Grandparents & Special Friends Day
Essex Heights Primary School
Grandparents and special friends are invited to our exciting event on the final day of this term – Thursday 2 April. Our special visitors may arrive from 11:00am and make their way directly to the Stadium for our concert, commencing at 11:30am. You will be entertained by a Year 3 Indonesian Dance, Year 1/2 and 5/6 Choirs, Prep Poem and Parade and Year 4 Sports Challenge.
At the conclusion of the concert, our visitors are invited to visit and observe their grandchild/special friend in their classroom (12:30pm to 1:15pm). After class visits, enjoy an optional relaxing picnic (BYO) in the school grounds with your grandchild/special friend. Students leaving before the early dismissal at 2:30pm must have approval from their parent/carer given on Compass (watch for the early departure advice to be published on Compass next week) and be signed out with the classroom teacher between 1:15pm – 1:30pm from the list of students with parent/carer approval for early departure.
Reminder: BYO chairs, picnic rug and lunch if visitors are staying for lunch with their grandchild/special friend.
| Grandparents & Special Friends Day 2026 | |
|---|---|
| 11:30am to 12:30pm (approx.) | Arrive from 11am. Concert for our guests in the Stadium. |
| 12:30pm (approx.) to 1:15pm | Students return to classroom with their teacher. Guests to meet students at their classroom (a map will be provided at concert). |
| 1:15pm to 1:30pm | Students who have been given permission by their parent/carer to leave early (CONSENT GIVEN to event notice in Compass) are to be signed out on the list with their classroom teacher in their classroom before departing. All other students (DECLINED event notice in Compass, or no response received) are required to remain at school until end of term early dismissal at 2:30pm. Students and their guest/s may stay and enjoy class visits, a picnic (BYO, outside weather permitting) and play until 2.20pm, or you may exit the school grounds. REMEMBER: only students who are on the list for permission to leave early (CONSENT given in the event notice in Compass) with their guest may depart before 2.30pm, and must sign out with their classroom teacher before departing. |
Please view the flyer with the map and additional information attached to the information published in your Compass Newsfeed.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Parents/carers are required to respond to the event notice that will be published in Compass next week:
- ACCEPT EVENT (i.e. parent/carer consent) if your child is leaving school with their parent and/or guest after the classroom visit and before the end of term early dismissal at 2.30pm. Parent/Guest are required to sign out child/ren with each child's classroom teacher on the list at the classroom before departing. Parents/carers are also required to enter an attendance note in Compass advising the early departure from school; OR
- DECLINE EVENT if your child is staying at school until the end of term early dismissal time at 2.30pm.
No response to the event notice will require that your child remain at school until dismissal at 2.30pm.