GENERAL INFORMATION
2020 TERM DATES
STUDENT FREE DAYS
Fri 23rd October - AFL Grand Final Public Holiday
Mon 2nd November - Curriculum Day
Tue 3rd November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Fri 11th December - Curriculum Day
EYRE STREET CROSSING
Our Eyre Street crossing remains unsupervised but is still the safest crossing point.
Rules still apply. We encourage you to use the crossing as much as you can as the Shire will still be counting users.
SCHOOL HOURS
ARRIVAL
Doors open at 8:30 am and students go directly to their classrooms.
Keep up the great work of getting to school on time. Parents, remember this is your responsibility!
All students will have hands sanitised and temperatures checked as they arrive.
Prep Enter via Prep playground in Sutton Street
Gr 1-2 Enter through front door
Gr 3-4 Directly to classroom via either Sutton St or Barry St gates
Gr 5-6 Through Level 4 outdoor learning area on Eyre Street
DISMISSAL
All students will be dismissed at 3.15 via three exits :
- After School Care – meet at canteen
- Country Bus Travellers – Arts Centre gate
- Town Bus Travellers – Eyre St gate
- Surnames A-G – Arts Centre gate on Sutton St
- Surnames H-N – back of the oval
- Surnames O-Z – front gate Eyre St
We are extremely appreciative of the social distancing of our families outside of the gates.
CANTEEN
Week 2 of term 4 (Monday 12th October) our canteen will re-open for lunch orders and limited over the counter sales and will still remain closed every Wednesday, please see our Canteen Menu below for changes.
ECHUCA EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL
21-31 Eyre St, Echuca VIC 3564
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 Wallithica/Yorta-Yorta 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 wellbeing 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.