Newsletter 23rd April, 2015 - Mount Eliza Primary School

MEPS Newsletter
PO Box 305, Mt Eliza 3930 – Phone 9787 1385
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www.mtelizaps.vic.edu.au
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23 April, 2015
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April
Fri
24th
Sat
25th
Mon 27th
Wed 29th
Thu 30th
May
Fri
1st
Mon 4th
Tue 5th
5th, 6th& 8th
Thu 7th
School Tour for 2016 Prep Parents – 11.30am
ANZAC Day
School Council Meeting – 7.15 pm in Staffroom
Book Club orders close 9.00 am
School Tour for 2016 Prep Parents – 9.30 am
Jogging Club – 8.20am on the school oval
Tue
19th
Wed
20th
Thu
Mon
June
Fri
Mon
Mon
Fri
21st
25th
Grade 1 – McCrae Homestead Excursion
School Tour for 2016 Prep Parents – 11.30am
Mothers’ Day Lunch at Three Wild Ducks
Mothers’ Day Stall
Jogging Club – 8.20am on the school oval
House Cross Country – 9.30am to 1.00pm
School Tour for 2016 Prep Parents – 9.30 am
Jogging Club – 8.20am on the school oval
Second-hand Uniform Sale – 2.15pm Hall Foyer
Building & Grounds Committee Meeting – 5pm
Education Committee Meeting – 7pm
School Tour for 2016 Prep Parents – 9.30 am
PTA Meeting – 1.30pm in the BER
District Cross Country at The Peninsula School
2016 Prep Parents’ Information Night – 7.00pm
Jogging Club – 8.20am on the school oval
School Council Meeting – 7.15 pm in Staffroom
5th
8th
15th
26th
Preps – Werribee Open Range Zoo Excursion
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Second-hand Uniform Sale – 2.15pm Hall Foyer
Last Day of Term 2
Thu
Mon
14th
18th
will now have our fantastic Mothers’ Day Stall on Tuesday
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5 , Wednesday 6 and Friday 8 May.
If you are able to help gift wrap on any of these days
please text your details to 0417 354 392 or email
bernieblackford@bigpond.com.
Mothers’ Day Stall Donations
We are looking for donations for this fundraiser. Paper,
ribbon, gift cards, gifts, plants, etc. We appreciate your
support and have a collection box in the school foyer of
the office.
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Big Night Out - Saturday, 18 July, 2015
"MEPS BALL", your take on this! Start planning your
theme and table of ten. Tickets go on sale soon!
Second Hand Uniform Sales
The next Second-hand Uniform Sale will be held next
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Monday, 18 May at 2.15 pm in the old school hall during
assembly. All items are $3.
Thanks to all the PTA team…. Many hands make light
work 
If you would like to get involved with this fantastic group
our next meeting will be held on
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Tuesday, 19 May at 1.30 pm in the
BER.
Thanking you,
PTA
House Cross Country
The House Cross Country is being held at school on
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Wednesday, 7 May. Parents are welcome to come and
cheer on their child and assist where needed. The event
runs from 9:30 am to 1.00 pm.
Lauren Black, Physical Education
Saturday 25th April, 2015
PTA
Mothers’ Day Lunch!
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Lunch will be held on Tuesday, 5 May at Three Wild
Ducks in Mt Eliza. $40 per head will give you a glass of
champagne, a main meal and a dessert. There will also
be raffles and door prizes. Come and enjoy a lunch to
socialise with other MEPS Mums!! For information or to
put your name down please email Jodie Prendergast at
prenj@unimelb.edu.au or phone/message 0409 199 788.
Mothers’ Day Stall
There has been a slight change in dates due to the
running of the House Cross Country on the Thursday. We
Student of the Week
Van from Prep W with his Student of
the Week Certificate.
Outside School Hours Care
For more details on After School Care, Before
School Care and School Holiday Program
please phone Camp Australia on 1300 105 343.
Registration
is
available
online
at
www.campaustralia.com.au.
Uniform Shop – Fashion Clubwear
Open:
Mondays from 8.30 to 9.00 am
Thursdays from 3.00 to 3.30 pm
Community Notices

RSPCA Million Paws Walk – Hasting’s Foreshore,
Sunday, 18th May, 2015. Seeking vendors, sponsors and
donations from local businesses. Please contact Kate on
kskinner@repcavic.org.au.

Rotary Book Bonanza – The Rotary Club of Mt Eliza will
be holding a Book Bonanza in the Mt Eliza Scout Hall, John
Butler Reserve (off Ranelagh Drive) on Sat 23rd May from
10am to 3pm and Sun 24th May from 9am to 2pm. For
enquiries phone 9787 2494 or 0457 326 632.
Please note that the Uniform Shop no longer accepts
cheques. Please make payments by cash or credit card.
Thank you,
Sam Stephenson, Uniform Shop
KidsMatter Survey
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
As many of you would be aware, we at Mt Eliza Primary
School are engaged in the Australian Primary Schools
Mental Health Initiative; KidsMatter.
In an effort to collaboratively improve the working
relationships between school and home we invite you to
participate in a survey for your perspectives on Mt Eliza
Primary School and what you think is important for
schools to consider to better support children’s mental
health and wellbeing. The answers provided by you are
completely anonymous and are stored securely by
KidsMatter and Mt Eliza Primary School. Results from the
survey may be used by us for the purposes of informing
school planning.
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The survey is open until Friday, 8 May. Follow the link
below to participate in the survey: Please register our
school as Mount Eliza Primary School, (not Mt Eliza).
www.kidsmatter.edu.au/primary/parentsurvey
You may also like to follow the link to the School Surveys
section on the KidsMatter website, which provides
background information:
www.kidsmatter.edu.au/primary/resources-yourjourney/other-resources/school-surveys
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