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CALENDAR TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS It has been wonderful to meet so many students, parents and carers over

the past week. Thank you for the warm welcome. The staff and I have

been getting to know each other and I look forward to working with all of

you.

The swimming carnival was an exciting and very hot day! So many

students got into the pool to enter races as well as enjoy a cool off during

the ‘free swim’. The school received numerous compliments from the

pool staff for the positive behaviour. The staff also commented about the

way the carnival ran smoothly and safely, thank you to Miss Grisanti, Mrs

Kerves and all of the staff.

Kindergarten students attended their Best Start assessments last week

and began their first day of school on Friday. The students settled in well

and experienced a great day of learning. They looked tired by the end of

the day but were still so enthusiastic. Parents and carers had the

opportunity to meet other each other at the ‘Tea and Tissues’ organised

by the Pagewood PS P&C. Not too many tissues were needed for the

parents! It was a pleasure to meet so many of you and enjoy morning tea.

Ms Nicole Mayhew

Principal

STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND CLASSES

The student enrolment numbers for 2019 are as anticipated. These

numbers will be submitted to the NSW Department of Education on

Thursday 7 February. This determines our teaching staff allocation and

other staffing allocations. The class structure that was outlined last week

is below. Parent information night will be held during Week 4.

KLR Mrs Lucas & Mrs Sinkovic

M, Tu, F W, Th

KS Miss Shiozawa M - F

KT Mrs Thomson M - F

1B Mrs Berman M - F

1K Ms Kelly M – F Term 1 and 2

1/2H Mrs Hawkes M - F

2M Ms McLean (Assistant Principal) Ms Zancanaro

M, Tu, Th, F W

3A Mrs Arthur (Relieving Assistant Principal) M - F

3C Mrs Chrysostomou M - F

4M Miss Moffatt M - F

4/5W Ms Wilkinson M - F

5/6C Mrs Cianciolo (Relieving Assistant Principal) M - F

5/6G Ms Grisanti M - F

PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

TERM 1 WEEK 2 2019

Monday 4 February 2019

FEB

Tues 5 P&C Meeting - Library 7:00pm

Wed 6 Assembly – School leaders

2:30pm

Fri 8 Sport – children are to wear their sport uniform

Wed 13 Assembly – School leaders & swimming carnival ribbons handed out

2.30pm

Thurs 14 Uniform Shop Open 9.15am

Fri 22 Welcome disco 6pm-8pm

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR 2019

Captains James Emily

Prefects Tora Bonnie

Ronan Sarah

HOUSE CAPTAINS FOR 2019

CAPTAINS VICE-CAPTAINS

Phillip Dennis Baylie

Mathew Charlotte

Cook Harley Halle

Zakk Claire

Macquarie Trent April

Orlando Olivia

Banks Jacob Holly

Alex Sophie

NO NUTS PLEASE

PLEASE REMEMBER: AVOID SENDING NUT

PRODUCTS TO SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY

PEANUT BUTTER AND NUTELLA.

ALSO, TO ASSIST US IN PROVIDING A SAFE

ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN 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 CHILDREN 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 OUR

STUDENTS EAT ONLY THE FOOD SUPPLIED

BY THEIR OWN PARENTS.

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Other members of staff include:

Learning & Support Teachers (LaST)

Ms Bevis Mr John Riley

M, Th, F F

Release from Face to Face

Mr John Khilla Mrs Sinkovic

T F

Teacher/Librarian Mrs Donna Kerves M - Th

School Admin Library

Mary Smith W

School Psychologist Anna Robertson W & F

Band Directions in Music W

French To be confirmed Th

Mandarin Ms Narelle Mallet Th

English as an Additional Language (EAL/D)

To be confirmed

School Admin Manager

Mrs Liz Cleary M - F

School Admin Officers

Mrs Jody Bentley Mrs Orla Kirwan

M, Tu, W Th, F

Student Learning Support Officers

Mrs Kathy Savvas Mrs Sandra Bathis Mrs Kerrie Pellegrini Mr Christian Garcia

M - Th Tu - Th M & F M, W, F

General Assistant Mr Frank Webb T & Th

UNIFORM SHOP

Our lovely parent volunteers will open the uniform shop on Thursday 14 February at 9.15am. Uniform orders can be left at the

office at any time with correct money. Our parent volunteers will fill the orders when they can. For new uniform shop order form

can be obtained from the office. There is also a large selection of second hand uniforms for sale.

For the benefit of new parents, the Uniform Shop opens every second Thursday from 9.15 to 9.45am. The price list and order

forms are on the school website or at the office. You are welcome to drop your orders at the front office as the uniform

volunteers will fill orders and call you for collection. Please allow a few days for the order to be returned to the front office.

A reminder that summer uniform will be worn from Monday to Thursday during Term 1 and sports uniform on Fridays. As part of correct uniform, all children must wear the correct Pagewood school cap. Navy socks are worn all week. The embroidered sport shorts, should be worn only on Fridays. It is important that shoes are all black on Monday to Thursday.

TEXTBOOK PURCHASES Once payment was made, students collected their textbooks last Friday. There was an issue with online payments that were

made the day before, these textbooks are being held in the office and will be distributed to students this week. If you have not

yet paid for your child’s textbooks please do so.

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE (OOSH) TENDER PROCESS The tender process for the contract for the OOSH at Pagewood Public School will begin very soon. The process requires that the

parent and carer community is represented on the panel. I have asked the P&C to elect a representative at their meeting this

week. In addition, another parent representative is permitted to be on the panel as well as a staff representative. The process is

convened by an Assets Services Officer from the NSW Department of Education and requires at least two meeting times during

the school day in the next few weeks. If you are interested in nominating yourself to be the additional parent representative please

send an email to Ms Mayhew via the school email address pagewood-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au by Tuesday 5 February 2019.

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2019 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The Pagewood Public School swimming

carnival was held at Botany Aquatic Centre last

Thursday and was a huge success. Thank you

to the staff who worked so hard on the day

and to the parents who were able to assist and

cheer on the swimmers.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL RESULTS

Event First Second Third Fourth

12/13yrs Boys 50m Free Tora Trent Ronan Darcy

12/13yrs Girls 50m Free Bonnie Sarah Olivia Charlotte

11yr Boys 50m Free Pascali Alex Nathan Tristan

11yr Girls 50m Free Ava Maggie Sena Malaina

10yr Boys 50m Free Harry & Martin Vaughn Ashton n/a

10yr Girls 50m Free Ellie Claire Martiya Olivia

9yr Boys 50m Free Quinn Gabriel Jeremy Alexander & Dashiell

9yr Girls 50m Free Estelle Maddie Ada & Eleanor n/a

8yr Boys 50m Free Mason Leon Tom Xavier

8yr Girls 50m Free Erin Ella Taylor Chloe

12/13yrs Boys 50m Breaststroke

Tora Harley James Zakk

12/13yrs Girls 50m Breaststroke

Bonnie Sarah Halle Amelie

11yr Boys 50m Breaststroke Pascali Nathan Josh Alex

11yr Girls 50m Breaststroke Ava Anya Maggie Katia

Junior Boys 50m Breaststroke Martin Harry Vaughn Mason

Junior Girls 50m Breaststroke Maddie Ellie Estelle Ruby

12/13yrs Boys 50m Butterfly Tora n/a n/a n/a

12/13yrs Girls 50m Butterfly Bonnie Sarah Holly n/a

11yr Boys 50m Butterfly Pascali n/a n/a n/a

11yr Girls 50m Butterfly Ava Lara Maggie Sena

Junior Boys 50m Butterfly Harry Vaughn Martin Mason

Junior Girls 50m Butterfly Ellie Ada Ella Taylor

12/13yrs Boys 50m Backstroke James Tora Darcy Adam

12/13yrs Girls 50m Backstroke Bonnie Sarah Holly Amelie

11yr Boys 50m Backstroke Pascali Alex Nathan Michael

11yr Girls 50m Backstroke Ava Malaina Maggie Sena

Junior Boys 50m Backstroke Martin Harry Vaughn Mason

Junior Girls 50m Backstroke Martiya Olivia Ellie Leyla

Boys 100m Free Tora Harry Martin Pascali

Girls 100m Free Ava Bonnie Sarah Maggie

Mixed Junior Relay 4 x 50m Macquarie Banks Cook Phillip

Mixed Senior Relay 4 x 50 Cook Macquarie Banks Phillip

Boys Junior Individual Medley Vaughn Martin Harry Mason

Boys Senior Individual Medley Tora Pascali

Girls Senior Individual Medley Ava Bonnie Maggie

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GATES You may have noticed that the gate next to the Kiss n Ride drop off zone is almost ready. We are hoping all works will be

completed by the end of Week 3. This will allow students to walk into the school at this drop off point rather than near the

carpark. A new entrance to the school office is being completed which will ensure all visitors during the day will have to go

through the office. Works that were planned with Mr Tan continue to be completed and we look forward to increasing the

safety of students at school.

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.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION Scripture classes are run by volunteers from relevant churches. The religious instruction groups are: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Buddhist, Ethics (Years 5 & 6 at this stage) and non-scripture. Classes are held on Tuesday mornings, from 9:20-9:55am. Scripture starts on 12th February.

Only students with written permission notes will be placed in Scripture groups that differ from last year. Kindergarten students and new students will be placed according to information on enrolment forms.

MOVING INTO YEAR 7

Students in Year 6 will next week receive an

expression of interest form for a place in

Year 7 in a NSW Government School. Please

speak to your child’s teacher if you have any

questions. If you need assistance to

complete the form please contact Ms

Mayhew through the school office.

Completed expressions of interest are due

to Pagewood PS by Tuesday 19 March.

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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 2019 year. This Asthma/Anaphylaxis

form must be obtained 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. Note: 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

11 February 2019.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS

In Term 1, the Learning and Support Team are asking for parent volunteers to assist with learning enrichment programs throughout the school. If you are interested in volunteering or finding out more information, please see or email Mrs Bevis. kathleen.bevis@det.nsw.edu.au Mrs Bevis

STUDENT EQUIPMENT FOR 2019

Parents have indicated that they would like to know what stationery supplies their children will need at school. Please supply the

following items clearly marked with your child’s name by the end of Week 2.

For K-2 students:

library bag

clear A4 plastic envelope for notes & home reader

1 x Plastic display folder for homework

Art smock

4 x Whiteboard markers (for Maths activities)

2 x Glue Sticks (to share with the class throughout the year)

1 x box of tissues

Please note that K-2 children do not bring a pencil case

For 3-6 students:

library bag

clear A4 plastic envelope for notes & home reader

pencil case

sharpener

glue stick

blue/black/red pen

30cm ruler with mm

scissors

rubber

whiteout tape

2 x highlighters

HB pencils

coloured pencils

clear contact to cover books

1 x box of tissues

Optional: textas, paint shirt or art smock

ASSEMBLY - Assembly will be held on Wednesday 13 February at 2.30pm. At this assembly the swimming ribbons will be handed

out. School leaders will be presenting at this assembly.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

Statement of Accounts will be sent out in Week 3. 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 to reduce 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’. Parents and Carers are welcome to pay for two or more children in one payment. If you wish to pay by

cash, please send cash payments to your child’s teacher on Tuesdays.

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NEWSLETTER

A reminder to all our new parents that our newsletter is the main form of communication of what is happening in our school.

The newsletter is posted on our website from 4:00pm pm every Monday. You can view it on our website from that time every

week.

PERMISSION TO PUBLISH

Please read and sign the attached ‘Permission to Publish’ note for 2019 to your child’s class teacher. This note is also available at

the office.

SAFETY IN THE PLAYGROUND

For families new to our school, some reminders about a few safety procedures:

The school playground is not the place for any toys such as scooters, bikes, skateboards or in-line skates. This includes before

and after school and at school functions which may occur at the weekend or in the evening.

The play equipment can only be used by the children at lunchtimes, not before and after school.

In accordance with the Companion Animals Act, dogs are not permitted on school property at any time, whether or not they

are on a leash. Nor should dogs be brought to any school activity at another venue, including sports.

No parent is permitted to speak with someone else’s child in a disciplinary manner. Any difficulties with a child other than your

own must be referred to a teacher.

When using the pedestrian crossing when the supervisor is on duty, please wait until they have stopped the traffic before you

start to cross.

Parents are not permitted to drive into the school grounds at any time.

Please do not do a U-turn across the double lines in Page St outside the school.

All visitors and volunteers must sign in at our office and wear a badge while on the school site.

MINDQUEST 2019

The NSW Talent Enrichment Weekend MindQuest will be held for primary students from Years 1-6 at St George Girls High School

on Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 April 2019. Please see page 13 for more details. Brochures can be obtained from the office.

The closing date is Friday 8 March.

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P&C (PARENTS AND CITIZENS) NEWS

Pagewood Public School P&C always welcomes enthusiastic members. It’s a great way to get involved and help out at the school.

Throughout the year, the P&C meets at 7:00pm in the school library on the first Tuesday of every month during the school term.

The first meeting is next Tuesday 5 February at 7.00pm. Each meeting is announced in the school newsletter; we have about 8-

10 meetings a year. At our P&C meetings, a range of topics are discussed, including:

Updates from the Principal

Fundraising initiatives

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 by the P&C onsite at school

Market Carnival- bi-annual event

The P&C meetings also provide a forum for parents to be able to raise questions and respectfully make suggestions about the

school for discussion. The agenda for each meeting is available the week prior.

At the P&C Annual General Meeting (the second meeting of the year) the voluntary positions of office bearers, or the executive -

President, Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer are voted in. To be eligible to vote, or take up a position on the executive at

the AGM, you must be a member of the P&C. If you are not already a P&C member, you must pay the membership fee by the

close of the general meeting, a month before the AGM to be able to take up a position or to vote at the AGM. Membership lasts

from one AGM to the next, and is currently set at $1 per year. Financial members have voting rights at the AGM, but also for any

issues or decisions that are made at the meetings throughout the year. This includes the selection of a P&C financial member to

be the representative on any merit selection panel (for the hiring of teaching or administrative staff). You can join the P&C at any

meeting throughout the year, your voting rights will be established at the next meeting after you join.

An active P&C is at the heart of a great school, and we always strongly encourage parents to get involved at Pagewood Public

School. Being involved in the P&C offers you an opportunity to get to know other like-minded parents. You can be involved by

joining the P&C and attending meetings, volunteering for the various fundraisers or events throughout the year, and by supporting

the efforts of the P&C.

When you support the P&C, you support improvements for the school, the teachers and most

importantly, your children.

Please see P&C Agenda on the next page

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Pagewood Public School P&C Association Meeting Agenda -Tuesday 5th February, 2019

Welcome to Ms Nicole Mayhew

Apologies

Minutes of 6.11.18 meeting

Principal’s Report

President’s Report

Secretary’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Business Arising/ Carried forward

Tea & Tissues

Recipe Book

Solar Panels

Kiss ‘n’ Ride

Facebook- P&C page/school page

Book Club

Walkathon/Colour run

Detailed list of P&C events for the year

New Business

New member involvement /assistance/voting guidelines (Michael Demetrios)

Panel member nominations (Permanent Teacher and OOSH)

Band Fees

Agreement on gift amounts

AGM- consider a position

Next meeting- AGM Tuesday March 5th

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TERM 1 – 30 January to 12 April 2019

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday

Week 1 Jan 28 AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Jan 29 STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

Jan 30 Y1-6 students return to school Assembly – house captain & vice-captain badges presented Kindergarten Best Start assessments

Jan 31 Swimming Carnival Y3-6 K-2 stay at school Kindergarten Best Start assessments

Feb 1 Kindergarten students start school Textbook sale day Kindergarten finish 2:45pm

Feb 2/3

Week 2 Feb 4 Kindergarten finish 2:45pm

Feb 5 Kindergarten finish 2:45pm 7:00pm P&C Meeting

Feb 6 Kindergarten finish 2:45pm

Feb 7 Kindergarten finish 2:45pm

Feb 8 Kindergarten finish 2:45pm

Feb 9/10

Week 3 Feb 11 Feb 12 Feb 13 First Band Rehearsal and Tutorials

Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16/17

Week 4 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Welcome back disco in the evening

Feb 23/24

Week 5 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 1 Mar 2/3

Week 6 Mar 4 Mar 5 7:00pm P&C AGM

Mar 6 Mar 7 Mar 8 Mar 9/10

Week 7 Mar 11 Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16/17

Week 8 Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23/24

Week 9 Wellbeing Week

Mar 25 Mar 26 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 29

Mar 30/31

Week 10 Apr 1 Apr 2 7:00pm P&C Meeting

Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 5 Apr 6/7

Week 11 Apr 8 Apr 9 Apr 10 Apr 11 Apr 12 Apr 13/14

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Pagewood Public School

2019 Permission to Publish Note

Dear Parents, Throughout the year the school may publish information about your child for the purposes of sharing his/her experiences with other students, informing the school and broader community about school and student activities and recording student participation in noteworthy projects or community service. This information may include your child’s name, age, class and information collected at school such as photographs, sound and visual recordings of your child, your child’s work and expressions of opinion such as in interactive media. The communications in which your child’s information may be published include but are not limited to:

Public websites of the Department including the school website, the Department’s intranet (staff only), blogs and wikis

Departmental publications including the school newsletter, annual school magazine and school report, promotional material published in print and electronically including on the Department websites

Official departmental and school social media accounts on networks such as the school’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Parents should be aware that when information is published on public websites and social media channels it can be linked to by third parties and may be discoverable online for a number of years, if not permanently. Search engines may also cache or retain copies of published information.

Nicole Mayhew Principal Pagewood Public School

Child’s name: Class: I, __________________________ (parent/carer) agree to and provide permission in accordance with below for my child to have their name, photograph, image or work:

Yes No

Published in the Pagewood Public School newsletter. (The Pagewood Public School newsletter only uses a child’s first name or an image, not both)

Published in the local paper, eg. The Southern Courier, major metropolitan newspapers or on television.

Included in a slide show/DVD/collage/album which may be sent home to each member of the class or school.

Published on the school or Department of Education website, or in other school or departmental publications, (e.g the Annual School Report).

Included in material sold or made available following performances.

Used by community organisations.

Used in sound and/or visual recordings.

Presented at a film festival for schools and school communities.

Used at school conferences in printed and electronic publications.

I acknowledge that this signed permission remains effective until I advise the school otherwise.

Parent/Carer (signature): _________________________________ Date: ___________________

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