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- North West Girls Football Gala Day
- Year 7 Dice Footy Champion
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- Staff v Students Netball
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- North West Trail Running Series
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Penguin District School Calendar
For all upcoming events please see the Penguin District School Calendar
After a frosty final week Term 2 has come to an end.
With some chilli starts to the day, it has been a delight to observe our younger students enjoying some experimental slipping and sliding on the ‘whiter’ parts of the playground. Whilst not wanting to wrap our kids in cotton wool, it is always a balancing act as to not being the fun police in these types of situations and allowing children to test their own limits and find their own boundaries. Raucous laughter could be heard from the children amongst gentle reminders of ‘be careful…we don’t want any broken bones, from the supervising adults including myself.
Our final week has been jam packed with no shortage of exciting and enjoyable activities occurring both inside and outside the school grounds. On Wednesday our 9/10 Outdoor Education class braved the waters at Preservation Bay chasing some surf under the guidance of surf instructor Gary Egan. Thursday we had a team of girls from 7-10 participate in a footy gala day. Our Prep children and staff came dressed up to celebrate their letters and sound learning from this year, with the brief being to come dressed as something that begins with one of the sounds of the letters they had learned so far, There were plenty of p,p,p Policeman, d,d,d,d dinosaurs and a plethora of p,p,p, pyjamas.
The final day of the term had our students enjoying a pizza lunch which had been organised by our Secondary Board, a staff vs students netball game over lunch and to celebrate and recognise Naidoc Week, ‘Keep the fire burning’, all of our students had the opportunity to participate in a smoking ceremony with their classes throughout the day. Brodie, our Aboriginal Program Worker, spoke with all the classes before inviting them to walk through the smoke around the fire pit.
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Our students will take home their Mid Year reports today. These reports highlight their academic achievements and effort towards their learning. This is a fantastic opportunity to discuss their learning with them and set goals for the remainder of the year. Try and take an appreciative approach and support the child to identify areas that they are proud of. You could discuss with them how to make improvements and how they might go about doing this.
I would like to advise of some staffing changes. Congratulations to Sarah Cooper who has been appointed as interim Senior Social Worker. Sarah will continue to be based at PDS and I’m sure we’ll continue to benefit from her knowledge and experience. Pleasingly, Mrs Catherine Grining will increase her time at PDS as our Social Worker, providing continuity for our students, families and staff. I’d like to thank and farewell Boki Mrgic for his ICT support during his traineeship at PDS. On behalf of the school, we wish him all the best in undertaking his new ICT role. Mrs Robyn Locke is taking up an opportunity for Term 3 outside of PDS. As her replacement, Ms Jasmine Arnott will be increasing her teaching load by an extra day to undertake some PE and Health. Ms Nicky Green has stepped into the role of Quality Teaching Coach for one day a week and will focus on supporting reading and early years literacy as part of her role for Term 3. Mrs Bronwyn West will continue to teach Year 2 of a Friday in Ms Green’s absence.
Enjoy the time with your children over the holidays, stay warm and see you all back ready for learning in Term 3.
Yours in partnership,
Matthew Perry
Congratulation's to the following students who received Aussie of the Month awards for Term 2.
Xander 5C Rabe
Xander is a thoughtful member of our classroom and is held in high regard by his peers. Xander exemplifies our school values of personal best, safety and respect. He maintains a positive attitude towards his learning, regularly demonstrates leadership qualities and has the courage to accept new challenges. Xander is to be commended for his empathy towards others and a willingness to be inclusive. Xander is a very deserving recipient of 5C’s 2024 Aussie of the Month Award.
Davis 3-4E Mackenzie
Davis is a very respectful and well-mannered student. He is equally respectful to adults and students alike. He is a quiet achiever, always giving his personal best in all areas. Davis continually strives to achieve the best that he can be.
Davis is a very deserving recipient of 3-4E’s Aussie of the Month Award.
Max 1B King
Max is a considerate and involved member of our classroom community who consistently upholds all of our school values. He is an excellent role model to others in the way he shows respect and strives to do his personal best. Max’s positive attitude towards learning is infectious, and his care for others is widely appreciated by his peers. Max is a very deserving recipient of the Aussie of the Month Award.
Bella-Cle 6A Marshall
Bella-Cle is an exuberant individual who goes above and beyond in her learning, always aspiring to do her best. She starts every morning with a huge smile, an eager attitude and brightens everyone’s day with her kindness. Her positive attitude, thoughtfulness and compassion is admirable. Bella-Cle is a wonderful role model who upholds our school values, making her a well- deserved recipient of our Aussie of the Month.
In Prep A we are learning the shape names. We have tried to make the shapes with our bodies. Can you guess the shape?
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It was great to finish a busy Term 2 with an excursion to the Sulphur Creek Community garden.
We got to label the plants, maintain the worm farm, search for bugs, and helped plant a tree.
The bus trip was a favourite amongst the children.
A big thanks to Ros, Jude, Alex and Jessy who assisted Mrs Atkins and Mrs Robertson on our excursion.
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This term in 1B we have focused on goal setting inside and outside of our classroom. This week we’ve been able to reflect on goals we have set and celebrated them together. Here are just a few examples of the goals we have achieved so far
“I achieved my goal of improving my drawing and not drawing just stick men” – Alby
“I achieved my goal of working hard in numbers and got a gold card” – Alfie
“I achieved my goal of including finger spaces in my writing” – Avery
“I achieved my writing goal of putting capital letters at the start of my sentences” – Elka
“I achieved my goal of running two kilometres and improving my handwriting” – Gray
“I achieved my goal of practising to do front flips on the trampoline” – Isla-May
“I achieved my goal of kicking the football higher and further” – Joey
“I achieved my goal of walking to the car by myself, and walking from the car to school by myself” – Kohl
“I achieved my goal of kicking the footy higher and further” – Levi
“I achieved my counting goal by counting to 100” – Maddi
“I achieved my goal of jumping further on the logs” – Marigold
“I achieved my writing goal, my writing needed work in term one and it got better in week 5 and now its even better” – Max
“I achieved my goal of reading three digit numbers” – Milla
“I achieved my goal of starting my motorbike and putting my helmet on myself” – Nate
“I achieved my goal of counting numbers” – Oakley
“I achieved my goal of improving my swimming” – Sarah
“I achieved my goal of going across the monkey bars and improving my reading” – Scarlett
“I achieved my goal of kicking the footy further and passing it to other people, I also improved my writing and drawing” – Van
“I achieved my goal of doing my personal best everyday at school” – Xavier
“I achieved my goal on the monkey bars in term two. In term one I couldn't reach the monkey bars but now I can skip one and turn around” – Zoe
1C have been exploring the natural, managed and constructed features of local places. We used the story The Window by Jeannie Baker to notice how the features changed over time. This week we applied our learning to the nature play area at the old school and compared a photo from 2021 to what we could see now. Here are some of our observations:
“The bushes in the background weren’t there before… not really big ones like that.”
“There was a container but you can’t see it because of the trees.”
“The trees are all different. The baby trees have grown up and the teepee is covered by trees.”
“It’s not managed anymore and there is nature over the constructed things.”
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2A and 2B have been thinking about the questions
‘What is science?’ and ‘What do scientists do?’
Scientists explore to find evidence –Harry
Science is about asking questions — Jaye
Scientists never ever give up - April
Scientists learn and discover things about the world - Sophie
Science is making your brain work hard - Alexa
Scientists help us discover new things - Finn
Scientists need to be adventurous - Heidi
Scientists always look carefully - Leo
We watched the video Austin’s Butterfly which relates the story of a student who had to draw a scientific picture of a butterfly from a photograph. By following the frequent constructive feedback from his peers, Austin was able to significantly improve his drawing.
We tried to use a ‘scientific eye’ to draw a detailed picture of a snail or a fly from images on the whiteboard. After offering some ideas to a partner about how they could improve their drawing, we used this feedback to do a second drawing.
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This term, student board decided to swap the normal ‘last day of term BBQ’ for pizza slices. Thanks to everyone who ordered slices. Well done to the student board who sorted and bagged up all of the orders. Thanks Tish for the use of the canteen space and the labelling of the orders. As always, almost nothing happens without the assistance of our amazing admin crew. Last, but by no means least – thanks to the student board, under the leadership of Mrs Popowski, for organising this event.
North West Girls Football Gala Day
North West Girls Football Gala Day
In the last week of term two, our Penguin District School female football students represented the school in the North West Gala Day. We played against three other teams from Ulverstone Secondary College and Sheffield High School. Each player contributed very well and all three games were fun and competitive.
Well done to the backline players; Charli, Chelsea, Emily, Sienna, Ashleigh, Zarly and Aleriah for keeping Sheffield to only one goal!
Congratulations to the mid-field team; Harper, Taleah, Alycia, Heidi, Maggie and Pippa for running the ball forward and tackling hard.
Great efforts by our forwards; Mia, Chloe, Kiara and Hayley for making sure the goals were flowing so we won against Sheffield.
Thanks to Terry for coaching, Mitchell for umpiring, parents for supporting and Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Van Essen for encouragement and goal umpiring and to Mr. De Ruyter for making sure that we were able to play football for our school this year!
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Year 7 Dice Footy Champion
A hard-fought roll took place in the Year 7 space of Penguin District School on Friday morning.
7A Champion, Rhys had a strong third quarter to finish second, in front of the inaccurate rolling Shemaiah who represented her 7B contingent, but both could not overcome the amazingly accurate rolling power of 7C Champion, Mickey who rolled a total of 106 points!
Congratulations to Mickey for being awarded Dice Footy Champion of 2024 and to all the aspiring competitors, better luck in Year 8!
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On Wednesday, our Outdoor Ed students were given the opportunity to Learn to Surf with Gary and Elliot from 42 South Surf School, at Preservation Bay. They first learnt the basics on shore, before braving the cold waters to test out their new skills. The baby waves were perfect for beginners with the students seeing lots of success when trying to stand up. It was exciting to see our students so engaged and excited to go surfing again in their own time. A huge thanks to Gary and Elliot for running a fantastic session.
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Staff v Students Netball
Today, on the last day of term 2, the grade 10’s successfully defeated the staff team of 2024. It was a tough match with a great battle between Mr Hughes and Logan and Jaxx, Mrs Wade and Mia, Mrs Van Essen and Charli, Mrs Eberhardt and Tahlia Van Essen. Bailey was a consistent shooter for the students even under pressure from staff defence in De Ruyter, Solomon and Popowski. Great plays and efforts from Kizza, Emma, Connor and Lachlan for the students while Mr Davies ran well through centre court for the staff. A big thank you to our amazing umpires of Chelsea and Kaitlin who also did a great job. A great game by all with the staff now keen to beat the students next time.
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