Infectious Disease

I urge you to continue to be diligent with the Department of Health’s strong recommendations that students and school staff:

• who test positive to COVID-19 stay home and isolate for 5 days and do not attend school after 5 days if they are still symptomatic.
• who are symptomatic but have not tested positive not attend school. This does not include students with pre-existing conditions such as hay fever.
  

We ask parents and carers to continue to remain vigilant in preventing COVID-19 transmission. Any student who is unwell should continue to remain at home. This is about keeping students healthy and well in our school and reducing the spread of both COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases. 

Mosquito-Borne Diseases

After heavy rainfall, mosquitoes can grow and spread in the pools of water left behind. While the overall risk is low, some mosquitoes carry diseases that are spread through their bites. Mosquitoes are more active at dusk and dawn, but some will also bite during the day. The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is to avoid mosquito bites. When mosquitoes are prevalent and cannot be avoided, families can protect against mosquito bites by:

• covering up as much as possible with long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing
• applying insect repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on exposed skin when leaving home
• limiting outdoor activity if lots of mosquitoes are active.
  

Further information ·

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/mosquitoes-can-carry-diseases https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/campaigns/protect-yourself-mosquito-borne-disease https://www.health.vic.gov.au/environmental-health/floods

IEPS Summer Fun Fair Wrap-Up

Thank you to everyone that came down on Saturday! The weather was warmer than we would've hoped, but it was an enjoyable day nonetheless. I would like to personally thank Helen McBain, Jo Pearce, Carla Schwef, Narelle Fellowes, Bella Laidlaw, Renee Ballard, Peter Xu and Karishma Mehra, for giving up their time and sharing their knowledge, skills, and connections through the many fair committee meetings over the past few months. Without them, this wouldn't have been possible. I would also like to thank Meg Dickson, Sarah Brush and Humaira Chaudry for being the staff representatives, and to Ash Hamilton and Sarah Brush for putting together the Talent Quest.

A special mention to all the class representatives and parent helpers on the day. This was an exceptional team effort and I am extremely grateful for everyone who was able to volunteer. A further special mention to Fleur Jones for all that she did with the second-hand clothes, as well as the second-hand books.

It was an extremely successful day and we raised a total of roughly $50,000. Every dollar will go to improving the physical environment of the school. This, in conjunction with the Colour Fun Run, takes our total to $62,000. Tonight at School Council and over the coming weeks in our Principal Advisory Group meetings, we will be discussing and prioritising phases of development to improve the physical environment that our students engage with on a daily basis.

IEPS Fun Fair – Art Auction Results

Congratulations and thank you to the lucky winners and highest bidders of our IEPS Silent Art Auction! The following people have made the highest bid and get to take home a unique and special piece of art made by our very own IEPS students.

If you placed a bid and your name is on this list, can you please contact our front office via email or phone, to organise payment and collection. If you would like to make an additional donation to the art show and auction (maybe you forgot on the day!) you are very welcome to do so in the same way.

IEPS Splash & Dash

This Friday December 9th, IEPS will be holding a Fun Run down at Chelsworth Park from 1pm to 2:45pm. The purpose of the Fun Run is to celebrate our fundraising efforts through the 'Schools Fun Run' program. More importantly, it is a great opportunity to get all the students together in their house colours to celebrate the end of the year as a school. Over the course of the afternoon, students will be engaging in a range of team building and tabloid based activities, and each class will have an opportunity to run around the oval whilst being sprayed with water, running through bubbles, and moving through obstacles as part of our Splash and Dash run. For those students that want to avoid the water, bubbles, and obstacles, there will be an option to run out wider on the track. Once again, this is a house event, so all students are encouraged to dress up in their house colours. Please feel free to come along and be part of the day! 

Learning Showcase

What a fantastic turn out we had for our Term 4 learning showcase. The students were so excited to showcase all that they had been working on throughout this term. We hope that you enjoyed seeing all of the creative, innovative and collaborative work that was on display. We are extremely proud of the dedication our students have toward their learning and a big part of this is that the learning is purposeful and related to their interests. Our teaching staff use student agency to enhance engagement, and as you could see on Thursday, this resulted in a showcase where students were proud to share their learning with their peers and the wider community. 

2022 Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey Results

The number of responses to the Parent Opinion Survey increased, as we had close to 100 responses.

Our targets were 'that the percentages of positive endorsements in the Parent Opinion Survey will increase when compared to 2021'.

- Teacher Communication from 44% to 60% (2022 = 54%, +10% from 2021 and -6% from target)

- General School Improvement from 47% to 60% (2022 57%, +10% from 2021 and – 3% from target)

- Managing Bullying from 69% to 75% (2022 76%, +7% from 2021 and +1% from target)

- Non-Experience of Bullying from 56% to 71% (2022 74%, +18% from 2021 and +3% from target)

- Promoting Positive Behaviour from 64% to 79% (2022 79%, +15% from 2021 and hit target even)

- School Connectedness from 65% to 80% (2022 85%, +20% from 2021 and +5% from target)

- Parent Participation from 54% to 69% (2022 70%, +16% from 2021 and +1% from target)

In summary, out of 19 Sections we improved in 18 of them (the only one was Physical Environment, such as, this school has clean and well-maintained facilities and grounds). Out of all sections we averaged an improvement on last year by an average of 13.2%, and compared to 2019 (pre-Covid) we improved by 8% on average. This data set, along with a range of other data sets, is integral to our continuous improvement cycle and consequent reflection, and helps create our Annual Implementation Plans. During this reflection, we look at areas of success and unpack what has led to this, as well as, unpacking areas where the data shows improvement is required. As always, we really appreciate the feedback from our community and we are looking forward to continuing to refine and reflect to provide the most purposeful, engaging, and connected learning experience for all stakeholders here at IEPS.

For Your Diaries

December 9^th – IEPS ‘Splash & Dash’

December 12^th – Step Up Session 1

December 13^th – Step Up Session 2

December 14^th – Graduation

December 15^th – Year 6 – Luna Park Fun Day 

December 16^th – Reports Go Live

December 20^th – Last Day of Term 1.30 pm Finish

Follow Us

A reminder that we now have a community Instagram account, this account is used to connect with our wider community, promote school events and give an insight into our facilities, incursions, excursions, and all of the wonderful teaching & learning that is happening at IEPS. You can follow our movements by networking with us @ivanhoeeastprimaryschool on Instagram.

Regards,

We wanted to send a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to making the Year 4 & Environment Club Plant Stall and DIY activities successful on Fair Day. Be it plant donations, activity planning, helping with set-up/pack-up and sales, participation in the DIY activities or through purchasing plants, it was wonderful to have your support and enthusiasm.

We also wanted to congratulate everyone for your commitment to recycling on the day. We filled a massive 12 recycling bins and 1 green waste bin! Such an amazing job saving that rubbish from going to landfill.   

A huge day like this is due to the massive efforts of so many.  We would love to thank: 

• Firstly Bella Laidlaw, Carly Simmance & Michael Vosbergen....for literally everything
• Susan McEwan and family, for your beautiful and generous veggie seedling donations
• All the IEPS kids who helped plant these and other plants in the lead-up to the fair 
  
• Stella Haberle, for your donations, expertise, amazing set-up and generous time contribution…the pot painting activity would not have been possible without you!
• Anouk Fawns and Michael Vosbergen, for leading the DIY up-cycling terrarium activity…so many happy faces left cuddling their terrariums as they left your activity
• Carrie Newbold, for leading the charge to teach us how to make Bees Wax Wraps…no easy feat on a 36 degree day!
• A big thank you to Ciara….thanks for your support as always!
• All those who grew and donated plants on the day: The Cleveland Family for their strawberries and many seedlings, Kate Simmance for her Kokodamas, Furlong Family and Lagogiannis Family…just to name a few! 
• Everyone who volunteered on the day…both those who volunteered in the lead-up and those who got roped in on the day
  
• Thank you to our partner organisation for their kind donations;
• Scotsburn Nursery Keysborough: generous array of flowing plants
• Bunnings Fairfield: Succulents and materials to support the Terrarium Building DIY Activities
• Bulleen Art & Garden: Gardening class vouchers
• Yarra Edge Nursery: Plant donations
• Melbourne Polytechnic: Plant donations
• Harrington Loves Coffee: For providing a 50 cent discount for using your own keep cup
• Sporadical City Mushrooms: Mushroom-infused veggie garden mulch
• Banyule Council for the extra bin 
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IEPS Second Hand Uniforms have moved to a NEW location...upstairs in the gym!!

The Second Hand Uniform shop will be open from 8.30am - 9.30am each Friday morning for you to purchase any items you might need.

Items are $5 each and payment is strictly card only.

We can also accept any donations at this time - our only ask is that donated uniform items are clean and in good condition (i.e. no tears, holes, animal hair etc!).

Please use the stairs next to the entrance to the Hall/Gym.