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Grandparents Day

Yesterday we welcomed grandparents and special friends from our K-2 families up to our Grandparent’s Day. We had a fabulous turn out with standing room only as the performances from our K-2 students began. We had the Year 2 Dance Group, The Trebor Rd choir, Year 1 singing, Kindergarten singing and then all of K-2 in a finale performance. The smiles on the faces of our grandparents and special friends was testament to the assembly. Well done to all of our K-2 students on their brilliant performances and a thank you to Mr Arnold for accompanying the dancers, the K-2 teachers for all that they do to showcase the students talents and to Ms Parras for organising the event. Our P&C and class parents as well as other parents in the community contributed plates of food for a delicious morning tea – thank you so much!

The relationship between grandparent/special person and grandchild is a truly special bond and we are so glad to be able to celebrate this relationship with you. Thank you for coming!

Interest Groups

Our Year 3-6 students participated in their second session of Interest Groups last week and look at the amazing time they are having, being fully engaged in activities and projects that they have self-selected. These interest groups are all linked to curriculum areas, are run by highlighting skills within our staff and provide all students, including those with Giftedness and High Potential, the development of an identified skillset.

Year 2 Assembly Leaders

While the 3-6 Interest Groups are running, the K-2 assembly is also taking place. The school leader are heavily engaged in their interest groups, which means the Year 2 students are responsible for running their assembly. And what a brilliant job they did! They truly have risen to the occasion, speaking beautifully and trying their best – good job!

2024 Planning

We are well underway into planning for 2024.

Are you leaving PHPS? Please could you let our office know if your child/ren is not returning for 2024. Our student numbers dictate the amount of teachers and classes we have and the slightest change can have big impacts on our classes and staffing.
Requests for 2024. If you have requests for the placement of your child for 2024, please make these requests via email with attention Mrs Wasson in the subject line. All requests will be considered, but not guaranteed. Requests for particular teachers are not considered, as our staff are all K-6 teachers and movement between grades is not only common, it is positive for their professional learning and the betterment of the school.

We will always plan to the best of our ability with students at the forefront of our decision making.

Term 4 Fees

A reminder that our Term 4 fees are now overdue. Please ensure you make payments through Schoolbytes to keep on top of your child/ren’s school fees.

Semester 2 Reports

As we transition to the Schoolbytes application, student academic reports for Semester 2 2023 will be digital and accessed through your Schoolbytes Portal.

Please download the Schoolbytes App or you can access Schoolbytes online to ensure you are able to receive your child/ren's report for this semester.

How to access Schoolbytes

Set up your Parent Portal Account

Our reports will look different this Semester, with a more goal-oriented focus. We will be seeking feedback on the new reports later this term.

Thank you to those parents/carers who are already accessing Schoolbytes for payments, we will continue to transition to this platform in the coming months.

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Relieving Principal

Grandparents Day

Thank you to all the grandparents and special friends who came to our Grandparents' Day yesterday. The students did a wonderful performance followed by time in the classroom. Thank you for all the donations for our class libraries. Well done Ms Parras and the K-2 staff for a lovely day.

Leadership Voting 2024

Congratulations to our 21 Year 5 students who have been elected by their peers to present a speech to the 3-6 students next Monday 13 November. This week we will be working with the 2023 Leadership team to prepare and practice their speeches. After their speeches have been presented, the 3-6 students and staff will vote for our 2024 Leadership team, we wish them all the best of luck for Monday.

Leadership Candidates 2024

Georgia B	Liam B
Amity G	Adam C
Chloe H	Liam C
Jayne K	Charles D
Gabi M	Seb H
Kay M	Quintin L
Audrey M	Ezekiel M
Mia M	Liam T
Lilly N	Lucas V
Megan N	Darcy W
Madeleine W

Speeches

Monday 13 November
9:30am in the school hall
Parents are welcome to attend.

3-6 Interest groups

The 3-6 students enjoyed their second interest group last Wednesday. It is so lovely seeing the students form 3-6 socialising and learning new skills.

Life Education

Today we welcomed Libby and Harold from the Life Education Team. Each class will visit the van over the next 2 weeks.

Harold's Friendship - Early Stage 1
Ready, Steady, Go - Stage 1)
Mind Your Medicine - Stage 2)
On The Case - Stage 3

Healthy Harold visits Year 6 for the last time.

Stage 2 Poetry

Stage 2 have been learning about various poetry techniques this term. This last two weeks, we have been exploring Diamonte poems and rhyming couplets. Student have worked with teachers and on their own to create a variety of poems. Here is a sample of some the wonderful creations.

Stage 2 Excursion

Last week year 3 and 4 students ventured on an excursion to Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage at Parramatta. This excursion complemented the History unit of work on Places - Then and Now. The excision aims to provide students with an insight into the school lives of primary-aged children in the early 1800s, the exploration of Australia and the lives of the early colonists. All students participated in school lesson role play where they learnt the school rules, etiquette, maths, spelling and currency of time. They went on a tour of the old house. All Stage 2 students came back bubbling with excitement and information.

Kind Regards

Melissa Griffith

Relieving Deputy Principal

Please find attached short instructions on how to add "Other payment" in School Bytes. Other payment are those charges that are not directly invoiced to individual students.

Add_Other_Payment.pdf

Mrs Klimoski

Student Administration Manager

Burumin Award Winners

1. Zachary D (1P) - Responsible

2. Alice M (1P) - Aspiring

3. Jayden K (2B) - Aspiring

4. Evana A (1/2C) - Respectful

5. Zoe Q (1P) - Aspiring

6. Narvin P (KE) - Respectful

Respect

Responsibility

Aspire

KE

Isabella B

Isabel T

Riley B

Dexter G

Benjamin V

Clementine H

KK

Stella V

Noah B

Riley R

Joanna R

Samaaya G

Cormac B

KW

Ivan Y

Mahlie J

Zoey L

Harriet H

Zachary M

Martin C

1K

Freya D

Jackson F

Eadie K

Talia C

Claire L

Hazel P

1P

Elise L

Elise G

Darcie F

Aahil P

Daniel S

Blake Z

1Q

Maxwell A

Emily H

Andy C

Hannah D

Audrey A

Liam J

1/2C

Kristain H

Noah A

Abigail J

Andrew M

Mayzin T

2B

Emma K

Fynn T

Ruby B

Isabelle S

2G

Savannah C

Will G

Nicholas A

Felicity A

Oliver F

Lekhana M

2T

Joanna Y

Daniel H

Benji H

Julien T

Tanashvi G

Emma L

STAGE 2

Last Friday, Stage 2 played Dural PS.

Tee Ball

Boys: D defeated PH 15-14

Girls: PH defeated D 19-9

League Tag

Girls: PH defeated D 9-8

Boys: D defeated PH 8-6

This week, we play John Purchase PS.

Mr Bryant and Mrs Buchberger

Stage 2 Interschool Sport Coordinators

STAGE 3

Last Friday, Stage 3 played John Purchase PS.

Softball

Boys: JP defeated PH 23 - 4

Girls: PH defeated JP 10 - 1

League tag

Girls: Tied 5 - 5

Boys: PH defeated JP 11 - 2

Miss Ings and Miss Griggs
Stage 3 Interschool Sport Coordinators

NSW Athletics Championships

Congratulations to Willow H Year 5 on her representation at the PSSA State Athletics Carnival. Competing against the best from both public and private schools across the state, she achieved 10^th place in the Junior Girls Long Jump. A fabulous achievement, Willow!

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

We would like to introduce you to our new page on the school website.

Mrs Paisley has been hard at work making sure that we can all access our most up to date Wellbeing information.

On the Wellbeing page you will find;

Our award charts
Wellbeing news
Award recipients

Keep an eye on this page as it will continue to be updated as we continue to develop and implement our Wellbeing. https://pennanthil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Wellbeing Team

Week 4

Tuesday 31 October – Leadership Day with Jamie Davidson

Week 5

Monday 6 November – Leadership Poster due

Week 6

Monday 13 November – Year 5 Leadership Speeches followed by voting
Wednesday 15 November – Top 10 2024 Leaders announced

Week 7

Monday 20 November – House Captains Vote
Tuesday 21 November – House Captains Announced in the morning
Tuesday 21 November – CAPA Captains Vote
Wednesday 22 November – CAPA Captains announced

Mrs McLaren

Stage 3 Relieving Assistant Principal

Year 6 parents / carers and family are cordially invited to attend the following events:

Year 6 Graduation Assembly

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

Year 6 Clap Out

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

Mrs McLaren
Stage 3 Relieving Assistant Principal

Hi all

Tonight's P&C meeting will be held virtually via Teams.

The meeting can be accessed visa the link below:

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 954 434 165 192 7

Passcode: bUUnDY

Luke Whenman

P&C President

pandcpresident@gmail.com

Sandpit Photographers

Do you need to update your family photos? For over 10 years, Sandpit Photographers have run a fundraiser at our school - for a non refundable donation of $15 (paid on Flexischools and secure your set booking time) you will get an opportunity for your family to have 20minutes with Lucie, a Professional Photographer for set poses. Photos will be taken on the K-2 campus on Sunday 19 November, (Meet at the Cola), and then approx 10 days later Lucie will come back with the images that are OPTIONAL to buy for $210. For more information, CLICK HERE.

Stock Update

Items shown as BACKORDER are currently out of stock in our uniform shop. We are still awaiting the sports uniforms, which will hopefully be arriving mid-Nov. You can still order these items through Flexischools, and they will be packed and delivered to your child’s classroom as soon as stock arrives. We have finally received our summer shirts for boys and girls, these are now in stock for all sizes.

Kindy 2024

UNIFORMS NEED TO BE PURCHASED IN TERM 4 as the Uniform Shop will not be open over the school holidays. You can order your Uniforms either Online or in-person at the Uniform Shop.

Online Orders (Flexischools): You will need to create a new Flexischools profile for your child under “New Starter 2024”.
- If you have ordered your uniforms prior to the cut-off date 1 November, your order will be ready for collection at Kindy Orientation Session 4 – Tuesday 14 November, 10:30-11:30am.
- If you still need to order Uniforms Online, orders must be placed by 5 December (5pm). You will be contacted when your order is ready for collection from the Uniform Shop. (Last day to collect orders in Term 4 is Thursday 14^th December).
Uniform Shop Appointment
- Please make a “Kindy Appointment” for sizing and purchases on the day. See Appointments booking link below. (Appointments are limited and last appointments will be Thursday 14 December, so please book as early as possible to avoid missing out).

Pre-loved and 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. 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 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

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 for Existing Students

Order on Flexischools via the “SHOP”. If the “SHOP” icon doesn’t appear on your page, you may need to refresh your browser or pull down the screen for mobile devices.
Currently, all uniform orders will need to be placed by 5pm on Sundays prior to the delivery date.
Your order will be delivered on Tuesdays 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 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

Join Band in 2024! - Blow test THIS FRIDAY

If your child wants to join band next year there is still time to fill in the Expression of Interest form before the blow test. If you've already done this, great, if not please do so as soon as you can. This gives us a list of all the students and their instrument preferences. If your child is still "on-the-fence" about joining the band, please still fill in the form as it allows them to participate in a tutor & conductor-led 'blow test' to help us best match your child to an instrument. Then you can make a decision about whether they join or not later on. Expression of Interest form link is here: https://forms.gle/WEcp17zii8GP5p2D9

We've had lots of information on the various instruments in the school newsletters over the last few weeks. You can revisit these in previous newsletters:Percussion, Euphonium/Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet, and the Flute.

If the Expression of Interest form is not filled in, your child cannot participate in the blow test.

Note: Whilst the blow test is for current Year 2 students, any child who will be in Years 3-6 next year is able to join the band program. So, if your child is currently in Years 3-5, and interested in learning an instrument, and wants to join the band, please fill in the form above.

Music Can Change Your Brain

Science has shown that when children learn to play music, their brains begin to hear and process sounds that they couldn’t otherwise hear. This helps them develop “neurophysiological distinction” between certain sounds that can aid in literacy, which can translate into improved academic results for kids. The study from Northwestern University showed that students who played instruments in class had more improved neural processing than the children who attended the music appreciation group.

Parent Rosters for Term 4

WE URGENTLY NEED TO FILL PLACES IN THE ROSTER FOR THIS TERM.TB - 1 extra parent for weeks 6, 7 & 8ICB - 1 parent for weeks 7 & 9SCB - Need to fill Thursday week 7, plus Monday & Thursday week 9.

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

What To Be Practising

There might be some new music coming for Christmas or the End of Year Concert. So make sure your child is practising whatever the conductors are giving them.

Award Worksheets

We're at the middle of Term 4, so Training and Intermediate bands really should have turned in their Term 1, 2 & 3 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.

PHPS Band Tutor Feedback Form 2023The band committee is looking to get some feedback from you to ensure that we can continue to improve the band program in 2024 and provide tutors that are consistently meeting the needs of students.We are extremely privileged that we have the option for on-site tutors after school hours.We would like to ensure that tutors are providing the best service possible, that there is effective communication with parents and that you are getting the best service for your fees.Please use this form to take the opportunity to provide any feedback you have regarding the 2023 band tutors as well as general feedback regarding the band program.https://forms.gle/iLnn8Hbvmp2cKtPM7

Events

Only a couple more things for the year!

Term 4
All Bands	Thursday 7 December	Carols/End of Year Concert
SCB, JB	Monday 11 December	*CoL@PHHS

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 - Kathry A & Haidee A

ICB Wednesday - Cheng W

SCB Monday - Oss & Barb J

SCB Thursday - Karen F & Chris L