Padbury CPS Newsletter
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Newsletter #18 - 17 November 2023
MERCY VALUE
Stewardship
Let us take care of everything God has given us
PADBURY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL ONLINE
Bushfire Plan
As Bushfire season approaches in the Summer months, a copy of our Bushfire Plan can be found here on our website - https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/formsandprocedures
UPCOMING EVENTS
SCHOOL COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Please check the PCPS community calendar for upcoming and future dates as the calendar is regularly updated https://www.padcath.wa.edu.au/community-calendar
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Family Mass
Dear Parents
What a lovely family mass we celebrated together last Sunday at Our Lady of the Mission church. It was wonderful to see so many families, staff and children participating in the liturgy in so many different ways, especially the Year Three children who sang a special song after Communion. Huge thanks to Severine Gibson and Liz De Haas for co ordinating this special liturgy.
Some events coming up:
- Thanksgiving Prayers and Farewell Assembly Thursday 30 November at 2pm. Parents are most welcome to join us.
- Advent Prayers and Carol sing-a-long Monday 4 December at 9am. Children are invited to come dressed in Christmas theme/colours on this day. Parents are most welcome to join us.
- Parish,/PCPS/WCPS Carols by Candlelight Thursday 7 December commencing 6pm sharp, at Our Lady of the Mission Parish on the oval right near the church.
P & F
The P&F Shed is complete!
The concrete for the shed slab and the labour for installing it were donated by the Gaglioti family through their company Total Concrete.
Dan Sorgiovanni, Nick Lynch and Gianni da Rui put the shed and gas cage together.
Thank you to all of you for your generosity of time and for bringing the project to fruition.
Huge thanks to Erin Otten for the fabulous children’s disco held last week, a lovely way for the children to finish off the year. I loved all the crazy hairstyles!
Huge thanks to Kate Shaw for her great work this year with sorting all of our lost property, you are amazing!
2024 Class Groupings
Teachers will soon be looking at class groupings for 2024. Many factors are considered when selecting class placements for students and each child’s best interests are the main priority when these decisions are made. Class placements are a team decision made in consultation with both the year level teachers.
Teachers spend a lot of time and give great consideration to the placement of children and I believe that their professionalism should be respected. Consideration for placement is made using the following criteria: Gender; Pastoral/Social/Emotional; Special Needs e.g. special education, twins, etc; Academic ability; Relationships etc.
Every effort is made to place children where it is felt they will have the greatest opportunity to succeed. All teachers at PCPS are very professional and of an excellent standard and children will receive a high quality of education no matter which class they are placed with.
If your child has special pastoral needs which may require consideration, please ensure that you have made a time to meet with your child’s class teacher before Monday 27 November.
Parents should understand that requests may be considered however it does not mean that they necessarily come to fruition. The final decision remains with the class teachers and Leadership Team who have the overall picture in mind for the cohort as a whole.
Requesting a certain teacher is not a consideration.
Once class groupings are finalised they will not be changed so please do not contact the teachers, Leadership Team or the office after the cut-off date nor once you receive details about your child’s class.
It is good for families to know placements for the following year so that they are able to arrange for children to get together over the holidays if they wish. Parents will be notified of their child’s teacher via SEQTA on Friday 15 December.
Leaving PCPS?
If your child is not returning to PCPS in 2024
please advise the office in writing via email at
immediately
Transition Morning
At PCPS we have a thorough handover procedure between the staff for the end of the year and also a transition programme for all classes which has been highly beneficial. This will take place on 1st December.
Children will move up a year level for the morning and spend some time with year level teachers.
Kindy will have their Transition day on days they attend school.
The Pre-primary classes will have additional parts to their transition programme to ensure that the children have been well prepared for the move to the ‘big part of the school’. Mrs Fisher, our social worker, will also be on hand to assist, not only at the beginning of the year but also during the year, with transitioning.
School Reports
I have been enjoying reading the children's reports and am very impressed with the results achieved overall. The children have certainly been working extremely hard and should be very proud of their efforts. Reports will be issued in Week 9.
School Fees
The Advisory Council would like to thank those families who have paid their school fees and are up to date. Should you have any outstanding fees, please pay these immediately.
As per the school fee policy, the Advisory Council Finance Committee may take action to recover any unpaid fees through a debt collection agency. There are a number of methods in which families at the school can pay their school fees. These include: credit card; EFTPOS, cash, cheque, direct debit and internet banking. Please see the Finance Officer, Mrs Maureen Lloyd for further details.
2024 School Fees
Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) has announced that PCPS school fees will rise only by 1.5% for 2024 and the PCPS Advisory Council has endorsed this.
Catholic Education in WA provides an affordable school choice for more WA families than ever, and our school remains committed to providing the high quality, Christ-centred and child-focused education that our families have come to expect.
I hope families will welcome this new indicative of our school’s commitment to meeting your family’s needs. We are strongly committed to delivering the highest quality education alongside our other programmes in 2024 and beyond.
Kindy & Pre Kindy 2024
We welcome our beautiful 2024 Kindy children and parents to PCPS next week as they experience Orientation Day and our 2024 PK parents the following week.
Our Pre Kindy (3yr old) list is growing fast for 2024 so if you would like to secure a place for your child please contact Mrs Ellen at the school office to enrol your child. If you have friends or neighbours with children who would be ready for Pre Kindy, please encourage them to enrol.
There are limited vacancies in some year levels in 2024 so if you know of anyone looking for a position, please recommend our beautiful school.
We are currently enrolling for Pre Kindy and Kindy 2025, 2026 and beyond so please get your application in for your child as soon as possible.
Annual Committee Meeting
On Wednesday evening we held our Annual Community Meeting for the Advisory Council and P&F.
There is a great team of parents who make up our very enthusiastic and keen P&F. I thank the Executive for their outstanding effort once again this year - well done to Cathy, Megann, Sara and Severine.
This year we have continued to be surrounded by a keen, positive and truly vibrant P&F committee who continue to give so much of their time to lead a range of portfolios. All P&F Portfolio holders, committee members and class reps have worked together seamlessly as a team to enrich our school community and provide for the children, staff and parents.
I thank you for all your hard work in organizing a variety of spiritual, social, fundraising and parent education events this year – a brilliant effort.
My sincere gratitude and thanks to Father Cyprian and Father Francis who provide spiritual guidance to us all at PCPS throughout the year.
My sincere thanks to all 2023 Advisory Council members for your contribution and dedication during the year and for always having the children at the forefront of your decisions. Your commitment has been very much appreciated. Particular thanks to Gianni Da Rui for undertaking the role of Chair and for your never ending support of the Leadership Team. It is truly appreciated.
Advisory Council Focus for 2024
- Strategic Plan elements come through the school’s Annual School Improvement Plan – ongoing
- Financial and Budget - Continue in an advisory role
- Capital Works - Continuation of Masterplan and Continuation of 5 Yr Maintenance Plan
- Capital Works - Major ceiling works commencing in classrooms – staged over a few years and major work regarding wireless infrastructure and wireless upgrade throughout the school
Staffing 2024
Continued parental leave
Sarah La Galia
Ashleigh Remigio
Renee Babac
1 Year Leave
Mrs Stephanie Quaid
Retiring
Maureen Lloyd
Trish Penny - Term1 long service leave, then retiring (farewell in 2024)
Lisa Hawkins - Term 1 long service leave, then retiring (farewell in 2024)
Leaving
Deb Barry
Alicia Randazzo
We will be farewelling staff at the Thanksgiving and farewell Assembly on 30 November 2pm.
Have a lovely weekend with your family.
Mrs Margaret Williamson
Principal
FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal
This Christmas, more families are experiencing poverty and homelessness with the cost of living.
Our support of the Vinnies Christmas Appeal will not only provide much needed relief to so many who are currently burdened by a daily struggle of survival, comfort and dignity, but will also gift joy and hope this holiday season.
On Monday 27th November, we launch our St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal.
The appeal will run until Friday 1st December. Please see flyer in the newsletter for further details.
Each class will be asked to provide specific non-perishable food items. The Year 6 Spiritual Ministry students will provide each class with a basket where items can be placed.
We thank you in anticipation for your support. Our generosity will make a difference to people in our community or are struggling during this time of the year.
Padbury Catholic Christmas Appeal for St Vincent de Paul
Items to be collected:
Coffee (instant) or tea bags- Pre-Kindy
Chips or Christmas lollies- Kindy
Fruit Mince pies- Pre- Primary
Christmas cake- Year 1
Christmas pudding- Year 2
Tinned Vegetables or Christmas crackers (bon-bons) Year 3
Tinned ham or Christmas crackers (bon-bons) Year 4
Tinned dessert fruit or Custard (long life carton)- Year 5
Biscuits (packet)- Year 6
Place your items in the class basket from Monday 27 November until the Friday 1 December.
Uniforms
Pre Primary into Year 1 Uniforms
Appointments are now available on the morning of Friday 24 November
for parents to book online, for children going from Pre Primary into Year One. The steps you need to follow to book an appointment are:
- Go to the JFE website and enter our school code 3812
- Click on the fitting appointment, then available times. This will show the dates & times for you to choose from
- Once all the fields are filled in, submit and this will allocate the appointment for you
- You will then receive a confirmation by email
Ms Mac Callisto & Mr Peter O'Mara
Assistant Principals
CURRICULUM
Extension Programme
As our projects are starting to come to an end and I can see the excitement in our student’s eyes. Building homes that suit living off the grid, experimenting with forces and testing them with our roller coaster inventions, and designing and building school playgrounds has seen our students engaged in a very busy term.
It is very rewarding watching their pieces come together and sharing their story boards with one another. What a busy term!
Mrs Rosalba Bottega
Extension Teacher
Social Worker
Did you know boredom is good.......
Mrs Ali Fisher
Social Worker
PARISH NEWS
Mass Times
All Masses are held in the Church
Saturday - 8:30am; 6:30pm
Sunday - 8:00am; 9:30am; 11:00am; 5:45pm
Monday to Friday - 7:00am; 9:00am
24:7 Youth Group
For all youth in Years 6 to 12
1st and 3rd Friday @ Parish Hall, 7pm
Call Luke 0401822932 for more information.
Rev Fr Cyprian M Shikokoti - PP
Our Lady of the Mission, Parish Website : www.olm.myparish.net.au
COMMUNITY NEWS
Dentist
Dental Therapy Centre - Year 6 Students
The school dental service still offers dental treatment to high schoolers up to year 11 so parents/carers will receive an appointment when their child is due for recall.
If your contact details have changed, please phone or email the Padbury Dental Therapy centre on 9401 7285 or Padburydtc@health.wa.gov.au
Dental Online Enrolment
We have had a very good response to our new system of enrolling online - thank you!
If your child is already enrolled or attending the Padbury dental therapy centre then there is no need to apply online also.
If you have previously attended a different dental therapy and you would like your child to attend Padbury DTC then again, no need to enrol online just phone or email us with your new details and we can request the record and keep you on the recall system. This is for Pre Primary to Year 11.
Thank you to everyone with implementing the online enrolling.
Please contact us if you have any queries.
Padbury Primary School, MacDonald Ave, Padbury 6025
T: (08) 9401 7285
E: E: PadburyDTC@health.wa,gov.au
W: www.nmhs.health.wa.gov.au | www.dental.wa.gov.au
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Padbury Catholic is a double-stream Primary School in Padbury Western Australia.