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3-6 Ball Games Carnival

Our 3-6 students had a wonderful day of Ball Games last Wednesday, where the traditional games of captain ball, tunnel ball and over and under were played. All students were involved and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Thank you to Ms Nelson and Mrs Cumming for all of their organisation.

Year 2 Swim School

Our Year 2 students have been attending intensive swimming lessons over the last two weeks and their skills are improving dramatically! In Australia, on average there are 10 child deaths from drowning each year – as a water-loving nation it is imperative that our children have the basic skills to survive in water. Thank you to our Year 2 families for supporting this initiative and to our Year 2 teachers for attending with the students – they are having a blast!

2024 Kindergarten

Parent Information Evening - We look forward to welcoming our upcoming families of Kindergarten students for 2024 to our Information evening tonight at 7pm. This is always such an exciting time for our pre-Kindy families, please come with any questions you may have.

Kindy Orientation Sessions - The first of our Kindergarten Orientation Sessions will begin next week, Tuesday 24 October and continue every Tuesday for 4 weeks. The teachers are really excited to get to know the upcoming Kindergarten students and their families.

Interest Groups

Starting on Wednesday, our students in 3-6 will begin their first Interest Group session, which will continue fortnightly for 4 sessions. Our K-2 students will be doing the same, on the alternate week. As part of our High Potential and Gifted Education training and through analysis of our Tell Them From Me Survey data, we are trialling the Interest Groups this term to ascertain if student engagement is affected in other areas of schooling by the implementation of choice-based structured sessions. Students were able to select from a variety of groups, as an example; preschool visits for leadership capacity building, clay sculpting, debating, netball skills, electronics, drama, board games, iMovie maker creations, watercolour painting, mini masterchef and gardening just to name a few! We look forward to this trial and sharing the results with you.

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Relieving Principal

Into To Music Night

Thank you to Mike Stalenberg, Claire Smith and their team of parents who ran the Intro to Music Night. Well done to the Senior Concert band and our Strings students who gave up their evening to entertain us. I always love listening to our talented students. It was so lovely seeing so many students trying out our band and strings instruments. Good luck on choosing and please fill out the forms to join our wonderful programs.

Have a lovely week.

Kind Regards

Melissa Griffith

Relieving Deputy Principal

The Term 4 Fees and Contributions note was sent home with your child yesterday. If you require a new copy, you can find it on the website here.

Fees can be paid using your Schoolbytes account on the parent portal. If you don't have an account you can create one by clicking here.

Mrs Worrell

Student Administration Officer

3E	Keyan P	Lexi M	Jenna K
4P	Theo B Luc P Millie V Millie V	Yitian C Myat T Moksha Y	Emma C Amira R
4/5B	Blake K	Kieran H	Michael B
5T	Penelope K	Sotirios J	Ava N

STAGE 2

Last Friday, Stage 2 played West Pennant Hills PS. The scores were;

League Tag

Boys: WPH defeated PH 8-7

Girls: PH drew with WPH 10-10

Tee Ball

Girls: PH defeated WPH 13-11

Boys PH defeated WPH 11-8

This Friday, we play Thornleigh West PS.

All welcome!

Mr Bryant and Mrs Buchberger

Stage 2 Interschool Sport Coordinators

STAGE 3

Last Friday, Stage 3 played against West Pennant Hills PS.

Softball

Boys: WPH defeated PH 9 - 4

Girls: WPH defeated PH 8 - 6

League Tag

Girls: WPH drew with PH 6 - 6

Boys: WPH defeated PH 10 - 9

Miss Griggs and Miss Ings

Stage 3 Interschool Sport Coordinators

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

K-2 Teachers

Sydney North Athletics Carnival

The Sydney North Area Athletics Carnival was held at Homebush last Tuesday.

Huge congratulations to Willow H (5T) on her 2^nd place finish in the Junior Girls Long Jump. She progresses to the State Athletics Championships - a wonderful achievement!

Ashleigh D 2G represented our school in the 8 years Girls 100m. Well done, Ashleigh!

Our Senior Girls Relay team, Gemma P, Sophia J, Zanna P and Indie M gave their all in their heat.

The Junior Girls Relay team comprising Yoninah F, Clara D, Penelope K and Willow H ran extremely well to make the final and finish in 5^th place overall.

Well done girls and good luck Willow!

Mr Bryant

Classroom Teacher

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

Teddy was soooo ecstatic-ly happy to return to school after the holidays - he loves seeing all the students!

While Teddy’s regular schedule is to visit 3-6 on Tuesdays and K-2 on Wednesdays, he made a surprise appearance to school last Friday.

He quiet-ly sat in with the 1Quokkas and did a literacy lesson with the students and Mrs Mortimer - all about adverbs.

He learnt that to make an adverb, he needs to add the suffix- ly- to the end of a verb. He learnt examples like: quick-ly and excited-ly and careful-ly and many, many others.

Teddy told me later that he strong-ly believes he should be allowed allll the treats, allll of the day..!

Teddy also listened to Heidi R and Maya H read him a story. He loves stories!

Ms Schmidt and Teddy

Learning Support Teacher and Educational Support Dog

Summer Uniforms

Summer Uniforms are available for purchase through Flexischools or at the Uniform Shop. There are only a handful of second-hand summer items left in the store or online, so if you have any preloved uniforms which your child has outgrown, the Uniform Shop would kindly accept your donations.

Kindy 2024

You can now order Uniforms for Kindergarten students who are starting in 2024! We have prepared Kindy 2024 Uniform packages – which have been designed to include all the essential items to make purchasing a little bit easier. You will need to create a new Flexischools profile for your child to start pre-ordering uniforms. Please CLICK HERE to read our information brochure which runs through how to set up a new Flexischools profile. Once you have everything set-up you can purchase Kindy 2024 packages, summer uniform items and preloved items (only available through Flexischools). If you prefer to come into the Uniform Shop, please make an appointment under “Kindy Appointment” for sizing and purchases, we would be happy to help!

Kindy Uniform Open Days – an information stall will be set up for sizing and enquiries at the first two Kindy Orientation sessions. Please note purchases will NOT be available at the stall, you will need to purchase online through Flexischools (which will be packed and ready for collection at the last Orientation session) or via appointment at the Uniform Shop.

Session 1 – Tuesday 24 October, 10.30-11.30am (info stall only)
Session 2 – Tuesday 31 October, 10:30-11:30am (info stall only)
Cut-Off date for online Flexischools orders - 5pm Wednesday 1 November
Session 4 – Tuesday 14 November, 10:30-11:30am (COLLECTION OF ORDERS)

Year 6 Graduation - Signature Bears & Balls (Special Order)

Year 6 students will have received a note on how to pre-purchase their Signature Bears and Balls, online through Flexischools. These are soft items which come with a permanent marker for signatures, as an end of year celebration, and to keep forever. Please note the cut-off date for ordering these are 5pm Sunday 29 October.

Year 6 2024 Sports Polos (Special Order)

Year 5 students will have received a note on how to pre-purchase their Year 6 sports polo to be worn next year. As these are custom orders and a timely process the cut-off date for ordering these are 5pm Sunday 29 October. Please make sure all orders are placed on Flexischools before this date as there will be no additional orders in the new year. These shirts will be expected to arrive in early Term 1 next year for your child to wear as part of their sports uniform.

Kindergarten 2023 - Commemorative Tea Towels (Special Order)
Creating Lasting Memories! Kindy students will be receiving a note on how to order our limited-edition Tea Towel design which will be made up of self-portraits which have now been drawn by our 2023 Kindy children and their teachers. The pictures and names will be arranged all together as a commemorative design then screen printed onto premium white 100% cotton tea towels. There is a sample tea towel at the K-2 office to view. Don’t forget to order a few extras for family members and your keepsake box. As these are custom artworks for production the cut-off date for ordering these are 5pm Friday 27 October. Please make sure all orders are placed on Flexischools before this date as no additional orders will be accepted. The tea towels will be delivered to your child’s classroom when they arrive sometime in Term 4.

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. 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 (NEW 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

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. 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

Thank-you to everyone who came along to the Intro to Music night last week. It was a great evening with about 50 students in attendance. Hopefully that should see us with a wonderful cohort of musicians starting in the various groups next year.

Join Band in 2024!

Is your child interested in joining the band program in 2024? The band program is open to all students who will be in year 3-6 in 2024. No musical experience is necessary!Please fill in our Expression of Interest form. More information will be available at the Intro to Music night mentioned above.

Spotlight on instruments

We continue our "Spotlight on Instruments" section to help parents when thinking about selecting an instrument for their child. In previous newsletters we covered the Euphonium/Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet, and the Flute. This week we continue

PercussionPercussionists are the glue who keep the band together. Most students in year 3 will be physically able to play percussion, however to be a percussionist you need to have a very good sense of rhythm, and coordination (getting 2 hands and 2 feet all doing different things at different times can be challenging). The percussionists will need to play a range of instruments. But the primary ones are the drum kit, the glockenspiel or xylophone, and the timpanis.

If selected to be a percussionist the band program will purchase for your child a percussion kit which includes a glock, sticks and a few other bits and pieces needed. This kit is around $420 and is provided on a hire-to-buy basis, and paid off by the term, over 2 years.

Brooklyn Fair - Band Report

On Sunday both the Training Band and the Intermediate Concert Band went along to the Brooklyn Fair to perform. This is the first year we've attended this event and our students did an excellent job, and played superbly. It was a wonderful day out and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.

Parent Rosters for Term 4

WE URGENTLY NEED TO FILL PLACES IN THE ROSTER FOR THIS TERM.

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

What To Be Practising

The following pieces should be worked on for the Hornsby North Band Festival.

TB & ICB - Whatever Ms Rose has said.
SCB - Tumba Rumba and Where Stand the Dauntless.

Award Worksheets

This is the 2nd week 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.

Events

Term 4
All Bands	Sunday 29 October	Hornsby North Band Festival
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 - Kathryn A & Brian H
ICB Wednesday - Aric B
SCB Monday - Kat M
SCB Thursday - Karen F & June J

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

SENIOR ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL FOR TERM 3: K-2 Hall IS THIS AFTERNOON 4:40pm-5:20pm

Main Ensemble Parent Helper’s today is Young hee Kim
Senior Ensemble Parent Helper today is Ying Miao

Parent Rosters For Term 4

Thanks to those who have already put your hands up for parent help(er). Let’s get these filled in ASAP. - Main Ensemble: and Senior Roster rosters. If you require any further information, clarification regarding the ROSTER / PARENT HELPER please feel free to contact us.

Intro to Music Night 2023 was last Thursday evening in the school hall. BIG shout out to Mrs Griffith, Ms Stevens and Mike Stalenberg-PHPS Band Convener for the night. And to all the students who performed – cheers to you for a job well done!

Parents who registered interest, keep an eye out on your mailbox, information about our String programmes will be sent this week.