Dear Parents
It is without a doubt that we have the best students, staff and community here at Punchbowl Public School. In this edition of our newsletter I want to share some of the achievements and celebrate the enormous successes that we are having. In this COVID-19 environment we live in it is easy to become disheartened, but I want to assure you that we are working hard to create strong, successful, confident learners.
Our student leaders recently worked with the Canterbury Bankstown City Council and Campsie Police Station to produce a video urging drivers to be aware of children on the roads. Their terrific work was featured as a story in the local Canterbury Bankstown Local Newspaper and has been shared on the NSW Department of Education website.
I am so proud to share the great work of Afiq in Stage 3. He has created a coding animation based on his favourite books of Beast Quest 1-3.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/408823439/
Our students love technology and in library sessions we are teaching them how to code. I watched in awe just recently when I saw our brilliant students use their sharp minds to program a Bee Bot so that it followed a complex path – I was blown away!
Recently we added another student to our Student Leader Team. We are very proud of Isaac and the fact that he made Class Captain at his other school, Karningul. We celebrated his success with him and the student leadership team and I agreed that Isaac deserved to become one of our school leaders.
The work that happens in our Schools as Community Centre changes lives. We are so happy that a group of our parents recently started studying for a Certificate II in Retail Services Course. This is a wonderful opportunity and I congratulate everyone who is participating. I look forward to the graduation ceremony!
I look forward to catching up on the amazing work occurring in our school when I return in Term 4. Until then, I congratulate Ms Donna McGeary for her role as Relieving Principal – Donna is a fantastic leader and a real asset to the school community.
Please continue to take good care of one another.
Dace Elletson Principal