Principal's News

Our School Vision

"Cheltenham East students are empowered learners who are flexible thinkers with the skills and knowledge to respond critically and creatively to their world.”

Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we are gathered, the Bunurong People and pay our respects to the elders past, present and emerging of the Kulin nation and extend that respect to other indigenous Australians present.

Year 6 Camp

Thank you to the following teachers for giving up their own family time and volunteering to take the Year 6 children on camp: Mr Packham, Miss Boucher, Mr Hughes, Mr Bach and Mrs Rai. The Year 6s had a ball in Echuca this week with riding a horse and riding on a paddle steamer being highlights. They have hopefully learned more about themselves and their capabilities from the experience.

2023 Foundation BBQ

Parents of prospective Foundation students for 2023 will be coming to school on Saturday May 14th for the first of several transition visits. It will give the families an opportunity to visit classrooms and find out more about the programs we are running at CEPS. 

A huge thankyou goes out to our current Foundation teachers for giving up their time and co-ordinating the activities as well as our Parent Committee for providing sausages in bread for the families.

NAPLAN Testing

The National Assessment of Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be conducted next week with all Year 3 & 5 students from Tuesday May 10th – Friday May 13th. These tests will be taken in electronic form this year. The children have already had trials to fully understand how they will be presented. These assessments provide a snapshot of where each students’ learning is currently placed and this information, combined with the comprehensive teacher assessments conducted all year, assist in identifying student academic achievement as well as learning needs for the future. 

Cross Country 

Next Friday – May 13 our Years 3-6 students will participate in our school House Cross Country. Mrs Robinson requires parent volunteers with Working With Children Checks to assist manning the course. Students will walk from CEPS to Le Page oval with teachers and volunteers and back again. Let’s hope for clear weather!

Thank you to the 4 volunteers we currently have. 

School Parking Warning

A reminder to all Parents who are dropping off and picking up at the 2 minute zones in Coolac St and Silver St. There will be Council parking officers around who will give you an infringement notice if you stay longer than the time indicated on the sign. The 2 minute zones are designed to be a kiss and go spot, not a permanent parking area. If you are parking for longer than 2 minutes, please find an alternative park to avoid a costly fine. 

Please also make sure you are not parked over someone’s driveway or too close to corners as it obstructs views and can be dangerous.

Silver Street Road Works

Asphalt road resurfacing works will occur in Silver Street, Wed 11th – Tue 17th May. Vehicles should not be parked on the street during this time between Cavanagh and Herald Streets. If you require further information, please contact Braeden 0458402 or Ehteshamul 95814349 from Kingston City Council during business hours.  

Enrolments for 2023

If you have a child commencing at school in Foundation (Prep) for 2023, please call by the office and collect an enrolment pack, and leave your details including email address and child’s name etc, so we can keep you updated. 

If you know of neighbours with Foundation 2023 students who may wish to enrol, or organise a tour, please let them know.

GROUP TOURS

Tuesday 10th May - ** BOOKED OUT **

Saturday 14th May -  FAMILY BBQ AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER (RSVP 9/5/2022)

Wednesday 18th May -** NEW DATE **

Monday 23rd May - AVAILABLE

Places are filling fast so spread the word.  Enrolments are open and we ask that siblings coming to Cheltenham East Primary in 2023 please enrol now. 

Working Bee

We are having a Working Bee on Sunday May 15th starting at 9am and finishing at 11am sharp. This is a great opportunity for parents to connect with each other at the school again after two years of COVID restrictions as well as helping to make the school look better.

It is hoped that as many families as possible will be able to assist. Children are most welcome and morning tea will be provided.  

Jobs to do include:

• Replace split borders around the adventure playground area

• Clean out roof gutters

• Gurney entrance ways of buildings

• Redesigning and weeding front garden beds at entrance ways

• Redesigning and weeding hall garden area

• Putting up more seating around the school using the old eating area seats

• Painting seating at the front of school

• Repairing fly screens

• Raking mulch

• Removing dead shrubs and trees

• Putting painted bollards back into the ground near the eating area

• Relocating old seats around the school

• Removing cobwebs around buildings

• Pruning shrubs

The following tools would be helpful:  Ladders, Wheel barrows, spades, rakes, blowers, gardening tools.  

To assist in the planning of the work & refreshments would you please respond via email (cheltenham.east.ps@education.vic.gov.au) or on class DOJO post with expected attendance by Friday 13th May;

Family Name:

Adults attending:

Children attending:

We will be completing a variety of work around the school with more details of activities to come shortly.

Mobile phones, iPads etc… 

Whilst we discourage students from bringing phones, iPads etc to school, we do realise that students may need to have access to these kinds of devices in order to keep communication lines open after school. Our eSmart agreement acknowledges this may need to be the case. In order to ensure that these devices are kept secure, students need to hand them in to their teacher each time for safe-keeping. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure that these devices are handed over to their teacher and that they are collected at the end of each day. They are not to be used on school premises.

School Values

It is a great time to reinforce our school values of RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, COURTESY and CO-OPERATION with all children. Filling someone’s bucket of kindness should be a priority for all children and adults. Helping others is to be encouraged by everyone and can be done in a variety of ways. It is great to see our older children looking after the younger children out in the yard.

Morning Routines 

I have been asked many times about how to get kids up and ready for school! A magic wand or waving a big stick just does not seem to work these days! Fortunately, the internet has advice for everyone. And here’s some advice from https://afineparent.com/ that seems like common sense.

Make a morning routine chart. If you have younger kids use pictures instead of just words in your morning routine chart and include all of the things that need to get done like: 

• Brushing teeth 
• Combing hair 
• Washing face 
• Getting dressed 
• Eating Breakfast 
• Putting shoes on 
• Grab backpack/lunchbox 
• Head out the door 

Once you have picked a morning routine for kids, go through all of the steps with them talking about each step as you go along during your morning. This will help you recognize any glitches or perhaps the need to re-order some of the steps. Throughout the morning routine, encourage your child to take ownership of these tasks and try not to do everything for them. It might be quicker in the short term to put their pants on for them but you will just contribute to a power struggle that you will pay for in time and frustration down the road. If the children are late they will need a late pass in the office so the roll can be marked correctly.

Mother’s Day

Mothers everywhere, that special day is just around the corner, the one where you deserve to be spoiled with a bit of pampering and tender, loving care. I hope you all have a fantastic day and remember kids - don’t burn the toast on Sunday morning. Thank you to our Parents’ Committee for running the Mother’s Day stall today. 

I wish all those who fill the place of that special someone to another...

Assistant Principal

Leisel Ward