Filter Content
Dear parents and carers,
Welcome to Term 2!
This term is going to look very different from what we are used to at school. I would like to thank each and every family for their continued support as we navigate our way through this situation, which continues to change every few days, thankfully not hourly like several weeks ago. With your continued support, it is making decisions and planning a lot easier and I would ask that you continue to follow the advice/requests being made of you to continue to win the battle over Covid-19. Your continued support is going to be crucial in the coming weeks as we plan for students to return to school one day per week from Week 3. We greatly appreciate all those parents who are helping us keep our staff and students safe by keeping their children home if they can do so. The staged return and associated dual lesson delivery model can only work with reduced student numbers on each day.
Weeks 1 and 2 are the same as the end of Term 1 where parents are encouraged to keep their children at home if they are able to do so. School is open for those families that are not able to do so.
Here you will find the links for the Learning at Home for Weeks 1 & 2. Years 2-6 are relying on Google Classrooms to support the process of learning and all students are encouraged to keep doing their best during this difficult time. Families with students in Kindergarten and Year 1 are being asked to download SeeSaw to support this process. These platforms make it easier for you to access your child’s learning and also submit work back to the teacher for assessing. Hard copies are also available from the school’s office if this is easier for you.
Google Classrooms Login Details - Creative Arts / Library / Computers
Google_Classrooms_for_Library_Creative_Arts_and_Computing.pdf
Early Stage 1 – Kindergarten
EALD_links_Week_1_and_2_Term_2.pdf
Geography_Powerpoint_Online_Learning.pdf
Premiers_Reading_Challenge_link.pdf
Term2_Week_A_Home_learning_ES1.pdf
Term2_Week_B_Home_learning_ES1.pdf
Week_11_worksheets_Early_Stage_One.pdf
Stage 1 – Years 1 and 2
Stage1_Term_2_Weeks_1_and_2.pdf
DRAMA_Learning_about_Puppets.pdf
Wk_1_2_Map_of_Australia_activity.pdf
Wk_1_2_Natural_or_human_features_Bobbin_Head.pdf
The_best_sandwich_in_the_world.pdf
Year_1_Term_2_Spelling_Weeks_1_2.pdf
year_2_Music_Term_2_Wk_2_Learning_about_the_beat.pdf
Stage 2 – Years 3 and 4
Stage_2_Term_2_Weeks_1_and_2.pdf
Stage_2_Welcome_Back_to_Term_2_parent_letter.pdf
How_To_Google_Classroom_Guide_for_Parents.pdf
Stage 3 – Years 5 and 6
Stage_3_Learning_From_Home_Term_2_Wk_1_and_2_Overview.pdf
Stage3_wk_1_Learning_From_Home_Combined_File.pdf
Stage_3_wk_2_Learning_From_Home_Combined_File.pdf
As I have mentioned before please access and complete the learning that you are able to during this time. Please do not feel that all the learning provided needs to be completed. If you have any questions please contact your child’s teacher through SeeSaw, Google Classrooms or email the school email account; pennanthil-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au During the holidays, schools received further advice for learning provided for students in each stage. You will see this advice reflected in the work being set from Week 3, as the teachers had already prepared the work for the first two weeks before we received that advice.
Today has been made a Staff Development Day for schools to begin planning for Week 3 and beyond. I thank all families for their support of the school as we begin to work through the logistics of this return to school. The Premier is eager for all students to re-engage with school in all grades, one day per week to begin with. I will provide the community with the exact plan in the coming days as we navigate all the recommendations. The following link provides the approach that the Government is taking with students returning to school.
Managed_return_to_school_for_families.pdf
When Week 3 comes around I am really going to need families to continue to follow the advice and requests from the school so I can ensure that we can implement all the recommendations provided to ensure the wellbeing and health of students, staff and parents. I thank you in advance for supporting the school during this difficult time.
The Health advice remains the same as it has done through this situation. The NSW Department of Education (DoE) has advised schools to follow certain guidelines to ensure the wellbeing and safety of students, staff and parents. The following link will provide you with information from NSW Health about schools, and the guidelines that are being recommended by the NSW DoE to support students and staff returning to school.
https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families#Video0
At school we will continue hand washing on a regular basis for the students, limiting physical contact, regular school cleaning throughout the day and many other strategies to support everyone’s wellbeing and health.
Thank you for all that you are doing to support your child’s education through this difficult time. We are all in this together and we are all doing our best. If you have any questions about your child’s learning please make contact with their teacher.
Kind Regards
Mr Matt Pinchbeck
Principal
Welcome back
I also wanted to welcome everyone back to PHPS in Term 2. Although we are not seeing all of your faces everyday, we feel your presence and please know that all of the teachers miss the students immensely! We hope you have had some wonderful family time recently.
ANZAC day
Our commemoration of ANZAC day was slightly different this year. We hope you enjoyed the recording our leaders presented and Elle’s rendition of the Last Post and Rouse. If you would like to review them, please view our school website under ‘Latest News’.
I have received a few photos of students participating in ANZAC day. Please find pictures below of Lucas acknowledging his neighbours as returned and current service men and women and Oscar playing the Australian national anthem on his saxophone at his street dawn service. Well done!
Did your street participate in ANZAC day? Many people ventured to the end of their driveway with a candle before 6am and listened to the service on ABC radio. Some were lucky enough to have people in the neighbourhood who played the Last Post and Rouse.
We may not have been able to commemorate ANZAC day as we would normally, however the spirit of this national day of remembrance was still with us. Lest we forget.
Learning from Home
As our Learning from Home model continues, we love seeing the fabulous work that our students are completing! School life continues albeit differently, it is wonderful to see the happy smiles on the faces of our merit award recipients.
Staff profile
We will continue to share some of our staff profiles so you can get to know our fabulous teachers, administration staff and SLSO’s (Student Learning Support Officers) better!
This week we have Mrs Anne McLaren who is currently the teacher on 4M.
Kind Regards
Mrs Kate Wasson
Deputy Principal
A poem written by Rebecca W - 6P
A World Without Music
Once the world was heavenly
When the streets were filled with melody
When you could see who you are
A bright and shining yellow star.
We used to hear the beautiful rhythm
The soothing kind, that would stay with them.
But now when I’m amongst the street
There is no longer any beat
So now we all must be aware
That our lives will be nothing but spiralling despair
There is no orchestra nor a band
Oh how now it’s all so bland
Changes to Scholastic Book Club – Issue 3
Due to the COVID-19 situation Scholastic Australia will not be distributing Book Club catalogues to the school this term. Instead, a “Virtual Catalogue” for Issue 3 can be viewed via this link. Orders will still be delivered to the school for distribution.
If you wish to order from the Book Club catalogue you will need to go to the Scholastic Book Club LOOP website page, register/update your details if you haven’t already done so and then pay by credit card. After the closing date for that issue your order will be sent directly to the school and distributed.
How do I register and 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 with only 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. 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.
The closing date for online orders is Friday 8 May.
Ms Davis
Teacher Librarian
If you’re struggling to stay connected during this time, please consider connecting with us on Facebook! We have a great community online, sharing ideas on fun activities, local businesses, home school tips and lots more! Just search for “Pennant Hills Public School P&C” or find us at: https://www.facebook.com/Pennant-Hills-Public-School-PC-1688438328099709/
Raffle Update
Our awesome leadership team have put together a video to watch about how you can continue to support our fete raffle. There are two ways to do this - you can buy your 3 raffle books on Flexischools or follow this link to buy some more or share with your family and friends via email or Facebook.
https://www.rafflelink.com.au/phpspandcfete
Watch our Awesome Raffle Video
Second Earlybird Draw cutoff this Wednesday 29 April
Well done 4T, who are dominating the number of books sold on Flexischools so far but 4M and 2W - you are not too far behind! Class competition closes 24 May so there’s still time to win the class party!
You can still enter the second earlybird draw for some cool prizes - if you purchase on Flexischools by 5pm Wednesday 29 April. Please return raffle books to the 3-6 school office when you can. If you purchase on Flexischools you are automatically entered in the draw.
Flexischools Sales by Class
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
Andrew Passé-de Silva
P&C President
0410653878
NEW OPERATING PROTOCOLS
The Uniform Shop is currently closed for over the counter sales. Orders for uniforms can be placed online through Flexischools or alternatively, an order form can be downloaded from the school website.
If you have an item that you need to exchange for another size please contact the Uniform Shop on the email address below.
Please note that all items to be exchanged must be unworn and in original condition with packaging and tags still attached. There is no exchange on socks, tights or briefs.
WINTER UNIFORMS
All students are required to wear winter uniform in Terms 2 and 3. Orders can be placed for winter uniforms online and the items will be delivered to the 3-6 office for collection.
The boy's winter uniform is a long grey trouser, a unisex long sleeve sky blue shirt and a unisex tie. The girl's winter uniform is a grey and blue tunic or a navy pant, with a unisex long sleeve sky blue shirt, navy tights and a unisex tie. In addition to the compulsory winter uniform, the Uniform Shop sells optional winter uniform items. There is an optional winter weight polar fleece jacket that can be worn in place of the summer weight zip jacket, and a navy track pant that can be worn instead of the sport shorts during the colder months.
PRICE LIST
There are just a few small price changes that are effective from the beginning of Term 2. A new price list is now available on the school website.
DR SHOE
Dr Shoe will not be attending the Uniform Shop in the foreseeable future, however Max can be contacted direct on 0414 912 838 to arrange a home fitting.
ORDERING UNIFORMS
Uniform shop opening hours have been suspended. Uniforms can be ordered by completing an order form and together with payment of cash, cheque or card details handed in at either office. Orders will be filled and delivered to the 3-6 office for collection. An email or text will be sent advising you when your order is ready for collection. 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
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/supporting-our-students/Uniform_price_list_and_order_form_term_2_2020.pdf
Alison Parker
Uniform Shop Manager