Four of our teachers are retiring this year - all with significant years of service to the Education Department:

Peter Lucas - 47 years 

Susan Banks -38 years 

Neil Lohmeyer - 36 years

Pam Ryles - 35 years

We want to take this time to acknowledge and appreciate their endeavours at Pimpala Primary School over many years and other previous schools. We wish them every happiness in their retirement years.

Congratulations Peter, Susan, Neil and Pam - your experience, competence and friendship will be missed.

We also want to say goodbye to Erin Anear, our Student Wellbeing Leader who has won a position as Asssistant Principal at Reynella East College.  Congratulations Erin.  Erin has been at Pimpala PS for 2 years and has provided a wonderful effective service for our students.  We wish Erin all the best for her bright new future.  

Congratulations to Michael Sboro who has won the role of Student Wellbeing Leader for the first five weeks of term, while the position is being advertised next year.  Henry Carey will take Michael's place during this time.

We also want to acknowledge and thank the contract teachers who have worked at Pimpala PS this year but will be leaving us for greener pastures: Aaron Collier, Tegan Files and Trudi Cole.  Thank you also to our regular TRTs - Alina Flink and Theano Karkafiris.

Special thanks to our temporary SSOs for your great work this year.  We are hopeful of confirming employment opportunites early next year.

While we will have a few changes for next year, we are really excited about our team of educators at our school and the year ahead. 

Congratulations to all our Year 6 and Year 7  students who will be going to high school next year. All of the graduates looked amazing and gave excellent speeches at the Graduation Ceremony on Thursday night.  We wish you all the very best for the future.  

During the holidays the junior primary boys toilet floor and cublicles will be refurbished. Asbestos removal will be undertaken on Saturday, 4th Januaryto facilitate this, so please do not come on site that day.  Additionally, there will be some significant works undertaken to our storm water system commencing next week.  These interim works will be completed before the end of the holidays.  The balance of the hydaulics replacement will take place during the April school holidays next year.

Have a safe and happy holiday and see you all next year!

Penny Wilde

PRINCIPAL 

The Uniform Shop will be open on Wednesday, 22nd January, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00noon for any uniform needs.  Bundles will be available for sale for the first four weeks of term.

At the final assembly of the year Principal’s Awards were presented to the following students.  Congratulations to the well deserving students who received the awards;

At the Graduation Ceremony on Thursday night, 12^th December a number of awards were presented to the following students.

Congratulations to all of our graduating students, and specifically to the students who received special awards.

Students visited their 2020 classes yesterday and met their teachers and classmates for next year.  This can be a very overwhelming experience for many students (and staff) and it is very important we talk with young people positively, to encourage resilience and a growth mindset when facing change. New experiences, new teachers and ways of working, all create challenges but also `strengths, and realise their potential.

 The allocation of students to classes is taken very seriously and a range of factors are taken into consideration as part of the class placement process; this includes individual learning, student relationships and other needs. We have a process early in Term 4 for communicating the learning needs of students but are not always able to meet requests due to restraints, and, even other requests. We maintain confidentiality in the request process and cannot elaborate on the details regarding other students. 

 If you would like to speak to Leadership about your child’s class placement, please contact the Front Office staff who will make a time for you next year.  

What an amazing performance by all of our classes on Thursday, 5^th December at End of Year Celebration.  We had a fantastic turn out with a large number of family and friends watching the students shine.

It was a perfect evening and the quality and diversity of performances kept everyone enthralled.

Congratulations and special thanks to the End Of Year Celebration committee for such a fabulous event.  

School Starts:              8:50 am
                                    Students must be in class
                                    when the bell sounds

Recess Eating Time:     10:40 am

Recess Play Time:        10:50 am – 11:10 am

Lunch Eating Time:      12:40 pm – 12:50 pm

Lunch Play Time:         12:50 pm – 1:30 pm

Dismissal:                     3:10 pm

It is the parent/caregiver’s responsibility to ensure any medication kept at school for your child is in date and that there are adequate supplies.  Please note: this includes puffers.

Thank you so much for your help.  Our school community has donated a generous amount of food and presents to be used in hampers for our families who need a little help this Christmas.  We appreciate your kindness.

From the time the Uniform Shop is open during the holidays on Wednesday, 22nd January, 2020 from 10am - 12 noon -  and for the first 4 weeks of Term 1, the Uniform Shop will be selling Uniform Bundles.  If you purchase a jumper, 2 polos and a hat there is a significant discount. 

 Bundles will only be available for a limited time, after which the cost of the items will return to the regular price.

Lunch orders and counter sales will commence on Monday, 3rd February, 2020. 

A new menu is included. 

Payments options are: Qkr!, or cash and EFTPOS/Credit Card payments to the Finance Window.

If you are available to help in the canteen on Wednesday and / or Fridays, please see Kylie Nicholas in the Canteen, or the Front Office staff.  Fridays and Special Lunch days are our busiest days, but if you can help on any of the days the canteen is open, that would be great.  All help is greatly appreciated

The first day of Term 1, 2020 is Tuesday, 28th January.  We look forward to seeing everyone by 8:50am.