Welcome back to Term 4!

We have a full and exciting term ahead, with lots of wonderful activities and opportunities to look forward to. Make sure to stay up to date with everything that’s happening throughout the term.

Cashing in our Caught Ya Cards to be the Principal

There are a number of students who have been cashing in their caught ya cards to come an experience some of the decisions and important tasks that happen for the Principal class team. Students have supported the Principal class team with a range of activities around the school, including:

Talking about what is going well at EVPS (learning, camps, excursions, friendships)
Talking about what needs to improve (keeping the yard clean, arriving on time)
Checking whole school attendance
Inspecting the playgrounds and outdoor areas
Making announcements
Drinking hot chocolate and eating biscuits!!

We had such a a great time and well done to everyone for showing their values to receive Caught Ya cards.

October is Mental Health Awareness Month – an opportunity to raise community awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing.

Schools are at the heart of their communities, and students are at the centre of our schools. This means Mental Health Awareness Month is a chance to celebrate the incredible work schools do to foster mental health and wellbeing. This work often has an impact well beyond the school gate.

Share your views to help make our school safer

The Department of Education is inviting parents and carers to take part in an online survey.

The survey seeks views on how the department can best protect school communities from harmful behaviour by parents and carers, and other adults:

· on school grounds and other places school activities happen

· online including social media.

Harmful behaviours can include abusive, aggressive and disruptive behaviours, including on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

The survey will help the department:

· better understand community attitudes around this issue

· seek input on whether stronger protections are needed for school communities.

The survey closes at 11:59 pm on Monday 10 November 2025.

At EVPS we are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for the entire school community. We support ongoing efforts to address harmful behaviour by adult members of our school community, including online.

I encourage you to share your views by taking part in the survey.

To access the survey, refer to Keeping school staff safe onsite and online on the Engage Victoria website.

School Community Safety Order Scheme: statutory review

A report and recommendations from the statutory review of the School Community Safety Order Scheme are now available.

While the majority of parents and carers work well with schools to resolve concerns, sometimes there is harmful behaviour affecting our school staff and students. The scheme allows principals and other authorised persons in Victorian schools to make School Community Safety Orders to stop or limit parents, carers and other adults who behave in harmful, threatening or abusive ways towards people in the school community.

For more information on the review, refer to Independent statutory review into the School Community Safety Order Scheme.

For more information on the scheme, refer to the School Community Safety Orders webpage.

Respectful behaviours in the school community

For more information on the shared roles of parents, carers and school staff in creating a positive environment for learning, refer to the department’s Respectful Behaviours within the School Community Policy webpage.

Upcoming Events:

Year 4 City Camp 20-22nd October

Whole School Assembly 24th October

Year 3 Adventure Day 28th October

World Teachers’ Day 31st October

Italian Day 7th November

Save the date: Team Dream Performance: Wednesday 10th December P-3

Reminders:

Hats are Back!

A reminder that students require their school hat in line with our School Sun Protection Policy

ARE YOU MOVING ON IN 2026?

We are now well and truly in the planning phase for 2026 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 2026.

2026 INTENTIONS

Rachel Griffiths,

Acting Principal

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