Principal's Report

 Principal - Julie Hommelhoff

Assistant Principal - Jacob Johnson

Parents Action Group (PAG)

The Parent Action Group (PAG) are excited to be organising events to raise much needed funds for the fantastic programs we have here at ETRPS. If you would like to be a part of our PAG, please let us know via ClassDojo or simply call the office to express an interest. We encourage and support parent input as much as possible. Ms Mitchell would love to hear from you. 

Newsletter 

Thank you to all the families who have contacted the office and updated personal details, including email addresses. This ensures we can effectively communicate with all families.  We are continuing to use the iNewsletter platform to distribute news about the school fortnightly. Access Facebook, ClassDojo or the website for further information and events. 

Please contact us if you have any feedback about the newsletter. The newsletter will be published on a Thursday. 

School Council

School Council is seeking one very enthusiastic parent representative to join our team.  School Council is our governing body of whom make important decisions to do with funding, budgets, communicating with our community and developing the best possible programs for our students. We meet every third Wednesday of the month at 6 pm in the Conference Room at ETRPS. Meeting nights can be negotiated to suit the team. 

Should you wish to join this team, please contact Julie, Dee and / or the office to collect a nomination form. 

SENTRAL

A friendly reminder that SENTRAL is our school management system. As a parent/carer, you have the ability on SENTRAL to give parental permission for your child/ren to attend events that occur throughout the school year. If you need support with accessing SENTRAL please contact the school office and they can assist with your access codes.

If your details have changed at all, please update with the office staff. 

Please note: Student Accident Insurance 

The Department of Education does not provide personal accident insurance for students. 

Parents are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any ambulance attendance/transport costs. Reasonable low-cost accident insurance policies are available from the commercial insurance sector. Complete a google search on ‘Student Insurance’ if you are interested.

It is recommended that personal property stays home as there is no insurance cover for personal belongings.

Helmets

It is apparent that several students are either not wearing their helmets when riding a scooter and or bike, to and from school; or, are removing the helmet upon exiting from the school gates. 

Please note: Helmets are to be worn when riding bikes and scooters by law. 

We want to ensure your child is as safe as possible when travelling to and from school. Please talk with your child, at home, about the importance and safety aspects of wearing their helmet. Modelling this behaviour is really important too. 

Teachers will be recording those not wearing helmets and a phone call will be made home to discuss this safety concern. Where students continue to attempt to ride without helmets, we will ask that their bike or scooter remain at school. 

Please be aware that we can support families in the purchase of a helmet if required

School Crossing

We are very lucky to have a school crossing that is operational and is actively keeping our students and families safe. Wilkinson Drive is a very busy road and it is imperative that our students and their families use the crossing ensuring the safety of all road users before and after school. 

 While many of our families are making use of the crossing, some families are choosing to cross the road at other points. We strongly encourage our parents and carers to lead by example and use the crossing when making their way to and from our school grounds. We want our students to develop safe road habits for when they become old enough to make their way to and from school independently. We appreciate your support with this.

Pick-up & Drop Off

Parents: can you please help us keep your children safe at drop off times. The gates are opened at 8.35 am. Prior to this time, there is no supervision. Children have been seen to be running in the bus bay, on the footpaths and in the gardens. There has been near misses, and reports made to us regularly, as the community is extremely worried an accident is looming. 

Students are to wait at the gate calmly until staff attend. 

SunSmart Policy: Hats On 

All students are required to wear their broad brimmed hats, even when playing or participating in activities under any shelters. 

Our SunSmart Policy is based upon the Cancer Council guidelines that hats should be worn when UV levels are above 3 on the index (usually around the beginning of September in each year). We source this information from the following website: 

www.bom.gov.au/products/UV/Bendigo_VIC.shtml

Please remember that only our school hats may be worn. These can be purchased from the office for $10

1st September… Hats Remember.

1st May… Hats off Day.

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

Julie Hommelhoff      

Principal