No images? Click here Dear Friend of PLC Welcome To A New School YearWelcome to 2020! As much as the last few weeks have been a wonderful opportunity to prepare for the year ahead, a school is never complete without its students, so it was fantastic to have our girls return this week. This week, we welcomed a number of new staff, parents and students to PLC. I hope that you all quickly feel a part of this special community. Awkward, Kind and Brave in 2020As we start a new school year, I would like to share with you some words of Brene Brown (author of The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead) that I shared with staff on Staff Day.
- Brene Brown CoronavirusWith the recent outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus, I would like to thank parents for their co-operation while we manage the return of students. Please be assured that we continue to remain in regular contact with the Department of Health and AISWA. While I appreciate that there is a great deal of information in the media at the moment, parents might find this source useful, which is being distributed by the Australian Department of Education. This information is current today, Thursday 30 January, with respect to exclusion from Schools and Early Childhood Centres. Parents should be assured that we do not have any students who have travelled to Hubei Province or been in known contact with a confirmed case who will be returning to school after the ten days. Our request that students who had been in mainland China remain away for ten days was purely precautionary. Again, we very much appreciate the support and understanding of all families, in particular, those whose daughter’s remain absent from school at this time. Australian Government, Department of Health Advice
- Cate Begbie, Principal PLC Parents MeetingDate: Tuesday 11 February Welcome SundownerDate: Friday 14 February 2020 Farm2Fork | A Community Food EventDate: Saturday 14 March Welcome BackIt was wonderful to see the students return to School with boundless enthusiasm and energy. The students I spoke to have had wonderful holidays, but are so happy to be back at PLC. We are all excited to see what our girls will achieve in 2020! PLC AppAn email was sent to the Junior School community on Tuesday, regarding communications and the use of the PLC App. As this will now be the primary communication platform for Junior School parents and guardians, I ask that you download the PLC App as soon as possible. To ensure you are only receiving communications relevant to your daughter, I recommend managing your subscriptions by selecting the appropriate class group and co-curricular activities to avoid receiving every notification posted on the App. I expect the move to the PLC App will improve and streamline communications going forward.
Welcome BarbecueAlso included in Tuesday’s email was an invitation for Junior School families to attend the Family Barbecue on Tuesday 4 February at 5.30 pm. Parents of students in Pre-Primary to Year 6 will then be able to attend the Support Your Daughter Evening from 6.30 pm. I hope to see our entire Junior School community at this event. General RemindersAs it is the beginning of the year, a few general reminders:
- Richard Wright, Head of Junior School Enrol Now - Junior School Co-CurricularGirls have the option of selecting Co-curricular activities in:
Enrolment is made via Trybooking for all categories except Sport, which is using the same enrolment format as previous terms. You can enrol in more than one class by clicking on 'Buy More Tickets' after each enrolment. Please use one enrolment entry per child. Students require parental consent to enrol in the activities and there is an online section for parents to approve prior to enrolment. When prompted, please click on each sentence individually to accept them. There is no charge at the time of enrolment. If the course/s you are selecting incurs a fee, it will be charged to your Tuition Fee account. Terms & Conditions
JUNIOR SCHOOL KEY DATESJunior School Family BarbecueDate: Tuesday 4 February Support Your Daughter Evening (Pre-Primary - Year 6)Date: Tuesday 4 February Chapel Years 2 to 6Date: Wednesday 5 February Junior School Kapture Photo Day (Kindergarten - Year 6)Date: Thursday 6 February Junior School Assembly (Year 6 – Semester 1 Leaders)Date: Friday 7 February Junior School Kapture Photo Day (Pre-Kindergarten)Date: Tuesday 11 February A New School YearThe school has been buzzing with energy this week as our students returned ready for a new school year. I would like to extend a special welcome to our new students and to our boarding students who return to us from a number of different destinations. As a ‘new’ staff member to the school, I must say I have been very impressed with the way in which the community have greeted me, and I am very much looking forward to getting to know all the girls in the Senior School. I say ‘new’ staff member as previously I have been a teacher and Year Co-ordinator at PLC; however, coming back, I already feel at home. Year 7 SleepoverI would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of our staff who have been busy over the holidays preparing for many activities and classes that are happening this week. In particular, our Year 7 students have been involved in a special transition programme, which even included a whole-year sleepover in the beautiful PLC Lighthouse. I hope this activity gave the girls a chance to bond together and settle in to the school environment. Support Your Daughter EveningAt PLC, we really do believe that parents are partners in your daughter’s education, and I would love to draw your attention to a number of different Support Your Daughter Evenings which are occurring for parents of students in Years 7 to 10 over the coming weeks. We would love to see you there and arrangements are being made to record the presentation for our Boarding families, who might be unable to attend. Please also use these evenings as an opportunity to introduce yourself to key staff members to help allow us to best support your daughter. Inter-House Swim and Dive CarnivalWith the hot summer days set to continue into next week, the Swimming Carnival is sure to be a fantastic day of House spirit and participation. I encourage all girls to have a go, get into the pool and cheer on their peers. A reminder to parents that if you are collecting your daughter from HBF Stadium, we ask that you pick her up by 3.35 pm. For the safety of the girls, we will be transporting any students who have not been picked up by this time to the Boarding House via a PLC bus for collection. Thank you for your support with this and I look forward to meeting those of you who are able to attend on the day. Rebecca Watts, Head of Senior School Sports NewsPLC Inter-House Swim and Dive CarnivalThe PLC Inter-House Swim and Dive Carnival will be held on Tuesday 4 February at HBF Stadium (100 Stephenson Avenue, Mt Claremont). Students are to arrive at the venue by 7.45 am, with the first event commencing 8.30 am and finishing by 3.30 pm. Students requiring transport to or from the venue were emailed a bus sign up link earlier this week. If transport is not required, parents/guardians are to collect their children from HBF Stadium by 3.35 pm. If a student is not collected by this time, they will be transported back to PLC via the bus and can be collected from the PLC Boarding House. Students are to bring sufficient food and drinks for the day, as they will not have access to the HBF Stadium cafeteria. Click here to view the programme. Enrol Now - Senior School Co-CurricularGirls have the option of selecting Co-curricular activities in:
Enrolment is made via Trybooking for all categories except Sport, which is using the same enrolment format as previous terms. You can enrol in more than one class by clicking on 'Buy More Tickets' after each enrolment. Please use one enrolment entry per child. Students require parental consent to enrol in the activities and there is an online section for parents to approve prior to enrolment. When prompted, please click on each sentence individually to accept them. There is no charge at the time of enrolment. If the course/s you are selecting incurs a fee, it will be charged to your Tuition Fee account. Terms & Conditions
SENIOR SCHOOL KEY DATESSenior School Inter-House Swimming CarnivalDate: Tuesday 4 February Year 12 BallDate: Saturday 8 February Year 7 Student ImmunisationDate: Thursday 13 February Principal's AssemblyDate: Friday 14 February PLC PartnersThis term we are very pleased to launch PLC Partners – a directory promoting businesses owned and operated by PLC Parents. It is another way our PLC community can support each other. PLC Partners is accessible via the PLC App, which can be downloaded on both Apple and Android devices. When you download the App you will be asked for your username and password. This is the same username and password you use to access SEQTA, the Gallery or other password protected sites on home.plc.wa.edu.au If you have forgotten your username or password please click here to reset it.
Add Your BusinessFamilies who would like their businesses added to PLC Partners, please provide the details by filling out this online form. PLC Perth KeepCupsTowards the end of last year, all disposable coffee cups were pulled from PLC. This was a fantastic initiative presented by our Service Captain, Bella Poll to encourage staff and students to bring reusable coffee mugs or cups. Order your PLC branded KeepCup today!
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