Principals Desk 09/11/2018

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1 School Values Happiness, Learning, Trust, Honesty, Respect, Communication, Teamwork. Principals Desk 09/11/2018 Dear Parents, At this stage we expect to have at least 263 students at Pentland Primary School in Planning for 2019 is well underway. We will be implementing an eleven grade structure for More detail will be provided in our next newsletter. We have appointed a number of new staff for Our new building has arrived. The building is being commissioned at the moment. We expect handover to occur in approximately two weeks. The building is brand new. Great news for the Pentland Community. The Premiers Reading Challenge Certificates for 2018 have arrived. One hundred and ninety eight of our students completed the challenge this year. An amazing effort. We will be presenting the certificates at assembly on Monday 12 th November. The concrete path works leading to the oval are now complete. The Building and Grounds Committee of School Council will now plan for the landscaping of that area. We currently have 2 vacancies on School Council. If you are interested in becoming part of our School Council please contact Brianna or myself. We are pleased to announce that Out of School Hours Care will return to Pentland Primary School in Camp Australia will be providing this service in More information will be circulated to families in coming weeks. I would like to remind families that the procedures remain in place in relation to late arrival to school, early dismissal of students and Parent Helpers and Visitors. The sign in books are located in the office. All visitors and Parent Helpers must sign in at the office. Students arriving late must sign in at the office and collect a late pass. Parents collecting their children early must sign the early dismissal book in the office. Please find a moment to check the list of important dates. We have a wide range of events planned already for this term. Have a great week. Andrew & Brianna. Principal ~ Mr. Andrew Harrison Ph:

2 PARENT COMMUNICATION As part of our communication strategy, we will be posting reminders and copies of notes on our communication platforms. These platforms are Flezi Buzz, See Saw and our website. Please ensure that you have signed up to all of these platforms to assist us in keeping you fully informed about all the exciting events happening at Pentland and for reminders of when things are due. For information on how to access FlexiBuzz, please see attached flyer. For assistance in connecting to SeeSaw, please see your classroom teacher. Please note that Permission Forms will still only be provided in hard copy and must be signed and returned to school.

3 Key Dates for Term Date Monday 05/11/18 Tuesday 06/11/18 Friday 09/11/18 Monday 12/11/18 Tuesday 13/11/18 Wednesday 14/11/18 Thursday 15/11/18 Friday 16/11/18 Monday 19/11/18 Tuesday 20/11/18 Wednesday 21/11/18 Thursday 22/11/18 Friday 23/11/18 Monday 26/11/18 Wednesday 28/11/18 Thursday 29/11/18 Friday 30/11/18 Monday 03/12/18 Tuesday 04/12/18 Wednesday 05/12/18 Thursday 06/12/18 Event/s CURRICULUM DAY No Students Required MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY No Students Required Prep Big Night In Education Sub-Committee Meeting 3.30pm Finance Sub-Committee Meeting 5pm Buildings and Grounds Sub-Committee Meeting 6pm Parents Club Meeting 2.10pm Grade 1 Sleepover Pentland PS Art Show Grade 3 / 4 Camp School Council Dinner Meeting Grade 3 / 4 Camp Grade 3 / 4 Camp Friday 07/12/18 End of Year Event

4 Key Dates for Term con... Date Monday 10/12/18 Tuesday 11/12/18 Friday 14/12/18 Tuesday 18/12/18 Thursday 20/12/18 Friday 21/12/18 State-wide Orientation Day Picnic Tea & School Concert Grade 6 Graduation Reports sent home LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Final assembly Event/s

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6 PARENTS CLUB MEETINGS PARENTS CLUB MEETINGS HAVE A NEW TIME AND DAY! Parents Club are now meeting on selected Wednesdays as listed below at the new time of 2.10pm. Please join us in the Music Room if you would like to be involved in fundraising, canteen or school events. A Working With Children check is required, please enquire at the office if you are unsure how to apply for one. Pre-school age children are welcome so there s no reason not to come along! WEDNESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER STICKY BEAKS LUNCH ORDER BAGS We have Sticky Beaks Lunch Order bags available for purchase at the front office for $10. Colours available are red, green, purple, pink, blue & yellow. BREAKFAST CLUB With the generous support of Food Bank Australia and Darley Bakehouse, we are able to offer Breakfast Club for our students on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Breakfast is served between am in Room 8 (Food Tech) and students are offered a selection of foods including cereal, toast and baked beans. Everyone is welcome to come along. If you haven't already filled in a permission form, these are available from Breakfast Club.

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