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2015 TERM 4 ~ WEEK 8

Ph: 4284 6962 Fax: 4284 4079 Email: pleasantht-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 3 Alvan Parade, Mount Pleasant 2519

Coming Events

Week 8 Thursday 26 November

Year 5 visit to Keira High School Friday 27 November

Kindergarten Excursion to Symbio

P&C End of Year Celebration

Week 9 Tuesday 1 December

Stage 2 Excursion – HARS Museum Wednesday 2 December

Last Day for Scripture

Gold Assembly 10.30am

Assembly 2.15pm

P&C Meeting Thursday 3 December

Year 6 High School Orientation Day

Year 6 Farewell Dinner 6-9pm

Week 10 Monday 7 December

Annual Presentation Day 12 noon Friday 11 December

K-6 Japanese Activity Day

Week 11 Monday 14 December

No Band Today Wednesday 16 December

Last Day for Students

Principal’s News P&C Christmas Night 27/11/15 5.30-7.30 We had word today that Santa is heading our way Friday night. We are looking forward to you joining us to celebrate another successful year at Pleasant Heights Public School Colour Run Our Colour Run total is climbing! To help us finalise this activity, please return your Colour Run money on Thursday 3rd December. (Please no money on 26/11/15 or 1/12/15 due to the school financial rollover). Also please do not pay anything by POP (payments online) until the 2 December. We will have a $50 draw next Friday 4/12/15) for all those who have returned their money by then. Presentation Day 7 December at 12 noon Monday week we are pleased to be able to present our new format K-6 Assembly. During that assembly, there will be a number of special awards presented to Year 6 as well as 3 class awards for students in K-6. Please see the awards policy later in this newsletter.

Have a good week

Lee Venables Principal

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The Heights Happenings WEEK 8

P&C End of Year Celebration We are busy planning a great night for our End of Year Celebration to be held Friday, 27th November 5.30-7.30pm. Please join us for a BBQ dinner, jumping castles, lucky dip, hairspray, nail and face painting and some fun stalls run by the year 6 students. More information is included in the note on the school website. To make the night a success we need parent volunteers! If you can spare some time on the night, please fill in the volunteer slip on the note. Our raffle will also be drawn on the night. Tickets were sent home last week and are $2 per ticket or $20 for a book of 12. 1st prize is a mini iPad, 2nd prize is a $100 Myer Gift Voucher, and 3rd prize is a $50 Lowes voucher. If you require extra/replacement tickets please enquire at the office.

Stage 2 @ Madame Tussauds

& Wildlife Sydney Zoo The stage 2 excursion to Madame Tussauds and Wildlife Sydney Zoo was awesome. Congratulations everyone on your excellent behaviour, Mrs Phipps and I had a great time with you all! A big thank you to Mrs Rigby, Julie Carter and Beth Bignell who also came on our excursion! Check out the collages of our excursion at the back of this newsletter and visit the PHPS website! So what did the students in 4S, 3P, 4B and 3C think? – “It was really fun and interesting, especially the really tall basketball player” – Lucy & Emma (4S) “I liked meeting all the celebrities, dressing up as a batsman and versing Sachin Tendulkar” – Jack K (4S) “My favourite part was the cricket section at Madame Tussauds” – Connor (3P) “My favourite part of the excursion was meeting the Koalas at Wildlife Sydney Zoo” – Charlotte (4S)

“One of the best excursions I have been on” – Jack M (4/5B) “I loved how Mr Swan let us have Ben and Jerry’s! It was such a hot day!” – Jaidyn (4S) “I liked sitting in P!NK’s heart” – Zach (4S) “It was cool to answer Barack Obama’s phone” – Amelia (4S) “It was really fun and enjoyable; I would like to do it again” – Zane (3P) “It was a really good experience, especially when it was time for Rex (the crocodile) to have dinner” – Julia M (3P) “It was cool to see how they made the wax figures at Madame Tussauds” – Liam (2/3C)

Office News Our school office Annual Financial Rollover will take place on Tuesday 1 December. So that we may finalise the process, we ask that you do not send in any more payments until Wednesday 2 December. We especially ask that you do not make any more POP (payments online) until Wednesday 2 December. Thank you very much for your consideration.

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Assembly Awards

Congratulations to our award winners who have already received their awards at our last

assembly

Class Students KK Patrick B

Lily W Chelsea M Andre A

KC Xavier M Scarlett B

Eli B Chloe D

1N Ben T Ruby T

Freya W Nicholas M

1/2K Kyan C Jack M

Madison B Jayden T

2ER Summer S Zane G

Phoebe S Angus R

2-3C Bronte W Chelsea D

Nick A Josh R

3P Levi B Dean P

Julia M Darine H

4S Cameron M Phoenix C

Zach G Amelia A

4-5B Faisal S Hannah H

Saja B Matthew S

5-6R Angus C Kathryn W

Charli V Harry W

What’s Due?

Activity $ Due By

Year 6 Farewell Dinner $26 overdue

Band Term 4 $45 overdue

Personal Best Awards

Congratulations to the following students who achieved Gold, Silver and Bronze recently. Gold students in years K-6 will receive their badges at the special Gold Assembly on Wednesday 2 December 10.30am. Silver and Bronze students will receive their awards at our next assembly on Wednesday 2 December 2.15pm.

GOLD Level 2 Harry W

Level 3 Chelsea D

Level 4 Bailey G

Level 5 Koray B, Alex C, Joshua C, Ben S, Dane C, Charli V,

Level 6 Tahlia L

SILVER Level 2 Linyi S

Level 3 Sam R, Lilly F

Level 5 Maya T

BRONZE Level 2 Jasper L, Daniel M

Level 4 Victor S, Elodie P, Bronte W

Level 5 Tess H

Level 6 Angus C, Kathryn W

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AWARDS POLICY

Rationale: The pursuit of academic, cultural, social and physical excellence is valued at Pleasant Heights Public School. Those who demonstrate outstanding achievement and/or commitment to achieving their potential in these domains should be rewarded as an encouragement to themselves and as a model for fellow students. Aim: At Pleasant Heights Public School, we believe in fostering a culture of continuous improvement by celebrating and sharing the successes of individual students. We motivate students to achieve learning goals through ongoing positive effort, as reflected in our School Values. The following strategies are a vital part of school practices:

Fortnightly recognition of academic, social and sporting successes at K-6 Assemblies.

Weekly communication of student successes via the school’s newsletter.

Student celebrations of success, as part of the Personal Best Award System.

End-of-year recognition of student success at the Annual Presentation Assembly

Consistent, specific verbal praise by teachers to individual students.

Displays of PBS Award winners’ photos & certificates of recognition in the school foyer.

Personal verbal & written communication of individual student success by teachers & the Principal to parents, carers & the wider community.

Classroom displays of exemplary student work. Timeline: The Annual Presentation Assembly will be held in the school hall at the end of Term 4 each year. The program, time and date will be set annually by the Principal and teaching staff. YEAR 6 FAREWELL

In conjunction with the Executive Staff, Year 6 teachers will plan the Year 6 Farewell to celebrate the Year 6 students’ end of primary schooling.

Graduation/Leavers Certificates will be presented at the Year 6 Farewell as a public recognition and acknowledgement. The Certificates will include a group photo of all Year 6 students

ANNUAL PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY AWARDS

Criteria: Year 6 students will be selected to receive a major award at the Annual Presentation Assembly by the Year 6 teachers in consultation with teaching colleagues and the Executive Staff. Teachers’ professional judgement is fully recognised in the selection processes and it is understood that teachers are in a position to account for decisions made. The awards will be based on the following criteria:

AWARD CRITERIA (may include any of these listed)

School Excellence Award - Year 6

Exemplary conduct, positive attitude

The student has been involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities or achieved a level of excellence in a particular area

Displays motivation to achieve at school

Outstanding role model to other students and in particular younger

peers, well-respected and admired.

Participates in all school activities with interest and commitment.

Willing to assist others and help organise resources for class and

whole school activities.

Displays most of these qualities: responsibility, consistent

involvement, initiative, leadership, effective communication

Hard-working and committed student who achieves consistently

good academic results in all areas of learning.

Always strives to complete work to the best of ability.

Principal’s Award (Academic) - Year 6

Consistent academic excellence as demonstrated by all assessments.

Maintained academic progress that is consistently of a very high

standard in all areas of learning.

Is an excellent school representative

Generally achieves their best at all times

Active involvement in several school activities or a high level of involvement in one area

Excellent conduct

Pride of Workmanship Award - Year 6

Sound academic achievements

Consistent enthusiastic approach towards learning

Demonstrates an outstanding work ethic

Completes work to the best of their ability at all times

Displays great focus on their work

Organises work and equipment efficiently

Committed to continue to improve their work

Excellent role model for other students

Shows great pride in their school

Willingly participates in class and whole school activities

School Sport Award - Year 6

Level of skill demonstrated in a variety of sports

Leadership qualities

Attitude and conduct in sporting activities

Participation and team work

Regional, State and National representation

Displays outstanding sporting ability and a high level of sportsmanship and co-operation.

Dedicated to achievement in sport

Premier’s Sporting Award – Years 3-6

Attitude and conduct in sporting activities

Participation and team work

Regional, State and National representation

Dedicated to achievement in sport

Jenny Shaw Creative Arts Award - Year 6

Participated in the either Dance Festival, Choir or Band .

Participated in performances such as Southern Stars, school concerts

Displays public speaking skills

Consistent and conscientious effort in the area of Creative and Practical Arts, both in class and whole school activities.

Keira High school Award – Year 6 student attending Keira HS

Participates actively in school activities or a high level of involvement in one area

Follows school rules and values

Generally achieves their best in all areas

Shows respect for school property, adults and others

Completes work to the best of their ability

Is an excellent school representative

Band Award - Years 4-6

Interest and enjoyment demonstrated

Participation and initiative

Level of skill demonstrated

Creativity

CLASS AWARDS Criteria: Teachers’ professional judgement is fully recognised in the selection processes and it is understood that teachers are in a position to account for decisions made. Each class teacher will select three (3) students to receive an award at the Annual Presentation Assembly. The awards will be based on the following criteria:

AWARD CRITERIA (may include any of these listed)

Class Excellence (all rounder)

Work ethic

Work presentation

Work is always at the standard expected for the student’s ability

Commitment to work and other school activities

Consistent effort throughout the year

Commencing work promptly

Completes tasks to the best of their ability.

Attentive and responsive in class.

Participates in class discussions.

Class Citizenship

Exemplary Behaviour

Respects and follows school rules and PBS values

Demonstrates friendship

Participates actively and with commitment in school activities or a high level of involvement in one area

Participates enthusiastically in sport, carnivals, playground, classroom activities

Wears full school uniform at all times

Cooperative.

Class Academic Achievement

Consistent academic excellence as demonstrated by all assessments.

Maintained academic progress that is consistently of a very high

standard in all areas of learning.

Outstanding application to school work

Demonstrates learning growth between standards (improvement)

Showing initiative to complete additional work

Demonstrates high motivation

Shows initiative and goes beyond expectations.

All students nominated for Class Awards will receive a certificate and a book voucher.