Parramatta East Public School eNewsletter

We are excited to see the first stages of our much-anticipated building upgrade now underway. This project marks a significant step forward for our school, and we look forward to the improved learning spaces it will bring for our students.

As we receive regular updates from NSW Department of Education Infrastructure, Kane Constructions, and Johnstaff, we will ensure that our school community is kept informed every step of the way. Thank you for your support as we watch our vision for the school come to life.

This morning, our Executive Team met with our Director, Educational Leadership, Mrs Lauretta Claus, to discuss our school’s practices and how they align with the directions of the NSW Department of Education. During our meeting, Mrs Claus was effusive in her praise for our outstanding NAPLAN results, which were well above both state and similar school group averages.

This is a wonderful achievement and a testament to the dedication and expertise of our exceptional educators, who work tirelessly with our students to ensure they reach their full potential. My sincere thanks go to our staff for their commitment and to our students for their hard work and enthusiasm for learning.

As part of our upcoming website update, we would love to feature some of the voices of our community to help capture what makes our school special.

If you're able to provide a brief answer to the question 'Why choose PEPS?', some will be selected to appear on our website. Please also indicate if you would be happy for your image to appear alongside the quote should your quote be chosen for the website.

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From 6–8 August, our Year 5 and 6 students swapped homework for adventure at the Great Aussie Bush Camp in Lake Macquarie. Over three days, we got to try all sorts of awesome activities. We paddled our canoes across the lake, aimed for the bullseye in archery, climbed to the top of the rock wall (which felt a lot higher when you were on it!) and challenged ourselves on the high ropes course. At night, we relaxed around the campfire and shared stories under the stars. We even learned some survival skills, like how to build a shelter and find things in nature that can help you. By the end, everyone was tired but happy and already wishing we could go back. You can also find more photos on the school's Facebook page.

Khadijah Irfan (Communication Minister)

On Tuesday 29th July, our amazing Kindergarten students celebrated a very special milestone — 100 days of Kindergarten! The day was filled with excitement, fun, and friendship. Everyone came dressed as something beginning with the same letter as their first or last name, and the creativity on display was fantastic.

We kicked off the day with a spectacular costume parade, followed by a range of fun-filled activities with all the Kindergarten teachers. Back in their classrooms, students decorated biscuits with M&Ms to form the first letter of their name — a tasty and creative treat! After lunch, we relaxed with a movie and shared our favourite moments from the day.

A big thank you to the parents and carers who helped bring the costumes to life. It was a memorable celebration full of smiles, laughter, and learning!

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

On Sunday 7th September, 2025, it will be Father’s Day. This gives children the opportunity to celebrate and honour the wonderful fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles and carers in their lives.

Traditionally, the PEPS P&C hosts a Father’s Day stall to give the schoolchildren an opportunity to purchase gifts for that special someone.

This year, the PEPS Father’s Day stall will be held on Wednesday 3rd September, 2025 in the school hall.

There is also the option to pre-order gifts for your child to collect from school on the day of the Father’s Day stall.

Attached is an order form should you wish to pre-order gifts for collection.

Final order forms need to be returned to the school and full payment needs to be received in the P&C bank account by WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 2025. Orders received after this date will not be processed and children will need to bring cash with them on the day to purchase items at the stall.

Payment for pre-orders is to be made via direct deposit into the following account:

Account Name: PEPS P&C Association

BSB: 032 277

Account No: 331212

PLEASE ADD YOUR CHILD’S NAME AND CLASS AS THE DESCRIPTION FOR ANY PAYMENTS MADE ONLINE!

Please note that the P&C is run by parent and carer volunteers and any monies raised are used to purchase items for the school for the benefit of your children.

If you have any questions, please contact the P&C at: ppe.pandc@gmail.com

Helpers Needed!

If you are available to help at the Father’s Day stall, please let us know by completing the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda7DMrhFiqIewvyDfRZ3p1FqRz8KYGf_SPJsnNMZrBbeybYw/viewform?usp=dialog

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Last week 116 brave students and teachers went on an excursion to Field of Mars to consolidate our geography unit “People and Places” Despite the weather looking ominous, the rain held off and let us enjoy the day , even though it was very cold!

We all bushwalked through the park. Students collected rocks and rubbed them together to find how original indigenous owners would create body paint. We walked along a board walk and climbed up some large rocks where we came to a rock pond to find some living creatures in the water. After this we walked to the water and practised skimming rocks and collecting shells.

Students looked for creatures who live in the dirt and used a magnifying glass and poster to identify creatures they found before they released them back to the soil. All students participated in acting out the story’ Tiddalick the Frog’ with puppets. Finally, students collected items from nature and created a map to share their stories of something they had discovered on the day to recreate a story of their learning.

The day ended with happy students enthusiastically sharing their stories of what they had learnt and teachers with very sore feet.

Stage One Teachers

This year, PEPS has participated in the Year 5 & 6 Premier's Debating Challenge. Our debating team (Khadijah, Scarlett, Harshika, Oliver. L, Samreen, Emma, Samaira, and Raya) have been working hard and giving up a lunchtime once a week to learn about debating.

The results of our efforts are much better than we expected given that we are all first-time debaters! Our debating team has never failed to win a debate - winning all four rounds in our zone. As we have been undefeated, we have been named zone champions. This means we will now progress to the knockout finals competing against winning teams from other zones.

It has been so fun to collaborate and learn new skills in debating with our team members, and this great teamwork will help us in the next step of the competition. We can’t wait to see how we go in our next debate!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Hearing plays a vital role in your child’s learning and classroom success. To support our student’s this year, we are offering hearing screenings at school on:

Wednesday 22 October 2025 during school hours.

Cost: $45+gst (parent paid)
Duration: Around 10-15 minutes
What it involves: Conducted by a Paediatric Audiologist, it involves a simple activity using headphones and listening to soft sounds
Outcome: You will receive a report with your child’s results

Even if your child has never shown signs of hearing issues, regular screenings can catch things early and make a big difference. We encourage all families to take advantage of this opportunity—it benefits both your child and their teacher.

If you're experiencing financial constraints, please let us know—we’ll make sure your child is included.

Book here: www.kidshearing.com.au

(Please select the 9am slot; your child will be seen between 9am–3pm.)

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Last week the school community came together to celebrate public education at PEPS. The theme for Public Education Week this year was Ignite your potential and we celebrated the potential of all students at Parramatta East Public School. Highlights of the morning included the STEM challenges and mathematics games and activities in classrooms, and the incredible performances of our numerous band and dance groups. It was wonderful to showcase the learning and creativity of our students throughout the morning's events.

Thank you to all the families who attended the open classrooms and/or assembly in the morning. It was wonderful to see so many families in attendance. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules.

Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up: You can help stop bullying

Bullying can happen anywhere—at school, online and in the community. But everyone has the power to help stop it.

This year’s theme for Bullying No Way Week, “Be Bold. Be Kind. Speak Up.”, reminds us that everyone can make a difference.

Here are five ways students can be part of the solution:

Be Bold: you have the power to help
Be Kind: small actions make a big impact
Speak Up: speak up against bullying
Think before you post or speak
Together, we can stop bullying – a whole of community approach

The attached poster explains the five ways students can be part of the solution.

If you would like to have further conversations and learning at home with your child/ren about bullying, please read the attached factsheet and navigate to the following Open Parachute lesson https://learn.openparachuteschools.com/standalone/coping-with-bullying

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KRed have been busy mathematicians this week as they start the concept of equal groups. This week and next week students will use familiar objects to put into groups and then recognise whether the number in each group is equal or not equal. Students will share items one by one and as they get more confident with larger groups will practise sharing items 2 or 3 at a time. This process develops students' understanding of early multiplication.

To compliment the concept of equal groups we will be exploring picture books that show students the concept of equal through stories. One of the books that we will be reading this week is, "Two of everything" by Lily Toy Hong.

Below are photos of students in action! Here they made their equal groups by drawing on a whiteboard and then used objects to model the equal groups.

It has been a busy term for 1-2 Gudugulung already. We have been busy with learning lots of new things.

Our writing has been focused on the imaginative text Jack and the Grizzly Giant. We have had lots of fun learning about Onomatopoeia, Adverbs and writing Dialogue between characters using speech marks.

In Mathematics we have been learning about place value, number lines, mass and 2D shapes. We have drawn number lines to add and subtract large numbers. Our teachers were very impressed at our skills as Mathematicians when we discussed how we got our answers.

Last week we had a wonderful geography excursion where we got to learn about places, maps and animals that share our environment.

In 3/4 Murawung we have engaged in some exciting learning already this term. Across English and science, we have been exploring the process of foods and fibres and how they are taken from an environment like a farm and are made into the products that we use in our everyday lives. We compared different types of salt and conducted an experiment to see how each type impacted watercolour paint in the drying process. We then made these experiments into bookmarks that we could use at home and at school.

Last term, we developed our persuasive writing skills and made some very colourful posters for products of our choice or creation! Here are a few examples of these posters that were made in Canva. These posters are all proudly on display in the classroom!

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This term, 5/6 Windradyne have been exploring the fascinating world of artificial intelligence by creating informative articles about AI-generated animals. Students have combined creativity with research skills to develop detailed fact sheets that look and read like real scientific texts. Through this process, they have also been learning an important digital literacy skill — understanding that not everything we see or read is true. We have discussed how AI can create realistic images and convincing information, and why it’s important to question sources, check facts, and think critically. This project has been an engaging way for students to practise their writing skills while building awareness of how technology shapes the information we encounter.