World Teachers’ Day    

                                                             

Across the globe, World Teachers’ Day is a day where school communities recognise the extraordinary efforts teachers go to for the children under their care. This year we will be acknowledging this day on Tuesday 29 October at 11:15am in the hall.

Teachers at PHPS love what they do. They are a wonderful bunch of professionals who give their time to ensure the students, your children, have every opportunity possible to grow and develop as positive members of our community.

Thank you so much to the school’s amazing P&C who are planning a morning tea for the staff on this day. There are many ways that you can show your appreciation for the work they do. You could:

• Write a letter
• Make a ‘Thank You’ card
• Draw a picture

Teachers do not want you to go and spend money on elaborate gifts or organise class gifts. A simple message of ‘Thanks!’ is all that I am suggesting. Can I please ask that if you do decide to do something that it be brought to school next Tuesday 29 October so that it all happens on the one day.

A Great Night had By All – The Fathering Project Camp

Last Friday night saw approximately 75 fathers and their children descend on Crosslands Reserve for the annual Fathering Project camp. When I arrived on Saturday morning, I was greeted with many smiles from children and fathers alike. All had commented on having a great time, with the only issue being a rather cold night (more so for some). Thank you to the P&C for their organisation of a wonderful initiative. The message being delivered was a simple one – “Be engaged to be effective!” The P&C will be looking to hold more activities to assist with fathers engaging with the school community throughout 2020.

The Fred Hollows Humanity Award

Last Wednesday Rhiannon (6G) was awarded The Fred Hollows Humanity Award for her compassion, integrity and kindness and trying to make a difference in her school and community. Throughout the year, Rhiannon has demonstrated these qualities by regularly trying to help others and focusing on their wellbeing. We are all very proud of her award.

 

Off to State

Congratulations to our Senior Boy’s Relay team, which competed at the Sydney North Athletics Carnival last week. The boys were the fastest qualifiers for the final and backed up their qualifying result with first place in the final. The team consisting of Sidney, Alex, Finlay and Eddie (Year 6) will now represent our school at the NSW PSSA State Athletics Carnival in Week 4. Well done boys, a huge achievement.

 

Boundary Road Changes

The RMS has advised me that there will be changes to Boundary Road. Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Kind Regards

Mr Matt Pinchbeck

Principal

Grandparents’ Day for K-2 students

We are looking forward to welcoming our grandparents and special adults this Friday 25 October. I remember having grandparents’ day when I was in primary school and I loved showing them around the school and having morning tea! We will welcome the grandparents at 9:30 in the school hall, followed by classroom visits and an activity at 10am, then morning tea at 10:45.

We will see you then!

Outdoor learning

Since our Teacher Professional Learning on harnessing our beautiful outdoor spaces for quality learning time, you will regularly see Pennant Hills students outside during class times. As I was walking around the school I noticed the 2 following groups; Kindergarten were using their ‘reading spots’ and completing independent reading in the great outdoors and Stage 3 were participating in their fitness session. Look at that azure sky and green turf! Amazing!

Studies have shown the following benefits of outdoor learning;

• Positive wellbeing impacts – less stress and anxiety
• Increase in physical activity – healthier people
• Increased academic performance
• Develops a sense of place and improves an understanding of community
• Improved behaviour – yes, it’s true!
• It’s fun!

So if you’re having a hard Saturday with the kids, the message is to get them outside!

Use of the outdoor equipment

As much as we love outdoor learning, it is always supervised. During drop off and pick up times, the play equipment is closed. We do not have a teacher monitoring this area and can not ensure the safety of users. If you are dropping off or picking up your child and have their younger sibling on site, please ensure that they do not play on the equipment and that they are always supervised. Thank you for your support in this matter.

Kind Regards

Mrs Kate Wasson

Deputy Principal

2C - Zaal N, Kayleigh B, Ryo J, Katelyn G, Saanvi S, Liviru L

2M – Alex R, Atticus P, Tom S, Evie R, Bobby Z, Hamish K, Abbie R, Sahanya F, Kiric C

2P – Kiara D, Jake S, Josie A, Nivaan P, Daniel C

1/2C – Edmond L, Reuben T, Sidharth G

1D – Abi W, Zachary C, Megan N, Yuvraj L, Lucas B

1E – Lara B, Shahab A, Devin J, Karina C, Annabelle T, Zanna P

1S – Ezekiel M, Ginger M, Shaniq F, Ari K, Lucas V

KB – Calvin S, Naysa D, Joshua A, Olivia Y

KD – Esandu P, Katherine W, Emma C, Jade T, Joey C

KP – Kayden C, Sid D, Kieran H, Ashley H, Emily L, Grace P, Emma C, Christian Z

KR – Nathalie H, Jayden W, Emily W, Norah M, Emma L, Lucy K

COMPUTERS – Luc P, Sean B, Charles D, Jack C, Avy S, Eeshan S

Scholastic Book Club orders – Issue 7

A reminder that the closing date for Issue 7 online orders is tomorrow Wednesday 23 October.  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?

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Click on “ORDER“and enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue and follow the prompts to make payment by credit card.
4. 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.

Ms Gai Davis

Teacher / Librarian

Dear Parents,

School extra-curricular group photographs were taken recently. These groups may include sports teams / prefect groups, bands or other extra-curricular groups and these group images are now available for purchase at the advancedlife Pennant Hills Public School Community Portal.

Simply follow the link below or click order now to go directly to your community portal.

Important Information:

● Extra-curricular group photos can only be purchased online DO NOT return payment to school
● If your child’s group or team has not yet been photographed and is scheduled to be photographed at a later date, you will receive an additional email notification when the images are ready to be ordered
● Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after photos are ordered
● Past years’ photographs including sports, extra-curricular and representative groups are also available at your school’s advancedlife & your advancedyou photo sites (follow the link above)

advancedlife would like to express our appreciation to Pennant Hills Public School for placing your trust in us. Please remember we offer a 100% money back guarantee on our products to ensure your peace of mind. We would also love to receive your feedback or resolve any issues you may experience as fast as possible, to ensure your satisfaction. If you have any questions, comments or feedback relating to your advancedlife experience please contact us at enquiries@advancedlife.com.au

Stage 2

Students were eager for the return of PSSA sport this term. Round 9 - Stage 2 PSSA started last Friday. Teams played Dural Public School. 

League Tag:
Boys 6 - 5 (Pennant Hills way)
Girls 4 - 3 (Dural way)

AFL:
Boys 33 - 9 (Dural)
Girls 21 -3 (Dural)

Mrs Kristie Castro Gonzalez

Stage 2 PSSA Coordinator

Stage 3

Last Friday's results Pennant Hills PS v Beecroft PS

Softball: Boys PH def B 12-6 and Girls B def PH 9-3

Oztag: Girls B def PH 5-4 and Boys PH def B 9-7

Congratulations to all of our competitors at the Sydney North Athletics Carnival last Wednesday. Great news! The Senior Boys relay team won their event and will progress to the State Carnival later this term. Well done Finlay, Alex, Sid and Eddie! We wish you all the best!

Mr Mark Bryant

Stage 3 PSSA Coordinator

Introduction to Music Night

THIS WEDNESDAY 23 October 6.30 pm

If your child is interested in joining our amazing Music Program in 2020, please come to our Intro Night. Learn how to join the band, strings or choir program, try out instruments and meet the conductors.

BAND and CHOIR are open to current Year 2-5 children, and STRINGS are open to kids currently in Kindy-Year 5.

 

DADS AND KIDS CAMP

What an amazing night it was. Our 3rd Fathering Camp was our biggest and best yet, backed by great weather! Thanks to all the dads and father figures that attended because without you, it would not have been so successful. Thanks to David Forrest from the Fathering Project, who came out and delivered a very inspiring talk, with tips on how we can all improve as fathers and father figures. Thanks also to Mr Pinchbeck, who attended in the morning in his own time. His constant help and support of TFP in our school and community is so very much appreciated. Finally, a huge thank you and well done to Dan Saunders and the committee and helpers for their hard work and time in preparing and setting up the overnight camp, they are Dave Collins, Jeremy Coster, Damon Murray, Russell Nicolson, Greg Ruston, Otte Homan, Chris Burden, Matt Whalan, Mick Wilkin and Andrew Passe-de Silva. We would also like to thank Darren B, Elke S, Aiden and Luke C, Imogen H, Liam and Jess D for helping with activities, and also Carol and Paul Cleasby from TCBC for devoting their time to help with cooking, serving and entertaining the kids. The Dads and kids seemed to have a fantastic time and we look forward to an even bigger and better one next year.

 

Would also like to thank Tina’s Bakery, Penno IGA and Market Place and George’s Meats for their ongoing support of all our P&C events!

SPRING CLEAN DAY - Sunday 27th October

We need muscle + helping hands from 1-2pm this Sunday at K-2 please! Can you spare an hour to help us clear out some P&C storage areas? If you have a trailer or trolley it would be very helpful. Gloves also recommended. See you there!

THE GREEN TEAM  
 

Sustainable Gardening;

Have you ever thought about how your gardening decisions affect the environment? 

Sustainable gardening involves making careful well planned choices, with the objective to not harm the earth and life within it, by not requiring the use of pesticides and herbicides, with reduced necessity for watering, while achieving enhancement of your landscaped space.

The single most beneficial act that you can perform for the environment, in your garden is to start composting.  Compost bins and worm farms can be inexpensively procured from hardware stores and gardening centres.  Residents of Hornsby council are entitled to purchase these half price, by watching online tutorials and completing a quiz on the subject of composting and worm farming, take a look here -

https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/property/waste/organic-waste/Compost-and-Worm-Farming

Some simple steps you can take include choosing hardy native plants, hand weeding (rather than using chemical weed killers), and watering using grey water (old washing up/shower/bath water) or even better a rainwater tank and mulching to limit weed growth and keep plants moist, thus reducing the need for watering.

To learn more, take a look at these sites -

https://www.homestolove.com.au/7-tips-for-sustainable-gardening-3600

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/7019/what-is-sustainable-gardening

 

You can contact THE GREEN TEAM at - phpsgreenteam@gmail.com

 

P&C Calendar

• Introduction to Music Night - Wednesday 23 October 6:30 - 8pm in the school hall
• Spring Clean Day - Sunday 27th October 1 pm K-2 Site
• Next P&C Meeting - Tuesday 5th November 7.30pm in the school hall
• Family Photo Day - Saturday 16th November behind Belthorn Cottage
• Interrelate - Wednesday 27th November for Stages 2 & 3
• Twilight Carols Event - Thursday 12th December 6 pm K-2 Site

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

pandcpresident@gmail.com

Sandpit Photos Family Portrait Day Bookings - NOW AVAILABLE ON FLEXISCHOOLS

Saturday 16th November at Belthorn Cottage.

Sandpit's professional photographers will photograph your family within a 20 minute obligation free, fun and relaxed portrait session. All images are posed outdoors in a modern floor style setup and shot within the beautiful back garden at Belthorn Cottage. In addition to your family portrait, extra sittings of your children, you and your partner, as well as grandparents, pets or anyone else you wish to invite are taken on the day. 

How does it work

20 minute bookings are available between 8 am and 6 pm on FLEXISCHOOLS. The $15 booking fee, which will go towards our P&C, is your only obligation and payable at the time of booking. All additional poses and extra sittings taken on the day will be available for you to view at your arranged viewing date and time. 

You can buy the entire package for only $209.00. This pack includes more than 34 various sized images printed in colour and black & white, and all images are on CD from your complete family portrait session. Alternatively, the pack can be split and individual sheets purchased.

Book now on Flexischools. Each family can only be allocated one 20 minute portrait time-slot. This is a full family portrait session, therefore an adult MUST be included.

For further enquiries please call:         9979 9334 (Head office)

(Your photographer on the day can be contacted: Melanie 0401416063)

 email: info@sandpitphotos.com.au

or visit our website:  www.sandpitphotos.com.au

• Intro Music Night on 23^rd October, 6:30pm at K-2 site.
  • Bring your children to one of the most spectacular musical events of the year.
  • Listen to the live performances by our little musicians
  • Do not miss the wonderful opportunity to meet experienced conductors.
• Combined rehearsals for all the bands this week. TB to join ICB’s band rehearsal on Wednesday and ICB to join SCB’s band rehearsal on Thursday on the below timings:
  • TB and ICB – Wednesday - 7:30am – 9:00am
  • ICB and SCB - Thursday: 7:30am – 9:00am
• Year 2 students can have lots of fun at the band rehearsals! In week 3, they are invited to attend the rehearsals at the following times to get a closer look and understand the band program.
  • Monday: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
  • Wednesday: 7:30am – 9:00am
  • Thursday: 7:30am – 9:00am
  • Friday: 7:45am – 9:00am

The Band Committee 

phpsband@gmail.com

The Strings Committee
phpsstrings@gmail.com

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

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

Pusheen says “PLEASE READ”

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 23^rd  October  –   Carol and Bec D.

Thursday 24^th October   –  Lisa Z. Need one more please.

Friday 25^th  October   –  Melanie and Tatiana.

3-6 Site

Wednesday 23^rd  October  –  Jacqueline(9-11), Claire(11-1).

Thursday24^th October  – Vivian and Josephine.                     

Friday 25^th October  –  Narelle and  Vicky.

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.

ICE CREAM day is coming on Tuesday October 29, at recess for both sites.

Ordering is now available through Flexischools, until 5pm this Friday, the 25^th.

NEW TO THE MENU;

Garlic Bread (85g/5slices) - $1.00

Chicken Salsa Wrap - $4.00

Chill Js (100% sparkling fruit juice) - $2.00

HASH BROWNS  are moving to  WEDNESDAY LUNCH.

LARGE PIES  and  SAUSAGE ROLLS  are leaving the menu, to help us make the required  3 to 1 ratio of everyday and occasional foods.

Garlic Bread will be available at recess on Wednesdays and Thursdays for $1.00.

We are also changing from Oak flavoured milk to Paul’s MILKY MAX. These contain less sugar and come in a poptop bottle, eliminating the need for straws. Please encourage your children to either place their empty bottles in the orange “Return and Earn” bins at school, or bring them home (closed), so that they can earn the 10c.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Heather Tyler

0425 274 681

canteenphps@gmail.com

Year 6 Signature Bears and Balls

Year 6 parents please note that orders for the signature bears and balls are due this Friday 25 October.

Changes to the Summer Uniform

As approved by the P&C late last year there will be some changes made to the summer uniform effective Term 4 2019. The new girls’ embroidered summer shirts and culottes and the boys’ short sleeve embroidered shirts are now available. The existing girls’ summer dress remains unchanged, and the culottes and shirts will simply be an additional option for the girls. The boys’ summer shirts will now have the school crest embroidered on them, and as per Department of Education policy with any uniform change there is a phase in period. As such, the boys may continue to wear their unembroidered short sleeve shirts for three years and after that phase in period the embroidered short sleeve shirts will become compulsory.

Girls’ New Culottes and Shirts

Please note that the girls summer shirts and culottes are both in stock and now available for sale to all families who placed an expression of interest order earlier this year.

On the 1^st of November orders for the culottes and shirts will be opened up to all families who didn’t lodge an expression of interest.

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

phpsuniformshop@gmail.com