Welcome Back

On behalf of all the staff at IEPS, we hope you had an enjoyable time over the school holiday break. Yesterday we welcomed back our community, and it was great to see so many smiling faces, not only from our students but from some parents as well. We are looking forward to another term jam packed full of engaging and hands on learning in Literacy and Numeracy in conjunction with our inquiry topic of Geography. We also look forward to a range of incursions/excursions, athletic days, book week, and much more.

2024 Prep Enrolments (Due by July 28^th)

Please note that all enrolments, including siblings claims and in zone enrolments need to be submitted by Friday 28^th of July. Please collect an enrolment form from our front office or online via our website.

Assembly Update

We are moving to fortnightly onsite assemblies this term. This week we will be having our second episode of IEPS News. This will be sent out via Compass through a YouTube link to the student and wider parent community on Friday 14th.

Next week, Friday 21^st of July, will be our first onsite assembly of the term. It will run at the same time, from 9.00 – 9.30am in the school gym. Please note this term we will be having student of the week awards fortnightly and these will be featured at our onsite assemblies.

Please click on the below link to view our first episode which was created late last term!

https://youtu.be/fPmAJh-c3es

Construction Update

As you may’ve noticed we have had quite a lot of new additions to our physical environment this year. The vast majority of this has come from our fundraising in 2022, most notably our school fair.

• We have had new inclusive playground equipment added to our junior playground.
• We have installed a GaGa Ball pit.
• We have relayed asphalt around the basketball ring where the tree roots had previously damaged the basketball court.
• We have redone all the line markings on the outside courts.
• We have installed new basketball backboards and rings as well as new netball rings on our outside courts.
• We have installed new basketball backboards, rings and padding in the gymnasium.

Our next addition will be through a company caled Edumarking who will be redoing linemarking, and adding new interactive game boards in our courtyard area, which was meant to be completed over the Term 2 school holidays. However this has been pushed back due to the ongoing delays around the ramp that is being built in front of the SPACE centre to provide access to the middle school.

This project is an external project unlike all of the others that have been run internally. It is coordinated and run by the Victorian School Building Authority. This project commenced in November last year and had an initial completion date of March 2023. However due to a range of variables which have been out of our control the end date has now been pushed back to the end of August 2023. We look forward to the completion of this ramp so access to our middle school can be granted for all students and community members, and then for Edumarking to complete our courtyard area by the end of Term 3.

Food Drive

A massive thank you to the IEPS community for your generous donations to our food drive.

We are still looking for some volunteers to assist us in delivering our donations to the following locations listed below. If you can assist in dropping off a car load of donations, could you please contact the office as soon as possible.

• CARENET, TEMPLESTOWE CareNet Food Relief
  • 143-145 Parker Street, TEMPLESTOWE 3106 VIC
• LIVING & LEARNING@AJANI, TEMPLESTOWE LOWER Food Pantry
  • 284 Thompsons Road, TEMPLESTOWE LOWER 3107 VIC
• BANYULE SUPPORT & INFORMATION CENTRE, HEIDELBERG Emergency Relief
  • Cnr Oriel Street & Bell Street, HEIDELBERG 3084 VIC
• LIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CENTRE, IVANHOE Foodbank Emergency Relief
  • 1 Livingstone Street, IVANHOE 3079 VIC
• BOROONDARA COMMUNITY OUTREACH (BCO), KEW Emergency Relief
  • 23 Highbury Grove, KEW 3101 VIC
• BARRBUNIN BEEK, GATHERING PLACE, HEIDELBERG WEST Foodshare
  • Catalina Street, HEIDELBERG WEST 3081 VIC

Archies Embrace (Gala Tickets on Sale Now)

Infectious Disease

We ask that if your child is symptomatic you do not send them to school and we thank you in advance as we acknowledge that this can be challenging, especially for working parents.

If your child does test positive for COVID-19 and/or any other infectious disease we ask you contact the school via email Ivanhoe.east.ps@education.vic.gov.au and it is recommended that they isolate for a minimum of 5 days and not attend school until their symptoms have resolved.

In relation to Covid-19 it is recommended that rapid antigen tests (RATs) are used by students and staff:

• If you have symptoms of COVID-19 infection, no matter how mild
• If you are a household or close contact of someone who has COVID-19
• If you are a social contact of someone who has COVID-19.

Rapid Antigen Tests are also available from the front office, please don’t hesitate to come in and collect as needed.

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,

Exciting News! Ivanhoe East Primary is launching a 'Coding and Minecraft Afterschool Program' for Reception - Grade 1 and Grade 2-6 next term.

Starting July 20^th July, running every Thursday for 8 weeks from 3:45-5:00pm.

Dive into the captivating world of coding!

Click here to book https://my.codecamp.com.au/course/2698 and 

https://my.codecamp.com.au/course/2697 Use IVM-AST3 at checkout for $15 off.

We are proud and excited to have IEPS students participating in the 2023 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: Happy Travels.

There are 16 students as part of the Mass Dance and some IEPS Alumni in the principal cast and choir.

The Spectacular brings together government school communities from across Victoria. This year’s theme is Happy Travels.

The three-hour live show – involving music, dance, skateboarding and circus arts – will be performed to an audience of around 12,000 people at Melbourne Arena on Saturday 9th September over two shows at 1pm and 6:30pm.

Talented Victorian students will feature on stage, while many other students will work behind the scenes, gaining unique, on-the-job, professional experience. We are in the Mass Dance group performing eight songs.

For a fun, family entertainment experience, and to cheer on our students from the audience, be quick to secure tickets when they go on sale at 11am Wednesday 7^th June via www.ticketek.com.au/spectacular

Adult:                         $40

Child Under 15:           $20

Concession:                $30

Buy 10 tickets or more by calling Group Bookings on 1300 364 001.

Quadrant Three (South East) – This is where the IEPS Students will be performing.

The best place to see our students is from Sections 8, 9, 10, 31, 32, 56, 57, 58. Section 9 is the closest.

Second Hand Uniforms

IEPS Second Hand Uniforms is located upstairs in the gym!!

The Second Hand Uniform shop will be open each Monday and Friday morning from 8.30am - 9.15am (45 minutes) for you to purchase any items you might need.

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

2^nd Hand Uniform Donations

All clothing donations should be in clean and good condition (no stains, animal hair, rips tears or holes etc).

We are accepting dresses with white trim only.

***We are not currently accepting shorts, or bomber jackets & rugby jumpers as there is an excess of these items.

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