Principals Desk 15/09/2021 - www.pentlandps.vic.edu.au - Pentland Primary School
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Principals Desk 15/09/2021
Dear Parents and Carers,
Happiness, Learning, Trust, Honesty, Respect, Communication, Teamwork.
We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all members of the Pentland
Community for your support during our recent lock down and now our transition back
with a partial return to onsite learning. We are making a smooth transition back to on
site learning. All of our normal programs are up and running, some face to face onsite
while other programs are being conducted remotely for students in years 3 -6.
Each time we return from a period of remote learning we find students take some time
in settling back into the school routine and living with all of the school rules and
expectations. It would be most appreciated if families could continue to promote and
reinforce our school values and expectations with their children, in particular
reminding your children about personal space and kindness. Thanks in advance.
Our recent drive through Father’s Day Stall was an amazing success. Thank you to all
who supported this event. Special thanks to Katrina, Karen and those involved in the
behind the scenes work leading up to the event. We sold 200 bags. A great outcome.
School Values
Naplan results for 2021 have arrived. The level of student achievement, particularly in
the area of growth, is outstanding. We are currently unpacking the results and
preparing student Naplan data to be sent home. This has taken longer than expected
due to our recent remote learning. During lockdown we only have a skeleton staff
onsite.
Our Grade 5/6 Camp was an outstanding success. Our students had a great time and
were wonderful ambassadors for Pentland Primary School. A huge thanks to our staff
involved in the Grade 5/6 camp.
Planning is well underway for our Grade 1/2 and 3/4 camps. If Covid restrictions
should impact on these and any other events we will simply reschedule to another date.
So Term 4 may well become very busy.
We are very aware of our connection to community and appreciate that things are not
completely back to normal for visitors on site. Unfortunately at this stage we are only
permitted to invite essential visitors to Pentland Primary School. So at this stage we
cannot allow parent helpers into our classroom. We cannot conduct any working bees.
We cannot conduct any enrolment tours. At this stage children will have to walk into
school without their parents. As soon as the restrictions on schools are lifted we will
review the schools operations guide and advise families of any changes. Thank you for
your support and patience. The Department of Education reviews and updates the
Operations Guide for schools regularly. It is highly likely that the Department of
Education will not release the plan for schools until late into the second week of the
school holidays. If this is the case we will gather some staff together and push out a
series of comms to families.
Principal ~ Mr. Andrew Harrison
Ph: 5367 6080
Principals Desk 15/09/2021 continued….. We have been informed by the Victorian School Building Authority that we will receive additional student toilets. We have had a site meeting in preparation of the landing of the toilet block. At this stage the toilet block will be delivered and installed during the school holidays. During Term 4 we will commence some improvement works to the existing junior toilet block. We would like to remind families that students should be in full school uniform now that we have returned to onsite learning. Thanks for your support with this. Families are still able to enrol students commencing this year and in 2022. Our Prep/Foundation enrolments for 2022 are steadily increasing. If you have a child due to start at Pentland in 2022 our advice is to enrol now. If restrictions are lifted and we are able to host school tours, we will definitely schedule them in but at this stage, it simply might not be possible before our transition program begins. At the very least, there will be an online information session but we will patiently wait and see what restrictions Term 4 brings with it. If you have any queries or concerns regarding student enrolment please contact our office. I would like to remind families that the procedures remain in place in relation to late arrival to school and early dismissal of students. The sign in books are located in the Office and all visitors must sign in. 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. As part of our COVID management visitors on site must also scan the QR code and complete that sign in process. Thanks for your support with this. School assemblies and year level assemblies are currently not able to be conducted under the current restrictions. Please find a moment to check the list of important dates. We have a wide range of events planned already for next term. We continue to experience a lot of interest for Foundation (Prep) enrolments for 2022. Families are most welcome to complete the enrolment process now. This will assist with our planning for 2022 and secure a place in Foundation for 2022. The schools within the Bacchus Marsh Cluster and within the South Western Region have agreed to a common enrolment date of the 31st of August 2021. Enjoy the school holidays Andrew & Sky.
Key Dates for Term 3 2021
Thursday 16/09/21 • REMOTE LEARNING (Grades 3-6 only)
Friday 17/09/21 • REMOTE LEARNING (Grades 3-6 only)
• LAST DAY OF TERM 3:
Onsite Student Dismissal 2.30pm
Key Dates for Term 4 2021
*all activities subject to government restrictions
Tuesday 5/10/21 • Grade 5/6 Puberty Program
Friday 08/10/21 • Assembly 8.40am
Tuesday 12/10/21 • Grade 5/6 Puberty Program
• Sub Committee Meetings—Education 3.30pm, Finance 5pm,
Building and Grounds 6pm
Thursday 14/10/21 • Parents Club Meeting
• Grade 1/2 Camp
Friday 15/10/21 • Assembly 8.40am
• Grade 1/2 Camp
• Grade 4 Cricket Blast
Monday 18/10/21 • HAP Day, Ballarat (HAP students only)
Tuesday 19/10/21 • Grade 5/6 Puberty Program
Thursday 21/10/21 • PPS Art Show
Friday 22/10/21 • Assembly 8.40am
Monday 25/10/21 • China Day
Tuesday 26/10/21 • Grade 5/6 Puberty Program
• Foundation Ballarat Wildlife Park Excursion
Wednesday 27/10/21 • School Council Meeting 6pm
Friday 29/10/21 • Assembly 8.40am
Monday 1/11/21 • CURRICULUM DAY—Students are not required to attend school
Tuesday 2/11/21 • MELBOURNE CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Friday 5/11/21 • Assembly 8.40am
Friday 12/11/21 • Assembly 8.40am
Monday 15/11/21 • Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday 16/11/21 • Scholastic Book Fair
• Sub-Committee Meetings:
Education 3.30pm, Finance 5pm, Buildings and Grounds 6pm
Wednesday 17/11/21 • Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday 18/11/21 • Scholastic Book Fair
• Parents Club Meeting 2.10pm
Friday 19/11/21 • Foundation Big Night In Excursion—Micks Jump and Play
CHECK OUT OUR
COLOURFUL NEW
ADDITION TO OUR
MAIN ENTRANCE!
Over the recent lockdown period, we
engaged Steve Hicks and the team at
What Knots to brighten up our main
entrance with our PPS values and You
Can Do It keys to success. It’s a great
enhancement to the front of our
school and a lovely bright welcome to
all those who come onsite.
CHECK OUT OUR NEW OUTDOOR SEATING!!
FATHERS DAY
STALL 2021
Recently we held our annual
Fathers Day Stall. Due to the
lockdown situation, we had to
think out of the box so that we
could still celebrate the special
occasion but in a COVID
compliant way. The answer was a
drive through Fathers Day Stall.
The sun was shining bright but the
smiles on our community were
even brighter! We sold over 200
“mystery bags” and hopefully, the
dads were happy with their novelty
gifts. It was wonderful to see such
support for this initiative and even
greater to see those smiling faces!
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