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- Principal's Report
- Penguin District School Calendar
- Welcome back primary students
- Secondary Campus - Messages of Kindness
- Gold Cards - from the end of Term 1
- Photography Competition - Connections
- LIFT - Early Years Framework
- World's Greatest Shave
- Mathematical Madness
- Penguin District School Community Cookbook
- School Calendar
Bliss, delight, happiness and joy - there are so many more words that could describe the sounds that we heard on Monday as our Kinder to Year 6 students re-joined us for their first day back in their class groups. The energy was something that we hadn’t seen before. Where we may typically have nerves mixed with excitement for many students at the start of the school year, the connections already established between students and staff meant this felt more like a reunion where many of our students (and adults) just couldn’t wait to reconnect.
I heard stories from many parents of children getting up as early as 4:30am in eagerness for the start of the school day! Whilst I am sure that the return to the routines of school will provide a transition that will be different for all students, with some feeling more confident about this return than others, please know that our school staff are very well placed to make this return to school as positive and supportive as possible.
Our school has a COVID safety plan that outlines the stringent hygiene and safety standards that we have set and will meet on a daily basis. This is part of our commitment to ensuring that our community can feel confident that Penguin District School has taken all of the possible steps to provide a safe and clean environment for all. If at any stage you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office and have a chat with our senior leadership team. Again, I would like to thank our students and staff that have adapted so well to these new routines.
Spending some time in Year 2 during the week, I was asked to share some artefacts from my time as aschool student (all those years ago!) and start some conversations about how school and education have changed over time. We went on an item hunt and found the old school bell, paintings of the Penguin State School, looked at honour boards and found a time capsule suspended from the ceiling in the library. We also talked about how health practices have changed over time. Some parents/grandparents would remember school milk and I can recall needing to line up with other students and brush my teeth after lunch. Our students have picked up new routines with sharing of items, handwashing and hygiene without any issue, just as students of the past adjusted to their routines of the time. Certainly, the past few months will be a period of history that we will look back on and consider how our actions contribute to keeping others safe by prioritising wellbeing.
Mat Grining
Principal
Mat Grining
Email: mathew.grining@education.tas.gov.au
Penguin District School Calendar
For all upcoming events please see the Penguin District School Calendar
Secondary Campus - Messages of Kindness
To help welcome the PDS Secondary students on June 9, the Student Board have created a Padlet for everyone to add messages of kindness. These messages can be for staff and students. The messages will be turned into a mural and will be displayed at school for everyone to see.
- Click on the link
- Click on the + symbol in the bottom right hand corner of the page and then type your message (keep messages appropriate and kind - note messages are being moderated).
Photography Competition - Connections
Does spending more time at home have you looking at the ‘little’ things differently?
Have you seen your neighbourhood/community in a way that you wouldn’t have had before?
Are your family connections stronger?
If so, we want to hear from you!
We are holding a photography competition with the theme of ‘Connections’, with a prize for the winner of each category.
Categories include:
• Birth to Grade 2
• Grade 3-6
• Grade 7-12
• Adult
Entries close 26/6/20
We encourage portrait and landscape photography.
All photos can be emailed to:
wendy.radcliff@education.tas.gov.au or
jessie.eberhardt@education.tas.gov.au
Winners will be announced on the 1/7/2020.
By submitting photos you will be acknowledging that:
• You have permission to photograph the people in the photos (for those photos that have people)
• The photos have been taken by you or the person in the category submitted
• Your work may be shared with a wider audience on our school newsletter, Facebook page and beyond.
Jessie Eberhardt and Wendy Radcliff
Email: jessie.eberhardt@education.tas.gov.au; wendy.radcliff@education.tas.gov.au
World's Greatest Shave - next Friday 5 June - Mrs Sherriff
I have wanted to donate my hair for a long time. I see young girls and women mocked for their hair choices and I want to give another young person an option to have long hair by giving up my own. Conveniently, I won't have time to look after my hair as our first child is due in August so someone else can enjoy my mane and I can have a fresh start to the winter.
The money raised will go to the Leukemia Foundation and my hair will go to Variety https://hairwithheart.variety.org.au/faqs
Donations can be made online https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/…/FundraisingPage…
Sheila Sherriff
Phone: 03 6434 2222
Email: shelia.sheriff@education.tas.gov.au
Penguin District School Community Cookbook
It has been fabulous to see family recipes being emailed in. It is not too late to have a recipe included, we will be collecting these over Term 2 and the School Holidays.
We are hoping to create a collection of recipes from our families and friends. So start thinking of fail-proof favourites, hearty winter warmers, smashing desserts, anything that is a hit with your family and share them with us by email either typed or a photo of the recipe to penguin.district.school@ed
Allison Kable
Phone: 03 6434 2222
Email: penguin.district.school@education.tas.gov.au
Good Friday
All day |
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Easter Sunday
All day |
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Easter Monday
All day |
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Easter Tuesday
All day |
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Nature Kinder A
All day Recurring event |
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Launching into Learning Playgym
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Recurring event |
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Launching into Learning Playgroup
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring event |
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Year 1 Inquiry Excursion
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
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Year 1 Inquiry Excursion - Back up day
9:00 AM - 2:50 PM |
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Launching into Learning Music
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Recurring event |
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School Photos Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 April
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
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School Association AGM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Launching into Learning Playgym
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Recurring event |
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Primary Assembly Featuring - 5B French/Brown, 3-4C Rattray and 2B Taylor
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
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Last Day Term 1
All day |
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Launching into Learning Playgroup
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Recurring event |
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Prep - Year 10 Progress Reports sent home
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
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School Holidays
13 Apr 2024 - 28 Apr 2024 |
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ANZAC Day
All day |