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ELERMORE

ENDEAVOUR

Term 4 Week 2 26th October 2018

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a magnificent day we had at our school fete on

Saturday! Hundreds of people passed through our gates on a

warm and sunny day. Our school was glistening and

gleaming and the excitement and energy from our

volunteers, stall holders, staff and visitors was electric!

I must thank all of the EVPS community for supporting our

school and our P&C at the fete. It was lovely to talk to past

and present students, teachers, parents, friends and even

school captains from as far back as 1981!

Special thanks must go to the staff, who came in to lend a

helping hand, lead their CAPA group, cook a barbecue, set

up, pack up or do anything asked of them to help out. We

are so fortunate to have such a caring, committed and

professional staff at EVPS. Thank you.

Our students, who performed on the day, were at their

spectacular best and were incredible ambassadors for our

school. Thank you EVPS, you were shining on Saturday!

Of course, this fete would not have been possible without the

tireless work of the P&C Fete Sub-Committee. These fabulous

volunteers having been working behind the scenes to ensure

that our fete was a huge success. Many of our staff and

parent volunteers were at the school before 6am until well

after 7pm to set up for the day and pack away after the

event. We were even blessed with a torrential storm as we

were about to leave. I cannot begin to express my

graditude, on behalf of the school, to this dedicated group.

Your hard work certainly did pay off. Thank you!

On Tuesday morning our band performed at the Band Fest

competition. I am thrilled to report that they received a

commendation for their outstanding performance. Many

thanks to Mrs Robertson for all of her work with our school

band. Thanks also to all of our students who practise their

instruments and work so hard with our band.

On Tuesday evening, we had our annual Creative and

Performing Arts night. Wow! What an event! The talent of our

students was inspiring. We had our band, choir, TOM team,

dance troupe, Aboriginal dance group and boys hip hop

group all performing. We also had a special performance by

the rock band, who has been working with the Music Bus.

There were many opportunities for our band students to

showcase their talents through solos, duets and trios. Thank

you to our students for your commitment to creative and

performing arts. You were just brilliant. Many thanks, once

again, to the staff who lead these groups. You are all so very

talented. We are lucky to have you as part of our team.

Thank you to our P&C CAPA Sub-Committee for helping to

organise this event.

Term 4 Week 3

Primary Assembly ~ 3/4K Mon 29/10

Swim Scheme Yr 2 (Mon/Tue/Wed) Mon 29/10

Drama Lessons Tue 30/10

School Banking Wed 31/10

Scope IT Wed 31/10

Scope IT Thur 1/11

Stage 3 Dance 2 B Fit Thur 1/11

Term 4 Week 4

Infants Assembly ~ K/1W Mon 5/11

Swim Scheme Yr 2 (Mon/Tue/Wed) Mon 5/11

Drama Lessons Tue 6/11

School Banking Wed 7/11

Scope IT Wed 7/11

Scope IT Thur 8/11

Stage 3 Dance 2 B Fit Thurs 8/11

Term 4 Week 5

Primary Assembly ~ 4/5H Mon 12/11

Swim Scheme Yr 2 (Mon/Tue/Wed) Mon 12/11

Drama Lessons Tue 13/11

School Banking Wed 14/11

Scope IT Wed 14/11

Stage 3 Touch Football Gala Day Thur 15/11

Stage 3 Dance 2 B Fit Thur 15/11

Colour Run Fri 16/11

In other very exciting news, our canteen is now up and

running after a full renovation. We are expecting a brand

new oven and fridge to be delivered on Monday to

complete the renovation.

Our brand new flag poles have been flying our flags for

the past few days. Our school leaders have been trained

in this process and they have done a fantastic job this

week. These flag poles were a gift from the 2016 Year 6.

We have had a very busy start to Term 4 and I can assure

you it will only get even busier. Hold on to your hats EVPS!

Have a great week!

Cassie Bate-Barnier

Prinipal (Rel)

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P&C Dates for the Calendar

Canteen Meeting Mon 5/11

CAPA Meeting Tue 13/11

School Run 4 Fun

Colour Explosion Fri 16/11

P&C Meeting Tue 20/11

P&C Information http://www.elermoreva-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/your-p-c

Feel free to contact us at evpspandc@gmail.com

60th Anniversary Fete – THANK YOU!

Wow! What a fantastic day our school community got to experience on the

weekend. We were on tender hooks in the lead up, with all the rain and

stormy weather, but we were blessed with the most amazing day, sun shining

and not a raindrop to be seen!

We have a long list of people and organisations to thank for their

participation, help, time and efforts in getting our 60th Anniversary Fete off

the ground and out into the community for all to enjoy!

First of all, we would like to thank all of our sponsors and donors for their

overwhelming generosity! Your contributions are so greatly appreciated and

we couldn’t have done any of this without you!

Major Sponsor of the Fete: Premier Estate Agents

Major Sponsor of the Art Gallery: Nova Air Conditioning & Electrical

Major Sponsor of the Entertainment Area: Smile Craft Dental

Major Donor: Vitamix

Major Donor: Pamela Baas – Travel Managers

Minor Donor: Silhouette Sound

Minor Sponsors: BJ & TL Plastering & Thomas Decorative Plastering

We would also like to thank all of our stall holders who came and set up on

the day, providing our community with a welcoming atmosphere and a vast

array of goodies to from which to choose. You are certainly all very talented

and passionate about what you do and we loved it!

To Amanda Donnelly, Lions Club, Archery Attack, St Johns Ambulance and

Wallsend Fire Brigade, an enormous thank you for donating your time and

being a part of our big day. We appreciate your contributions very much!

Thank you to Glendale Technology High School and Newcastle Showstoppers Just Dance It for their performances at

our fete, what a wonderful way to entertain all of our visitors!

A massive thank you must go out to all our VOLUNTEERS – parents, carers, students, siblings, teachers, staff, friends – too

many to name individually, but you know who you are and we all think you are amazing!

And last but not least, thank you to our school community surrounding for attending our fete and making it a very

successful event. We are still finalising the numbers and will let you know as soon as possible just how successful our 60 th

Anniversary Fete has been!

CAPA Night

OH, WHAT A NIGHT! Well done to all our CAPA students for a thoroughly enjoyable evening of entertainment with the

Band, Choir, Hunter Dance Group, Hip Hop Boys Group, Willai Dance Group, Tournament of Minds and the Music Bus

Rock Band. Your enthusiasm, dedication and outstanding performances shone through and we loved it!

A lot of time and practice goes in behind the scenes and we would like to say a big thank you to the teachers, parents,

carers and students for all your time and effort in putting this event together. We would also like to thank our volunteers

who manned the BBQ and canteen facilities on the night. Thank you everyone!

P&C Position Vacant: Canteen Secretary

Please contact the P&C at evpspandc@gmail.com to express your interest, or to find out for more information about this

position you can click here for the position description. Forms can be found here.

Canteen Roster

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Debbie & Neville

Sylvia Debbie & Neville

Deb can be contacted on 4955 9016 or 0403 597 582 with any questions regarding the Canteen.

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HELLO EVPS!

Do you remember how much FUN the EVPS Colour Run was last year?

Well, GET EXCITED, because its back again this year!

The EVPS P&C are thrilled to be hosting another fun & colourful event for our school community!

Friday, 16th November 2018 Start: 2.00pm | Finish: 3.00pm

All students can participate in the EVPS

School Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion for FREE!

All children receive School Run 4 Fun SUNGLASSES, a WRISTBAND & a BERRI QUELCH JUICE STICK.

Please bring a plain white shirt old joggers & shorts too.

(A spare change of clothes or towel would be handy for the trip home!)

Students may seek SPONSORSHIP & earn exciting REWARD PRIZES according to the amount of money raised. You can set up your own

profile page at: www.myprofilepage.com.au

Parents / Carers / Siblings You are invited to have lunch with your children from 1.20pm

& you can join in the Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion too for just $5!

The main thing we want to see on the day is our children running around the school, having FUN with their friends, & getting COLOURFUL!

EVPS Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion – Non-Consent Form All measures have been taken to ensure that this event is safe for all students. There will be various colour powder stations throughout the course with two designated lanes – one for colour powder, the other with no powder. Your child can still participate in the event should you not wish for them to be sprayed with colour powder. The volunteers will do their best to throw the powder at the torso, however wind and other factors can cause the powder to protrude on the face. You may wish for your child to bring their own eye protection such as sunglasses or googles. The colour powder used in the event is non-toxic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly consisting of 98% corn starch and 2% food colouring. It will likely washout of your child’s clothing, however we recommend that your child wears a white shirt that you don’t mind being coloured. That’s what the event is all about! Based on the toxicology profiles of the powders used, their concentrations in the formulation and the mode of use of the products poses a low level of toxicology risk. The product is considered safe for use.

I do not wish for my child stated below to participate in the EVPS Run 4 Fun Colour Explosion.

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