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- Instrumental Music Lessons 2024
Days of Acknowledgement
Monday 11th March to Tuesday 9th April - Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, which marks important holidays and events for Muslims (people who practice Islam). During Ramadan people fast, or refrain from eating and drinking, while it’s light outside. Once the sun sets, families meet for big meals that may include stew, rice, dates, lentils, and more. People also have a morning meal before the sun rises.
For the hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world who observe Ramadan, the month is a time to focus on their faith and also perform generous acts. People raise money and donate supplies to help others in need. And many fast to remind themselves about those in the world who don’t have enough to eat.
17th March – St Patrick’s Day
Observed on the same date each year, ‘St Patrick’s Day’ or ‘Feast of St Patrick’ is a cultural and religious death date of the patron saint of Ireland. The day historically commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and by extension the heritage and culture of Ireland in general. For those amongst the IEPS community who are Irish or have Irish heritage, we hope you have a wonderful day!
Working Bee @ St George's Anglican Church
This Saturday 16th of March the church next door (St George’s Anglican Church) will be conducting a working bee from 9am onwards. If you can, and are interested in helping out, please contact them directly on office@stgeorgeseastivanhoe.org. They will be working on our site in the area behind the picnic seating outside the junior school building.
Ivanhoe District Girls Football Day
On Thursday 7th March, Ivanhoe East Primary School (IEPS) took part in the Ivanhoe District Girls Football Day at Chelsworth Park. The day began with a strong start for IEPS, who won their first game against Ivanhoe Girls Grammar by five goals and then went on to secure another five-goal win against St. Bernadette's. The preliminary final was closely contested, with IEPS narrowly beating Ivanhoe Primary by just one point, which took them through to the grand final.
In a close grand final, St. Anthony’s managed to win by just over a goal. The IEPS girls displayed great teamwork and competitive spirit throughout the day, finishing as runners-up in the tournament. Well done to the IEPS girls for their efforts and to everyone who contributed to making the day a success.
Wellbeing Zone in our Bulletin
You may've noticed that in our Week 1 bulletin we shared our Organisational Model for 2024. This is our workforce structure and how we have aligned our strategic direction with our workforce to promote collective efficacy to improve student outcomes.
As part of this we have an Engagement & Wellbeing Team and Professional Learning Community. Our Engagement and Wellbeing Team consists of;
- Amanda Dwyer - Head of Wellbeing, Joanna King – Head of Inclusive Practices, Zoe Bloore – School Psychologist and Georgia Lay – Head of Engagement.
This team oversees, and Georgia Lay leads the Engagement and Wellbeing Professional Learning Community where a staff member from each teaching team is part of. This team has worked on resources for our community which will feature in our bulletin.
This first article in our Week 6 bulletin featured Zones of Regulation, and this week’s article features the PIVOT platform. I encourage you to read through these articles weekly as they will provide further insight into our School Wide Positive Behaviour Framework here at IEPS. Each article will feature shortly after my piece as a PDF.
Upcoming 2025 Foundation Enrolment Sessions
As you may be aware we are gearing up for our 2025 Pre-Foundation sessions and subsequent Open mornings and evenings. Since starting this approach two years ago we have received extremely positive feedback from the wider community, and we are asking any members of our community that can spread the word to get in touch. We have ample flyers to collect from our front office, or alternatively you can print and distribute the attached image.
We want to make sure that all members of our wider community have an opportunity to engage with us during the decision making process for which school is the best fit for their child. We hope these flyers being spread across our community will help families engage with us and other schools throughout this process.
If you are interested and able to help distribute these flyers, please come in to the front office for hard copies. Alternatively, feel free to share the flyer digitally to the wider community.
Ivanhoe East Village Colouring Competition
https://www.eastivanhoevillage.com.au/easter-fun-in-east-ivanhoe-village-2/
By entering the competition you could be in the running to win one of these fabulous prizes:
1st prize: a $250.00 Legoland and Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium prize for 2 adults and 2 children.**conditions apply
2nd prize: an $80.00 Easter hamper.
3rd prize: a $50.00 Easter hamper.
Forms can be picked up or dropped off to any of the participating stores. See the website for full details. We will also have the colouring competition sheets available from our front office from Thursday. Alternatively you can print the PDF attached underneath.
Morning Arrival of Students at IEPS
As a parent of two young children I acknowledge how busy the morning routine can be and sometimes it feels like a rush. Our school psychologist has placed some great tips and ideas for the morning routine in previous bulletins (Week 3), especially for some students who have found this difficult and I have even adopted some of these strategies for my own children.
Even though the morning can be a challenging time for some, I would still like to elaborate on the message from last week’s bulletin regarding the importance of attendance, especially relating to the arrival at school before learning commences. This is currently not only a focus for our network but it is a system wide Department of Education focus.
If a student regularly arrives even 5 minutes late to school this equates to 3.3 days of school missed per year. If a student regularly arrives 10 minutes late that extends out to 6.6 days a year of school missed.
As mentioned in last week’s bulletin and reiterated in this week’s reminders, 5 minutes late every day for the entire schooling equates to 43 days of school missed, that is equivalent to the entirety of this term.
Therefore we stress the importance of students arriving through the school gate by ideally 8.55am so they can line up with their classmates and follow their class into their room to start learning at 9.00am sharp. Please note all staff are required to make their way out to the line up area at 8.50am and be present with their class by 8.55am.
However, I do want to acknowledge and reiterate that sometimes students are unwell and that it is not always possible for them to attend. I ask that even though we stress the importance of attendance, if a child is unwell, especially if they are symptomatic they should stay home until they fully recover. Furthermore we acknowledge there are specific cases where there are plans in place to support individual student needs.
We appreciate all parties involved in supporting each of our students at IEPS.
Please note the process for late arrivals at IEPS.
- Any students that arrive through the gate between 9.00am – 9.04am will be sent to straight to their classrooms.
- All rolls will be marked by classroom teachers at 9.05am each morning.
- All students arriving after 9.05am will be sent to the office to be signed in. (This means you will not be required to mark them on your Compass app)
- The parents of any students that are not marked on a roll will be sent an automatic Compass notification stating that their child is absent and unexplained. If the roll is not marked properly then parents will receive an automatic notification of their child being absent when they aren’t. (This has been due largely to students who have not been signed in at the office after 9.05am).
As mentioned above, we acknowledge the morning routine can be a challenging time and for anyone that this relates to we encourage you to read through our school psychologist tips and ideas for the morning routine (week 3).
Furthermore we also acknowledge that our families that have siblings at East Ivanhoe Kindergarten, are finding their morning run longer than last year (due to the kindergarten relocation). If there are any families needing assistance with the morning routine please don’t hesitate to contact us.
I would also like to remind families that before school care is available through OSHClub should you need to drop your child off unsupervised on-site before 8.45am.
Assembly Update
In 2024, we will continue to alternate between onsite and online assemblies on a fortnightly basis, however there will be some changes to our onsite assembly process. Moving forward, each year level will host an onsite assembly, share their learning, and present the Student of the Fortnight Awards.
Assemblies will be held onsite in the school gym at 9am on Friday mornings. Please refer to the schedule below:
TERM 1 |
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LOCATION |
YEAR LEVEL HOSTING & SHARING THEIR LEARNING |
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Friday 15th March |
***ONSITE - Year 3 (Please note: This onsite assembly has been moved forward) |
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8 |
Friday 22nd March |
YOUTUBE CHANNEL |
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9 |
Friday 29th March |
NO ASSEMBLY - GOOD FRIDAY |
Reminders from Last Weeks Bulletin
Instrumental Music Update
Kathy Elston has been offered a full-time position at Keysborough College teaching woodwind. She is sad to leave IEPS but cannot pass up this opportunity. Kathy starts at Keysborough on Tuesday, March 12th. We are currently working through the process to find a new Instrumental Music teacher and will update our community as soon as we have someone in place.
Lost Opportunities through Late Arrivals and School Absences
Lateness and lost opportunities are a big focus for the Department of Education and our school this year, the accumulated absence or lateness does add up to significant lost learning time. Consider this:
- A student who is late by half an hour each day misses the equivalent of 16.6 days of learning each year.
- An 80% attendance rate is the equivalent of missing one day per week or 40 days of lost learning for the school year which could add up to 2 ½ years from Prep – Year 12.
- 85% attendance equals 30 days of lost learning per year or 2 years from Prep – Year 12.
- 90% attendance equals 1 day per fortnight or 20 days per year equalling one year of absence from Prep – Year 12.
- 95% attendance equals 10 days of lost learning and over half a year of lost opportunities from Prep – Year 12.
Research that the Department of Education is leaning on indicates that there is no safe threshold to missing school. They determined this using a combination of school enrolment figures, attendance records and NAPLAN results provided by the Education Department. They studied patterns of over 415,000 primary and high school students over a five-year time frame. In all analyses, average academic achievement on NAPLAN tests declined with any absence from school and continued to decline as absence rates increased.
Every day of absence made a difference, and this was particularly true for unauthorised absences. The effect of one day of absence was relatively small but added up quickly as more and more days were missed. The effect of missing days accumulated over time, so that school absence not only impacted achievement in the year in which the days were missed but in future years as well. The message is straightforward and well-supported, every day of school that is missed is a lost opportunity, please ensure your child is at school every day!
Please note that we acknowledge due to sickness that this is not always possible and ask that even though we stress the importance of attendance if a child is unwell, especially if they are symptomatic they should stay home until they fully recover. Any students who attend school symptomatic will be sent home by our School nurses as we need to make sure we continue to protect our community by mitigating the spread of infectious illnesses. Furthermore, we acknowledge that there may be special circumstances for some families and we appreciate the current collective effort to support our students in continuous and improved attendance.
On behalf of the senior school teaching staff, specialists team, and wider leadership team we would like to take a moment to congratulate all students who applied and presented speeches for these positions. It takes courage and dedication to put oneself forward for such roles, and we are incredibly proud of each and every student who participated in the process. Their commitment to leadership and willingness to contribute to our school community are truly commendable.
Without further ado, I am delighted to announce the successful candidates for the following student leadership positions:
Leadership Roles |
Successful Candidates |
School Captains |
Max, Heidi, William and Caitlin |
Art |
Bella and Olivia S |
Environment |
Oliver and Ned V |
French |
Lily and Finn |
Music |
Alexa.K and Miya |
Press Club |
Azura, Blake, Asher, Owen.M & Lilliana |
Yellow House Captains |
Amelia and Dom |
Yellow Vice House Captains |
Max and Connor |
Red House Captains |
Kaira and Henry |
Red Vice House Captains |
Charlie B and Ben |
Blue House Captains |
Taj and Vincent |
Blue Vice House Captains |
Ruby and Isaac |
Green House Captains |
Charlie A and Alexa.S |
Green Vice House Captains |
Grace P and Olivia S |
PAG 6A |
Harry and Albert |
PAG 6S |
Hamish and Julian |
PAG 5G |
Benji and Dihein |
PAG 5P |
Henry and Miles |
PAG 5H |
Audrey and Spencer |
PAG 4L |
Hazel M and Phoenix P |
PAG 4K |
Sam B and Ted P |
PAG 4N |
Matilda T and Eve C |
The senior school staff and specialist team of 2023 and 2024, as well as the wider leadership team notes that these students have demonstrated exceptional qualities of leadership, responsibility, and dedication, and we have every confidence in their ability to fulfil their roles effectively.
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,
Tom Boyle
Principal
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PA | Josie |
PW | Faith |
PD | Emily |
PL | Grace H & Leo T |
1K | Luca P |
1P | Hugo |
1S | Everly & Christian |
2F | Olivia |
2A | Eric & Alice |
2P | Zain & Livvy |
3H | Aerin & Leo |
3O | Jude |
3W | Alexa |
4K | Emma T |
4L | Hazel |
4N | Karvia & Ayla |
5P | Elijah M |
5G | Evelyn |
6A | Liv C & Oliver |
6S | Dom J & Jack S |
Container Deposit Scheme - Fundraising for IEPS
School Photos - Refer to your SchoolPix flyer to order (using unique ID code and Job number)
My School Connect
(Please refer to 'Canteen' listed under the 'Our School' heading on the IEPS website to find the 'My School Connect' link)
The cut off time for ordering online has changed to 9:00am.
To prevent disappointment at lunchtime please keep checking:
• that you have the correct date for the lunch order
• that you check out and pay or your order will not be received by the canteen.
***STUDENTS PURCHASING FROM THE SCHOOL CANTEEN USING CASH***
To avoid disappointment, please do not send your child to school with large notes (over $5) to purchase items from the canteen, as we do not have the change to give them. Also, please ensure your coins are Australian monetary coins and not of international currency.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are in urgent need of volunteers in the Canteen. If you are able to spare a few hours it would be appreciated. Please follow the link below for the Canteen Roster.
Please place your name in the relevant time and day/date on the roster if you would like to Volunteer.
Canteen Roster - Term 1 2024
Thank you
Kim- Canteen Manager
Phone: 03 9499 2171
Email: canteen@ivanhoeeastps.vic.edu.au
Second Hand Uniforms
IEPS Second Hand Uniforms is located upstairs in the gym.
The Second Hand Uniform shop will be open each 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.
The uniform shop is run by parent volunteers, please stop by if you’re interested in helping out.
2nd Hand Uniform Donations
Currently accepting all IEPS branded uniform.
Please note that space is limited and only IEPS branded jumpers and t-shirts can be accepted. Good condition shorts and skorts will be accepted.
In high demand: summer school dresses (with white trim only) and polo shirts.
Please double check all donations are washed and clear of stains and rips or holes.
Currently out of stock: no size 12 or 14 t-shirts, no Summer school dresses (and only one small Winter dress available)
Uniform Swap is up and running. Feel free to stop by with your donation and take something in return.
Please use the stairs next to the entrance to the Hall/Gym.
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Instrumental Music Lessons 2024
**NB:Instrumental Music Update
Kathy Elston has been offered a full-time position at Keysborough College teaching woodwind. She is sad to leave IEPS but cannot pass up this opportunity. Kathy starts at Keysborough on Tuesday, March 12th. We are currently working through the process to find a new Instrumental Music teacher and will update our community as soon as we have someone in place.
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