Edgeworth Heights Public School

Dear Parents/Carers and Friends of EHPS 

Our first week back was incredible with perfect weather for our Staff Development Day and Athletics Carnival. Students have come back settled and ready to learn.

I heard that many families were impacted with COVID over the holidays. The Department of Education (DoE) has put out recommendations to continue to be vigilant with cleaning and hygiene in the weeks ahead. More RAT tests will be delivered to the school shortly and we will hand these out to families. Canberra excursion will go ahead as planned and we have moved other events towards the end of the term as recommended by the DoE. We were excited about having NAIDOC activities and Maths @ EHPS events early in the term that included our school community. Hopefully by having these later in the term we can have full school community participation.

With so much going on we have included a Term 3 calendar for quick reference for parents. Please be advised that events, dates and times may change due to circumstances out of our control. It is just lovely seeing events happening again at school.

A focus this term for us all is increasing the amount of students arriving to school on time. Over the term we will be working with students and school community to explain how patterns of lateness can have a serious impact on students education. When a child misses just 5 minutes of school per day that equates to missing 3 days per year. 

Inclusive education is a large part of what we deliver at EHPS. On Monday 18th July, staff participated in a Cultural Excursion that took us to Mount Sugarloaf and Swansea Heads. Staff were fascinated by the teaching and experience of the elder Uncle Paul and Jeremy Coward and his dance group. The day was also supported by Liam Begnell (EHPS Cultural Educator) and Renae Honeysett EHPS Aboriginal Education Officer.  Staff participated in activities including smoking ceremony, traditional way of teaching and stories traditional cultural philosophies and pedagogy in western education systems, bush tucker/ medicine site explanations and traditional dance. We have learned and recognised plants that we also have growing on our school site and their significance in Aboriginal culture. Staff feedback indicated that it was a powerful excursion that directly influenced staff confidence and increased knowledge that they will implement in their classes. 

There has been a lot of work happening at our school over the last 6 months. Work is nearly completed. We have upgraded the student toilets and student feedback is they are great now. Redirecting waterflow with new plumbing around the school to support areas of playground being protected in wet weather. Sink areas installed in the kindergarten areas. New community room (soon to be renamed) with kitchen facilities for student cooking and breakfast club. Our vegetable garden area is currently being moved and this area will be redesigned to support sensory play for students. Keep an eye out for more improvements in the physical school environment to come.

On the 19th August Eli heads to Brisbane to swim in the National Swimming competition. This is a huge achievement and as a school community we are very proud of his achievements in being a part of the 2022 NSW state team. EHPS students have supported Eli and his venture with an Out of Uniform Day in Term 2. If anyone would like to further support Eli we have New South Wales Primary Sports Association raffle tickets in the school office. $5.00 a ticket.

• 1st Prize: Apple Ipad Pro
• 2nd Prize $500 Rebel Voucher
• 3rd Prize Fitbit Versa 2
• 4th and 5th Prizes JBL Flip 5 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Don’t forget our upcoming Bunnings BBQ on Sunday 31st July. 

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Support us in the month of July and you will automatically receive a 2 month extension of your Entertainment Membership when you purchase a 12 month product.That is an extra 2 months for FREE (14 months total) to use and save with your Entertainment Membership!!!!

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You can order your scrumptious THOMPSON PIES straight to your door!

Thats right, EHPS are holding our annual Thompsons pie drive running from the Monday the 4th of July until the 24th of July.

When you place an order make sure you put in our code EHP0622 and have all your winter warmers and yummy treats delivered straight to your door! 

https://thompsonspies.com.au/

Edgeworth Heights Public School students K-6 have the opportunity to participate in the 2022 Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC). While we strongly encourage all students to enter, participation is voluntary.

Challenge Opens: Monday February 28, 2022
Challenge Closes for Students: Friday August 19, 2022

All students K-2 will participate in the challenge during class time, but it is optional for extra reading for students to participate at home as well.

Students 3-6 will need to complete the challenge individually. Students will be offered time at school to help complete the challenge but participation at home is required.

The website outlines the rules, expectations and the number of books to be read for each stage as well as the book lists. Please see attached website link and documents for further information.

Parent Portal Information: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Student Portal: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/