Pennant Hills Public School eNewsletter

Staffing Update

Over the last few weeks, the school has been working with the Staffing Unit within the Department of Education to permanently fill teaching positions at our school due to the finalisation of the retirements of Mrs Geary and Mrs Maddison.

I am now able to announce that Mrs Renae Cumming will be permanently joining us from the beginning of Term 4 on 3B. Mrs Cumming is an experienced teacher with a wealth of knowledge and will be an absolute asset to our school. Mrs Cumming will actually begin at PHPS this term in a casual capacity on 3B when Miss Dwyer begins her Maternity Leave. We warmly welcome Mrs Cumming to our wonderful community and thank her for being able to make herself available this term to support the continuity of learning for the students on 3B.

Last week the Open Merit panel for the classroom teacher position was finalised and the successful candidate is Miss Belinda Ings who will also be joining our school permanently next term. Miss Ings is very excited to be joining our community. Her role for next term is yet to be clarified and will be done so in the next few weeks. We thank Mr Stalenberg and Mrs Ford for the time and commitment to being a part of the panel to select Miss Ings.

Welcome both ladies to our community.

State Wind Band

Congratulations to Quinn (Year 6) and Kaiden (Year 5) who have been selected in the State Wind Band. This program involves students from across the state of NSW who have been preparing individually for months and will meet in Sydney in the coming week. The program culminates with two performances in the Sydney Opera House at the NSW State Festival of Instrumental Music and InConcert. What a fabulous achievement, well done!

PSSA Update

This Friday the Beecroft Zone PSSA will hold finals for the Winter Interschool competition that students have been participating in over the last two terms on a Friday afternoon. Our teams have been very successful. The following will be participating in the finals this Friday.

Stage 3 Girls Football (Soccer) v West Pennant Hills PS (12:30pm at Pennant Hills Park)
Stage 2 Girls Football (Soccer) v West Pennant Hills PS (10:30am at Pennant Hills Park)
Stage 2 Boys Netball (Playoff 2^nd v 3^rd) v Cherrybrook PS (10:30am at Pennant Hills Park). If they win, they will play in the final at 11:25am against West Pennant Hills PS

Well done to all involved and special thanks to all the teachers that assist with Stage 2 and 3 sport every Friday. Good luck to those teams.

Kind Regards

Matt Pinchbeck

Principal

Book Parade

To celebrate book week, we held our Book Parade today and what a spectacle it was! A big effort was made by the students (and their families) to source and create wonderful costumes for the parade. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend but every child and colleague I have spoken to said it was a great success! Thank you to Ms Davis and Mrs Mackay for all of your organisation.

Hills Public Speaking

After a wonderful morning parading around the K-2 site, our Years 3-6 students listened to their class finalists for the Hills Public Speaking Competition. A huge congratulations to all the students for putting in their best efforts! Thank you to Miss Hansell for your coordination of the event.

Community Event – Big Science, Big Fun!

We are so excited to welcome our community back on school grounds for a large community event!

Please save the date – Tuesday 6 September – *please note the correction from last weeks newsletter.

The show will begin promptly at 5pm and continue until 6pm. After this the P&C meeting will be held at 7:30 if you would like to continue on with other community members.

Click here to view the Science Night note, a hard copy will also be coming home with your child today. Please return the slip at the bottom of the note to your child’s class teacher so we can allocate your tickets. Due to Covid restrictions, tickets are limited and it is a first come, first served basis.

Group Talk

Each week, students in Stage One present their Group Talk to their class. Please find a link below to Will’s Group Talk. As we can see, he has put a lot of effort into his group talk and it has paid off – very well done Will and thank you for sharing!

Will's Science Week Video.

Year 6 Farewell Committee

If you are a Year 6 parent or carer and would like to volunteer your time to the Year 6 Farewell, we are having a meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss.

When: Wednesday at 3:30pm (24 August)

Where: Silver seats in the 3-6 playground

Please complete this Google Form with your intention to attend and to provide some suggested themes for the event https://forms.gle/RyRoHERJXBiv98CM9

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the Year 6 Farewell Committee meeting.

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

3B - Lilijana M, Jade T, Emma C, Pippa C, Kieran H, Katherine W

3D - Sean B, Yitian C, Spencer C, Jack V, Selena R, Elena F

3H - Emma K, Arya B, Alex A, Emily H, Aroon M, Eleanor T

4B - Kay M, Ari K, Alex Y, Sebastian H, Zoe C, Georgia B

4D - Shahab A, Gemma D, Shaniq F, Matthias H, Ezekiel M, Christian S

4F - Angela C, Angus M, Mia M, Dhaval G, Isabella N, Liam T, Eugene L

5B - Priyani B, Ryan P, Lewis D, Tyesha B, Edmond L, Jake S

5G - Adelina P, Onadi P, Anya H, Liviru L, Mohammad A, Kiric C

5M - Reyansh C, Lithushan L, Zaal N, Julia V, Kelsey C

6M - Claire M, Anthony L, Daniel L, Tom S

6R - Vivian J, QUinn S, Jayden S, Alexander P, Luke N, Sebastian J, Lauren G, Molly B, Anaiah B

6S - Archie B, Anie A, Rosi F, Jackson W, Isabella P, Louise M

Music - Nathalie H (3H), Lara B (4B), Isaac B (5G)

The PHPS Father's Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 2 September.

The food preference and payment slip (pictured below) must be returned no later than Friday 26 August. Notes received after this date will not be accepted.

Notes containing all the information were sent home on Monday 8 August. If you have misplaced your note, you can download a copy from the school website.

Father's Day Committee

Last week we played Normanhurst PS

Netball

Boys: won 10 - 7

Girls: won 8 - 1

Miss Billington and Miss Dy

Stage 2 PSSA Coordinators

Last Friday, we played Normanhurst West PS in the final round of the competition.

Four wins from four was a great way to finish the season.

Netball

Boys: won 27 - 14

Girls: won 50 - 1

Soccer

Girls: won 3 - 0

Boys: won 2 - 1

Congratulations to the Girls Soccer team who will play in the Grand Final on Friday. Parents are welcome to attend the game at Pennant Hills Park, with kick-off at 12:30pm. Good luck!

Mr Bryant and Miss Steel

Stage 3 PSSA coordinators

Ribbons from our Athletics Carnival will be presented at the 3-6 Assembly in the Hall in Week 9 (Wednesday 14 September).

All representatives for the Zone Athletics Carnival (Wednesday 31 August) have received their permission notes.

We invite all parents to come and cheer on our athletes at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre.

Mark Bryant

Athletics Convenor

K-2 Classroom Teachers

Dance Spectacular Ticket Sales

Tickets for our 2022 Dance Spectacular go on sale on Monday 12 September at 9:00 am. Tickets are $25.00 (plus booking fees) and there is no limit on the number of tickets each family can buy. Details on how to purchase tickets will be provided closer to the date.

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact Mrs. Ford at school on 9484 1134.

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Dance Spectacular Coordinators

President’s Message

Hi All

The annual Walkathon is back on the 5th of September. Students can continue to gain sponsorship using the form and the P&C Event team has put together a pretty good list of prizes - best of luck to all the kids in their fundraising! If you’re attending the Walkathon and can help for an hour while you watch please let us know here.

Thanks to 99 Bikes in Pennant Hills who contributed to the first prizes!

PHPS Raffle Planning - raising funds towards solar panels for the school!

We are excited to start planning our Annual P&C Raffle - to be drawn at the Dance Spectacular on Friday 28th October. The raffle raises a significant amount of funds, which will be paid towards our 2022 initiative of solar panels for the school.

We need plenty of parents to support the raffle as many hands make this light, social and fun! Volunteering can be done in your own time and will not require a big commitment.

This is our major fundraiser this year so we ask a parent from every class to contribute an hour. Please add your name here

The September P&C meeting, Tuesday 6 September at 7.30pm, will be held in person in the K-2 hall. It would be great to catch up with many of you in person!

Thank you to the people who have already emailed me. The P&C is seeking volunteers for Gardens & Grounds, supporting occasional working bees and specific projects in keeping the school grounds looking great. If you are interested, please email me - pandcpresident@gmail.com.

Have a great week.

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

P&C President

pandcpresident@gmail.com

Walkathon - Monday 5 September 2022

A great day for families to watch our children walk laps around the school, raising money for each lap. We have some amazing prizes that will be confirmed soon!

What should I do?

NOW

Students were sent Sponsorship forms home before the holidays.Here’s the form again if you need it (dates to be updated)
Ask family and friends for sponsorship eg $1 per lap.

K-2 students usually complete 5-6 laps of the K-2 site
3-6 students usually complete 6+ laps of the K-2 site

Money is collected after the walkathon once the number of laps walked are known

**Volunteers needed to help set up and stand around the course on the day.

Please add your name here or txt Chris on 0424 744 315 if you can spare an hour between 12 noon and 3pm on Monday 5 September.

ON THE DAY

Come along to the Walkathon next Monday 5th September to cheer them on!
Pre-order your lunch through the canteen with your child or bring your own picnic.

AFTER THE EVENT

Ask for the sponsorship money based on the number of laps on the lap card your child will bring home.
Pay the total via Flexischools by 12th September.
Hand in sponsorship forms by 12th September.
Wait for the prize draw for both sites - there are 3 prizes per campus to win! See below for details.

PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE - One bike for each campus!

Highest sponsorship money raised

Thanks to 99 Bikes for their contribution to the Walkathon prizes!

SECOND PRIZE - One for each campus!

Second Highest sponsorship money raised

Lego and Monopoly Game + book prize pack

LUCKY DRAW PRIZE - One for each campus!

Random draw for children who hand in their Sponsorship money
and pay on Flexischools by 12 September.

Lego and book prize pack

ECO WARRIORS

Children learn by example and including them in the school recycling programs offers the practical experience they can carry with them into adulthood. We have two recycling programs at our school: the PHPS Bin System and the Return and Earn program.

The students are very excited to learn about the new Bin System on both sites of the school.

The Return and Earn program helps us collect funds for the solar project at our school.

Let's keep the good work up! ?

On Friday September 2, we are planning to do over the counter sales during lunchtime at K-2. We will need a few helpers to make this possible. If you would like to help out I would love to hear from you!!

Walkathon

The Walkathon is now happening on Monday, September 5. Lunch orders will be available as usual on the day, with a slightly streamlined menu. Parents who will be in attendance during lunchtime are welcome to order something for themselves if they wish. We will also have a Snack and Drink Stall, similar to the one we ran at the 3-6 Carnival, however it will only be open for a short time. The more helpers we have, the faster we can serve, so anyone wishing to help will be most welcome.

Wooden Cutlery

In accordance with the NSW Government ban on single use plastics, the canteen is now dispensing wooden cutlery instead of plastic. Unfortunately the wooden spoons are no match for the Frozen Juice Cups that are very popular at the 3-6 site. We have been encouraging the students to bring a metal spoon from home that they can rinse after use and keep in their lunch box (to be given a good wash at home). If you could assist by allowing your child to bring an inexpensive and not precious teaspoon from home it would be most helpful.

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

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

APPOINTMENTS

The Uniform Shop will continue to be open by appointment only for the foreseeable future. This will assist us in maintaining physical distancing and minimise waiting times for you to be served.

Appointments can be booked on Eventbrite using the following link: https://phps-uniform-shop.eventbrite.com
Appointment times are in 15-minute increments and are open to 2-3 bookings per available timeslot. As these are not individual appointments you may need to wait until the person before you has been served.
If the available times are not suitable, please contact us via email at phpsuniformshop@gmail.comto organise alternative arrangements.

SECOND HAND

Second Hand / Preloved items will continue to be available online via Flexischools. Only items in very good condition will be added for sales online, and these items currently will not be available for purchase directly from the shop. If you don’t find what you are looking for on Flexischools then you can book an appointment to look through the unsorted/unlisted items at the shop.

https://user.flexischools.com.au/login

Janine Sherlock

Uniform Shop Manager

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com

Not too much different from last week, but please be concentrating on getting worksheets done and practicing the band pieces.

Jazz Band Improv Workshop

The band program would like to offer all our Jazz Band players to take part in an Improvisation Workshop to be held later this term.

Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous invention of melodic solo lines or accompaniment parts in a performance of jazz music. It is one of the defining elements of jazz. Improvisation is composing on the spot, when a player (or singer) invents melodies and lines over a chord progression played by rhythm section instruments (piano, guitar, bass) and accompanied by drums.

It would run for approximately 3 hours (with a break in the middle), on the afternoon of Sunday 18th September, at school, in either the Music Room or the Hall.

Rose Foster, our Training and Intermediate band conductor, would be running the workshops. Rose has a long history with Jazz bands and plays in them professionally. She also conducts Jazz Improv workshops at other schools.

As this would be run as an addition to the normal band program we would need to cover the cost of Rose's time, so a small charge would be applicable. The exact amount would depend on the number of students attending, but would likely be between $25 - $35.I think we would need at least 8 students to make it viable.

This is purely optional, and a chance for them to learn some of the tips and tricks for how to make up Jazz solos on the fly.

If this is something your child would be interested in please complete the form below and submit. (If they don't want to attend, no problems)

https://forms.gle/qEw4HXahKLUDqRcZ9

Award Worksheets

We're now at the middle of Term 3, so Training and Intermediate bands really should have completed their current Term 1 & Term 2 worksheets. There are still a number of people who have not submitted these. Please work with your children's tutor to get these signed off as soon as possible.

Those students in Senior band in Year 6 should be working on completing their final Gold Worksheet.

Once complete these are to be submitted through the Worksheet Submission Web Form.

If anyone needs a particular worksheet you can print them from the Band web pages here.

Future Band Events

Our performance calendar has a number of events for the year. So please keep your eye on this section of the newsletter for important dates to keep free.

Education Week Assembly, Wednesday afternoon 7th September - All Bands
Music by Moonlight, NWPS, Sat 17th Sept - SCB
Jazz band Improv workshop, Sun 18th Sept - fill in interest form
Hornsby North Band Festival, Sun 30th October - All Bands
Christmas Carols, Thursday 15th Dec - All Bands

Keep your eye on the newsletter, WhatsApp and emails for more details.

What To Practice

Senior Concert Band

Please ensure you're practising the following pieces **priority:

Arabian Dancers (https://youtu.be/MUkWjYMcRBQ)
Tales of the Sea (https://youtu.be/f_JNFoSTkDw)
**Aztlan (https://www.alfred.com/aztlan/p/00-BDM05018/)
**Circus Marchimus (https://brolgamusic.com/catalog/circus-marchimus)
Crocodile Rock
**Final Countdown (https://youtu.be/C9OLUL_aP0M)

Jazz Band

Please ensure you're practising the following:

Blues Machine (https://youtu.be/x6LehBpCZJc)
**Havana (https://youtu.be/A9DnpdPEiRI)
**Hit the Road Jack (https://youtu.be/ia027MOA0qk)

Intermediate Band

Please ensure you're practising the following pieces as well as working on your term 3 worksheet exercises:

**Star Wars (https://youtu.be/wyna3F9fByM)
**Tequila (https://youtu.be/IXOccbAPRy0)
**The Spook (https://brolgamusic.com/catalog/spook)
How To Train Your Dragon

Training Band

Please ensure you're practising the following pieces as well as working on your term 3 worksheet exercises:

**Lets Rock (https://youtu.be/UZBFR-A9n7U)
**Lullaby (https://brolgamusic.com/catalog/lullaby)
Anything given out this week at Friday's rehearsal.

Regarding Wet Weather

If it's raining the flutes, clarinets, & trumpet players can put their cases under their chairs inside and pack away in there.

Unfortunately the larger instruments are a little harder, ideally if it's only a little wet they will need to pack away outside on the ramped area. If it's bucketing down, then having them pack away inside may be necessary.

Term 3 Parent Helper Rosters Open

There are still a number of slots open in all bands.

Please get them filled in ASAP

Parent Helper Duties

A full list of parent helper duties is available here.

Crowding the door - please don't let the students crowd the door with bags and instrument cases. School bags on the silver shelves, instrument cases on the ramp.
Behavior: If children are talking out of turn please help the conductors. If they have a question, classroom rules apply, they raise their hand and wait to be asked. Please use the red "Student Behavior'' if behavior warrants it.

Parent Helpers

Big thank-you to this week's helpers

Chris K & TBA (TB)
Liz B (ICB)
Andy PdS (SCB Mon)
Carol H & Chris L (SCB Thurs)

PHPS Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

MAIN ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL FOR TERM 3: K-2 Hall IS THIS AFTERNOON 3:30pm-4:30pm, followed but FOIM until 5:30pm.

Students not doing FOIM should be picked up at the usual time of 4:30pm

Main Ensemble Parent Helper today is Claire Smith (Thankyou Claire)

FOIM Parent Helper today is Carol Huang (Thankyou Carol)

TERM 3 ENSEMBLE ROSTERS ARE FULL- we are grateful for the support. Thank you.

THE TERM 4 ROSTER IS OPEN String Ensemble Roster 2022

If you require any further information, clarification regarding the ROSTER / PARENT HELPER please feel free to contact us.

FOIM - Festival of Instrumental Music - Jacaranda Concert - Wednesday 31 August at 7pm

Further communications specifically regarding PHPS group's involvement will be sent this week. In the interim, a communication has been sent for your information re; Jacaranda Concert at Sydney Town Hall.

"Toi toi toi" .. Wishing you all a successful upcoming performance!

INTRO TO STRINGS..

UPCOMING STRING EVENTS FOR TERM 3

WEEK 7- FOIM - Jacaranda Concert - Wednesday 31 August at 7pm

WEEK 8 - Education Week Open Performance Assembly - Wednesday 31 August at 1:45pm

WEEK 10 - LAST REHEARSAL FOR TERM 3 - Tuesday 20 September at 3:30pm

We are also looking for new committee members. Please get in touch if you can lend a hand. Thanks!

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

Erin Jeacle

Centre Director

9980 8950

www.pennanthillsbasc.com

Saliba Estate Agents are running a colouring competition in conjunction with the Westleigh Fire Brigade for the "Get ready fire brigade" day held at the Westleigh Fire Brigade, Warrigal Drive 9-4pm on the 17 September.

Westleigh Fire Brigade will collect the completed entries on Thursday 15 September and will display them at the fire station, judged on 17 September on the event day. Josh Saliba our Director will be the judge and will be giving away an IPAD.

Colouring in sheets will be distributed to each child.

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