PE News

Sports Assembly:

Congratulations to our overall top 3 event winners from the 3-6 House Athletics Carnival. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate your achievements in the various event disciplines at our sports assembly last Friday. We now move on to building a District Squad and will notify selected students to consent and pay on compass in the coming weeks.

Our overall House Champion this year was Yarra House by one point!!

Age group Champions:

10 Boys - Riley 4RB

10 Girls – Dillon 4RB

11 Boys – Flynn 5LC

11 Girls – Lily 5KT

12+ Boys – Xander 6RT

12+ Girls – Chloe 6EP

Laura Yorke & Jarod Butcher - PE

LOTE

Indonesian Independence Day

Last week in LOTE, students learnt all about Indonesian Independence Day, a national celebration held on the 17th of August each year. To mark this special occasion, we explored the traditions and activities that make this day meaningful for Indonesian communities.

We began by reading an engaging story titled ‘Lila’s Red and White Adventure.’ This story introduced students to the history of Independence Day and how children in Indonesia celebrate with their families and friends. The story helped us understand the importance of the red and white flag, a powerful symbol of freedom and unity for the Indonesian people.

After the story, students got to experience a slice of the celebrations by playing one of Indonesia’s favourite traditional games: ‘pensil di dalam botol’ (pencil in the bottle). The game involves tying a pencil to a string around the player’s waist and racing to lower it into a bottle without using your hands. It’s trickier than it sounds! This game is all about patience, focus, and teamwork—skills that were on full display during our lively sessions.

To finish our celebration, students reflected on what they had learned by writing the most interesting thing from the session on an Indonesian bunting. These will be displayed in our classroom as a colourful reminder of our learning and to honour 80 years of Indonesian independence this year.

It was a wonderful way to connect with another culture, learn through play, and appreciate the values of independence and unity that this day represents.

Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia!

Happy Independence Day Indonesia!

Bu Webster & Bu Curcio

Smile Squad

Smile Squad is still here

Dear families,

The Smile Squad team from EACH have another week to go at our school, so there's still time to book your child in for a check up.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment at school.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form, this will be sent directly to EACH.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages, and the paper form is available in 13 languages.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

EACH Smile Squad look forward to seeing you soon.

Aug 18	Quinn 1UB
Aug 19	Isobel 3JR & Savanna 6RT
Aug 20	Benjamin 5KG
Aug 21	Sadie 4DB, Archie 4DT & Anabelle 5KT
Aug 22	Tex PSB
Aug 23	Sophie PEM, Arianna PSB, Brian 4DT & Ollie 5LC
Aug 24	Jax 1PJ & Edie

For Our Students

Students celebrating birthdays this week! 🥳