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CALENDAR TERM 3 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

BAD LUCK FOR THE B U N N I E S

INTENTION TO APPLY FOR YEAR 7 ENTRY TO A SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL

IN 2020

Please see Page 5 of our newsletter for further information. The

application website opens on 9 October 2018 and closes on 12

November 2018. You must apply online before the closing date.

REFLECTING ON WELLBEING WEEK What a great week of activities and positive energy at Pagewood Public

School. Please share your reflections on the Wellbeing week homework

activities or any other aspect of the week at pagewood-

p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Thank you to Mrs Bevis and Ms Grisanti in

particular for their organisation of Wellbeing Week and Charity Day. A

total of $764 was raised for the ‘Buy a Bail’ campaign and 5G’s charities.

GOT A PEN

As part of Wellbeing Week, we also supported ‘Got a Pen’. This is an idea

of three teaching students at Notre Dame University who are seeking

donations of new (not used) stationery, such as pens, pencils, erasers,

rulers, glue sticks, highlighters, pencil cases, coloured pencils and textas.

The box will be at the office until the end of the week. Thank you to those

families who donated to this cause.

BIG GIG PERFORMANCE

The Big Gig performance with Banksmeadow Public School Band was a

huge success. It was fantastic to see our band members showcase their

various talents and how much they have learnt this year.

Well done to our junior and senior band students – what an outstanding

job!

SUMMER UNIFORM

Students will return to school in summer uniform in Term 4. The next

opening for our Uniform Shop will be in Week 1 of Term 4. Uniform orders

can be left at the office at any time with correct money. Our lovely parent

volunteers will fill the orders when they can.

The uniform shop now has credit card facilities. They can now accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. The form has been altered so that credit cards can be accepted or you can simply come to a day when the uniform shop is open and tap your credit card.

For the new uniform shop order form, please go to: https://pagewood-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/parents--carers-and-the-community/uniform-shop.html

PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

TERM 3, WEEK 10, 2018

Monday 24 September, 2018

SEPT

Week 10

Mon 24 Choir to Opera House

Wed 26 Assembly – 3CB & ICAS Writing Awards

2.30pm

Thurs 27 Soccer training is on

No junior netball training

Fri 28 NO PSSA TODAY, students will do school sport

Last Day of Term 3

CALENDAR TERM 4

OCT

Week 1

Mon 15 Students return to school

Wed 17 Assembly 2.30pm

Thurs 18 Uniform Shop open 9.15am

Fri 19 Selective High School Information Session

8.30am

Week 2

Wed 24 Assembly 2.30pm

Th 25 Kindy Orientation 9.15-10.45

NOV

Week 3

Th 1st Kindy Orientation 9.15-10.45

Week 9

Wed 12 Presentation Day 9.15am

Sat 17 P&C Bunnings Eastgardens Sausage Sizzle – helpers wanted

DEC

Week 10

Wed 19 Last day of Term 4

RAINBOW AWARDS presented Wednesday

Oliver (KC) Jessica (5/6A)

Ashton (3/4H) Katina (1/2M

SILVER AWARD presented Wednesday

Annabelle (2LS) Samuel (KC)

Gabriella (3/4H) Olivia (KC)

PPS Cookbook

This is the last week to submit recipes for the

PPS Cookbook. All recipes must be submitted by this Friday 28 September.

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NO PSSA SPORT THIS FRIDAY Please note there is no PSSA sport this Friday. Students will still do school sport at school so should still wear their sports uniforms. NO SPORT TRAINING

Soccer training will be on Thursday morning at 8.10am.

NO Junior Netball training this week.

ASSEMBLY

2.30pm Assembly – 3CB & ICAS Writing Awards

COLES SPORTS VOUCHERS

Thank you to the Pagewood community for their contribution of over 30000 Coles Sports Vouchers. The equipment has arrived

and is being used in sports lessons and training.

Thank you to Nicky for all her time and effort to collect and count the vouchers.

WRITING COMPETITION WINNER!

Some students from Pagewood Public School entered a School Magazine Writing Competition, along with more than 45 other

schools. Madeleine (from 3CB) was the 2018 Countdown Writing Competition Winner!

Her piece of writing will be published in the Countdown School Magazine Issue 9, October issue.

We are very proud of you, Madeleine!

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT – EXPECTED COSTS FOR TERM 4

The expected costs for Term 4 are below. This is not an account for parents to pay, but the expected costs which will be sent home

in Term 4 Week 1 as a Statement of Account.

French/Mandarin (K-6) $20 Band $150 Band Instrument (band only) $25 Big Band Bash (Band only) $8 PSSA – Softball (selected students) $40 PSSA – AFL (selected students) $40 Swim Scheme (mainly Year 2) $100 ICEZOO (3CB only) $21 Year 6 Day Out (Year 6 only) $30-40 Kindergarten excursion (KST, KC, KK) $21 Drum Circle Incursion (K-6) $8

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT - ADDITIONAL COSTS

This year there have been some additional costs from previous years. It is important to me that parents understand the reason

for any increases in costs and to give as much notice as I can of foreseeable costs. In the last week of each term, I will outline all

foreseeable costs for the following term in the newsletter. The intention has been to keep costs the same as 2017. However, due

to rising costs and some additional programs being introduced by the school, parents have reported to me that costs are higher

costs than last year. The additional costs are:

Excursions – mainly due to rising supplier and bus costs

Languages – Mandarin and French costs have risen by $20 per year, from $60 per year in 2017 to $80 per year in 2018 (or

$20 per term). The language programs are in addition to funding supplied by the department. The $80 that parents are asked

to pay is only half of the cost of the language programs provided and the other half is paid by the school.

Addition of ‘Mathletics’ ($20 per year) and ‘Reading Eggs’ ($20 per year) programs

Band – band costs have risen from $400 to $600 per year due to a change in supplier to Directions in Music which offers

specialist instrumental instructors.

If these higher costs are of concern to you, please do not hesitate to contact me in confidence.

WRITING

Writing continues to be a focus across the whole school. This term we are using pictures as a writing stimulus. Our NAPLAN and

ICAS result point to the importance of teaching all children to write using words or vocabulary specific to the writing stimulus. For

example, before writing, teachers talk to the children before writing about vocabulary which may be used in this piece of writing.

For example, ‘globe’ instead of ‘round ball’, ‘exotic countries’ instead of ‘interesting places’, ‘peering thoughtfully’ instead of

‘looking’. http://www.pobble365.com/the-magic-globe

ICAS WRITING

Some students at Pagewood Public School have entered the University of New South Wales ICAS English tests. We are proud of all of our students but special mention must go to the following award winners: Credit

Year 2 Cody Harry Jasmine Chloe Eamon

Year 3 Scarlett Mallory Edric

Year 4 Ava Lachlan Tristan. D Alex Cooper Laura Martin Zoe Emma Eva

Year 5 Shanze James Bonnie

Year 6 Alexandra

Distinction

Year 2 Krisha Ella Noam

Year 3 Madeleine

Year 4 Anya Nathan

Year 5 Sophie

These awards will be handed out at our assembly on Wednesday 19 September, at 2:30pm.

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WELLBEING - LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES

Some children like quiet spaces to spend their lunch, while others find the playground an overwhelming experience. There are

activities for every child during the lunch break every day except Friday. For Term 3, the following activities are on offer. These

activities will change next term.

Monday 1.25pm-1.50pm Drama Club, in Library with Ms Shiozawa & Ms Tang

Tuesday 1.00pm-1.25pm Chess Club, with Mrs Cianciolo in KC room

1.25pm-1.50pm Library, with Mrs Kerves

1.25pm-1.50pm Mindfulness Colouring with Mrs Lucas in Library

Wednesday 1.00pm-1.25pm Coding Club, in library with Mrs Reilly

Thursday 1.25pm-1.50pm Library, with Mrs Kerves

Friday 8.30am-9.15am Film Club, in library with Ms Grisanti and Ms Moffat

OUR STREET LIBRARY

As part of Book Week we launched our new Street Library. Any child can bring a book from home and swap it for a book in the

Street Library. You bring a book and swap it for another book to keep forever or swap again. It is really important that our library

books or home readers are not swapped, so please make sure it is a book you own.

PAGEWOOD’S PROBLEM SOLVER

If your child would like to participate in this week’s Pagewood’s Problem Solver, please have your child write their answer on a

piece of paper with their name and class, and hand this to Mr Tan by Friday. All solutions are welcome and parents are allowed to

help. The important thing is to have a go!

Last week’s task: What were the three best things you did for someone else’s wellbeing this week?

Well done to Shanze and Chacha. Both students wrote about helping others who were in need of a friendly word or helping

someone who had fallen over or talking to their parents during dinner about their day.

THIS WEEK’s TASK: Below is the first verse of Banjo Patterson’s famous poem ‘The Man From Snowy River’. How

many lines can you learn by heart?

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around That the colt from old Regret had got away, And had joined the wild bush horses — he was worth a thousand pound, So all the cracks had gathered to the fray. All the tried and noted riders from the stations near and far Had mustered at the homestead overnight, For the bushmen love hard riding where the wild bush horses are, And the stock-horse snuffs the battle with delight.

I do hope our students and their families have a relaxing and safe holiday break. School will resume on Monday 15 October.

Regards,

Victor Tan

Principal (Relieving)

Pagewood Public School

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Intention to apply for Year 7 entry to a selective high school in 2020

Dear Parent/Carer

Selective high schools cater for high achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be without sufficient

classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping

them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials

at the appropriate level.

Applications for selective high school placement are considered mainly on the basis of the Selective High School

Placement Test results and school assessment scores. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on

Thursday 14 March 2019.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2020, you need to apply on the

internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from mid-September 2018 at https://

education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. The application website

opens at that link on 9 October 2018 and closes on 12 November 2018. You must apply before the closing date.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have

a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Unit for assistance after 9 October 2018.

You must submit only ONE application for each student.

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P&C NEWS

PPS Cookbook - LAST CHANCE - DON’T MISS OUT!

This is the last week to be part of something really special. All recipes (and photos) to be submitted by THIS Friday 28th

September. Besides your recipes (and personal photos), the cookbook will also have a drawing done by your child as well as

class photos. A great way to celebrate and remember 2018!

Don’t miss out!

The cookbook will also make a great Xmas gift so please make sure YOUR recipe is in! We’ve also had some beautiful photos of

the dishes as well as of the students (this is an optional extra but the recipes are a PLEASE DO!)

Don’t miss out!

Adding your recipe is super simple…. Jump online - www.publishedauthors.com.au or submit a handwritten copy to the

office. The recipe template is attached and copies are also available in the office. Send any drawings or photos to

motnix01@optusnet.com.au

COOKBOOK ADVERTISERS

We are so grateful to these amazing advertisers and their support of our school -

Smart Lifestyle Solutions

Toyota

Bourke Street Bakery

Rain & Shine Workwear Australia

Bravo Foods

Glass Financial

Copper Rose Cafe

My Place

Circle Music

Solartint

Thank you so much to our local businesses (and the families that have made these adverts possible) We are looking for just 4

more advertisers at this stage. Get your name out there. Our school is known to support those that support local. Any

businesses (big or small) that would like to get involved, please get in touch.

Let us know you’re interested and we’ll get in touch to discuss further - motnix01@optusnet.com.au

BUNNINGS EASTGARDENS SAUSAGE SIZZLE – HELPERS WANTED for SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER

Bunnings Eastgardens sausage sizzle (17 November) – SAVE THE DATE

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HANDWRITTEN RECIPES – PLACE IN THE BOX AT THE OFFICE

Submitted by________________________________________________________

e.g. Sally Smith / Sally / Thompson Family / Sally’s nana / The Thompson Boys

Your email address (not published) _____________________________________

Your phone No. (not published) _________________________________________

Recipe title _________________________________________________________

What makes this recipe so special?

Briefly describe why you really like this recipe or why it's so special to you or your family.

This is where you get to personalise your recipe and it's the section most people love to read!

Description

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Circle the best category for your recipe -

Salads Starters Soups

Meat Chicken Fish and Seafood Vegetarian

Biscuits, Scones, Muffins Cakes/Slices Desserts

Please start this section with either the word "Serves ..." or "Makes ..." (E.g. Serves 5 people

OR Makes 12 muffins)

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Ingredients

Please use these measurement units: tsp, tbsp, g, kg, ml, l, cup

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Anything extra, some tricks or tips perhaps? (E.g. Serve with crusty bread)

Hints and Tips

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Term 4 Calendar

Monday 15 October to Friday 21 December

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday

Week 1 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Zone Public Speaking finals

Oct 18

Oct 19 8.30am Selective HS information session.

Week 2 Oct 22 6.30pm Filmz at the Ritz

Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Kindy orientation

Oct 26

Week 3 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 1 Kindy orientation

Nov 2

Week 4 Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 8

Nov 9 Pagefest

Nov 10/11

Week 5 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Ultimo Public Speaking Final

Nov 15

Nov 16 Kindy excursion

Nov 17 Bunning sausage sizzle

Week 6 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22

Nov 23

Week 7 Nov 26 Swim scheme (2 weeks)

Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30

Week 8 Dec 3 Swim scheme (2 weeks)

Dec 4 Dec 5 Last day for band tutorials

Dec 6

Dec 7

Week 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12 Presentation Day

Dec 13 Y6 Excursion to Attractivity ??

Dec 14 Reports home

Week 10 Dec 17 Picnic Day K-6

Dec 18 Year 6 Farewell

Dec 19 Last Day for students Y6 Medallion Assembly

Dec 20 SDD 4 or 22 Nov and 6 Dec

Dec 21 SDD 5 or 24 February

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMPS

Mutch Park Pagewood

Where:

Mutch Park

53 Wentworth Avenue

Pagewood

When: 2/10, 3/10, 4/10

8/10, 9/10, 10/10

Times: 9.00am – 3.00pm

Cost: $50 per child, per day OR

Times: 8.30am – 4pm

Cost: $65 per child, per day

Ages: 4 years and up

All levels welcome

No minimum "number of days" required, book

only for the day/days you want.

No minimum "number of days"

required, book only for the day/days

you want.

For further information and registration

forms please contact

Liz on 0413 072 666 or email

lizohare2@gmail.com

Tennis Australia Accredited and

ATPCA Accredited

Taking bookings also now for

Term 4 tennis lessons