Pakenham Consolidated School 2 Rundell Way, Pakenham 3810

Phone: (03) 5941 1511 Fax: (03) 5941 1541 Email: pakenham.cs@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: pakconps.vic.edu.au

Dates to Remember

NOVEMBER

Friday 3rd Curriculum Day

Monday 6th House Sports Day

Tuesday 7th Melbourne Cup Day

Friday 10th Foundies Learning by doing Tuesday 14th Year 4 Silly Science Friday 17th Year 3 Lego Land Thursday 23rd Foundies Afternoon

Tea

Year 1 Coal Creek

Friday 24th PCS Fete

3.00pm - 7.00pm

Wednesday 29th to Friday 1st Year 4 Camp

Thursday 30th Year 6 Movie

Year 2 Coal Creek

DECEMBER

Friday 1st House Meetings

Tuesday 5th Christmas Picnic

and Concert

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Monday 11th School Council

Tuesday 12th Orientation Day

Tuesday 19th Year 6

Carrum Water Park

Wednesday 20th Year 6 Graduation

Thursday 21st Year 6 Pakenham

Skate Park

Friday 22nd Last Day Term Four

School Finishes at

2.30pm

From the Principal

Term Four has seen our students and teachers alike putting in a

great effort every day and making the most of the last term for

2017.

November will begin with a Curriculum Day for all students on

Friday 3rd November 2017. On this day our Outside of School

Hours Care (OSHC) will be running a Pupil Free Day program

from 6.30am to 6.30pm, so get in fast to book your place.

We then start the following week off on Monday 6th November

2017 with House Sports Day. Parents and friends are welcome to

attend. Don’t forget to wear your house colours.

Tuesday 7th November 2017 is Melbourne Cup Day. PCS and

OSHC will both be closed and we hope you all have a relaxing

time with your families.

After that we have, Foundies Learning by Doing, Year Four Silly

Science, Year Three Lego Land, Foundies Afternoon Tea, Year

One Coal Creek, PCS Fete, Year Four Camp, Year Six Movie ending

with the Year Two Coal Creek visit.

Get set for a great November.

Mondo Recycling

Thank you to everyone for bringing your goods to

our Mondo Recycling Drop off, we raised over

$150 for fundraising.

This program helps raise money for our school, reduces waste to

landfill, creates jobs and supports communities in developing

countries at the same time.

From the Principal

AMAZING EFFORT

Bandana Day

Kyana from Year Five has raised $1545 selling Bandanas

every morning to support ‘CanTeen Bandana Day’. As

Kyana sold out so quickly of bandanas, she decided to go

on the radio to ask if anyone out there had more boxes that

they hadn’t sold and wanted to donate so she could

continue her sales. The last two boxes were sold this

morning in record time.

What a great initiative taken on by Kyana herself and with the support

of all our family, friends, students and staff, it has led to an amazing

achievement.

Well done !!!!

CanTeen Bandana Day

Star of the Week

0KW-Madeline, 0AR-Winston, 0BA-Dante, 0BH-Indy

1ZK-Xavier, 1CC-Eli, 1EA-Zachary, 1JA-Ronita, 1KS-Harseerat

2JP-Ayden, 2CA-Chayse, 2FL-Bella 2JM-Zach

0KW-Corbin, 0AR-Trey, 0BA-Annabelle, 0BH-Alexis

1ZK-Emmi, 1CC-Lachlan, 1EA-Jayla, 1JA-Mayen 1KS-Dieu

2JP-Rauch, 2CA-Jack, 2FL-Will, 2JM-Rayan

3SL-Alex, 3CR-Tyler, 3HC-Taj, 3JZ-Codey

4JE-Taj, 4CM-Mekhia, 4KP-Achieu, 4LD-Archer

5NF-Alex 5DS-Tieanna, 5JD-Taylah, 5MG-Mandy

6SD-Dion, 6DM-Brock, 6JS-Lucy, 6OH-Anton

3SL- Tan-

veer, 3CR-Ally, 3HC-Annabelle, 3JZ-Shelby

4JE-Isabella, 4CM-Stephanie, 4KP-Robert, 4KP-Tyle, 4LD-Brad

5NF-Charlotte, 5DS-Caitlyn, 5JD-Kaia, 5MG-Balun

6SD-Shem’El, 6JS-Pana, 6OH-Annaliese

6SD-Dion, 6DM-Brock, 6JS-Lucy, 6OH-Anton

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Week 2 —Friday 13th October Week 3 —Friday 20th October

SENIOR Week 2 —Friday 13th October Week 3 —Friday 20th October

Reading Awards

100 Nights of Reading Award FOUNDATION

Jayden Arnaz Ally Xavier Ruby Indy Amaliah Eden Annabelle

YEAR ONE

Jasmine Jordan Xavier Darcie Rosalie Mia

YEAR TWO

Yasmin Riley Jake Indiana Isabelle Violet Lee-Roy Kai Angeth

Jack

YEAR THREE

Shanilka Jason Jack Ayanna Svetlana Jacob Bella Jai Leah

YEAR FOUR

Teina Brooke Robert Joel Celeste

YEAR FIVE

Not quite there yet , but keep up the fantastic work

YEAR SIX

Emma Hayley

150 Nights of Reading Award FOUNDATION

Eleanor Maddi Jekaylah Kiara Zac Tommy

YEAR ONE

Taylah Couper Mitchell Brock Evie Cooper Arthur Bayleigh Kris

Hayley Ben

YEAR TWO

Kayden Mara Mason Deagan Will Marley Bella Blake Casey

Rayan

YEAR THREE

Abi Sienna Samuel

YEAR FOUR

Jacob Josh Jerry Yasmin Darcy Makayla

Riley Ayomi Achol Devon Kayla

YEAR FIVE

Keep on reading, you’re doing great

YEAR SIX

Issy Annaliese Jess

Reading Awards

200 Nights of Reading Award

YEAR ONE

Aiden Kai Mia Bailey

YEAR FIVE

Braydon Georgia

Bucket Filler FOUNDATION

Ricki-Lee Alier

YEAR ONE

Ethan Ben

YEAR TWO

Reid Mason

YEAR THREE

Aiden Amber

YEAR FOUR

Jackson Jy

YEAR FIVE

Samantha Meaghan

YEAR SIX

Taliyah Annaliese

Vacation Care

OSHC Vacation Care program will run as below:

Thursday 4th January 2018 to Tuesday 30th January 2018, inclusive.

Finalised bookings with payments will need to be made by Monday 11th December 2017.

Booking Fees:

Per Day: $36.00

Excursion / Incursion: $25.00 additional

Outside of School Hours Care

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

4

Children’s Choice

5

8 9

Jazzy Jewels

10

Billy Carts

11

Minute to Win It

12

Wheels Day

15 16

Games Galore

17

Xtreme Air

18

Electronics

19

Science

22

Cooking

23

Dress Ups & Face

paint

24

Crazy Crafts

25

Mini Golf & Games

26

“Public Holiday”

CLOSED

29 30

Electronics

31

Back to School

Outside of School Hours Care

Children’s Choice: Children can choose activities to give a quiet introduction back

from the break.

Movies (Excursion): Join us at the cinema to catch up on the latest new releases.

Bowling (Excursion): Ten Pin bowling, what score do you get. Challenge yourself or

others. But watch your fingers.

Jazzy Jewels: Create some amazing jazzed up jewellery or designs.

Billy Carts (Incursion): Assist and learn how to create our very own Billy Cart. Learn

how everything comes together to enjoy your very own creation.

Minute to Win it: A fast speed, action packed challenge full of fun for all to enjoy. What

can you achieve in 60 seconds?

Wheels Day: Bring along your bike, scooter, skates etc. Children must bring safety

gear ie. Helmet or knee pads etc. Anyone without safety gear will not be able to ride.

Movies (Excursion): Join us at the cinema to catch up on the latest new releases.

Games Galore & More: Enjoy some new games with your friends or some of your old

favourites. Maybe even create one of your own.

Xtreme Air (Excursion): Trampolining at its best. Enjoy lots of jumping fun with your

friends.

Electronics: Children are able to bring along their own electronic games, iPads, iPods

with headphones. Note: limit of 3 games to bring please. All equipment needs to be named

and be put into the storage box in the building. Any explicit/inappropriate games brought

along will be confiscated and returned when going home.

Science: Experiment with all sorts of things from air & water to magnets and more.

Satisfy your inquisitive minds.

Cooking: Cook up a storm in the kitchen. Satisfy your tastebuds and take home a

recipe or two.

Dress Ups, Pamper & Face painting: Let’s make your face match your favourite character

or simply choose what you may like to be for the day.

Crazy Crafts: What weird and wonderful things can you create.

Mini Golf & Giant Games (Incursion): Have loads of fun playing golf and enjoying the

different oversized games?

PUBLIC HOLIDAY: CLOSED

Movies (Excursion): PFD Join us at the cinema to catch up on the latest new releases.

Electronics: PFD Children are able to bring along their own electronic games, iPads,

iPods with headphones. Note: limit of 3 games to bring please. All equipment needs to be

named and be put into the storage box in the building.

Last week each family received a welcome letter in

order to access our new Parent Portal. We hope that

you have had the opportunity to log on to the portal

and have a look around. In order to make it as easy as

possible for you to use we would like to provide you

with some handy tips to make the most of this new

way of communication.

PCS Parent Portal

TIP 1: To message your child’s teacher

Click on Messages. Then click on New Message. Now select the correct information, type your message and click

send message.

TIP 2: Accessing your child’s dashboard

Click on your child’s photo. This will take you to the screen where you can check Teacher messages, class notices

and see detailed absence information.

TIP 3: To swap between children

Click on the name on the right hand corner of the dashboard.

Don’t forget you can also check and edit important family and medical information and the

weekly newsletters will be uploaded onto the portal. We highly recommend you check the

portal on a regular basis.

If you have any issues please do not hesitate to contact the school.

A reminder that on the alternative week to the whole school

newsletter each year level publishes their year level newsletter on

the school website. We strongly recommend you have a look at these

newsletters as they include specific year level news including photos

of all the learning and/or events that have occurred throughout the

fortnight. We are also going to provide QR codes in this newsletter

so all you will need to do is use a QR Reader app on you smartphone,

scan the QR code and it will take you straight to the newsletter link.

Year Level News

You can access these and all previous newsletters by going to our school

website www.pakconps.vic.edu.au. From the homepage click on the

students tab and then select your child’s year level.

FOUNDATION GRADE 1 GRADE 2

GRADE 3 GRADE 4

GRADE 6 SPECIALISTS

GRADE 5

School Crossing

Our School Crossing Supervisors will be awarding students for safe and respectful road crossing.

Students will receive a voucher from the supervisor and are able to hand this in to the office in their lunch playtime to receive their reward.

Cardinia Shire Council are supportive of this initiative.

Special Breakfast Monday 30th October 2017

8.30am to 8.45am

MILO WITH COLD MILK

Normal breakfast items will also be available.

Work Health and Safety

Breakfast Club

Dear Parents and friends, The PCS Twilight Fete is on Friday 24th November 2017 from 3.00pm –7.00pm and we are looking for adult volunteers to assist with selling items at our stalls. If you or an adult in your family would like to help please contact your child’s teacher or email your availability to pakenham.cs@edumail.vic.gov.au, attention Marie Wigzell. Stall helpers/sellers are required to have a current Working With Children Check registered at our school office. Thanking you in advance, Marie Wigzell and the Fete Event Team

School Fete

Stall Tasks

Set up on the day 11.30am – 2.30pm

Stall tables set up, supervision of rides set up, coordination of market stall set up, cooking support in canteen, drink / ice-cream set up, placing bins around the site, safety barrier supervision

Foundation – Raffle / gift baskets / scratchy trees

Raffle ticket sales on the day

Year 1 – Home made cards Selling cards

Year 2 – Coloured hair Spraying hair

Year 3 – Bake stall / mystery jars Selling baked goods and mystery jars

Year 4 – Show bags Show bag sales

Year 5 – Treasure toy hunt / pony rides

Selling tickets to the treasure toy hunt Collecting money at entry to the animal farm and pony rides

Year 6 – Ride pre ticket sales / ticket booth

Ticket sales prior to and on the day

Badge making Making and selling badges

Food stalls Food sales

Drinks Drink sales

Ice cream Ice cream sales

Pack up from 7.00pm Packing up / cleaning up

Thank You to our Sponsors

8/25 BALD HILL ROAD

PAKENHAM VIC 3810

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3

Curriculum Day

4 5

6

House Sports Day

7

Melbourne Cup Day

8 9 10

Foundies

Learning by doing

11 12

13 14

Year Four Silly Science

15 16 17

Year Three Lego Land

18 19

20 21 22 23

Foundies Afternoon Tea

Year One Coal Creek

24

School Fete

25 26

27 28 29

Year Four Camp

30

Year Six Movie

Year Two Coal Creek

November 2017

Pupil Free Day

Public Holiday

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