Kindergarten 2021 Key Dates

Parent Information Zoom Session

Monday 9th November 2020, 10.00am

Zoom link for enrolled 2021 students has been emailed with Kindy Welcome letter

Parent Information

The parent information and school tour videos

can now be viewed on our website.

Kindergarten Orientations

Thursday 5th November 2020

Thursday 19th November 2020

Tuesday 1st December 2020

1:30pm-2:30pm

Due to COVID-19 restrictions these face to face sessions will only take place subject to approval by NSW Dept of Education

Wednesday, 4 November 2020 Term 4, Week 4

Dates to remember 4-6 November Stage 3 Camp

5 November Kindy Orientation Session 1

6 November Giving Tree gifts due

9 November Dental checks commence

9 November Kindy 2021 Zoom Session

10 November Stage 3 Science incursion

11 November NAIDOC Week – Mufti Day

Principal’s News

Jump Rope for Heart On Friday the 23rd of October we held our annual Jump Rope for Heart ‘Jump Off’ event in support of the Heart Foundation. PPS has a very long standing relationship with the Heart Foundation and our school community has once again shown strong support for this charity. The children had a fantastic day of skipping and having fun outside with their classmates. Some children demonstrated some amazing skipping moves as well as skipped on their own or in groups. Thank you to all our PPS families for your support of this event; we raised $782. I’d like to thank Mrs Battaerd and Mrs Richards for coordinating this event.

Kindergarten Orientation This Thursday is the first stage of our 2021 Kindergarten Orientation program. Our new 2021 kindergarten children will be attending the school to participate in an interactive session in our kindergarten classrooms. These kindergarten orientation visits enable our new kindy children to become familiar with our school and teachers as well as provides us with an opportunity to begin to get to know these children. This is an exciting time for our school and we are all looking forward to meeting our new 2021 kindergarten children. Years 5 and 6 Camp Our Stage 3 students are currently on a three day camp at the Great Aussie Bush Camp in Tea Gardens. Over the three day camp the children will participate in a variety of outdoor activities like, canoeing, flying fox, archery, mud run, commando as well as some team building activities. We are fortunate to have been able to provide this overnight camp experience for our Years 5 and 6 students. I’d like to thank Mrs Herbert for coordinating this camp and all the teachers in attendance for giving up three days to facilitate this opportunity for our students.

World Teachers Day Last Friday we celebrated World Teachers Day. All over the world teachers’ work in supporting students and families during this challenging time of a global pandemic has been acknowledged and praised. Our teachers have provided much needed continuity of learning and support for families throughout this year. At PPS we have highly dedicated, skilled and caring teachers who value and care for each and every child in our school. I’d like to acknowledge and thank our teachers for their continued hard work and care shown to our students each and every day.

K-2 enjoying time in the playground

Bruno Diodati

Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

School Sport Students in Years 3-6 have been enjoying their school sports activities on a Friday. We have been fortunate to have received a ‘Sporting Schools’ grant which has given us access to coaches from a variety of sports including badmington, netball and orienteering. Students have been enjoying the opportunity to learn new skills and participate in fun and engaging activities. Year 3 Gardening Last week, students in 3W planted a new tree in the garden along the Crown Rd fenceline. The tree, a Euky Dwarf, was donated by their classroom teacher Mrs Yvonne Wilson. Mrs Wilson has dedicated many hours to environmental sustainability at PPS and has been pivotal in supporting students in our gardening club. We are so lucky to have such a passionate teacher sharing her love of the environment with our students.

PPS Leavers To assist with our numbers for classes next year, would all parents of children who are NOT returning to PPS in 2021

please advise the school office as soon as possible. The PPS Leavers form is available from the front office.

Nicole Doig

Deputy Principal

PPS Leavers

To assist with our numbers for classes next year, would all parents of

children who are

NOT returning to PPS in 2021

Please advise the office as soon as possible.

This refers to all classes K-5 inclusive

Please complete and send to the office.

NAME:

___________________________________________

CLASS:

___________________________________________

INTENDED SCHOOL:

SRC News

In Week 2, the SRC held a colour and design competition for Book Week with the theme, Curious Creatures, Wild Minds. It

was great to see so many students participating in our competition and showcasing their creative thinking! The SRC chose

three winners from Years 3-6 and three winners from Years K-2. The winners were announced in last week’s assemblies.

Congratulations again to the winners:

Laranya N 5/6B

Gemma M 3/4L

Ying C 3K

Jessie L 2W

Manvi A 2B

Rachel W 1P

Well done on creating such creative and inventive curious creatures!

Ariane Newell, Nina Lazic-Kirk, Caity Longfield

SRC Coordinators

Band News

Joining Band in 2021 Year 2s it is time to get excited! Performance Ensemble (year 5&6) will be playing in a special performance for the Year 2 during school time on Monday in week 5. After the performance all students will receive a form to fill out about joining band. Details of a Zoom meeting will be sent out for parents and students to hear more from our committee about joining band. In the meantime, check out the NSW Police Band and see which instruments you like. https://www.nswpolicebandwelcometotheband.com/?fbclid=IwAR1nNiS8z4_FVnC_SpC4ejlKuLWr3sedV7IxPP9A5n_BYTWcYgKIHynSriU# Band Committee Get in quick to join the PPS Band Committee for 2021. The role of Treasurer has already been snapped up but we are still looking for someone to coordinate the instruments. You don’t need to know a lot about instruments for this role. It is more about managing who gets what and ensuring the servicing takes place. Performance for Friends and Family We are so proud of what all the bands have achieved this year, we are working really hard to ensure family and friends will have an opportunity to hear the bands play before the end of the year. We are aiming for the afternoon of Sunday 6 th December, most likely online. Please keep this free for the kids and anyone who would like to see the bands. Zannie Abbott and the Band Committee pymbleband@gmail.com

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P & C

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR SCHOOL? The P&C is having their Annual General Meeting and we would love for everyone to come and join us. We will be discussing the direction of the P&C for the coming years and what events can be held to get us there. Come and be a part of the school community. We need people with all different skill sets and there are lots of different positions you can help with. The P&C is holding its AGM on Wednesday 11th November at 7pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend and nominations for all positions are very welcome. The meeting will be held via Zoom: https://au01web.zoom.us/j/62519382318?pwd=U2xTWm9WVG5xS3RCMXRpUG04dDVlQT09 Meeting ID: 625 1938 2318 Passcode: 057180 Please RSVP for an agenda to secretary.ppspc@gmail.com To review positions and download nomination forms: https://ppspandc.org/roles-and-responsibilities We hope to see you there.

Upcoming dates for 2020

Term 4

Wednesday November 11, 2020

Wednesday November 11, 2020 AGM

We look forward to welcoming all parents and citizens.

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PPS School Stream app

Have you downloaded the School Stream app? You can download the app for free onto as many devices as you wish. All

parents are strongly encouraged to download our new PPS School Stream app. Should you have any questions regarding the

app or trouble downloading the app please visit the school website for easy to follow instructions.

Lost Property

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, parents are not permitted to access the Lost Property room. The room will be checked

regulary by staff and items with names will be returned to the owner. Items with NO NAME will be sent to the 2nd Hand

Uniform shop and proceeds from these sales will be used to fund school improvements.

Uniform Shop Please find below the opening hours for the Uniform Shop.

• Tuesdays 1.30pm – 4pm

• Thursdays 8.15am – 10.30am

To abide by social distancing regulations, we require any customers that wish to attend the shop for a fitting or to try on more than two garments to book an appointment. Appointments can be made by contacting the shop.

Contact details: Phone: (02) 9144 3459 Email: pymblepublic@alinta.com.au

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2nd Hand Uniform Shop

NOW OPEN! The 2nd Hand Uniform shop is back and now taking uniform donations. Please send any donations to the school office. The shop will be open again on Wednesday 2 December 2020. To align with COVID safety measures customers are strictly limited to their 10 minute appointment. Upon arrival please go directly to the shop where you will need to sign in before purchasing your items. NO CASH, we can only accept card payment. Book your appointment at: https://secondhanduniform.setmore.com/

Thanks and regards,

Lisa

0424 462 820

PPS Chritian Prayer Group

Throughout this year, the PPS Christian Prayer Group have been continuing to meet to pray for the PPS community. The group meet each Wednesday morning of term at 9am, either locally or online. If you would like to join us, please contact Jackie Tham (jackietham@yahoo.com.au).

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Community News

The Landing – Youth Centre

Ist Pymble Scout Group

Bannockburn Oval, Pymble

Cubs (ages 8-10) akela@1stpymblescouts.org.au

Scouts (ages 11-14) scouts@1stpymblescouts.org.au

St Swithuns Anglican Church

Live Family Church – 10am Sundays

For more info contact: 9488 7377 or office@swiz.org.au or www.swiz.org.au

Lifeline Pop-Up Book Shop - Roseville

Thousands of quality pre-loved books in a wide range of categories

Tues – Sat : 10am – 4pm

21 Hill St, Roseville

Northbridge Football Club

Registrations now open for trials for the Northbridge NPL teams for season 2021 in the football NSW girls SAP age

groups.

Tuesday 3rd, Thursday 5th and Tuesday 10th November

Online registration: www.northbridgefc.com.au

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MCCARTHY STUDIOS

2020 Classes in the Hall at Pymble School

Friday 3:00 to 4:45pm Kindy/Year 1 - Dance/Singing/Drama Wednesday 3.15 to 5:00pm Years 2/3 - Dance/Singing/Drama 4.00 to 6:15 pm Years 4/5 – Dance/Singing/Drama For further information, please ring Cheryl on 0412 293 230 or email info@mccarthystudios.com.au

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