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Consent and Payments for Excursions and Events

With every excursion or event that we run, consent and often payment is required for your child to attend. Traditionally we have had a small number of families that have required contact regarding payment and consent on the day of the event to allow their child to participate. We understand that on occasions this process can be overlooked by busy families and especially families with multiple children and multiple events.

This year we have observed a significant increase in the number of families that require us to contact them to facilitate their child’s participation on the day of the event despite the school sending out multiple reminders leading up to the event.

Commencing Term 3, teachers and office staff will be unable to continue with the practice of calling families due to the high numbers of calls that are required leading up to and on the day to chase up incomplete consent and payments for events. We will however continue to send reminder emails directly to families indicating an action is required to complete the consent and payments prior to the event. We ask that if you receive one of these emails that you please follow the instructions and complete the required details should you wish for your child to participate in the event.

Please note that if on the day of the event we have not received payment and/or consent, your children will be unable to participate and they will be placed in another class for the duration of that event.

Upcoming Dates /Events to Remember

*Please email the office on eltham.north.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you wish to use any used SSB amounts to any excursion or incursion.

August 2025	Event	Permission/Payment Due
4th	Prep Kew Traffic School 2025	28th July $27.50
7th	Year 2 Billy Cart Incursion 2025	4th August $18.00
14th	Regional Soccer Finals
20th	Year One Edendale Farm Excursion	15th August $21.50

September 2025	Event	Permission/Payment Due
2nd	Yr 5/6 Sexual Education Program 2025	26th August $50.00
11th	Year 3/4 Edendale Farm Excursion 2025	8th Sept $20.00

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Student of the Week - Week 2

Class	Child	Reason
Prep A	Camila	For showing the school value of achievement. Camilia I have been so impressed with your writing during our morning whiteboard sessions. Keep up the good work!
Prep B	Alister	For showing the school value of Achievement by working so hard the colourful presentation of your work this term .
Prep C	Shams	For showing the school value of Achievement. Shams, you have been working so hard on learning your sounds and we are proud of you for putting in so much work. Well done.
1A	Emily	For showing the school value of achievement. Emily has been working extra hard learning all our new sounds and applying them when she is reading and spelling. Impressive effort, Emily!
1B	Ruby	For showing the school value of Achievement. Ruby, you have been working so hard on your reading and it really shows! We are so proud of your progress and all the effort you put in each day.
1B	Cruz	For showing the school value of Achievement. Congratulations on a wonderful start to Term 3. I was so impressed by the way you were able to recall and write many of our Little Learners codes. What a super star!
1C	Hannah	For showing the school value of Empathy & Achievement Hannah, you are an Empathy Super Star! 💖 You are always kind, caring and thoughtful. Thank you for being a shining example of empathy in our classroom every single day! PS We all love how you are always trying hard to achieve your best!
2A	Eleanor	For showing all the school values. Eleanor has been working hard to follow the group plan and put effort into all tasks. It has been awesome to see Eleanor share her ideas and opinions with others.
2B	Sophie	For showing all the school values. Sophie is a wonderful classmate in 2B and is a responsible role model to others. In class, Sophie focuses on her learning, showing great effort and she rises to new challenges. Congratulations Sophie.
2C	Kit	For showing all the school values. Kit you enter the classroom with a smile and a positive attitude everyday! You work hard in all areas and are an all round 2C Superstar!
3/4 A	Millie	For showing all the school values. Millie, you are a caring and responsible member of our class. Well done!
3/4 B	Aiden	For showing all the school values. Aiden, you’ve had a fantastic year, always giving your best and showing kindness, respect, and care. Well done!
3/4 C	Elijah	For showing the school values of Achievement & Empathy.
3/4 D	N/A	For showing the school value of
3/4 E	Harper	For showing all of the school values! Harper, thank you for all of your hard work, and for always supporting those around you!
3/4 F	Seby	For showing all of the school values. Seby, you are a caring and hard working member of our class. You show kindness and respect to all your classmates and teachers. Well done!
5/6 A	Daniel	For showing the school value of Achievement both inside and outside the classroom.
5/6 B	Ziggy	For showing the school value of achievement. Ziggy has had a fantastic start to the term, showing great focus in the classroom. Well done Ziggy!
5/6 C	Jack	For showing the school value of Achievement. Jack has made huge steps in his writing skills through determination and effort. Well done Jack
5/6 D	Hunter	For showing the school value of Achievement. Hunter, what a super start to the term. You are showing focus and completing work to a high in class. Keep it up
5/6 E	Ivy	For showing the school value of Achievement. Ivy, you’ve had an amazing start to Term 3. I’m so impressed with the effort you consistently put into your learning.
5/6 F	Shimaz	For showing the school value of Achievement. It’s hard not to love Shimaz’s attitude to work and how much she has improved in her writing and reading this year. I love to see her confidence grow in Maths too!
Junior PERFORMING ARTS		For showing the school value of
Senior PERFORMING ARTS		For showing the school value of
ART	Prep A 5/6D	For showing the school value of Respect. Excellent listening this week Prep A! For showing all CARE values. You guys did an amazing job on your Dragon Eyes.
PE	Prep C	For showing the school value of cooperation. Your listening this week was FANTASTIC. Well done!
Auslan	Prep C	For showing the school value of achievement when learning new signs!
Library	5/6 A	For showing the school value of CO-OPERATION by working as teams in our brainstorm quiz!
Science		For showing the school value of

**Please find attached a copy of an updated menu for Classroom Cuisine for Term 3

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