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Harmonious And Caring School Community
EPPING PUBLIC SCHOOL Opportunity, Excellence, Success
Norfolk Road, Epping NSW 2121 Phone: 9876 1452 Fax: 9876 6873
Email: [email protected] Website: www.epping-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
P & C Meeting: Second Tuesday of Each Month at 6.30 pm
NEWSLETTER Monday, 4 December 2017 Welcome to Week 9 Term 4
PRESENTATION DAY On Friday 1 December, Epping Public School had their annual Presentation Day. Five students were chosen from each class to receive an award from either English, Maths, Outstanding Achievement, Effort in Application or Citizenship. The band played two songs at the Presentation Day which were Advance Australia Fair and Santa at the Symphony. The Year 6 Ensemble played The Rock Medley for their last performance at Epping Public School. The School Captains and Vice Captains for 2018 were announced. The Captains will be Flynn and Joanna. The Vice Captains will be Nicholas and Cate.
Our Presentation Day was a huge success so we thank Mrs Bailey, Mr Sherley, Mrs Van Amersfort and Mrs Gabrael for making the Year 3-6 Presentation Day happen.
By George and Sarah School Captains 2017
COMING EVENTS Friday 8 December Year 6 Farewell Monday 11 December Parent Helper Thank You Morning Tea Tuesday 12 December P&C Meeting 6:30pm Friday 15 December Final day for students CANTEEN IS NOW CLOSED FOR LUNCH ORDERS FOR 2017 2018 Monday 29 January Staff return Tuesday 30 January Years 1-6 Students return Monday 5 February Kindergarten students begin
ASSEMBLY There will be no Assembly this week.
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL PRESENTATION DAY What a wonderful acknowledgement of a great year our Presentation Day was. I congratulate all of those who were recognised on the occasion. I thank our committees co-ordinated by Mrs Hines (K-2) and Mrs Bailey, Mrs Van Amersfort, Mr Sherley and Mrs Gabrael (3-6) for a great event. I thank all of our parents who attended and ensured it was a valued experience by our community. Thank you to all staff members and finally, I say well done to all of our students who, through their actions and comments uphold the good name of Epping Public School.
NEW SCHOOL UNIFORM As indicated in last week’s newsletter and mentioned on Presentation Day, the P&C are seeking feedback on updating our school uniform. Presently there is a display in the main building, outside of the library, of the proposed new uniforms. I encourage you to have a look at the display. More information about the proposed new uniform and access to the survey can be found in the P&C section of the newsletter. A link to the survey will be sent via the school app and through the class parent email list. The survey will close on Friday 15 December.
THANK YOU MORNING TEA Recently parent helpers received an invitation to the ‘Thank You Morning Tea’ to be held on Monday 11 December. As always, we try to make sure we miss no one out but with over 150 invites sent out, invitations go missing, students forget to give them to parents or someone is accidently overlooked. Please, if you have helped the school in any way mark in your diary Monday 11 December. The morning tea will commence in the school hall at 11 am.
SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT INFORMATION The next and final 2017 information booth regarding the school redevelopment will occur on Tuesday 12 December. The information booth will be set up on school grounds between 8:45am and 9:45am. The booth will then move to Epping Station later in the day.
CANTEEN CLOSED FOR LUNCH ORDERS Please note that the canteen has closed for lunch orders for 2017. Students will need to bring all lunch and recess items from home for the rest of the year.
LIBRARY NEWS Please note that borrowing has now finished for 2017. Thank you for taking such good care of our books. Please return any Library books that you may still have at home.
SOCIAL GATHERING FOR YEAR 6 PARENTS While your Year 6 child is celebrating at the Farewell all Year 6 parents are invited to dinner at Epping Hotel Bistro: Friday 8 December at 6:15pm-8:00pm.
RSVP required: [email protected].
SCHOOL BANKING Thank you to the parents and the school for your support during 2017. The Consistent Saver competition has ended for the year, School banking will resume in early 2018. Students are welcome to continue their banking by coming into the bank. The Term 4 Consistent Savers were Chloe, Er Han, Er Shun, Er Yu, Luke, Naomi, Rhianna, Rubie, Sonasha and Thaveesha. The Winner of the $10 Consistent Saver Award was Er Yu. The class with the most number of consistent savers throughout the year will also receive an award and $50.00. The Class winner for 2017 is 2M. Congratulations to all the Consistent Savers. We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. See everyone in 2018. Please feel free to phone us if you have any questions on 9869 0818. Our hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to12pm.
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END OF YEAR SOCIAL DATE FOR THE DIARY EPS parents dinner out – all welcome Sunday 10 December - 6.30pm at Zappi's Pizza, Oxford St, Epping. RSVPs essential. Grab a few friends and come along and enjoy great company and a delicious pizza dinner to celebrate the end of the school year. For all enquiries and RSVP’s please contact Sarah O'Neill at [email protected]
NEWS FROM THE P&C P&C CALENDAR – TERM 4/ 2017
Tuesday 12 December – P&C Meeting from
6:30pm – 8:00pm
CANTEEN SPECIAL EVENT The Canteen will be open on Thursday 7 December during lunchtime to sell snacks, ice blocks and cold drinks only. Limited stock available until sold out! NO LUNCH ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN.
STAFF THANK YOU LUNCH Thank you so much for the generous response to the request of help for our Staff Thank You Lunch. We are so pleased with the offers of delicious food, and the money provided to buy some additional items for the lunch. It shows the great community spirit at EPS and the appreciation we have for our wonderful school staff. We do not need any more offers of food or money. We do need a few more parents to help on the day. If you have a small amount of time available on Wednesday 6 December, we need help for: 9:45 - 11:00 Set up - 2 more helpers needed, and 1 more to pick up some hot food from a local restaurant at 11am. 11:00 - 12:15 Service - 2 more helpers needed 12:15 - 1:15 Clean up - 3 more helpers needed There is always enough food for our helpers to enjoy a delicious lunch too. If you can help, please let Katrina Collins know immediately [email protected] / 0400 488 459
EPPING PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER The P&C would like to announce to the school community that we are reviewing the current school uniform with a view to introducing a new
school uniform mid-2018. Photos of the proposed uniform appear in the newsletter. As everyone within the school community is aware, EPS is about to undergo a major construction / facelift to facilitate an unprecedented increase in our student numbers due to the urban development that is taking place within the Epping precinct. Therefore, over the next 18 months the school will be undergoing construction, which will at times prove challenging, but it is also very exciting to think that at the end of this period we will have a brand new, state of the art, education facility. To coincide with the impending growth and development of EPS the P&C feel that it is time that the school uniform underwent a review. The reasons for a review are:
- The uniform has remained pretty much
unchanged for the past 50 years or so.
- We now live in an age where technology
and innovation in the textile industry has
provided us with materials far superior to
that of days gone by.
- We currently purchase items for the
school uniform from approx. 6 suppliers,
so it makes sense to streamline the
process whereby we purchase from 1
supplier. With having the 1 supplier we
have the option of contracting them to run
our uniform shop during the construction
of the new school; as it will be quite
challenging to provide a fully functional
uniform shop while the school undergoes
construction.
- Our current uniform pricing has remained
fairly fixed for a very long time and it is
unfortunately not sustainable. As a result,
we do need to bring our uniform pricing
into line with those of the schools in our
surrounding areas. Bearing this in mind it
would make sense for us to provide
students with a uniform of better quality.
Please note that the Uniform Shop is a
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service provided by the Epping Public
School P&C Association. All profits made
are donated back to the school to provide
additional resources for all our students.
- We believe the proposed new uniform is
far superior to what we have now. The
quality, functionality and appearance of
this uniform far exceeds what we
currently have.
- We believe the construction of the new
school has provided us with a great
opportunity to upgrade our current school
uniform. We have the opportunity to
provide the students with not only a state
of the art education facility but also a new
school uniform that is current and reflects
the needs of our students today and into
the future.
Please note that we would like to get feedback from the school community as to what your thoughts are on our proposed upgrade of the school uniform. We have prepared a survey that we would encourage all parents to complete.
Please be aware that the survey will close at the end of day on Friday, 15 December. If you would like to view the proposed school uniform (which we would love for you to do) it is displayed adjacent to the school office. The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FQXXF7Z
UNIFORM SHOP
2018 Term 1 Shop Opening times: Week 1: Tuesday 30 January 9-10am Week 2: Monday 5 February 9-10am Week 4: Tuesday 20 February 9-9:30am Week 6: Tuesday 6 March 9-9:30am Week 8: Tuesday 20 March 9-9:30am Week 10: Tuesday 3 April 9-9:30am Flexischool (www.flexischools.com.au) orders placed prior to 10 December 2017 will be filled prior to the school holidays, orders placed over the holidays will be filled by 3.20pm on Tuesday 30 January 2018. If you have any queries, Uniform shop co-ordinators can be contacted via [email protected]
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COMMUNITY NEWS Community News and accompanying advertising are a community service only and are not endorsed by Epping Public School or its staff.
MOBILE BLOOD BANK
Epping Baptist Church Corner Ray Rd and Carlingford Rd Monday 4 December 1:30pm-6:30pm Tuesday 5 December 8:30am-1:30pm
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