Term 4 – Week 1 October 9, 2017

   

Buzz Awards

K-2 Be a Learner Saman 2/1F Be Respectful Ayaan KAE 3-6 Be Respectful Emitis 4/3BK Be Safe Judy 6/5B

 

 

Waste Warriors Congratulations to:

Week 8:  Marsden Week 9:  Macquarie 

PNPS 'Waste Warriors' is a new initiative that encourages students to place rubbish into their House bin, which are identified with their colour sticker and slogan: Cox: Make it clean, keep it green! Macquarie: No rubbish around. A clean playground! Marsden: Take 3 for the sea!

Don’t forget to pack your ‘Crunch & Sip’ every day!  Week 10: KR, 2/1W, 4/3D  

Congratulations to our Term 3 Students of the Term, Citizenship and Writer’s Cup recipients – a wonderful achievement. We are all very proud

of you.

Student of the Term Vansh KW Chloe 4/3W Ishaan 2/1L Emily 6/5Y 

Citizenship Awards Surabhi 4/3P Azra 4/3W Shiv 4/3BK Mohanish 6/5B Kourosh 4/3D Rome 6/5Y Jessy 6/5Y  

Writer’s Cup Alexandra 2/1W Rushil 6/5W 

 

 

Term 4 Week 1 October

CAPA Evening Wednesday 18 October

Monday 9th

Students and Staff return to school 3:15pm - Staff & Stage Meeting

Tuesday 10th

Lunch Orders Today 2:45pm – Selective HS Parent Information Session for Year 5 parents 6/5W

Wednesday 11th

Cool Kittens Skipping 8:30 K-6 Skipping 12:45

Scripture 12:45pm – SRC Meeting Maths ABCN Support Group

Thursday 12th

K-6 Skipping 12:45

Lunch Orders Today Diwali Excursion

Friday 13th

Home Sport 12:00pm – Assembly K 1:15pm – Assembly 1-6 2:15pm – Training Band 3:00pm – Band Session

Monday 16th 3:15pm - Staff & Stage MeetingTuesday 17th

Lunch Orders Today

Wednesday 18th

Cool Kittens Skipping 8:30 K-6 Skipping 12:45

Scripture Maths ABCN Support Group

CAPA NIGHT – 5pm – 7pm

Thursday 19th

K-6 Skipping 12:45

Lunch Orders Today

Friday 20th

Home & PSSA Sport 12:00pm – Assembly K 1:15pm – Assembly 1-6 2:15pm – Training Band 3:00pm – Band Session

 

 October 9, 2017

 

Gold Merit Awards Congratulations to the following gold merit award recipients:

 Ananya KR Mali 2/1M

Eliza 2/1K Srimant 2/1M

Janvi 2/1K Angel x 2 4/3P

Lily 2/1K Anthony 4/3P

Areeba 2/1K Nistha 4/3P

Radin N 2/1K Jesse 4/3P

Caiden 2/1K Krishn 4/3P

Kayhan 2/1K Qing 4/3P

Zac G 2/1W Kymani 4/3P

Ashayna 2/1W Vivaan 4/3D

Martin 2/1W Zohra 4/3D

Ranvir 2/1W Tawana 6/5B

Aynaz 2/1W Khadija 6/5W

Rayna 2/1W Victoria 6/5W

Ira 2/1W Farwa 6/5W

Ayesha 2/1M Adrina 6/5W

Renard 2/1M Harry 6/5W

Lily 2/1M Jayden 6/5W

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Welcome back to what promises to be an exciting Term 4. Please check the calendar carefully and note special days in your diary. Our website is updated regularly by Ms Jones so remember to visit this site and see what’s on at PNPS. http://www.parramattn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ A special thank you to the parents who volunteered to cover the beautiful books purchased for our library and class reader sets. This purchase was possible due to parent generosity through your ongoing support of our fundraisers. Another huge success was the P & C Term 3 Sausage Sizzle. Funds raised will be published in our next newsletter.

Evening of Performing Arts – Wednesday, 18 October - Save This Date!!

We always look forward to opportunities to showcase the talents of our students – your children. Wednesday, 18

October promises to be a spectacular event. Students K-6 will be displaying beautiful art works in the gallery and food will be available to purchase prior to the show. All students K-6, performance groups, school bands and

public speakers will be the stars of the night. The evening will commence at 5pm. We hope that many families are

able to join us on this night of nights.

ICAS Maths Competition Congratulations to all students 3-6 who participated in this year’s ICAS Mathematics Competition. 39 students participated and we were awarded 1 High Distinction, 2 Distinctions, 15 Credit, 2 Merit and 21 Participation Certificates. Merit: Dishita, Ashna Credit: Kate, Isabelle, Ryan, Rajbir, Sarah, Shania, Saanvi, Rosemary, Noura, Tanushal, Safa, Lavanya, Ishita, Talal, Brian Distinction: Andrew, Rushil High Distinction: Aaron Year 2 students sat an introductory competition this year and received 39 Participation Certificates. This is excellent preparation for future tests they will be participating in.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2018 If your child turns five before July 31, 2018, they are eligible to enrol for Kindergarten next year. Please contact the school office for an enrolment form.

 October 9, 2017

 

Selective High School Applications Year 7 for 2019 – Information Session Applications for entry to Year 7 in 2019 open on 10 October, 2017 and close on 13 November 2017. Mr Wheatley will be conducting an information session on Tuesday 10 October at 2:45pm. Notes will be sent home to Year 5 students today.

Keep Our Children Safe Student safety is paramount at our school. We try to maintain a safe school environment by protecting the wellbeing of our students and promoting positive relationships between the students. Parents, please take time to discuss ‘Stranger Danger’ with your child and reinforce the important messages. Please supervise your children closely before 8:30am and after 3:00pm. School Hours School supervision commences: 8:30am School Commences: 9:00am School Concludes: 3:00pm Students should not arrive at school before 8:30am as no supervision is provided. Playground supervision is provided from 8:30am. Once at school, students are not permitted to leave the school grounds without permission.

Three-Way Interviews The Parent/Teacher/Student interviews were held at the end of last term. This allowed an opportunity for meaningful and productive dialogue to assist as we work together to ensure your children are making gains with their learning. Please contact your child’s teacher to schedule an appointment time if you have concerns or question regarding your child’s education.

Ten Cent Technology Fundraiser Ten Cents for Technology has concluded for the year. Thanks to our communities generous donations we have raised $945 for technology! Congratulations to 2/1F for raising the most money ($254.80) and to a student in KAE who individually raised a large sum of money. We look forward to purchasing additional filming equipment for student use. Mrs Kathryn Methven Principal

School Uniforms A reminder to all families that we have transitioned to Summer Uniform to commence Term 4. Please support our School’s Uniform Policy by ensuring your child is wearing their correct school uniform.

We have a few students who are allergic to nuts and one student who is highly allergic, which

could be life threatening. Please Do Not put Peanut Butter or Nutella

on your child's sandwiches or send nuts to school

Life Skill Award Winners Week Ten

Grateful

KAE All students received a

certificate this week.

KC KR KW

2/1F Krisha Kauserali Tanmayee Agasthya

2/1K Parth K Chloe Gia

2/1L Aryan Abdul Tanishi

2/1M Ayesha Haadia Srimant

2/1W Aynaz Rayna Nigel

4/3BK Taaha Rian Pedram

4/3D Vivaan Prarthana Navya

4/3P Kymani Jesse

4/3W Azra Daniel Thomas

6/5B Lauren Tamana Tajah

6/5W Karenpreet Vansh

6/5Y Natasha Laibah Enrico

PNPS Transition to School Playgroup Do you know any children who will be starting Kindergarten at PNPS in 2018? Please let them know about our "Transition To School Playgroup". The playgroup runs every Thursday morning from 9:15-11:15am. Any enquiries can be made at the office. Mrs Pizzuti Absence from School If your child has been absent from school due to sickness etc, please write a note to your child’s class teacher stating the date and reason for the absence. It is a Department requirement that all absences from school are explained. The School App also has an Absent Note function.

 October 9, 2017

 

Student Contributions – National Literacy & Numeracy Week PNPS celebrated National Literacy and Numeracy Week in September. All classes engaged in exciting learning activities that enabled us to demonstrate our talents across all areas of Literacy and Numeracy. Here are some examples of the amazing work including from subtraction, position, making numbers as well as writing and sharing haikus and 6 word poems. KR played a game called 2-Max. This was a game played in pairs using a group of counters and a dice. Students took turns rolling the dice and then removing the number of counters from the group until there were no counters left. The student who took the last counter won the game. The students enjoyed this game and the discussion around reasoning and problem solving when the number of counters in the group was low. KC completed the numeracy activity Let Me Out of Here. This activity aligned perfectly with our topic for the week: Position. Students worked in pairs, one giving directions and the other following directions and moving around the room. The students challenge was to navigate around obstacles to get to the exit using only directional language. Students who were really ready for a challenge had a blindfold on and had to use their listening skills and knowledge of directional language to get to the exit. In 6/5Y we played Catch 40 for our National Literacy and Numeracy Week activity. Three people (Noura, Rayan and Dev) won 10 rounds!! Enrico was the champion of the class, winning a total of 16 rounds! Rayan was the only person who won against Enrico. Roaring waves. Screeching wind. Very suspicious. Shania Volcano erupting. Lava spewing. Danger strikes. Krystal Crashing waves. Dark ocean. I'm terrified! Hannah Whistle blows! Germany passes, Shoot! Goal! Ian Haunted house, ghosts howling, running scared. Zach Lava erupting, red rivers, burning houses. Ishaan L

   

Email Distribution of Newsletter You have the option of having our school newsletter emailed to you instead of having a hard copy handed to your child. You can nominate as many email addresses as you like. Please send an email to the following address pnpsnewsletter@gmail.com and list these details: 

Write your family name Write your student/s name/s and class/es List any email addresses you wish to include for newsletter distribution: work, home etc.

If you have any questions please see Miss Young.

Problem of the Week There were no winners for Week 10! Remember to look out for the problem of the week in every newsletter. Problems will vary in the degree of difficulty from week to week. Write your answer with your name and class on a piece of paper. Place this in the ‘Problem of the Week’ box located in the office by 3pm on the following Wednesday. The first correct answers drawn out of the box for K-2 and 3-6 will be our Problem Solving Award Recipients. Be sure to include your working on your answer sheet. Good luck everyone!

Problem K-2 Find the pattern

47, 57, 67, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ (continue the row)

Problem 3-6 Chess Moves

How many different first moves can you have in a game of chess?

Farsi Report

 October 9, 2017

 

P & C Report Welcome back for another exciting Term 4. We have lots of events planned, that will see the Summer Holidays here before we know it! We had a great Sausage Sizzle on the last day of Term 3. The students enjoyed eating them and the P&C members enjoyed cooking them too. Thank you to Mr. Mark and Mrs.Mary Taylor for cooking and a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped.

The P & C Executive Committee

Student Sunglasses for Sale As part of a P & C initiative, we are selling sunglasses. We take sun safety seriously and implement a range of strategies to protect our students from the damaging effects of the sun. We promote, ‘HAT ON PLAY ON’ and encourage the students to wear sunscreen. During the warmer months the P & C will be providing sunscreen for all classes. The children’s sunglasses can be purchased from the office for $10.

Girraween High School is an academically selective coeducational high school. Entry is via the Selective 

High School Placement Test that is run by the Department of Education’s High Performing 

Student’s Unit.  

Our school is holding an Information Evening on Wednesday 8th November 2017 at 6pm for 

current Year 5 students and their parents wishing to apply for Year 7 in 2019. 

 Online applications will open on 10 October 2017 and will close on 13 November 2017. (Late applications 

will not be accepted).  

Should you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Girraween High School on         

9636 7293. 

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