EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 28– 25/08/10 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

EPSOM PALM PRESS

Stevin, Jack R., Maddison

H., Gianni, Kiarah, Blake,

Milly, Jordy K., Issy,

Jess. Cass, Jennipher,

Jacob, Josh W., Michael,

Adam and Morgan.

Rehearsal for the Harvest Moon Festival

Palmers Gym

Everyone had a great time and

Dear Parents,

A huge thank you to everyone who helped out for the

BBQ at the school on Saturday. Your efforts are most

appreciated.

On Monday a random sample of parents will receive a

parent opinion survey package. This survey is con-

ducted by DEECD each year to gather data to be used

for school improvement. We would appreciate it if

parents could complete the questionnaire, put it in the

envelope provided, seal the envelope, write the name

and year level of your child on the back of the enve-

lope and return it to the school by Friday 3 Septem-

ber. The survey is completely anonymous as the

sealed envelopes get sent to Melbourne to be collated.

Children and teachers continue to work hard practic-

ing for the School Variety Concert to be held on

Thursday 9th September. We are looking forward to

an enjoyable and entertaining evening with the entire

school community coming along. Don’t miss out.

Enjoy the rest of your week

Kerry McGuffie

ZONE ATHLETICS

Our 10,11 and 12 year old students will be

competing in the Zone Athletics on Wednes-

day September 8th . The sports are held at

the Flora Hill Athletics Complex. Our school

is in charge of running the Sprints and High

Jump and will require helpers for the day.

( Approx 9.30 pm - 2.00pm) If you can as-

sist please see Mrs Brunswick.

DATES TO REMEMBER: “Wear Yellow for Cancer Cure” Day Friday 27th August

Book Club due back Friday 27th August

Fathers Day Stall Thursday 2nd September

Zone Athletics @ Flora Hill Athletics Complex Wednesday 8th September

Epsom Primary Variety Show—7.30pm Thursday 9th September End of Term 3 Friday 17th September

Harvest Moon Festival Saturday 18th September

Start of Term 4 Monday 4th October

EARLY NOTICE OF CAMP DATES Gr3-6 Monday 15th-Wed 17th November

Grounds Roster: This weeks gardening keys are being sent home to the Knapman and Knight families.

Next weeks gardening families are the Langdon and Lefevre families.

Epsom Variety Show – September 9th An orange insert is being sent home with the News-

letter today which has all the information required

regarding our Variety show. Please make sure you

purchase your tickets from the Office PRIOR to the

show. Tickets are on sale now…...

Yellow Day On 27th August the Junior School Council will be

holding a “Wear Yellow for Cancer Cure” Day.

They would like children to wear something yellow

that day, and give a gold coin donation to the Can-

cer Council to help with finding a cure for cancer.

Please don’t go and buy a new yellow outfit. Sim-

ple items from home such as a yellow wrist band,

ribbon, bandana, yellow socks, a scarf or t-shirt

with yellow on it , yellow jewellery, or some other

small fun item will be fine. Maybe even a toy with

yellow on it would be easy for you. Parents who

drop in are also invited to wear something yellow

that day. Your donation will be much appreciated.

Junior School Councillors will collect the money

from the classrooms before morning recess on the

day and parents and staff may donate in any class-

room or the office if they wish to be involved.

H.Miller for JSC.

Harvest Moon Festival The children in Grade 5/6 have been invited by the Golden Dragon Museum to participate in the Harvest Moon Festival on Saturday 18th September. Funding has been provided by the museum to enable the students to work with an Artist to learn a performance for the Festi-val. Children had their first session last Tues-day (as per photo on newsletter.) The performances on the stage area will begin at 6.15pm and is expected to finish around 7.30pm.

Uniform Orders Uniform orders are now ready to be picked up

and paid for from the Office. Please note that

the next uniform order will not be submitted

until October.

EMA

The school portion of the EMA has arrived. If

you had your portion deposited directly to your

account it should now be there. Cheques

should arrive at the school shortly. If you

would like to sign this cheque over please

come and see me in the Office.

Office News The school asks that you have the correct

money when you are making a payment at

the office. The school does not have access

to change and does not keep a float on

school premises.

If you know of any families that are consid-

ering enrolling their child at Epsom PS next

year, please ask them to visit us to fill in an

enrolment form. Book Club orders are being sent home to-

day. They are due back before Friday 27th

August.

Student banking is done on Tuesdays.

Please come and see me for more informa-

tion.

If you have changed your address or phone

number/s PLEASE notify the Office. I

have been trying to contact people and have

the wrong phone number!

Fathers Day Stall

Thursday September 2nd….gifts will

range from 50c to $5.

Donations of Fathers Day gifts will be

gratefully received.

BOLD - (Building Opportunities for

those who Learn Differently) Support

Group

We are hosting a FREE morning tea on

Friday 10thSeptember at the Boardwalk

from 10.30 am.

Anyone is welcome to attend who cares/

supports or has experienced challenges

with development and/or academic skills

e.g. literacy skills. If you are interested

in finding out more come along.

WHAT IF A PARENT DOESN’T HAVE THE INTERNET AT HOME – CAN THEY STILL ACCESS THE ULTRANET?

Once parents have their username and password, they will be able to access the Ultranet from any computer with internet access. This means that they can log into the Ultranet anywhere, at anytime. Parents without easy access to the internet should contact their child’s school to see if there are community facilities or programs in place to support internet use. WILL PARENTS MISS OUT ON IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO AC-CESS THE ULTRANET ON A REGULAR BASIS?

Parents will not receive any less information than they do currently if they do not have access to the internet. However, there will be a lot of valuable information on the Ultranet and teachers may invite feedback about students’ progress from parents via the site. The Ultranet will not replace personal communication between parents and teachers – parents should continue to contact the school directly if they have concerns about their child’s learning. WHAT IF A STUDENT CHANGES SCHOOLS?

One of the many benefits of Ultranet is that information will build up over time, creating an ongoing record for each student. These records will travel with the student from year to year and school to school. WILL TEACHERS RECEIVE TRAINING IN HOW TO USE THE ULTRANET?

Teachers will be continuing to undergo training over the coming months in using the Ultranet. HOW SAFE IS THE INFORMATION ON THE ULTRANET?

The Ultranet is accessible to school staff, teachers, students and parents in Victorian government schools. It is a closed website which means it cannot be accessed by other internet users. No health, welfare or contact information will be displayed on a child’s Ultranet profile. The only personal information about students will be their name and photograph (parents may request that their child’s photograph not appear). All other information on the Ultranet about a child will be spe-cific to their learning. Learning information about a student can be seen only by that student, the teachers at their school and their parents. WHO CAN PARENTS CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION?

Parents should contact their child’s school for further information or visit the Ultranet information website: www.education.vic.gov.au/ultranet