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End of 2023 School Year and 2024 Term 1 Dates

All students finish school for 2023 on Friday 15 December. I have very much enjoyed spending the last 4 weeks of the school year with the students from PHPS.

Term 1 2024 resumes for students in Years 1-6 on Thursday 1 February 2024.

Kindergarten students have their Best Start appointments on either Thursday 1 February, Friday 2 February or Monday 5 February. The first school day for Kindergarten in 2024 is Tuesday 6 February.

Parent/ Carer Survey

At the time of writing, 94 families have responded to the Parent/ Carer Survey. Thank you to those families who have found time in what is a busy season to give some feedback on areas of strength and development for PHPS. If you have not yet completed the survey, I would greatly appreciate 5 minutes of your time to add to the data already collected. I will publish a summary of survey results early next year.

https://forms.gle/ChGuhfZSGDV5YY6k9

Year 6 Mini-Fete

Although it was a hot day last Friday, Year 6 students did an outstanding job operating the Mini Fete. All students I spoke with were having a wonderful time. Thank you to the Stage 3 teachers for assisting students with this great event.

Celebration of Learning

Yesterday we acknowledged and celebrated a great year of learning at PHPS. Thank you to Mr Warren for allowing us to hold our ceremonies in the hall at Pennant Hills High School. Thank you to Mrs Griffith for her wonderful organisation of both assemblies. When an event runs like clockwork it is usually due to an immense amount of planning behind the scenes. Thank you also to Mrs Schmidt, Mrs Krivohlavy and Mrs Stevens for their assistance with the set up of the hall. The 2023 student leaders did a wonderful job of running both ceremonies.

Congratulations to all students. Although I have only seen the last few weeks of the school year at PHPS, I am extremely impressed by the kind, caring and diligent nature of our students.

Congratulations to the 2024 School Leadership Team. Mrs Wasson and I enjoyed having lunch with them after the 3-6 Celebration of Learning concluded. 

Year 6 Farewell

Last night’s Year 6 Farewell was a wonderful evening. Many thanks to the parents who assisted with the decorations and the serving of food. The hall and outside area looked fantastic, and the theme of ‘Sunset Paradise’ was evident all around. Special thanks to the Year 6 teachers for their coordination of the event and to Arnold for the fabulous dancing. I hope that all students had a fun filled and memorable night.

I look forward to many more celebrations this week…Movie Day today, class parties throughout the week and Year 6 Graduation and Clap Out on Friday.

This is the last Newsletter for 2023. I hope that all families have a safe and happy holiday. I look forward to seeing the smiling faces of students when they return in 2024.

Warm Regards

Alison Filipic

Principal

Student Reports

Our end of year Student Reports have been published to the Schoolbytes app. If you have not received your child’s report through the Schoolbytes app, please contact the school via email. This was the first time we have used the Schoolbytes application for our Student Reports and we are generally happy with the outcome. If you have any feedback regarding the reports, please email the school with the subject Report Feedback – Mrs Wasson.

Pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

If you have any queries in regards to the academic or social progress of your child or the information about your child in their report, please also email the school email and direct the email to your child’s teacher.

Staff Vs Student Netball

Last week we held a Staff versus Student Netball game with our Year 6 netballers! It was a hard competition and the Year 6 students looked at beating us, but we came through in the end with a win! Well done Year 6 for playing against us and thank you to all of the students on 3-6 for cheering both teams on! Well done to the winning team, consisting of Mrs Wright, Miss Nelson, Miss Dy, Mrs Cumming, Mrs Griffith, Miss Griggs, Mrs Buchberger and I. Thank you to our umpire, Ms Schmidt.

Gold Award Recipients

Part of our new awards system, the highest award is the Gold Award. At last week’s assembly, we had several Gold Award winners. Congratulations on working so hard, it has paid off!

                                      

Year 6 Mini Fete

It was amazing to see all of the planning and preparation that our Year 6 students had put in to their Mini-Fete stalls finally pay off. A very successful day on Friday, despite the heat and needing to finish early. Thank you Year 6 for a wonderful day and to the Year 6 teachers for coordinating it all and ensuring success.

Alex was the winner of the raffle with a giant Pikachu! Congratulations Alex!

    

                      

Year 6 Farewell

Last night was a very magical night for our 2023 Year 6 cohort as they danced the night away with sunset vibes. The students were dressed for the occasion and ready to boogy! Thank you to Arnold for running the dances the whole night, there was no doubt the students had a wonderful time. Thank you to the staff who supervised and cleaned up and Jimmy’s Smash Burgers for dinner. A HUGE thank you to the amazing group of parent volunteers who created such an amazing space for the students, spent the weekend in the heat setting up and then had it all down by this morning. Amazing effort! We hope you enjoyed dancing with your children to the Nutbush at the end.

                     

Celebration of Learning Assemblies

Two successful celebration of Learning Assemblies also occurred yesterday. Well done to all of the students who were just beautifully behaved! Congratulations to all of our wonderful and deserving award recipients! Thank you to Mrs Griffith for her organisation of the assemblies, to Mrs Krivohlavy and Mrs Schmidt for helping to coordinate and to all of the community members who joined us to acknowledge the commitment to learning, citizenship and critical and creative thinking that occurs in our school.

         

P&C Music Night

We had a wonderful turn out for our Christmas Music Night, organised by our dedicated P&C. The students really shone in their performances from the 3 bands and 2 strings groups as well as solo performances and the choirs. Thank you to all involved, the teachers who attended and the community for coming out to support at this busy time of year!

                                

Thank you from the Children’s Hospitals!

They were so delighted by all of your fabulous donations – many very happy kids this Christmas thanks to you all!

                               

Congratulations

Congratulations to Clara D (4B), who, along with her teammates, won the Division 4 Junior Competition for Term 4, 2023 at North West Tennis Club over the weekend. 

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

Mrs Klimoski

Student Administration Manager

      

Burumin Award Winners

1. Sarina L (4B) - Aspire

2. Kobe J (6R) - Respect

3. Keiran P (6R) - Aspire                

Congratulations to the 2024 Student Leadership Team 

• Charles Dahdah
• Kay Morcomb

Vice Captains

• Liam Bui
• Georgia Burden

• Chloe Ha
• Seb Hutchens
• Quintin Lin
• Audrey Murray
• Darcy Whenman
• Madeleine Wong

House Captains 2024

Angophora

• Willow Hickey
• Angus Martin
  

Banksia

• Emma de Bono
• Akshaj Joshi
• Penelope Kevin

Grevillea

• Matthias Hutchens
• Grace Crean

Melaleuca

• Liam Cleland
• Hannah McMillan

CAPA Captains

Band Captains

• Alex Yu
• Kaiden Tailby

Strings Captain

• Gemma de Bono

Choir Captains

• Karina Chen
• Annabelle Taylor

Dance Captains

• Amelia Kelly
• Jayne Kim

Congratulations to all recipients of awards at the Celebration of Learning Ceremony

Kindergarten

KW

• Jerrica L - Critical Thinking
• Darcy P - Citizenship
• Elodie W - Learning Growth
• Ali Zandi Critical Thinking

KE

• Clementine H - Citizenship
• Lester J - Learning Growth
• Amelia L - Collaboration
• Benjamin V - Learning Growth

KL

• Kimmy L - Collaboration
• Moale S - Critical Thinking 
• Lucy C - Learning Growth
• Chloe T - Citizenship
• Isla B - Andrew Richards Award

KK

• Virat V - Learning Growth
• Donal M - Critical Thinkinng
• Samaaya G - Collaboration
• Aimee K - Citizenship

Year 1

1K

• Timothy K - Critical Thinking
• Eadie K - Citizenship
• Audrey L - Collaboration
• Declan D - Critical Thinking

1P

• Teddy I - Critical Thinking - Mathematics
• Daniel S - Critical Thinking 
• Jasmine C - Learning Growth
• Austin C - Learning Growth

1Q

• Hannah D - Learning Growth
• Emily H - Citizenship
• Andy C - Critical Thinking - Mathematics
• Maxwell A - Critical Thinking - Science and Mathematics

1/2C

• Mayzin T - Citizenship
• Kristian H - Critical Thinking
• Audrey C - Creative Thinking
• Ciel Y - Collaboration

Year 2

2B

• Oliver C - Citizenship
• Isabella M - Creativity
• Ella S - Collaboration
• Adriaen D - Critical Thinking

2G

• Savannah C - Citizenship
• Wali A - Critical Thinking
• Zahara M - Creative Thinking
• Helia J - Learning Growth

2T

• Emma L - Critical Thinking
• Maya V - Creative Thinking
• Jonathan L - Learning Growth
• Benji H - Collaboration
• Sophie L - Greta Russell Award

Year 3

3E

• Michelle A - Learning Growth
• Abhaya S - Citizenship
• Lachlan W - Collaboration
• Alexandra P - Creativity
• Eric W - Creativity
• Lily B - Collaboration

3M

• Stella B - Citizenship
• Maggie R - Collaboration
• Edwin R - Learning Growth
• Logan S - Citizenship
• Joanna W - Critical Thinking

3/4S

• William A - Critical Thinking
• Adrian X - Critical Thinking
• Jessica D - Citizenship

Year 4

3/4S

• 3/4S Lucy K - Learning Growth
• 3/4S Parmida S - Critical Thinking
• 3/4S Lachlan H - Citizenship

4B

• Amelie M - Citizenship
• Aiden S - Critical thinking
• Ewan T - Learning Growth
• Emily L - Creativity
• Clara D - Learning Growth

4P

• Gwendolene E - Creativity
• Maddie P - Collaboration
• Myat T - Learning Growth
• Zane S -  Learning Growth
• Reyansh S - Critical Thinking

4/5B

• Emma K - Collaboration
• Calvin S - Learning Growth
• Kay M - Critical Thinking
• Amity G - Collaboration
• Zanna P - Learning Growth

5T

• Ava N - Citizenship
• Zayd M - Critical Thinking
• Akshaj J - Critical Thinking
• Sotirios J - Collaboration
• Isaac L - Citizenship
• Avy S - Creativity     

5W

• Darcy W - Critical Thinking
• Zoe C - Creative Thinking
• Madeleine W - Collaboration
• Lara B - Learning Growth
• Charles D - Citizenship
• Angus M - Collaboration 

                        
Year 6

6G

• Syeira A - Critical Thinking
• 6G Edward C - Creative Thinking
• 6G Jake S - Collaboration
• 6G Francesca I - Citizenship
• 6G Reyansh C - Learning Growth
• 6G Victoria N - Creative Thinking

6R

• Ruby T - Critical Thinking
• Daniel C - Critical Thinking
• Pierre D - Citizenship
• Keiran P - Collaboration
• Emily M - Creative Thinking

6S

• Nikolai M - Critical Thinking
• Robert H - Learning Growth
• Katelyn G - Collaboration
• Logan S - Citizenship
• Lauren N - Learning Growth

Special Award Recipients

• Dux - Ashlyn H (6S)
• C.E. & W.A. Nicholls Award (Academic Excellence Male) - Tommy T (6G)
• Evelyn Frances Sherington Award (Academic Excellence Female) - Charlotte J (6S)
• Murray Award for Citizenship - Elsie G (6R)
• Tierney Shield - Dhruv T (6R)
• Claudia Schraner Memorial Shield - Sophia J (6G)
• Naira Yusufova String Ensemble Award - Monica L (6R)
• Val Jones Shield - Elinore F (6R)
• State Members Award for Leadership - Nathan Y (6S)
• Federal Members Award for Leadership - Amelia C (6G)
• Elizabeth Yager Award - Adelina P (6S)
• Principal's Award for School Service - Edmond L (6G)
• Premier's Sporting Challenge Medal - Nathan Ye (6S)

Sports Award Recipients

• Junior Boy Swimming Champion - Jayden W (3/4S)
• 11yrs Boy Swimming Champion - Isaac B (6S)
• Snr Boy Swimming Champion - Daniel C (6R)
• Junior Girl Swimming Champion - Willow H (5T)
• 11yrs Girl Swimming Champion - Zoe C (5W)
• Junior Boy Athletics Champion - Parker P (4B)
• 11yrs Boy Athletics Champion - Angus M (5W)
• Snr Boy Athletics Champion - Nathan Y (6S)
• Junior Girl Athletics Champion - Willow H (5T)
• 11yrs Girl Athletics Champion - Nafi D (6G)
• Snr Girl Athletics Champion - Sophia J (6G)
• 8/9yrs  Boys Cross Country Champion - Keyan P (3E)
• 8/9yrs Girls Cross Country Champion - Isla A (3E)
• 10yrs Boys Cross Country Champion - Parker P (4B)
• 10yrs Girls Cross Country Champion - Willow H (5T)
• 11yrs Boys Cross Country Champion - Angus M (5W)
• 11yrs Girls Cross Country Champion - Grace C (5W)
• 12yrs Boys Cross Country Champion - Tom S (6S)
• 12yrs Girls Cross Country Champion - Sophia J (6R)

Champion House Awards

• Ball Games - Melaleuca
• Swimming - Grevillea
• Cross Country - Angophora
• Athletics - Angophora

Overall Champion House: Angophora

It is time to celebrate SPECTRA Science Learning Success!

The SPECTRA Science program is run by the Australian Science Teachers’ Association.

To qualify for an award, a student must complete up to 8 challenging learning tasks within a field of science. The results of their projects are then uploaded to Google Classroom for assessment and feedback.

It has been such a thrill to see how engaged students have been with the program. Students have been encouraged to ask questions, seek answers, test theories and challenge their thinking.

Most of all, students have been inspired to continue growing a love of learning as a reward in and of itself!

Congratulations to the following 26 Stage 3 students who completed the SPECTRA program this year and thank you for sharing your learning successes with us:

Mrs Macnaughtan

Classroom Teacher

Are You Interested in Joining The Choir in 2024??

We need students to join the choir in 2024.  The choirs rehearse in the morning before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  We participate in school events and major state music festivals such as the Primary Proms, Festival of Choral Music and of course, the Schools Spectacular.

To join the choir, I will have to listen to you sing.  You will need to sing the first verse of Advance Australia Fair and Happy Birthday to me. (Easy!!!).  I will arrange a time for this early in 2024.

Please fill out this form to indicate your interest in joining choir in 2024.  If you filled out the form last year, you don’t need to fill it out again.  This form is open for students currently in years 3-5.  Students who are currently in choir DO NOT need to fill out this form.

https://forms.gle/funshhBZPTmYjWWr6

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Ms Stevens
Choir Coordinator

• 15 December 2023, 9:30am in the School Hall, Trebor Road, Pennant Hills     

• 15 December 2023, from 2:30 on the 3-6 site, Weemala Road, Pennant Hills

Mrs McLaren
Stage 3 Relieving Assistant Principal

As the year comes to an end, the Gardens and Grounds committee would like to express our sincerest thanks to all the volunteers who’ve donated their most precious resource to our gardening efforts - their time!!! 

We have used that time to maintain existing garden spaces and also to finish building the new Native Nibbles Garden at K-2. The installation of beautiful timber tops on our gabion bench seats brings the year to a close in a wonderful way - through collaboration as a community we built a native garden that will give pleasure to many future generations of PHPS students, parents and teachers.

As per the Greek proverb “A society grows great when old men (and women) plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit”. I can only assume that our PHPS society will continue to grow in greatness, such is the team effort that has led to the Native Nibbles Garden.

HUGE thanks to Phil and Bernie from Hornsby Men’s Shed for their help. When no “timbersmiths” could be found in the PHPS community to build tops for our gabion seats, these kind gentlemen stepped in to do the job and put the finishing touches on our gabion bench seats and thus the garden as a whole. Thanks also to Forestry Corporation via Liz for providing the salvaged timber they used.

The experience of working with the Hornsby Men’s Shed has sparked our imaginations about other opportunities for working with people from outside the immediate PHPS community. So stay tuned next year for more information about those plans. 

In the meantime, may your garden stay hydrated and healthy over the hot summer months. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and New Year.

Cheers from the Gardens and Grounds team. Join the Garden Gang Whatsapp group for quickest comms and updates 

https://chat.whatsapp.com/IsRzRCTVf8976QPJekoC62

Drop us a line at: phpsgardensgrounds@gmail.com for info and details

The Uniform Shop would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

I have really enjoyed managing the Uniform Shop this year and it’s been so lovely to meet families and help with all their orders.  The PHPS Uniform Shop team wish everyone a safe and wonderful Holiday break and to the Year 6 students who are graduating this year, we wish you all the very best in your future endeavours and hope your signature bears and balls can serve as lasting memories from your years here at Pennant Hills Public School!

Important Dates

• Last Appointments this Thursday 14 December, limited spots still available.
• Uniform Shop is CLOSED over the school holidays, we will reopen Thursday 1 February 2024.
• The uniform shop will be monitoring orders and e-mails on a very limited basis throughout the holidays, and if you are placing online Flexischools orders, we will endeavour to provide you with a confirmation and arrange a date for you to collect your order from the Uniform Shop in the first week back at school. If you have any queries, please e-mail us with your Flexischools order details and we will get back to you when we can.

Pre-loved and Second-hand

A big THANK YOU to all the generous families who have taken the time to wash and bring in their second-hand uniforms.  We have had some lovely donations this year which have gone straight into the Pre-loved and Second-hand system. We urge all families over the summer holidays to clean out your wardrobes and put aside any second-hand school uniforms which you may wish to donate to the uniform shop.  We will be collecting these in the first few weeks of Term 1, 2024!

The Uniform Shop gratefully accepts donations of second-hand items as all profits go towards supporting the school and provides great uniform options for other families. We kindly request items are pre-washed and in good resale condition.  Donations can be given to the 3-6 office or directly to the Uniform Shop if open.

• 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.

If you have any queries regarding Uniforms, the school website or Uniform Brochure 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

And that's a wrap for 2024! What a great year. Thank you.

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a bright New Year.

                

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

                            

PHPS Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

Tim Love
Centre Director
9481 8696
www.pennanthillsbasc.com

             

         

                

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