Principal's Views
Epping Views Primary School
It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through Term 4! Students and teachers are working hard to ensure that students reach their goals by the end of the year. It is amazing to see how much growth many of our students have achieved, both academically and socially.
Last Friday, we held a very successful Italian Day - a big thank you to our Italian teacher Rebecca Scaffidi for the fantastic activities. Students loved the performance which offers an extremely entertaining show each year, with student participation and lots of learning and laughter. The special lunch orders were a big hit and the staff also enjoyed their own treat with Italian Day gelato.
Our Year 5 Stand Up Leaders have been teaching lessons to our Grade 2, 3 and 4 students. The leaders have designed and delivered these lessons showing great courage and confidence. They taught the younger students lessons focused on kindness, connection and inclusion. The highlight was a series of role plays exploring unkind words, unsafe hands and what it feels like to be left out. Students were encouraged to think about how each person might be feeling and suggest ways to make the situations better. The leaders reinforced an important message: everyone belongs at our school, regardless of what they look like, where their family comes from or what language they speak.
Thank you to Johnathan, our Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader who has been leading this initiative throughout the year.
Continuing with the student wellbeing theme, the whole school participated in Day for Daniel on Friday 30th October. This day was led by Mel P with the support of our student leaders and focused on promoting important conversations around personal safety, recognising unsafe situations, and empowering children to seek help from trusted adults.
Today is World Kindness Day. Our student leaders have been spreading kindness and positivity throughout our EVPS community! Following their participation in Bluelight’s D.A.S.H Program in Term 3, our winning Year 6 team put their prize money towards creating positive and inspiring posters, now displayed around our school and local community, including Epping Views Kinder. The students also organised our World Kindness Day celebrations, encouraging everyone to wear a splash of yellow and handing out special wristbands with the message, “Kindness is rad, bullying is bad!” A big thank you to Asees, Kayla and Nikhita for their wonderful initiative and for reminding us all that kindness is free and that supporting one another makes our community stronger. We are very proud of our student leaders!
Buildings and Grounds
The shade for over the sandpit is behind schedule and is unlikely to be erected until January.
We have had preliminary email communication from the Provision & Planning Division that 4-double portables will be demolished on site and two double portables will be removed leaving two double portables. We have received formal communication from the Victorian Schools Building Authority but are still awaiting a timeline.
School Council
The Student Dress Code Policy is due for the bi-annual review and the School Council are proposing the following inclusions to be implemented at the start of 2027.
- Head coverings (hijab/headwear) in school uniform colours (black, dark green or white) ensuring the length of the Hijab/headwear does not cover the school logo.
- Length of shorts and skirts - no shorter than mid thigh.
If you have any feedback about the new policy, you can provide feedback to the school council by using this form Parent Feedback Form by Friday 27th November.
Important reminders & upcoming events
18th November: Yr 5 Girls Confidence Netball
24th November: Yr 3/4 Cricket Gala Day
25th November: Yr 5/6 Badminton Gala Day
2nd December: Yr 5 Scienceworks/Planetarium
7th December: Graduation
8th December: Statewide Transition Day
16th December: Yr 6 Funfields
Are you moving on in 2027?
We are now well and truly in the planning phase for 2027 and as such it is important that we have an accurate indication of our student numbers for next year. If you are planning on relocating at the end of the year or leaving us for any other reasons, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can best support the transition of your child to another school setting.
Use this link to let us know if you are moving schools in 2027:
Kind regards,
Rachel Griffiths,
Principal
Student Spotlight
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