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

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 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.

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