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A busy final week of term!

Tomorrow, I look forward to the first Performance Assembly of the year. Thank you to Senior Concert Band, Weemala Choir and Stage 2 Dance Group for performing on this occasion. Thank you also to the staff who support these groups in rehearsals and with supervision throughout the year.

We are holding a short ANZAC Service on Thursday at 11am under the COLA on the K-2 site. Parents and carers are welcome to attend. Thank you to Ms Catlin for her organisation of this ceremony and to our student leadership team for leading the school in this important assembly.

There is much excitement for our first Burumin Day of the year. The burumin boxes on both sites are full and both sites will have a special celebration and fun activities after lunch this Thursday! It is wonderful to see so many students earning awards and filling up the burumin boxes for displaying behaviour that is in line with our school values of Being Responsible, Being Respectful and Aspiring. 

Happy Holidays!

I hope that all families have a wonderful break over the next 2-week period when we are on school holidays. The last day of Term 1 is this Friday 12 April. Students return to school on Tuesday 30 April 2024.

Please note that there will be some grounds work occurring on both sites during the holiday period. The uneven pathways will be smoothed out with the aim of reducing potential trip hazards, the air conditioners will be serviced, and general building checks will occur.

I would like to thank our whole community for a fantastic Term 1! It is wonderful that we have a community that work so beautifully together. Thank you to the hard-working and caring PHPS staff, I hope they all have a restful and relaxing break when it arrives. Thank you to our fabulous parent and wider community, we look forward to continuing to work with you in Term 2. Lastly, thank you to our PHPS amazing students…we are so fortunate to have such terrific students at our school!

Staff return to work on Monday 29 April and will be engaging in professional learning on the new English and Mathematics syllabus documents. I look forward to seeing the smiling faces of our students when they return for the start of Term 2 on Tuesday 30 April.

Warm Regards

Alison Filipic

Principal

Stage Planning Days

You may have noticed your child’s teacher was not on class during a day over the past 2 weeks. As a school, we choose to fund our teachers with planning days where they can work collaboratively as a stage to plan, program, revise and adapt the teaching and learning that takes place across our school. The feedback we have from our teaching staff is that these days are invaluable. When teachers are confident with what they are doing, this translates into the classroom and all of our students benefit.

K-2 Social Skills Program

We have re-instated our K-2 Social Skills Program thanks to Mrs Donoghue and Mrs Holdway. This program runs at lunch times with a focus on developing student skills in certain games that they could then initiate and play with their friends, independent of an adult. Turn-taking, listening and sharing are the main focus for this social group time.

STEAM

Some of our Year 6 students participating in STEAM lessons last week, where they are focusing on the design process.

2R

2R reporting about the progress of the growth of their beanstalks during their Science Unit on Living Things.

  

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

We hope you have a lovely week!

Mrs Gardener

STEAM Teacher

Burumin Award Winners

1. Annie Z (2C) - Aspire

2. Davina H (1/2DT) - Responsible

3. Maya H (2R) - Respect

Pem the Possum Class Winner

This week the class that displayed our school values at assembly was KL.

They will have Pem in the class for the next fortnight. 

Congratulations!!     

Mrs Griffith

Teacher Librarian

This year the P&C Association is again holding a Mother’s Day stall where students will be able to select a small gift suitable to give to their mother or other special person for a cost of $8.00. The students will be offered different items to choose from. 

The stall will take place on Thursday 9th May 2024. Each class will have the opportunity to visit the stall at a nominated time throughout the morning.  

If you would like your child to participate in this activity, please complete the payment online via Flexischools.

Payments close at 5pm on Monday 6th May 2024.

Gareth Watkins
P&C President
pandcpresident@gmail.com

Our Drama unit this term is called “Puppets and Play”.  Students in years 1-6 are learning about different types of puppets and basic techniques in puppetry. 

This week, all students in years 1 – 6 are asked to bring in a small soft toy (not a puppet) to use during their Drama lesson this week. 

During the holidays, it would be fantastic if students could make their own glove or sock puppet and bring it in.  After the holidays, students can bring in their homemade puppet or a glove puppet is they have one.

So, this week, remember to bring in a small soft toy.

Ms Stevens

Music, Drama and Choir Teacher

The Autumn holidays are finally upon us!!  We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing break.

The Cross Country is being held on the 6th of May, which is Monday of week 2 next term.

The regular canteen will be closed that day. We are running a Sausage Sizzle at the Cross Country.

Sausage sandwiches (actually a thin sausage in a hot dog bun) for students must be ordered through Flexischools.

Orders must be placed by 5pm on Wednesday 1st May.

We will cook extras that can be purchased by parents and guests on the day.

We have simplified the menu this year. The options on Flexischools are:

• Sausage Sandwich                    
• Vegetarian Sausage Sandwich  ( All can be ordered with or without sauce)
• Gluten Free Sausage Sandwich
• Chill Js
• Just Juices

We will also have a stall selling snacks and drinks at lunch time.

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

Uniform Updates

Winter Uniforms are worn in Terms 2 & 3 and are available to purchase via Flexischools.  The Uniform shop will be closed from Wed 10 Apr – Wed 1 May, e-mails will be monitored on a limited basis during this time.  You can still make online orders during the school holidays, the first available delivery date will be for Term 2 Week 1 - Thursday 2 May.

At the start of Term 2, there is usually a two-week grace period where we transition from the summer to winter uniforms.  Depending on the weather and temperature, your child can choose to wear the summer or winter uniform during this time.

Our new winter sports track pants have arrived and were packed and delivered to classrooms today.  They are available to order through Flexischools. We still have some previous 2023 style trackpants available, at a heavily reduced 40% off price.  You can still order these online, but only a few of some sizes remain.

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

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

Last week of Term 1... Come join us at the end of term Open Rehearsal.

Sit in and watch, or bring your instruments and play along... whatever you are comfortable with!

K-2 Hall IS THIS AFTERNOON from 3:30pm-5:20pm

Main Ensemble Parent Helpers are Claire S and Carol H– Thank you!

If you need any further information, you can reach out via email: phpsstrings@gmail.com

PHPS Music CAMP 2024 - 54 days to go!!

For those who have registered STAY TUNED... specific camp information will be emailed to your shortly.

! PARENT HELPER RESPONISIBILITIES It is a school requirement that there is a parent helper for all rehearsals. In the event we have no parent helper, we will have no choice but to cancel the rehearsal. We realise everyone is busy and have commitments (work or otherwise), however with planning in advance – if everyone pitches in then each family will only be required to help out less than once per term. If you have availability to help on a particular afternoon – and there is already a parent helper in the roster, please contact that parent and request to swap. Link for further details:  STRING ENSEMBLE PARENT HELPER DUTY

ENSEMBLE PARENT ROSTER LINK - TERM 1 - TERM 4 2024

Calling any new string players to the Main ensemble…

If you are a new student to the PHPS and play a string instrument – we would love to hear from you.  We have a string ensemble of approximately 12 players and welcome new members that have been learning from a private tutor for at least 3 months and have some competency in reading music.  Main ensemble is open to children in years 1-6.   Please contact us by registering through the registration form link below or by emailing phpsstrings@gmail.com

REGO 2024 LINK: https://forms.gle/hQhDwQ9JdpVmhfar5

If your child is interested in learning a string instrument and would like to come along to see what is all about, please contact our friendly Committee friendly to arrange to bring your child to a rehearsal.

PHPS String Ensemble 

Website: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/

PHPS String Ensemble

Website: www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble

Feedback: www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/contact-us

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