Days of Acknowledgement

June 5^th – World Environment Day

World Environment Day encourages individuals to reflect on how their actions impact the world around them. This year, the global focus is ‘Our land. Our future. We are #generationrestoration’. Saudi Arabia will be hosting this years event as we look to the younger generation, listen to their voices and together build an environmentally friendly future.

IEPS is doing our part by having each year level take it in turns to clean up the playground after recess. If you would like to take part in World Environment Day while also supporting the school, the container deposit scheme allows you to choose IEPS as a donation when you dispose of your empty containers.

June 10^th – Kings Birthday

We hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe school free day next Monday for the Kings birthday.

Day 2 of School Review Reflection

YouTube Assemblies

Every fortnight on a Friday morning we release another episode of IEPS News via our YouTube channel. This episode is watched in all classrooms and we invite our community members to also engage with our digital assembly. We have looked into the data and we have roughly one-third of our community engaging with our digital assembly.

The process of drafting a script, filming, editing, and publishing each digital newsletter is quite in-depth and the ‘Press club’ are extremely proud of their work. I want to take this opportunity to encourage all members of our community to engage with our digital assembly (IEPS News) each fortnight through the message that will come out via Compass on a Friday morning.

The Northside Parents Battle Of the Bands is back by popular demand for its 2nd year!

https://youtu.be/COcp4dcz9cM?feature=shared

It will be held over two EPIC nights at Northcote’s iconic live music venue, the Northcote Social Club on the 31st July & 8th August, 2024.

To avoid disappointment, get in early and book your tickets as they sold out very quickly last year and are selling out even faster this year.

The Ivanhoe East PS Parents Band “Lost Property" is participating with 8 other local primary schools including Northcote Primary, Brunswick South Primary, Brunswick East Primary, North Melbourne Primary, Westgarth Primary, Fairfield Primary, Wales Street Primary & Preston South Primary.

The ticket sales proceeds are donated back to expand the performing arts/music education programs and help improve facilities for participating schools. It is also a great opportunity to connect with the different school communities and have a lot of fun. All monies will be redistributed pro-rata of parents’ attendance/number of tickets sold by each school.

The real winners are the schools that sell the most tickets!  It is a fun night of great music and quality entertainment - legendary if you ask previous crowds! 

Head over to @parents_battle_of_the_bands on Instagram and Facebook to see what the fuss is about AND click on the ticket link where you can select your school:

8TH AUGUST – Ivanhoe East PS, Brunswick South PS, Westgarth PS, Wales Street PS, Northcote PS

https://tickets.northcotesocialclub.com/outlet/event/b48a1cce-c03f-4b2a-9a67-

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On Tuesday our Victorian State School Spectacular Mass Dancers had their third rehearsal at Mont Albert Primary School. They learnt their final dance bringing the total dances to eight.

A big thankyou to Eglantine for being our parent helper for the day.

Tickets go on sale for the 14th of September performances soon. Watch this space for details.

Year One and Two Arts Excursion – Nolan 2A 

On Friday, the years 1s and 2s went to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the NGV. There were other schools there too. Parent helpers were also there to help people. We heard music that added effect to the story The Peasant Prince. It was about a boy from a poor family in China who got selected to become a great dancer in all of China. They played the music and the composer came up to the stage. Someone also read the book. When reading, pictures showed on the back wall. Other schools were there too. We were in the second last line in the middle. I was right in the middle.

We walked to the NGV, there was a glass wall at the front. We went inside to put our bags in the lockers. There were two statues in the middle. We went up the staircase. We made a book. I made a book about Roblox.

We worked together in groups to answer questions about the art we saw. There was a room full with things from the olden days. There were questions about these olden days too. The room filled with these olden day stuff also had little TVs with headphones to listen to the talking. There also was a room which things showed in five sides in the olden day room. The art gallery wasn’t just filled with pictures of art, it also had statues in the room.

Important Upcoming Events

Science Open Afternoon - Thursday 20^th of June

We are inviting all Parents, Grandparents and extended families to our Science showcase event. This open afternoon will showcase all of the Science Inquiry learning that has been going on in classrooms this term.

Date: Thursday 20^th June
Time: 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm (Science Learning Showcase) 3.30pm – 4.15pm (BBQ)
Location: The Science Learning Showcase will be in classrooms.

BBQ will be on the top asphalt near the friendship tree.

House Spirit Morning: Building Teamwork and Fun - Friday 28^th of June

We’re excited to announce that our house captains will be running a House Spirit Morning on the last day of term, right here at school. This event is a great opportunity for students to spend time in their houses and engage in team-building activities.

Students are encouraged to wear their house colours and participate in four different activities. The goal is to bring our houses together, promote teamwork, and have some fun.

As this event is on-site, specific event permission is not required. Keep an eye out for reminders and updates in the lead-up to the event via Compass and the Bulletin. We look forward to seeing everyone in their house colours, ready to enjoy the morning and work together as a team.

A REMINDER FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSE

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