Welcome to our school newsletter - "your local school....our local community" 

Dear Parent and Carers,

Our recent ‘Meet the Teacher’ afternoons were well attended, despite the torrential rain that began on both afternoons. Thank you for those who came along and especially to the parents who agreed to take on the role as Class Parent for 2026. 

Parent Survey

Today, a short parent survey has been sent to you via School Bytes. Your insights will help us better understand the views of our school community and inform and support school planning and reporting. Thank you in anticipation for completing the survey.

P and C Meeting 

I’d like to thank the P and C for accepting the requests for funding that were submitted at the recent P and C meeting. We are so grateful to have a supportive parent community who respect our judgments and understand that the requests are made to support our children' s learning and wellbeing.

Pulse Alive First Nations Dance Ensemble

Congratulations to our First Nations students Jai and Avah, who have been rehearsing with the First Nations Dance Ensemble to perform at the Pulse Alive Concert in March. This event brings together K-12 First Nations students from metropolitan, regional, rural, and remote communities. It is a fantastic opportunity that fosters a strong sense of belonging for our students. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Mrs Ignazzi and Mrs Millar for their support of our students during this event.

Crossing Supervisor

Regrettably,  a replacement for our dedicated crossing supervisor, Sandy, has not been found. The Executive team is currently covering the morning and afternoon crossing duties. We kindly ask everyone to be extra cautious with driving and parking around the school to ensure the safety of our students. We hope Transport for NSW will provide a replacement next week. We also want to sincerely thank the parents who have offered their support—it is greatly appreciated. Additionally, the police have been notified and will be patrolling the school during pick-up and drop-off times to help enforce safe driving practices.

Help model the safe way to cross a road to your children:

• Wherever possible, cross the road at a designated pedestrian crossing facility

• Stop! Look! Listen! Think! when crossing the road.

• Take care whenever you cross.

• Don’t run across the road.

2026 Schools Clean Up Day

This Friday, 6th March  our school will be taking part in Schools Clean Up Day. All classes will spend time throughout the day helping to clean up our school grounds and surrounding areas.

Schools Clean Up Day is part of the nationwide Clean Up Australia Day initiative, encouraging students to take responsibility for their environment and develop lifelong sustainable habits. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to show pride in our school and work together to care for our community.

Students are welcome to bring their own gloves to use on the day if they prefer. All students will thoroughly wash their hands after participating in the clean-up activities.

We look forward to seeing our students demonstrate teamwork, responsibility and care for our environment!

Kindergarten - Puggles

Kindergarten have been learning about context by identifying aspects of their own world. Puggles have created a storybook to demonstrate their understanding of the school environment. 

Our School by Kindy Puggles features all of the students’ favourite places around PPS. 

Press Gang Reports  from the Australian Children's Laureate

Hi everyone,

Thanks so much to those who could make it to our first meeting of the year - it was a great meeting, with motions carried to allocate P&C funding to the school for:

• 30 new student laptops

• replacement of Tiger Tag jerseys for PSSA

• Stage 3 Putney Press program 

• Book Week livestream event

• new library books (throughout 2026) 

• replacement of barbecues for canteen/school events.

This week, a big thank you goes to Collette and Sarah, as well as Niten, Richard, Vanessa, Sandra, Doug and Nick for their amazing work in putting on the recent  Second Hand Uniforms (SHU) stall! And thank you also to Mona, Rachael, Sara, Lauren and Anna who have been working behind the scenes planning upcoming events to support the school and our kids!

I also want to call out Skye and Tizzy in the canteen who as always do an amazing job - thank you for all you do! The canteen renovations are now complete, with Tizzy loving her new oven! A huge thank you to Ken Kemp (Joinery by Ken) for modifying the joinery and installing new shelving for free over the holidays!

Tonight, we have a short online P&C meeting to call for self-nominations for up to 5 Elected Members and the recently vacated Secretary position (thank you Rachael for all your work over the last 5 months!).

And don't forget it's Parry's Picnic tomorrow! The P&C will be running a stall selling baked treats, popcorn, slushies and drinks so make sure you stop by! (Thank you also to everyone who has volunteered to help out!)

Finally, a reminder to pop this year’s P&C events in your calendar & sign-up to volunteer and help out where you can! (Next up is the Cross-Country Canteen on 30 March!)

Link to P&C Events Volunteer Sign-up: CLICK HERE 

If you have any questions, please always feel free to email: info@putneypc.org.au 

Looking forward to seeing you at Parry's Picnic tomorrow!

Jess

Canteen News

As always, any questions or feedback concerning the canteen can be emailed to canteen@putneypc.org.au.

A big welcome to Sam!

Tizzy is off to mind her grandchild one day a week, so Sam will be working on Thursdays starting Harmony Day. Come and welcome her to the PPS community.

Snap Stix

After a successful trial - Snap Stix are here to stay! Look out for new colours and flavours. Also available as a class party pack (order as normal and select Snap Stix). 

Harmony Day

On 19 March the canteen will be serving exciting specials from around the world! Available now on School24 until sold out!