Welcome back to school. Term 3 has started in a very positive way with students happy to return.

We, the ETRS Community, relished in the opportunity to truly partner in the development of programs, goals and the sharing information at our recent Student Led Conferences. We’d like to thank everyone for the preparation and participation that led to a very successful day. With nearly 100% attendance, this was a very high participation rate. The feedback from parents, students, agencies, and staff was overwhelmingly positive. The opportunity to report on all the wonderful achievements of the students together, was a valuable experience, ensuring that every child in our school has further developed their own Individual Education Plan.

Term 3 Student Led Conferences will be held on Tuesday 26 July. Please book a time through SENTRAL. This day will provide the opportunity to set Terms 3 & 4 goals with all students and drive the learning in Semester 2.

Curriculum Day / Pupil Free Day - Friday 26 August. No students are required at school on this day. Our staff will be learning more about the changes to Child Safe Standards policy's and procedures.

Parent Opinion Survey

The DET annual Parent Opinion Survey will open and will remain open until the 26th of August. Our school highly values the opinions of our parents and carers. Your responses assist our school to identify areas for improvement, plan for the future and also monitor our performance over time. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, student engagement and experiences of remote and flexible learning. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

Approximately 30 per cent of parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey and it will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. All responses to the survey are anonymous.

If you are randomly selected, an envelope will be sent home with your child containing the school pin and the website enabling you to access the survey online.

Bike Shed

Something to brighten up our day 😊 the new bike shed roof construction has been completed. Our students are enjoying the fact that their bikes and scooters are dry and ready to ride home at the end of the day.

Uniform

We have a number of students wearing black or coloured bottoms and non-uniform jumpers (eg. track suit pants, shorts or leggings, hoodies or jumpers) to school. Please ensure your child is in correct uniform each day. This includes navy blue bottoms and the tops with the school logo on it. Staff will be making phone calls home to establish if you require support with uniform so, please don't hesitate to contact us first. We can help where needed. Don’t forget we have a second-hand uniform shop here at school that can be accessed too.

Foundation 2023 Enrolments

All enrolment documents are available to download from our website. You may also contact the school and we can send the information to you via email or the post.

If you know of any families who are interested in enrolling, please ask them to contact the school. Thank you to our families who are getting the good word out in the community about our school, word of mouth is the most powerful form of advertising and consequently, we are fielding an increased number of inquiries about our school.

Mobile Phones

Recently, there has been an increased number of students bringing mobile phones to school. Mobile phones / iPhone watches are banned in schools across Victoria. If mobile phones are needed, students must hand them to their teacher or the office at the start of the day where they will be safely secured and returned at the end of the day. If mobile phones are not handed in by students, they will be confiscated, and parents will be required to come to school and pick them up.

Grandparents and Special People Day – Friday 12 August

Stay tuned for details.

Respect, Inclusion, Resilience, Responsibility, (Academic Excellence)

Julie Hommelhoff Matt Saunders

Acting Principal Assistant Principal

From the Classroom

Some happy faces in the Playground this week.