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CALENDAR TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Our new Kindergarten students have enjoyed their first few days at school, getting to know their teachers, buddies and meeting new friends. They have really settled into our routines and are enjoying learning in their classrooms and the playground.
Our annual swimming carnival was a huge success. Students participated in races and had so much fun during two ‘Get Wet’ sessions. Thank you to Miss Grisanti and Mrs Kerves for all their hard work, we certainly missed the parent help!
Results and information further in the newsletter.
Students in Years 1-6 have enjoyed being back at school and meeting their new teachers and classmates. This year we have welcomed many new students to our wonderful community. Our Meet the Teacher evening will be held next Monday 15 February. Please see page 2 for more details.
Year 6 students will receive an ‘Expressions of Interest (EOI)’ form for Year 7 transition next Monday 15 February. All students will bring home an individual EOI that parents and carers will need to complete. It is important to visit our local high school when they have an Open Day. Information regarding this will be in our newsletter. A PDF copy of what will be required is attached to this newsletter. Completed forms should be returned to your child’s classroom teacher before Friday 19 March.
On Tuesday 23 February from 10:00am-11:00am we will be holding a Focus Group for our parent community regarding our school 2021-2024 Strategic Improvement Plan. Please RSVP to the school email address if you would like to attend. Have a great week! Ms Nicole Mayhew Principal
PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
TERM 1 WEEK 3
Monday 8 February 2021
FEBRUARY
WEEK 3
Mon 8 Band tutorials begin this week
Tues 9 Dance Auditions – Y2&3 Junior
Wed 10 Senior Band Ensemble begins 8:00am Stage 2 8:30am Stage 3
Y3-6 Assembly
Swimming ribbons will be presented at assembly
Thurs 11 Dance Auditions – Y4,5,6 Senior Hip Hop Auditions – Y3-6 Senior
WEEK 4
Mon 15 Hip Hop Auditions – Y3-6 Senior
Mon 15 Meet the Teacher in classrooms
K-2 5.15pm - 6.00pm
Y3-6 6.15pm - 7.00pm
Tues 16 Uniform Shop Open – please sign in
Dance Auditions – Y2&3 Junior
Thurs 18 Dance Auditions – Y4,5,6 Senior
WEEK 5
Tues 23 Parent and Carer Focus Group 10:00am-11:00am at school
MARCH
WEEK 6
Mon 1 P&C Meeting 7pm – face to face at school
Tues 2 Uniform Shop Open – face to face
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR 2021
Captains Scarlett Jonathan
Prefects Mahlie Madeleine
Gabriel Edric
HOUSE CAPTAINS FOR 2021
CAPTAINS VICE-CAPTAINS
Phillip Vaughan Erin
Henry Jasmine
Cook Stanislaw Mallory
Kobe Sienna
Macquarie Harry Estelle
Revayah Ava
Banks Archie Olivia
Jazaedyn Charly
Changes to note
• Uniform Shop – Tuesdays fortnightly
• Assemblies – fortnightly Wednesdays
• Money/Payment day - Mondays
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MEET THE TEACHER EVENING
Our Meet the Teacher evening will be held on Monday 15 February in your child’s classroom. Only one adult per
child will be able to attend in accordance with our COVID guidelines. Chairs will be spread out, sanitiser at the
entrance to each classroom, windows open and there will be a maximum of 30 visitors in each room. Parents are
asked to:
• sign in to the QR code at the gate (you will NOT need to sign an external visitor form as it is out of hours)
• bring your own pen
• please see the map of our school on page 8 to show where your child’s classroom is located
We look forward to you hearing about what your child will be learning this year and see the classroom spaces.
CURRENT SCHOOLS’ GUIDELINES FOR VISITORS AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY
The Service NSW COVID safe check-in is required for visitors to the school, complimenting existing school visitor sign-
in processes, including the external visitors to the school site form. Visitors signing in at the front desk should self-
serve using the COVID safe check-in tool as displayed in the poster. If parents are attending a meeting with school
staff or visiting the Uniform Shop they will need to first sign in using the QR Code and then sign the External Visitors
form at the office first.
INTENSIVE LEARNING SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS
As we all know, 2020 was a tough year. This is particularly so for our students and teachers who rose to the
challenges in a disrupted year that included seven weeks of remote learning due to COVID-19, and in some areas,
that came on top of bushfires and floods. For our students, this has been an unsettling time. The government and
department have recognised this with the announcement of a $337 million program aimed at ensuring that schools
can identify students who would benefit the most from intensive support. This will be tailored to their requirements
to ensure that students’ educational outcomes continue to improve in 2021.
Pagewood Public School will be using their funding allocation to employ an additional teacher three days per week
for Term 1 and 2 to support student learning. The 2021 intensive learning support program will provide small group
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tuition (2-5 students) of 30-45 minutes two-three times per week for 8 weeks during school time. Mrs Andy Karro,
who has worked in our school previously as a casual teacher, will be leading the program on a Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Information letters and permission requests have today been given to individual students who have
been selected for the intensive learning support program. The first eight weeks will focus on students in Years 1, 3
and 5. The first eight weeks of Term 2 will focus on small groups of students from Years 2, 4 and 6. Please contact
Mrs Karro for any further information.
Reading, swimming, mathematics and cheering on their sports houses…it’s all happening at Pagewood Public school.
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DANCE AUDITIONS
This year Pagewood Public School students may audition for three different dance groups. Junior Dance, for Year 2
and 3 students, will be led by Mrs Chrysostomou during lunchtime on Tuesdays. Senior Dance, for Year 4, 5 and 6
students, will be led by Miss Grisanti during lunchtime on Thursdays. Mr Garcia and Ms Curtis will be leading a
separate Hip Hop dance crew at lunchtime on Mondays for students in Years 3-6. Stage groups will be kept apart in
the hall.
A list was sent around to students today to indicate interest in one of our dance groups. The Junior dance group will
be performing a Jazz routine and the Senior dance group will be a Jazz routine with integrated Hip Hop. Please have
a conversation with your child about their interest in auditioning for one of our groups depending on the style of
dance they prefer. Students will be given the choice of just trialling for one of the groups, or to indicate if they are
flexible to participate in auditions for Junior and Senior Dance, as well as the Hip Hop group. After all auditions have
been complete, the dance teachers will work together to finalise the dance groups. Auditions will take place this
week and next week on Tuesday for all junior students and Thursday for all senior students and Hip Hop
students. There will be an additional trial for Hip Hop next Monday. Whilst we are as yet unsure of performance
opportunities in 2021, we look forward to seeing our dancers back again this year.
Kind regards
Ms Grisanti
PSSA TRIALS
PSSA trials were held last week for softball, league tag and AFL for students in Year 3-6. A note has been sent home
to all parents of all students who have trialled for these sports with more information. Parents and students will
need to sign these forms in order to play PSSA for the school. Training will begin this Friday as follows:
8.00am – 9.00am League Tag and AFL training
8.30am – 9.00am Softball training
In the event of rain, training will go ahead and we will focus on theory indoors.
The first PSSA games will be held on Friday of Week 4. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, parents will not be
permitted to attend games.
CHANGES TO ASSEMBLY
Assembly is back! Unfortunately not with parents and friends in attendance as yet. In Term 1 we will be holding a K-2
and a Y3-6 assembly each fortnight on a Wednesday at 2:30pm. This week will see a 2:15pm start for Year 3-6 as we
will be handing out the swimming awards. Even weeks, beginning next week will be K-2. At each assembly four Merit
awards per class will be handed out. Year 6 student leaders will be running assemblies for this term. We look
forward to when parents and carers can join us again for assembly and classes can lead the assembly and present an
item.
UNIFORM SHOP – TUESDAYS FORTNIGHTLY
Please note the uniform shop will be changing to Tuesdays this year. Our lovely parent volunteers have returned to
a busy start to the year and are ready for fortnightly face to face sales. It would help if parents can arrive for face to
face sales with their Order Form prepared to save time. However you can still place an order online direct to
[email protected] . Order forms must be used for all purchases and emailed directly to
Please see our website under “P&C / Uniforms” for more information.
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Please note there is a new Uniform Order Form and Sizing Chart which now includes adult sizes and can be found
on our website under Supporting our Students/P&C/Uniforms, at the school office or use this link:
https://pagewood-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/parents--carers-and-the-community/uniform-
shop.html
Please write your child/ren’s name on their hat, jacket and every piece of clothing so we can return it to them if lost.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
A Statement of Account for each family will be sent home next week. This will include fees for various activities that
your child/ren is enrolled in at school and will be sent out each term. For Term 1 you can expect the invoice to include:
• Voluntary Contribution $50 (once per year)
• Mathletics online access: $17 (once per year)
• Reading Eggs/Eggspress $15 (once per year)
• Year 5 and 6 diary $7
• School Swimming Carnival $10 (Year 3-6 who attended)
• PSSA sport Term 1 $45
• Zone Swimming – cost to be confirmed
Please contact Ms Mayhew in absolute confidence if you require financial assistance or would like to organise a
payment plan.
ASTHMA/ANAPHYLAXIS AND OTHER MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR 2019
To all our current and new families, if your child has been identified as having Asthma, Anaphylaxis or any other
medical condition, a CURRENT Asthma/Anaphylaxis Plan or Medical Plan must be provided to the school for the 2021
year. Please obtain an Asthma/Anaphylaxis form from the office which must be completed and signed by the family
doctor. In addition, we ask that if your child requires Ventolin/other medication at school, it must be kept in the school
office. Please ensure that medication provided to the school has a valid expiry date. Please also advise the school if
there are any changes regarding your child/ren health care plans.
These plans need to be updated annually. We kindly request that if the above applies to your child/ren that these
plans/medications be brought in by Monday 22 February 2021.
ALLERGY AWARENESS
Please remember to avoid sending nuts and nut products to school, especially peanut butter and nutella. To assist
us in providing a safe environment for students with potential anaphylaxis, please ask your child not to share food.
While nuts are the most publicised issue, there is also a range of other foods to which some of our students may
react. For example, an allergy to shellfish may occur by eating something made with oyster sauce. Rather than have
a long list of “banned” items, it is safer if all of our students only eat the food supplied by their own parents.
SPEED LIMITS AND PARKING AROUND OUR SCHOOL
Parents need to be mindful that there are children crossing roads at school drop off and pickup times. Please stick to
the 40km speed limit and do not do U-turns in school zones as this puts children at risk.
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KISS AND RIDE ZONES For the benefit of our new families, we have a designated Kiss and Ride Zone in Holloway Street for safe and efficient
collection of your child/ren. Kiss and Ride Zones are designed for your convenience and for your child’s safety.
Designed for quick entry and exit, these zones minimise congestion and risk when used properly by all parents and
carers. These zones operate under the same conditions as no parking zones, which means you may stop to drop off or
pick up children for a maximum of 2 minutes. You're required to remain in your vehicle. Days and hours of operation
may apply to some zones. It is very important that all parents and carers follow the rules so that this zone is safe and
effective for everyone. Our main priority is the safety of all our students. If grandparents or carers will be using this
zone can you please give them a copy of the rules so they are aware of the system in place.
Students will be advised to stand back against the fence, away from the kerb, and wait until their car is at the front of
the zone before they proceed. If your child is not waiting, please drive away and return to the queue or park legally
and walk to collect them.
Please note this zone will not be supervised by school staff. Please respect the timing and load children and their bags
straight into the car, not the boot, as this will speed up the process. Council will be patrolling the area to supervise
this facility. Please see page 14 for more information.
CANTEEN
Our canteen is open four days, Tuesday through to Friday. Please note, the cut off time for online orders is now
8.30am, this is to assist our staff to ensure orders are prepared on time for your children. Please see page 13 and
the bottom of the menu on how to login and order online.
From all of us at Anthony Catering
Please see the school website under “School Information / Canteen” for more information.
YOUR CONTACT DETAILS
It is vital that the school has current work, mobile, email and emergency contact details for your child/ren so that we can contact you in case your child is unwell or injured. If your contact or emergency details have recently changed can you please complete the form on page 9 and return it to the office by email or in person as soon as possible.
BAND 2021 YEARS 3-5
Please note band is for students in Years 3-5 at Pagewood Public School. Directions in Music are taking enrolments for beginner musicians to join the band.
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SWIMMING CARNIVAL RESULTS
We have some exceptional swimmers here at Pagewood. Well done to all students who competed! Swimming ribbons will be presented to students at this week’s assembly.
Swimming Carnival 2021 Results Event First Second Third Fourth
Boys 12/13yrs 50m Freestyle Vaughn Harry Revayah Chase
Girls 12/13yrs 50m Freestyle Scarlett Olivia Ruby Isabel
Boys 11yr 50m Freestyle Quinn Alexander Gabriel Daniel
Girls 11yr 50m Freestyle Estelle Maddie Eleanor Amelia
Boys 10yr 50m Freestyle Mason Iggy Leonardo Leon
Girls 10yr 50m Freestyle Erin Rachel Kaela Katina
Boys 9yr 50m Freestyle Pasha Archer Oliver Gabriel
Girls 9yr 50m Freestyle Eden Juliette Pearly Sophie
Boys 8yr 50m Freestyle Cleaver Samuel Jet Taran
Girls 8yr 50m Freestyle Kayla n/a n/a n/a
Boys 12/13yrs 50m Breaststroke Vaughn Harry Stanislaw Benjamin
Girls 12/13yrs 50m Breaststroke Scarlett Olivia Ruby Ava
Boys 11yr 50m Breaststroke Alexander Eamon James Gabriel
Girls 11yr 50m Breaststroke Estelle Maddie Emily Ada
Boys Junior 50m Breaststroke Mason Jan Iggy Leonardo
Girls Junior 50m Breaststroke Eden Kaela Juliette Pearly
Boys 12/13yrs 50m Butterfly Harry Vaughn Revayah Edric
Girls 12/13yrs 50m Butterfly Scarlett Ruby n/a n/a
Boys 11yr 50m Butterfly James Eamon Gabriel Jazaedyn
Girls 11yr 50m Butterfly Emily Estelle Ada Amelia
Boys Junior 50m Butterfly Mason Leon Iggy n/a
Girls Junior 50m Butterfly Kayla Rachel n/a n/a
Boys 12/13yrs 50m Backstroke Vaughn Harry Revayah Jonathan
Girls 12/13yrs 50m Backstroke Scarlett Olivia Ruby Mallory
Boys 11yr 50m Backstroke Alexander James Dashiell Cody
Girls 11yr 50m Backstroke Estelle Emily Ada Eleanor
Boys Junior 50m Backstroke Mason Iggy Isaac Cleaver
Girls Junior 50m Backstroke Eden Erin Juliette Kayla
Boys Open 100m Freestyle Vaughn Mason Harry Gabriel
Girls Open 100m Freestyle Estelle Ada Emily Kayla
Junior Relay Macquarie: Samuel, Juliette, Eden and
Leonardo
Phillip: Isaac, Olympia, Cleaver and Erin
Cook: Mason, Kayla, Dan and Alana
Banks: Iggy, Jake, Azura and Neave
Senior Relay Macquarie: Harry,
Gabriel, Scarlett and Estelle
Phillip: Alexander, Charlie, Vaughn and
Ada
Banks: Quinn, Ruby, Ages and Olivia
Cook: Stanislaw, Edric, Maddie and Addison
Senior Girls IM Emily Ada n/a n/a
Senior Boys IM Vaughn Harry Gabriel n/a
Junior Girls IM Kayla n/a n/a n/a
Junior Boys IM Mason n/a n/a n/a
Please note that students who will be accepted into the Zone Swimming carnival this year will need to meet a strict qualifying
time; there is no guarantee of attendance based on placing, as there has been in previous years. Those students who qualify for
Zone will receive more information regarding this event in the coming week.
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TERM 1 2021
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday
Week 3 8 FEB 9 FEB Stage 2 Rabbitohs visit
10 FEB Y3-6 assembly begins
11 FEB 12 FEB 13/14 FEB
Week 4 15 FEB Meet the Teacher
16 FEB Uniform Shop open
17 FEB K-2 assembly begins
18 FEB 19 FEB PSSA
20/21 FEB
Week 5 22 FEB 23 FEB 24 FEB ESPSSA Swimming Y3-6 assembly
25 FEB 26 FEB PSSA
27/28 FEB
Week 6 1 MAR 7:00pm P&C meeting
2 MAR Uniform Shop open
3 MAR K-2 assembly
4 MAR 5 MAR PSSA Clean Up Australia Day at school
6/7 MAR
Week 7 8 MAR 9 MAR 10 MAR Y3-6 assembly
11 MAR Selective High School test
12 MAR PSSA
13/14 MAR
Week 8
15 MAR
16 MAR SEPSSA Swimming Uniform Shop open
17 MAR K-2 assembly
18 MAR 19 MAR PSSA
20/21 MAR Harmony Day
Week 9
22 MAR 23 MAR 24 MAR ESPSSA meeting Y3-6 assembly
25 MAR
26 MAR PSSA
27/28 MAR
Week 10 29 MAR School Cross country - TBC
30 MAR Uniform Shop open
31 MAR Easter Hat Parade – TBC (no assembly)
1 APR Last day of Term 1
2 APR
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Pagewood Public School P&C Association
Membership Interest Information
The Pagewood Public School P&C (Parent’s and Citizen’s) Association is a not-for-profit organisation which is
established to promote the interests of the school by bringing parents, citizens, students and teaching staff into
close co-operation, to assist in providing facilities and equipment for the school and in promoting the recreation and
welfare of the students.
PPS P&C Association meets at 7pm online on Zoom and/or in the School Library on the first Monday of every month
during the school term. Each meeting is announced in the school newsletter and an agenda is published. A range of
topics are discussed, including:
• Updates from the Principal
• Fundraising initiatives such as Market Carnival
• Father’s Day/Mother’s Day stalls (and finding volunteers to run them!)
• School programs & allocation of P&C funds towards school programs
• Special morning teas or events
• Uniform Shop - run onsite by the P&C
The meetings also provide a forum for parents to raise questions and respectfully make suggestions about the
school.
Annual membership is $1 and entitles you to be involved in the decision making of PPS P&C Association. When you
become a financial member, you agree to follow the Constitution, by-laws, Code of Conduct and sub-committee
rules as adopted by the PPS P&C Association, copies of these materials are available on request to the P&C email
address below. You are recognised as a financial member of the Pagewood Public School P&C Association after the
close of the meeting before which you submitted your payment.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM, held in March) the voluntary executive positions of President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer are elected. You must have joined at a previous meeting to be eligible to vote at the AGM
or stand for an executive position.
At various times during the year the School may call a merit selection panel for the purpose of employing a teacher
or administrative staff. The P&C is invited to provide a representative to these panels. In this situation a P&C
financial member will be elected by the P&C Association to join the panel.
An active P&C is at the heart of a great school, and we strongly encourage parents to get involved at Pagewood
Public School. When you support the P&C, you support improvements for the school, the teachers and most
importantly, your children.
If you are interested in becoming a member please complete the form below and email it to
[email protected] (preferred) or leave it at the school front office. Please also pay the $1
registration fee ensuring your name is included in the transaction to:
Pagewood Public School P&C
BSB: 012201
Account: 904777162
Pagewood Public School P&C Association thanks you for your interest.
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Pagewood Public School P&C Association
Membership Interest Form
NAME: (PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY)
SCHOOL COMMUNITY MEMBER TYPE: PARENT / CITIZEN (CIRCLE AS APPROPRIATE)
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MEETING NOTICES & UPDATES
I have made the payment of $1 to become a financial member of the Pagewood Public School P&C Association. I
acknowledge that I agree to follow the Constitution, by-laws, Code of Conduct and sub-committee rules as adopted
by the Pagewood Public School P&C Association.
SIGNED:
DATE:
Please scan and email to [email protected] (preferred) or leave at the school front office.
