From the Principal

Student Leaders 2023

Congratulations again to our 2023 Student Leaders. It is indeed an honour to be recognised for the leadership qualities that you currently possess and the qualities that you aspire to. I’m certain that every student receiving a position, will engage positively and passionately in their leadership roles. I encourage every one of you to embrace and enjoy the challenges and responsibilities that lie ahead. Please see the 'Cheltenham East Primary News and Events' page for photos of all our student leaders.

NAPLAN 2023

NAPLAN is an annual National Literacy and Numeracy assessment sat by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is the only national assessment all Australian students have the opportunity to undertake. This year NAPLAN testing will take place in Term 1 commencing on Wednesday 15 March and concluding on Monday 27 March . Our finalised test dates can be viewed below. Key NAPLAN dates and a breakdown of the testing timetable is available to be viewed here. 

For further information regarding NAPLAN 2023, please access the PDF below, or contact your child's classroom teacher.

Community Connection Event - Chat, Enjoy, Play and Stay

We will be holding a 'Community Connection' event on the school oval from 3.30-5.00pm on Friday 24 March. Thank you to Mrs Price who cleverly named the event 'Chat, Enjoy, Play and Stay'. We encourage all of our families to attend to enjoy each other's company. Team Kids will be on hand to run some games and activities for the students. Please be advised that this will be an alcohol-free event.  

Getting to Know You Meetings

A reminder that the 'Getting to Know You' parent/teacher meetings will commence on Tuesday of next week. This is as an opportunity for parents to provide teachers with the necessary information to best support their child, and to also develop connection with their child's teacher. 

These meetings will be offered on the following dates:

Tuesday 21 February - 3.40-4.40pm

Thursday 23 February - 3.40-4.40pm

Tuesday 28 February - 3.40-4.40pm

Thursday 2 March - 3.40-4.40pm

(Ms Stygall's class will be different dates, please see the Sentral app).

A reminder also for parents/caregivers electing to meet in Webex, please contact your child's teacher through Class Dojo and they will send through a link.

School Council Elections

Currently we have two vacancies on school council, one parent vacancy and one staff vacancy. In accordance with the Department of Education guidelines, we will be conducting an election to fill these vacancies. If you are interested in nominating for school council, nomination forms will be available from the school office from 9.00am Monday 13th February. Nominations will close on Thursday 23 February. Should there be multiple nominations for each position, we will conduct a ballot. Information will be distributed in the event a ballot is required. 

Key Dates

February 13th - Nominations open at 9.00am

February 23rd - Nominations close at 4.00pm

February 27th - Ballot opens at 9.00pm (if required)

March 9th - Ballot closes at 4.00pm (if required) 

Building Works Update

• Toilet Block Upgrade

Another week down and our new toilet block continues to progress well. 

• Digital Signage

Installation has been confirmed to occur on Thursday 23 Febraury and Friday 24 February.  

Robert Ridgway

Acting Principal