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JULY

23rd L4 Girls Footy

24th L3 Back 9 Exc

25th L2 Bush Kinder

26th Interschool R5

AUGUST 2nd 100 days of Prep

Interschool R6

9th Interschool Grand Final

12th– 16th L4 Swimming

19th House Aths

20th Mini Olympics

21st L3 Girls Soccer Development

day

22nd Book Week Parade

26th Interschool Aths

27th Interschool Aths L4

28th Interschool Ath L3

30th L2 Fathers Day Breakfast

Notes to be returned L4 Girls Football (selected)

L2 Bush Kinder

L3 Back 9 Exc (selected)

Where every student counts!

Echuca East Primary School TERM 2 Issue 3

Newsletter

Echuca East Primary School | TERM 3 Issue 1

Important Dates

P: 5482 2588 W: https://echucaeastps.vic.edu.au/ E: echuca.east.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Campaspe Shire staff have contacted us to ask that parents do not park on

the east side of the school oval (near the half basketball court). A barricade

was put there but has since been removed. Parents are welcome to park at

the back of the oval.

The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of

Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly se-

lected parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of

parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student en-

gagement. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct fu-

ture school planning and improvement strategies.

A random selection of approximately 30 per cent of parents will be invited to

participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are

anonymous. This year the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from

Monday 22rd July to Sunday 11th August.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 10-15 minutes to com-

plete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the field-

work period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

I hope you have all enjoyed

your holidays and are refreshed

for another busy term ahead.

It has been fantastic to walk into

Echuca East this week after

spending term 2 at Rochester PS

and be greeted by so many

smiles and warm welcomes. It

was a great experience and I

learnt a lot throughout the term,

but as the saying goes, “Once

an Eastie, always an Eastie”. It is

great to be back! It is also excit-

ing to be Acting Principal again

this term, while working alongside

Ben Holmfield in the Acting Assistant Principal position. Of course, Lyn Strachan

is spending the term over at Twin Rivers PS as the Acting Principal while they go

through the process of selecting their new principal this term. Lyn will do an

amazing job as I look forward to her return in term 4.

But for now...

Lindy Burke—

The app that every parent needs.

In an Australian first, we have just launched a free app

called Child360. It provides practical tools and a clear

pathway for parents to help identify and manage the

mental health needs of their children.

Our Director, Brad Morgan says the app was developed

after recognising that all families face challenges that

can impact children’s mental and emotional wellbeing

and that it can be daunting for parents to know where to begin looking for help.

“The Child360 app gives parents a simple, trustworthy, pro-active tool for taking stock of their children’s social

and emotional

wellbeing,” Mr Morgan said.

“It can be a powerful starting point for parents who are confused or overwhelmed.”

Child360 allows parents to develop a confidential profile of their child and answer questions about areas such

as:

parent-child relationships

emotions and behaviour

routines

communication, and

support networks.

After answering the questions, parents select an area to work on and then choose from three levels of action,

including:

Accessing information through articles, videos and podcasts.

Speaking to someone via an online or phone service.

Echuca East Primary has been awarded a term

with the 2018 AFL Dreamtime Collingwood

Indigenous Guernsey for its outstanding

contribution towards Reconciliation and Koori

Culture.

We are the first school outside of the Bendigo

region to be awarded with this prestigious

award.

KESOs Uncle Rick Ronnan and Uncle Howard

Armstrong , presented our school with the

jumper today at assembly .

Tuesday 23rd July

2:45pm - 3:15pm

Echuca East Primary School Arts Centre

All Welcome

CALENDAR Of events… MON TUE WED THU FRI

Term 3

Jul

W1

15

1st Day of

Term 3

16 17 18 19

I/S RND 4

Jul

W2

22 23 24 L4 Girls

Footy

(selected)

L3 Back Nine

25 L2 Bush

Kinder

26

I/S RND 5

Jul

W3

29 30 31 1 2

I/S RND 6

Aug

W4

5 6 7 8 9

I/S Grand

Final

Aug

W5

12

L4 Swimming

13

L4 Swimming

14

L4 Swimming

15

L4 Swimming

16

L4 Swimming

Aug

W6

19 House

Aths

20 Mini

Olympics

21 L3 Girls

Soccer Dev

Day

22 Book

Week

Parade 9am

23

Aug

W7

26

I/S Aths

Working Bee

27

Int Aths L4

28

Int Aths L3

29

30

L2 Fathers Day

Breakfast

Sep

W8

2 3 4

L2 Swan Hill

5 6

Josh H, Jarvis E, Ayden F and Ivy B

00A Tiff Bartram

Macey S

Super week of learning.

00B Jodie Maiden

Maia M

Being a responsible learner and

helping others.

1/2A Tameka Branch

Ella Rose F

For being an independent

learner and working hard.

1/2B Tegan Parkinson

Jade McD

An amazing start to term three.

1/2C Julie Pocklington

Torrah G

Working hard during SMART

Spelling.

1/2D Chelsea Tucker

Hunter J

Making a positive start to a great

term of learning.

3/4A Asher Arnel &Deena

Pridham

Jagger H

For being an independent

learner.

3/4B Amy Cherry

Maddy H

Her amazing knowledge of non

fiction texts. Well done!

3/4C Josh Molluso

Jaxson P

Showing more responsibility

towards his learning.

3/4D Rebecca Turner

Lilly H

A positive attitude to her learning

and arriving at school on time.

5/6A Fleur Gilmour

Abbey H

Being a great role model in the

yard.

5/6B Alyssa Godfrey

Elisha E

Working hard to complete tasks

independently.

5/6C Naomi Hamilton

Chloe P

An excellent start to term 3 –

throwing yourself into your

learning.

5/6D Dan Larkin

Bodie S

Working hard to work

independently.

Friday 19th July