Term 3 Week 10 23 September 2020
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Calendar of Key Events
Date |
Event |
Fri 25 September |
End of Term 3 |
Mon 12 October |
Term 4 Commences |
Thurs 15 October |
Braveheart’s Program 11.30am |
Fri 16 October |
Footy Colours Day |
Fri 30 October |
Professional Learning Day 3 – Student Free Day |
Mon 2 November |
Public Holiday |
Mon 9 – Fri 20 November |
3-5 SWSP |
Wed 25 November |
Year 6 Transition Day |
Tues 8 December |
Year 6 Leaver’s Assembly 1 pm |
Thurs 10 December |
Year 6 Leaver’s Dinner |
Thurs 17 December |
Term 4 Ends |
2021 Kinder
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From the Principal…..
This is our final newsletter for Term 3 in what has been an extraordinary year. We finish the term with all students focused very well on their learning and improvements to our school environment getting underway. We wish all families a safe and restful holiday break and encourage everyone at PPS to explore our own State to help boost recovery. We look forward to hearing about the places visited and enjoyed early next term.
Stimulus Works Starting
Next Monday a range of projects will begin at school to improve the learning environments for students. This work is part of a stimulus package by the government, and our school was fortunate to be selected for a range of works. The most significant is a change to our library. Many thanks to all members of staff who have helped with the enormous task of sorting and packing the library collection ready for this work. Other projects include painting in various places and new shelving, as well as some work to the Cottage. With work scheduled for completion during the holiday break we look forward to enjoying the refurbishments early next term.
Communication with our Families
During Covid some limitations were made to the number of adults on-site to keep everyone safe. Restrictions have been eased and we certainly welcome parents who need to come into school grounds to talk with teachers or pass on information about their child. If you are staying longer than a quick drop-off, there are Visitor Screening Forms available to record your details. The increase in student initiative, independence and resilience has been clearly noticeable with children very familiar with meeting parents outside the gate in recent times. These skills, attributes and confidence help to set children up for success in the future.
Excursions and End-of-Year Events
Last week our kinder classes visited Hagley Farm Environment Centre for the first excursion of the year. They had a wonderful time. Restrictions on school excursions mean that students can now visit outside venues, but we must be guided by the Covid Safety Plan and density limits of the venue. 5 / 6 sports exchanges have also been happening at different schools for this term. We are currently planning our end-of-year events including the whole-school celebration which will be held at the Launceston Aquatic Centre. Permission forms for this excursion will be sent home early next term.
Planning for 2021
This planning is now underway and we would welcome hearing from families who are new to the Perth community. Please encourage any new neighbours in your area to contact the school. Next term we will begin the class placement process where every student will be placed in the best possible class to support their learning. Children are always placed with a known learning buddy with whom they work well rather than necessarily being placed with best friends who do not always support each other’s learning success. If you have information to share about this process, which is not known by the school, please contact me in writing. Unfortunately requests for particular classes cannot be considered.
Year 1 Phonics Screen
During the past few weeks all students in grade 1 have been assessed for their knowledge of phonics and phonemic awareness. PPS is currently part of a pilot program to test year 1 students so that phonics instruction can be more targeted according to student needs. This work combines well with our priority on developing quality writers at PPS as well as our work with Data Wise Inquiry which helps us to use evidence to improve our teaching practice and student learning.
Playground Developments
Recently we have been working to make some changes to our playground to better support children playing happily together. Many thanks to Mr Muir for his development of the space near the Fore St entrance into a sensory playspace for P – 2 children. Thank you also to Mrs Johnson for painting the mural of the railway tunnel for the wall. It is satisfying to see so many children showing highly developed social skills when they play. Social intelligence and self regulation are two of the character qualities important for successful play times with others.
Wishing all members of our PPS community a safe and happy holiday break. We look forward to seeing all students back at school and ready for learning on Monday 12th October. Happy holidays everyone!
Lee Craw
Principal
Kinder News……. As part of the Education Department’s Bouncing Back – Talk and Read Project, all our Kindergarten and LiL families have been provided with take home bags containing items to support and encourage talking, reading and playing together. Our Kinder students were very excited to receive their bag last week. Thank you to the Early Learning Unit for this great initiative! Last Wednesday, Kinder Shephard headed out on their very first school excursion. We were very grateful to be able to visit Hagley Farm and learn about lots of different farm animals! “Thank you for letting us pat the big cow.” (Wyatt) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Country Gold Carnivals Last Friday we had 21 students competing in this year’s Country Gold Carnivals. We are extremely proud of all our representatives for displaying the characteristics that Perth Primary values such as grit, fair play, courage, team work and resiliency, as well as the skill required to compete at this level. Congratulations to the following students for representing the Northern Midlands East: Football – Liam and Charlie A special mention to Max and Jett on being selected in the All Stars team for soccer and Riley and Charlotte on being named MVP for their respective hockey teams. The netball All Stars team is yet to be officially announced. Here are a selection of photos taken throughout the different carnivals: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Footy Colours Day Friday 16th October
Classroom Awards
Tuesday 15th September
Class |
Student |
Assembly Award for: |
PREP A |
Mason |
Growing his understanding and acknowledgement of class routines and expectations. |
PREP A |
Harley |
Showing growth in his confidence when writing and reading. |
PREP B |
Indi |
Demonstrating growth by improvements in her confidence which has enabled her to progress both personally and academically. |
PREP B |
Taylah |
Demonstrating growth through improvement in her self-confidence and excellent progress in her learning. |
1-2CH |
Jack |
Demonstrating growth in literacy with his sentence writing. |
1-2 CH |
Liam |
Demonstrating growth in literacy with his use of phonics. |
1-2B |
Ebony |
Continued growth in her writing. |
1-2B |
Oliver |
Continued growth in his reading and writing. |
2-3C |
Toby |
GROWTH - developing as a learner. |
2-3C |
Seb |
GROWTH – developing as a writer. |
3-4JL |
Zack |
Demonstrating growth in his learning and in his use of manners in all situations at school. |
3-4JL |
Laila |
Demonstrating growth in her attitude towards learning when it is feels hard and her use of manners in all situations. |
3-4D |
Alana |
Hard work to develop her independent learning skills and developing new strategies to bump-up her work. |
3-4D |
Ellah |
Working hard to develop the skills she needs to bump-up her work. |
5-6 LJ |
Jasmine |
Demonstrating growth with her understanding of supplementary and complementary angles in maths. |
5-6LJ |
Audrey |
Demonstrating growth with her descriptive writing, using vivid vocabulary to develop and extend her descriptions. |
5-6 W |
Emma |
Displaying growth in the way she displays and explains her mathematical thinking. |
5-6 W |
Charlie |
Growth shown in the area of creative writing. Keep working hard on expressing your ideas in interesting ways. |
Perth Primary Writing Community Event




On Monday students were inspired to write as part of our whole school priority – developing high quality writers.
100 and 200 Nights of Reading
Congratulations to all our budding readers. Well done!
Tuesday 22nd September
Class |
Student |
Assembly Award for: |
PREP A |
Lachlan |
Aspiring to become a settled and focused member of Prep A. |
PREP A |
Logan |
Working towards achieving his personal goals. |
PREP B |
Zayne |
Striving to be a good learner who believes in himself and often chooses to challenge himself. |
PREP B |
Cooper M |
Having a ‘never-give-up’ attitude and always completing tasks to the best of his ability. |
1-2CH |
Mila |
Demonstrating aspiration in numeracy by applying herself to all tasks with enthusiasm. |
1-2 CH |
Will |
Demonstrating aspiration in literacy through his huge efforts in writing and reading. |
1-2B |
Adeline |
Aspiring to make her community a better place by helping others. |
2-3C |
Olivia |
Extending her outstanding learning progress by continually setting new goals. |
2-3C |
Ruby |
Extending her outstanding learning progress by continually setting new goals. |
3-4JL |
Jayde |
Aspiring to improve her handwriting and organisation. For also aspiring to and achieving her shoelace tying goal. |
3-4JL |
Sam |
Aspiring to improve his work ethic and to always use great vocabulary in his speaking and writing. |
3-4D |
Morgan |
Always trying to be her best and setting her sights high. |
3-4D |
Scarlet |
Aspiring to improve in all areas using a mature and organising approach to learning. |
5-6 LJ |
Armi |
Aspiring and completing a high-quality piece of artwork for our school community. Well done! |
5-6LJ |
Michaela |
Pushing and challenging herself, always aspiring to achieve her personal best in whatever she does. |
5-6 W |
Levi |
Aspiring to be a positive role model – academically in the classroom and socially in the playground. |
5-6 W |
Hayley |
Aspiring to be the best student that she can be through efforts, persistence and being reflective. |
Principal’s Award |
Dekoda |
Aspiring to be a leader by assisting younger students in the playground. |
Principal’s Award |
Hayley |
Aspiring to be a leader by assisting younger students in the playground. |
Perth Primary School Student Attendance Data
Before School Care Hours
Outside School Care Hours (OSHC) Early Birds and After School Care Please Note: Payments and bookings can be made via cash or the Qkr app Please Note: Parents are required to personally drop off children to BSC. After School Care – Midlands Kids Club (Northern Midlands Council) |
Student Banking – Thursday
A special thank you to Naomi and Katrina for processing our school banking in Term 3.
Braveheart’s
Due to current COVID restrictions this is a student only event. Parent’s please contact Braveheart’s if you require further information.
Launching into Learning
Canteen News…..
Please Note: Canteen will not be available tomorrow -
Thursday 24th September.
Congratulations to Mrs Maher who recently received the Environmentally Friendly Canteen of the Year Award. We are very proud of student efforts to reuse and recycle soft plastics at Perth Primary.
Visitor Health Screening Form
All visitors to Perth Primary School are required to fill out a Visitor Health Screen Form. The following link is available to complete online Visitor Health Screening Form. Alternatively, a QR code link or hard copy is available at the office. One of these formats need to be completed for each visit to the school.
Parents attending LiL sessions, assemblies or 5/6 sport will not need to come to the office as the Teacher in charge will have hard copies and QR codes available. Parents may complete the online form prior to arriving.
Operation Christmas Child
Boxes are available to be collected from the office.
BOOK WEEK
Happy Birthday
Eloise, Adeline, Amelia, Riley, Phoebe, Bodie, Toby, Rylah, Carson, Nicholas, Ebony, Scarlet, Zack, Zander, George, Phoenix, Wyatt, Sophie, Mrs Colson and Mrs Fleming.
Community News……
2020 Professional Learning Days/Moderation Days
Friday 30th October 2020 – Professional Learning Day 3
2020 Term Dates
Term 3
Finish date: Friday 25 September
Term 4
Start date: Monday 12 October
Finish date: Thursday 17 December (students)
Friday 18 December (teachers)
2020 PPS Support Staff
Allison Maloney |
Mel Petterwood |
Bec Beeston |
Maddie Burke |
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