The Punchbowl Press

Monday 22 July - Staff Development Day (no students)

Tuesday 23 July - School resumes for Term 3 for all students P-6

Thursday 25 July- P-2 Athletics Carnival

Thursday 25 July- 3-6 Athletics Carnival

Wednesday 31 July- Thursday 15 August- Healthy Harold Life Education Van

Thursday 8 August- NED's Mindset Mission

Thursday 15 August- Stage 1 Parent Numeracy Workshop

Monday 19 August- Friday 23 August- Book Week

Khadijah’s writing starts with ‘a hook’ and she uses this writing technique to grab the reader’s attention so that they remain interested and want to keep on reading. Her writing is very creative and has many different sentence types and questions. She loves writing because she has the opportunity to explore different worlds. Khadijah enjoys trying to make the reader laugh. 

Nelly is also a terrific author and has produced a number of beautifully written texts that show both her imagination and ability to engage the reader. Nelly enjoys editing and is skilled at self-reflecting on her work so that there is improvement each time she writes. Nelly is currently focusing on improving her spelling and producing texts of increasing complexity. Nelly also loves to read, particularly books about magic and adventures. She is passionate about reading!

In Preschool, our children are learning all about numbers to 5. We are very lucky that lots of our children come to preschool being able to count but in this photograph you can see that we are really trying to develop a deep understanding of ‘five’ in the many ways it can be represented – as fingers on our hand, as a dice pattern, the number five, five toys etc. This is an important understanding for all children but it is essential that we start early so that our students are the best mathematicians they can be.

Last Friday night these four amazing students from K/6K and K/6G danced as part of an ensemble group at the Seymour Centre! Wow! What a night it was and our students were absolutely incredible – I’m so proud of them. It was a terrific performance and a wonderful opportunity to showcase the talents of our students in an outstanding performance space. Congratulations to you all!

NAIDOC Week

Over the upcoming holiday period from 7-14 July Australia will celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week. This is an important week in the annual calendar for Australia as we pause to celebrate and acknowledge the rich and enduring Aboriginal culture. It is also a time when we reflect on the fact that we are able to live in this beautiful country because Aboriginal people took care of the land for over 65,000 years. I encourage you to become involved in the many community events being held around the local area. As a school we will celebrate NAIDOC when we return to school in Term 3.

I will be in touch at the beginning of next term to let you know about some changes to staffing so please keep abreast of all SkoolBag notifications. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a lovely winter break and I look forward to seeing everyone when students return on Tuesday 23 July.

Please continue to take good care of one another and don’t forget to remind people who you are meeting when you are out and about to enrol both in our outstanding preschool and primary school for 2020.

Dace Elletson

Principal

Enrolments are now being accepted for Preschool and Kindergarten 2020. Please spread the word to your family and friends. Forms are available at the office or by following the link below.

You are encouraged to enrol as soon as possible to secure a spot for 2020. If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to the school please contact the office on 97505055.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/…/going-to-a-public-…/enrolment

Thank you to all the parents who supported our Krispy Kreme fundraiser. We sold all the doughnuts and made a profit of $800!

The P&C are looking at having a Pizza Day next term following the Eid Celebration in August and of course the Father's Day stall in September.

The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 7th August. Please come along and share your ideas. Every one is welcome!

P&C Committee

On Monday 24th June, parents and community members attended a special morning tea as part of our Refugee Week celebrations in the SaCC. This was an opportunity to meet new people and share new stories from their homeland and acknowledge their contribution to our country. Mark Goudkamp, Refugee Support Leader attended to share information and answer questions from our community. 

The SaCC planner for Term 3 will be available soon. Please keep an eye out on Skoolbag for updates. 

During Term 3 all students from Preschool to Year 6 will have the opportunity to attend Life Education lessons. These lessons cover outcomes in the NSW PD/H/PE syllabus. Each session is designed to excite and intrigue children of all ages, which captures their imagination and has a lasting impact! Joined by Life Education's loveable mascot Healthy Harold the educators bring to life lessons that empower children to make safer and healthier choices, now and in the future.

The usual cost for the incursion is $10 per student. The Lantern Club Roselands has generously contributed towards the cost of this program for our school and the cost will be $5 per student. We thank the Lantern Club Roselands for their ongoing support of our school.

Notes will go home with all students. These must be completed and returned with payment to the office.

All students in Preschool to Year 2 will be participating in the annual Athletics Carnival.

Parents are invited and encouraged to attend and watch their child participate.

The P-2 Carnival will be held on the School Field from 9:00am- 1:00pm on Thursday 25 July. Students need to wear sports shoes and their house colour.

If you have any questions please speak to your child's teacher.

Stage 2 and 3 students will have the opportunity to take part in the Punchbowl Public School Athletics carnival held at Campbell Oval on Thursday 25th July.

The Punchbowl Public School Athletics carnival is part of the PDHPE curriculum. All students from Years 3-6 are expected to attend. The day will consist of a wide variety of field and track events and is also a pathway to compete at the Zone Athletics carnival later in the year. 

Parents are invited to come along.  The P&C will be operating a canteen on the day. More information will follow. 

During Term 3 all students from K-6 at Punchbowl Public School are able to access comprehensive bulk billed (through Medicare) eye examinations at the school. This is offered through See Straight who have provided this service to our school community over the last 4 years.

Each student tested receives a letter summarising the findings and if required a free pair of prescription glasses.

Parents must complete the form either online through Skoolbag (E-Forms) or by asking for a printed copy from the office.

More information is available on the SkoolBag app.

Congratulations to all of our Kindergarten students on reaching 100 days of Kindy! These first 100 days have been filled with fun new friendships,  exciting learning and amazing achievements. To celebrate, Kindergarten had a special assembly and morning tea with their parents, teachers and Preschool. Thank you to Mrs Robinson and the rest of the Kindergarten Teachers for organising such a special day.

Over the past few weeks students in Stage 2 have been participating in a rugby league program run by the Canterbury Bulldogs. It has been a fantastic opportunity for the students to get active in a fun and engaging way. Students have loved learning a variety of skills used in rugby league, such as kicking, dummy pass and stepping.

I learned that you can chip kick over defenders. – Zaid 3/4W

I really enjoyed learning new skills. Jasmin 3/4W

I like that we get a free ball and we have been taught how to dodge and kick. Gabriel 3/4W

In Week 7, students from Stage 3 attended Teen Ranch. Teen Ranch provided the students with fun, safe and exciting outdoor recreational experiences. The students could challenge themselves and support each other in a unique outdoor learning environment.

Teen Ranch was fun this year.  I enjoyed going on the activities I picked.  The giant swing was amazing.  I believe that Teen Ranch was a good opportunity for everyone. -Zehra 5/6S

The thing that I like about Teen Ranch was that it was fun.  The instructors were very good at explaining all the activities. - Sothun 5/6S

What I liked about Teen Ranch was that they have the greatest activities that I have ever done. - Nadia 5/6S

Teen Ranch was a great experience for me because I learnt to overcome my fear of heights on the giant Swing. - Aneesa 5/6N

It was my first time to Teen Ranch. I’ve never had so much fun in my life. The Giant swing was really scary but I loved it! Horse riding was also a wonderful delight. These activities taught me to overcome my fears. - Calya 5/6N 

Most students climbed half way on the rock-climbing activity but I went all the way. I felt like I was on top of the world when I reached the top. This activity taught me to trust my partner and work in pairs. - Young 5/6N

Teen Ranch was heaps of fun. I raced in the canoe with Zayn and Mohamed. It was a great lesson in the importance of team work. - Belal 5/6N

I liked the giant swing because it was so scary but fun at the same time! Next time I go, I will not be so petrified. - Mohammad 5/6HP

I enjoyed Teen Ranch because you can have fun there and just be yourself. - Eva 5/6HP

This term the stage 3 students were also given the opportunity to attend a program run by the University of Western Sydney.  The First Foot Forward Program aims to support schools and families by providing students in Years 5 and 6 with an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of their higher education options. 

What I enjoyed about the First Foot Forward program was the coding. I also liked how I can choose any job when I’m older. - Sabrina 5/6S

I really enjoyed the First Foot Forward program.  It was fun and interesting because we had the opportunity to do design, coding and nursing.  My favourite activity was nursing because we learnt many new things that I didn’t know before.  I had a great day. - Sabrin 5/6S

The First Foot Forward program was a hands on experience and had educational workshops.  The thing that I liked about the First Foot Forward Program was the free lunch and coding the Sphero.  This was an amazing experience and I enjoyed it. - Rohan 5/6S

I loved the experience of going to a university and considering my future career options. The coding activity was fantastic. Working in teams with different students to program a Sphero was really exciting. I want to student engineering when I get to university. - Ibrahim 5/6N

I thought being in the auditorium was awesome. I learnt a lot in the nursing activity.

- Tamara 5/6N

I really enjoyed the design activity. We designed a bag that had a jet pack and a speaker. It was heat resistant and water proof. - Darin 5/6N

The First Foot Forward program was really fun because I learned a lot about nursing and now I know what I should be when I grow up! - Sara 5/6HP

The Western Sydney University excursion taught me a lot about nursing, technology and designing accessories and clothes. - Zainab 5/6HP

We’ve been encouraging our students to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) 2019. They have been keen to borrow books from the PRC list and our newly arrived PRC resources are in high demand. During the fortnightly library sessions our students take delight in listening to new stories. It’s wonderful to witness that our Stage 3 boys can still be pleasantly surprised by fantastic books. Do take some time to talk to your child about the activities they do in the school library.

My favourite part of the story was that he had the courage to fight the World’s best fighter. -Kate 3/4W

I liked that he didn’t give up on boxing when he was banned. He went back to it and won lots of times. -Mohamad 3/4O

Our STEAM sessions have been enjoyable and exciting for our students. Stage 2 have been trialling how to make a remote control using playdough and a MakeyMakey. They were testing whether play dough or lead pencils will allow the MakeyMakey to work like a remote control. Through these activities our students are learning to persevere and build resilience. It’s a great time to be in the classroom watching how students’ curiosities unfold and seeing the joy they experience when discovering something new.

This is so much fun, I didn’t know I could do that. I want to learn more about this. Moiz 3/4M  

This is so cool, I love it! Ahmad 3/4M

How can I learn to do more of this stuff - Samual 3/4O

Term 3 commences for all students on Tuesday 23 July.

If you are travelling overseas and your child will not be returning for school at the beginning of Term 3, it is important that you communicate this information with the school and complete an Application for Extended Leave form. Please speak to office staff as soon as possible if this is the case.

If  your child has a health condition which may require support at school or when involved in school activities, for example, a school excursion it is important that the school is aware and current plans completed by a medical professional are supplied to the school.  This includes all students with Asthma plans. 

We want to work with you to keep your child healthy and safe at school.  If you have any questions please make an appointment to see Mrs Kontakos, Assistant Principal Learning and Wellbeing. 

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