Welcome to our Preps – full time this week   Our prep children have commenced coming to school 5 days a week, and until 3.30pm, this week. We will have some very tired little ones by Friday. They all enjoyed their Teddy Bears Picnic today with their families and friends.

NAPLAN 2024 – Year 3 and 5  The NAPLAN test window starts on Wednesday 13 March 2024 and finishes on Monday 25 March 2024.

East Bentleigh P.S.  will be scheduling the tests as soon as possible within the testing window, prioritizing the first week. Please click Naplan Brochure for Parents for information on NAPLAN for all parents and carers of students in Year 3 and 5.


Managing Big Feelings free parent webinar    Inform and Impower are follwing up their Starting School presentation by Carley in 2023, with a  Managing Big Feelings free parent webinar. The content is tailored to parents/carers with lower primary school-aged children.
Presenter: Carley McGauran 
Date: Thursday 7 March  
Time: 7.30pm (75 min)
Here is the link for parents to register for the webinar bit.ly/bigfeelings2024

Once parents register (with an email address and name), they will be emailed a link to the webinar. They will also receive reminder emails. The following day, they will receive a link to access the replay. Therefore we recommend that even if parents are unable to attend the live webinar, they register to ensure they can access the replay which will be available for 30 days.

Clean Up Australia Day!  Sunday the 3^rd of March   To help celebrate this day - on Friday 1^st March from 2:30-3:15pm - all classes will participate in activities to help clean up our school grounds. Parents are most welcome to come and help as well!

Please note: We will be having our water leak out the front of the school fixed over the weekend.



Global Day of Unplugging March 1-2, 2024    On Friday at EBPS, classrooms are aiming to reduce their use of technology as part of the Global Day of Unplugging.

National Day of Unplugging is a 24-hour period dedicated to removing or reducing technology from our lives. This period begins and ends at sunset and is the perfect opportunity for families to unwind, relax, and spend time with friends and family.

Taking time away from our devices will give us a chance to “reboot” and connect with the things that matter the most. Unplugging can also have the added benefits of making us more content and happier overall. 

How to celebrate Global Unplugging Day For more information about unplugging please visit…

https://cybersafetyproject.com.au/five-ways-to-unplug/

Thank-you!   A big thank you to Rachel Jeffreys and Angela McIntyre who weeded our front garden beds after the Farmer’s Market last week. It has made a big difference to our entrance, and we really appreciate it. We hope to organise some Working Bees soon to allow more parents to get involved!


Kind Regards,

Sue Jackson - Acting Principal