From the Principal
Dear Parents,
I pray you had a good week.
Over the weekend you will receive your child’s Semester One report. I have read through every report comment and I love how I could see that our teachers really “know” your children. It was also so exciting to read about all of the progress and great work that all of your children have achieved so far this year.
For our Year 3 and 5 parents, your child’s NAPLAN results are also included. (The full report will be sent to you by ACARA early next term). By and large, they are some of the strongest results our school has ever achieved, particularly in Spelling and Reading.
A reminder that one semester of learning looks different for every child. Therefore I encourage you not to look just at the grades, but also at the comment and remember that school is not about your child being the best, but rather being their best!
There are encouraging comments, areas of improvement and comments around how they have achieved success. I encourage you to go through the report with your child, in particular the general comment which has reference to how they behave in class and their work ethic. If you have any questions or queries, please bring them to your parent teacher interviews on Tuesday/Wednesday next week. Children greatly benefit from home and school working together and being on the same page.
A reminder that it will be emailed to you at some point over the weekend. Please check your junk folder, as sometimes they do end up there.
Congratulations:
To all of our wonderful Kindergarten students, who celebrated their 100 days of school on Thursday. I had the honour of having both KS and KG visit my office and spend some time with me. What a brilliant group of Kindergarten students we have!
Congratulations also to our Years 1 and 2 students who had a great time at the Australian Museum on Thursday. Mrs Davila commented on how well the children all behaved and what great representatives of our school they were.
My door is always open,
Joe Britton
Lunch Orders
Our Term 2 Lunch Orders are open! Thank you again to Georgette and her team for providing this service to our school community.
Lunch orders will take place every Friday for Term 2, starting Friday the 10th of May 2024.
If you would like to volunteer and help out with the lunch order preparations, please be so kind as to email Mrs. Jordaan.
Please see below the menu and associated link for you to order the lunch orders for the term.
5 July: Sausage Sizzle with or without a drink (Click here)
A reminder our orders close on Thursdays at 11am.
If you have any questions, please email or speak with Mrs. Jordaan (pa@hpcs.nsw.edu.au).
Volunteers Needed for Musical Props.
Our musical rehearsals are underway and we would love your help! We are looking for some parent helpers who would be interested in preparing props (cutting/painting/building/paper machè-ing) and/or sewing costumes. If you are skilled in this area, and willing to volunteer some time, please contact mrsbritton@hpcs.nsw.edu.au so that we can get you involved in this process.
Congratulations!
We would like to congratulate the Park family with the birth of their son Bethel.
We pray Jeremiah 29:11 over him -“’For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Here are some photos of the adorable little boy.
100 Days of Kindy!
We celebrated our Kindergartens 100th day of learning this week.
They did a variety of fun “100” activities.
-The did a physical challenge where they had to do 100 movements
-They mad a fruitloop necklace with 100 loops on, in sets of 10
-They made a “100 days smarter” hat
-They did a 100 challenge where they had to follow clues and visited our Year 1 class where they will be next year, Mr Britton’s office and they went to see their buddies in Year 5 and 6.
Thank you to Mrs Stevens, Mrs Gunamie and Miss Lord for all their hard work.
Parent/Teacher Interviews.
We will be having our parent/teacher interviews on Tuesday 2nd July and Wednesday 3rd July 2024 in the school gym.
The interviews will be held between 2pm and 7pm. Please book a 15 min slot for your child by clicking here.
Normal school hours will apply on these days and the buses will run as usual.
We look forward to meeting with you.
Students of the Week
Congratulations to the following students for receiving Merit Awards this week:
Kindergarten – S
Amari P. for excellence in Literacy!
JJ T. for showing respect and kindness in class!
Arthur P. for using great describing words in Writing!
Kindergarten – G
Tina B. for improving her listening skills with her teachers in the classroom.
Ella W. for always putting 100% effort into her classwork.
Ruqayah E. for participating well in all class activities.
Year 1
Gabriel B. for exceptional handwriting.
Alice F. for interesting and detailed sentences.
Roman L. for excellent dancing in Zumba.
Year 3
Valeti T. for her great effort in learning how to type with correct form.
Valentina C. for working collaboratively with others in Drama lessons!
Lavina T. for being a focused and dedicated learner.
Year 4
Aseel K. for her eager participation in Maths.
Micaiah N. for his dedication in completing task.
Rai B. for her problem solving in Maths.
Joshua D. for his dedication in keeping our school’s playground clean.
Year 5
Hanniel Wirawan for an outstanding effort in Maths.
Meyana Nau for producing an excellent persuasive writing task about Macquarie Island!
Amelia Muzahim for excellent collaboration and teamwork when creating her Lego stop motion movie.
Year 6
Mia S. for her improvement in taking on feedback with open mind.
Levi K. for being a team oriented individual who strives to collaborate with others.
Pen Licences:
Mia Crolla
Save the Dates: Upcoming Dates
01 July: Musical Rehearsals
02 July: Parent /Teacher Interviews
03 July: Parent /Teacher Interviews
05 July: KG Chapel
05 July: End of Term 2