2022 TERM DATES

	Start date	Finish date
Term 1	1 February	8 April
Term 2	26 April	24 June
Term 3	11 July	16 September
Term 4	3 October	20 December

NOTES TO RETURN

Level 2 - Melbourne Zoo

Level 4 - End of Year Celebration - Billabong Ranch

Grade 6 EOY Celebration

Level 3 - EOY Celebration

Prep EOY Celebration

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday December 12th

Level 4 End of Year Celebration Billabong Ranch

Tuesday 13th December

Statewide Transition Day

Wednesday December 14th

Level 3 End of Year Celebration - Moama Swimming Pool

Level 2 EOY Celebration - BER

Thursday December 15th

Grade 6 End Of Year celebration Moama Swimming Pool

Prep EOY Celebration - Echuca East Community Hub

Grade 6 Graduation @ Moama Bowling Club 6.30pm - 8pm

Friday December 16th - Curriculum Day - Student Free Day

Tuesday 20th December Last Day of Term 1.25pm dismissal

MOSQUITOES

While the overall risk is low, some mosquitoes carry diseases.

Dusk and dawn are when most mosquitoes are active, but some will also bite during the day.

Please feel free to send your student to school with roll-on repellent, mozzie stickers or wristbands to help protect them at school during the day.

Students can protect against mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry by avoiding mosquito bites. To do this, you should:

wear long, loose-fitting clothing when outdoors and cover up as much as possible
use mosquito repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on all exposed skin.
limit outdoor activity if lots of mosquitoes are about.

The following link will take you to the Better Health Channel where you will find some great resources with helpful information .

SCHOOL HOURS

ARRIVAL

Doors open at 8:30 am and students go directly to their classrooms.

All students will have hands sanitised as they arrive.

Prep Enter via Prep playground in Sutton Street

Gr 1-2 Enter through office

Gr 3-4 Enter through office

Gr 5-6 Through Level 4 outdoor learning area on Eyre Street.

Keep up the great work of getting to school on time. Parents, remember this is your responsibility!

DISMISSAL

All students will be dismissed at 3.15pm, please remember that the back of the oval is currently a construction site so please park in another place and make use of crossings situated in Sutton and Eyre Street.

When parking in residential streets please be mindful of residential driveways we have had a few residents contact us to advise that their driveway/vision have been cut off making it dangerous for them to leave and enter their property.

CONTACT US

21-31 Eyre St, Echuca VIC 3564

Ph (03) 5482 2588

Email echuca.east.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Website https://echucaeastps.vic.edu.au/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EchucaEastPrimarySchool

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Echuca East would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the people whose land we learn and journey on.

We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

CHILD SAFE

Echuca East Primary School is committed to Child safety. The safety and well-being of our students is a primary concern.

We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all

allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. To ensure the safety and best interests of all students, we take into account the needs of those with an Aboriginal or Torres strait Islander heritage and those from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

UNIFORMS

Please be reminded that uniform is compulsory at school. If you need support to get your child back into uniform, please contact the office and we will assist you. On the odd occasion your child is out of uniform, please provide a note.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

Ben Hawthorn