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LEADERS’ NEWS Sports Day is the topic of conversation in the yard. In true EPS spirit, we are doing our best to work within current guidelines around extra adults on site and balancing
space/capacity with the formula we have been given. Recent communication explained the process of booking in using TryBooking. We recognise that this is a favourite event for parents and extended families but unfortunately with the number of students and staff as well as the space we have available as a parent viewing area we are restricted to 80 spectators per session. As written, to be equitable to all families we can only have one parent per family with no toddlers. I am sure there will be some families who miss out and I am deeply sorry. We have had to make the tough decision but decided it was better than no spectators on the day which is what we did last year. Teachers are mindful of this and will do everything they can to post on Seesaw. To ensure we comply with the regulations we will be asking all adults who are on school grounds to leave after drop off and will open the western Edwards St gate at 9am to enable the 80 spectators to check in and move to the viewing area. At the conclusion of the Junior primary events we will ask everyone to leave, and will open the gate again for the 80 spectators who are booked in for the Primary event. This gate will be marshalled and staff will check you in. During the event all other gates will be closed to ensure we follow our COVID management Plan. I’m sure there will be questions, so please do not hesitate to contact the front office or me. The students are excited to participate in Sports Day and the staff have worked hard to make this a fantastic event. Thank you for supporting the children and staff in this difficult time, I really appreciate it. Results from our Parent Opinion survey have just arrived and we will unpack them over the holiday break. At first look we had over 190 responses with many positive and supporting results. If you have any comments or questions related to this survey, or the school in general, please don’t hesitate to contact me. All feedback is an opportunity to make improvements. A group of our Year 5/6/7 students participated in the Festival of Music at the Entertainment Centre. The night was a spectacular success. Well done to those students involved. If you are a volunteer in any capacity at our school you will need to update your RRHAN-EC by the end of the year. This is mandatory for all volunteers who work with children, attend camps/excursions, coach and manage sport teams, or are a part of any school committee. This course will need to be completed by the end of this year to remain valid on our system and avoid having to complete a face-to-face 4 hour session. If you need support to access the online training, please contact the front office. https://www.education.sa.gov.au/working-us/rrhan-ec/fundamentals-course-responding-risks-harm-abuse-and-neglect-education-and-care A solid focus on learning over the last 4 weeks has included a concentration on developing and monitoring learning sprints in the form of individual student learning goals. Teachers have worked collaboratively to track progress, moderate work samples in like-year levels and plan for differentiated learning. If you have any questions about your child’s learning, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
DATES TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 19th Family Portraits 23rd Sports Day 24th Last Day Term 3
2.10pm dismissal Casual Clothes day – gold coin donation
OCTOBER 11th First Day of TERM 4 21st 27th
Year 1 ‘Cubby’ excursion French Day
NOVEMBER 5th
Eddie’s Market – more news later
8th 12th
SCHOOL CLOSURE Disco
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Week 9 – THURSDAY, 16th September 2021
Our Pupil Free Day was dedicated to working on the school Site Improvement Plan Goals. This involved focusing on success criteria and learning intentions to improve student outcomes and achievement. As a school we worked in year level teams with Helena Lambrinos to develop our Inquiry Focus for Term 4 and fine tune our school-wide scope and sequence with a sub focus on higher order questioning. SAVE THE DATE: Another major event that the staff have been working towards is the creation of Eddie’s Market. This is to fill the place of the Strawberry Fair which we are unable to hold this year. Eddie’s Market will be a twilight event on 5th November. Each class will have a stall and parents will be able to book in to attend a session. More information will come out from the committee and class teachers. Our Year 1 Phonics results have been collated and we have once again made amazing growth with 96% of our students achieving the standard which is up from 89% in 2019 and 2020. This result is the highest in our Partnership and I expect in the top range across the state. NAPLAN results have come out and we expect the full data to be available by the end of the term. EPS has been commended on our results and the consistency of growth we have continued to make across the years. The students’ individual results will be sent home to families by the end of this term.
Vicky Bashford
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – Friday, 24th September 2.10pm dismissal - Casual Clothes day, please bring a cold coin donation
SPORTS DAY INFORMATION
E.P.S. SPORTS DAY - Thursday 23rd September 2021
TEAM CAPTAINS
Dolphins - Summer Bland, Ginger Bassett, Dylan Elliott, Elijah Owen, Chloe Thomas
Eagles - Taya Johnson, Violet Anson, Maddie Ziersch, John Bishop, Sage Pilkington
Kangaroos - Andina Pol, Millie Shepherd Boyd, Luka Jones, Nihal Keremane, Eben Barere
Koalas - Alex Miller, Max Pannenberg, Jade Hubbard, Hannah Freeman, Finn McGlasson
8:35 Students report to class teachers in classrooms
8:40 Students assemble in teams on the last court near the oval
8:45 - 9:00 Whole school warm up and chants (sports captains) & leadership welcome
9:00 - 10:30 Activities (5 x 15mins) Junior Primary Rec-2
10:30 – 10:45 RECESS
10:45 Assemble in sport team bays on oval
11:00 – 11:40 Championship Sprints and Relay
11:40 – 12:00 Yr. 6/7’s vs Staff Relay
12:00-12:30 Lunch Eating and play
12:30 – 2:30PM Primary (Yr 3-7) Activities (6 x 20mins)
(Junior primary back to classrooms)
2:30 – 2:40pm Pack up
2:40-3pm Presentations
TABLOID EVENTS TIMETABLE
Rec-Yr2
Rest Scooter
Board
Relay
(1)
Scooter
Board
Relay
(2)
Mini
Hurdles
(1)
Mini
Hurdles
(2)
Vortex
(1)
Vortex
(2)
Sprints Sack
Race
9:05 -
9:20
18 20 19 8 9 10 11 6&7
9:20 -
9:35
19 11 10 6 7 20 18 8 & 9
9:35 -
9:50
20 8 18 19 7 6 10 & 11 9
9:50 -
10:05
7 6 9 20 10 8 18 & 19 11
10:05 –
10:20
6 & 8 18 7 11 19 9 20 10
RECESS
Yr3-Yr7
Long
Jump +
Standing
Long
Jump
High
Jump
(1)
High
Jump
(2)
Vortex
Target
Throw
(1)
Vortex
Target
Throw
(2)
Shotput
(1)
Shotput
(2)
Hurdles Sprints
12:30-
12:50
13 & 14 15 16 3 2 1 22 &21 4&5
12:50-
1:10
4 & 5 13 14 15 16 3 2 1 22 & 21
1:10-
1:30
22 & 21 4 5 13 14 15 16 3 1 &2
1:30-
1:50
1 & 2 22 21 4 5 13 14 16 & 15 3
1:50-
2:10
3 1 2 22 21 4 5 13 & 14 16 & 15
2:10-
2:30
16 & 15 3 1 2 22 21 4 & 5 13 & 14
OV
AL
CANTEEN NEWS
URGENT HELP NEEDED PLEASE – I am in urgent need of
a helper on Tuesdays during Term 4 please. Please make
contact with me via the school’s email address of
Also, if anyone can help on any other day, I’m very interested
to hear from you too. Would you please share this request with
your adult family members? Many thanks.
THANK YOU to the families who completed the Canteen
Lunch Service and Tuck Shop snack service survey. Your
feedback is being collated with the student feedback and there will be further news on outcomes next term.
SPORTS DAY – please note that Beck’s LUNCH ORDERS will happen as usual for the students.
In line with school and Dept direction, the canteen will not be open for sales to parents during Sports Day. The lunchtime
Tuck Shop snack service will be available for students, as usual.
COFFEE MORNINGS – will be on again on Thursdays and Fridays during Term 4. We will also have iced coffees and
coffee granitas available. We hope to see you soon!
Marie – Canteen Coordinator
FESTIVAL CHOIR NEWS
On Tuesday the 7th of September, Edwardstown Choir students travelled to the Entertainment Centre to rehearse and then perform at the Festival of Music. This year the commissioned work focused on the importance of water in our lives. Collaborating with many other schools was very exciting and together, with our students in Troupe and the Orchestra, we made our families very proud. Thank you to our parent helpers also. Your support with the rehearsal and dinner was much appreciated. Larissa Maher and Laura Potts
LOST PROPERTY
Please come and check lost property, lots of good quality clothes including swimming items. These will be cleared out at the end of the term. Thank you
SAPSASA BASKETBALL
YR 6/7 GIRLS STATEWIDE BASKETBALL FINALS
On Wednesday the 15th of September our Year 6/7 girls basketball team travelled to St Clair Recreation centre to
play in the finals of the knockout basketball competition. The team won their first carnival earlier this term.
The first matches of the day the girls came up against Cabra College, Tatachilla Lutheran College and Golden Grove.
The girls played excellent basketball against all these opponents and won every match apart from the Cabra game.
The girls only lost by 1 point to Cabra and unfortunately this meant they did not make the semi-final.
This did not mean the day was over and Edwardstown next came up against Encounter College. Once again, the girls
played some good basketball and worked well as a team to finish winners and moved into their final match with lots
of confidence.
The final match was played against Eastern Fleurieu Primary School. This match was a playoff for 5th place. Again,
the girls worked hard in the game to play defence and offence and support each other all over the court. This paid
off as they won the final game comfortably and meant Edwardstown Primary School finished the 5th best team in
the state-wide school’s basketball competition. A huge achievement for the team and their coach Jo Laird.
This result is the best result for a team from Edwardstown Primary School in this competition. Congratulations to all
the girls for this achievement, you should all hold you heads high and be very proud of yourselves. Thankyou to Jo
Laird for your time and effort you have put into the girls and helping them in this competition. Without this we can’t
give our students this opportunity.
Mr Leek- PE Teacher
PRIMARY MATHS EXTENTION GROUP
Three EPS students took part in the Primary Maths Extension Group (PMEG) Program for Yr 5, 6 & 7 run by the Australian Science and Mathematics School (ASMS). The PMEG Program was a short course involving inquiry based learning, participants were guided by ASMS staff and students in discussions on ‘How do we make the right decisions for humankind?’ and ‘How can we make predictions about the planet and the future?’. The participants learnt how maths can be used to explore and solve environmental issues, and how to
design a poster that conveys a mathematical concept. Each student created a poster to present at the Australian Science and Mathematics School International Science Fair Expo on the 2nd Sept. The students needed to design their own mathematical inquiry question in relation to the theme ‘What can mathematics do for your world?’. Each student's inquiry poster needed to include what their inquiry question was, how they undertook the investigation, the method they used and results they found. The students presented their posters at the Expo to other PMEG participants and ASMS teachers and students. There were some really interesting and wide ranging topics, each poster demonstrating how maths is used to help investigate and solve problems. https://asms.sa.edu.au/pmeg/
WALKING SCHOOL BUS
Congratulations to Grace and Owen, who have walked to school for 10 walks. They will receive a voucher at assembly which entitles them to a free ice block from the office any lunch time. Thank you, and have fun walking to school! Congratulations to Dylan K for being our Term 3 Walking School Bus raffle draw winner. Dylan has been a regular walker and his name was pulled in a draw, and he now has a voucher to spend at Big W.
Well done, Dylan!
WINTER SPORT Ne
SOCCER WRAP UP
The 2021 soccer season is now finished with medal
presentations and parents v kids games planned for 18th
September.
We had five teams this year – Under 8s, Under 9s, Under 10s,
Under 11s and seniors. All five teams played exceptionally well,
with many new skills learnt and a lot of team improvement
from the start of the year.
Thank you to all our coaches – Martin, Carl, Ellen, Alex and
Roly. Without your support we wouldn’t be able to play! I
know the kids say thank you too, to all the parent volunteer
support, management, coordination, communication, lines duties and everything else – there’s too many to
mention everyone.
A very special thank you to our referees. Being a referee can be a difficult job and we were fortunate to
have Daniel, Josh, Kobbi, Liam and Charlie help us out for all our home games. Cheers, Steph
FUNDRAISING NEWS
Edwardstown Primary School fundraiser, Sunday 19th September. Family Portrait for only $15-00 each and for every family taken, the school receives the $15-00. Bookings are still available through the front office. Payments can be made at the Cashier or via the Qkr! app (book a time with the front office staff).
Please contact us for more details.
COMMUNITY NEWS
