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Puckapunyal Primary School

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25.01.2022 Families will be receiving an email this week with login details for the Compass Parent Portal. We will be using this platform to book the upcoming Parent/Teacher Interviews. You’ll also be able to give excursion permissions, notify the school of student absences and much more. Everything in the one place!

25.01.2022 We thank our families for their support during these difficult times dealing with COVID. Once our school receives the latest Operational Guidelines that detail eligibility for some students to be on-site next week, we will email families immediately. We believe that information will arrive before the end of today.

25.01.2022 Puckapunyal Primary School Grade 3/4 students had the opportunity to learn how to make Christmas decorations with our Woodwork teachers this morning. Here you can see Mr Griffiths helping the students with their creations. They had a great time!

24.01.2022 We made it to the final assembly! Have a great Christmas and relaxing holiday and keep an eye out for updates on Facebook .

24.01.2022 Well done senior students who were involved in conducting our school’s Remembrance Day Commemoration today via ZOOM. They did a terrific job! Thank you to the families who were able to join us. Well done school captains who represented our school at the Seymour RSL Remembrance Day Ceremony today.

23.01.2022 Book Club Issue 6 is out now. It can be accessed here: https://scholastic.com.au/media/5667/bc-620.pdf All orders need to be placed by 5pm Friday 4th September 2020.... Credit card payment is the only option open to us at the moment due to COVID-19 stage 3 restrictions. Once orders are processed, and received at school we will contact you to arrange for collection. Every time you order Puckapunyal Primary School receives credit, we use this to purchase new books and supplies! Every little bit helps, so a huge THANK YOU! If you ever have any issues or questions, please contact Megan the Book Club Organiser on 0411 122 391

19.01.2022 Our last school day for 2020! We thank all families and community members for their amazing support this year and especially after recent events. Our staff are looking forward to enjoying the last day with our wonderful students. We wish everyone an amazing Christmas and a much better 2021 for all! We will keep communicating with families throughout January leading up to day 1 of next year.

19.01.2022 Just a reminder to families: **Monday 2nd November is a Pupil Free Day **Tuesday 3rd November is Melbourne Cup Public Holiday ... We look forward to seeing all students back again on Wednesday.

19.01.2022 Hi families, you can still call the PPS office number on 57931288 and it will be diverted to a mobile phone. Please call the office for any important information (such as medication and early pickup) as ClassDojo messages can be delayed. Thanks

19.01.2022 We appreciate parent support in notifying the school of any student absences. You can call the office prior to 9am, notify your child’s teacher in advance or fill in our online form below (also available on the school website)

17.01.2022 Book Club is back for Term 3. Thank you to everyone who ordered from Book Club in Term 2. Issue 5 is out now and again is being offered online without catalogues. To order from this issue go to:... https://scholastic.com.au/media/5642/bc_520.pdf Place your order on LOOP as normal, orders need to be in by: Friday 3 August 2020 Credit card payment is the only option open to us at the moment due to COVID-19 restrictions. Once orders are processed, we will receive your order here to our school like normal. Once your order arrives, we will contact you to arrange for collection. Even though this is a virtual catalogue, we still receive 20% of your order value back in Scholastic Rewards that we use to purchase more books and supplies for our classrooms. Every little bit helps, so a huge THANK YOU! If you ever have any issues or questions, please contact Megan the Book Club Organiser on 0411 122 391.

16.01.2022 Don't forget Footy Colours Day tomorrow. If students wear their footy colours please make a gold coin donation to help the ‘Fight Cancer Foundation’.

14.01.2022 Student reports will be available via the Compass portal on Monday. Please contact us next week if you’re having trouble logging into your account.

13.01.2022 Thank you families, students and staff for the efforts by all. It has been a challenging term and the patience and resilience in our school community has been commendable. We are looking forward to all students and staff returning on-site on Monday 5th October. Please enjoy the school holidays and we hope everyone can take advantage of our increased freedom to travel.

12.01.2022 It's R U OK? Day, a reminder that everyday is a day to start a conversation that could change a life. Our students, both onsite and those learning from home are wearing yellow in support of R U OK? Day. There's more to say after R U OK? Learn what to say when listening with an open mind Learn what to say when encouraging action... Learn what to say when checking in Learn how to continue a conversation that could change a life. See more

12.01.2022 Just a reminder that Tuesday 4th August (tomorrow) is a Pupil Free Day. No students are expected at school tomorrow. We will also send home an email later today with some updates about Remote and Flexible Learning.

12.01.2022 This year has been like no other, and Mr Warne has done a fantastic job of leading our school through these challenging times. Send him a COVID appropriate virtual .

11.01.2022 Well done to everyone participating in our Pyjama Day today raising money for children in foster care.

11.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who has already ordered from Book Club issue 5. All orders need to be placed by 5pm Friday 31st July 2020. To order go to: https://scholastic.com.au/media/5642/bc_520.pdf... Credit card payment is the only option open to us at the moment due to COVID-19 restrictions. The orders will be delivered to school like normal and then we will contact you to arrange for collection. Even though this is a virtual catalogue, we still receive 20% of your order value back in Scholastic Rewards that we use to purchase more books and supplies for our classrooms. Every little bit helps, so a huge THANK YOU! If you ever have any issues or questions, please contact Megan the Book Club Organiser on 0411 122 391

09.01.2022 It seems that not only do our students enjoy our recently upgraded school sandpit. Hello ‘Skippy’.

09.01.2022 Later today, our school will send an email to each family clarifying the changes for Term 3. We are currently waiting for more details to be provided by the Department of Education before we pass on any information. However, what we do know:... -Next week there will be 5 pupil-free days and therefore no school. -Next week, children who do not have a parent at home to look after them can attend school as part of a program of care (supervising, not teaching). Please read the email when it arrives later today as it will have more details.

08.01.2022 Just a reminder that on-site students will be dismissed at 1.30pm for the last day of the term today.

08.01.2022 Today is a Pupil Free Day at school. Therefore, no students are expected at school today.

07.01.2022 Back to school for all Pucka PS students tomorrow (Monday 5th October) - Yeah! We are all looking forward to getting back into our classrooms. Good luck, everyone!

06.01.2022 The grade 5/6 teachers are after a little help. We require 1 piece of printable iron on transfer paper suitable for use with an inkjet printer. Unfortunately the supply we had was lost in the fire. If anybody is able to assist, please contact the school. Thank you!

05.01.2022 Tomorrow is National Pyjama Day! Students may wear their pj’s to school and bring a gold coin donation for The Pyjama Foundation. Don’t forget it is a 1:30pm dismissal .

03.01.2022 Do you know where your family will be next year? Please fill in our online form and let us know if you’ll be at PPS in 2021.

03.01.2022 Our Foundation students have been excitedly awaiting the arrival of our chickens! Due to COVID we couldn’t enjoy this experience in the classroom, but our students have been following along remotely! Six chickens have hatched today and several others are still pipping .

03.01.2022 Students who are attending on-site for Flexible Learning tomorrow for the last day of term do not have to wear school uniform if they wish.

02.01.2022 Just a reminder to families that from Monday 13th July to Friday 17th July the school has 5 Pupil Free Days. Today the State Government confirmed that from Monday 20th July to at least 19th August we will go back to Remote and Flexible Learning. Once we know more details, we will email each family.

02.01.2022 Term 4 starts on Monday 5th October for all students. We are looking forward to having all of our students back - Yippee! We ask students to please use their designated gates as entry and exit points. School hats are also required for Term 4. At this stage, only adults working at school are allowed to enter school grounds.

01.01.2022 Let’s all spoil our dads tomorrow for Fathers’ Day! We hope all our dads have a great day!