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Pearcedale Primary SchooI's Information Page

Locality: Pearcedale, Victoria

Phone: 5978 6250

Address: 740 Baxter Tooradin Road 3912 Pearcedale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://pearcedaleschool.com.au

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25.01.2022 Do you have a Prep student enrolled at PPS for 2021? Join us for a Q&A next Tuesday 15th of September via Zoom!

24.01.2022 The Masked Singer - PPS: Episode 2! Featuring Beanie Man and Darth Vader! Who are the teachers behind the masks?! Comment below with your guesses!

24.01.2022 Pearcedale Primary School likes to support local charities and this year we are providing assistance to Mothers Supporting Families In Need. Each Friday the Pearcedale Primary School Community will be asked to donate 1 or more items to create food hampers for families who are facing a tough time this Christmas. If you would like more information on how you can help please visit the following website

22.01.2022 EPISODE 3 of The Masked Singer: PPS is here!!!! And what a crackin one it is!! In this episode we have Lion and Strawberry! Who is behind the mask?! Comment below with your guesses!

22.01.2022 BOOK WEEK - Friday 4th December Dear Parents & Carers, We will be celebrating book week on Friday, 4th December.... Students are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character in celebration of book week. Please keep dress ups and costumes as simple as possible. No need to buy expensive dress ups as it will just be day of fun e.g. - gumboots for farmers, cricket clothes for The Kaboom Kid etc.... There will sadly be no book parade due to covid restrictions but the grades will be celebrating in other ways throughout the day. Thanks Pearcedale Primary School

21.01.2022 This week our Prep students and teachers celebrated 100 Days of School with lots of fun dress ups and activities!

21.01.2022 Dear Parents & Guardians, Last night I wrote to my staff to celebrate their fine achievements this term they have all been truly outstanding! Today I would like to THANK you all for your kindness, support, generosity and love.... You have all been truly amazing never before have so many parents been so directly involved in the formal education of their children as they have in 2020! I know this has been very hard but I am so proud of you all! You have all made awesome teachersperhaps a change in career may beckon some of you!?? We have all learned so much about ourselves and our children ( some good things and some bad things too!) I must say I am extremely grateful that my children are no longer school age! At this stage remote learning is still in place for week 1. In Week 2 children from Prep-Year 2 resume I will provide details about the return to on-site in week one there is no point in sending out anything earlier - who knows what might happen in the next two weeks! Please enjoy a well-earned break put away all of the screens and workbooks.get out into the sunshine and spend some happy family holidays together! Thank you all so much I am signing off from a tiring but rewarding term I am turning off emails and Webexat least for a week and spending time with my family! Simon

21.01.2022 Congratulations to all our amazing winners this week.

20.01.2022 Here are this week's Superstars! Congratulations to all of our Star students! *Due to a technical glitch, there will be no video this week...

18.01.2022 Superstars for Week 5! Great work everyone!

18.01.2022 Superstars for this week! Congratulations to everyone!!

17.01.2022 Free resources to build resilient families Dear parents and carers, There are two helpful new resources to help you support your children during remote and flexible learning.... Raising Learners podcast The Department of Education and Training has funded a 10-episode podcast series through the Raising Children Network called Raising Learners. It features parenting experts from organisations including the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Career Education Association Victoria, as well as the Australian eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant. Raising Learners provides parents with practical advice, tips and ideas for supporting childrens health, wellbeing and engagement at school and at home. Topics include how to connect with your childs school and community, how to best support your childs learning, what to expect for VCE and VCAL students and how to keep your child safe online. These topics were drawn from common questions that parents raised with the Departments coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline and Parentline. The first three episodes will be available on 1 September, and the rest throughout terms 3 and 4. Raising Learners can be accessed via podcast apps and Raising Children Network website. https://raisingchildren.net.au//podcasts-and-webi/podcasts Managing the Coronacoaster webinar Renowned child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg is back by popular demand to repeat his Coronacoaster webinar. On 15 September, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg will again present Managing the Coronacoaster Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era. His first webinar in August booked out in three days, with more than 12,000 registrations. In this webinar, Dr Carr-Gregg provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to help manage the lockdown period and remote learning. Topics include: your supportive role setting the emotional tone focusing on what you can control how to deal with disappointment more resources and where to get help. Webinar details When: 7.30pm, Tuesday 15 September Duration: 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session Format: online via live stream Cost: free https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/managing-the-coronacoaster-

17.01.2022 Free Webinar - THIS WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST 8pm Lockdown is hard. It hurts our kids and its a drain on parents. The first time was tricky. There were challenges. For some, it was horrible. But most of us managed ok and got through it. This time its different. The pressure is higher. The demands are greater. The children are more oppositional. The home learning stretch will be longer. Theres work stress, family stress, and stress about being stressed!... While we cant click our fingers and make it magically disappear, there are real strategies that parents and children can rely on to not just survive, but thrive even in a far-too-long lockdown. Theyre simple ideas that you can start on right away. Join Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australias most trusted parenting specialists, as he shares 4 secrets to make it through the pain of the winter COVID-19 Victorian lockdown. By the end of this FREE webinar, youll: Feel reassured, with less stress and pressure around your kids, their schooling, and life Have concrete strategies you can start on immediately to make your family happier Know how to be on the same page as your partner Be able to develop habits and practices that will ensure your children and YOU can get your daily work done, even while everyone is stuck at home. Pearcedale Primary School has registered to enable our parents to access the free webinar THIS WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST 8pm - register your interest via this link: https://www.happyfamilies.com.au//lightening-the-lockdown/

16.01.2022 Superstars for this week. Great work!

16.01.2022 Indigenous Literacy Day - special online event today at 2pm

16.01.2022 Dear Parents, School photos will now be taken on two different dates to accommodate the staggered return of students. Prep Grade 2 will be on Wed 21st October.... Grade 3 - 6 and siblings - will be on Monday 9th November. Thank you, Pearcedale Primary School

15.01.2022 Episode 4 of The Masked Singer PPS is here!! Check it out! Who is singing behind the masks? Comment below with your guesses! In todays episode we have Wig Woman and Koala! Whos your guess?!

15.01.2022 Ocean Day - Friday 27th November Dear Parents & Carers, This Friday the 27th of November we are having an Ocean Day to raise awareness of marine conservation and ocean protection!... Please see attached flyer for more information. NOTE: This is NOT a gold coin donation. No donations are required. The school will be making a donation on behalf of everyone. Thanks Pearcedale Primary School

14.01.2022 Online Safety Information

13.01.2022 This week we are celebrating Hearing Awareness week

13.01.2022 Parent Support Resources- some helpful information for families. We have shared a PDF in Compass with some useful links with mindfulness, social and emotional learning, parent supports and academic supports. Hopefully something there for everyone.

13.01.2022 The Masked Singer - PPS: Episode 1! Which teachers are behind the masks?! Comment below with your guesses! Who is Monkey? Who is Wonder Woman? Stay tuned for Episode 2!

11.01.2022 Please note that tomorrow, Tuesday 4th August is now a Curriculum Day. Therefore On-site Supervision will NOT be available for students currently booked in. There will also be no REMOTE LEARNING on Tuesday 4th August.... A new On-Site Attendance form will be sent out today, after we receive advice from the Education Department with the new guidelines. Parent/Teacher Interviews will now be held on Tuesday 11th August - bookings already made will remain the same. Thank you

10.01.2022 SCHOOL PHOTOS Unfortunately our photo dates have had to change again due to ever changing COVID 19 restrictions. We have be able to lock in a date for October in hope that everything will have settled down by then and all PPS Staff and students will be back onsite together.... Photos will be done on one day this year - Wednesday 21st October. Please pop this date on your calendars. Thanks Pearcedale Primary School

10.01.2022 Dear Parents and Carers, I hope this message finds you well. I just wanted to email all of our families regarding assessment and how you can support your child/ren whilst they are learning remotely. In the next few weeks your child's teacher will be conducting a number of assessments. These assessments are incredibly important and if you can foresee an issue with time time/day of the assessment for your child (ie. parent is working, device unavailable etc.) to please contact ...Continue reading

08.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKhTSagJ3I&feature=emb_logo

08.01.2022 Our amazing PPS Student Leaders have been working hard during Remote Learning to create some fun and engaging activities and challenges for you to do at home with your families. Please jump on board and support the students and their wonderful ideas. Each week there will be something different. This week is crafty but keep a look out for some sporty challenges and many more!

08.01.2022 Dear Parents I am not sure about you, but the Premiers announcements on Sunday and Monday have really stunned me. We had heard so many rumours about what Stage 4 might look like but I never expected a State of Disaster to be declared with curfews etc. Having said that. I am fully supportive of all measures undertaken as it is in the best interests of us all we get one chance to get this right.as the Premier said.there is no Stage 5!... I urge our community to completely follow all of the guidelines and when these 6 weeks are over we can return to a more normal life. To me, it is worth the pain! I am so sad that many families within our community have lost jobs ( hopefully temporarily) I am also sad we have lost so much of our usual way of life.something until now we never really appreciated! We desperately want our children to return to school.but more importantly we need our State to overcome this further outbreak. Please trust us that we will continue to support you all with the remote learning. We are now running many live teaching sessions per week and this will continue to evolve- if you have not logged your children in, please do so you will be amazed at the positive impact this will have both for your children but also for your family. Onsite supervision is still available to our essential workers and an APPLICATION FORM is available on Compass. Supervision can only be offered to children who are in the three categories listed by DET on Sunday. Vulnerable children are children who are at risk in terms of safety. If you meet these categories as listed in my message on Sunday night, please fill in the application form. It is very clear from the Government - if you are at home - working/studying/etc - your child is to remain at home. They do not want children and parents travelling around. They also want schools to minimise the number of staff travelling to and from school. We will have a skeleton staff working onsite to adequately provide supervision. To this end, application forms will only be accepted until 3pm Thursday NO FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEYOND THIS TIME! This new form must be completed in full. There is now a requirement to provide proof of employment/rosters when you submit your attendance form. Please do the right thing by the Pearcedale Community and accept the challenges presented, follow all of the rules in full and we can get through this!! Stay safe stay connected and stay at home! Simon

07.01.2022 At Pearcedale Primary School this week we have been celebrating Hearing Awareness Week. The students have been learning about all the different parts of the ear, devices that can assist you to hear and animals that receive vibrations and sounds differently.

07.01.2022 Dear Parents, I have received a number of questions about this weeks bookings for student On-site supervision. In light of all of the changes since the State of Disaster was declared and the rolling closure of businesses, your requirements may now have changed.... If you now no longer qualify for your child to attend this week, please contact the office staff via email, [email protected] or phone 5978 6250 to cancel your booking. Otherwise bookings will remain in place for this week only A letter outlining the application for Onsite Supervision going forward as of Monday 10th August, will be sent out shortly. Applications already received for next week will now be required to be resubmitted with the new Onsite Attendance form, when available. Simon

05.01.2022 R U OK? Day - A day to check in with family and friends. Holly & Ava our Grade 6 Welfare Captains have created some fantastic posters for today

04.01.2022 Back-to-School Anxiety During COVID How to help students handle fears and gain independence We are really looking forward to having our P-2 students back on site week 2 next term in Return 2.0. Additional information will follow before the end of term, but at this stage we are expecting it to be the same as last time- no parents on site, staggered pickups, no drinking taps- drink bottles required etc. Fingers crossed we will be seeing our 3-6 students later in the term....Continue reading

04.01.2022 Message to parents from Simon:

03.01.2022 PPS is still standing!!

03.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who donated today. We would love to keep this effort up every week between now and Christmas to really make a difference. Items can be sent into school any day of the week.

02.01.2022 Webcam information

02.01.2022 Good afternoon everyone - The following named items are hanging on our Lost Property rack accumulated over the last couple of terms - proof that our children were actually onsite at one stage this year !! We will leave the rack on the front steps of the school, next to the table of hard copy packs for you to have a look through when you collect the following weeks work or if you are passing by.... There are also quite a few unnamed items and ones that need to be renamed for those that have been handed on to new families. * H Cohen * T Sanders * Georgia P.W * Duck * D Stewart * D Ellis * V Dummet * Piper T * F Haddock * Ruby R * R.H * Brearley * Ferrie - Lunchbox Thanks everyone - we hope you are all safe and well Take Care, Office Administration*

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01.01.2022 A MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL COUNCIL To the parents/guardians and students of the Pearcedale Primary School Community, 2020 has been an incredibly hard year so far for everyone, not just in our small community. What keeps us together is the fact that we have strong leaders within our School that provide our students with the tools they need for success.... Today in National Principal Appreciation Day. Simon Anderson, along with Heidi McDonough and Jeff Mead have been at the forefront of all the information the Department has thrown their way this year and for this we say a HUGE sincere thank you. As a community, we are continually impressed with your ability to keep our School together, whether it through updates on the social media platforms or simply being available for a phone call or face to face conversation. Your tireless work behind the scenes ensures that both the learning of the students and the staff remains high and consistent to form the next leaders of our community. The passion that you show for the School and its growth can be seen outside the area in the way it is presented and the results we get, and again we say THANK YOU. Ben Wilkinson On behalf of School Council