ENPS School News
Introducing David Foley and Tandy Johnson
Principal News - Term 3 Week 7
On Monday we held our stall in the hall for students to purchase a gift for this coming Sunday: Father’s Day. There was a buzz in the hall as students browsed the tables before making a selection to pop onto their decorated bags. A huge thank you to the families that supported the stall and helped our students select gifts. Thank you to Rachel M for coordinating the stall and for all the time spent searching for those perfect gifts!
Yesterday the year 4-6 students were fortunate enough to hear Hayden from Hayden’s Helping Hands speak about the charity that he funded as a year 4 student. Students heard about the ways in which Hayden’s charity supports those experiencing homelessness or challenging times. It was terrific to see students gain an understanding of the some of the difficulties people experience when housing is no longer available to them. It was equally positive to see students articulate how grateful they are for how much they have.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish my co- principal David Foley ‘Bon Voyage’ as he heads overseas next week for a long awaited period of long service leave. He will be returning after the term break and we look forward to hearing about his adventures in Europe.
Upcoming Dates /Events to Remember
| September 2024 | Permission or Payment Due | |
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| 3rd | Whole school photo | |
| 3rd | Edendale Farm Environmental Conference | Due 3rd September |
| 5th | Year 4 Edendale Farm Excursion 2024 | Due 29th August |
| 8th | Term 3 Working Bee | |
| 10th | Year 5 Sovereign Hill Excursion | Due 5th September |
| 11th | Footy Day | |
| 12th | Divsion Athletics | Due 11th September |
| 12th | RUOK Day | |
| 18th | Prep Transition No1 | |
| 20th | Term 3 Final Assembly : Dismissal 2:30 |
| October 2024 | Permission or Payment Due | |
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| 7th | First Day of Term 4 | |
| 14th | Prep Information Afternoon | |
| 14th | Dental Van | |
| 16th | Region Athletics | |
| 17th | School Council Board No | |
| 23rd | Prep Transition No2 | |
| 24th | Whole School Math Day | |
| 25th | Disco Day | |
| 29th | Year 5/6 Solar Science Incursion |
Compass News:
| Friendly reminder : Invitation to participate in the 2024 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey |
| Footy Day Special Lunch Order |
| Reported Case of Whooping Cough |
| Annual ENPS Family Weekend to Healesville 2024 |
| Families leaving end of 2024 |
| Family Working Bee- Sunday 8th Sept |
Student of the Week - Term 3 Week 6
| Class | Child Name | Reason |
| Prep A | Luka | For showing the school value of achievement. Luka, you have been doing an amazing job with your writing and I love how you’re achieving your goal of using finger spaces. Super work. |
| Prep B | The Whole of Prep B | For showing the school value of Achievement. Prep B, I was so proud of your enthusiasm and efforts during Book Week. Your dragon drawings were amazing and I love that we had so much celebrating together on Book Day.
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| Prep C | Austin | For showing the school value of Achievement. Austin you have been doing such a great job in class at dealing with challenges and accepting mistakes. Keep up the great work!
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| 1A | Jessie | For showing the school value of Achievement. Congratulations Jessie in grammar lessons you surprised me with the way you were able to write interesting sentences using silent final e words. You even remembered accurate punctuation. What a great effort! |
| 1B | Leila | For showing the school value of achievement. Leila, I am so impressed with how far you have come with your reading. You have been working so hard to learn each new sound and you have been reading lots at home. Keep up the great work! |
| 1C | Katherine | For showing all 4 CARE school values. Katherine, I can see you absolutely love school and thrive by always ‘Being Your Best’ when working with others, using whole body listening and following the group plan. Well done! |
| 2A | Isabelle | For showing the school value of achievement. Over the last two weeks you have made an extra effort to have a go, make good choices and share your ideas.You should be so proud of yourself. |
| 2B | Robbie | For showing the school value of achievement, working hard and with enthusiasm on his autobiography.
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| 2C | Cara | For showing the school values. Cara you always have a go and try your best at every task in the classroom. You make 2C a better place to be. Well Done
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| 3A | Macy | For showing the school value of Achievement. Macy, your hard work and focussed efforts this week were incredible! Keep up the excellent work.
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| 3B | Jimmy | For showing all of the school values. Jimmy, you work your hardest on all class tasks and always demonstrate our values in the yard.
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| 3C | Olive | For showing the school CARE values. Olive, you are a hard worker who gives everything 100%. You always come to school with a smile and a positive attitude, we are so lucky to have you in 3C! |
| 4A | Clover | For showing all of the school values. Clover is a kind and considerate class member who is always ready to learn and works diligently to complete all tasks. You’re a star Clover. |
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| 4C | Emily | For showing the school value of CARE. Emily, you always approach school with a positive attitude and smile. Congratulations
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| 5A | Annie | For showing the school values of achievement and cooperation by sharing her ideas and strategies in literacy and numeracy. |
| 5B | Luke H | For showing the school value of achievement. Luke, you have been so engaged in our Maths unit this week. It’s so nice to see you excited to demonstrate your understanding of decimals, fractions and percentage to the rest of the class. |
| 5C | Mackenzie | For showing the school value of achievement and cooperation by asking questions and focusing on completing tasks in the given time. She loves a laugh and brings a lot of joy to the room too!
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| 6A | Jess | For showing the school value of Empathy. Jess you are a kind member of ENPS and always check in on other people.
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| 6B | James | For consistently showing all the school values. Congratulations on an amazing performance in our production James! You put so much time and effort into your role and were a true superstar on the night.
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| 6C | Erin | For showing the school value of Achievement. Congratulations on a super performance as Tinkerbell in our production. You were amazing!
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| PERFORMING ARTS | 2A | For showing the school value of achievement in their Drama work! |
| ART | 4A
1B | For showing the school value of Cooperation. You all worked so well in the art room this week.
For showing the school value of Achievement. Terrific Andy Warhol cupcakes 1B! They looked delicious!
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| Library | 3A | For showing the school value of achievement by contributing great ideas during class discussions!
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| Science | 1C | For showing the school value of ACHIEVEMENT when researching about animals and their features.
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ENPS PFA - Everyone is welcome!
Eltham North PS PFA - Everyone is welcome!
Here’s the latest news….
NEXT PFA MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 4th September at 7pm, on school grounds. All are welcome.
2024 PFA PROGRAM UPDATE
- T-Shirts have arrived and will be distributed this week.
- Father’s Day stall in the hall was a success. Thank you to all the helpers for making it happen.
- A reminder of Working Bee on Sunday 8th. Sign Up link below.
- Footy Day lunch Wednesday 11th Sep. We will be opening up the old canteen to serve a hot dog lunch, with a special footy cookie. Orders will open soon. Sign Up link for volunteers coming soon.
If you would like to help or volunteer time for any upcoming events, please let us know via email elthamnorthprimarypfa@gmail.com or you can join a Sign Up or WhatsApp working group (see links below).
Working Bee - Sunday 8th September
- MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK - come to our family-friendly working bee.
- There are 2 x 2 hour shifts available. Bring your kids and mingle with ENPS families over a snag at lunchtime.
MORNING SHIFT - 10am - 12pm
SAUSAGE SIZZLE LUNCH -12-12:30pm
AFTERNOON SHIFT - 12:30-2pm
- SignUp link: https://signup.com/go/SrEARfq
Special Footy Lunch, Wed 11th Sep
- WhatsApp working group - https://chat.whatsapp.com/DoeWs0XF6F23TCVwSkVsym
- We are planning a hot lunch on the day of the footy parade at around 9-10ish. Orders to open soon.
- Helpers will be needed to pack and serve the lunch in the lead-up to, and on the day. Sign Up Link coming.
Disco, Fri 25th October
- WhatsApp working group - https://chat.whatsapp.com/CG9xaIwbk5h40evHsVm7z6
- We will be running a side-meeting at the 4th Sep PFA group meeting to organise.
- We are looking for a DJ to volunteer time and also possibly equipment. Please drop us a line if you have any leads on this.
Grade 6 Graduation, December 16th
- Grade 6 graduation will be held on the evening of December 16th. It was formerly a tradition at ENPS that Grade 5 parents would support this night and in 2024 we are restarting this "pay it forward" act.
- The school would love approximately 12 parent helpers from the Grade 5 cohort to help from around 6pm on the 16th December, for a couple of hours. Helpers will be serving food and helping with simple tasks to support the dinner. Venue Eltham High School.
- If you have any questions feel free to contact the PFA on elthamnorthprimarypfa@gmail.com. Otherwise, if you are able, please put the date in your calendar and look out for the call for volunteers later in the year.
PFA connections
If you want to stay in the know and find out where you can pitch in, please join our PFA WhatsApp thread, join the next PFA meeting and keep an eye on this newsletter section.
Email- elthamnorthprimarypfa@gmail.com WhatsApp Group - Join the conversation
PFA events for 2024 will be posted to the ENPS Website Calendar
ORDER YOUR FOOTY DAY HOT DOG LUNCH
The PFA is running ‘canteen for a day’ on WEDNESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER. We will be blasting out footy anthems as kids grab their pre-paid hot dog lunch from the canteen window. Check out attached flyer for all of the details (inc. dietary options).
ORDER HERE - https://myschoolconnect.com.au/index.php?route=account/student
Cutoff is Tuesday 3rd September 10pm
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