EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER NO 22– 21/07/10 Phone Number: 03 5448 4318 School Fax Number: 03 5448 3334 Email: epsom.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.epsomps.vic.edu.au

This is a “YOU CAN DO IT” school

Grounds Roster: This weeks gardening keys are being sent home to the Harvey and Henderson

families.

Next weeks gardening families are the Hibble and Hicks families.

Blogs

Please check the

school website and

class blogs for extra

news. Lots to read

about!! www.epsomps.vic.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER:

AASC Program begins 3.45pm—4.45pm Monday 26th July

Prep 2011- Parent Information Evening Monday 26th July

Whole School Gym Program Thurs. 22nd, 29th July

Thurs. 5th, 12th and 19th August

EPSOM PALM PRESS

Takara, Darcy T., Courtney

M., Jordan S., Jordan K.,

Niklesh S., Maddy L., Nicho-

las S., Kody A., Ryan B., and

Warren L.

Active After

School begins

Monday 26th July

Fundraising

chocolate money

due back at school

now please…..

Dear Parents/Carers,

It seems that I am often reporting how busy the school

is. Four days of this week we will have had students

from our school participating in additional sporting

activities including gymnastics. The students always

represent the school in a positive manner and I am

confident that they will all have a great time. Please

look out next week for some photos and results.

I would like to thank Deb Anderson for her work on

School Council during the last six months. Congratu-

lations to Marijke Harrison who was elected as

School Council President.

Please find attached some more information on the

Ultranet. Sue Briggs, Jenny Ashby and Kerry McGuf-

fie are attending the second days training today.

We are expecting to take delivery of our iPads some-

time this week. This is a very exciting opportunity and

the students in Grade 5/6 can’t wait to get them. Our

school is the only school in Loddon Mallee Region to

be invited to be part of the trial.

Enjoy your week

Kerry McGuffie

Parking As you are aware School Council in conjunction with

the City of Greater Bendigo will be trialling some

alterations to the car parking.

We have been notified by the City of Greater Bendigo

that next week the markings for the new arrangements

will be made and then bollards installed in the follow-

ing week. A colour copy of the parking plan can be

found on the Noticeboard. If you have any queries

please contact the school. Also, there will be more

information on next week’s newsletter.

Selection of Teaching Staff You may not be aware that the selection of teaching

staff is not a responsibility of School Council but lies

with the Principal.

The School Council Members wish to inform parents

and the school community that the process

for selecting teachers at this school has been adhered

to by the selection panel and that Kerry McGuffie has

the full support of all School Council Members.

Thank you

Marijke Harrison

School Council President

Office News Have you changed your address, home phone

number, mobile number, emergency contact

names…..anything? Please let the Office

know so that your details can be updated on

our system.

Subway Lunch orders should be handed into

the Office on Thursday mornings. Please

make sure the right money is enclosed. No

change is given.

A reminder that Student Banking is done on

Tuesdays.

Epsom Website— www.epsomps.vic.edu.au

Please have a look at our website. Newsletters

and all other important information can be

found there. If you would like the newslet-

ter emailed to you please advise Deanne so

you can be added to the mailing list.

Sports News

Netball Report

Well done to our netballers—we came third!

And don’t they look a happy bunch.

Gymnastics Don’t forget about gymnastics at the YMCA in

Mundy St on Thursdays for five weeks.

Prep to Year 2 - 10.00 until 10.45am

Years 3 to 6— 11.00 until 12.00

Football A team of students are representing the school to-

day at the Loddon Mallee Football Tournament.

Thank you to Jeremy Evans for coaching and to Mr

Lavars and Mr McGuffie for going along as well.

Bendigo Autism Asperger Group

Annual General Meeting

Guest Speaker: Prof Bruce Tonge

Thursday 22nd July 2010 7.15pm

The Bendigo Club - 22 Park Tce, Strathdale

Supper Provided

RSVP by 17th July to

info@bendigoautism.org.au or Ph. 0417 057 672

……………………...........................

VICTORIAN AUTISM CONFER-ENCE

(Streamed live to Bendigo from Melbourne)

Thursday 5th & Friday 6th August 2010

The All Seasons Quality Resort

McIvor Road, Strathdale

Financial Assistance & free respite available

to Bendigo Autism Asperger Group mem-

bers

For more details visit our website:

www.bendigoautism.org.au/events

or phone: 0417 057 672

Family School Partners (Part 2) June 2010

Cyberbullying

Bullying by school-age children is evolving from face-to-face taunting into remote electronic taunting. Cyber bullying via e-mail, text messages, and Web sites is affecting children across the world in the time it takes to hit “send”. Bullying has been found to begin as early as pre-school, and appears to peak in sixth through eighth grades. Thirty percent of sixth- through tenth-graders in public and private schools throughout the United States reported being bullies (13%), victims (11%) or both bullies and victims (6%). Research has demonstrated that cyber bullying is devastating for both aggressors and victims, but teachers and parents are only just beginning to un-derstand its dangers. British researchers found that although nearly 75% of teachers worried that students might become victims of cell-phone text-message bullying, only 56% of the students’ parents showed concern that their children might be susceptible to this form of cyber bullying. The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use reported that cyber bullying affects students around the world. Australian and American children stay home from school because they feel threatened, and Scandinavian children are fearful of using their school locker rooms. Cyber bullying is particularly dangerous for students who are susceptible to depression and anxiety. Read more: http://www.illinoischildwelfare.org/archives/volume3/icw3-3.pdf