Principal's Report

 Principal - Julie Hommelhoff

Assistant Principal - Jacob Johnson

Best Wishes

We wish Jacob and his family all the best for a safe arrival of their second child. Jacob will be on leave for the next five weeks. Take care and we hope to have cuddles soon. 

Warm Clothing

 Winter is still here. Please ensure your child/ren has their jumper, polo and or coat with them to keep warm where needed. Please name all items of clothing. We have several jumpers and jackets in lost property for collection.

Enrolments 2026

Now is the time to enrol at ETRPS for 2026. Please contact the office or go on to the website and get our enrolment forms. There is information available to help you navigate the process of enrolling. You could help others that may need assistance to enrol. 

https://www.echucatwinriversps.vic.edu.au 

Book Week Celebrations & Special Persons Day

Our annual Book Week will be celebrated on Friday 22 August. We will be encouraging all students and staff to embrace this iconic school event by dressing up as a favourite book character. Following our parade We will inviting our special people into classrooms before a morning tea. Look out for more details on our social media accounts.

First of September, Hats Remember!

Do not forget students will need to wear their school hat as of the 1st of September. If your child’s hat is frayed or has writing on it, it will need to be replaced. ETRPS hats can be purchased at the office for $10. Be SunSmart with us. 

Planning for 2026

Our school is beginning to plan for 2026 and we'd like to hear from you. We continue to have a great response rate to our feedback opportunities. Please provide a letter, ClassDojo response, email or text to request a friend or friendship group for your child/ren to be with in class in 2026. 

Our students will be given the opportunity to request three friends they would like to sit with in class also. 

Requests will be considered when allocating students to classes early Term 4. 

Chewing Gum

Many students are bringing chewing gum to school. Please make sure your child/ren are not purchasing gum on the way to school or bringing it in from home. 

New Curriculum

The Department of Education and Training have introduced new content that is mandated to teach under the heading of Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships (RR&RR).  You will encounter information coming home to introduce the topics currently. We have experienced some questions in regard to the content and encourage you to contact your classroom teacher, myself or Jacob for clarification. This content links directly to the Child Safe Standards (CSS) and is in full view for you to Google and read about. Please go to the DET website for further information https://www.vic.gov.au/respectful-relationships 

Program background provided;

The Royal Commission into Family Violence identified the critical role that schools and early childhood education have in creating a culture of respect to change the story of family violence for future generations.

In 2016, respectful relationships education became a core component of the Victorian Curriculum from foundation to year 12, and is being taught in all government and Catholic schools and many independent schools.

Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings.

Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staffrooms, sporting fields, fetes and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.

Together, we can lead the way in saying yes to respect and equality, and creating genuine and lasting change so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Myths and facts of RR&RR are also available on the website link above. 

Dates to remember: 

*August 11 - 15 - Anti-Bullying Week, Science Week

*August 18 - 22 - Book Week - get your costumes ready. 

Inclusion, Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, (Academic Excellence)  

Julie Hommelhoff      

Principal