From the Principal

Welcome to Ivanhoe Primary School,

Thank you to Pam Wright for ably leading the school as Principal throughout Term 3. Thank you also to Christine Hemsley for taking on the role of AP, as well as the entire staff for their support. 

The school functions well for a great many reasons but a significant factor is that we have respect for each other and are always willing to pull together as a team.  All of us at IPS strive to be adaptable, model enthusiasm, commitment, be open in our communication and work toward a shared vision of excellence for every student.

Victorian schools are struggling with staffing, with around 1000 teaching positions vacant. While we are fortunate to have terrific relationships with teachers able to replace staff who are ill or, from time to time on leave. Please be aware that while we do our best to maintain stability in our classes and across programs, your child's class may be lead by a variety of replacement staff. 

We are in a much better position than most Victorian schools because we value relationships, and our focus remains on best practice teaching and learning. Thank you for your continued support.

What we have noticed post COVID is a significant drop in people’s capacity to help with some of our events and activities. I don't believe this is peculiar to our school. Rather, I suspect this a trend across all sectors. If you can, please join in opportunities to lend your support to our school. All children love to see their parents involved in school activities.

That said, the Year 3 - 6 Athletics Day will be held at Collingwood Athletics track next Thursday. Parents are welcome to attend. Mr Bull would appreciate some parent helpers contacting him prior to the event to help with some of the activities if you are able to.

Niño Early Learning Adventures Ivanhoe is a childcare and kindergarten in Tate Street. The centre is very limited in their access to play space so we invited their children over for a play date with our Foundation students. What a lovely opportunity to observe our youngest students exercising their social skills in cooperative play and introducing them to the Treehouse..

 Junior School Councillors & Environmental Leaders

We will be acknowledging our Semester 2 Junior School Councillors and Environmental Leaders at this coming Monday’s assembly. Parents are welcome to attend.

ATHLETICS DAY CANTEEN (from Annette)

Hello IPS community, 

I will be opening the canteen at the Athletics track.

I have made a mini menu to cater for the day. If you would like to purchase hot food you can do so through the MY SCHOOL CONNECT APP.

Please select Athletics day menu on the app to pre purchase and the lunch will be given to the student at the track .

You can also purchase on the day at the track .

For all students not attending athletics day you can still purchase a lunch order at school by selecting LUNCH menu on the APP.

Please contact me directly on 0413 047 049 rather than go through the office for any queries.

Thank you

Annette and staff 

IPS Student Disco: Friday July 21st 

"Winter Wonderland Disco"

Time to dust off those dancing shoes because the much-anticipated 2023 student disco is coming up in July and this year we have a Winter Wonderland theme!    

Register your children's attendance on Compass.

Venue IPS School Hall

Session 1 - 5.45pm - 7pm:  Foundation to Grade 3

Session 2 - 7.15pm - 8.30pm: Grade 3 – Grade 6

*Grade 3 can choose either session (but not both) 

All our PFA volunteers put in a lot of effort to give the kids a great night, and everyone attending (including parents at drop-off and pick-up) have a part to play in making it fun and stress-free for all.  

A huge thank you to Mrs Morrow and Mrs Blanas who are our rockin' DJs. 

DJay Blanas and DJay Morrow have been organising the tunes and are ready to rock out.

• Parents can bring students into the hall to settle them in if needed, but please try to leave when you can as we get crowded in there!  
• Don’t forget the permission slip online on Compass (closes the day before the disco)
• Gold Coin donation on the night and a little money for an ice cream from the canteen (cash only, please send coins / small notes).

Many thanks,Lance Greenwood – Disco Co-ordinator

Lance.greenwood@initiative.com.au | 0410 660 196

Online Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent Teacher conferences will be held in Week 3. Families can book preferred times on Compass at the start of term 3.  

Save the Date

Please volunteer as your time to help us make it a fantastic fair!  Many hands make light work!  Contact our PFA Coordinator, Andrea Thomas on 0431 953 720.  

Coming Soon...Annual IPS Trivia Night

Get in quick for a night filled with fun and frivolity!

An event not to be missed. This is a great night out, where you can enjoy the company of others, make new friends, have a lot fun and generally have a good laugh in a great venue not too far from school.

Father's Day Stall

Enrolments for 2024

If you are interested in enroling your child for Foundation in 2024, please note: 

All enrolments for Foundation must be submitted by Friday 28th July 2023.

You can download an enrolment form from our website or you can drop in to the office and collect the form in person.  

School tours for prospective parents.

If you'd like to book a school tour, please call the office on 9499 1880 to organise your spot. Bookings are essential as places are limited.

Finally ...

Anyone interested in the history of our school and the surrounding area might enjoy reading the following:

Have  a great week.

Mark Kent

Principal