PARENTS & FRIENDS & SCHOOL COUNCIL

On Wednesday 10th March the Annual General Meeting of our PFA was held with nominations for office bearers called for. As yet we have yet to fill the position of President. We very much thank and congratulate Karen Phillips as our 2021 treasurer and Lee Vu & Sandra Michela as 2021 minute secretaries. We are hoping that we can fill the position of President shortly but also acknowledge the hard work of the other committee members. I know our students have enjoyed last week’s Sushi Day. Icypole Fridays are very well received as will be Hot Cross Bun sales and let’s not forget the most anticipated famous CPS Easter Raffle which will be held on the last Thursday of term.

Our next School Council meeting is tomorrow night, commencing with the AGM at 7pm. I remind all parents that they are welcome to attend any School Council meeting. The parent members of our 2021 School Council are Susan Harper, Verity Walker, Sandra Michela, Karen Phillips, Joshua Stuart, Catherine Lopes, Viren Dholakia, Miranda Welham and Larissa Casamento. The 2021 staff members are Sue McGregor, Anna Remfry, Karen Bentata-Grimm and Liz Harley. The PFA representative is Jane Potter.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT

As part of accountability requirements, a report is provided to the school community each year for the previous year. This Annual Report is due to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development by 31st March, 2021 and is presented to School Council March AGM meeting. This report is available on request from the office. It will also be placed on our school website.

2021 CURRICULUM DAYS - NO SCHOOL

The two Curriculum Day dates we have planned are Wednesday 26th May and Friday 10th September. These days are well into the future but please place these into your diaries as there will be no school for children on these days. Youth Leadership Victoria will run programs on these days.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Just a reminder to families that children should be wearing navy and gold uniform as outlined in our Uniform Policy. All our uniform is available at the PSW shop on North Road but it is also fine to buy suitable navy and gold clothing at local department stores. With the colder weather upon us it is necessary to have a few more pieces on hand to see children through the week as things take longer to dry. Our second hand uniform sales are advertised via Compass and the newsletter. They have many different items for sale. Thank you for respecting this school policy. Please ensure EVERY item of school uniform is labelled as the unclaimed lost property box is currently rather full.

FIRST AID PROCEDURES AT SCHOOL

Children who are sick during the day are sent to the First Aid room. If children need to go home, parents or carers are informed and children need to be collected from school.

If children are very sick or more seriously injured and parents or their emergency contact person cannot be contacted by phone, we are obliged to ring an ambulance to take the child to the doctor or hospital. DET does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the costs of medical treatment for injured students including medical transport. Teachers cannot take children to the doctor or hospital in private cars. The cost of the ambulance will be the responsibility of the parents. This can be very expensive unless parents have ambulance subscription. It is very important parents consider taking out ambulance cover. Health Care Card holders receive free ambulance service (children’s names must be on the Health Care Card).

LAST DAY OF TERM

The last day of term 1 is Thursday 1st April. There will be an assembly at 9am on this day where our Easter Raffle will be drawn. This is always a highlight of the term. Thank you to families who will so generously donate to this raffle. The children finish school at 2.30pm and they will be dismissed from their classrooms. Please note that term 2 commences on Monday 19th April.

WORDS OF WISDOM

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. 😊

Linda Jones & Karen Bentata-Grimm

Arts News

Suzy Bolger