Principal’s News

Father’s Day Breakfast

Our annual Father’s Day Breakfast was a fantastic event despite the very wet and rainy weather. We had a big turnout of dads with their children. Our fathers were treated to a cooked breakfast and good company. Many of our dads came along in their crazy hat and tie creations which brightened up the morning. There were some very interesting and creative ties and hats on display; making it hard to judge this competition. Congratulations to Mr McIntosh and Mr Douglas who took out the honours for crazy tie and crazy hat respectively. I’d like to thank our P&C and Year 5 Parents (mums) for organising this event and coordinating the breakfast. I’d also like to thank our general assistant, Mr Burke for all his hard work in preparation for this event as well as on the day.

Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Term 3, Week 8

DATES TO REMEMBER

11 September Kindergarten 2020 Information Night 6-7pm

12 September Year 2 excursion – 2W & 2B Gibberagong

12 September Public Speaking at Parliament House

13 September KC Assembly

16 September School Tour 2 – 2.30pm

16 – 19 Septemnber Brain Race Years K - 2

19 September Year 1 excursion – Schoolhouse Museum

20 September KL Assembly

TERM DATES 2019 Term 3 Tuesday 23 July – Friday 27 September Term 4 Monday 14 October – Friday 18 December

Kindergarten 2020 TAKING ENROLMENTS NOW

PPS Spring Trivia Night Saturday 21 September 2019

K-2 Assembly Item - KP Last Friday KP performed their class assembly item at the K-2 assembly. The students presented a very entertaining skit exploring what school is all about. The students’ responses were insightful as well as delightful; they obviously enjoy their time learning and playing in class. The children also performed a dance to the Hokey Pokey which was fantastic. Congratulations KP on a brilliant assembly item. Thank you to Mrs Ross and Mrs Kingston-Smith for preparing the children so beautifully for their item.

Jump Rope for Heart (JRFH) ‘Jump Off’ Last Friday PPS hosted its Jump Rope for Heart ‘Jump-Off’ in support of the Heart Foundation. The jump-off began with an exhibition from our ‘Pymble Power Pumpers’, who performed for the whole school. Our Pymble Power Pumpers demonstrated wonderful skipping routines and showed amazing skipping skills, individually and collectively as a team. Our skipping team was extremely impressive and the children enjoyed performing. After the exhibition all students K-6 participated in our jump-off. Children enjoyed skipping with their friends and teachers on a lovely, warm, sunny, Spring morning. The

Jump-Off was a huge success. Our school community has raised $14,197.16 to date for the Heart Foundation. This is a wonderful effort and I’d like to thank you all for your generosity. Thank you also to Miss Baker for coordinating our Jump-Off and training our Pymble Power Pumpers.

Paper Planes Challenge On Saturday our school paper planes finalists competed at the NSW Paper Planes Competition at Sydney University. The 20 PPS students who attended competed well and with good spirit. The children had a wonderful time and represented our school with pride. The results of the competition are listed in this edition of the Myalla. I would like to congratulate all the students who participated in this event. I'd like to thank Mrs Lee-Joe for coordinating this competition and opportunity for our students. Changes to the NSW Department of Education Enrolment Policy There have been some changes to our Department’s school enrolment policy, which will take effect from the beginning of Term 4 this year. Attached is the Department’s information for parents regarding the new enrolment policy as well as the 100-point residential address check sheet. Of particular relevance for Pymble Public School is the enrolment cap set by the Department for all schools. The enrolment cap is the number of students that can be enrolled at a school based on the school’s permanent accommodation. The enrolment cap tells us whether the school may or may not have the capacity to accept non-local enrolments. It is not a target or limit on the number of local enrolments a school can take. Parents planning to enrol their child at a school that is near or at its buffer or cap will be asked to complete the 100-point residential address check to confirm they live within the school’s designated intake area. This means parents will need to provide documents to verify the child’s current address. Please note, this requirement applies to Pymble Public School as our school has exceeded its enrolment cap. Kindergarten Parent Information Evening – 6pm Wednesday 11 September There will be a kindergarten parent information evening tonight for parents interested in enrolling their child at PPS in Kindergarten in 2020. This session will include valuable information regarding our Kindergarten programs, activities and general school routines for starting Kindergarten at our school. There will also be an opportunity for parents to ask questions. This session will be held this evening at 6pm in the upper kindergarten classrooms. P&C Meeting – 7pm Wednesday 11 September A reminder that P&C are holding a regular meeting tonight at 7pm in the school’s staffroom. All parents are welcome to attend this meeting and be part of the association. Road Safety

School Kiss and Ride Zones

A ‘Kiss and Ride Zone’ or ‘Drop-off and Pick-up’ area utilises existing 'No Parking' zones around schools. In these areas, drivers may stop to drop off or pick up children, however No Parking rules apply:

Maximum stop time is 2 minutes

Driver must remain in or within 3 metres of the vehicle

Vehicle must not be left unattended

Additional safety tips for school zones:

Always drop-off or pick-up your child from the designated area, following the school’s procedures

Make sure children use the footpath/passenger side door when getting in and out of a car

Make sure the hand brake is applied when the vehicle is stationary

Never double park

Never park across a pedestrian crossing

Never undertake a U-turn in close proximity to the school.

Safety Tips for Students

Stay buckled up until the vehicle has stopped in the ‘Drop-off and Pick-up’ area

Make sure your school bag and other items are in the car and NOT in the boot

Be ready to get out of the car with your belongings when the car has stopped and you have unbuckled your seatbelt

Always get in and out of the backseat of the vehicle through the safety door - the rear footpath/passenger side door.

Choose Safety Over Convenience

The parking and traffic rules around our schools are there to protect your children. If you break the rules you may be fined. Below is a quick guide to some of the most commonly misunderstood traffic rules.

Double Parking

You must not stop on the road adjacent to another vehicle at any time even to drop off or pick up passengers. Please note, this includes being stopped on the road adjacent to another car (double parked) in car line. Why is it there? Double parking forces other cars to go around you causing traffic congestion and reduces the view of drivers and children crossing the road. Penalty $330 + Demerit points

Bruno Diodati

Principal

Deputy Principal’s News

Last week, students in Stage 2 visited Kamay National Park to complement their History Unit on First Contacts. The

day was split into three parts, engaging students in activities related to European settlement and Aboriginal culture.

During a bush walk through the National Park, students explored bush medicines, bush food, made ochre paint and

soap from wattle leaves. In the Museum, they viewed a replica of the ‘Endeavour’, paintings of Captain Cook, maps

tracking his journey and aboriginal artefacts. Students also saw where the Endeavour sailed into Botany Bay, where

it anchored and the place where the British took their first steps on Australian soil. Our teachers reported that all of

our students displayed exemplary behaviour and thoroughly enjoyed the day .

Nicole Doig

Deputy Principal

Library News

This term we have some changes with lessons and borrowing due to the repainting program throughout the school. The library has been scheduled to be painted during Week 10 and continuing into the holidays. This means that the library will be closed with lessons to be held in classrooms during week 10. There will therefore be NO BORROWING or RETURNING during week 10. Could you please ensure that your children remember to bring their library bags during week 9, for their lesson, but also later in the week as it will be a long stretch without new books from the library? All returns and borrowing for the holidays should occur during week 9. If you haven’t yet joined a local council library: Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby or Chatswood, this would be a great opportunity. Membership is free and there are many resources, both physical and electronic available to the children, and to you as parents. They also have interesting regular and holiday activities for children and families.

Kathryn Harris

Teacher Librarian

Athletics Carnival

On Wednesday 21 August, the Ku-Ring-Gai Zone Athletics Carnival was held. Our Pymble Public representatives did our school proud. They tried their best and participated with fairness. Overall, Pymble did very well at the carnival with many students placing in the top 4 or 5 over a variety of track and field events. Congratulations to all of the PPS students. The children in bold will represent the Ku-Ring-Gai Zone at the Sydney North Area Athletics Carnival. This takes place in Term 4, Week 1 - Wednesday 16 October 2019 and is held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Track.

TRACK EVENTS FIELD EVENTS

11 Yrs Girls 100m 1st Gemma M 13.89 Jnr Girls Shot Put 2nd Sophie F 6.68m

9 Yrs Boys 100m 1st Hamish W 14.42 11 Yrs Girls Shot Put 4th Gemma M 7.25m (2nd reserve)

11 Yrs Girls 800m 1st Sarah H 2:52:98 11 Yrs Girls Discus 1st Gemma M 17.58m

Jnr Boys 800m 1st Hamish W 2:36:40 11 Yrs Boys Discus 3rd Jeremy M 17.68m (1st Reserve)

11 Yrs Girls 200m 1st Gemma M 28.70

Jnr Boys 200m 1st Hamish W 30.61

Jnr Girls 1500m 3rd Ilana B (1st reserve)

11 Yrs Girls 1500m

1st Sarah H 5:41:70

Jnr Boys 1500m 1st Hamish W 5:06:88

11 Yrs Boys 1500m

4th Joshua K 5:52:62 (2nd reserve)

Thank you to all the parents who attended the carnival. I’d especially like to thank Fiona McIntosh who volunteered to be the team manager for PPS. Thank you to Mrs Kate Murphy and Miss Gemma Jones who attended the carnival and assisted with the running of the events on the day. Congratulations to all the participants and good luck to everyone continuing on to the Area Carnival. Lucinda Holbrook Athletics Carnival Co-ordinator

Instrumental Program

PPS Instrumental Program News

The Band program is looking for an Assistant Instruments co-ordinator to help Lisa Ting with the maintenance and allocation of instruments for the band program. This role will help with the end of year collection of instruments, allocation for 2020 and ongoing management of the instruments. You don’t need to know anything about instruments, you just need to have some time to help out. Please get in touch with Zannie Abbott 0418 274 291 or pymbleband@gmail.com

Semester 2 invoices will be sent out shortly for those who are paying Program Fees in two parts. Please pay them promptly

If you are leaving the program can you please email pymbleband@gmail.com with confirmation of your child’s leaving date so we can ensure our records are up to date

Zannie Abbott 0418 274 291 pymbleband@gmail.com

School Tour Date

Monday 16 September 2-2.30pm

Pymble Paper Planes

On the 15th August this term, we held the finals for the Pymble Paper Planes Competition. The student paper pilots

demonstrated their skills on the day and many flew qualifying distances.

Here are the results of our school competition:

K-2 Category Name Distance

1st Place Jack V 2B 17.1m

2nd Place Paul C 2B 16.9m

3rd Place Krishna S 2W 16.5m

3-4 Category Name Distance

1st Place Charlie H 3/4L 25.9m

2nd Place Thomas B 4S 20.2m

3rd Place Hamish W 4H 17.8m

5-6 Category Name Distance

1st Place Hamish T 5A 26.4m

2nd Place Max L 5B 21.4m

3rd Place Josh K 5J 16.8m

Congratulations to all our participating students and a big thank you to all the teachers who gave up their lunchtime to help

with the competition.

Annie Lee-Joe

Paper Plane Coordinator

NSW Paper Planes Competition

On Saturday 26th August, twenty students from Pymble Public School attended the NSW Paper Planes Competition at

Sydney University. The event was also attended by two teachers, Mrs Lee-Joe and Mrs Pegolo. The students were a credit

to both their school and their families.

In the K-2 distance category, we had 3 students reach the finals: Paul C (2B) Lachlan H.(1M) and Oscar P (1N)

Congratulations to Paul C. who also received a consolation prize for one of his heat distances.

In the 3-4 distance category we had two students reach the finals: Jatco Y (3P) and Charlie H (3/4L). Charlie won the Silver

medal in the finals.

In the 3-4 airtime category, two students won medals. Jatco Y. won bronze and Charlie H. won Gold along with the prize

money.

I would like to congratulate all the students from years 1-5 who took part and did their best on the day.

Annie Lee-Joe

Paper Plane Coordinator

Uniform Shop Prices - Effective 1 September 2019

Community News

Bilgola S.L.S.C – Nippers competition commences 20 October 2019. Registration days are Saturday 21 September and

Sunday 29 September 10am – 12 noon. More details at Bilgolaslcc.org.au and online registration at sls.com.au/join.

Hornsby Girls High School – Open Day Wednesday 16 October 2019 9am – 11am. Activities include Principal’s address,

school tour, band performances and information on extra-curricula programs Enrolment enquiries should be directed to the

Selective Schools Unit: https://education.nsw.gov.au/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes.

PPS School Stream app

Have you downloaded the School Stream app? You can download the app for free onto as many devices as you wish. All

parents are strongly encouraged to download our new PPS School Stream app. Should you have any questions regarding the

app or trouble downloading the app please visit the school website for easy to follow instructions.

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Please find below the opening hours for the Uniform Shop.

Tuesdays - 1.30pm – 4pm

Thursdays - 8.15am – 10.30am

Lost Property

In 2019, please help us keep the lost property area tidy by returning items back into the buckets provided. Items with NO NAME will be sent to the 2nd Hand Uniform shop and proceeds from these sales will be used to fund school improvements.

2nd Hand Uniform Shop dates for 2019

TERM 3

Friday 20 September 8.30am

Prayer Group

Christian Prayer Group will meet every

Friday morning at 9.00am

If you have any enquiries, please contact Jackie Tham (jackietham@yahoo.com.au)

MCCARTHY STUDIOS 2019

Classes in the Hall at Pymble School

Friday 3.15 to 4.45pm Kindy/Year 1 - Dance/Drama/Singing 3.30 to 7pm Junior -Musical Theatre/Drama/Singing/Dance Wednesday 3.15 to 5pm Years 2/3- Dance/Drama/Singing 4.30 to 6pm Junior – Singing/Dance For times and further info, please email info@mccarthystudios.com.au

Learn to play the acoustic guitar in a friendly

environment. Learn to play your favourite songs.

Beginners and intermediates are welcome. Please contact Bernadette Palmer on

0400 364 064.