Pendle Hill Public School News
Term 3 Week 9
Beading Group
Every Monday at lunchtime, students are invited to be creative and make their own bracelets and keychains with the weekly beading group.
We had a special delivery of brand new beads and all of the students were thrilled with the new selection. Many of the children have been making keychains, so some specific beads, tassels and key rings were purchased for them to make. The students are very creative and enjoy choosing and matching different styles and colours together.
It is also a wonderful way for children to chat and connect with each other in a relaxed environment, during breaktime.
Thank you to our students this week, who were very careful with the new beads. If you have any beads at home, that you no longer have a use for, we would love to use them in our weekly beading group. Please feel free to drop them at the office and mention they are for Mrs Hogan's beading group.
Mrs Hogan
Preschool
In preschool we have been learning about bees and their importance in helping our planet. The children are learning that bees collect pollen and nectar from the flowers and take it back to their hive to make honey. Inside the hive there is a queen bee and lots of worker bees. Bees have wings and 6 legs.
Today the children followed the steps in the procedure of how to make toast with honey. First they had to wash their hands and Mrs Akamatis placed the bread in the toaster. When the toast was ready she spread margarine and children spread the honey on the toast. The children really enjoyed eating the toast with honey (EYLF outcomes 3 & 5).
Margaret Akamatis
Pendle Hill Public School Preschool
Our New Canteen
Local Lunches is extremely excited to have started the canteen service. They make nutritious and fresh foods every day from scratch- zero preservatives, just real fresh ingredients all served in eco-friendly packaging.
Trading days/times: Canteen is closed on Tuesdays but every other day they will trade at recess and lunch 4 days per week.
Ordering: Ordering is via spriggy schools website/app. Set up each child separately and notify us of any allergies.
https://www.spriggyschools.com.au/
Ordering cuts off at 8:30am each day. You can cancel orders yourself until 8:30am via the app, after the cutoff if you need to cancel you will need to contact us (see details below), if we have already made the items however you can always collect them from the canteen.
Forgot to order? Late orders with a limited menu are available until 11am each day.
Ordering at the canteen window- a limited range of items are available for cash sale at the canteen window during the breaks.
Ice Block Tickets- If ice blocks are ordered the child will receive a brightly coloured ice block ticket that they can come to the canteen to collect their ice block when they have finished their meal. This will give them a chance to eat any food before holding an ice block.
Allergens/dietary: See attached Allergen chart, all items are labelled with the allergen on the spriggy schools website for each item. Every item ordered has a separate label and any child's allergies are printed on each label. We take great care to make all items for children with allergies separately, so you can rest assured we take this very seriously. We do not have nuts in our canteen ingredients.
Operations- We have a dedicated Food safety Supervisor at the canteen and are confident we will maintain our 5 star food safety rating at this canteen. The canteen manager is Juliana and she can't wait to meet all the children.
Need to contact us? Via support@locallunches.com.au or if urgent call Robby on 0418230796.
Attendance Matters
We want to do all we can to be sure your child achieves their potential and enjoys being in school.
We know that school is the best place to learn. By attending school every day your child will get the most out of their learning .
When your child is absent it is important you let the school know, including the reason why, on the day or the day before. This helps make sure we know where our students are and offer support for you and your family if needed.
If you are having trouble getting your child to school every day or on time, please talk to our school staff so we can work together, because every day counts.
Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up and can negatively impact your child’s learning and wellbeing. When your child misses one day per fortnight, that's 4 weeks of missed learning in one year. Over an entire school journey this adds up to 1 year of lost learning.
A reminder that planned travel should only be taken during school holidays and students should be at school every day during school term, right from beginning to end.
Information for Year 6 Families About Year 7 2025
Dear Parents and Carers,
Students who are enrolling at Pendle Hill High School for Year 7 2025 may be eligible for their High Performance & Gifted Education "Galileo" Class.
Applications for the Galileo Class are open now. Please see the attached flyer for more information, or visit the Pendle Hill High School website: https://pendlehill-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/high-performance--galileo--class.html
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your assistance 🙂
Suzanne Vale
School Administrative Officer | Pendle Hill High School
02 9631 9651 | Suzanne.Vale2@det.nsw.edu.au | education.nsw.gov.au
Sentral Parent Portal
Please log on to the Internet and register for access to our Parent Portal where you can make payments, see notes and information and submit absences. You need a parent access key to set up an account, the office can provide you with an access key.
You can register here https://pendlehill-p.sentral.com.au/auth/portal?action=register
Once you have logged in and registered with your access key you should see the screen below where you can either make a payment, see notes or submit an absence.
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School - Upcoming CAPA Audition Information
Northmead CAPA High School is a Creative and Performing Arts High School, and the school will hold auditions for talented students in Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts and Circus.
The auditions for Year 6 students (Year 7, 2025) and Years 8 – 11 (for placement in 2024) are now open.
Audition dates are Monday 23rd – Friday 27th September 2024
CAPA Audition applications are to be submitted with all documentation, portfolio and video submissions online via a link on the school’s website, where parents can also register their interest.
www.northmead-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Closing date for submissions is Monday 16th September 2024
Should you have any further questions about the auditions, please do not hesitate to contact the school: northmead-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook
The “NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook” is a comprehensive and free resource to assist parents, carers as well as teachers on a range of topics essential to child safety.
This new digital edition (link below) includes important content updates from: NSW Rural Fire Service (NEW fire danger ratings), NSW Health (Water & Pool Safety), Transport NSW (School Bus Safety).
Here are links where the digital handbook can be viewed:
NSW Police Legacy – https://www.policelegacynsw.org.au/resources/
Child Safety Hub website – http://nsw.childsafetyhub.com.au/handbook/
If you have any questions, please feel free to email childsafetyhub@amgroup.net.au
Family Fun Day at Parliament of New South Wales
Free family fun at the Parliament of New South Wales
Friday 11 October 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Visit Australia’s oldest Parliament as it opens its doors for Family Fun Day, an open day packed with fun educational activities for families with children aged from 4 to 12 years.
Entry is free and the event will be held at NSW Parliament, 6 Macquarie Street Sydney.
Bookings Essential
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/visit/events/Pages/Family-Fun-Day-2022.aspx
P: (02) 9230 2047
