May 12^th – World Nurses Day

For those of us who have been in hospital or spent time in hospital to support a loved one; we know first-hand that nurses are integral. These individuals work so incredibly hard, in incredibly challenging situations and for long hours. Yet they are always there when you need them; with patience and kindness at the forefront. This day acknowledges the incredibly hard job that is being a nurse and that this selfless career is still one that is not showed the respect it deserves. From IEPS, we say thank you to our nurses for all that you do. 

May 12^th – Mother’s and Special Persons Day

On Sunday we will spend our day thinking about those who have cared for us as we grow up. This day allows us to show our appreciation to people who often sacrifice their own time or happiness to help us feel our best. Some of us may spend this day with those special loved ones; mother, grandparent, aunt, singular parent or a friend while others of us spend our times with the memories of these loved ones. 

From IEPS we say thank you for everything you do mums and special people. We could not be the tremendous individuals we are without you.

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Dear Parents/Guardians,

I firstly want to thank the wonderful staff, ES, Office and classroom teachers, for their support of me in the Acting Principal position. A special thanks to Alex Silvestro, Joanna King and Sophie Herbert for stepping up into the Assistant Principal roles.

In recent interactions with our students, it has come to our attention that a number of our senior students are discussing themes and topics that they may not fully understand or that are not age appropriate. Upon further investigation, many students have disclosed that they have come across this information through social media or gaming platforms.

The online world is also a place that many of our students engage with and navigating the dangers is increasingly challenging. The e safety commissioner’s website https://www.esafety.gov.au/ contains a wealth of valuable information and advice for parents, to support families in keeping their children safe when online. This information is regularly updated.

As a school we put in place measures of support and education that help our students understand the online world and teach them how to navigate their way safely.

The resources and initiatives we have in place to support our students in building respectful relationships, both online and offline include:

1. Weekly Respectful Relationships lessons.

2. A curriculum-aligned Cyber Safety program that is regularly integrated into classroom learning.

3. Community Circle each day which is designed to discuss current issues for our students and talk about them in a non-confronting way with a trusted staff member.

Term 3:

In addition to these ongoing efforts, we are excited to announce upcoming resources and initiatives scheduled for:

1. Cyber Safety Project Student Sessions – 24th July Wednesday – Free session.

2. Cyber Safety Parent Sessions – 17th July Wednesday evening 7pm at school.

It's important to note that while students do not have access to inappropriate online material on school grounds due to our cyber security measures and mobile phone ban policy, they may encounter such content outside of school.

We appreciate your support and collaboration in ensuring that our students receive the guidance and education they need to navigate the digital landscape and cultivate healthy, respectful relationships.

INTERSCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS

Congratulations to our Interschool Sports Teams. The Press club are happy to share the results below;

T-BALL

Boys T-ball score: 5-18, St John’s won; Ivanhoe East lost.

Girls T-ball score: 23-18, Ivanhoe East won; St John’s lost.

NETBALL

Team 1: 30-11 Ivanhoe East won; St John’s lost.

Team 2: 9-2 Ivanhoe East won; St John’s lost.

FOOTY

Boys Footy score: 70-0, Ivanhoe East won; St John’s lost

Congratulations to all the students who participated.

Wishing all mothers and special people a wonderful day on Sunday. Enjoy special time with your family, relax and have fun.

Have a great week,

Amanda Dwyer

Acting Principal

REMINDERS

Community First Aid – Self Defence Classes

We have had community members engage with us to see if there would be any interest from our wider community to participate in Community First Aid and/or Self Defence Classes. If this is something you would be interested in please fill out the below form at your earliest convenience. These classes would occur onsite after work hours.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGh93t7n-OXHmooS3PUHmNeyBzrqoRxsZay85BNpFe0Zs8eA/viewform?usp=sf_link

ART Show Volunteers

We are excited to announce our Art show will be back again this year in Term 3, so lock the 4th of September into your diaries now! This year, we are looking to get a parent committee together to help with the promotion, ticketing and setting up of the show. Anyone can volunteer, no matter how small your time contribution is.

Please fill in the Google form below to add your interest. Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBxWQMo-iUm39l9bIxRsWGz9EmnF2WkuSTHgsmdRFOPOYuMg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Education Week Open Morning 

As part of Education Week we will be welcoming all members of the IEPS community into our classrooms to see our engaging Numeracy games that are part of our pedagogical model. Please save the date and we look forward to welcoming you onsite on Thursday 23^rd of May.