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Education Week
Yesterday was a fantastic day at Pennant Hills Public School to celebrate Education Week this year. The Walk-A-Thon was an outstanding success with all students thoroughly enjoying themselves. A great event organised by Mrs Reid and Mrs Kulatunga from the P&C, who were well supported by other parents and staff from our supportive and caring community.
The afternoon/early evening saw all classrooms open for parents to see for themselves the wonderful work taking place in the classrooms. These learning opportunities are possible due to the community as a whole. We have supportive parents, interested and engaged learners and caring staff who put countless hours in to their preparation for the learning that takes place in their classroom.
Thank you to the many parents who took time to visit the Library and donate a book. This greatly assists the students in having up-to-date and interesting literature to read.
Thank you to every single person involved for such a great day.
Athletics Carnival
Last week finally saw some great weather to hold the Track and Field Events for the school’s Athletics Carnival. A huge congratulations to Mrs Castro Gonzalez (nee O’Toole) who organsied such a wonderful set of events. The most pleasing aspect of the carnival was the tremendous support and encouragement provided by the students towards their peers and fellow competitors. It was absolutely amazing to see competitors supporting each other’s’ endeavours and congratulating the winners despite missing out themselves. AMAZING!
Thank you to the P&C for their commitment to all school activities. The Canteen ran on the day and was very popular with the students. Thank you to our Canteen Manager, Heather, and the Canteen Committee for all their efforts. Thanks must also go to Mr Passe de Silva, Mr Wilkins and Mr Whalan for cooking the BBQ for lunch. Their time is certainly appreciated.
Congratulations to those students who competed and did their best. This is what the day is all about. Next week is the Zone Athletics Carnival where students in most events will represent our school at the Beecroft Zone PSSA Athletics Carnival. Good luck to all those competitors.
Student Achievement
Last week Lily (Yr 5) competed in the School Sports Australia National Games for Diving. These national titles were held in Melbourne. A very humble Lily came 5th in the competition. What an amazing achievement! To reach the Nationals Lily had to compete against students at a Regional and State level in order to qualify. What a star!
P&C & Cyber Safety
Tonight Constable Lucca from Ryde Local Area Command will be talking to parents about Cyber Safety. This talk will begin at 7pm, with the P&C meeting beginning straight after. Everyone is welcome to attend tonight. We will be meeting in the hall on the K-2 site. Constable Lucca’s talk is a great way to gain information to support your children to be safe when using technology.
Kind Regards
Mr Matt Pinchbeck
Principal
PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS
K-2: Bobby Z, Alexander R, Evie R, Elinore F, Jamie K, Monica L
3-6: Merrian L
Maker night will be held during Science week next week and will be a wonderful opportunity for families to work with their children to build a STEM robot. This year we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the moon landing. We are focusing on big picture thinking in science to solve problems, and technology, engineering and mathematics to design new solutions. This will help forge our future paths in the areas of space operations, space science, Earth observations, positioning systems and communications. We look forward to seeing you on the night! We have over 100 families attending, so if you would like to volunteer some of your time to assist, we would be very grateful.
When: Wednesday 14th August (Week 4)
Time: 5pm-7pm. Please feel free to come anytime within this timeframe.
If you would like to volunteer as a parent helper, please contact me.
Arts Alive Choral Festival
Last night was the first performance of the Arts Alive Choral festival in the Town Hall. Seven of our very talented students participated as part of the Arts Alive Combined Schools Choir. They sang as part of the massed choir and sang in a special item on their own. Well done to Alannah G, Freya C, Zach M, Chloe K, Maya K, Emma Y and Sophie M. A huge congratulations to Alannah who sang a solo in “Shooting Star”. Well done to all of our students. These students will perform again on Wednesday night and our school choir will be part of the massed choir singing in the Opera House.
Teacher Professional Learning
On our continuous journey for school improvement, our staff are involved in weekly Professional Learning sessions that align with our school plan and priorities. Next week we will welcome Eddie Woo, the founder of Wootube and recipient of Australia’s local hero award who will be presenting an extended professional learning twilight session to all staff. We are excited to have such a well-known and respected educator share his passion for mathematics with us.
Athletics Carnival Ribbons Assembly
This Wednesday 7 August from 2:10pm we will be holding our Athletics Carnival and Field Events Ribbons Assembly. This assembly will acknowledge all of the hard work, talent and dedication of some of our sporting superstars. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend.
When: Wednesday 7 August at 2:10pm
Where: School Hall, Trebor Road site.
K-6 Disco
Year 6 will be holding a disco in our Hall for all students K-6 on Thursday 22 August. The K-2 disco will begin at 5pm and the 3-6 disco will start at 6:45pm. Permission notes will go home today. The theme for the disco this year is Beach Party/Hawaiian. We'll have a great time!
Mr Bryant and Mrs Griffith
Kind Regards
Mrs Kate Wasson
Deputy Principal
6G - Jasmine P, Sidney G, Eva W
5A - Dhruv V, Maya K
4M - Celine A, Charle S, Mary P, Alex B
4T - Rebecca G, Owen Q, Manning J, Ayaana S
3B - Nathan C, Tahlia C, Charlotte P.D.S
3R - Anthony T, Lilly M, Althea F
COMPUTERS - Meg G, Anthony L, Emily N, Isaiah M, Lily W, Jade F, Fiona L, Jasmine P
Last Friday's scores for Pennant Hills PS v Epping Heights PS
Netball
A - PH def EH 20-16
B - EH def PH 19-9
Soccer
A - PH drew with EH 4-4
B - PH def EH 4-2
Mr Mark Bryant
PSSA Coordinator
Library Book Donations
A huge thank you to all those families who visited the library yesterday and donated a book. It was just wonderful seeing so many families. Overall, 216 books were donated.
We are now busily organising the bookplates so that the students can be acknowledged for their donation. Once this is completed they will then be able to borrow their donated book.
Your support for the library is very much appreciated.
Book Club - Issue 5
A reminder that the closing date for Issue 5 online orders is tomorrow Wednesday 7 August. If you wish to place an order from the Book Club catalogue you will need to go the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website page, register your details if you haven’t already done so and then pay by credit card. Please note that this year there is just one school account “Pennant Hills Public School” where all the K-6 classes are listed.
How do I order?
- Go to the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website to register your details. You will need to enter your name, email address and a password. Click on “Add new child” and using the drop down menu locate our school and your child’s class. If you have children on both sites you may decide to register and place your entire order just with one child to save time.
- Enter your child’s first name and their surname initial. Please note that Scholastic does not share student details with third parties or use this information for marketing purposes. This information is for distribution for when the order arrives at the school.
- Click on “ORDER“and enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue and follow the prompts to make payment by credit card.
- All orders are then processed after the closing date and delivered to the school to be distributed.
Please note there is no need to return a paper order form or payment receipts to the school.
“The Great Book Swap”
To celebrate this year’s Book Week theme “Reading is my secret power”, our school is supporting the work of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) by holding a “Great Book Swap” during Book Week on Tuesday 20 August.
The Great Book Swap is indeed a fantastic way to celebrate reading and raise much needed funds for remote Indigenous communities. This year the ILF aims to gift another 35,000 new, high quality books to over 280 remote communities. As the author, Andy Griffiths, who is also a lifetime ambassador for the ILF states:
“The Great Book Swap is a win-win. Not only does it help raise money to improve literacy levels in remote communities, but the excitement and fun that a book swap generates will help improve literacy levels in your community or organisation as well”.
So how does “The Great Book Swap” work?
- Prior to the “The Great Book Swap” the students bring in a book that they love but can bear to part with. Ms Davis and Mr Thompson will be collecting the books on the 3-6 site, and Ms Campbell and Miss Dwyer on the K-2 site.
- On the day (Tuesday 20 August) the students bring a gold coin for the right to choose a “new” book. It’s that easy!
Many thanks to those students who have already donated a pre-loved book. If you would like to support the event further, you can make an online donation to the school’s fundraising page in the lead up to the event.
We look forward to your support.
Ms Gai Davis, Ms Meg Campbell, Miss Bridget Dwyer and Mr Murray Thompson
Coordinating teachers
Ms Gai Davis
Teacher / Librarian
Athletics Carnival
What an amazing day and well done to the organisers - the event flowed so well. Big thanks to all the parents who helped out at the canteen or the bbq, to provide lunch for everyone. Heather T, Vicki Q, Alicia C, Vivian W, Naomi D, Jen H, Russell N, Mick W, Matt W and AndrewPdS, and to Jen M for her lovely slice. The most standout memory from the day had to be the outstanding sportsmanship displayed by all the students! It really showcased our amazing school and community, especially our superstar kids! Well done kids, you did Penno proud!
Annual Strings Soiree
The annual String Ensemble Soiree is coming up soon! Everyone is welcome to come along and watch our strings students perform individual items before a panel ofhelpful adjudicators. Registrations are open to all current and ex- Strings students as well as guitar and bass guitar players from outside the ensemble.
Walkathon
Thanks to the many volunteers who made this a great day for the kids and the school! Your time is much appreciated in preparing lap cards, setting up on the day and organising the canteen lunch special. The event raises considerable funds for the P&C which are channeled back into improving your children’s education.
If you can help with collecting the sponsorship money from one or both offices, counting and compiling the funds in coming weeks, please contact Christine K on 0424 744 315 .
Remember kids, hand in your Walkathon sponsorship money to school by Friday 16th August to go into the prize draw for a giant Beanie Boo, book packs, games packs and $50 Rebel Sport voucher!
P&C Meeting is tonight, Tuesday 6th August from 7pm
Constable Troy Lucca, Youth Liaison Officer from Ryde/Gladesville Local Area Command will be there tonight to talk before the P&C meeting about Cyber Safety - 7:00-7:30pm. Parents are welcome to come along and we welcome you to stay for the P&C meeting at 7.30pm if you can.
Maker Night BBQ
Can you spare an hour next Wednesday 14th August to cook up some sausages at Maker Night?
Add you name to the roster here between 4pm and 7pm
THE GREEN TEAM
The ultimate guide to Earth friendly living
● Conserve energy, turn things off
● Choose renewable energy
● Compost and recycle everything you possibly can
● Reduce your meat consumption
● Don’t waste food
● Switch to LED globes
● Invest in good insulation for your home
● Don’t throw it out repair it
● Choose earth friendly cleaning products without plastic wrapping
● Buy local, think about the carbon footprint of your shopping choices
● Plant some trees in your garden
● Avoid personal care products containing plastic microbeads
● Wash your clothes/bedding and towels less frequently, air in the sun to dry them off and freshen them up
Contact us at phpsgreenteam@gmail.com
Gardens and Grounds update - Term 3 Working Bee
The next working bee will be held on Sunday 25th August between 1pm and 3pm and the Primary 3-6 site.
Any helping hands will be appreciated (even if you don’t have green thumbs)!
Please bring any hand tools like wheelbarrows, rakes and gloves if you can! See you there :)
If you would like to subscribe to our P&C meeting emails (minutes and agendas), please subscribe at the following link: http://eepurl.com/dlK3PD
Visit the P&C website for P&C news, calendar dates & other helpful information http://www.phpspandc.org.au/
Andrew Passé-de Silva
P&C President
0410653878
- Upcoming Performances:
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- City of Ryde, Eisteddfod-JB on 13th August
- Asbof - TB, ICB and SCB on 18th August
- North Shore Public School Band Festival
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- TB on 7th September
- ICB on 8th September
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Please check our website for more information http://www.phpspandc.org.au/band
The Band Committee
phpsband@gmail.com
Where: K-2 Hall, Pennant Hills Public
Cost: $25 per performer
The event provides a great opportunity to develop performance skills and get feedback from our professional panel of musicians. You can read more about the event here: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/string-soiree/
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There are still some places that need filling in our term 3 roster!
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To sign up, please follow this link:
https://phps.doodle.com/poll/cy68d5dkuw3bvufm -
The parent helper responsibilities are detailed here:
http://www.phpspandc.org.au/string-ensemble/parent-helpers/
You can register online here: https://goo.gl/forms/qYT2tLYQhdUvuslF3
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Roster
Here is the roster for this week. Please remember to sign in at the office of either site before starting your shift.
K -2 Site
Wednesday 7th August – Sam, Kathy.
Thursday 8th August – Sally. Need one more please.
Friday 9th August – Stephanie, Tatiana, Maria.
3-6 Site
Wednesday 7th August – Jacqueline, Sam.
Thursday 8th August – Vivian. Need one more please.
Friday 9th August – Narelle, Leeanne, Stephanie.
The canteen menu is undergoing some changes. Some of these changes are in preparation of submitting the menu for approval by the Healthy Kids Association. Some are to make things easier for our wonderful volunteers, especially new ones. Some are because of lack of volunteers, and others are to try and reduce the amount of plastic we use. Please bear with us while we work to get it right.
Please remember to click on the PSSA ALERT when ordering if your stage 3 child does PSSA sport.
Thank you to everyone who has responded to our calls for help. We are very grateful for you all.
There are still some gaps in the roster, making those days quite frantic and stressful. If you have any spare time on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, and would like to help at either K-2 or 3-6, I would love to hear from you.
Also, a HUGE THANK YOU to the BBQ LEGENDS who made the sausage sizzle possible at the athletics carnival. They are: Andrew Passe-de Silva, Mick Wilkin, Matt Whalan, Russell Nicholson, Greg Hammond and Dave Collins.
And, the lovely ladies who worked throughout the day, loading and unloading food, cutting hotdog buns, packing lollies and serving the masses, who are: Vicki, Alicia, Peta, Vivian, Jen H and Naomi D. A special thank you also to Mr Pinchbeck for corralling said masses.
Heather Tyler
0425 274 681
The Uniform Shop will not be open this Thursday 8 August. Any Flexischools orders due that day will be processed and delivered on Monday 11 August. I apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure.
Dr Shoe
This term Dr Shoe will be attending the Uniform Shop on Thursday 29 August from 3.00pm – 3.45pm. 15% of all sales are donated to the P&C. Alternatively Dr Shoe can be contacted direct on 0414912838 to arrange a home fitting.
Ordering Uniforms
Uniforms can be ordered by attending the Uniform Shop during opening hours, or alternatively an order form can be completed and together with payment of cash, cheque or card details handed in at either office. Orders will be filled and then delivered to the children’s classes. A combined pricelist and order form can be downloaded from the school website by following the links to Our School and What We Offer. Uniforms can also be ordered online through Flexischools, however prices will include the Flexischools’ surcharge.
Please note that uniform orders cannot be paid via the school online payment service
Hours
Monday and Tuesday 8:45am – 10:45am
Thursday 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Order forms are available on the school website by following the link: https://pennanthil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/p/pennanthil-p/about-our-school/Updated_New_Design_Order_Form_and_Price_List_Term_3.pdf
Alison Parker
Uniform Shop Manager
We have joined the world of social media!
Come follow Pennant Hills BASC on Facebook, we currently have 145 Likes and are looking to grow with our community.
The purpose for the page is to be an easy place to communicate with families and guardians, check it out to see what we’ve been posting lately and what we have been up to.
You can find us here:
https://www.facebook.com/pennanthillsbasc/
And our page looks a little like this:
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