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We welcome all of our families to the new school year and are looking forward to working together as a community to provide every opportunity for our students to succeed. A special welcome to those families that are new to IEPS whether they are starting in Prep or in other year levels throughout the school.
We welcomed the return of our students to school last week and it was very exciting to see them reconnect with their friends and start to build their classroom learning communities. Our teachers are to be congratulated on their preparation for a successful start to the year. Thank you to our students who supported new students into their classroom so that they feel welcome and familiar within the school.
I was thrilled to see our prep students arrive for their first day of school on Monday. This is always such an exciting day and we are grateful to the prep teachers for providing a smooth transition into IEPS.
Thank you to all of the teachers, members of the Leadership Team and support staff for their work to ensure that smooth start to the school year.
Information Nights
We invite you to attend the 2021 Information evening’s next week.
These will be held via WebEX due to current COVID restrictions. They will be recorded on the night and we will share the link with you so that you can view the sessions in your own time if you are unable to join us. The purpose of the Information Nights is to meet the teaching teams and hear about the 2021 learning program.
Here are the details for each of the sessions:
Tuesday 9th February
Junior School (Prep and Year 1)
Time: 6.15pm – 7.00pm
Meeting Link: https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/king.joanna.k
Middle School (Year 2 and 3)
Time: 7.15pm – 8.00pm
Meeting Link: https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/zenel.val.w
Wednesday 10th February
Senior School (Year 4, 5 and 6)
Time: 6.15pm – 7.00pm
Meeting Link: https://eduvic.webex.com/meet/phillips.benjamin.d
Parent Teacher Meetings
These valuable meetings will be held on Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th of February. They will be held in classrooms and you will also have the option to meet via WebEx. These meetings provide you with the opportunity to share valuable information about your child and to develop personal goals with the teacher. The booking process will be shared with you over the coming weeks.
School Council
This year there will be 4 Parent Member vacancies on School Council. These positions are for a two year term. We are also filling a casual vacancy for 12 months. Some points to note:
- School Council meets twice a term at school on Wednesday evenings – 7.30 pm start and finishing no later than 10.00pm.
- All School Councillors must be involved in at least one School Council subcommittee as well as being present at school events throughout the year.
- Sub-Committees include:
- Finance
- Community Engagement
- Canteen
- Facility and Grounds
- Policy
- Members are elected for 2 years. School Council has fifteen members and the composition is:
- Eight Parent Members (only two may be DET employees) - 4 positions falling vacant each year
- Five DET Employees, one being the Principal who is the executive officer of School Council - two positions falling vacant each year
- Option of two co-opted Community Members as determined by School Council at its March meeting
- Sub-Committees include:
You need no special experience – but rather:
- An interest in your child’s school and a willingness to be involved in the whole school.
- A desire to work in partnership with parents and the school’s leadership team to support the school and shape its future
- A desire to work with the wider school community to positively promote the school and its activities.
A call for nominations will be issued tomorrow and nomination forms can be collected from the school office. These need to be returned to the office by Thursday the 11th of February.
Justine Mackey
IEPS Environment Club News 2021
Ivanhoe East Primary School Environment Club received a $4350.00 Junior Landcare Biodiversity Grant last year for a project entitled “The Banks”. The
project is named after the large and sloping strip of land, on the westerly side of the school, along Robin Hood Road. This site is barren after large trees were removed in 2017. The plan, over the course of this year, is to involve the school community to prepare the soil, remove weeds and plant out the site using indigenous, ground
covers, grasses, shrubs and trees. This project will create a natural habitat corridor for native wildlife that the students at the school can connect with, care for and
appreciate.
We greatly need help from an IEPS family, or someone you may know, with plumbing expertise to help us to access water in this area. If you think you can help, please get in touch with Carly Simmance or Michael Vosbergen via the office or contacts below. We are also asking families to put these dates in the diary for
planting working bees on a Sunday in April/May this year.
• Planting day 1: Sunday April 18th, 2021 (last Sunday of Easter Holidays)
• Planting day 2: Sunday May 2nd, 2021
• Planting day 3: Sunday May 16th, 2021
The IEPS Environment Club meets after school on Fridays, each week, at the veggie boxes next to the 5/6 building. Anyone is welcome to come along and it is a
great way to meet other families and help the school.
Contact: Carly: 0419 552 870 or Michael 0431 686 432
ROSTER
HELP NEEDED |
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Thursday 4 Feb |
Emily Furlong Leanne S |
10:15 - 11:30am 12:30 - 2:00pm |
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Friday 5 Feb |
Sarah Cuthbertson Narelle Findling |
9:00 - 1:45pm 9:00 - 1:45pm |
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Monday 8 Feb |
Karen Tyers-Craig |
10:30 - 11:30am |
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Tuesday 9 Feb Sushi Lunch Day |
Tam Vi Le |
11:30 - 2:00pm |
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Wednesday 10 Feb |
Carly Simmance |
11:30 - 2:00pm |
9:00 - 11:30am |
Thursday 11 Feb |
Caty Swain |
11:30 - 1:00pm |
9:00 - 11:30am 11:30 - 2:00pm |
Friday 12 Feb |
9:00 - 2:00pm 9:00 - 2:00pm |
Volunteers 2021
We need volunteers. Please look at the roster above and pick a time. If you are new to our school please feel free to contact me via email or drop by the canteen after school drop off in the morning. No prior experience required!
Summer menu
Only sandwiches available this week.
From next week we will have our full menu available online.
Our first Sushi Day is Tue 9th February!
Please order online with My School Connect. Instructions have been sent to compass. Orders are due this Friday, 9.30am. No late orders can be accepted over the counter at the canteen.
Volunteers & Hygiene
Please sign in at the front office upon arrival.
We will be practising social distancing in the canteen. No more than 2 volunteers will be in the canteen at any one time. All surfaces will be sanitised regularly and hand sanitiser is available for your use. We will be wearing food service gloves at all times.
Sonia - Canteen Manager
Phone: 03 94992171
Email: canteen@ivanhoeeastps.vic.edu.au
The Catholic Parish of Ivanhoe
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION FOR CATHOLIC CHILDREN 2021
Catholic children living within the Parish of Ivanhoe, who wish to be prepared for the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Grade 3 and above), 1st Communion (Grade 3 and above) or Confirmation (Grade 5 and above) should collect an Information Pack and Registration Form from the Parish Office or from Fr. Bill after any weekend Mass.
Closing dates for registration:
Reconciliation 1st March 2021
1st Communion 29th March 2021
Confirmation 21st June 2021
Parish Office: 56 Wilfred Rd Ivanhoe East (Tue-Fri 9.00am-2.00pm) Phone 9926 2310 ivanhoe@cam.org.au
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