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Term One, Week 7– 8 @ PPHS

Your Community School Promoting Excellence

THE POINT

Term One, Week 7 Monday 12 March 2018

Term 1, Wk 1-4 @ PPHS P i c n i c P o i n t H i g h S c h o o l

THE POINT

NSW Premier and Education Minister visit Picnic Point High School The NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes visited Picnic Point High School today to congratulate the students and staff for achieving an above average gain in Numeracy in 2017 NAPLAN. Picnic Point High School was one of 39 DEC schools in NSW identified today as stars in the 2017 NAPLAN results. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said “we have invested record amounts into our public schools to ensure students have the best learning environments while also providing them access to inspiring and engaging teachers.” Education Minister Rob Stokes said there was no magic formula for Picnic Point’s success, just a commitment to knowing which tools are available to assess students’ progress, and which teaching practices are most effective, in supporting them as individuals. The capacity to know and meet each student’s individual learning needs has created an enduring culture of achievement at the school. Member for East Hills Glenn Brookes also congratulated teachers, parents and staff at Picnic Point for their hard work. “This is a wonderful school that is achieving big things. I am proud of the commitment to excellence by both teachers and students.” Today was a wonderful celebration of public education and the outstanding work that it undertaken every day by students and teachers at Picnic Point High School.

WEEK 7A

Monday 12.3.18 Regional Swimming Carnival Open Boys Basketball IO Community Access Excursion

Tuesday 13.3.18 Yr 10 Assessment – Maths 5.2

Wednesday 14.3.18

Yr 12 Assessment - Visual Arts Yr12 Assessment —Business Studies Yr8 Formal Assembly Open Boys Volleyball Open Girls/Boys Water Polo

Thursday 15.3.18

Friday 16.3.18 Yr 10 Assessment - Maths 5.3 p3 Yr 9 Assessment - Maths 5.3 p2 Yr 7COG Excursion

WEEK 8B

Monday 19.3.18 Yr 11 Assessment - Chemistry p5 Formal Assembly - Yr 7 - p4, Yr9 - p5 IO Exc – YMCA Gym 9am-11am P&C Meeting

Tuesday 20.3.18 Formal Assembly - Yr 10 - p3

Wednesday 21.3.18 Yr 12 Assessment - Soc & Culture p2, p5 Yr 12 Assessment - English Studies p1 Yr 7 Immunisation Day

Thursday 22.3.18 Yr12 History Extension Excursion

Friday 23.3.18 Yr 11 Assessment – Ancient History p1, p2 Yr 10 Assessment - Japanese p4 Yr 9 Music Elective Excursion IM Class Community Excursion Open Boys Soccer

Swimming Carnival Report Picnic Point High School has started the year off with great achievements. On Wednesday 28th February, 2018, we held our annual swimming carnival at Max Parker Leisure Centre. It was a fantastic day, full of eager competitors attempting to book their place at the Zone Carnival. We saw an increase in competitor numbers in comparison to last year, and this was reflected in the overall results on the day. Murphy House were the eventual winners of the carnival by just 14 points, with Doohan House coming in second. This was the closest a carnival has been for a while and reflected the competitive nature of all students who swam on the day. The winning streak of Doohan House has been broken, which stood at 6 swimming carnivals in a row (2012-2017). A great effort by Murphy House, as well as everyone else who attended the carnival. The final points tally is as follows; Murphy – 968 points, Doohan – 954 points, Hankin – 651 points, Slater - 397 points On the 5th March, 2018, Picnic Point HS attended the BSSSA Zone Swimming Carnival. We sent a total of 50 students to this carnival who all competed with great pride and respect for our school. We had a total of 14 different relay teams make it to the Regional Carnival, as well as 12 individuals who will compete in multiple events themselves. In total, 39 students will represent our school and our zone at the Regional Carnival. A big congratulations to these students, we wish you all the best on the day. Mr G. Arvanitis

Carnival Co-ordinator

High Achievers Morning Tea.

On Friday 23 February, PPHS held there annual High Achievers Morning Tea for 2017 HSC students who received a Band 5 or Band 6 in any of their chosen subjects. Sixty-One students met the requirement to be invited to the ‘High Achievers’ ceremony and morning tea. Together they represented the gaining of a massive 193 Band 5 and 6 results. Twenty one were published on the NSW list of ‘Distinguished Achievers’. Parents, staff, current senior students and community representatives attended the ceremony to celebrate the student’s achievements. The cohort was led by dux of the school, Mitchell Tran, who received an ATAR of 97.2 Six other students; Sean Klimczak, Emily King, Georgia Anderson, Anthony Pham, Jackson Bell and Madison Harvey also achieved in the top percentages of the state wide results. Both Emily and Mitchell spoke at the ceremony, urging the current senior students to ensure they have a study/life balance when organising themselves to achieve their best in the 2018 HSC. Mr A. Millican Acting Deputy Principal

Year 7 Transition Program 2018

After consultation with staff, parents and listening to student feedback we have had an opportunity to build on and improve the way we welcome our Year 7 students to our school community by implementing a 12 day Year 7 Transition Program. The program included lessons on anti-bullying, inclusivity and diversity, social skills, mindfulness, setting goals, school expectations, the school diary and fun team building activities. Year 7 also engaged in a Project Based Learning (PBL) unit based on the theme 'What Connects People'. This involved Year 7 being divided into teams who then worked on creating, designing and constructing a model on a selected space of the school grounds to turn it into a 'meeting place' as their project. The program culminated with an exhibition of all their models and a presentation from the 12 finalist teams. All Year 7 students had fun getting to know each other and learning how to work together to problem solve whilst developing their collaborative, communication, creative and critical thinking skills. Essential skills which will assist Year 7 in all their subjects and beyond. The transition program has been successful in supporting our Year 7 students in their transition to high school. To view student reports of the Yr7 Transition Program: Yr7 Student Reports Ms V. Stavros Deputy Principal