Virtual Meet the Teacher Night 

Meet the Teacher Night is taking place tonight for most classes. This is an opportunity to hear from your child’s teacher about their classroom setup, curriculum, and many other topics. It is a time to ask them questions relating to your child’s class or school related matters. If you need to speak with your child’s teacher more specifically, please email the school at pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au and attention it to their teacher in the subject line. 

The times and meeting details are listed below for each class. To access these Zoom meetings, you will need a Zoom account. 

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten): 4 - 4:30pm 

KC                   Meeting ID: 662 1581 8120                Passcode: KCubs 

KR                   Meeting ID: 503 234 0907                   Passcode: rabbits 

KD                   Meeting ID 8584232454                        Passcode: KDucklings 

KA                   Meeting ID: 362 613 0362                   Passcode: KA 

Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) – 4:45-5:15pm 

1P                    Meeting ID: 590 726 2896                  Passcode: 1pandas POSTPONED 

1M                   Meeting ID: 688 495 7952                  Passcode: 1monkeys 

1E                    Meeting ID: 658 5297 1284               Passcode: 1emus 

1A                    Meeting ID: 261 379 9871                  Passcode: 1ants 

2B                    Meeting ID: 685 3855 1704              Passcode: 2bilbies 

2A                    Meeting ID: 675 3548 9682               Passcode: 2alpacas 

2M                   Meeting ID: 826 693 1912                   Passcode: 2Macaws 

Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4): 5:30 - 6pm 

3B                    Meeting ID: 693 1575 7964                Passcode: 652520 POSTPONED  

3D                   Meeting ID: 675 8851 5021                Passcode: penno 

3H                   Meeting ID: 624 8538 7383                Password: Penno 

4B                    Meeting ID: 692 2356 0015               Passcode: 128658 

4D                   Meeting ID: 687 600 9715                   Passcode: 4D 

4F                   Meeting ID: 643 1853 5172                Passcode: 4f 

Stage 3 (Years 5 & 6): 6:15 - 6:45pm 

5G                   Meeting ID: 693 4619 1460                Passcode: 5G 

5M                   Meeting ID: 692 5920 6899               Passcode: Penno 

5B                    Meeting ID: 656 8858 3895               Passcode: 379212 

6R                   Meeting ID: 660 3629 7723                Passcode: 6R 

6M                   Meeting ID: 643 3670 6173                Passcode: 6M 

6S                    Meeting ID: 549 850 2726                   Passcode: penno 

Please ensure you have a registered Zoom account and enter the meeting details for your child’s class this evening. 

Trebor Road Drop Off 

Safety at Pennant Hills Public School is paramount for our students, parents and staff. During the first few weeks of the year we have noticed many parents choosing to stop in the “No Stopping” area of the cul-de-saq on Trebor Road. This is not a safe place to be stop to let your child out to enter school. There is “No Parking’ signage on Trebor Road to allow parents to park for few minutes and remain with their car, as well as timed parking on most side streets. Please ensure you utilise these areas for drop off as they have been deemed by Hornsby Council as a safe area to do so. 

We would like to remind parents that the school’s carparks are not available for parental use between the hours of 8am and 4pm. This is to ensure the safety of our students. I ask everyone to follow this request to ensure we all play our part to keep the children safe at all times. 

Term Invoices 

You will receive your term invoice for most of your child’s school-related educational requirements, events and activities associated with your child’s learning experience at school in the next few weeks. Our core business is teaching and learning in classrooms - and we do that well! The additional user-pay co-curricular offerings, including excursions and engaging experts such as gymnastics teachers, allow your children to have other rich experiences which will help them to learn and grow beyond what happens in the classroom. We appreciate that the additional expenditure can make things tough for some families and we thank you for making the effort to pay your invoices as quickly as possible. If you experience financial hardship, or you would like to explore payment plans, please feel free to contact me, for a confidential discussion.  

Sporting Trials 

During the year we have many sporting trials for school sporting teams. These may be PSSA (Primary Schools Sports Association) teams, knockout teams, gala day teams or representative teams. For each sport, a staff member is responsible for the selection of students into these teams. Information regarding these sports and trials will be communicated to students at school, so they can put their name down and attend trials if needed. 

PSSA teams are for Stage 2 and Stage 3 students. The PSSA competition is split into Summer and Winter competitions where students represent their school against other schools in the Beecroft PSSA. The Summer competition runs for approximately 15 weeks through Term 1, the end of Term 3 and the start of Term 4. In Summer the students can compete in the following sports:- 

Stage 2 - teeball and league tag (boys and girls teams for each sport) 

Stage 3 - softball and league tag (boys and girls teams for each sport) 

The Winter competition also runs for approximately 15 weeks through Term 2 and the start of Term 3. In Winter the students can compete in the following sports:- 

Stage 2 - soccer and netball (boys and girls teams for each sport) 

Stage 3 - soccer and netball (boys and girls teams for each sport) 

As in all cases in life, not everyone can be successful in being selected into a team. Sometimes we may feel disappointed about not being selected; however, the most important thing is that you continue to stay positive and develop your skills and love of your chosen sport. 

Good luck to all of our students and teams this year. 

SZapp 

Thank you for patience as we rectified the technical issues that we were experiencing last week. These have all been fixed now. I ask all parents to select their child’s class and year group and any other group that they may be associated with to ensure you receive timely information.  

To manage your app you need to do the following; 

• Open the app 
• Select ‘Manage’ in the banner 
• Check the box relating to your child’s class, year group and activity 

Kind Regards

Mr Matt Pinchbeck

Principal

Around the School

Stage 3 – Animal Adaptations

Kindergarten

Finding friends of 10, using place value to build amounts, group talk time!

Year 2

Finding ‘friends of’ a range of amounts, writing about macaws and investigating the differences between alpacas and llamas!

Stage 2

Creating artworks inspired by wattle, reading, walking races, literacy groups and pattern caterpillars!

Stage 3

Using a variety of mathematical equations to fit the target number, investigating animal adaptations, beginning literacy groups, working with number sequences and solving addition problems outside!

Isn’t the variety of things that happen across the school during the same hour, just amazing?!

Staff Profile - Miss Dy

Kind Regards

Mrs Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

3B - Ashley H, Lilijana M, Jade T

3D - Nora Z, Diyaa M, Emily W, Joey C

3H - Johan A, Ajai D, Nathlie H

4B - Stephen D, Sasha S, Sebastian H

4F - Meghan N, Jasper C, Ethan S

5B - Syeira A, Kaya G, Sidharth G

6R - Anthony T, River B, Lauren G  

Our library subscribes to the Wheelers ePlatform which allows students to borrow eBooks.   

Using a device via the ePlatform app or through a web browser, students have access to a digital library which has a collection of over 1800 books.  eBooks can be easily borrowed and are returned automatically.  They can be read on a computer, laptop or mobile device. 

This video explains how simple it is to download the ePlatform app.  Alternatively, our school’s eLibrary can be accessed via this link http://pennanthil.eplatform.co/ or the Oliver school library website which is accessed via the DoE student portal. 

The students use their school username and password to sign in to our school’s ePlatform.  They can borrow up to two books at a time for a two week period.  Please note that these borrowing rules are set by Wheelers not the school. 

Hornsby Shire Library 

It would be fabulous if all students could join the Hornsby Shire Library. You can join online and then have access to a wide range of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines.  The library website clearly outlines the apps you need to install on your mobile device to access these items.  There are also many other resources you can access, such as Encyclopedia Britannica, and the library regularly holds a variety of fun activities and workshops for children. 

Ms Davis

Teacher Librarian

School Travel Passes

Students who need a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible. 

In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card. If outside Greater Sydney, parents should contact their local bus operator to discuss their travel needs.

New Student Opal cards (including new Term Bus Passes) will be sent to the student's nominated transport operator. It may be issued via their school or be sent to them at home. Note: some R&R operations do not issue travel passes. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

Terms of Use

Students using Opal cards must tap on and off in line with the Opal terms of use.

All students are required to comply with the Student code of conduct. The code of conduct aims to ensure the safety and wellbeing of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents ensure their child is aware of this, as failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension of travel. 

Further information can be found at www.transportnsw.info/school-travel

Enquiries can be submited at www.transportnsw.info/passes-concession-feedback

To download the application form click here.

Mrs Griffith and Mrs Reid

Stage 3 Assistant Principals

President’s Message

Hi All

I hope everyone had a good 2nd week back at school and all families are getting back into the rhythm of Term 1.

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter the next P&C meeting will be on Tuesday 1 March, this is a great opportunity to come and learn a bit more about the P&C and be part of the Annual General Meeting. There’s no pressure to join a sub-committee group, but it’s a great way to get to know the school and meet other parents. Your kids would love to see you involved too!  

In 2022 the P&C focus is on School Community, bringing together families after 2 years of minimal social activity. We will also continue to support PHPS by funding additional resources to enhance the educational experience for our children. At this  stage it is unlikely we will be able to run the annual PHPS Fete in May but we are exploring other fun opportunities for the kids, and broader community, to get together and raise money to support the school.

As notified in the Canteen section, the canteen remains closed for renovations. We are working closely with the school on a return date. I know that Heather and Catherine can’t wait to get the lunch orders up and running again.

The Uniform Shop is also impacted by the Canteen renovations and we are working with Alison and the school on options for appointments and deliveries whilst this disruption continues.

It was great to see the Bands up and running again on site. Mike S and the Band team have done a great job to make it through the 6 months of Zoom rehearsals and maintain high levels of participation. 

Have a great week.

Luke Whenman

P&C President

pandcpresident@gmail.com

Communications Team Update

Early each year the P&C supports the school, teachers and parents by setting up and distributing the class lists to provide a reliable form of communication, including reminders or class specific information from your teacher. 

We ask all parents to complete this short questionnaire to be included in your class list and keep up to date with messages and reminders through the year.

Please complete this short survey to add your child to the class list. Complete one survey per child in your family who is attending PHPS this year.

The survey will close Friday night, 18 February.  Late submissions may not be included in the class list due to the tight time frame.

If you have any questions please email the P&C Communications team on phppandc@gmail.com

Many thanks 

PHPS Communications Group

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

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

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

Uniform Shop Appointments Suspended

Unfortunately the extensive canteen renovations have severely impacted the Uniform Shop operations, and as a result the P&C have decided to suspend all Uniform Shop appointments until the renovations have been completed in mid March. 

Anyone wishing to return or exchange an item please contact the Uniform Shop on the email address below.  
     

Uniform Shop Committee

We are currently seeking new members for the Uniform Shop Committee. The committee meets just once a term to discuss and monitor the supply, quality and price of the school uniform. The committee members also provide assistance to new families at the Kinderlinks program. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact me on the below email address. 

Year 6 Sport Shirts 

Year 6 shirts have been collected from the printer today and will be distributed to all students this week. 

Out of Stock Items

Please note, the following uniform items have sold out. 

• Girls' size 14 summer dresses
• Boys’ size 12 shorts
• Boys’ 7-11 socks
• Size 16 sports polo

Due to both supplier delivery issues and the lengthy manufacturing time, these items will not be available for the remainder of this term.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused by these stock outages 

Ordering Uniforms

Uniforms can currently be ordered by completing and order form 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 using the below link: 

https://pennanthil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/p/pennanthil-p/about-our-school/uniform-shop/Term_1_2022_Order_form_and_Price_List_.pdf

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 

Hours 

Monday and Tuesday: 8:45am – 10:45am 

Thursday: 3:00pm – 4:00pm 

Alison Parker

Uniform Shop Manager

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com

PHPS Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

Main Ensemble

Rehearsals: K-2 Hall,

Tuesdays 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Our first rehearsal went so very well! 

Sarah and the kids had a great time getting to know each other and playing music. 

Here are some highlights of the afternoon:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qT1KzOUkazfA4BoAMj3_cUK99mHMidOI/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ddt4TvolKKTIl9Y8lOhYElW9VHtEANn-/view?usp=sharing

Any parents who haven’t yet registered their child for Main Ensemble please do so here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2_0oHmL6ViqOdSxvvIShyC1frxyJdw4sdVjbDHEHQbxUg6Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

It's not too late to join! If your child plays a string instrument already and wants to make it social (to make it more fun) please get in touch (:

Intro Course and Junior Ensemble

Never played strings before but want to try? While we were unable to run our Intro/Junior program this term, we hope to have it up and running again in Term 2. We’ve already had a few inquiries and are hoping for a few more soon. For more information about the program please visit:

http://www.phpspandc.org.au/introduction-to-strings-junior-strings/

Parent Helpers

The committee parents will be supervising the first few rehearsals but we would love for parents to start signing up to help out later in the term. The String Ensemble can't run without help from the parents so please click on the link below and sign up to be a parent helper this term. Big thanks to those who have already signed up :)

https://doodle.com/poll/5zawtsz3vqs7vyz3?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

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

PHPS String Ensemble

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

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