Lunchtime & After School Activities

Extra curricular programs at EHPS are facilitated by external organisations. Registration and any queries are with the facilitating organisations.

Sports-X Programs - Soccer & Basketball

Soccer-X on Monday

Sports-X facilitates a Soccer program for Prep to Year 6 students after school on Monday on the School Oval (or the gymnasium in the Stadium if the weather does not permit being outdoors). There are two options to choose from:  

• standard program from 3.30pm to 4.30pm, or 
• the extra program from 3.30pm to 5pm that includes 30 minutes of matches. 

The nine session Term 4 program runs from Monday 14 October (week two) to Monday 16 December (week eleven); note change of end date due to the cancellation of the program on the Professional Practice Day on Monday 4 November when students did not attend school.

Basketball-X on Friday 

Sports-X facilitates a Basketball-X Program for Prep to Year 6 students after school on Friday from 3.40pm to 4.40pm in the Stadium gymnasium (or on the outdoor basketball courts if weather permits). 

The ten session Term 4 program runs from Friday 18 October (week two) to Friday 20 December (week eleven; last day of term). Please note that the program will run on the student-free day on Friday 1 November, and the final session on the last day of term will run after early dismissal from 1.40pm to 2.40pm. 

If your child will be attending After School Care after the soccer or basketball programs, you must advise Sports-X and Paul Davis, our OSHC Coordinator.

Contact Nate, the Sports-X Area Manager, if you have any queries - email semel@sports-x.com.au

Chess Club 

Chess Club for Years 1 to 6 (not Prep) students is facilitated by Chess Ideas on Wednesday from 3.40pm to 4.40pm.  

Chess Ideas tutors assess students and place them in the appropriate group for their skill level - Beginner (Level 1), Beginner can play (Level 2), Intermediate (Level 3), Intermediate/Lower Advanced (Level 4), or Advanced (Level 5). 

The nine week Term 4 program is from Wednesday 9 October (week one) to Wednesday 4 December (week nine).

If your child needs to attend After School Care after Chess Club, you must advise Chess Ideas and notify Paul Davis at the OSHC program. 

Chess Club Coordinator:  Marita Steward.

Chess State Finals

Congratulations to the Chess State finalists. 

Earlier this term Essex Heights had the privilege of being represented in the 2024 State Finals held at Yarra Valley Grammar. 

Many of these opportunities are only possible with volunteers to supervise and support the students throughout the day. Thank you to Yang Zhao and all the other parents who helped out on the day.

Special mention to Lucas Zhao for placing fourth on the day! Wow, what a great achievement. Here are some reflections from participating students: 

Hi, my name is Ethan and I was really excited about the Tournament. It was really hard but I managed to get four out of seven wins. It was really fun!’

 

Hi my name is Tanush and I went to the Chess Tournament at Yarra Valley. Before the tournament, I was really excited and nervous. After the tournament I realised it was not that scary after all. 

 

Hello, my name is Prabhava. In my tournament I had lots of fun, I got four out of seven games.

 

Hi, my name is Oscar. I went to a chess tournament at Yarra Valley. The chess tournament was a very fun experience and I wish to do it again next year.

 

Hi my name is Ehan. I went to the State tournament and won three games, drew one and lost three. It was really fun and nerve wrecking as all of the opponents I had faced were really tough and smart. One of my favourite things about the tournament was that I observed the way my opponents played and there were some lessons from it. I had a really fun time and I hope to participate in the upcoming tournaments. 

 

Hello, my name is Lucas. I went to the State final chess tournament. This was my second time at this level of competition, so I had a good idea about the day ahead. Won six games and lost one game. I had lots of fun. It was a bit nerve wrecking as I faced each of my opponents, but I would do it all over again. I came fourth overall. 

Ms Steward is very proud of all of us!

Coding Club

Two eight session lunchtime Coding Clubs will run in Term 4 facilitated by Code Camp tutors: 

• Tuesday - 1.30pm to 2.30pm (lunchtime) in the Hall - from Tuesday 15 October (week two) to Tuesday 10 December (week ten); no session on the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday 5 November.
• Thursday - 1.30pm to 2.30pm (lunchtime) in the Hall - from Thursday 17 October (week two) to Thursday 5 December (week nine). 

Code Camp allows kids to hone their coding skills and keep practising through weekly sessions over the term! Students will produce multiple games and apps using our exciting online platform Code Camp World! We have made Code Camp World as accessible as possible so students can truly focus on the fun aspects of coding and carry on their journey at home. Each week students will choose the features they want to build, and advance their problem-solving skills to build these features using code. They will take ownership over their projects and collaborate with their peers to make awesome apps!

Code Camp invites Essex Heights Primary School students to join our NEW weekly Free STEAM events. We have a range of free one-hour activity sessions hosted by a live Code Camp facilitator including:

• Learn to code
• Minecraft Engineering
• Design Skills 101
• Discovering AI tech
• Plus Trivia Parties with prizes to be won!

Netball 

Essex Heights Netball Club is for girls and boys in Years 3 to 6 who would like to play netball on Saturday mornings at Ashwood Netball Courts.  

Training is on either Tuesday or Thursdays from 3.45pm to 4.45pm, at the EHPS netball courts. 

For further information please contact Angela Gillespie on 0407 980 704 or Vivian Yu 0425 787 661.