Pennant Hills Public School eNewsletter

Semester One Reports

Student academic reports will be sent home next Monday. These reports provide an indication on your child’s progress with their learning for Terms One and Two across all Key Learning Areas. The reports also indicate their social development, commitment to learning and effort placed into their learning for this semester. I thank all the teachers for their efforts compiling these reports. If you have any questions about your child’s academic progress at any time throughout the year, please contact their teacher to arrange a meeting to discuss your concerns. All our teachers are very passionate about their role and dedicated to ensuring each and every child benefits from their teaching.

Sydney North Dance Festival

Last Thursday two of the school’s dance groups performed at the Sydney North Dance Festival. Due to Covid-19 this year’s festival was structured differently. Normally each dance group would perform in front of a live audience. This year the groups were filmed and will be viewed as a cinematic experience. Mrs Wasson and I will be attending this evening and are very much looking forward to seeing our students perform. Well done to all the students involved, Miss Steel and Miss Jones for the leadership of the dance groups and Arnold for his creative talents that ensure the students shine.

Movie Night

On Thursday 24 June, Year 6 will be holding a school movie night over two sessions

K-2: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

3-6: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

The theme this year is “Pyjama Party,” all money raised will go towards the Year 6 fundraising efforts. We look forward to seeing you on the night.

Area Cross Country

Last Friday four of our students, Kate H, Hannah Q, Grace K and Christian P represented our school and Beecroft Zone PSSA at the Sydney North PSSA Cross Country held at Gosford Racecourse. Making it to this carnival is a magnificent achievement and we congratulate them on making it this far. Having spoken with the students they all commented how tough it was due to the calibre of the field.

Well done and congratulations!

Demountable Refurbishment

Over the weekend 1E received a new roof and guttering and the K-2 Administration block is currently undergoing some remediation works in this area. The K-2 Office is currently located in the hall. Hopefully this is only for this week. Over the next week both buildings will be painted externally.

During the upcoming school holidays the same type of work will take place on the 3-6 site for the 5M and 5W classrooms. There will be no impact to our students due to the timing of the works.

Principal’s Awards

K-2: Chloe J

3-6: Vivian J, Christian, Shion R, Joanna A

Kind Regards

Mr Matt Pinchbeck
Principal

Student Lunches

All students are required to come to school with healthy food for consumption everyday or a paid lunch order. Each student should have;

Fruit or vegetable snacks for a snack break
Healthy recess
Healthy lunch
Water in a drink bottle

It is not the school or teacher’s responsibility to provide food for children in attendance, it is the responsibility of the families/carers. The Nutrition in Schools Policy states that ‘the health and wellbeing of students is relevant to their learning’. This policy contributes to the Premier’s Priority (2015) to reduce overweight and obesity rates of children by 5% over 10 years to 2025.

If you would like some ideas on building a healthy lunchbox, some inspiration, ideas and recipes, a great resource is the Cancer Council’s Healthy Lunchbox website - https://healthylunchbox.com.au

3-6 Field Events Carnival

Today saw the 3-6 students who qualified for events, compete in the Field Events Carnival held here at school. Thank you to those parents who were able to come along and support our students. The crowd did a great job at cheering everyone on! A big thank you to all of the students for being so well-behaved, to all staff on 3-6 site who ran the events and conducted duties and trials and to Mr Bryant for organising the event. Some photos below of the day. The highlight of the day was definitely the sportsmanship that was consistently demonstrated amongst the students. Everyone was cheering each other on and providing support for those that needed it. Well done Penno!

Calmsley Hill Farm Excursion – Kindergarten

Kindergarten students and teachers braved the extreme cold on Thursday to attend Calmsley Hill farm for their excursion. This was to support their Science unit called Farm to Family. They had a wonderful time by all accounts and the students absolutely loved their time there! Thank you for preparing your child for the weather, it made for a much more delightful experience.

Kind Regards

Mrs Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

KB - Fynn T, Andrew M, Jack M, Catherine L

KC - Rachael S, Hugo P, Angelisa J, Emily P, William P

KD - Kianah J, Adam F, Zac P, Wali A, Zahara M, Sashenka F, Joel D

KL - William H, Kelvin Z, Ariana W, Sara D, Ethan S, Isabella M

1A - Eleanor P, Zoe S, Edwin R, Xavier D, Frankie S

1E - Chloe J, Sian Y, Muhammad R, Luca H, Ethan F

1M - Lachlan W, Jenna K, Julie K, Keyan P, Nellie M

2A - Sunnee G, Emma G, Ashley H, Letitia J, Olivia G

2B - Selena R, Emily H, Isabel K

2W - Aroon M, Emma K, Emily L, Millie V

Computers - Ella S (KB), Jack M (KB), Adriaen D (KC), Shernelle L (KC), Coralie A (KD), Tom N (KD), Anderson X (1A), Chloe J (1E), Aston A (1E), Evie B (1M), Lachlan W (1M), Vihaan K (1/2P), Fred K (1/2P), Jacinta I (2A), Elena F (2B), Sean B (2B), Marcus T (2W), Johan A (2W)

Music - Edwin R (1A), Xavier D (1A)

On Wednesday 23 June at 2pm we will be holding our first Performance Assembly for the year in our school hall.

This assembly is an opportunity for our dance, band and choir students to showcase their talents to the school.

Performers at this term's assembly will be the Ramsay Choir, Boys Dance Group, Year 2 Dance Group, Senior Band, and Jazz Band.

Parents are most welcome to attend the assembly, but will need to sign in using the QR code located around the school.

Mrs Melissa Coventry

Assistant Principal

27 July – Class Photos

29 July – Group Photos

9 August – Sibling Photos

All sibling and class photographs will be ordered online through The School Photographer. Please see the flyer below for the website and code for our school.

The Group Photo code will be in the newsletter after the photos are taken on 9 August.

Mrs Melissa Griffith

Assistant Principal & Relieving Deputy Principal

Mrs Melissa Schmidt

Learning and Support Teacher

President’s Message

Hi All

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. As we start to count down to the end of Term 2 most of the P&C focus shifts to Term 3 event planning. Next Term we are hoping to have a readathon and/or walkathon, more details to follow early in the Term. Thank you also for everyone’s feedback on the proposed Trivia Night, it seems to be a popular option and should be a great event.

Have a great week and stay warm!

Luke

Trivia Night

Thanks to everyone who completed the Trivia Night survey, there’s been a great response to the event and we look forward to announcing more details in Term 3!

If you can contribute some time to help make this happen please add your name to the Volunteers Information is here (Follow the link, then press ‘Open file with Google docs’ at the top to edit).

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

Luke Whenman

President, PHPS P&C

pandcpresident@gmail.com

Ordering is now available for the K-2 Athletics Carnival on Thursday 24 June. Order your Lunch Pack through Flexischools now. Orders close at 10pm Friday 18 June.

Please note that no other lunch orders will be available on this day for K-2. It will be a normal Thursday for the 3-6 canteen.

This Week’s Roster

3-6 Site

Wednesday 16 June - Claire S.

Thursday 17 June - Jeannie.

Friday 18 June - Narelle and Kate K.

Tuesday 22 June - Naomi D.

K-2 Site

Friday 18 June - Sally B and Bec S.

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

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

The uniform shop is open for all sales and service with the following procedures put in place during Term 2:

Covid-19 Operating Protocols

The Uniform Shop is open for over-the-counter sales and service.

All parents are required to make an appointment before attending the Uniform Shop. This is to ensure that there is no overlapping of families or crowding and queuing at the shop.

All parents will be required to sign in and register at the 3-6 office before coming to the shop for their appointment. As a result of the sign in requirements, the Uniform Shop has had to adjust its operating hours and the shop will now open on Thursday mornings instead of Thursday afternoons.

To make an appointment at the Uniform Shop please use the following link: https://calendly.com/phpsuniformshop/15minutes?month=2021-02

Reversible Raincoats

Size 6 and 10 raincoats remain out of stock due to the manufacturer’s supply issues. New stock is expected to arrive at the beginning of Term 3. I apologise for any inconvenience caused by this stock outage.

Zip Jackets

Size 8, 12 and 14 of the summer zip jackets have sold out. New stock was due to arrive this month, but due to the lockdown in Fiji where the jackets are made, new stock will not arrive until the end of July. Please note that winter polar fleece jackets (all sizes) are currently in stock and available for sale.

Hours Term 3

Effective the beginning of Term 3 the Uniform Shop hours will return to opening on a Thursday afternoon from 3:00pm - 4:00pm.

Please note that all parents still require an appointment to attend the Uniform Shop. Parents will need to continue to sign in at the 3-6 office prior to attending their appointment, unless their appointment is after 3:30pm on a Thursday afternoon when the Covid sign-in will be available in the Uniform Shop.

The Uniform shop will reopen after the school holidays on the following dates:

Monday 12 July: Staff Development Day: 8:45am-10:45am

Tuesday 13 July: All Students return: 8:45am-10:45am

Thursday 15 July: Pre-Covid hours resume: 3:00pm-4:00pm

Ordering Uniforms

Uniforms can be ordered by making an appointment at the Uniform Shop during opening hours, or alternatively an order form can be completed and together with payment of cash, cheque or card details handed in at either office. Orders will be filled and then delivered to the children’s classes. 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 the Flexischools’ surcharge.

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

Order forms are available on the Uniform Shop page of the school website or by using the below link:

https://pennanthil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/p/pennanthil-p/uniform-shop/Term_2_Order_Form_and_Price_List_2021.pdf

Hours

Monday and Tuesday: 8:45am - 10:45am

Thursday revised: 8:45am - 10:45am

Alison Parker

Uniform Shop Manager

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com

All the bands completed their entries for the Sydney Eisteddfod and sounded great. If you would like to take a listen, we've compiled them all into a single video which can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvgvRq368dc

The Senior Concert Band played at the Pennant Hills High School Music Festival last week and did an awesome job. The PHHS conductors personally spoke to our conductor to say how impressed they were. Both pieces were performed to a very high standard and he was proud to be conducting.

Our apologies for the amount of time it is taking to issue term 2 fees. Our treasurer is working on this and we hope to have them out ASAP.

Future Events at a glance

June

Wednesday 23 June, 2:15pm - SCB & JB. Performance Assembly

August

Thursday 5, 9:30am. JB. Ryde Eisteddfod

Early August. All bands. ASBOF. Video submission.

Sunday 15 August. All bands. Ryde East Music Festival

3rd or 4th week. All bands. School concert night. Exact date TBD

September

11/12 September: NSW Wind Ensemble (TBD)

Saturday 12 September: SCB. Music By Moonlight NWPS

Wednesday 15 September 2:15pm: TB & ICB. Performance Assembly

Award Worksheets
Can any completed worksheets please be submitted as soon as possible through the new Worksheet Submission Web Form. https://forms.gle/NpPEG9jk2FsYdmmq7

If you have issues with the web form you can still send through to phpsband+worksheets@gmail.com

Training Band

TB students to be practising the following pieces:

Riding Through the Wild West
Banana Boat Song (red book)

Intermediate Band

ICB students to be practising the following pieces:

Rock 101
Yes Tornado

Senior Band

We will need some parent volunteers to help with setup and packdown for the Performance Assembly on Wednesday 23 June. Set up start 1:45pm for a 2:15pm assembly. Packup will be straight after the assembly at around 3pm. Please get in touch with Cindy if you can assist.

Practice at home should be focussing on the following pieces:

Mountain Ridge
John Williams Movie Adventures

Jazz Band

Jazz Band has been entered into the Ryde Eisteddfod. This will be during the morning of Thursday 5 August. Please lock in this date in your diary. The school will not be providing transportation, so parents will need to organise the transportation for their children.

Practice should be focussed on the following:

Basie-cally The Blues
Yesterday

Parent Helpers

A big thanks to this week's helpers: Samantha (TB), Aziz P (ICB), and Helena N & Angela M (SCB Thursday).

Pennant Hills Public School Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

Website: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

Our last Intro to Strings lesson is next week June 21. We will be in touch this week to ask for expressions of interest for the Junior Ensemble which is the next step in our program. Please remember that to join the Junior Ensemble you need to have started lessons with a tutor outside of school. Please see our list of possible tutors here: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/string-teachers/

Parent helpers on June 21 are Tripti and Nicola - Thank you both :)

Intro parent helper responsibilities can be found here

Main Ensemble

A reminder that the String Ensemble will be playing at the performance assembly on Wednesday 15 September at 2:15pm in the K-2 hall.

FOIM remaining rehearsal dates for the term are: