High standards of learning for all

From the Principalrsquos deskhellip

Issue No 15 22052019

ELLY NEWS

In this issue

Principalrsquos Report

Student Awards

PampF Info

School Photo Info

School Diary

May 20thmdash24th

Education Week

June 3rdmdashStudent Free

Day

June 5thmdashYears 3-6

excursion for World

Environment Day

June 10thmdashQueenrsquos

Birthday Holiday

June 19thmdashPampF

Meeting 9am in Canteen

2019 Term Dates Term 2 2304mdash2806

Term 3 1507mdash2009

Term 4 0710mdash2012

wwwellliminytviceduau 135 Slater Street Elliminyt Vic 3250 PO BOX 359 Colac 3250 Phone 5231 5208 Fax 52321943 ellliminytpsedumailvicgovau

NAPLAN 2019 Last week we completed the majority of the NAPLAN tests for the majority of our Year 3 and 5 students however there are some that are still outstanding due to either technical interruption or absenteeism We are working through these as best we can If you have any questions or concerns in this area please donrsquot hesitate to ask 2019 Essential Education Items Please make arrangements to pay these fees as soon as possible If yoursquore unable to pay in the next week or so please have a discussion with myself or Lorraine to arrange a payment plan Student fees are set at $150 per child per year Education Week Yesterday I had the pleasure of escorting a number of new families around our school as they begin planning their choice of schools for Prep 2020 This is a very exciting time for new families but in this excitement we mustnrsquot forget any siblings of our current students If you have a child at home ready to start Prep in 2020 please let us know at the office ASAP Election BBQ amp Cake Stall Our incredible PampF group ran a very successful BBQ and bake stall at the weekend raising over $2000 Thank you again to those who volunteered their time or their baked goodsmdashit was very much appreciated Special thanks to Hayley Dewar for her overall coordination of the event and to Emma Menzies for her bulk baking expertise Upcoming events Our senior students have swimming lessons scheduled for Term 3 Please be aware this expense is coming up and will be due by the end of this term Notes and permissions to come The seniors also have an upcoming excursion to COPACC for rsquoWorld Environment Dayrsquo on June 5th Notes to come home this week Student Free Day Monday 3rd of June is our Term 2 Student Free Day On this day our staff will be busily writing Semester 1 Student Reports These are due for distribution on Monday 24th of June Germs germs germs There are LOTS of germs getting around the community at the moment and we are noticing a lot of absencesmdashwhich is ABSOLUTELY the right thing to do when children are sick Please please if your child has been unwell keep them at home and leave them at home until 24 hours after the symptoms have passed Sending them back to school before this just allows the germs to spread to others

Angela Hall Principal

Issue No 15 22052019

Room 1 Harry G for being a friendly and cooperative class member This term Harry has flourished in the classroom Great job Harry Room 2 Connor C for having a lsquored hot gorsquo at all tasks and having a positive attitude to all aspects of school Keep it up Room 3 Marissa W for her determination focus and persistence in all that she does Keep up the great work Room 4 Logan P for always striving to achieve his personal best Keep up the great effort Room 5 Indy O for her excellent attitude towards all learning tasks and for being a kind friend to others Room 6 Room 6 for your efforts and persistence during NAPLAN Room 7 Ayisha B for the patience and responsibility shown when supporting the Grade 3 students Room 9 Taiah W for using her understanding of sound blends to try and spell tricky words Room 10 Noah S for demonstrating improved attitude and application to all aspects of school Keep up the great work Noah Indonesian Addison R for her great work in Indonesian last week Art Mason M for great improvements in displaying our school values of personal best responsibility and respect Sport Leah H for being a helpful and supportive classmate Science Ben P for working with focus and independence Great job Ben

This week Principalrsquos Award goes to Connie F amp Sienna M for representing EPS with pride and excellence at the ANZAC services

CORRESPONDENCE THIS WEEK

Senior School Swimming Programmdash Year 3mdash6 students only

Canteenmdash Friday

24th May 2019

Morning Supervisor

Olivia Theodore 900am Karla Ingram Janelle

Whitehead Sally Wade

Afternoon Supervisor 1130am

Jumoke Balogun

1230pm Bruce Beale amp Linda Clegg

PHOTO INFORMATION Families that have registered will receive an email this morning

with all the information they need to view and order their pho-

tos

There is an instructional video on the main ordering page if any

families need some further assistance with the new ordering pro-

cess

httpsyoutubebNqN-A5Fafg

If people have not previously registered they can go to

wwworderarphotoscomau and use the individual code dis-

tributed on photo day to complete their order

For any that have lost their code they can contact ARP directly

on (03) 5243 4390 and the customer service team will be able to

assist

There is a 10 day initial ordering period for free delivery back to

the school which will end on 25th May 2019 After this time there

will be a $995 postage and handling fee on all orders which will

be sent home to a nominated address FAMILY ndash KELUARGA GRAN ndash NENEK GRANDPA ndash KAKEK MUM ndash IBU DAD ndash BAPAK AUNTY ndash BIBI UNCLE ndash PAMAN OLDER BROTHER or SISTER ndash KAKAK YOUNGER BROTHER or SISTER ndash ADIK

IRREWARRA FIRE BRIGADE

ANNUAL WINTER

COMPETITION When Every Friday from 31st

May to 13th September

Where Irrewarra Fire Brigade

Ryans Road Irrewarra

Time 730pmmdash900pm

Bring a plate of supper to share

Children from the age of 5 to 15 are

welcome to come along and try out

some fire fighting techniques in a fun

friendly and social environment Itrsquos set

up inside the fire shed over winter so

we can keep warm and learn new skills

or fine tune existing skills using real fire

fighting equipment

Adults are welcome to compete

too

Contact

Graham Benallack 0417 384 653

or

Deb VanEs 0438 240 664

Issue No 15 22052019

Room 1 Harry G for being a friendly and cooperative class member This term Harry has flourished in the classroom Great job Harry Room 2 Connor C for having a lsquored hot gorsquo at all tasks and having a positive attitude to all aspects of school Keep it up Room 3 Marissa W for her determination focus and persistence in all that she does Keep up the great work Room 4 Logan P for always striving to achieve his personal best Keep up the great effort Room 5 Indy O for her excellent attitude towards all learning tasks and for being a kind friend to others Room 6 Room 6 for your efforts and persistence during NAPLAN Room 7 Ayisha B for the patience and responsibility shown when supporting the Grade 3 students Room 9 Taiah W for using her understanding of sound blends to try and spell tricky words Room 10 Noah S for demonstrating improved attitude and application to all aspects of school Keep up the great work Noah Indonesian Addison R for her great work in Indonesian last week Art Mason M for great improvements in displaying our school values of personal best responsibility and respect Sport Leah H for being a helpful and supportive classmate Science Ben P for working with focus and independence Great job Ben

This week Principalrsquos Award goes to Connie F amp Sienna M for representing EPS with pride and excellence at the ANZAC services

CORRESPONDENCE THIS WEEK

Senior School Swimming Programmdash Year 3mdash6 students only

Canteenmdash Friday

24th May 2019

Morning Supervisor

Olivia Theodore 900am Karla Ingram Janelle

Whitehead Sally Wade

Afternoon Supervisor 1130am

Jumoke Balogun

1230pm Bruce Beale amp Linda Clegg

PHOTO INFORMATION Families that have registered will receive an email this morning

with all the information they need to view and order their pho-

tos

There is an instructional video on the main ordering page if any

families need some further assistance with the new ordering pro-

cess

httpsyoutubebNqN-A5Fafg

If people have not previously registered they can go to

wwworderarphotoscomau and use the individual code dis-

tributed on photo day to complete their order

For any that have lost their code they can contact ARP directly

on (03) 5243 4390 and the customer service team will be able to

assist

There is a 10 day initial ordering period for free delivery back to

the school which will end on 25th May 2019 After this time there

will be a $995 postage and handling fee on all orders which will

be sent home to a nominated address FAMILY ndash KELUARGA GRAN ndash NENEK GRANDPA ndash KAKEK MUM ndash IBU DAD ndash BAPAK AUNTY ndash BIBI UNCLE ndash PAMAN OLDER BROTHER or SISTER ndash KAKAK YOUNGER BROTHER or SISTER ndash ADIK

IRREWARRA FIRE BRIGADE

ANNUAL WINTER

COMPETITION When Every Friday from 31st

May to 13th September

Where Irrewarra Fire Brigade

Ryans Road Irrewarra

Time 730pmmdash900pm

Bring a plate of supper to share

Children from the age of 5 to 15 are

welcome to come along and try out

some fire fighting techniques in a fun

friendly and social environment Itrsquos set

up inside the fire shed over winter so

we can keep warm and learn new skills

or fine tune existing skills using real fire

fighting equipment

Adults are welcome to compete

too

Contact

Graham Benallack 0417 384 653

or

Deb VanEs 0438 240 664

CORRESPONDENCE THIS WEEK

Senior School Swimming Programmdash Year 3mdash6 students only

Canteenmdash Friday

24th May 2019

Morning Supervisor

Olivia Theodore 900am Karla Ingram Janelle

Whitehead Sally Wade

Afternoon Supervisor 1130am

Jumoke Balogun

1230pm Bruce Beale amp Linda Clegg

PHOTO INFORMATION Families that have registered will receive an email this morning

with all the information they need to view and order their pho-

tos

There is an instructional video on the main ordering page if any

families need some further assistance with the new ordering pro-

cess

httpsyoutubebNqN-A5Fafg

If people have not previously registered they can go to

wwworderarphotoscomau and use the individual code dis-

tributed on photo day to complete their order

For any that have lost their code they can contact ARP directly

on (03) 5243 4390 and the customer service team will be able to

assist

There is a 10 day initial ordering period for free delivery back to

the school which will end on 25th May 2019 After this time there

will be a $995 postage and handling fee on all orders which will

be sent home to a nominated address FAMILY ndash KELUARGA GRAN ndash NENEK GRANDPA ndash KAKEK MUM ndash IBU DAD ndash BAPAK AUNTY ndash BIBI UNCLE ndash PAMAN OLDER BROTHER or SISTER ndash KAKAK YOUNGER BROTHER or SISTER ndash ADIK

IRREWARRA FIRE BRIGADE

ANNUAL WINTER

COMPETITION When Every Friday from 31st

May to 13th September

Where Irrewarra Fire Brigade

Ryans Road Irrewarra

Time 730pmmdash900pm

Bring a plate of supper to share

Children from the age of 5 to 15 are

welcome to come along and try out

some fire fighting techniques in a fun

friendly and social environment Itrsquos set

up inside the fire shed over winter so

we can keep warm and learn new skills

or fine tune existing skills using real fire

fighting equipment

Adults are welcome to compete

too

Contact

Graham Benallack 0417 384 653

or

Deb VanEs 0438 240 664

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