course if you can't make the whole day you are very welcome to come for morning tea or meet us along the way.
If you would like to come, contact Kelly Nunns in person, via messenger or
e.mail - knunnseps@outlook.com, or let Nikki in the office know.