PANTON HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
NO: 1134
NEWSLETTER
ABN: 47 279 387 515
585 Kangaroo Ground-St. Andrews Road, Panton Hill, Vic 3759
Principal: Ross Allison
Phone: (03) 9719 7202
Fax: (03) 9719 7292
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pantonhill.vic.edu.au
A Rich Past, Present
and Future.
Yard Supervision: from 8.45am & until 3.35pm
Before/After School Care: 9719 7329 (7:00 - 8:45am & 3:20 - 6:00pm)
Diary Dates
Dec 12
Mon
9th December, 2016
Dance with David Skinner P-Yr 6
Yr 6 Graduation
Dec 13
Tues Christmas Activity Day P - Yr 6
Dec 14
Wed
Dec 15 Thurs LaTrobe Uni Pool Excur Yrs 4,5 & 6
Dec 16
Dec 20
Fri
Mr. Allison’s Farewell Afternoon Tea
4-6pm (Please R.S.V.P )
Tues Last Day Of Term 4
Final Assembly 1pm
Students Dismissed 1.30pm
2017
Jan 31
THANK YOU
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Pit Gym End of Yr Excurs Prep-Yr 1
Puffing Billy End of Yr Excurs Yrs 2-3
Term 4 - No: 40
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Thank you to Jamie Hart for mowing the school
oval area last night.
Thanks to Jeroen Glas for his lighting used at
the concert on Wednesday night to great effect.
Thanks to Alison Tomming and Andrea
Creighton for the hall decorations and set up
for the concert on Wednesday night. It made
the setting for the evening much more inviting.
The impressive giant Christmas tree is currently in the main building outside the office and will
be on display at events between now and the
end of the year.
LIBRARY BOOKS
ALL school library books are now due
back. Please look them out this weekend and send along ASAP next week.
Tues Term 1 Commences @ 9am
All Year Levels
Principal’s Report
TO RETURN YOUR BOOKS!!!
2017 PLANNING
The 2017 structure looks like being a Year Prep with Merron
Thomson; a Year 1 class with Maya Lingard, a Year 2 class
with Josh Bride, a Year 3 class with Anne Howard, a Year 4/5
class with Liz Young and a Year 5/6 class with Stafford Hurst.
Natika Jenes will be our music teacher next year as well as
support teacher. Leeza Johnston will be on long service leave
for term one next year and will then be here one day a week
doing a classroom support role. Students will find out their
2017 classes next Friday 16th December and will spend
time with their new teachers on Monday 19 th December in
the morning.
Further staff news for 2017 is that Sam Menzies our music
teacher for the last two years will be leaving us as he moves
to NSW. We thank Sam for all his hard work at PHPS and for
making the performing arts such an enjoyable experience for
our students in his time here.
SCHOOL CONCERT
The end of year concert on Wednesday 7th December, produced by
PHPS music teacher Sam Menzies,
went extremely well with all grades
performing highly entertaining songs.
Well done to Sam and all the participating students – you deserve all the great comments
that I have been hearing. Our school captains Nyah
Hart and Steven Tung did a fantastic job as MCs on the
night. Please email to the school any photos of the
night that could be shared in next week’s newsletter.
Thanks to our instrumental students who performed
and to guitar / ukulele teacher Ewan Cloonan who
came along to help out on the night with his PA system.
See photos in this newsletter.
Panton Hill Primary 2016 School Council
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Principal - Ross Allison
President - Jason Ditcham
Vice President – Jeroen Glas
Treasurer - Jo Hoskins
Minute Secretary - Kylie Richards (Staff)
Staff Members - Anne Howard, Stafford Hurst.
Parent Members - Scott Penrose, Sue Hamer, Carolyn Spratling, Tracey Parker, Tanya White & Jayde Stuart .
Thanks to volunteer Ross Anderson who is still “our
electrician” when needed. Thanks to Pranav, Vishal,
Ahmet and Karen at the General Store who are our
bank, post office and “canteen”. Recent thanks to Work
Experience student Aimee Swift who has also been a
great help during this busy time of the year.
As the 2016 school year and my time at PHPS draws to
a close I would like to sincerely thank the dedicated staff
team (including teachers, OSHC staff and office staff)
for their continued committed efforts and support. In my
13 years at PHPS I have been extremely fortunate to
have had such a hardworking, talented and dedicated
staff.
Well done to our Year 6 students who set a great example this year, were terrific buddies to their preps and did
an excellent job on their Leadership project. Thank you
to all our well behaved PHPS students who continue to
make this a great school to work in. I have thoroughly
enjoyed coming to school here each day. I have continued to be impressed with all your efforts in the academic areas, performing arts areas, sporting areas and leadership areas. With very few exceptions the behaviour
has been terrific and students here really do live up to
our shared values of Respect, Honesty, Cooperation,
Determination and Enthusiasm.
Parent Volunteers are vital for a primary school and we
are extremely fortunate to have such an interested and
supportive community. I would like to acknowledge everyone’s efforts and the contributions of our many helpers. Please know that you are all tremendously appreciated for supporting the school in the multitude of volunteer tasks – from helping out on camps and excursions
to covering library books to helping out in classrooms.
All your contributions are welcome and valued and we
are a better school for your every involvement.
My special thanks to current School Council President
Jason Ditcham and his predecessors Leann Williams,
Carolyn Taylor, Phil Norwood, Jo Dobson and the highly
supportive school councils that I have been fortunate to
have in my time here. Thanks this year to the very reliable uniform ladies Sam Pleydell and Sue Hamer. We’ll
miss Sam and thank her for her dedication to the uniform Shop over many years. Thanks to our efficient
Bank lady Michelle Scrivener and her helper Carolyn
Munro; to all the many enthusiastic ladies on the Parents and Friends who have organised lots of different
events and fundraisers (including Jules Grech; the Apple lady Kirsten Renouf; to Book Club ladiy Bec
Ditcham; to Bunnings BBQ organisers Cathryn and Carey Baldwin; the SRI ladies Carol Jenkinson and Lyn
Beattie; our daily newspaper deliverer Jules Grech (and
Mason and Coby); the Potato Lady Carolyn Spratling
and her girls; to all the families who attended Working
Bees, helped at BBQs and the festival Potato Stall,
helped with computers; heard children read; transported
sport teams and generally were positive contributors in
lots of different ways.
Thanks to the group of ex-parents and students who
return each year to help out at the On the Hill Festival
BBQ – Janine, Georgia and Tony Cox and Bruce Grisold.
Thanks to the ever smiling crossing supervisor Deb Matthews who has been a positive constant the whole time I
have been at PHPS, keeping our students safe as they
cross kangaroo Ground – St Andrews Road. Thanks to
Anna Whittley and the Hall committee who have been
very supportive of our usage of the PH Hall. Our access
to community facilities – the hall, the oval, the tennis
courts, the cricket nets, Memorial Park and even Bunjil
Reserve - should never be taken for granted.
GRADUATION NIGHT
Next Monday night we celebrate the Graduation of the
2016 Year 6s. Members of the school community are
welcome to join the celebration from 7.30pm onwards in the PH Hall.
LAST DAY OF 2016
Just a reminder that on Tuesday 20th December we
dismiss for the holidays at 1.30pm. A school assembly where we draw the raffle and say good-bye to
our Yr 6s will start at about 1.00pm.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Donations are still needed for the annual Christmas raffle. A great way to re-gift! A variety of items are needed
to make up hampers etc. for the prizes. Please drop off
donations into the box outside the office. All families
have now been issued with a small book of raffle tickets
– please return money and named stubs to the office as
soon as possible.
YEAR 5 BIKE ED
Our annual Year 5&6 Bike Ride was last Friday 2 nd December. We rode from Diamond Creek
to Eltham. Thanks to all the parents
who helped transport, rode or who were
support vehicles. Thanks to jo Hoskins,
Karen Tung, Ben Myers, Mandy Savage, Jamie Hart, Sonia Forsyth-Grant,
Shannon Carlin, Neesha Hooper, Liz
Young and Stafford Hurst.
DAVID SKINNER DANCE
The last dance session straight after assembly next
Monday 12th December will be open for parents to
come along and show their dancing skills.
TRIVIA QUESTION
Which current staff member has been employed here at
PHPS for the longest?
Either Anne Howard (2005) or Debra Anderson
(2001) – neither can remember because they have
been here so long.
Ross Allison
PRINCIPAL
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Outside School Hours NEWS!
OSHC REMINDERS
SESSION BOOKINGS
& CANCELLATIONS
9719 7329
Any AFTERNOON session
needs to be cancelled by
10am that day or full
session rate applies.
Any MORNING session
needs to be cancelled by
6pm the day before or full
session rate applies
Any Non-Attendance of
BOOKINGS
(either through OSHCLUB
website or with Melanie directly) for any
MORNING or AFTERNOON
sessions will be charged at
the full session rate.
LATE PICK UP FEE
AFTER 6pm is $1/min
Melanie Maloney
OSHC Co-ordinator
Values Awards Winners
Alice James,
James Forsyth-Grant,
Jack Smith,
Caelie O’Connor.
They go into the draw for a book voucher
at final assembly for Term 4.
NEW ADDRESS OR
CONTACT NUMBERS?
It is extremely important that
both OSHCLUB and the School
Office always have current
contact information in their
databases.
Please logon to
www.oshclub.com.au to update
your details and inform the
school office of any change to
your address or contact.
details as soon as possible.
Debra Anderson
Business Manager
Drawn
Tuesday, 20th December
We ask that each family donate to our annual Christmas Raffle.
We hope to have lots of prizes to raffle off at final assembly.
Suggested items…
Christmas goodies, wrapping, tinned food, soft drink, nuts, chocolates,
decorations, small gifts or any other items would be appreciated.
Please leave donations in the box outside the office.
Raffle Tickets were sent home with your eldest child this week.
WANTED
Used Christmas cards!
Teach your children to save!
Student Banking every Tuesday.
If you have any old cards could you please send
along the front cover of the card to the office?
Thank you, Ross Allison
Uniform Shop Hours
Tuesday 8.45am - 9.15 am
Friday 3.15 - 3.45pm
Term 1 & 4 Hats MUST be worn
at all times when outside.
Samantha Pleydell & Sue Hamer
Community Notices