Thank you to teachers, students, and parents for being so organised and eager to start the school year.

We welcome new staff: Ms Ladlow in 1 / 2, Mr Challis in 5/6. We look forward to introducing further ES Staff in the coming weeks.

We wish Mr Mundie, Mrs Cuttris, Mrs Ridge, Mrs Mahney, Mrs E, Debbie R, Georgia and Mr Cole all the very best in their future pursuits.

I am really happy to be back at the helm as Principal after my extended leave last year. I extend a huge thank you to Matt and Mrs Harvey for stepping in when I needed them the most. To our community that includes all the staff, students and families, I am so grateful for your well wishes, cards, messages, phone calls and responses to me during my time of leave.

To our new families beginning their time at ETRPS, we welcome you and truly hope your time here is enjoyable and full of learning opportunities.

You will have seen, that some changes have been made to the location of classes, the well being room, and STEM room as an example. We are in the process of designing a map to indicate the changes for our community. This will be provided to everyone on ClassDojo, placed on the school's website and will be displayed on windows or doors throughout the school.

School Council

School Council is seeking three very enthusiastic parent representatives 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 Monday of the month at 6 pm in the Conference Room at ETRPS.

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

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.

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.

1st September… Hats Remember.

1st May… Hats off Day.

Naming Clothing

Please clearly name all clothing (including hats) so that it can be quickly returned to its owner. We have white material markers in the Office and we will happily record student’s names on hats and clothing if needed. Just send your child to ask for help.

Communication

As parents and carers, you will at times need to meet with classroom teachers to clarify classroom programs and sometimes discuss problems that may have arisen. The teachers and Leadership Team will endeavour to meet and discuss any range of school issues as soon as possible, however, please be aware staff meetings occur each Tuesday and Wednesday nights straight after school. There is an assumption all teachers will attend meetings on time. No teacher will dismiss your question or concerns, so calling to organise a time to meet will ensure the question or issue can be addressed with plenty of time and no interruptions. Don’t forget you can always message on ClassDojo, email or call the school on 54 107 700.

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

Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend.

Julie Hommelhoff Matt Saunders

Principal Assistant Principal

From the Classroom

Preps first day