GENERAL INFORMATION

2022 TERM DATES 

 Start dateFinish date
Term 11 February8 April
Term 226 April24 June
Term 311 July16 September
Term 43 October20 December

WINTER BEANIES

School Beanies are available to purchase from Hip Pocket Workwear in Pakenham Street they are $16.50 

NOTES TO RETURN

Level 3 & Level 4 Interschool Athletics 

Level 3 Library Excursion 

Grade 5 Grampians Camp

DATES TO REMEMBER

Level 3 Library Excursion

Tuesday 23rd August 

 

Level 4 Interschool Athletics

Tuesday 23rd August

 

Level 3 Interschool Athletics 

Wednesday 24th August 

 

Book Week Dress Up Parade

Thursday 25th August

 

Student Free Day

Friday 26th August.

For Term 3, 2022, the Department of Education and Training has provided schools with a Professional Practice Day to cater for professional learning for all staff on the same day. This is to enable the most effective and efficient use of this day.

As a result, we have scheduled our professional practice day for Friday the 26th August. This will be a Student Free Day. 

Students will therefore not be required to attend school on this day.

Echuca Holiday and After School Care will be operating on this day - bookings are essential - 5482 4503

 

Father's Day Breakfast Level 2 & 3 

Friday 2nd September.

 

Grades 1/2 Swimming Program 

5th September - 16th September

Students will require bathers, towel & goggles (optional). 1/2 A & half of 1/2C will depart at 11:05am & return at 12:00pm. 1/2B & the other half of 1/2C will depart at 11:40am and return at 12:30pm. Students will have 10 x 30 minute lessons.

 

Grade 5 Grampians Camp 

Tuesday 4th October - Friday 7th October

 

Grade 6 Canberra Camp

Monday 14th - Friday 18th November 

SCHOOL HOURS 

ARRIVAL

Doors open at 8:30 am and students go directly to their classrooms.

All students will have hands sanitised as they arrive.

 

Prep      Enter via Prep playground in Sutton Street

Gr 1-2   Enter through office

Gr 3-4   Enter through office

Gr 5-6   Through Level 4 outdoor learning area on Eyre Street.

 

Keep up the great work of getting to school on time. Parents, remember this is your responsibility! 

 

DISMISSAL

All students will be dismissed at 3.15pm, please remember that the back of the oval is currently a construction site so please park in another place and make use of crossings situated in Sutton and Eyre Street.

 

When parking in residential streets please be mindful of residential driveways we have had a few residents contact us to advise that their driveway/vision have been cut off making it dangerous for them to leave and enter their property.

CONTACT US

21-31 Eyre St, Echuca VIC 3564

Ph (03) 5482 2588

Email echuca.east.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Website https://echucaeastps.vic.edu.au/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EchucaEastPrimarySchool

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Echuca East would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the people whose land we learn and journey on. 

We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

CHILD SAFE

Echuca East Primary School is committed to Child safety. The safety and well-being of our students is a primary concern.

We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all

allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. To ensure the safety and best interests of all students, we take into account the needs of those with an Aboriginal or Torres strait Islander heritage and those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.  

UNIFORMS

Please be reminded that uniform is compulsory at school.  If you need support to get your child back into uniform, please contact the office and we will assist you. On the odd occasion your child is out of uniform, please provide a note.