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Pendle Hill Public School Newsletter

Term 1 Week 5, 2019

From the Principal

Congratulations to our 2019 student leaders received their badges at the Leaders Induction Assembly this week. We recognised the school captains, vice captains, sport captains and vice captains, SRC representatives and library monitors. Students in these roles have been elected in recognition of their leadership and citizenship skills and will be wonderful role models for other students throughout the year.

This week we have formed an additional class due to an increase in student numbers. The additional class is a Kindergarten class, KD. Ms Debrincat will take the Kindergarten class which will be based in the classroom next to early intervention. The formation of a third Kindergarten class will provide much smaller classes and provide more effective learning environments for Kindergarten.

We hope you enjoy our new newsletter format. Paper copies are available in the office if you would like a printed version of a particular item.

Gabrielle Buczynski

What's On!

Dates for the Diary

Week 4    Tuesday 19/2       Scripture Commences

Week 5    Tuesday 26/2      Greystanes High School open Day

                  Friday    1/3         PSSA Sport Begins

Week 7    Tuesday 12/3      P and C AGM

                  Tuesday 12/3      STEPS screening (Preschool and Early Intervention)

                  Thursday 14/3    STEPS screening (Preschool and Early Intervention)

                  Thursday 14/3    Stage 2 Excursion to Riverside Theatre

Week 8    Thursday 21/3    Harmony Day

Week 11  Monday 8/4        Cross Country

                  Tuesday 9/4        PLAN Parent/Teacher Interviews

                  Thursday 11/4    Easter Activity

                  Friday 12/4         Last Day of Term

Term 2

Week 1    Monday 29/4     Staff Development Day

                  Tuesday 30/4    First Day of Term 2

Capital Works Building Project Update

Building Works Have Begun!     

Our school site has been secured with fencing and the diggers are clearing the way for the foundations of our new buildings to be laid.

We appreciate you assistance with the change in drop off and pick up routines. Students are lining up underneath the COLA and are moving off to class quickly. Thank you to parents who are allowing a little extra time to leave after the children. It is important to get students to class first to begin their learning for the day.

Mrs Sarah Mulligan

Mrs Mulligan has been our Assistant Principal since she started at Pendle Hill in 2009. She leads our Learning and Support Team and collaborates with students, parents, teachers and external services to meet the needs of our students.

FAST FACTS:

  • Name one thing on your bucket list?

    Visiting Africa

  • If you could invite anyone in the world to lunch, who would it be?

    My Mum

  • The last book you read?

    "Sharks", with my son.

  • If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?

    The ability to stop time.

  • Do you have a sweet tooth or do you prefer savoury food?

    Savoury

2019 Swimming Carnival

           

On Monday 11th of February we held the annual School Swimming Carnival. Students from Year 3-6 walked to Wentworth Swimming Centre to participate in a day of novelty races and swimming events. Students demonstrated our school expectations well on the day, being helpful, safe and respectful participants. Children supported each other during events with cheers being led by house captains and senior students. Thank you to Mrs Russell who organised the event and Mrs Mufale who assisted. Thank you to all of the staff at Pendle Hill PS for assisting in making the event run so smoothly. Parents were great supporters of students on the day and watched events with enthusiasm, with some parents assisting with time keeping. These events could not run so smoothly without the combined efforts of students, school staff and parents, so again we thank you.

A word from our sport Captains…

“Everyone kept the place tidy and no one left any rubbish so that it was neat and clean. Teams earned extra house points for this. Everyone in the swimming carnival showed good sportsmanship and also wore their school uniform to represent our school proudly. Everyone that competed was confident and novelty races were enjoyed by all. The novelty races included kick board races, noodle races, ball races and running water races.”

Wentworth Sport Captains:- Ethan Yashvi Grace Azza

 “Everyone competed and had a fun swimming experience. Everyone tried their hardest to compete and we had so much fun cheering on our teammates. Children were swimming in 50 metre races in freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and butterfly. Some even swam in the 100 m freestyle race. They were courageous and brave and even though they were tired they still gave it a go for themselves and their team. Children in the novelty races had so much fun and everyone is looking forward to having fun next year.”

Blaxland Sport Captains:- Tevita Yashika

“Everybody at the swimming carnival tried their best in all of the races. During the swimming carnival, everybody had so much fun competing and saying their cheers with other houses. Novelty races and swimming races were enjoyed by everyone and we were all cheering and encouraging our team mates. Everybody tried their best to compete in 50 and 100 metre races to represent their houses and make them proud.”

Lawson Sport Captains:-  Nirubhann Ricky Yuvrag Prnaye

2019 Leaders Induction

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2019 SCHOOL LEADERS

           

  School Captain

Devarsh, Marielle

 School Vice-Captain

Kaaviyann, Evie

 House Captains

Wentworth

Ethan,Yashvi

Lawson

Nirubhann, Ricky

Blaxland

Yashika, Sahajpreet

House Vice Captains

Wentworth

Azza, Grace

Lawson

Prnaye, Yuvraj, Srivastava

Blaxland

Subanan, Tevita

2L

 Library

Taye, Virat

 2 M

 Library

Vrishti, Rit

 3C

SRC

Pal, Thuvaarakan

Library

Hugo, Tharanikaa

 3/4R

SRC

Prisha, Bavan

Library

Adam, Fiona

 4K

SRC

Ayesha, Yoghan

Library

Hari, Anvika

 5/6S

SRC

Jack, Ria

Library

Nadia, Lawrence

 5/6V

SRC

Isabella, Evan

Library

Caelib, Aiden

 

Penny Possum Reward Ticket Competition

 Families are invited to participate in designing the school’s 2019 reward tickets. Students receive reward tickets when teachers observe them following the school wide expectations of being a helpful, safe, respectful learner.  Each classroom has their own ‘Penny Possum Box” or ‘Poss Box’ situated inside their rooms and students place all their tickets in this box.  When individual classes fill their “Poss Boxes’, they will receive a reward, voted on by the students (eg. some examples may be a class disco, technology party, silly sock day). The ‘Poss Box’ is an exciting change to the way Penny Possum tickets are used and we look forward to enthusiastic and engaged students being help, safe and respectful learners!

 We are inviting all families to design a picture that will be put on the new Penny Possum tickets. Please draw a picture in the box and return to the office by Friday 15th March 2019. We look forward to seeing your entries. Winning entries will be announced in a following newsletter.

Meeting your Child's Teacher

Parent and Teacher interviews will be held at the end of Term 1. If you would like to meet with your child's class teacher before this time, please feel free to call the office to organise a meeting time.

When teachers and students are moving to and from their classroom, teachers have a duty of care to all students.  Their focus is on the safety and well-being of the students in their care. All meetings should be booked through the school office, so that you can have a meaningful discussion, without distraction.

Chatspace

Date and Time

From March 5, 2019 9:15 AM to

Location

Pendle Hill PS Old School HallGet Directions

Information

Chatspace is a place for parents with language backgrounds other than English to get to know other parents and practice English skills.

All parents, grandparents and young children (0-5) are welcome. There will no enrolment forms or weekly commitments.

CMRC will run  Chatspace every Tuesday from 9.15-10.30am. It will be held in the old school hall (near the year 2 rooms).

We hope to see you there

Healthy Lunch Box

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Sports Update

PSSA and Home Sport

Home sport and PSSA training has already begun this year.       

PSSA will commence in Week 6. It was due to start this week, however a delay in selecting regional teams has pushed this back by one week. Students involved in PSSA will need to remember to be at school on time, as they may be travelling by bus on Friday morning. 

Please REMEMBER to bring:

Hat

Sunscreen

Water Bottle

Mouthguard (AFL PSSA players only)


        

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