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CALENDAR TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS The staff engaged in professional learning last Wednesday and Thursday, reviewing data that indicates where our students are at with reading and numeracy. This included high quality professional learning with Mrs Kerves and Mrs Thomson demonstrating practical teaching strategies and a whole school approach to how we can teach our students. We completed mandatory Child Protection and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation and Anaphylaxis training. We also covered the revised Code of Conduct for school staff. There was dedicated time for stage meetings and support staff meetings to prepare for the first few weeks.
Students in Years 1-6 have enjoyed being back at school and meeting their new teacher/s and classmates. This year we have welcomed many new students to our wonderful community. Teachers will this week be discussing how we can safely hold ‘Meet the teacher’ sessions in the coming weeks. Kindergarten students have met their teachers and been assessed with Best Start on Friday and today. They will join us at school tomorrow.
A busy start to Week 2 has been had with our annual Swimming Carnival today at Botany Pool for students in Years 3-6. Thank you to Miss Grisanti and Mrs Kerves for all of their work planning the carnival.
Please find attached our Agenda for the first P&C Meeting which will be held via Zoom this evening at 7.00pm. We extend a warm welcome to all parents and carers, old and new to attend the P&C Meetings and be a voice in our school community.
Our main form of communication at Pagewood PS is our weekly newsletter. For the benefit of new families, our newsletter is posted on our website every Monday afternoon at around 4.00pm and we notify parents of this by email. Your email address from your Application to Enrol will be used for this communication. I encourage all parents and carers to read the newsletter every Monday afternoon/evening to inform you of what is happening in our school each week.
PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
TERM 1 WEEK 2
Monday 1 February 2021
FEBRUARY
WEEK 2
Mon 1 Swimming Carnival (age turning 8+ students)
Kindy Best Start
P&C Meeting 7pm
Tues 2 Kindergarten students start school
Canteen Open online orders by 8.30am
PSSA Sport trials – Y3-6
Tues 2 Uniform Shop Open – face to face sales. Note - Tuesday this year.
Thur 4 LJ Harper Textbook sale day (cash only – no change available)
PSSA Sport trials – Y3-6
WEEK 3
Mon 8 Band tutorials begin this week
Wed 10 Senior Band Ensemble beings 8:00am Stage 2 8:30am Stage 3
WEEK 4
Tues 16 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
Year 6 2020 have brightened up the student toilet block with their artwork.
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I look forward to welcoming everyone in the coming days. Ms Nicole Mayhew Principal CURRENT SCHOOLS’ GUIDELINES
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. Parents and carers who are only dropping off
and picking up students do not need to check in using the Service NSW QR code.
The department are working with Service NSW to provide all schools with a web form so that visitors without a
smartphone, or without mobile reception, can check-in at the Service NSW COVID Safe check-in page via an iPad or
other computer device. Visitors should continue to use the school’s existing sign in process for COVID-19. Look out
for an update next week.
Parents and carers of Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students may enter the school grounds to drop off and pick up
their children from Monday – Wednesday this week. Year 1 and 2 may be collected from the grass area near Kiss and
Ride, Kindergarten from their classrooms. From Thursday onwards Kindergarten parents and carers should wait
outside the gate near the office and your children will be brought to you. Year 1 and 2 parents and carers should
wait outside the Kiss and Ride gate. Year 3-6 should enter and leave the school grounds unaccompanied. They should
leave via the Page Street gate unless other arrangements have been made, such as they go to Kiss and Ride or collect
a sibling and leave with them.
Further information is available here:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families
Students should be at school unless:
• they have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition and the expected timeframe
• they are currently unwell. In accordance with advice from NSW Health parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. NSW Health has requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics. Students and staff with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptom-free before being permitted to return to school. Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test will not be permitted to return to school for a 10-day period. Additionally, they must be symptom-free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school. Students who have seasonal allergic rhinitis or another condition that presents similarly to flu-like symptoms are still required to get tested for COVID-19 and return a negative test result. Where their symptoms continue beyond 10 days, students should provide documentation from their GP confirming their symptoms are typical for their condition. If the student develops new or changed symptoms, they should get tested for COVID-19. COVID-19 testing for students with complex health or disability may be challenging. In these situations, schools will ask the parent or carer to have their child assessed by their medical practitioner. Where a medical practitioner determines that a COVID-19 test is not required, documentation must be provided to the school to confirm that the
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student does not have symptoms that warrant a COVID-19 test. The certificate must also indicate that the student is able to return to school.
2021 STUDENT TEXTBOOK ORDERS
Online orders have now closed for 2021 student textbook packs. Please do NOT pay via the school payments system (POP). Payment can now be made on the sale day this Thursday 4 February by returning cash and the attached form on page 7 & 8. If paying with cash please send correct money as change will NOT be available on the day and please remember to return the form as well. Textbook packs will be distributed at school on Thursday to all students who have paid. Spare textbook payment envelopes can be obtained from the office.
PSSA TRIALS
PSSA Trials for softball, league tag and AFL will be held simultaneously tomorrow Tuesday 2 February and Thursday 4
February during school hours for students in Years 3-6. Students who wish to trial for these sports can wear their
sport uniform to school on these days.
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 face to face sales from tomorrow Tuesday 2 February and then fortnightly.
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 [email protected] .
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, 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.
SPEED LIMITS AND PARKING AROUND OUR SCHOOL
Parents need to be mindful that there are children crossing roads at school dropoff 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. Please see pages 12-14 for
parking and school zone information.
CANTEEN
We are happy to announce that we will be offering our full menu in 2021, and extending our days of service to four
days, Tuesday through to Friday. Please note, the cut off time for online orders will be 8.30am from now on, this is
to assist our staff to ensure orders are prepared on time for your children.
From all of us at Anthony Catering
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 2-5
Directions in Music are now taking enrolments for beginner musicians to join the band. Please see page 11 for more details.
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PPS P&C (Parents and Citizens) News
Everyone is warmly invited to the first P & C meeting for 2021 this evening Monday February 1st, 7pm via Zoom:
https://au01web.zoom.us/j/63660860607?pwd=U1pCUEx0NlRUS3M2R1ljaFBsNncrdz09
Meeting ID: 636 6086 0607
Passcode: 968054
Please see the Agenda below. Very importantly, anyone wanting to vote or stand for any of the executive committee positions (President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer) at the Annual General Meeting on March 1st 2021, must have submitted an interest form and paid the $1 joining fee by tonight’s meeting. Information on the P&C and the interest form are below. Please email [email protected] with any questions.
We look forward to seeing you! Your P&C.
AGENDA
Apologies
Approve Minutes - November 2020
Principal’s Report
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Business Arising/Carried forward
Tea and Tissues
Book Club
Band instruments
Bunnings BBQ Nov 2020
School uniform price review
New Business
NAIDOC grant for review of school song & house names
Welcome event
AGM – consider a position
Business without notice
Next meeting: Annual General Meeting - Monday 1st March 2021 7pm via Zoom and/or in school library (TBC)
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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.
