EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 14– 12/05/10 Phone Number: 03 5448 4318 School Fax Number: 03 5448 3334 Email: epsom.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.epsomps.vic.edu.au

This is a “YOU CAN DO IT” school

Meeting Dates: School Council Meeting Monday 24th May 7.30pm

(Please note change of date)

Grounds Roster:

Gardening keys are being sent home today with the Currie and D’Arcy

families. Next week the keys will be sent home with the Dennis and Whittaker

families.

Getting Along,

Persistence,

Organisation,

Confidence

Resilience

DATES TO REMEMBER: Naplan (Years 3 & 5) Tues. 11th—Thursday 13th May

Lee Fox Author Visit rescheduled Friday 14th May

P/1/2 Party Tea & Sleepover Friday 14th May

Working Bee Sunday 16th May 9.30am

Information Session for new enrolments Monday 17th May 7.00pm

Education Week Activities Thursday 20th May

Zone Cross Country Wednesday 26th May

P/1 Excursion to Oak Forest Friday 28th May

Curriculum day Monday 31st May

1/2 & 2/3 Excursion to Scienceworks Wednesday 2nd June

3/4 & 5/6 Excursion to Museum & IMAX Friday 4th June

Student Reports distributed Friday 18th June

Parent teacher interviews Monday 20th—Thurs 24th

Term 2 ends Friday 25th June

EPSOM PALM PRESS

Cooper M., Noah R.,

Mackenzie B., Aca-

cia, Ryley M., Lach-

lan H., Lani C., Cait-

lyn J., Cassandra J.,

Dan D. Jacob C, Mi-

chael F. and Kade S

Dear Parents/Carers,

Next week is Education Week and we are looking for-

ward to several special activities. Please come along

and join in with the fun. More information can be

found on the back of the newsletter.

School Council has designated Monday 31st May as a

pupil-free day. The Department of Education and

Early Childhood Development have determined that a

day can be used by schools for student assessment and

reporting or professional development purposes. On

this day the teachers will be participating in profes-

sional learning and finalising reports. In 2010 there will be an additional “one-off” pupil-

free day for all government schools on August 9th

2010. This special purpose pupil-free day is provided

to schools to support the implementation of the Ultra-

net – a major DEECD initiative.

As mentioned on last weeks newsletter, School Coun-

cil, after a lengthy consultation with the City of

Greater Bendigo and VicRoads will be trialling some

changes to the parking arrangements out the front of

the school. In summary:

The 90 degree parking adjacent to the oval will

be altered to include a drop off/pick up lane

The parking over the road will revert to ‘Staff

Only” due to the danger of crossing the road

between parked cars

The parking immediately outside the school will

remain as is

Please refer to the attached map for further clarifica-

tion. School Council will be monitoring the situation

closely over several weeks and will keep the school

community informed as to the status of the arrange-

ments.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and patience

in our endeavours to increase the safety of the stu-

dents.

Regards

Kerry McGuffie

Working Bee – This Sunday, 16th May A working bee will be held from 9:30am– 12.30pm

(approximately) this Sunday, 16th May. We will be

attending to minor maintenance tasks and tidying up

around the school grounds. Bring your shovel, rake,

wheelbarrow, rags, gardening tools, etc. Children are

welcome to bring their bikes, scooters, etc. Sports

equipment will also be provided for children to use.

Our small school relies on you being prepared to give

some of your time to keep our buildings and grounds

tidy. Please do your bit for the school – don’t leave it

to others! Please contact Deanne in the office if you

are able to attend. Thank you in anticipation.

National Assessment Program

(NAPLAN) – Grades 3&5 The NAPLAN is the national testing in Literacy

and Numeracy for years 3 & 5. The tests are cur-

rently being conducted and will be completed

tomorrow Thursday, 13th May with the

Numeracy tests.

Before School Skills and

Fitness Program!

When: Monday mornings

Time: 8.25 – 8.55am

Students come along and join in

Parents also welcome

A huge thank you to the fundraising group

for their efforts with the Mother’s Day Stall

and the Walkathon last week.

They raised a total of $2695.65 .which will

be going towards new furniture.

Social & Fundraising Group

Meeting Tomorrow A Social & Fundraising Group meeting will

be held in the staffroom tomorrow at 2.30pm.

All interested parents welcome.

WORKING BEE

We will be at the Working Bee on

Sunday.

FAMILY NAME_______________

NUMBER OF ADULTS_________

CHILDREN__________

Better Schools Program

Epsom Primary School is participating in the Better

Schools program at the Bendigo Marketplace this

year.

Through this program you can help our school win

a Canteen Rescue package valued at $40,000.

Schools will also be competing to win cash prizes:

1st prize $2,000

2nd prize $1,000

3rd prize $500

In addition, Bendigo Marketplace will be awarding

weekly prizes that our school can use in our own

fundraising activities.

Simply present your receipts at the Customer Ser-

vice Desk in the Bendigo Marketplace or use the

quick drop box located at our school office, and

receive one point for every dollar you spend at the

Bendigo Marketplace.

Nominate our school and your points will be added

to the schools tally.

The rewards program runs for 6 weeks starting

on the 17th of May.

Please continue to shop at the local shopping cen-

tre if you currently do so but any additional shop-

ping you do at the Marketplace may benefit the

school. Thank you

OPEN DAY

Wed 19th May 1.00 – 3.00 pm

Come along and have some fun!

Enrolments for Kinder & Pre-Kinder 2011

are now being taken.

Incorporating programs such as Letterland, You

Can Do It,

Road Safety, Brain Gym, Graduation Ceremony

and much, much more!

For more details please call Allison & Leah on

54484037

Or email Epsom.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au

Websmart This weeks rules to discuss at home are -

16. I agree to think carefully about what I read on the internet, question if it is from a reliable source and use the information to help me answer any questions (I should not copy and paste the information as my answer)

Who wrote the website and are they a known person or

group. Anyone can put things on the internet. Look at the

domain name and see if it has .com .org .gov or .edu as

these can give a clue as to the status of the site. Also using

other people's writing and pictures is a breach of copy-

right. Search programs are used by markers to detect the

use of other's writing. There are even websites that allow

you to put in the text or picture and it will find it on the

internet. So therefore the next rule is necessary. 9. When using information from the WWW I will take note of the site I have used for my information and give credit for this in my work or ask for help to get the owner’s permission to use information or pictures from the inter- net.

Our school has registered for „See the Person

Week” organised by SCOPE. They are a dis-

ability service offering a range of services for

people with disabilities and are conducting a

fundraiser.

Fundraising wrist bands are available for $2

from the office.

Prep Parent 2011 Information Evening

We will be conducting an information session for

new families for 2011 on Monday, 17th May at

7pm.

This information session will be repeated on Tues-

day, 26th July for those families who couldn’t make

it.

Please contact the school if you would like to attend any of

the above activities :

Kerry McGuffie

PH: 54484318

Email: epsom.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Open Morning Invite family and friends to our

Open Morning on Wednesday,

19th May from 9:15-11am. This

Open Morning is an opportunity

for new families to visit the

school.

Night School Families are invited to come along and join in

the fun of Night School from 7-8pm on

Thursday, 20th May. More details to come.