2019 YEAR 6 CATCH UP Our 2019 Graduates Catch Up is fast approaching. We will be hosting our 2019 Year 6 students on Monday 16th March at 4pm in the Orange gallery space. Invites have been sent to all secondary schools that our students attend along with the invite being posted on our Facebook page. We would love for all of our 2019 graduates to attend as it gives us a chance to hear how our students have transitioned to Secondary school. YEAR 3 CAMP Our first camp of the year at Oasis Camp in Mount Evelyn was a huge success. Camps are a wonderful opportunity for students to develop resilience, rise to challenges, develop new friendships and even try new foods. Spending three days with this group of students, I could not have been more proud of how our students represented our school and our values. Students displayed respect to camp staff, EVPS staff and each other at all times. The students had opportunities to soar down the flying fox, a number of epic bush walks, be their best version of Robin Hood at archery and interact with snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles in the reptile house. A new activity to the camp was laser tag—with Kristian declaring that he was the laser tag champion. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the staff (Kaitlin, Leah, Stephanie, Con, Lauren, Adriana, Gary, Marc & Paola) who spent time away from their families and dedicated the last three days to be with the campers. Year 4 Camp (April) is up next, followed by Year 6 (May) and Year 5 (August). There are still places available for the Year 5 and 6 camps and we do encourage parents to have their children participate in the camping program. Cameron Black: Assistant Principal [email protected]Weekly Views Epping Views Primary Issue No. 6 5th March 2020 School Motto ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ EVPS Values Respect Honesty Caring Excellence Responsibility PLEASE REMEMBER we are an ‘egg & nut free’ school: no eggs, peanut butter, nuts or nutella spread to come to school at any time. Please assist us to keep our students safe. Thank you. Assistant Principal Views Keep your hands and feet to your- self. Everyday Counts. Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Re-Think We don’t WET DAYS We had a very wet start to the day this morning. Parents can be comforted by the fact that classrooms were open very early and students were able to come in out of the inclement weather. It is important on these days that you as guardians assist by talking to your children when dropping them off, about the need to make good choices. Students that choose to go inside rather than gravitate to the puddles definitely had a better start to the day! EDGAR’S CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL A new school will be starting just around the corner in 2021. There is an opportunity for the local community to have their say in naming the new school. Please see page 4 for details. ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS The Department of Education attendance policy requires students to be at school every day. Every day counts. If your child is consistently late 10 minutes each day, this is 50 minutes a week, Over a year that’s 2000 minutes of lost instruction time. We open our classrooms at 8:50am so that learning commences at 9:00am. Every minute counts. Through February we have had the following number of students in each year level attend each day and be here ready for learning at 9am: Prep: 69 students Year 1: 55 students Year 2: 62 students Year 3: 72 students Year 4: 77 students Year 5: 65 students Year 6: 69 students Please remember to advise us of absences via Compass or at the office. MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY A reminder that Monday is a public holiday (Labour Day). We hope families enjoy the long weekend and have an opportunity to get some family time in. The extra day off provides students with a chance to refresh their batteries ready for the second half of Term 1. School Mantras
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2019 YEAR 6 CATCH UP
Our 2019 Graduates Catch Up is fast approaching. We will be hosting our 2019 Year 6 students on Monday 16th March at
4pm in the Orange gallery space. Invites have been sent to all secondary schools that our students
attend along with the invite being posted on our Facebook page. We would love for all of our 2019
graduates to attend as it gives us a chance to hear how
our students have transitioned to Secondary school.
YEAR 3 CAMP
Our first camp of the year at Oasis Camp in Mount Evelyn was a huge success. Camps are a wonderful opportunity for students to develop resilience, rise to challenges, develop new friendships and even try new
foods. Spending three days with this group of students, I could not have been more proud of how our students
represented our school and our values. Students displayed respect to camp staff, EVPS staff and each other at all times. The students had opportunities to
soar down the flying fox, a number of epic bush walks, be their best version of Robin Hood at archery and
interact with snakes, lizards, frogs and turtles in the reptile house. A new activity to the camp was laser
tag—with Kristian declaring that he was the laser tag champion. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the staff (Kaitlin, Leah, Stephanie, Con, Lauren, Adriana, Gary, Marc & Paola) who spent time away from their families and dedicated the last three days to be with
the campers.
Year 4 Camp (April) is up next, followed by Year 6 (May) and Year 5 (August). There are still places available for the Year 5 and 6 camps and we do
encourage parents to have their children participate in
PLEASE REMEMBER we are an ‘egg & nut free’ school: no eggs,
peanut butter, nuts or nutella spread to come to school at any
time. Please assist us to keep our students safe. Thank you.
Assistant Principal Views
Keep your hands and feet to your-
self. Everyday
Counts.
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Re-Think We don’t
WET DAYS
We had a very wet start to the day this morning.
Parents can be comforted by the fact that classrooms were open very early and students were able to come in out of the inclement weather. It is important on these days that you as guardians assist by talking to your children when dropping them off, about the need to
make good choices. Students that choose to go inside rather than gravitate to the puddles definitely had a
better start to the day!
EDGAR’S CREEK PRIMARY SCHOOL
A new school will be starting just around the corner in 2021. There is an opportunity for the local community to have their say in naming the new school. Please see
page 4 for details.
ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS
The Department of Education attendance policy requires students to be at school every day. Every day counts. If your child is consistently late 10 minutes
each day, this is 50 minutes a week, Over a year that’s 2000 minutes of lost instruction time. We open our
classrooms at 8:50am so that learning commences at 9:00am. Every minute counts. Through February we have had the following number of students in each
year level attend each day and be here ready for
learning at 9am:
Prep: 69 students
Year 1: 55 students
Year 2: 62 students
Year 3: 72 students
Year 4: 77 students
Year 5: 65 students
Year 6: 69 students
Please remember to advise us of absences via Compass
or at the office.
MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
A reminder that Monday is a public holiday (Labour Day). We hope families enjoy the long weekend and have an opportunity to get some family time in. The
extra day off provides students with a chance to refresh their batteries ready for the second half of Term
1.
School Mantras
Information from the Nurse
There has been a confirmed case of chicken pox in our school. If you child is showing any symptoms please see your Doctor.
1) Medication at school
Any student required to take medication at school will need to provide medicine in original packaging/ labelled with child's name and grade. Parent's or carer's will need to complete and
sign a "Medication Administration Form" available from the school office. This form is required for all medicine including antihistamine for hay-fever, pain relief
medicine, antibiotics, skin ointments, eye drops etc. and a new form for 2020 is required. This form is not needed for Ventolin for Asthma if a current Asthma Plan has been provided to
school.
2) Unwell children If your child is unwell with a temperature please keep them at home until resolved
If your child is vomiting they will need to be excluded from school for 24hrs after last episode If your child has diarrhoea they must be excluded from school until there has not been a loose
bowel motion for 24hrs.
3) Action and Management Plans All children with Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, Epilepsy or other significant health issue will
need to supply a new Action/ Management Plan for 2020 signed by their doctor or paediatrician. Please ensure this is brought to the school office or the school nurse as soon as
possible. This will ensure we provide the best care possible for your child while they are at school.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. Please direct any questions to school nurses
Stacey Morris and Adriana Cargin.
Coronavirus UPDATE
INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Australian Government has advised that there is no cause for alarm with respect to the
coronavirus and that the risk to the Australian public remains relatively low.
Everyone can protect against infections by practising good hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing with a tissue, or cough into your elbow,
dispose of the tissue into a bin and then wash your hands afterwards. Wash your hands
regularly, after using the toilet, and before eating.
Exclusion of well children or staff from school who have travelled to China, or any other areas where
there have been reported cases is NOT required, unless the following applies:
the person is a confirmed case of novel coronavirus; or
the person is a close contact with a confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the past 14 days.
Any family that has travelled overseas in these school holidays, we ask you to please advise the
office as soon as possible.
The latest recommendation from DET is: That parents/guardians/carers should ensure that any student returning from mainland China (not
including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) who was in mainland China on or after 1 February 2020 is
isolated at home and should not attend school until 14 days after they were last in mainland China.
This recommendation does not apply retrospectively. It applies only to students who were in
mainland China on or after 1 February 2020.
Our school Nurses, Stacey and Adriana, will be advising students and families on any additional medi-
cal advice required.
Prep RQ— Claudia For always listening attentively to her teachers and peers.
Prep AP— Samuel For always listening in class and sitting with his 5 L’s.
Prep SM—Amber For always speaking kindly to her peers and teachers!
Prep NV— Zahra For always waiting patiently.
Prep JB— Khaled For listening to others and speaking kindly.
Prep CM– Mahmoud For always listening carefully and following instructions
Prep CA— Tejas For always listening to others and looking after resources.
Prep SS— Jasmine For using her manners with all teachers and students.
1SG— Rebecca R For working quietly.
1MC— Dalveer For always listening respectfully during instruction times.
1TB— Aizah For her excellent 5 L’s and her beautiful manners she uses around the room!
1MO— Maya For showing whole body listening.
1BL— Danial For always listening respectfully to the speaker.
2MR— Samuel For always using his manners
2CD— Ekam For waiting patiently for his turn and listening to others.
2ME— Aylin For always showing 5 L’s and listening to others.
2KK– Vivian For always speaking with a polite and well mannered tone.
2JM— Jasmine T For speaking kindly and listening to others.
2RM— Simar For always listening to her peers and teacher and using her manners.
2KW— Ali G For always listening to others and waiting his turn.
2KP– Ayaan For being a good listener.
3GH— Flynn For always listening to the speaker.
3JP— Aiden For showing the value of respect by waiting for his turn to speak.
3LA— Dahlia For waiting patiently for her turn and encouraging her peers to do so as well.
3CB— Samreen For always being kind.
3SP— Monique For listening to others and responding appropriately .
3ST— Brandon For listening attentively to his teacher and peers when they are speaking.
3LB—Eoin For waiting patiently for his turn during classroom activities.
4JS— Vincente For always speaking kindly to others.
4SB— Mason For always using his manners towards teachers.
4EA— Gunveer For always listening to instructions and listening to others ideas!
4AA— Harkarn For always considering others when staying focussed on his learning.
4KB— James F For listening to his teachers and peers and using his manners.
4MR— Harper For always listening to others opinions and thoughtfully responding.
4KF— Darius For always using manners and being polite when addressing others!
4AC—Ishaan For always speaking in an appropriate tune and respecting presenters!
5SS— Naesha For always using her manners and treating others how she wants to be treated.
5AG— Samiha For being a respectful member of the class by being courteous to all staff and students .
5NW— Alysha For always showing respect to her teacher and peers.
5JI– Mai For always listening to others.
5NY— Mahdi For moving quietly through learning spaces during the day.
5AS— Linaya For listening to others during group discussions.
5AP— TJ For showing the value of respect towards all students during benchmarking
6SL— Felicia For always listening to others.
6JT— Keaton For always listening to his teachers and peers.
6ME— Saheb For always being respectful when listening to others.
6MP– David For using her manners and talking politely to his peers and teachers.
6KI— Levia For waiting patiently and speaking appropriately.
6CN— Mia For always using her manners in class.
6PM– Jessica D For always showing respect to her peers in and outside the classroom.
6PT— Andrew For using his manners towards his peers and teachers.
Date Event Year Level
13th March Walk to School Whole School
16th March 2019 Year 6 Graduates
Catch up 2019 Year 6s
17th & 19th March School Photos Whole School
20th & 23rd March Democracy, Community
and Me Incursion Year 4
27th March Last day of school
2.30pm finish Whole School
Want your say on the name of the new primary school in Wollert?
The Victorian School Building Authority is seeking community input into developing the name of
the new secondary school currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2021.
Edgars Creek Primary School (only an interim name) will open its doors to Year F -6 students in
2021 as part of the Government’s school building program that will see 100 new public schools
open over the next eight years.
You can forward any name suggestions to the Department of Education and Training’s North
Western Victoria Regional Office via email at [email protected] by Friday 27 March or
contact the office on 1300 338 691 to discuss.
A proposed name will be selected from a shortlist of potential names for formal consultation with
all surrounding schools and services before a recommendation is made to the Minister for Educa-
tion. School names can recognise and reflect culture, heritage and landscape and will be guid-
ed by the statutory requirements outlined in the Naming Rules for Places in Victoria.
If you would like further information about this new school and other school building projects you
can visit the Victorian School Building Authority webpage at www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au
Cricket Boys: EV2 142 to SMCM 10 Cricket Girls: EV2 59 to SMCM 28
Euro Handball Boys: EV2 24 to Glowrey 9 Euro Handball Girls: EV2 27 to Glowrey 4
Soccer Boys: EV2 5 goals to SMCM 1 goals Soccer Girls: EV2 9 goals to SMCM 0 goals
Marymede 1 (MM1) V EV1 (away)
Cricket Boys: MM1 89 to EV1 189 Cricket Girls: MM1 82 to EV1 137
Euro Handball Boys: MM1 4 to EV1 13 Euro Handball Girls: MM1 18 to EV1 5
Soccer Boys: MM1 5 goals to EV1 0 goal Soccer Girls: MM1 0 goals to EV1 3 goals
Interschool Sport Program Round 5:
EV1 V Harvest Home & Marymede 2 (MM2) V EV2
First named school is the home team and Epping Views Primary School (EVPS) home grounds are:
European handball at EVPS. Soccer at Harvest Home Ground (synthetic pitch) and Cricket is played at Epping Reserve.
Soccer, European Handball and Cricket are ALL played AT Marymede College.
Intraschool Sport Program:
Students have been placed into teams. The students will be playing a variety of sports at school such as Soccer, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Futsal, Teeball and Tennis to name a few.
Netball comes to EVPS– Saturday mornings
Last Saturday was our second Net, Set, Go session at EVPS. Net, Set, Go is a program for boys and girls aged 5-10 to develop their netball skills towards game play. It is not too late to join. All students are welcome (boys and girls)
Where: Epping Views P.S. (on the covered court)
When: 9-10am Saturday Mornings
Depending on numbers, we will expand time slots. Pricing: $68 for both seasons (includes a Participant pack with a Suncorp
