Book Week Parade
What a fantastic morning we had for our Book Week Parade!
Thank you to all our students, staff and families for making this such a fun and memorable event. There was an incredible amount of creativity and effort on display, and it was wonderful to see so many favourite book characters come to life.
Events such as Book Week are a lovely reminder of what makes our school community so special. Thank you to our families for helping with costumes, to our staff for joining in the fun, and most importantly, to our students for bringing so much enthusiasm and excitement to the morning.
Our Book Week Parade is certainly one of those community events that we look forward to every year!
Centre for Excellence in the Explicit Teaching of Literacy
We are very pleased to share that East Victoria Park Primary School has been accepted into the Centre for Excellence in the Explicit Teaching of Literacy program.
The program provides schools with the opportunity to work alongside expert educators to further strengthen evidence-based literacy teaching. Participating staff will engage in professional learning, observe high-quality teaching practice, work with experienced literacy educators and bring this learning back to our school.
Luke Cutler, Elizabeth Lees and Grace Allan, together with Kim Knowles, will participate in the program on behalf of East Victoria Park Primary School.
Importantly, this is not just professional learning for four staff members. Our aim is to scale up and share the learning across the school, building the knowledge and capability of all staff and continuing to strengthen the consistency and quality of literacy instruction for our students.
We are very excited to have been selected for this opportunity and look forward to sharing our learning with our staff and school community as the program progresses.
After School in the Early Childhood Area
Our Early Childhood area is a lovely place for families to spend some time together at the end of the school day, and we are very happy for families to continue enjoying the space.
We do ask that parents and carers continue to support children to follow the same expectations after school that apply during the school day. In particular, a maximum of three children are permitted on the swing at any one time. This helps ensure everyone can enjoy the equipment safely.
Please also be mindful that while the school day may have finished for students, our teachers are often still working in their classrooms, preparing for the following day, attending meetings or completing other work. We ask families to be considerate of noise levels around classrooms and to continue supervising children while using the Early Childhood area.
Thank you for helping us keep this space safe and enjoyable for everyone.
We are now looking forward to our Faction Athletics Carnival on Thursday 3 September. Don’t forget to order your sausage sizzle, and if you are able to lend a hand on the day, please consider signing up as a volunteer – our P&C needs you!
Details on how to order your sausage sizzle and register as a volunteer are included further on in this newsletter. We look forward to another fantastic school community event!
Have a lovely weekend as we reach the halfway mark of the term!
Kind regards
Kim Knowles
Principal
2027 Leavers – Kindy to Year 5
If your child is not continuing school at East Victoria Park Primary in 2027, please inform the front office staff of the new school your child will be moving to, by emailing eastvictoriapark.ps@education.wa.edu.au . This is important for planning class structures for 2027.
Absence Online Form
As of Monday 7th September, the Absence Online Form will no longer be available. You will be required to send an Absent Note on Compass:
How to: Compass Mobile Absentee Note
Anthology Project
Room Eight had their first visit from Kristy Nita Brown, award-winning local children’s book author, last Monday morning to introduce ‘The Anthology Project’ – a creative learning residency going for approximately 14 weeks.
Our students will work with Kristy for 2 sessions a week to create, publish, and exhibit their work as part of a class anthology exploring the stories, people, places and culture of East Victoria Park.
Students will meet and learn from local artists, historians and community members, discovering more about the area’s history, art, culture and community. They will also take part in a walking tour to explore local street art, public art, and contemporary stories.
Students will use what they discover to create their own stories, poems, illustrations and other creative works, celebrating the place in which they live and learn.
At the conclusion of the project, they will celebrate at the Town of Victoria Park Library.
(With thanks to Kristy for the above summary)
Looking forward to seeing what our students can come up with!
Sincere regards
Mr Young.
🏃♀️🌭 Faction Carnival is Almost Here! 🏃♂️🌭
Get carnival-ready by pre-ordering a delicious sausage sizzle for your child’s lunch and purchasing your raffle tickets! Simply scan the QR codes or use the link provided. https://east-victoria-park-primary-schools-parents-and-citizens-associ.square.site
Bring the whole family along to cheer on our students as they compete throughout the day. While you’re there, support our wonderful P&C with:
🌭 Sausage sizzles available for purchase
🧁 A delicious bake sale full of homemade treats
🎟️ Raffle tickets with fantastic prizes to be won
🙋 Volunteers Needed! We still have some spots to fill 17/44 even it is for half hour, thank you
Our Faction Carnival can’t happen without the support of our amazing school community! If you can cook a sausage, prepare buns, sell cakes, or lend a hand in any other way, we’d love your help.
Please use the volunteer sign-up link below to choose a time that suits you. Every little bit helps, and we truly appreciate your support in making the day a success!
Thank you for supporting our students and our P&C—we can’t wait to see you there!
New School Bags
School bags are back in stock, $55.00 each. Available from front office.
