EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 20– 23/06/10 Phone Number: 03 5448 4318 School Fax Number: 03 5448 3334 Email: [email protected] Website: www.epsomps.vic.edu.au
This is a “YOU CAN DO IT” school
Meeting Dates: School Council Meeting Monday 19th July at 6.00pm
(Please note the earlier time—Pizza tea supplied)
Grounds Roster:
Thankyou to our holiday gardening families….Flynn and Burns.
If any other families can give an hour of their time please contact the Office
tomorrow.
Getting Along,
Persistence,
Organisation,
Confidence
Resilience
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Parent teacher interviews Monday 21st—Thurs 24th
Last AASC Session Thursday 24th
Term 2 ends—2.30 finish Friday 25th June
Start Term 3 Monday 12th July Chocolate Money due back at school Friday 16th July
Victorian Primary Schools Golf Championship Monday 19th July
Loddon Campaspe Netball Carnival Tuesday 20th July
Loddon Campaspe Football Carnival Wednesday 21st July
Prep 2011- Parent Information Evening Monday 26th July
EPSOM PALM PRESS
Riley, Jess, Ryan, Harrison,
Bree, Justyce, Asher, Cait-
lin, Darcy, Jessica, Emilee,
Elyse, Ella, Avalon, Jack,
Jake.
Dear Parents/Carers,
As you are aware, this term has been extremely busy
with students working hard on their Literacy and Nu-
meracy skills and also on the many extra curricular
activities that the school offers.
During this term we have had:
A visit from the CFA truck
School Cross Country
3/4 Five a side soccer
Mothers Day Stall
Walkathon
Lee Fox Author visit
Prep—2 party
Year 2 sleepover
Night School
Open Morning
Athletics Clinic
Department Excursions
Golf clinic
Soccer tournament
AASC
Thank you to the staff for their hard work and to the
community members who have been a great support
to us all. I hope everyone has a happy and safe holi-
day and we look forward to a productive term three.
Regards
Kerry McGuffie
Early Finish – End of Term School will finish at 2:30pm on Friday, 25th June
for the end of term 2.
School recommences on Monday, 12th July for
term 3.
Footy Tipping Don’t forget to put your tips in over the holidays.
Final AASC Session - Thursday The final Active After-School Communities
(AASC) session for term 2 will be this Thursday
24th June.
Office News Have you changed your address, home phone
number, mobile number, emergency contact
names…..anything? Please let the Office
know so that your details can be updated on
our system.
Subway Lunch orders should be handed into
the Office on Thursday mornings. Please
make sure the right money is enclosed. No
change is given.
A reminder that Student Banking is done on
Tuesdays.
Please check lost property….it’s overflow-
ing.
Please return chocolate money to school by
July 16th. Thankyou to the families who
have already sold their box. Great effort!
There are still a few boxes to sell if anyone
would like to sell some over the holidays.
Found— a pair of glasses, please claim
from the Office. .
Gymnastics We have been notified this week that there will
be a change to the arrangements for the gym-
nastics program. The program will continue to
be run by John Palmer but will be located at
the YMCA on Thursdays. A note will go home
after the holidays.
Epsom Website— www.epsomps.vic.edu.au Please have a look at our website. Newslet-
ters and all other important information can
be found there. If you would like the news-
letter emailed to you please advise Deanne so
you can be added to the mailing list.
Long Service Leave
Parents have been previously advised on the news-
letter of the following:
Jan Brunswick is on leave from Thursday 24th June
until Monday 9th August and is being replaced by
Gary Lavars.
Hilary Miller is on leave for the first week of Term
3 and replaced by Ann Quigley.
Sue Briggs will be on long service leave for the last
week of term 3.
Please get your
receipts in for the
Better Schools
Program
Only a few days to go!!!
Better Schools ends this Sunday! While Lockwood South P.S. definitely seems to have first prize in reach, Epsom Primary School is in the running for the 2
nd, 3
rd and final weekly prizes. Re-
member the local prizes are as follows: 1
st - $2,000
2nd
- $1,000 3
rd - $500
Weekly prizes are valued at approximately. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Better Schools 2010 finishes this Sunday which coin-cides with school holidays. I will collect receipts from your schools this Friday, but please remind students and their families that they can still submit receipts at Customer Service throughout this weekend.
Can you help with the gardens over
the holidays? Please fill in the form on this page if you are
available to volunteer for the gardening roster
during the school holidays.
Two families each week is a perfect way to
keep our grounds looking tidy.
Thank you to all families who have com-
pleted their gardening duty so far this year.
HOLIDAY GARDENING ROSTER
Our family will be able to help in the …. 1st WEEK_Flynn Family/______ 2nd WEEK Burns Family/______
Gallery At this stage it appears that the construc-
tion of the gallery between our new build-
ings will be completed over the Christmas
break.
These photos are of a similar gallery con-
structed at another school.
We are really looking forward to having
this additional shared working space.
Mrs Miller’s class has been reading Junk Castle by Robin Klein.
They constructed this castle during the week.
What a creative group of students!