Pennant Hills Public School eNewsletter

Parent Information Session – English and Mathematics

Thank you to all of the community members who were able to attend the Information Session on English and Mathematics last night. We are so pleased to have such an engaged community in partnership with the school to support student learning. With more than 70 people in attendance, we will be looking at other information sessions we can be providing – please ensure that you fill out the survey that is linked in the QR code further along in the newsletter.

Thank you to Mrs Hobbs, our Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction and Mrs Anne McLaren, our Primary Mathematics Specialist Teacher for creating the presentation and taking time away from their families to inform our community. Your contributions to PHPS are huge and we are grateful that you are so knowledgeable and open to sharing your research and skills with us.

Book Week & Book Character Parade

Welcome to Book Week!

The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) hold their Book Week every year in week 6 of Term 3. We are holding our Book Character Parade this Thursday and welcome you all to join us there!

Please see Ms Davis’ section further down in the newsletter for more details.

FIZZICS – Science Community Night

We had a wonderful time at our Big Science, Big Show night last week during National Science Week! Thank you to all of those families who were able to attend – it was such an enjoyable time and hopefully lots of fun Science learning happened.

Green and Gold Day

To support the Matilda’s in their semi-final efforts, the Penno community got amongst the fun and were encouraged to wear green and gold on Wednesday last week. What a wonderful sight! Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the Matilda’s did not qualify. We still had fun!

SPECTRA

Our SPECTRA students put on a magnificent display on Thursday, exhibiting all of their interests and understanding of the Science topic of their choice. It was wonderful to see the hard work and dedication many of the students had put into their projects. Students from Pennant Hills High School also attended and had their own stalls, sharing their knowledge and being wonderful role models for the PHPS students. Thank you to Mrs Macnaughtan for supporting the SPECTRA students all year and to Mrs McCloghry who assisted on the day.

Pennant Hills High School – Art Exhibition

One of the ways that we support the connection between our primary school and our local high school, Pennant Hills High School, is to attend events that the High School students have created. Last week, students from years 3-6 attended a midday viewing of the Pennant Hills High School Art Exhibition. What a display! Our students were astounded at the detail and effort that had gone into each and every piece, a very grounding experience. Thank you to Pennant Hills High School for hosting us and thank you to our students, the comments from PHHS staff were that our students were extremely well-behaved and respectful of the artworks.

NATIVE NIBBLES

CALLING KEEN CONSTRUCTION FOLK
PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

The time has finally come to install the gabion bench seats in our native nibbles garden but we need your help!!

1-2 VOLUNTEERS TO PICK UP SANDSTONE FROM GLENORIE

We need 5T of sandstone spall collected from a quarry at Glenorie. If you have a ute or truck we can use please get in touch (Kate’s contact details below) Preferably this Friday 25th or Saturday 26th morning but we can do next week if necessary.

VOLUNTEERS TO BUILD

This Saturday 26th we need volunteers to help install some solid foundations for the bench seats to sit on and others to start constructing the wire cages… which is basically just making boxes out of wire panels. Don't worry we’ll show you how (:

IF we get time and enough volunteers we may be able to start filling the cages with the sandstone spall and the lovely decorative rocks our students have painted.

CAN WE PLEASE BORROW

If you have a compactor/tamper could we please borrow it for the day. Even if you aren't available to help with the construction it would be great if we can borrow a tamper/compactor from someone.

Please text me (Kate) ASAP on 0410 686 007 to discuss any ways you may be able to help out.

When:

This Saturday August 26th 9:30am-12:30pm

Where:

K-2 site

What to bring:

PPE- Sunscreen, hat and gloves; water and snacks

TOOLS- a shovel and barrow (or buckets for kids) and hopefully a tamper/compactor

P.S*** Once the cages are constructed we will also need someone with carpentry skills to construct some timber tops for them. Please get in touch if you are able to help with this. We are aiming to have these bench seats completed before the PHPS ART SHOW on September 9th.

For updates on Native Nibbles, school working bees or the PHPS Garden Group, join our WhatsApp group. Text Kate on 0410686007 to be invited to the group.

The WhatsApp group is where rain checks, last minute info, requests and changes are made so it is helpful to be signed up there. Happy Gardening!!

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson
Relieving Principal

PSSA Stage 2 Soccer

I was lucky enough to attend Stage 2 PSSA soccer last Friday, congratulations to all our budding Socceroos. I arrived just in time to see the girls win their game and the beginning of the boys game. Great team work was seen by all students.

Hills Public Speaking

Thank you to Mrs Buchberger for organising the Hills Public Speaking Competition last Wednesday. Well done to all students who participated, all students spoke beautifully to represent their classes. Congratulations to our grade winners, Maggie R (Year 3), Matilda S (Year 4), Hannan M (Year 5) and Reyansh C (Year 6). These students will go onto represent our school at The Hills Public Speaking Competition on September 19 at Dural Public School.

Year 2

2B busy working on spelling and group talk.

Kind Regards

Melissa Griffith
Relieving Deputy Principal

Thank you to everyone who attended the English and Maths Parent Information Evening. We apologise

that we were not able to provide a recording for the session, however the slides from the evening are available via these links

We are also happy to answer any questions you may have, please email the school pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

If you did attend, we would really appreciate your time and providing us with some feedback.

A number of questions have already been asked, and each week we will be answering some of these questions in forthcoming newsletters.

Mrs Hobbs

Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction

Mrs Klimoski

Student Administration Manager

STAGE 2

Netball

Girls: PHPS defeated DP 18-14
Boys: PHPS defeated DP 11-0

Soccer

Girls: PHPS defeated DP 4-1

Boys: DP defeated PHPS 2-1

Mrs Buchberger and Mrs Cumming

Stage 2 Interschool Sport Coordinators

STAGE 3

No results due to a bye.

Mr Bryant and Ms Griggs
Stage 3 Interschool Sport Coordinators

For more information on zone sport click here or scan the QR code below

Celebrating Book Week at PHPS

Every year the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through its annual Book Week and Book of the Year awards. The aim of Book Week is to highlight the importance of reading. During this time schools, libraries, bookshops, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian children’s literature. This year, the theme is “Read, Grow, Inspire”.

To celebrate this event we are having a Book Character Parade this Thursday 24 August and are asking the students to come dressed as their favourite book character. There have been discussions during library lessons to help students with ideas for their costumes and it has been wonderful hearing about the book characters students have chosen for this fun event. There are plenty of ideas on Pinterest and Google and below are some photos from last year’s parade.

Parents are invited to attend the parade which will be held on the K-2 site at 10.30 am.

We look forward to celebrating this literary event and seeing amazing book characters.

Ms Davis

Teacher Librarian

CALLING KEEN CONSTRUCTION FOLK

PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

The time has finally come to install the gabion bench seats in our native nibbles garden but we need your help!!

1-2 VOLUNTEERS TO PICK UP SANDSTONE FROM GLENORIE

We need 5T of sandstone spall collected from a quarry at Glenorie. If you have a ute or truck we can use please get in touch (Kate’s contact details below) Preferably this Friday 25th or Saturday 26th morning but we can do next week if necessary.

VOLUNTEERS TO BUILD

This Saturday 26 August we need volunteers to help install some solid foundations for the bench seats to sit on and others to start constructing the wire cages… which is basically just making boxes out of wire panels. Don't worry we’ll show you how (:

IF we get time and enough volunteers we may be able to start filling the cages with the sandstone spall and the lovely decorative rocks our students have painted.

CAN WE PLEASE BORROW

If you have a compactor/tamper could we please borrow it for the day. Even if you aren't available to help with the construction it would be great if we can borrow a tamper/compactor from someone.

Please text Kate ASAP on 0410 686 007 to discuss any ways you may be able to help out.

When: This Saturday 26 August 9:30am-12:30pm
Where: K-2 site
What to bring:
- PPE- Sunscreen, hat and gloves; water and snacks
- TOOLS- a shovel and barrow (or buckets for kids) and hopefully a tamper/compactor

P.S*** Once the cages are constructed we will also need someone with carpentry skills to construct some timber tops for them. Please get in touch if you are able to help with this. We are aiming to have these bench seats completed before the PHPS ART SHOW on Saturday 9 September.

For updates on Native Nibbles, school working bees or the PHPS Garden Group, join our WhatsApp group. Text Kate on 0410686007 to be invited to the group.

The WhatsApp group is where rain checks, last minute info, requests and changes are made so it is helpful to be signed up there.

Happy Gardening!!

The PHPS Father's Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 1 September.

The food preference and payment slip (pictured below) must be returned ASAP due to catering.

Notes containing all the information were sent home in Week 1 of this term. If you have misplaced your note, you can download a copy from the school website.

Mrs Buchberger

Father's Day Committee

What a massive first week Teddy has had!

He met students at 3-6 on Tuesday and at K-2 on Wednesday...

He joined in with Teacher Professional Learning about maths, led by Mrs McLaren, and was trained on the new finance system by our office manager, Mrs Klimoski.

At both sites, the students used what they had been taught about ‘PAT PET PAUSE’ and were using their very best manners to check if they could pat Teddy and doing their best to not crowd him. They have been absolutely so respectful in their enthusiasm for him being here- I think he thinks he is a bit of a STAR!

If you have any questions, concerns or comments - such as: allergies or fearful of dogs or love dogs or absolutely anything else- about Teddy being at school, please contact me via the school email or call the school on 9484 1134.

Please also note that although we may be having Teddy at school, unfortunately all other dogs and animals are not allowed.

Ms Schmidt

Learning & Support Teacher

The Hills Public Speaking Competition finals were held in the school hall last week on Wednesday 16 August.

All our contestants from Years 3-6, put in an amazing effort preparing, practising and presenting their speeches!

Congratulations to...

Year 3: Maggie Ridgewell
Year 4: Matilda Saunders
Year 5: Hannah McMillian
Year 6: Reyansh Chaudhary

These four students will be the PHPS contestants at the finals in Week 10 of this term.

Well done and we all wish you the very best of luck!!

Mrs Buchberger

Hills Public Speaking Competition Coordinator

Information Evening Tuesday 17 October 2023 @ 7pm

All parents/carers of students attending Pennant Hills Public School for Kindergarten in 2024 are welcome to attend this information session in the School Hall.

Kindergarten 2024 Orientation Sessions

Session 1 – Tuesday 24 October, 9:30am-11:00am
Session 2 – Tuesday 31 October, 9:30am-11:00am
Session 3 – Tuesday 7 November, 9:30am-11:00am
Session 4 – Tuesday 14 November, 9:30am-11:00am

Children MUST be enrolled at our school before attending these sessions.

Please see our office staff and complete online enrolment before the day of the first session.

Thank you.

Melissa Coventry

ES1 Assistant Principal

This Week's Uniform Updates!

Pre-loved items – new items available in flexischools this week
Second-hand in-store items - make an appointment to inspect and purchase
Year 6 sports polo with class of 2023 - there are a few shirts available through flexischools, sizes and stocks are limited so be quick! (please note that these shirts were part of our order from earlier in the year if you are a new enrolment to year 6 your child's name may not have been included.)
School bags are back in stock
Summer uniforms will be open for purchasing in the coming weeks, however pre-loved summer uniforms are already open for purchase via flexischools

Pre-Loved & Second-Hand

The uniform shop gratefully accepts donations of second-hand items as all profits go towards supporting the school. We kindly request items are pre-washed and in good resale condition.

preloved – are items in very good condition and will only be available via online flexischools.
second-hand – if you cannot find what you are looking for in flexischools, you can book an appointment to inspect unsorted/unlisted items at the uniform shop.

Appointments

Please click or scan the qr code below to make an appointment, you will be redirected to our square booking site.
Pease select the appropriate appointment type for your visit:
- Standard appointment times are in individual 5-minute increments. (choose this for returns, exchange is sizes and simple purchases).
- Double appointment times are in individual 10-minute increments. (choose this for larger orders, second-hand purchases, new enrolments).
Appointments are at the uniform shop located on the 3-6 campus.

UNIFORM SHOP APPOINTMENTS

Flexischools Ordering

Currently, all uniform orders will need to be placed by 5pm on Sundays prior to the Thursday delivery date.
Orders will be delivered on Thursdays to your child’s classroom. Please allow 3-5 days from delivery date for your child to receive their order from their teacher.

If you have any queries regarding Uniforms, the school website will be the best place to look, and if you can’t find the information you need, please do not hesitate to e-mail the Uniform Shop at phpsuniformshop@gmail.com

Nicola Lee

Uniform Shop Manager

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com

Spotlight On Instruments

In term 4 we’ll be doing some events for recruiting new students to the band program. So over the next few weeks we’ll be doing a “spotlight” on an instrument to help parents in their decisions about which instrument might be a good fit for their child.There are a few things to consider when selecting an instrument for your child. These include, size (both the instrument and your child), configuration, sound, and cost.Whilst we understand that your child may have a favourite instrument they would like to play, we also need to be able to balance the band with a range of woodwind, brass, high range, low range and percussion. Without this balance the bands will not have an appropriate spread of sound. So please don’t be disappointed if your child's first choice is not available when we get to sending out offers, and do please encourage them to take on the instrument which has been offered. The skills of learning an instrument are often transferable to other instruments later on, so no matter what they take on now it will benefit them in their musical future. FluteThe flute is a side-blown woodwind instrument. It is played by blowing a stream of air over the mouthpiece hole. The sound is changed by opening or closing keys that cover circular tone holes (there are typically 16 tone holes). Opening and closing the holes produces higher and lower sounds. The direction and intensity of the airstream also affects the pitch, quality, and volume of the sound produced.

Whilst the flute itself is a small instrument there are a couple of things which need to be taken into consideration when thinking about choosing this instrument. Firstly, because of the way this instrument is played it requires a great deal of air to play well (almost as much as some of the largest brass instruments), so students who have a large lung capacity may be well suited. Also because of the way the instrument is held, out to the side, it may not be suited to children who have relatively short arms. However, in the early stages of learning this can be alleviated by using something called a recurved head joint, which makes the flute keys easier to reach for young children.

The band program has flutes for hire, or hire-to-buy, or a new reputable brand student model flute to purchase will cost around $700-1000.

Parent Rosters for Term 3

TB there's still one spot in Week 10.

SCB still need 2 people for this Thursday, and there are lots of spaces open from week 7 onward.

Please get these filled in ASAP.

Link to the rosters is here:http://www.phpspandc.org.au/band/band-roster/

Instruction on how to fill in the new Framedate roster is also on that page. Use a green tick for yes, and an orange tick to be a backup. (Don't use the red X as it just confuses people).If unable to edit your line of helping dates in the framadate roaster link please just create a new entry with a slightly different name. ie YourName, then YourName-2, YourName-3 etc, to add a new line for new helping dates.

What To Be Practising

TB - You can play along to the following clips.Magpie Mayhem, Music Music Music, Frenzy, new songs Zap! and Arena of the Gladiators & finish Term 2 worksheet

A couple of these will likely be played for the Performance on the 20th Sept.

ICB, SCB & JB - should have received some new pieces to learn, please work on these, and getting your GOLD worksheet signed off, especially if you're in year 6.

Events

*Term 3*
TB	Wednesday 30 August, 1:45pm	*Performance Assembly
ICB (NEW)	Wednesday 13 September, 1pm	Lunchtime concert on the HOLA
SCB	Saturday 16 September (pm)	NWPS Music By Moonlight

*Term 4*
SCB	Thursday 5 October, 6pm	*Intro to Music Night
All Bands	Sunday 29 October	Hornsby North Band Festival
TB, ICB		Hornsby Heights Bushland Fair
SCB, JB		St Josephs Hunters Hill Fair
SCB, JB		*CoL@PHHS
All Bands		Carols/End of Year Concert

Award Worksheets

We're just at the halfway point of Term 3, so Training and Intermediate bands really should have turned in their Term 1 & 2 worksheets. If your tutor has not been signing off on their exercises please work with them to ensure they do so. If you're working on AMEB examinations instead please let us know so we can make note of it.

Year 6 students should be working toward having their GOLD worksheet signed off and handed in.

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.

Parent Helpers

A full list of parent helper duties is available here.

When walking the students, especially Training Band, back to the 3-6 site try to have them line up in pairs on the path to the side, count them twice, check with Rose head count. Tell the students to walk nicely and stick together on the walk & you should stop at the driveway, Weemala corner, school crossing at the 1st driveway at the big site to be recounted. If possible, have a parent front and end and discourage wandering. Once all accounted for you are free and thank you for helping.

Big Thank You To This Week's Helpers

TB Friday - Sonya F & EJ K

ICB Wednesday - Sonya T

SCB Monday - Claire M

SCB Thursday - TBA

PHPS Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

Tim Love

Centre Director
9980 8950
www.pennanthillsbasc.com

We at the School Crossing Program are recruiting for casual crossing supervisors to act as cover for your LGA, as well as some permanent positions.

To enable us to reach quality candidates for the role, please post the attached ad poster to best effect in your school community information boards such as your newsletters, Facebook page & notice boards etc. until applications close 30^th August 2023.

External Link – https://jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au/job-invite/87391/

Bonita Siu

Co-ordinator School Crossing Program

Safety Environment & Regulation

Transport for NSW

DISCLAIMER

Advertisements placed in the School’s Newsletter do not reflect an endorsement or otherwise by Pennant Hills Public School of the product or service.

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Parent Information Session – English and Mathematics

Book Week & Book Character Parade

FIZZICS – Science Community Night

Green and Gold Day

SPECTRA

Pennant Hills High School – Art Exhibition

NATIVE NIBBLES

CALLING KEEN CONSTRUCTION FOLK PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEURWE NEED YOUR HELP!!

1-2 VOLUNTEERS TO PICK UP SANDSTONE FROM GLENORIE

VOLUNTEERS TO BUILD

CAN WE PLEASE BORROW

PSSA Stage 2 Soccer

Hills Public Speaking

Year 2

Information Evening Tuesday 17 October 2023 @ 7pm

Kindergarten 2024 Orientation Sessions

CALLING KEEN CONSTRUCTION FOLK
PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!