We’re Taking It In Our Stride on Friday 22 May 2026!

It’s that exciting time again—Walk Safely to School Day is tomorrow! This annual event encourages us all to rethink how we get to school and find ways to add more walking into our daily routines. While walking the entire way might not be possible for everyone, there are easy ways to include extra steps each day.

Help your child develop healthy habits by:

Walking with them to school
If you drive, park a few blocks from school and walk the rest of the way

Walking regularly with your child doesn’t just boost physical health—it can also improve mental wellbeing, behaviour, and help prevent conditions like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. It’s also a chance to teach students safe habits around roads and traffic.

Remember, Active Kids are Healthy Kids! Start planning your Walk Safely to School Day journey for Friday 22 May 2026.

For more information, visit www.walk.com.au

Safety reminders for students:

Early Stage 1 and Stage 1: Always hold a grown-up's hand when crossing the road, walking on the footpath, or in the car park
Stage 2: Hold an adult’s hand when crossing the road and use safe places to cross
Stage 3: Remember to Stop! Look! Listen! Think! before crossing, and always use a safe crossing

Let’s step up for safety and healthy habits together!

This year we are once again involved in the NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee. The Premier's Spelling Bee is an engaging way for NSW public primary school students to expand their vocabularies and improve their spelling. Designed for Stage 2 and 3, Stage 1 students are welcome to participate.

The timeline for the event is as follows:

Weeks 3 -7	in class heats, followed by Year finals
Week 8	EPS finals where parents of successful finalists will be invited
Term 3 Week 3	Regional finals via Zoom

Students can practice at home with the wordlists. NSW Spelling Bee 2026 junior and senior wordlists are for your personal use only. No part of this word list covered by copyright may be reproduced, copied, shared or made available on the internet, via email, on an intranet, or by any other means without written permission of the publisher.

To reduce the risk of copyright breaches, we encourage students and parents studying the wordlists to The Arts Unit Website, https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/program/nsw-premiers-spelling-bee and we can only share the password in a password protected location. The password for this site has been shared with your child via Google classroom, via the parent portal or you can call the school office and they will let you know. Please do not to share this password with anyone.

If you have any questions, please call the school office or speak to your child’s teacher.

Goodluck to everyone.

Mrs Michael

Spelling Bee Coordinator

We are thrilled to share that our Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser has already raised $4,256, with two weeks still to go! Thank you to all our amazing students, families, and supporters for your generosity and enthusiasm.

Our Jump Off Day is coming up on 5th June! On this special day, students are encouraged to wear red and show off their skipping skills to friends and classmates. Let’s finish strong and keep fundraising, keep skipping, and let’s make a difference together!

BELL TIMES

9:25 - 11:45	Morning Session
11:45 - 12:15	Lunch Play
12:15 - 12:30	Lunch
12:30 - 2:00	Middle Session
2:00 - 2:20	Recess Play
2:20 - 2:30	Recess
2:30 - 3:25	Afternoon Session

Eglinton Public School Newsletter

Term 2 Week 5

Issue 13 · 21 May 2026

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