Year Levels & Specialists
Prep
Fire Ed incursion
We're looking forward to our fire safety education program incursions provided by Fire Rescue Victoria. Visit 1 is on Tuesday 13 June, and Visit 2 with a fire truck is on Tuesday 20 June.
Teddy Bear's Picnic & Pyjama Day
The invitations are posted and we're so excited to share this special Prep tradition with our furry guest on Friday 16 June (note change of date).
Year 1
In Mathematics, 1W has been busy learning about cutting, drawing, and sharing objects into equal and unequal parts. The children discussed what they would share and who they would share it with. Here is what the children said:
Sofia would share chocolate equally with Nia.
Joshua would break a chocolate block in half and give it to Sienna.
Ollie would also break chocolate in half and give it to Sienna.
Piper would share a cupcake equally with her mum.
Kevin would share a whole chocolate bar with his cousin.
Oscar would share chocolate with Alfie.
Anita would like to share a cupcake equally with her mum.
Sienna would like to give a pack of donuts to her cousin.
Nicholas would like to share pizza and cupcakes with Sienna and Ollie.
Mila will share cupcakes with her cousin.
Christopher will share a bucket of candy with Orson.
Orson will share a butler with Oscar. “We will get the butler to do the same amount of things”.
Alfie would like to share 1000 lollies with Oscar. “That’s 500/500!”
Blair would like to share ice-cream with Alfie and Nicholas.
Nia would like to share an icy pole with Sophia.
Elliott would like to collect all the candy in the world and share it with everyone at school.
Revansh would like to share 100 TV’s with Oscar.
Tiffany would share her toys with her friends.
Jason will share a chocolate bar equally with his dad.
Charlie would like to share a chocolate bar with Nicholas.
“Equal parts means that one person is getting the same part as someone else.” Sienna
“When parts are not equal one slice might be bigger than another slice.” Chloe
“If everyone gets the same amount, it’s fair.” Piper
Marvellous Minibeasts!
On Monday 22 May, Year 1 students participated in their Minibeast incursion. Minibeast Wildlife ran the incursion and students had the best of fun! All students participated in a one hour session with their class where they were able to get up close with a range of minibeasts including a scorpion, spiders, stick insects, giant burrowing cockroaches, rainforest snails, a millipede, and a centipede.
Students showed a lot of bravery in holding some of the minibeasts including the tarantula ... spooky stuff! We are very grateful to have such an opportunity. Below are some photos from the day:
Year 2
Mont De Lancey Historic Homestead Excursion
Year 2 visited Mont De Lancey Historic Homestead in Wandin on Wednesday 17 May. This excursion was part of our Past to Present integrated unit for this term.
Parent + Student Collaboration in Education Week
During Education Week, the Year 2s and their families worked collaboratively to create a 3D paper sculpture, inspired by the work of Charles McGee. It was a team effort of pattern making, sharing, cutting and pasting The finished artworks look amazing!
Year 5
Year 5 Camp
We are looking forward to the Year 5 Camp that will be held from Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 June at Cave Hill Creek Camp at Raglan in western Victoria, about 45 minutes from Ballarat.
Together with the EHPS staff, Cave Hill Creek Camp provides a program that enables students to develop confidence, self-esteem, risk taking and team-building skills through a variety of health, physical and outdoor education activities including giant’s ladder, crate stacking, low ropes, initiative/team building activities, bouldering, orienteering/map reading. The program also offers experiences that continue to build a cohesive, positive and co-operative spirit amongst the Year 5 students. They will be introduced to and involved in new personal and outdoor experiences and challenges.
Camp information has been sent home with students. Please return the completed medical form to your classroom teacher.
Camp details have been published on Compass. Consent and payment of $435 is due now and not later than Friday 16 June. CSEF can be applied; contact Cassy or Barb in the Office to confirm your balance.
Health & P.E.
Senior School Inter-School Sport
Years 5 and 6 students are participating in the Senior School Inter-School Sport Winter program on Fridays from 9am to 11am.
Volunteers Needed!
We greatly need assistance to help with the inter-school sport program. If you have a current Working with Children Check, please email me if you can help – monique.hocking@education.vic.gov.au
Cross Country
Qualifying students trained well for the Mulgrave District Cross Country event before school on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Ninety-six children from Years 3 to 6 represented Essex Heights at the Mulgrave District event at Mirrabooka Reserve in Blackburn South on Wednesday 24 May. They should all be very proud of their efforts, completing the 2km or 3km course. Overall, we placed 4th in the district.
Congratulations to those students who placed in the top 12, which qualified them to participate in the Monash Waverley Division Cross Country on Wednesday, 31 May - Nathan G, Zerrin A, Georgia A, Irene G, Max O, Ryan W, Damon H, Mavi A and Jayan C.
Thank you to Miss Cordell, Miss Lin, Miss Boles and Mr A for supervising and marshalling the students. Also, a huge thanks to Hilary, Carol, Jonna, Arun, Nicole and John for volunteering to marshall on the track. Your assistance was greatly appreciated!
Monique Hocking
I competed in the 12/13 boys’ race and placed 8th. It was a good opportunity to represent Essex Heights. It was a good day at Mirrabooka Reserve versing the other schools. The Monash Waverley Division event is on Wednesday. Good luck to Ryan, Jayan, Damon, Mavi, Zerrin, Georgia, Irene, Max and me.
Nathan, Nolan House Captain
District Cross Country was on Wednesday. It was muddy and challenging at times, but everyone finished the course. I placed 35th in my race and I was proud of my achievements. We would like to thank the parents who helped on the day. I wish the students competing at the division event good luck for their races.
Lola, Boyd House Captain
Years 3 to 6 House Athletics
All Years 3 to 6 students will compete in their House at the House Athletics next Tuesday, 6 June, at the Bill Sewart Athletics Track in Burwood East.
Students are asked to wear their house colours for this event; all clothing items should allow your child to be SunSmart, warm, and to move freely.
Details have been published on Compass. Consent and payment of $10 is due now and not later than 4 June.
Parent helpers are required at this event. If you have a current Working with Children Check and are available, please contact Monique Hocking.
Qualifying students will compete at the Mulgrave District Athletics Carnival on Monday 31 July.
Wonder Recycling Rewards
We are currently participating in the Wonder Recycling Rewards program. This fun and easy program was created to collect and recycle bread bags, helping keep these plastics out of landfill. Our recycling efforts will earn rewards points for our school that can be redeemed for new sports equipment from RH Sports. Bring your clean bread bags (they don't have to be Wonder Brand) to school, and leave them in a collection box by the end of term, Friday 23 June (the program ends on Friday 7 July during the school holidays). There are two collection boxes - one in the Office reception and one in the Stadium.
Music
Students in Year 1 have been learning to move to music and show the different sections in music with varied movements to match the form.
You can find the song here:
Use the ‘Ask Me’ sheet to reinforce your child’s musical understanding at home. You can use these questions to prompt your child to show you what they have been learning in their music lessons.
For your diary: our whole school music celebration Showcase will be held on Friday 27 October at Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University.
Jessica Wynne
Art
Harmony Week Poster Competition Winner - congratulations Isabella!
Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
Every year, EHPS students enter their artworks to the Harmony Day Poster Competition. In the last five years, a student from EHPS has won first prize three times! Once again, this year there were so many fantastic entries by our talented EHPS students.
It is with great pride that we have the pleasure to announce that Isabella L (3L) is the regional winner (non-NSW) of the 2023 Harmony Day Poster Competition!
Isabella’s artwork (see below) demonstrated outstanding artistic technique and design, and beautifully depicted the values of inclusiveness, respect and belonging.
Isabella will receive a $150 prize and has been invited to an award ceremony to be held at the NSW Parliament House on 20 June. The Minister for Multiculturalism, Steve Kamper, and the Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, Mark Coure MP, will be the hosts. Her certificate will be presented by dignitaries at the ceremony.
Congratulations to Isabella, and all the EHPS students who entered the competition!
EHPS Art Show
In early December we will be holding a whole school art exhibition at EHPS! The children have been making some spectacular art in anticipation of this event. More details will be given throughout the year
ArtSEL
Prep to Years 2 students are undertaking ArtSEL (Art through Social Emotional Learning) lessons each week in Semester 1. Following are the areas we focussed on in Week 5 and Week 6.
Prep
Week 5: Calming Down Strong Feelings
- Belly breathing calms down strong feelings.
- Belly breathing pushes the belly out when you breathe in.
Week 6: Handling Waiting
- The Calming-Down Steps can help you manage feeling excited or impatient while waiting.
- Finding quiet things to do that won’t distract others also helps you wait.
Year 1
Week 5: Solving Problems
- Counting is an effective Way to Calm Down.
- The Ways to Calm Down can help students manage worry.
- Talking to a grown-up helps when you are worried.
Week 6: Fair Ways to Play
- Sharing, trading, and taking turns are fair ways to play.
- Sharing means playing together with a toy.
Year 2
Week 5: Solving Problems
- Calming down helps you think so you can solve problems.
- Following steps can help you solve problems.
- Saying the problem without blame is respectful.
Week 6: Taking Responsibility
- Following steps can help you solve problems.
- When you hurt someone’s feelings, it’s important to take responsibility.
- Taking responsibility means admitting what you did, apologising, and offering to make amends.
Nikki Olsen
ArtSEL Coordinator