weekly views - epping · 2019-02-13 · weekly views epping views primary issue no. 3 14th february...

Weekly Views Epping Views Primary

Issue No. 3

14th February 2019

School Mantras

School Motto

‘From Little Things Big

Things Grow’

EVPS Values

Respect Honesty

Caring Excellence

Responsibility

Principal Views SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

It is that time of year where we turn our attention

to our 2019 School Council election process. We

have three current parent vacancies. EVPS would

like to firstly thank Fiona Micelotta, Trisha Bennett

and Daniela Altandzieva for their contribution over the past two years.

With those three vacant positions we are seeking

parents to nominate for school council with

nomination forms to be collected at the office and

completed by Friday 22 February.

Should we receive more than three nominations we

will hold a vote to elect the school council

representatives.

ITEMS OF VALUE

Please note that the Education Department and the

school do not have insurance for personal items

and ambulance or medical insurance coverage for students. We cannot be held responsible for

student mobile phones and electronic games that

are brought to school and parents are encouraged

to purchase this insurance themselves.

STUDENTS TAKING HOLIDAYS DURING TERM

TIME

We understand that not everyone is able to take

holidays during term breaks however there is a

growing number of families who take a

considerable number of schools day off due to

family holidays. The school is funded by the

number of students in attendance in February

which means that if your child is away for a

part of February then the school receives absolutely no funding from the government for that

child for the year. Schools have to pay for all of our

staffing, maintenance costs, purchases, energy,

phones etc so it is important to maximise our grant

money.

Pauline Kubat - Principal

[email protected]

PAYMENTS

To assist with waiting times in the office it is

strongly recommended that parents pay for books,

excursions etc on line either through compass for

excursions, incursions and camps and on QkR for

lunch orders, uniforms, book packs, netbooks. If you do need to hand in forms, or pay by cash in a

lopee you can send these with your child to the

classroom and they will be sent to the office in the

class satchels.

UNIFORMS

Every student at EVPS is

expected to wear the correct

EVPS uniform items. This

includes plain black pants,

shorts and skorts which means that pants with

logos and stripes etc are not a part of our official

uniform. Plain black items can be purchased from

the department stores at Epping Plaza and Plenty

Valley as well as from the PSW uniform shop in Danaher Drive in Sth Morang. Our school dress is

the black, white and green check not the generic

green and white check that you buy from

department stores. All logoed items can be

purchased from the school uniform shop either on

QkR (every day) or via child’s lopee in the class

satchel or over the counter on Monday, Wednesday

and Fridays only.

Please check the name on your children’s

uniform items to ensure that they have brought the

correct one home. If your child has taken another

child’s uniform in error, please return it to the

school as soon as possible. Thank you

STAFF COMMENCING FAMILY LEAVE.

Alannah Nettleton and Stephanie Micovski

finish up this week as they commence their

maternity leave. We wish them all the best

as they prepare for the arrival of their first

babies.

PLEASE REMEMBER we are an ‘egg & nut free’ school: no eggs,

peanut butter, nuts or nutella spread to come to school at any

time. Please assist us to keep our students safe. Thank you.

Keep your hands and feet to yourself. Everyday Counts!

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Re-Think We don’t swear at Epping Views!

Sustainability: It’s our responsibility

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20 Mansfield Street, Epping 3076 P: 8401 3791 F: 8401 3793

[email protected] www.eppingviewsps.vic.edu.au

Diary Dates Term1, 2019 Term1, 2019

2019 DATES

As DET prefers students to have holidays during the term breaks. I have included the 2019 term holiday breaks. Maximising your

child’s attendance at school sets up a positive attendance and engagement attitude for their whole life so please try to arrange

your holidays during the term breaks.

Term One begins Thursday 31st January and ends Friday 5th April.

Term Two begins Tuesday 23rd April and ends Friday 28th June.

Term Three begins Monday 15th July and ends Friday 20th

September.

Term Four begins Monday 7th October and ends Friday 20th

December.

6th February PREP Rest Day

18th March and 21st March

School Photos


21st March to 4th April

Life Education

Program


Every Friday Year 5/6 Sport


18th to 20th February

Year 4 Camp to Phillip Island

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Epping Views Primary School 20 Mansfield Street, Epping 3076

P: 8401 3791 F: 8401 3793 [email protected]

www.eppingviewsps.vic.edu.au

CONGRATULATIONS to Mai Le in Grade 4NW for

being awarded an Orange belt in Judo, and to her big sister Yen Le for being awarded a Green belt.

Please let Pauline or the office know if you know of someone in our school

community that we should acknowledge.

HAT SALE

ALL HATS $8.00

ORDERS THROUGH QKR OR AT THE OFFICE

MONDAY, WEDNSDAY & FRIDAY.

ENDS FRIDAY 22/02/2019 OR UNTIL STOCKS LAST




Cultural Calendar 2019

Monday February 11 Victory of the Islamic

Revolution in Iran

Wednesday February 13 National Apology Day

Australia

Friday February 15 Parinirvana Day

Buddhist

Friday February 15 National Day

Serbia

Saturday February 16 Independence Day

Lithuania

Sunday February 17 Independence Day

Kosovo

Monday February 18 Independence Day

Gambia

Tuesday February 19 Magha Puja

Buddhist




5/6 SPORT PROGRAM 2019

Round 1 Results: EV1 V St Mary of the Cross Mackillop (SMCM)

Cricket Boys: EV1 137 to SMCM 62 Cricket Girls: EV1 127 to SMCM 62

Euro Handball Boys: EV1 13 to SMCM 6 Euro Handball Girls: EV1 4 to SMCM 1

Soccer Boys: EV1 8 goals to SMCM 0 goals Soccer Girls: EV1: 5 goals to SMCM 0 goals

Harvest Home PS V EV2 (away)

Cricket Boys: Harvest Home 14 to EV2 69 Cricket Girls: Harvest Home 44 to EV2 69

Euro Handball Boys: Harvest Home 1 to EV2 4 Euro Handball Girls: Harvest Home 1 to EV2 2

Soccer Boys: Harvest Home 0 goals to EV2 2 goals Soccer Girls: Harvest Home 1 goal to EV2 0 goals

For away games this week for EVPS 1: Volleyball and Netball are played at Lalor North PS. AFL Football is at Lalor Reserve and Soccer is at Partridge Reserve.

Interschool Sport Program Round 2 Friday February 15th All games to commence by 9.30am.

First named school is the home team and Epping Views Primary School (EVPS) home grounds are: Euro Handball at EVPS. Soccer at Harvest Home (synthetic pitch) and Cricket is played at Epping Reserve (West ground).

EV2 V SMCM (St Maryof The Cross Mackillop)

Marymede V EV 1

A reminder there is Training every Friday morning from 8.00am-8.40am for all interschool sports teams. The dates are: Friday 15th, 22nd, March 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd.

Parents and friends are most welcome and are encouraged to come and watch any of the Interschool or Intra School sports games each week.

Intraschool Sport Program:

Students have been placed into 10 teams. The sports that the students will be playing are Tennis, Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Minor Games, Tchoukball, Rounders and Futsal. All of these sports are played at EVPS except for Futsal which will be at Futsal Oz in Thomastown.

All games are to be played at Harvest Home PS.-365 Harvest Home Road, Epping A reminder there is Training every Friday morning from 8.00am-8.40am for all interschool sports teams. First training session will be Friday February 8th.

Parents and friends are most welcome and are encouraged to come and watch any of the Interschool or Intra School sports games each week.

Swimming Trials for years 4, 5 and 6 students to represent EVPS at District level.

Over the past two weeks EVPS has run swimming trials down at TRAC before school (7.00am-8.00am). Thank you to all of the parents and students who attended. District swimming carnival is on Tuesday February 19th. The Divi-sional Swim meet is on Tuesday March 5th followed by the NMR swimming carnival on Tuesday March 19th.

Go EVPS!


20 Mansfield Street, Epping 3076



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EVPS Uniform Price Increase

Due to manufacturer increases the cost of some of our uniform items will

increase slightly from the 1st February 2019.

An updated price list will be available shortly.

At the last School Council Meeting a motion was passed to make

the EVPS School Bag a compulsory item for Years P-4, com-

mencing with Prep in 2019.

Welcome back to the new school year, it will be an exciting time for many

this year.

This year on School Council we are looking at ways for fundraising to get a School Gymnasium built, unfortunately, they are not cheap and any fund-raising ideas you may have will be greatly appreciated, please pass them

onto our School Fundraising Committee via the office.

Lobbying the local government ministers for our area, they may be able to

help us out in this area.

We will be adding more solar panels to the roof of the school, to further cut

our carbon footprint and to help us save on electricity costs.

Elections are coming up for School Council in the coming weeks, anyone interested in running for a 2-year term is encouraged to apply, it is a really valuable experience as a parent and provides some invaluable insight into how a school runs and how the decisions directly impact on the learning of

our students.

This year is a School Review year, where we look at where we have been over the last 4 years, and where we want to go as a school in the next four

years.

Please feel free to contact me by email should you wish to share ideas and

thoughts on fundraising for our much needed gymnasium.

Wayne Mark

School Council President

[email protected] or [email protected]

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EVERY DAY COUNTS PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing school puts them behind.

SCHOOL IS BETTER WHEN YOUR CHILD IS THERE

Why it’s important

We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.

If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

Each missed day is associated with progressively lower achievement in numeracy, writing and reading.

Getting in early

Attendance patterns are established early – a child regularly missing days in kindergarten or in the early years of school will often continue to miss classes in the later years, and receive lower test scores than their classmates.

It’s vital that students go to school every day – even in the early years of primary school.

IN VICTORIA SCHOOL IS COMPULSORY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEO-PLE AGED 6 -17 YEARS

Student Absences

The main reasons for absence are:

Sickness – There are always times when students need to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that they’re only away on the days they are genuinely sick, and developing good sleep patterns, eating well and exercising regularly can make a big difference.

Family holidays - It's vital that holidays are planned during school holidays where possible, and not during the term. If you are planning to go on holiday during term time, make sure that you talk to your child’s school in advance, and work with them to develop an absence learning plan.

“Day off” – Think twice before letting your child have a “day off” as they could fall behind their classmates – every day counts.

Truancy – This is when students choose not to go to school without their parent’s permission. There can be many reasons for truancy. The best way to address this is for schools and parents to work together.




School refusal - School refusing children will experience significant emotional distress not only when going to school but also at the thought of going to school; they may be absent from school for weeks or even months at a time. School refusal differs from truancy as children generally stay home with the knowledge of the parents and despite their best efforts to encourage their child to go to school. See: My child or teenager has anxiety

BEING AWAY FROM SCHOOL FOR ONE DAY A FORTNIGHT EQUALS MISSING 1.5 YEARS OVER 13 YEARS OF SCHOOL

If your child is away

If for any reason your child must miss school, there are things you can do with your school to ensure they don’t fall behind:

Inform the school

Speak with your child’s classroom teacher and find out what work they need to do to keep up.

Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as possible.

Openly communicating with your child's school about all absences is a good way to prevent attendance issues being escalated to a School Attendance Officer. A School Attendance Officer is a Department of Education and Training Regional Director who has authority to follow up attendance issues. Chronic or ongoing attendance issues that are escalated can lead to an Infringement Notice being issued to parent/s.

If you’re having attendance issues with your child, please let your classroom teacher know so we can work together to get your child to school every day.

Top attendance tips for parents

Schools want to work in partnership with parents – act early if you have any concerns by contacting your child’s school and asking for advice and support

Remember that every day counts

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes and their social connectedness

Talk positively about school and the importance of attending every day

Open and prompt communication with your child’s school about all absences is a good idea

Avoid making routine medical and dental appointments during the school day or planning family holidays during the term

Seek help from your school if you are concerned about your child’s attendance and wellbeing. Schools want to work in partnership with parents to support student attendance and wellbeing.

Further information

For more information and resources to help address attendance issues, visit:

www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/behaviour/Pages/studentattendance.aspx

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CHILD SAFE at Epping Views Primary School

Epping Views Primary School is committed to child safety. As a community we want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. There is zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. We meet our legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.

Epping Views Primary School is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks. We have robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers. Our school is committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks. As a community we support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a disability.

Epping Views Primary School has specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.

Below is our commitment to Child Safe Policy, which will be reviewed this year according to DET Child Safe guidelines.

Epping Views Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Epping Views Primary School has zero tolerance for child abuse.

Purpose:

Epping Views Primary School is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people are safe and feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives.

Particular attention will be paid to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/ or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability.

Every person involved in Epping Views Primary School has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.

Children at Epping Views Primary School will be encouraged to be empowered, vital and active participants. We involve them when making decisions, especially about matters that directly affect them. We listen to their views and respect what they have to say and encourage positive school values through the School Wide Positive Behaviours Support.

Guidelines:

Planning, decision making and operations at Epping Views Primary School will:

Take a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety.

Value and empower children to participate in decisions that affect their lives.

Foster a culture of openness that supports all persons to safely disclose risks of harm to children.

Respect diversity in cultures and child rearing practices while keeping child safety paramount.

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Provide written guidance on appropriate conduct and behaviour towards children.

Engage only the most suitable people to work with children and have high quality staff and volunteer supervision and professional development.

Ensure children know who to talk with if they are worried or are feeling unsafe, and that they are comfortable and encouraged to raise issues.

Report suspected abuse, neglect or mistreatment promptly to Leadership/Welfare Team and/or the appropriate authorities;

Share information appropriately and lawfully with other organisations where the safety and wellbeing of children is at risk and

Value the input of and communicate with families and carers.

IMPLEMENTATION:

Our Staff and volunteers must agree to abide by our Safety Code of Conduct which specifies the standards of conduct required when working with children.

Training and supervision:

Training and education is important to ensure that everyone at Epping Views Primary School understands that children’s safety is everyone’s responsibility. Our culture aims for all staff, students and wider members of our community to feel confident and comfortable in discussing any allegations of child abuse or child safety concerns. We train our staff to identify, assess, and minimise risks of child abuse and to detect potential signs of child abuse.

We support our staff through ongoing professional development to develop their skills to protect children from abuse and promote the cultural safety of Aboriginal children, the cultural safety of children from linguistically and/or diverse backgrounds, and the safety of children with a disability.

We ensure all staff and volunteers understand Epping View’s commitment to child safety and that everyone has a role to play in protecting children from abuse, as well as checking that their behaviour towards children is safe and appropriate.

*Please refer to our Child Safety Code of Conduct

Any inappropriate behaviour will be reported through appropriate channels, including the Department of Health and Human Services and Victoria Police, depending on the severity and urgency of the matter.

Recruitment:

We take all reasonable steps to employ skilled people to work with our children. We develop selection criteria and advertisements which clearly demonstrate our commitment to child safety and an awareness of our social and legislative responsibilities. Epping Views Primary School understands that when recruiting staff and volunteers we have ethical as well as legislative obligations.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal peoples, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

All people engaged by Epping Views Primary School, including volunteers and trades people, are required to hold a Working with Children Check and to provide evidence of this Check.

We carry out reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people.

Fair procedures for personnel:

The safety and wellbeing of children is our primary concern. We are also fair and just to personnel. The decisions we make when recruiting, assessing incidents, and undertaking disciplinary action will always be thorough, transparent and based on evidence.




Privacy:

All personal information considered or recorded will respect the privacy of the individuals involved, whether they be staff, volunteers, parents or children, unless there is a risk to someone’s safety. We have safeguards and practices in place to ensure any personal information is protected. Everyone is entitled to know how this information is recorded, what will be done with it, and who will have access to it.

Legislative responsibilities:

Epping Views Primary School takes our legal responsibilities seriously, including:

• Failure to disclose: Reporting child sexual abuse is a community-wide responsibility. All adults in Victoria who have a reasonable belief that an adult has committed a sexual offence against a child under 16 have an obligation to report that information to the police.

• Failure to protect: People of authority at Epping Views Primary School will commit an offence if they know of a substantial risk of child sexual abuse and have the power or responsibility to reduce or remove the risk, but negligently fail to do so.

• Any personnel who are Mandatory Reporters must comply with their duties.

Risk management:

In Victoria, organisations are required to protect children when a risk is identified. In addition to general occupational health and safety risks, we proactively manage risks of abuse to our children. We have risk management strategies in place to identify, assess and take steps to minimise child abuse risks, which include risks posed by physical environments (for example, any doors that can lock) and online environments.

Allegations, concerns and complaints:

Epping Views Primary School takes all allegations seriously and has practices in place to investigate thoroughly and quickly. Our staff are trained to deal appropriately with allegations.

We work to ensure all children, families, staff and volunteers know what to do and who to tell if they observe abuse or are a victim, and if they notice inappropriate behaviour.

We all have a responsibility to report an allegation of abuse if we have a reasonable belief that an incident took place.

If an adult has a reasonable belief that an incident has occurred, then they must report the incident. Factors contributing to reasonable belief may be:

• a child states they or someone they know has been abused (noting that sometimes the child may in fact be referring to themselves)

• behaviour consistent with that of an abuse victim is observed

• someone else has raised a suspicion of abuse but is unwilling to report it

• observing suspicious behaviour.

EVALUATION:

This policy will be reviewed every four years and following significant incidents if they occur. We will ensure that families and children have the opportunity to contribute to the policy guidelines. Where possible we do our best to work with local Aboriginal communities, culturally and/or linguistically diverse communities and people with a disability in gaining guidance/ feedback and advice.

Pauline Kubat


20 Mansfield Street, Epping 3076





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