Pennant Hills Public School eNewsletter

Thank you, Mirvac!

A group of volunteers from Mirvac spent the day last Thursday beautifying our school grounds. They donated the mulch, a skip bin and of course their time to make the 3-6 site look amazing! We are very appreciative of their efforts…thank you! Prior to Mirvac coming onsite the P&C led some school volunteers to weed the area in readiness… thank you to these volunteers that were led by Kate Ashton and Chris Laing.

Happy Easter break!

Today Mrs McLaren and I had the pleasure of accompanying the Senior Concert Band to the Easter Show. They performed exceptionally well and represented PHPS with pride. Congratulations to our talented students! Thank you to our Band Covener, Mike Stalenberg and conductor Dave Odams.

I hope that all families enjoy the Easter long weekend. Please note that I am offsite at a Principal’s conference tomorrow and Thursday. I look forward to seeing students and families next week.

Warm Regards

Alison Filipic

Principal

Harmony Day

Last week was Harmony Week, which is a celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrated Harmony Day on Thursday and we all wore a touch of orange.

6M

6M have been learning about animal adaptations in Science. This week they experimented with adapting bird beaks to try to design the most effective beak for a bird to collect seed. What fun!

NAPLAN

Our students in Years 3 and 5 have now officially completed their NAPLAN assessments. Normally we receive the results from these assessments in Term 3. The results are mainly used to discuss growth amongst the cohort, areas for improvement and areas in which we as a school are performing well. When the results are released we will share what we can with the community.

Well done to all of our students for remaining calm and giving it your best shot!

Have a wonderful Easter!

Some local activities over the Easter long weekend include;

Pennant Hills Market Place

Meet the Easter Bunny – Saturday 1^st April 10am-1pm

Easter themed lolly cart

Saturday 1^st April 1pm-4pm & Sunday 2^nd April 10am-1pm

Hornsby Westfield

Meet the Easter Bunny – Thursday 28^th 4-7pm, Saturday 30^th 10am-1pm, Monday 1^st 11am -2pm

Easter Bonnet Parade – Saturday 30^th March – 11am-2pm

Macquarie Centre

Easter Basket Craft – Saturday 30^th – 10am-1pm (bookings)

Cuddles in the burrow – Thursday 28^th 3pm-6pm, Saturday 30^th 1pm-4pm

Kind Regards

Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

We hope you have a lovely week!

Burumin Award Winners

1. Isabella B (1P) - Aspire

2. Annie Z (2C) - Respectful

3. Bryanna W (1P) - Responsible

Pem the Possum Class Winner

This week the class that displayed our school values at assembly was 2A. They will have Pem in the class for the next fortnight. Congratulations!!

RESPECT

RESPONSIBLE

ASPIRE

KC

Sylvia W

Eugene K

Aylssa T

Scarlett B

Benjamin S

Bryce H

KL

Lucina N

Anaiya S

Sophia S

Naina D

Freya M

Maxwell C.M

KM

Aayat O

Matilda H

Holly C

Archer O

1D

Simone G

Benjamin V

Lucy C

Virat V

Lydia C

Sadie H

1P

Mira S

Bryanna W

Gabriel P

Oliver K

Joanna R

Olly B

1V

Narvin P

Harvey S

Beatrix K

Anaiyah D

Moale S

Elena E

1/2DT

Tilly D

Jerrica L

Hannah D

Leo S

Dexter G

2A

Darcie F

Teddy I

Claire L

Timothy K

Charlie G

Hazel P

2C

Austic C

Tanvesh A

Elise L

Emily H

Malaki S

Zahra T-E

2R

Eva K

Catilin R

Vayuna M

Stephanie X

Felix C

Aurelia T

Stage 2

Last Friday 22 March, Stage 2 played Dural Public School

Tee Ball

Boys: PHPS defeated DPS 13-7

Girls: DPS dfeated PHPS 5-0

League Tag

Boys: PHPS defeated DPS 4-1

Girls: DPS defeated PHPS 8-2

To view the Summer draw click here

Miss Dy and Mrs Cumming

Stage 2 Interschool Sport Coordinators

Stage 3

Last Friday 22 March, Stage 2 played Roselea Public School

Softball

Boys: DRAW 9-9

Girls: RPS defeated PHPS 4-3

League Tag

Boys: PHPS defeated RPS 9-5

Girls: PHPS defeated RPS 14-4

To view the Summer draw click here

Mrs Nelson and Miss Ings
Stage 3 Interschool Sport Coordinators

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

Inspirational Harmony Day Artwork

Emma K (3/4R) was inspired by the message of Harmony Day – Everyone Belongs.

In response she composed the following thought-provoking artwork.

Using soft lines with contrasting tone and colour, Emma captures the importance of celebrating Harmony Day with her work titled:

“Spreading Harmony and Kindness: Ensuring Everyone Feels they Belong.”

Well done, Emma!

Harmony Day Photos K-2

Please enjoy the photos from Harmony Day from K-2

Gardens and Grounds

If you’ve walked past the Ramsay/Weemala school garden in the past few days you will have noticed a transformation! PHPS volunteers weeded and cleared two weekends ago then last week, the volunteer group from Mirvac came through and layered cardboard and mulch over the cleared area to keep the weeds at bay.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers involved. We had both old and new faces from PHPS including some ex-students! Sabrina, Francesca, Elsie & Abbie returned from their year 7 adventures to help their primary alma mater. Thanks also to Henri, Laurie & Natalie, Melina, Sherry, Sally, Nicole, Zoe & Skye, neighbour Dan and Tom.

An especially BIG thanks to Elly C who spent weeks organising the Mirvac element of project…made more difficult by the recent Sydney “mulch-gate” affair. She made sure mulch was clean and delivered, skip bin ordered and the troops were fed. Thanks to Tom and Chris who site-managed on the day. Also to our wonderful GA Mark for his help.

Gratitude to our Principal Alison for her support and encouragement. As the saying goes, “it's teamwork that makes the dream work”.

If you are interested in finding out more about our group please email us at:

phpsgardensgrounds@gmail.com

Or join our Garden Gang Whatsapp group using the QR code below for info about

Or join our Garden Gang Whatsapp group using the QR code below for info about upcoming events: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IsRzRCTVf8976QPJekoC62

Look forward to seeing you in the Garden

Cheers from the Gardens and Grounds Team

Gareth Watkins
P&C President
pandcpresident@gmail.com

Uniform Updates

Winter Uniforms are worn in Terms 2 & 3 and are NOW AVAILABLE to purchase via Flexischools or in-store (by appointment). Now is a great time to purchase winter items before the school holiday closure. You can make online orders over the school holidays, however, the first available delivery date for Term 2 Week 1 will be Thursday 2 May.

We also have an exciting NEW ADDITION to our winter uniforms sports range, the NEW DESIGN navy zip cuff trackpants with school crest embroidery will be arriving in Term 2! These are available to pre-order now through Flexischools. We are also pleased to advise that we have managed to source these great quality trackpants with school logo embroidery and offer this item at a lower sale price than the previous style (please note sizes 14 and up are the same cost as the previous style). We do hope that this provides a good option for your child’s winter sportswear range. We still have some previous 2023 style trackpants available, at a heavily reduced 40% off price. You can still order these online, but stock is limited.

If you have any queries about your winter uniform needs, check out the school website for information or do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail.

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

We had a great time in the canteen last Thursday preparing all the Harmony Day lunches. We had 330 orders, so it was a huge job!!

I want to thank everyone who helped in various ways:

Our Label Queens - Lara and Melina. This was such a big help!!

Helpers on the day - Peta, Ange, Damien, Bec and Nicola (courier extraordinaire), and my fabulous 2IC Claire. Everyone worked hard, and so well together. Thank you!!! We did a great job.

As always, if you would like to help with lunchtime counter sales at K-2 (M,W,F) or 3-6 (T,Th,F) please contact Claire on 0403 810 391.

Thank you!

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

Easter Show Performance

As you're reading this the Senior Concert Band will likely just have finished their performance at the Royal Sydney Easter Show. We'll have full coverage and pictures in next week's newsletter.

Future Events:

SCB - Royal Easter Show - TODAY 26th March 12:30-1:15pm

SCB - School Performance Assembly - Wed 10th April, 2:15pm

A schedule of events has been published on the web and can be found here.

Worksheets

We're getting to the end of Term 1. Training Band and ICB students should have almost completed their Term 1 worksheet. Please ensure you're working with their tutors to get the exercises signed off as they go.

The worksheets can be found on the Band web pages here.
Please submit as soon as they're complete through the Worksheet Submission Web Form.

What to be Practising

SCB - Please practise the following for the Performance Assembly in Week 11:

Back To The Future - Listen: https://youtu.be/zU1g04YJSx4?si=-kHFxCxMdbws67Q0
Friend Like Me - Listen: https://youtu.be/K8e1uVwiqE8?si=R1Knu98BLIMjMHG7
Brass In The Basement - Listen: https://www.jwpepper.com/Brass-in-the-Basement/10071196.item
Mamma Mia (band camp 2023 combined item) - Listen: https://youtu.be/7T05SnvESO8?si=eWVVa2nxFjUZHPlP
Colours Of The Wind - Listen: https://www.stantons.com/sheet-music/title/colors-of-the-wind/08724382/
Shadows Unleashed - Listen: https://youtu.be/jp1o4dBPVPs?si=ru-_PjUYeqdoDnnA
The Mandalorian - Listen: https://youtu.be/QvJI4ay661k?si=YSxh69zWCzhTzRHu
Rolling In The Deep - Listen: https://www.halleonard.com/product/8725339/rolling-in-the-deep (click on “sample audio”)

ICB - New exercises in your new Blue workbook. Plus the following:

Fire Dance - Listen: https://smp-cdn-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/items/4779614/sound_clips/sample_1.mp3
Meet the Flintstones - Listen: https://youtu.be/wqSxQyQnAN0?si=E2KkDXpPJfv8BLUO
Blue Note Rock

TB - work on the exercises in your Red Book for your Term 1 worksheet. Pages 8 & 9

Parent Helper Roster

http://www.phpspandc.org.au/band/band-roster/

SCB - There are still spots needed to be filled for week 11

Everyone can also start filling in Terms 2-4 slots if you like.

A full list of parent helper duties is available here.

Big thank-you to this week's helpers.

TB Friday - no rehearsal (Good Friday)

ICB Wednesday - Christine F

SCB Monday - Eva G

SCB Thursday - Bec S

PHPS Band Committee

phpsband@gmail.com

www.phpspandc.org.au/band/

EXCITING NEWS!!! MUSIC CAMP BOOKINGS ARE OPENED!

PHPS MUSIC CAMP JUNE 02-04...

Cost: $315 (if you have Paypal 'Pay in 4' approved this is available at checkout)

Trybooking Link: https://www.trybooking.com/CPZVN

Camp Dates: Sunday 2nd June - Tuesday 4th June 2024

FAQ:

Can I use the Creative Kids Voucher?

Yes - it will be processed as a refund to the credit card you booked with on the first day of camp

My child is in band and choir - what do I choose?

Instrumental ensembles take preference over choir so choose the ensemble your child is in.

My child has a special diet - including for religious reasons -what do I do?

Fill out the special diets section in the booking form and the venue will email you directly.

My child has never been on camp before, I'm worried about them coping...

That's OK! We have teachers and parent helpers at camp who have a lot of experience with new campers - if you have any concerns please contact Jen Whalan at phpsmusiccamp@gmail.com or Mrs Griffith via pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

When do bookings close?

The Trybooking link will be closing the last day of Term1, Week 10 - Friday 5 April

Any official music camp questions should go to phpsmusiccamp@gmail.com

The upcoming April Vacation Care Program will run from 15^th – 29^th April. Bookings will open on 25^th April and can be made via My Family Lounge. If you have any questions please get in contact with BASC at vacationcare@pennanthillsbasc.org.au.