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2017 term dates

Semester 1 Semester 2

Term 1 Wed 1 February - Fri 7 April Term 3 Mon 17 July - Fri 22 September

Break Sat 8 April - Sun 23 April Break Sat 23 September - Sun 8 October

Term 2 Mon 24 April - Fri 30 June Term 4 Mon 9 October - Thu 14 December

Break Sat 1 July - Sun 16 July

A big welcome to Pingelly Primary School to Mr David

Ball and Ms Erin Holds.

Mr Ball is teaching the Year 1/2 class, and Ms Holds is

our Year 6 teacher. We wish them the very best for a

successful teaching experience at Pingelly.

Please say hello and welcome them to our town.

Come along and support your school and your child's education by attending the

Pingelly P&C meeting.

When: Wednesday FEBRUARY 15

Time: AGM at 1.30pm followed by the General Meeting at 2.00pm

Where: In the Kindy Room

P&C Associations are an officially recognised forum where anyone interested in the welfare of government schools can meet to discuss educational issues. The objects of an association are to promote the interests of the school or group of schools for which it is formed through - (a) cooperation between parents, teachers, students and members of the general community; (b) assisting in the provision of resources, facilities and amenities for the school or schools; and (c) the fostering of community interest in educational matters.

ALL WELCOME

P&C Chaplain’s Chat.

Welcome back to a wonderful new school year, it has been a great start and can only get better if we work together to maximize your child’s potential - and that can only happen if they are at school.

If you have any concerns please come and have a chat with us because your child’s welfare is our first concern.

The students all looked great in their uniforms and it is amazing that they make them small enough to fit our tiny Kindy students, who took to school so easily. The only tears were from parents - but Mrs Bassett had even thought of that and sent home a care packet with each parent…..even the ones who were smiling!

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DAY DATE EVENT Calendar

Weeks 2 & 3 6 - 17 February In-term swimming classes

Wednesday 15 February P&C AGM 1.30 pm

General Meeting 2.00pm Kindy Room

Thursday & Friday 2 - 3 March Pupil Free Days. Teacher Professional Development days.

Monday 6 March Labour Day Holiday - no school

Room 7

Year 1/2

Kobi B

Ailie W

Front Office Information: School fees may also be paid via EFT.

Payee: Pingelly Primary School

BSB: 633 000

Account #: 1234 71468

Please use your SURNAME and INITIALS when making a

payment, to identify the source of the funds.

Swimmer’s Ear

With swimming classes beginning this

week, it may be timely to be aware of

Swimmer’s Ear. If the outer ear or ear canal

gets infected, it is called swimmer’s ear

(otitis externa), and while it is not caused

by water, it typically comes on if water

remains in the ear canal. This can cause the lining to become inflamed and

then bacteria or fungi multiply in the moist environment.

The hallmark symptom is a painful ear. There may be fever, but

not commonly. The canal may become red and swollen.

If this occurs see your doctor. Treatment is antibiotic drops and it’s important

to keep the ear dry until the infection clears.

Prevention includes using drops from the chemist after swimming to

evaporate water. For those prone to repeated infections, earplugs may be

helpful.

Back-to-school Nutrition

Thoughts of what to put in to the dreaded lunch box

each day can be daunting.

But before considering lunch, we need to ensure

your child eats breakfast every day. Our popular

breakfast club provides a nutritious and varied

breakfast for any student wishing to attend and

enjoy a healthy start to their school day. Breakfast

club is held in a specified area of the undercover

area every morning between 8.30 and 8.45am and

operated by school staff.

The sandwich remains a popular lunch. Choose wholegrain or multigrain bread in

preference to white. Fillings can be cold meats, vegetables or cheese or whatever

your child likes. Wraps are another option. Pack some carrot or celery sticks and

fruit.

A small pot of mixed seeds and dried fruits is a healthy recess snack. The best drink

during the day is water. Library News

Our library is a very colourful, vibrant and inviting place for students

to visit, both during class times and lunch times. For some kids it is a

haven or sanctuary where they can chill out, play games or read. It is

also an escape from the heat (or rain!) of the playground at this time

of the year.

Please remember that EVERY child needs a library bag so that they

can borrow books from the library. Preferably the library bag should

be sturdy. Ideally it would also be waterproof! With swimming

classes over the next 2 weeks, please help us, by reiterating to your

child the importance of keeping library bags away from their bathers

and towels, and also from leaky water bottles. Many books are

destroyed each year after being water damaged.

Library loans are for one week, after which the book must be

returned to the library. The books may be renewed if the child is still

reading them. Please remind your child to pop their library bag into

their school bag on library day.

Library books are exchanged on the following days:

GET YOUR KIDS READING

Keep books in the house.

Let kids choose their own books.

Talk about the book.

Read with your child.

Listen to your child read.

Encourage story telling.

Our focus for weeks 2 - 6, focuses on the Virtue of “Good Manners”

Our Life Raft Key Concept is “Treat other as you would like them to treat you.”

We will -

listen with quiet hands, feet and mouths.

look at the person speaking.

listen from start to finish.

listen beyond what is said, to how it is said.

CONGRATULATIONSCONGRATULATIONS to our to our

Honour CertificateHonour Certificate recipients for this week!recipients for this week!

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