From the Principal
Please get your Walkathon Sponsorship money in!
Canberra Year 6 Camp - 14th October
Trivia Night - Saturday 26th October
Alexandra Year 4 Camp - Wednesday 30th October
Curriculum Day - Monday 4th November
Melbourne Cup - Tuesday 5th November
Working Bee - Saturday 9th November
Families are respectfully requested that under NO circumstances are you to send your child to SCHOOL, to CAMP, on EXCURSIONS, to OHSC with ANY foods containing NUTS.
Nor are you to supply birthday cakes, cupcakes, sweets, gifts of toys etc. on school grounds (including at the OSHC program). I apologise in advance if this seems harsh, but the wellbeing of every student must be our primary concern. Consider celebrating birthdays and other events at a local park, or in your own home. Be mindful that many of our students are anaphylactic and food allergens pose a very real threat to life and safety.
Our School Values are Confidence, Independence, Persistence, Resilience and Respect.
These values are an integral part of who we are as a people and as a community.
Values have a major influence on a person's behaviour and attitude. Each and every day they serve as broad guidelines in all situations in guiding us in the choices we make and the actions we take.
School values can help students understand right from wrong and they can also help to shape the mindsets and behaviour of future adults. So their importance shouldn't be underestimated. However, embedding them in everyday life can be a challenge.
Everyday activities that focus on developing character and values will embed them as an underpinning part of Students’ lives. This includes giving children responsibilities and having reasonable, but high expectations for behaviour.
Building character and values should be explicitly modelled by parents, carers and teachers everyday. At IPS we strive to embed our school values in all that we do.
We endeavour to hold ourselves to account and we know that every student can set an example for our community and can be the best version of themselves.
Our school’s vision and school values are clear. Our message is simple. We strive to focus on positive behaviours and good citizenship. We believe that everyone has the right to feel safe at school.
By learning to put ourselves in other people's shoes we improve our ability to resolve conflicts and understand each other. We believe in equal opportunities. We respect diversity. We respect our environment. We demonstrate care for our community.
We are critical and creative thinkers who want the best for humanity.
In Term 4 let's all try to be the best we can be.
At Ivanhoe PS we are committed to equity, excellence and care. We promote a school culture that values diversity and fosters respectful relationships. From time-to-time issues arise that we endeavour to approach in a sensitive and caring manner. This means we demonstrate respect to our peers, our teachers and our parent community.
Toward the end of Term 3 students in Years 5 and 6 were encouraged to create a storyboard about what respect looks like in their world. The Respect Competition was a way to encourage thinking about what respect and disrespect means.
A storyboard is a series of drawings that helps to show the main parts of a story. The drawings and the words used to describe what is happening.
The students could only use the 8 boxes provided in the template.
They could work alone, in pairs but no more than groups of three.
When designing their storyboard, the students had to think about what would happen in their story—what happens in the beginning, middle and end of a story.
‘Respect’ was a required theme of the story.
Click on each picture to make it bigger or download the pdf from the Student Voice page. *All of the entries can be found on the Student Voice page.
Ella P 5S "As light as a feather"
Simon, Sean & Felix 5S "Banana Rush"
Daniel, Jerry & Max (6P) "Rupid"
Mila & Diva 6R "Inclusion"
A winning entry is yet to be determined but you can read them all on the Student Voice page.
The winning entry will be framed along with a photo of the author(s) in the front entrance of the school.
Thank you to everyone who has returned their walk-a-thon sponsorship money. By the end of term we had enough money to proceed with the playground games update during the school holidays. Here are a few pictures and videos from the first day of term.
Please send the rest of the sponsorship money as soon as possible as we have further improvements planned including new laptops equipment in the senior school.
Many thanks to Mollie, Rhianna and Georgia for organising breakfast in the park this morning for staff before school. What a lovely way to start off our day!
Important information about the school saving bonus
In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.
The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.
The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025.
Actions for parents and carers
Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:
You need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:
Please check your junk mail regularly to make sure you do not miss an important email.
To learn more about the School Saving Bonus visit vic.gov.au/school-saving-bonus. Translated information will also be available on the School Saving Bonus website in the next few weeks.
Please reach out to our Business Manager, Lisa Cascun should you have any questions.
Tickets are now on sale. The details are in the graphic below. Book early as the event generally books out. If you're coming solo, or in a small group this is a great way to make new friends.
The auction went live this morning. The link is https://www.32auctions.com/IPSTrivia2024
C2A (Connecting2Ability) is a registered NDIS provider and not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting people with disability since 1953. The C2A purpose is to enable full and equal participation in society for people with disability. The C2A mission is to support people with disability to live their chosen life.
Our team from C2A includes a previous IPS student, as well as other members keen on gardening and keeping our school's front garden a delightful place to visit.
They can be identified in their orange high viz gear so if you see them at work in our school please let them know what a great job they are doing. The C2A team take pride in their work and appreciate feedback.
If you would like to know more about C2A, or use their services go to Support for People with Disability Australia | C2A
Also a big thank you to Brayden Gill from Hygenic doing an amazing job . Ensuring we start each term off with clean drinking troughs and toilets.
Our school has a dress code that we believe provides a range of choices for students and is cost effective for families. This is clearly set out in the School Uniform Policy available on the IPS website.
The Student Dress Code aims to:
Students are expected to comply with this Student Dress Code while traveling to and from school, during school hours and when attending school activities.
Uniform and appearance
Uniform items and appearance requirements meet human rights and anti-discrimination requirements as well as health and safety considerations.
Jewellery and cosmetics
Students are not permitted to wear decorative jewellery to school. Stud earrings and sleepers worn in the ears, and watches, are acceptable .
Cosmetics may not be worn at school. Only clear nail polish is permitted.
I will be on Year 6 Camp next week. Thank you in advance to all the teachers, Staff and Volunteers without whom these wonderful experiences would not be possible. Also thank you to those staff back at school picking up the additional yard duties etc.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mark Kent
Principal
http://www.ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au/
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and pay respect to the ongoing living cultures of First Peoples.
