Days of Acknowledgement

August 18^th – National Day Against Bullying and Violence

The new name for this date is – Bullying, No Way! With a theme of ‘Everyone Belongs’. IEPS takes this theme incredible seriously. Our school wide positive behaviour framework alongside our RRRR program encourages students to reflect on how their words and actions impact those around them, both negative and positive.

By creating strong school-wide and classroom-based communities, we allow students to speak up when they hear or see things that are unjust and ensure a safe space for students and families to bring their problems to our teachers and principal staff. Our student’s wellbeing is a focus of our school approach as we know that students cannot learn if they do not feel safe or happy.

August 10^th – 18^th – National Science Week

National Science Week advertises building individuals’ curiosity and critical thinking. This has been a great week to build your child’s wonder of the world around them. The school theme for National Science Week in 2024 is 'Species Survival - More than just sustainability'. The theme aims to highlight the importance of science and innovation in ensuring the survival and thriving of different species in an ever-changing world. Students have been exposed to an amazing variety of topics to investigate and have beeen able to dive into issues of particular interest to them: disease-causing organisms, life-saving chemicals, clean.

Update on IEPS School Data

I would like to take this opportunity to share with you our current whole school Strategic Plan - Academic, Social & Emotional well-being data. This is a snapshot of our whole school data sets. There are many more layers of data related to our students that is used on a sub-school, cohort, class, group and individual level. The below data demonstrates the immense work that the staff at IEPS do on a daily basis to provide the best learning opportunities for all students. You will notice a range of proficiency and growth data sets, with trend data and comparable data. Hopefully, this snapshot provides you with the data that supports the continuous improvement cycle that IEPS is on and our current high-level results across the board.

Social & Emotional Wellbeing Data

2024 Preliminary Attitudes to School Data – Trend Data

PIVOT – Comparable to Term 1 Data

Resilience 84% +5% since Term 1 2024

Belonging 84% which is +4% since Term 1 2024

Safety 85% which is +4% since Term 1 2024

Academic Data

At Ivanhoe East Primary School we are proud of the achievements and more importantly the learning growth of our students and our school based data allows us to celebrate this as well as provide tailored supports for each student. This data comes from a range of school based assessments such as Progressive Achievement Tests, Essential Assessments, Running Records, PM Benchmarking, Unit Pre & Post Assessments. Also, most importantly through a range of Formative Assessments that include conference notes from small group learning that involves effective discussion and feedback, anecdotal observations, Exit & Entry Tickets that all elicit evidence of learning.

Current Proficiency Level Data

• Reading at or above expected Victorian curriculum proficiency level = 94%
• Writing at or above expected Victorian curriculum proficiency level = 89%
• Numeracy at or above expected Victorian curriculum proficiency level = 97%

Furthermore from the end of Semester 1 2023 to the end of Semester 1 2024 our growth data showed that the following %’s of students made at or above the expected level of learning growth in that time.

Current Growth Data

• Reading at or above expected learning growth = 90%
• Writing at or above expected learning growth = 92%
• Numeracy at or above expected learning growth = 91%

Current NAPLAN Data

Across all 5 learning areas we had an average of 79% of students achieve Strong or Exceeding results.

85% of students achieved results of Strong or Exceeding the Curriculum against the Department of Education‘s 3 focus areas (Reading, Writing, Numeracy).

Invitation to participate in the 2024 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey
Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey and is seeking your feedback. The survey, offered by the Department of Education, is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement.

Your opinions are important to us and will contribute to celebrating successes as well as identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. The department will use the results from the survey for research purposes and to improve outcomes for students.

The survey will be conducted online and only takes 20 minutes to complete. It can be completed on any internet enabled device (desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone) and is compatible with most browsers. The survey is available in English and 10 other languages: Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. If you require assistance in another language, resources may be available for you. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school if you require assistance in another language.

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey is currently open and closes Friday 30 August 2024.

To complete the survey, simply:

1. Click on the link below, or copy and paste the text into your browser. This link will take you directly to the survey.

https://www.orima.com.au/parent

2. Select the School and Campus name below.

School Name: Ivanhoe East Primary School
Campus Name: Warncliffe Road Campus

3. Enter the School PIN below.

PIN: Using the personalised PIN that you were emailed from the school

4. When complete, please click on the tick button at the end of the survey to submit your answers. Please note that the survey will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity.

Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential.

The survey is conducted anonymously, and it is important to our school that you complete the survey as honestly as possible.

ORIMA Research, a private research company, is conducting this survey on behalf of the Department of Education. ORIMA Research Pty Ltd has not been and will not be provided with the contact details, names or any other personal identifying information about the parents / caregivers / guardians invited to complete the survey.

The department, the survey supplier (ORIMA Research) and the school can never personally identify you, or see your responses linked with the PIN.

2025 Enrolments (Important Information)

As per the department's timeline enrolments have now closed for 2025. If you are wanting to enrol your child for 2025 please contact Carmel Sitilidis our enrolment coordinator as a matter of urgency so we can discuss with you the options in place.

carmel.sitilidis@education.vic.gov.au

Kelly Sports

Kelly Sports will be offering a program to our Prep - Grade 4 students running on Tuesday afternoons from 3.40pm - 4.40pm. This will be an introduction of Kelly Sports into our school and to see what interest there is for future program in Term 4.

Book Week Reminder: Book Week Character Parade - Thursday 22 August 9am

Just a reminder that Book Week begins in three days and the Book Week Parade is one week from today on Thursday 22 August. 

Students will make their way down to the basketball courts with their class after the bell goes so we can begin the parade promptly. We welcome parents to come along to our parade. Unfortunately, the principal class team will be at a principal conference on this day, however, all staff will be present for the parade with their classes.

School Canteen Update: Subway Special Lunch Day on Friday 23 August

The school canteen will be closed on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd & Monday 26th August.

However, we will have a Subway Special Lunch day on Friday 23 August. Orders will open via MySchoolConnect starting from Friday 15 August and will close on Tuesday 20 August at 5pm.

Reminder: Exploring Emotions Through Art: A Rainbow of Feelings

During Art lessons, students from all year levels have delved into the fascinating world of emotions through visual art. Our primary goal has been to deepen our understanding of emotions. By creating art that embodies a ‘Rainbow of Feelings’, we aim to cultivate empathy, encourage self-expression and foster stronger connections within our school community.

During the Rainbow of Feelings unit, Year 3 to 6 students explored various pairs of emotions, using them as inspiration for their artistic creations. This has allowed them to authentically express themselves through different art mediums of their choice. Similarly, Prep to Year 2 students focused on facial expressions, body posture, colour, line and texture to create artworks that capture a range of feelings.

We are excited to showcase the series of upcoming art displays throughout the main school building this term. These exhibitions will showcase the diverse spectrum of emotions explored by our students, reflecting self-discovery and creativity.

We welcome our community to celebrate this demonstration of artistic expression and emotional exploration by viewing some of our Rainbow of Feelings displays in our main building breezeway from Week 5 (12th August).

• Week 5 – 7 (12th to 30th August)             Love/Pride & Scared/Worried
• Week 8 - 10 (2nd to 20th September)   Excited/Happy & Angry/Frustrated

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