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CALENDAR TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

I hope parents and carers found the Parent Information Evening

last week informative and helpful. It takes staff and parents

working together to ensure the best possible education for your

children. Many parents commented they felt more informed and

aware of their child’s learning day at school.

The new playground space opened last Friday. It seemed to be an

absolute hit at recess and lunchtime! A huge thank you to our

P&C for jointly funding this wonderful play space to be enjoyed by

our school community. We will be establishing guidelines for this

space in conjunction with the students.

Our School Development Day for staff in our first week back

included mandatory training as well as learning about staff

wellbeing and how high expectations and engagement of

students in primary school leads to improved learning outcomes

in Year 7.

The Stage 2 teachers comprising of Mrs Chrysostomou, Miss

Grisanti, Mr Lewis and myself began a project at the University of

Sydney STEM Academy last week. STEM is an acronym for Science,

Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. I will be completing

the project with 4J this year. The STEM Teacher Academy primary

program aims to introduce and support exciting and effective

approaches to learning and enhance teachers’ knowledge of

content to teaching integrated science, mathematics and

technology in Years 3-6.

PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

TERM 1 WEEK 5 2020

Monday 25 February 2020

FEBRUARY

WEEK 5

Tues 25 Choir Auditions Year 3 can now audition Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

1pm in 1B

ESPSSA Swimming Carnival – Botany Pool

Wed 26 Assembly – School Leaders SRC badges presented

2.30pm

Thurs 27 Uniform Shop Open 9.15am-9.45am

Fri 28 Junior Dance - lunchtime

P&C welcome function Children and families BYO picnic blanket Parents to supervise their children at the disco

6:00pm-8:00pm

MARCH

WEEK 6

Tues 3 South Sydney High School Principal visit

6:15pm-7:00pm

P&C Meeting 7.00pm

Fri 6 Statement of Account due

WEEK 7

Thurs 12 Selective High School test 9:00am

RAINBOW AWARDS presented Wednesday

Ala 1/2M Kate 2/3C

GOLD AWARD presented Wednesday

Daniel 1/2M Yoni 2H

MERIT AWARDS for last week

K Blue Meckayel Elle

K Red Jasmine Toby

K Yellow Frankie Jax

1H Ayaan Cameron

1B Toby D Isla

1/2M Elsie Madison

2H Charlotte Osian

2/3C Rocco Jeslyn

3/4G Juliette Tony

4L Xavier Quinn

4J Ata Amelia

5M Joshua Ava

5/6W Ciana Henry

6C Gabriella Dylan

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The program also aims to develop teachers’ awareness of relevant STEM-related applications to society and career

pathways. If you as a parent would like to become involved or ‘showcase’ skills you have in any of these areas we

would love to hear from you! Please contact Miss Grisanti who is our team leader for this project. We will be

developing a Community of Practice with other schools, in particular Botany, Daceyville, Matraville and Clovelly

Public Schools.

SCHOOL ART PROJECT AND GARDENS

The finishing touches are being made to our school art and gardens project from last year. 3/4G helped spread the

mulch and new plants. Year 6 students last year also gave the school a voucher for Flower Power which was used

to purchase the plants in the photo on the right below.

Ms Nicole Mayhew

Principal

SOUTH SYDNEY HIGH SCHOOL

Ms Janice Neilsen, Principal of South Sydney High School, will be visiting Pagewood PS immediately before the next

P&C meeting for interested families to hear about the educational programs at the school. Parents of children in Year

3 and above are encouraged to come along and learn more about the high school as well as have the opportunity to

ask questions. This will be held on Tuesday 3 March at 6:15pm-7:00pm in the library.

READING HELPERS NEEDED!

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with a special reading program for Year 1 students called ‘Being

Excited About Reading’ (BEAR). The aim of this program is to provide selected Year One students with the

opportunity to improve their oral reading skills by providing extra reading practice with a trained tutor. Becoming a

BEAR tutor will involve a one off training session with a Pagewood PS staff member and dedicating some time each

week to working with some Year One students. If you are interested in becoming a BEAR tutor, please inform Ms

Hayley Best, the Learning and Support Teacher (K-2) via email at pagewood-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au .

CHOIR AUDITIONS

Choir Auditions are now open to Year 3 students. Auditions will be held tomorrow Tuesday 25 February at 1pm first

half of lunch in 1B classroom with Mrs Berman. Students from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are invited to audition. If your

child will miss auditions due to the swimming carnival please send an email to Mrs Berman.

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JUNIOR DANCE

Junior Dance will be at lunchtime on Friday this week, due to the Zone Swimming carnival. It will resume as normal

during Tuesday lunchtimes from Week 6. Thank you! Miss Grisanti

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

Your child’s Statement of Account was sent home last week for each family. To pay your child’s ‘Statement of Account’,

it is helpful to the school if Parents and Carers use the Parent Online Payment (POP) system. This is our preferred

method of payment and reduces the amount of cash being handled at school by students and staff. To pay by POP,

please go to the Pagewood Public School website at http://www.pagewood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and select ‘Make a

payment’ at the top of the page. Parents and Carers are welcome to pay for two or more children in one payment.

Please note that this facility is to pay for expenses on your Statement of Account only, it cannot be used to pay for the

Canteen or P&C costs such as Uniforms or fundraising. Payment instructions are on page 7. When paying by POP you

must enter:

student’s first name and surname

class

Please tick what you are paying for (eg. voluntary contribution, sport, excursion, other, etc)

$ Amount

You DO NOT need the Student Registration Number

This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a

secure manner. These details are not passed back to the school.

If you wish to pay by cash, please send cash payments to your child’s teacher on Tuesday only.

Please arrange to pay this account by Friday 6 March.

PSSA SPORT THIS FRIDAY

Please note that AFL & Tag are always at Heffron but Softball will vary.

Tag Heffron

AFL Heffron

Softball Pioneers Park

SPORT TRAINING

Tag Monday morning 8.00am-9.00am

AFL Friday morning 8.00am – 9.00am

Softball Friday morning 8.30am – 9.00am

ATTENDANCE It is important for students to arrive at school on time

and be present for every lesson. Pagewood Public

School begins lesson at 9:15am each day. If your child

is absent from school you are required to provide a

reason for the absence. To explain an absence please

send a note or email to your child’s teacher or the

school pagewood-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au on the

day of return. If your child is absent for more than two

days please contact the school to let them know.

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KISS AND RIDE ZONES 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. It is based on a “give each other a fair go” system. 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.

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PPS P&C (Parents and Citizens) News

Welcome Disco is here! This Friday!

Each year, the P&C hosts a Welcome Disco in the school grounds to celebrate the start of the school year

and welcome new families to Pagewood Public School. It’s a great event for the students to dance and play

together and for parents to get to know each other. Everyone is invited.

FOOD OPTIONS: BYO PICNIC

Buy a PIZZA - ROCKETBOY PIZZA

Buy Vietnamese - VIET YUM food truck

Buy baked goods - Year 5 & 6 CAKE STALL

GLOW STICKS will also be on sale to support Year 5 & 6 camp

Sign up to help serve Pizza and Drinks on the night: WELCOME DISCO ROSTER

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TERM 1 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday

Week 5 24 FEB 25 FEB 1pm Choir Auditions (Y3-6) ESPSSA Swimming Carnival

26 FEB 27 FEB 28 FEB Junior Dance P&C welcome function – children and families

29 FEB/1 MAR

Week 6 2 MAR 3 MAR 6:15pm SSHS principal visit 7:00pm P&C Meeting

4 MAR 5 MAR 6 MAR Statements of Account payment due

7/8 MAR

Week 7 9 MAR 10 MAR 11 MAR 12 MAR Selective High School test

13 MAR 14/15 MAR

Week 8

16 MAR 17 MAR SEPSSA Swimming Carnival

18 MAR 19 MAR Harmony Day

20 MAR 21/22 MAR

Week 9

23 MAR 24 MAR Fun Day

25 MAR 26 MAR 27 MAR 28/29 MAR

Week 10 30 MAR 31 MAR School Photos

1 APR 2 APR 3 APR 4/5 APR

Week 11 6 APR School Cross Country

7 APR 7:00pm P&C Meeting

8 APR Easter Hat parade

9 APR Last day Term 1

10 APR GOOD FRIDAY

11/12 APR EASTER WEEKEND

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