Welcome Back
On behalf of all the staff, we would like to welcome back the student and families to the final term of 2024. We hope that everyone had a wonderful break, soaked up some sunshine and enjoyed some quality time with your loved ones. This term is very exciting as students enter the final year of 2024 and we look forward to sharing experiences with the students and wider community.
Swimming at Gurri Wanyarra
From October 23rd to the 27th, we are travelling to Kangaroo Flat to participate in swimming lessons. In Term One, the cost of the program was subsidised through Department of Education funding however as we have used this funding, it will not be covered by the Department of Education. Rather, Eppalock Primary School will help subsidise the cost of the swimming program to keep the overall cost of the program as low as possible. Information regarding the program was sent out via uEducateUs last week. As per usual, all payments must be made through the My School Connect interface.
Mandurang Valley Festival
We would like to acknowledge all the families who were able to support the Parents Club involvement at the Mandurang Valley Festival over the weekend. Whether it was baking a cake or slice, donating goods or physically helping out, it was a great day out in the beautiful weather. Over the next two weekends, we have the Referendum Voting at EPS followed by the Strathfieldsaye Community Market. If you can donate a cake or slice or are available to cook a snag or help out in any capacity, please contact Alicia or the school.
2024 Staffing
At the moment we are going through the recruitment process for classroom teaching positions for 2024. This is a normal part of the recruitment cycle for public schools where teachers, like we have this year, are on 12 month contracts. We recognise that changes in staffing can be challenging and if there are any changes in staffing, the community will be made aware as soon as possible.
After School Care
Our new after school care providers, OSHC Adventures, have opened their doors for after school care. We encourage all families to enrol their children into the program as this process can take a bit of time. Enrolments can be completed online at:
https://oshcadventures.com.au/
General Reminders
We have finished all 3 October Community events with a total of just over $2000 raised. This is an awesome result!
Thankyou to everyone who supplied cakes/2nd hand items and those that helped out on the stalls and a big thankyou to Alicia for organising these days. A lot of work goes in to the organisation of these events and the all ran very smoothly on the days, Thanks again Alicia, Kel & Amy.