Dear Parents - Pinewood Primary School
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19th December 2019 Dear Parents In our final newsleer for the 2019 school year, I send my best wishes to everyone for a wonderful Christmas and summer holiday. Thank you to our school community, staff and students on another very producve and successful year. To the families who leave Pinewood this year, I wish you well and thank you for your contribuon to our school. THANK YOU Thank you to our School Council members, Parent Club members and our parent helpers for all of your hard work and support this year. It is very much appreciated. I would also like to acknowledge the commitment and professional experse of all our staff and thank them for another wonderful year at Pinewood PS. To all our students for their fine work, effort and learning this year. Have a great summer break. YEAR 6 GRADUATION – Farewell to our Year 6 students Last Thursday evening, we conducted our Year 6 Graduaon ceremony at an external venue, “The Grand”. It was a wonderful evening of celebraon, dance, speeches and even a few parng tears. We are all very proud of the achievements of the students over their seven years at primary school and I hope they can look back fondly on their experiences at school. Principal’s Message RESPECT SELF CONFIDENCE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY OPTIMISM What’s On…... December 20th Last Day of Term 4 2.30pm dismissal. The office will close at 3pm. 2020 January 6th-28th OSHClub open 29th Year 1 to 6 commence Term 1 30th Preps commence Term 1 February 5th Prep children do not attend on this day 12th Prep children do not attend on this day 19th Prep children do not attend on this day 24th Preps attend full time March 9th Labour Day Public Holiday. Children do not attend school on this day. 19th School Photos
Transcript of Dear Parents - Pinewood Primary School
19th December 2019
Dear Parents
In our final newsletter for the 2019 school year, I send my best wishes to everyone for a wonderful Christmas and summer holiday. Thank you to our school community, staff and students on another very productive and successful year. To the families who leave Pinewood this year, I wish you well and thank you for your contribution to our school. THANK YOU Thank you to our School Council members, Parent Club members and our parent helpers for all of your hard work and support this year. It is very much appreciated. I would also like to acknowledge the commitment and professional expertise of all our staff and thank them for another wonderful year at Pinewood PS.
To all our students for their fine work, effort and learning this year. Have a great summer break.
YEAR 6 GRADUATION – Farewell to our Year 6 students Last Thursday evening, we conducted our Year 6 Graduation ceremony at an external venue, “The Grand”. It was a wonderful evening of celebration, dance, speeches and even a few parting tears. We are all very proud of the achievements of the students over their seven years at primary school and I hope they can look back fondly on their experiences at school.
Principal’s Message
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What’s On…... December 20th Last Day of Term 4 2.30pm dismissal. The office will close at 3pm.
2020 January 6th-28th OSHClub open 29th Year 1 to 6 commence Term 1 30th Preps commence Term 1 February 5th Prep children do not attend on this day 12th Prep children do not attend on this day 19th Prep children do not attend on this day 24th Preps attend full time March 9th Labour Day Public Holiday. Children do not attend school on this day. 19th School Photos
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Thank you to our Year 6 teachers and all the staff who supported the students ensuring such a successful send off for our students. Thank you also to our retiring School Council President, Mr Steve Ellis, for his inspiring speech and for his con-tribution to the success of the evening. Congratulations, again, to our 2019 Year 6 students for being such wonderful senior school leaders and role models. We are all very proud of you! Well done and best wishes for your secondary school education and we wish you a successful and proud future life. THANKS Juliet Many thanks to Juliet Bibby for taking home the Health Centre bed linen each Friday afternoon to wash and iron. Juliet has provided this voluntary service for years- unfortunately this is Juliet’s last year of association with the school as Juli-et’s daughter moves on to Secondary school next year. On behalf of the students and the Pinewood school community, we thank you very much Juliet. STAFFING POSITIONS 2020- Latest Update! Farewell to Mrs Helen Crockett who, this week, successfully gained a position at Beaumaris PS for 2020. We welcome Mrs Jill Kay back to PPS - Mrs Kay will be teaching French 1½ days per week. Our staffing structure for 2020 is now complete and copy a for your perusal is within the newsletter. The students participated in our ‘Walk Up’ session today, where they spent some time in their new classroom for 2020 and met their 2020 teacher and classmates. Children have also received their reports today. 2020 Student Start Dates
Students YR 1 YR 6 commence the 2020 school year at 9.00am on Wednesday 29th January.
2020 Prep students begin at staggered times on Thursday 30th January. SCHOOL TERM DATES: for 2020 Term 1: 28th January–27th March Term 2: 14th April–26th June Term 3: 13th July–18th September Term 4: 5th October–18th December CURRICULUM DAY DATES for 2020 The following 4 dates have been allocated for 2020 Curriculum Days (Student Free Days) Day 1: Tuesday 28 January-Staff Meeting/s and Class Preparation for 2020
Day 2: Monday 11th May -CUST (Cultural Understanding and Sensitivity Training) and CPR Training
Day 3: Friday 21 August – Developing Student Agency and Voice in Learning
Day 4: Tuesday 3rd November- Assessment, Moderation and Reporting
REMINDER Friday 20 December is the last Day of Term
Please remember that the school closes for the summer break on Friday 20 December and students are dismissed at the earlier time of 2.30pm. The office will close at 3pm. WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Please note that there is a whole school assembly at 9.15pm on Friday 20 December. End of Term 4 – 2.30pm Friday- Crossing Supervisors Crossing supervisors will be working at this time to support the school and ensure that students are able to cross roads safely.
On behalf of our staff, I wish everyone a happy festive season and a safe, relaxing summer break. Karen Jenkin Principal
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PINEWOOD STAFFING- 2020
PRINCIPAL Karen Jenkin
Pinewood PS Staffing Assistant Principal Andrew Thomas
Leading Teacher Sandra McGregor
Prep P Sarah Pereira 1H Tania Hamamen
Prep M Laura McKell 1D Nadia DeGregorio
Prep K Maria Kovas 1C Catriona Cowie
Prep G Charlotte Gray 1S Jess Sexton
Prep L Brooke Latham 1M Sophie Macdonald
Prep R Robyn Russell 1E Erin Houston
2M Wendy Mann 3B Kathryn Bleechmore
2K Roula Konidaris 3V James Verde
2A Olivia Adcock 3T Aaron Tait
2F Penny Farragher 3J Rebecca Jach
2H Sophie Haye 3P Faye Park
2G Alyssa Godino 5A Trent Asquith
4F Jenny Falconer 5C Yalenka Clement
4G Simon Grant 5J Jonathan Anderson
4M Sophie Miteff 5D Rochelle D’Cruze
4P Peta Mayall
4H Tracy Hobson Specialist Programs
6U Moui Ung P.E. Nathan Walsh
6H Troy Hartigan P.E. Bernie Wong
6T Clay Tait Music Lydia Lim
Support Teachers Music Nicole Blowfield
Literacy P-6 Helen Dent Art Fran Combes
Literacy Support P-2 Sandra James Art Hayley Wilson
EAL Mel Pryce Language Ramona Vinga
EAL Linda Hayden Language Jill Kay
Numeracy Support 3-6 Angela Katsos STEM Greg Tate
Support 4-6 Alyssia Templeton STEM Bernie Wong
Support P-2 Cze-Chiao Lee
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Bonjour, Pinewood Primary School community. What a fantastic year of French learning! Thank you for your support throughout the year. I wish you and your families a wonderful festive season and a good and prosperous 2020. Bonnes vacances, joyeux Noël, bonne année, Madame Vinga
Joyeux Noël – Merry Christmas Bonne année – Happy New Year Bonnes vacances – Have a good holiday Bon voyage – Have a good trip santé – good health prospérité – prosperity bonheur - happiness
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On behalf of The Parents Club, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the School Community for their support with our fundraising events. We have had another successful year, as the children have enjoyed participating in events such as Pizza Day, Casual Clothes Day, Mothers/Fathers Day Stall, Easter Hamper Raffle and End Of Year Concert to name just a few. It's always a pleasure to meet new parents and to work along side those who have assisted with events before. Thank you to Mr Thomas for his continuous support and being the School Representative. Kellie, Jules and Scott have played an important role in the Parents Club. Their dedication has been amazing. Unfortunately, they are moving on and we wish them all the best for the future. I hope everyone has a lovely break and look forward to seeing them in 2020. Thank you once again. Lisa
OSHClub News
Dear Parents, It’s last week of 2019! The staff of Pinewood OSHClub would like to thank you for the support extended throughout the year. We appreciate your suggestions, and gratitude shown to us. Also, looking forward to seeing you all at our final family breakfast for 2019 which is organised on the 19th and 20th of December. Important – 2020 Bookings process As you may be aware, your PINEWOOD OSHCLUB service has some days that are either at or close to reaching our licence capacity. In order to process bookings for 2020 in a fair manner we have decided to “roll over” any permanent bookings from existing parents from Term 4, 2019 to 2020. This process is currently being managed by us. So please contact Harshini (Coordinator) for further information. Great news to all parents who haven’t reserved spots for Summer Holidays- Vacancies are still available for you! Please contact staff on 0409 906 462 for further Information. If you require further assistance, please contact our Customer Service and Billing Team on 1300 395 735 or by emaling [email protected]. Have a wonderful Summer holidays and Merry Christmas! Thanks, Pinewood OSHClub Staff
