Good Luck to Year 6 2014

Good luck to all the students from the class of 2014 as you begin the HSC this year. 2020 has thrown up many challenges, but I am sure that you are well placed to face those challenges and succeed. Remember to stay positive and there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck for the future!

Year 5 Camp

The students have had a wonderful first day at camp. The bushwalk was a true bushwalk and took in many of the magnificent views of the island. The children learnt many facts about the history of the island. The damper at the end of the walk was delicious. The other groups did some archery and raft building. Both activities from all accounts were a lot of fun. Everyone is having a wonderful time. Thanks to Mrs Ford for her incredible organisation skills.

2021 Planning

Planning for next year is well underway. To assist in our planning if you are aware that your child will not be attending Pennant Hills Public School next year, please send the school an email letting us know. Please include details of the new school your child will be attending. If you know of any families that live in our local area with Kindergarten age children that are not enrolled as yet, please direct them to the school. Our Kinderlinks program will begin in a few weeks and it is important for the children to become familiar with the school. Lastly, if you would like to make any requests for 2021 please send me a letter or an email. All requests will be considered and need to be in by Friday 6 November. However, please note that this does not mean that your request will be granted. A huge amount of time goes into planning classes each and every year and there are many factors that go into ensuring that the students are best placed to learn.

Year 7 Selective High School applications 2022

Selective high schools cater for academically gifted students with high potential who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic standard. Selective high schools help these students to learn by grouping them with students of similar ability, and by using specialised teaching methods.

Applications for selective high school placement are considered mainly on the basis of the Selective High School Placement Test results and school assessment scores. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on Thursday 11 March 2021.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2022, you need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available in late September 2020 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7.

The application website opens at that link on 6 October 2020 and closes on 9 November 2020. You must apply before the closing date.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Team for assistance after 6 October 2020.

You must submit only ONE application for each student.

Strategic Improvement Plan

As you would be aware the school is currently in the initial stages of planning our next school plan 2021-2024. To assist the school with its planning we are surveying the students, staff and parents. These surveys are through the Tell Them From Me surveys that the school has participated in previously. The parent survey, Partners in Learning, is now available for parents until the end of Week 2 in Term 4. You can access the survey at http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/qfp69 and it will take approximately 30-40 minutes. All your input is valuable for the school and we thank you for your contributions.

Thank You

Kind Regards

Mr Matt Pinchbeck

Principal

Principal Awards

K-2 = George Y

3-6 = Akhash K

Stage 3 Camp

Have a great time this week Stage 3 – they are off to Milson Island for 3 nights of fantastic fun! We are so glad we could provide this opportunity for our stage 3 students considering the Covid pandemic, and weren’t the year 5’s excited this morning! No doubt Year 6 will feel the same on Wednesday morning. I didn’t even see any tears from parents this year – well done parents! A big thank you must go to the Stage 3 teachers, Mr Pinchbeck and Mrs Griffith for giving up their time away from their families to attend the camp with Penno students. An extra special mention to Mrs Ford who has not only done a stellar job at organising the camp but was thrown many last minute curve balls that she has caught and pocketed without a fuss. Thank you and have fun!

 World Teachers’ Day

On Friday October 30, we are celebrating our teachers for World Teacher day!

If you would like to acknowledge the work one of our wonderful teachers has done, please email the school pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au with subject Mrs Wasson - World Teacher Day and I will be sure to collate and pass on.

Smith Family Christmas Toy and Book Appeal

2020 has been a difficult year for everyone and this year, like the last, our school is supporting the Smith Family in their Christmas Toy and Book Appeal. The donations we received for the Smith Family last year were simply remarkable. We are aware that many families have been hit by hardship during the recent crisis and we ask that you consider donating new toys and books to this appeal to support over 32 000 children who are experiencing disadvantage in Australia. Your contribution will make a difference to the lives of these children. Some further information regarding the types of donations is below. We thank you in advance for considering to donate.

HOW IT WORKS

Each child will receive a gift pack containing what we call a main gift, a filler gift and a book. 

And although we cater for children aged 0 – 12 years, it is the 6 to 12 year age group where we sometimes fall short.

So, when looking for the perfect donation to help bring smiles to the faces of children in need this Christmas, consider collecting the following gifts:

Thank You 

Kind Regards

Mrs Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

Year 5 Leadership Day

Year 5 are participating in a Leadership Training Day in the school hall on the K-2 site on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 as part of their PD/H/PE program and the leadership election process.

The aim of the day is to teach the students some leadership skills in preparation for them taking on the student leadership roles in 2021. The program has been successfully implemented in Year 5 for many years.

Students will start and finish the day at the K-2 site. They need to arrive at the K-2 by 9:15am and will be dismissed at 3:15 from the hall. Year 5 students will be allowed to wear casual clothing for the day.

Looking forward to an exciting day.

Life Ed Program 2020

The Life Education Program will run from Wednesday 28 October through to Friday 30 October. Each class will spend a designated session in the Life Education Van and will be learning about Healthy food choices (Early Stage 1), Problem solving (Stage 1), Cyber safety (Stage 2), Peer influences (Stage 3).

Each session is designed to intrigue, excite and prompt further learning. Joined by Healthy Harold, Donna Burton, our specially trained educator bring to life lessons that empower children to make safer and healthier choices, now and in the future.

A parent session will held on Wednesday 4 November, 9:30am. If you are interested meet our wonderful educator Donna at the Life Education Van.

Celebration Of Learning 2020

Due to Covid and 2020 being a very different year we have had to make changes to the usual format for the Celebration of Learning.

Date : K-2 – Thursday 3 December

           3-5 – Friday 4 December

          Year 6 – Celebration of Learning and Graduation Assembly – Wednesday 16                            December

Following Department Guidelines at this stage we will not be able to have parents on site for the K-2 or 3-5 Celebration of Learning Assemblies. The Year 6 Celebration of Learning and Graduation will be combined and as it stands we will be able to have 1 family member on site. (Following Covid protocol). If there are any updated guidelines before the assemblies we will revise the plans and inform parents and carers as soon as possible.

All assemblies will be in the school hall, K-2 site, Trebor Rd.

We are currently working on offering a zoom link to all parents to be able to view all proceedings.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and understanding.

Thank You

Kind Regards

Mrs Melissa Griffith

Relieving Deputy Principal

KD – Vanya M, Morgan F, Alexandra M, Rayyan R

KH – Chloe H, Matthew R (T2/Week4), Chloe J, Toby S, Joanna A, Matthew R (T3/Week 9)

KP – Alex C, Lauriel S, Ethan F, George Y, Richard M 

K/1R – Zane S, Dash S

1E – Leonardo D, Emily H

1S – Olivia Y, Jayden W, Anamarie A, Isla B 

1/2H – Shion R, Isaac L

2C – Ava N, Elliot M, Devin J, Dehlon P, Owen S, Amity G

2M – Sophie S, Liam T, Megan N, Dakshita S, Sasha S, Lucas V

2W – Kaiden T, Stuart W, 

COMPUTERS  –

Sid M - KH, Vihaan K - KD, Maddie PDS - K/1R, Jairus E - 1E, Sasha S - 2M, Penelope K - 2C

EAL/D –

Norah HM - 1S, Anton R - 1E, Liam T - 2M 

Book Week – Creatures real or imagined

This week Book Week is being celebrated throughout Australia.  Since 1945 the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together through this annual event.  Its aim is to highlight the importance of reading and to celebrate Australian children’s literature. 

This year the CBCA Book Week theme is ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’.   This event is normally held in August, however, due to COVID-19 was re-scheduled to this week.

The following books won this year’s CBCA Book of the Year Awards:

The CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2020 presentation can be viewed on this link.

Calling all curious creatures!

Due to the Stage 3 students being at camp this week our school will be holding a “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds” theme day next Wednesday 28 October. 

Students are being asked to let their imaginations run “wild” and come dressed as any type of “curious” creature – imaginary, real or even in-between! For example, they may come dressed as book character that has sparked their imagination or an unusual animal or insect they have read about.  They might even create their own “curious” creature. The possibilities are endless! 

In previous years we have held “The Great Book Swap” in Book Week to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF).  This organisation works to put books into the hands of children and families in remote Indigenous communities across Australia.  Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 this event could not be held this year so instead we would appreciate a gold coin donation on the day.

We look forward to a wild and curious day!

Scholastic Book Club

Issue 7 catalogues will be distributed to the students this week.  To order from the Book Club catalogue you will need to go to the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website page, register your details if you haven’t already done so and pay by credit card. 

The catalogue can be viewed online at https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/.

How do I order?

1. Go to the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website to register your details. You will need to enter your name, email address and a password. Click on “Add new child” and using the drop down menu locate our school and your child’s class.  If you have children on both sites you may decide to register and place your entire order just with one child to save time.
2. Enter your child’s first name and their surname initial. Please note that Scholastic does not share student details with third parties or use this information for marketing purposes. This information is for distribution when the order arrives at the school.
3. Click on “ORDER” and enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue. Follow the prompts to finalise payment using a credit card.
4. All orders are processed after the closing date and delivered to the school for distribution.

 The closing date for online orders is Wednesday 28 October.

Thank You

Ms Davis

Teacher Librarian

Good luck to all our year 5 and 6 kids who are heading off to their long awaited and well deserved camp to Milson Island this week. Hope you all have the most fantastic time!!

Thank you to all families who have made their generous payments through Flexischools for the P&C Readathon. Donations will continue to be accepted for the remainder of October. However, if you would like your child to be eligible for a PRIZE, please make your payment by the end of this week.

PRIZES will be awarded to the children at each campus who have raised the most $$ for the school.

ALL PAYMENTS BY FLEXISCHOOLS ONLY. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Lachlan M, 6B asks: Dear Green Team, What can we do with our old IKEA coloured plastic plates? They have Recycle ‘5’ on them but I don’t think our domestic recycling takes ‘5’ and the Thornleigh Recycling Centre doesn't list it as an accepted item.

Good news – our recycling bins DO take plastics labelled with ‘5’, so you can put those plastic plates in the yellow bin. Most Council kerbside recycling bins (Hornsby Shire included) can take any solid plastics with the numbers 1, 2 or 5!

• 1 – PETE – (Polyethylene Terephthalate)- Think soft drink bottles and common food packaging. These should only be used once.
• 2 – HDPE – (High Density Polyethylene) - Usually found in packaging for things like detergents, shampoo and milk containers.
• 5 – PP – (Polypropylene) – Durable plastic that is considered safe to be reused like Lachlan’s IKEA plates, fishing net and some toys.

These plastics can be recycled into other plastic bottles, polyester fibres, bags, tubs, ropes and even clothing. Plastics labelled with 3, 4, 6, and 7 should not be placed in your yellow bin.       

Do your kids have a Green team question? Email their question to phpsgreenteam@gmail.com and we’ll answer and print it in the newsletter during Term 4.

If you would like to subscribe to our P&C meeting emails (minutes and agendas),

please subscribe at the following link: http://eepurl.com/dlK3PD

Andrew Passé-de Silva

President, PHPS P&C

pandcpresident@gmail.com

0410 653 878

• Band Rehearsals – Due to Stage 3 camp, there will be a slight change in this week’s SCB rehearsals. Please check the roster if any parent has put their name for next week as a band parent.
  • Year 6's - Monday Afternoon
  • Year 5's - Thursday Morning
• Intro to Music: There will be a year 2 intro to music assembly on the 28^th Dave will demo some of the instruments from 2:30pm to 2:45pm at the school hall.
• Upcoming Event: Save the Date! The complete lack of performance opportunities this year due to COVID-19 has been a bit of a downer for the bands this year. However, we have some good news on that front. Our wonderful Banddirector and SCB&JB conductor has managed to book a busking performance slot for us on Sunday, 6^th December in Hornsby Mall!! We have a 2hr time slot from 12-2pm. More detailed information will follow soon but providing advanced notice now to save the date.

Many thanks,
Band Committee.
phpsband@gmail.com

Pennant Hills Public School Band Committee

Interested in strings?

Thinking about learning a string instrument for 2021? 

We keep a list of local tutors to help you on our website: 

http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/string-teachers/

Or register your interest online: https://forms.gle/L2nrW66LkJTgEAsE6

If your student is in year 1 or 2 in 2021, our junior strings program is a great way to start learning, in a group setting. 

If you need any information, you can reach out via email: phpsstrings@gmail.com

Junior Strings

Well done to all our new junior strings players on a fantastic start to the term! Don't forget to bring your pencil and workbook each week. 

Rehearsal each week is from 3:30pm to 4:30pm, in classroom 2W. 

Our parent helpers are: 

• October 20 - Christine 
• October 27 - Mansi

Rehearsals 

Our string ensemble rehearsals for term 4 remain split by stage.

The schedule for term is as follows: 

Stage 2

• October 20 - Parent helper - Kate
• November 3 - Parent helper - Ellie
• November 17
• December 1
• December15

Stage 3: 

• October 27 - Parent helper – Piy
• November 10 - Parent helper - Jade
• November 24
• December 8

Parent Helpers

Parent helpers are essential to running our rehearsals. If you haven't already signed up for a spot this term. 

Junior Strings Sign Up:

https://doodle.com/poll/tkesrb9rd8gizec9

Full Ensemble Sign Up: 

https://doodle.com/poll/cy68d5dkuw3bvufm

The parent helper responsibilities are detailed here:

http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/parent-helpers/

PHPS String Ensemble

Website: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/

Feedback: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/contact-us/

Thank you for embracing the Birthday Buckets! They are a lot of fun. We made 5 last week and are looking forward to making many more.

Apologies to anyone who wanted to order the new Butter Chicken or Bolognaise yesterday. I had them marked incorrectly. They are in stock and will be available for ordering on Friday too.

We are very excited about offering lunch orders every day. The following outlines what is available each day:

EVERY DAY - Build your own lunch, Snack Packs and Salad Boxes, Popular Toastie,   All snacks and Drinks, Garlic Bread, Corn Cobs, Macaroni Cheese, Fried Rice, Vegetarian Fried Rice, Birthday Buckets.

MONDAYS - Butter Chicken and Rice, Bolognaise Pasta Bake, Chicken Dim Sims.

TUESDAYS - Something different each week. Next week - Meatball Subs!

WEDNESDAYS - Pizza Muffins, Pies, Dumplings, Popular Wraps.

THURSDAYS - Burgers, Popular Wraps, Lasagne.

FRIDAYS - Sushi, Chicken Nuggets, Butter Chicken and Rice, Bolognaise Pasta Bake, Popular Wraps.

This week’s roster:

While there are no over the counter sales, we do not require any help for the K-2 site.

3-6 Site:

Wednesday 21 October  - Claire S.

Thursday 22 October  - Lisa.

Friday 23 October  - Narelle and Vicky.

If you have any questions, or would like to be involved with the canteen, please contact me.

Thank you

Heather Tyler

 0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

New Operating Protocols

At this stage the Uniform Shop will remain closed for over the counter sales during Term 4. Uniform orders can be placed online through Flexischools or alternatively download an order form from the school website.

Please note that all orders will be delivered to the students’ classroom.

If you have an item that you need to exchange for another size please contact the Uniform Shop on the email address below. 

Please note that all items to be exchanged must be unworn, in original condition with packaging and tags intact. There is no exchange on socks, tights or briefs.

Second Hand Uniforms

If you require second hand uniforms, please contact me on the email address below, so that I can check what stock is on hand in the second hand clothing pool.

Year 6 Signature Bears and Balls

Year 6 parents please note that orders for the signature bears and balls are due this Friday 23 October.

Boys’ Summer Shirts

Size 14 and size 19 boys short sleeve shirts have sold out. Midford is still experiencing delays out of China, and is not expecting new stock to arrive until December. I apologise for any inconvenience caused by tis stock shortage.

Dr Shoe

Dr Shoe will not be attending the Uniform Shop in the foreseeable future however Max can be contacted direct on 0414 912 838 to arrange a home fitting.

Ordering Uniforms

Uniform shop opening hours have been suspended. Uniforms can be ordered by completing an order form and together with payment of cash, cheque or card details handed in at either office.  Orders will be filled and delivered to the students’ classrooms. A combined pricelist and order form can be downloaded from the school website by following the links to ‘Our School’ and ‘What We Offer.’ Uniforms can also be ordered online through Flexischools, however prices will include a Flexischools surcharge.

Please note that uniform orders cannot be paid via the school online payment service

Order forms are available on the school website by following the link:

https://pennanthil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/p/pennanthil-p/about-our-school/uniform-shop/Term_4_2020_Order_Form_and_Price_List.pdf

 Alison Parker

Uniform Shop Manager

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com