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CALENDAR TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS It was great to see so many
parents at the P&C welcome
function last Friday night. I really
enjoyed watching the children
interact and having so much fun.
A big thank you to our P&C
Committee for organising our first
community event of the year so everyone could get together and
have fun.
I hope parents are able to join us for the P&C meeting tomorrow
night at 7.00pm in the Library. Ms Janice Neilsen, Principal of South
Sydney High School, will be visiting Pagewood PS immediately
before the 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 tomorrow night at 6:15pm-7:00pm in the library.
The Arts Unit provide many opportunities for NSW public school
students to participate in workshops as well as selected ensembles
in music, dance, drama and art. Please have a look at the website
to see if your child is interested in attending a workshop or
auditioning for an ensemble. Please contact me if you require any
information.
https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/
Congratulations to our students who did an amazing job
representing Pagewood PS at the Zone Swimming Carnival last
Tuesday. Mrs Kerves and Ms Grisanti were the Zone Swimming
Carnival organisers. I know they received numerous messages of
thanks for their enormous amount of organisation.
Special mention goes to the following swimmers who will
represent Eastern Suburbs PSSA at the Sydney East Primary
Regional Carnival on Tuesday 17 March:
The following students placed at Zone Swimming:
Ava 11-13yr Senior Girls IM --1st 12yr Girls 50m Freestyle -- 2nd
PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
TERM 1 WEEK 6 2020
Monday 2 March 2020
MARCH
WEEK 6
Tues 3 South Sydney High School Principal visit for Y3-6 parents (Library)
6:15pm-7:00pm
P&C Meeting 7.00pm
Wed 4 Souths Visit 11.30am-12 noon
Assembly Zone swimming ribbons presented
2.30pm
Fri 6 Statement of Account due
Sat 7 South Sydney HS Open Day
11.30am-1.30pm
WEEK 7
Thurs 12 Selective High School test 9:00am
Uniform Shop Open 9.15am-9.45am
WEEK 8
Thurs 19 Harmony Day – wear mufti with a splash of Orange
RAINBOW AWARDS presented Wednesday
Emily 4J Jasmine 4J
SILVER AWARD presented Wednesday
Zara 1H Finlay 1H Emily 6C
Sasha 1/2M Zara 1/2M
GOLD AWARD presented Wednesday
Cindy 2/3C Matthias 4J
MERIT AWARDS for last week
K Blue Cruz Emelia
K Red Brooklyn Caitlyn
K Yellow Gianna Jamie
1H Toby Zoe
1B Russell Nikita
1/2M Zach Lillianna
2H Grace Jet
2/3C Samuel Rachel
3/4G Mason Pearly
4L Annabelle Lucy
4J Lucas Daniel
5M Joshua Juliette
5/6W Ashton Zoe
6C Martin Chacha
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12-13yr Girls 50m Breaststroke --1st 12-13yr Girls 50m Backstroke --1st 12-13yr Girls 50m Butterfly --1st Open Girls 100m Freestyle --2nd Maddie 8-10yr Junior Girls 50m Breaststroke --1st Ellie 11yr Girls 50m Breaststroke --1st Juliette 8yr Girls 50m Freestyle--1st Eden 8yr Girls 50m Freestyle--3rd Junior Girls Relay Team--3rd Eden, Ava C, Ada, Estelle Senior Girls Relay Team --2nd Ava A, Ellie, Claire, Maggie These students will receive their ribbons this Wednesday at assembly.
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.
SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL TEST
Year 6 students that have applied to sit the Selective High School Test are required to attend the tests to be held on
Thursday 12 March 2020 from 9.00am to 1.30pm. Unless parents have made special arrangements with the High
Performing Students Team to attend an individually allocated test centre candidates from this school have been sent
to South Sydney High School, Paine St Maroubra NSW 2035. Go to https://education.nsw.gov.au /public-
schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7 to find:
Test centre allocations by public school. A map of test centre addresses under the heading 'The test'. The bulletin, Test information for parents and students. The bulletin contains very important information
about the test and should be read carefully.
Information will be sent home with individual students today.
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NAPLAN 2020
Our school will be completing NAPLAN online again this year. This means our Year 3 and 5 students will complete NAPLAN assessments online rather than on paper. The Year 3 writing test will continue to be paper-based, but all other Year 3 NAPLAN tests will be online. Our school will participate in a series of activities to prepare students. These preparation activities confirm that our school is ready from a technological point of view. Our teachers and students will be involved in preparation and practice activities in the lead up to NAPLAN. This will include participation in a practice test during March, where students will have a further opportunity to become familiar with the online platform and the type of questions they will be asked in NAPLAN Online. More information is available on the NSW Department of Education NAPLAN Online website: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/student-assessment/naplan-online/getting-ready/parent-information 2020 VOLUNTEER ETHICS TEACHERS NEEDED Teaching our kids to *THINK*REASON*DISCUSS*. SRE lessons are held on Tuesday mornings from 9:20am-9:55am each week. What do the children learn? To explore ethical issues with confidence through the give-and-take of reasoned argument. They will learn to disagree respectfully, to challenge ideas and support their arguments with considered experience rather than according to habit or peer pressure. What do I need to become a teacher? Ethics offer a unique training program with FULLY SCRIPTED LESSONS (no preparation needed!!) you don't need to be a teacher or a philosopher, just a love of learning and a genuine interest in the future of our young ones. What does the training involve? Online short half hour courses (completed in your own time) and 2 days offsite workshop with a group of other Ethics teachers (you can choose your days). Please feel free to call our Ethics Co-Ordinator for more info or just to discuss: Alessia Jolesz 0413 470 559 It will be the decisions of the children we teach today that will shape our world tomorrow!! PSSA SPORT THIS FRIDAY
Please note that AFL & Tag are always at Heffron but Softball will vary.
Tag Heffron
AFL Heffron
Softball Heffron
SPORT TRAINING
Tag Monday morning 8.00am-9.00am
AFL Friday morning 8.00am – 9.00am
Softball Friday morning 8.30am – 9.00am
ACTIVE KIDS AND CREATIVE KIDS
Active Kids and Creative Kids are programs designed to encourage more children to participate in sport, active
recreation and creative and cultural activities. Each year, parents, guardians and carers can receive a $100 voucher to
go towards both creative and physical activities for school aged children. That’s $200 worth of savings per year for
each child.
A Creative Kids voucher will help parents to cover some of the registration, participation and tuition costs on activities such as singing, drama, coding, languages, music, writing, drawing and photography.
The Active Kids voucher can be used on sports, fitness and physical activities for registration, participation and membership costs. The vouchers can be used once with an approved provider. To find out more, parents need to visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-voucher
Please note, these vouchers are NOT able to be used for school sport.
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CHOIR
Thank you to all students who auditioned for Choir, students have been told who is in Choir. Practice will be held
every Wednesday at 1pm first half of lunch in 1B classroom with Mrs Berman.
JUNIOR DANCE
Junior Dance will resume as normal during Tuesday lunchtimes from this week. Thank you! Miss Grisanti
ALLERGY AWARENESS
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.
ES (EASTERN SUBURBS) PSSA CODE OF CONDUCT
The following information regarding the PSSA Code of Conduct is for parents and carers who attend PSSA games and
carnivals. Students who are selected to represent Pagewood PS will be given a copy of the Players’ Code of Conduct.
Further information is available at http://easternsuburbs.sessazones.com/codes-of-conduct/
Codes of Behaviour provide a supportive framework which
promotes fair play and appropriate behaviour in school sport.
These codes apply to players, teachers, coaches, principals,
parents, officials and spectators who together provide the
environment in which school sport is played. The following Codes
apply to school sport at all levels and are designed to highlight:
The principles of enjoyment, satisfaction and safe play in
sport
That students participate for their own sake and not to fulfil the desires of parents, adult groups or peers
The encouragement of student participation in sport and, in so doing, contribute to higher levels of health
and physical fitness.
PARENTS’ CODE
Encourage your child to always play by the rules.
If children are interested in sport, encourage them to participate. Refrain from forcing an unwilling child to participate.
Remember that children participate in organised school sports for their enjoyment and fulfilment, not yours.
Teach your child that honest effort is as important as winning so that the result of each game is accepted without undue disappointment.
Encourage your child to work towards skill improvement. Never ridicule your child for making a mistake or losing a competition.
Always encourage the principle of good sportsmanship.
Children learn best by example. Applaud good play by all individuals and all teams.
Do not publicly question the officials’ judgement and never their honesty.
Appreciate the contribution and commitment of teachers in coaching positions. They give their time and resources to provide sporting activities for your child and deserve your support.
Have realistic expectations for your child and her or his team. Do not expect more than they can give.
Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities. Condemn the use of violence in any form.
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HARMONY DAY
On Thursday 19 March we will celebrate Harmony Day as a school
community. This is a day where we celebrate inclusiveness, respect and
belonging for all Australians. The students will complete a range of
Harmony Day activities within their classrooms.
Orange is the colour chosen to represent Harmony Day and students are able to celebrate by wearing the colour
orange to school on Thursday 19 March. Students may wear orange mufti clothing, or their school uniform with a
‘splash of orange’.
CYBER SAFETY
Do your children use the internet unsupervised? Do you know what they are
actually doing online? Which games are your children playing? Who are they
communicating with? How are they communicating? There is often media
attention drawn to the online behaviour of children and young adults. At
some point in time your child may be involved in online bullying or
inappropriate behaviour. This out of school interaction may then continue in
school time which impacts on the wellbeing of themselves and others. We
will be organising a presentation from our local Police Liaison Officer for
both Stage 3 students as well as parents this year. In the interim, please
access a range of excellent parent resources from the Office of the eSafety
Commissioner here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent
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TERM 1 2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday
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
