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PARKES
CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL A Ministry of the
Parkes Community
Church
243 Back Trundle
Road
(PO Box 420)
PARKES NSW 2870
Telephone: (02) 6862 4164
Facsimile: (02) 6862 3744
Email:
administration@
parkescs.nsw.edu.au
Website:
www.parkescs.nsw.edu.au
Bank Account
Information
Account Name: Parkes Christian School Ltd
BSB: 082 780 Account No: 46 846 1582
ACN: 003 838 962
ABN: 39 003 838 962
FROM THE PRINCIPAL 20th March 2017
Week 8 Term 1 (Week B)
Office Hours 8:45am - 3:30pm
NEWSLETTER
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. (Isaiah 43:19 NLT)
Student Illness
IF your child has been unwell, or you suspect that they are unwell, please keep them home until they
are fully recovered. IF your child has had any form of Gastro bug, please keep them home for 24 hours
after the last incident of vomiting or diarrhea. We ask for your cooperation as it can ensure your child
is fully recovered, and help in not spreading infection to other students in the class or school.
Head Lice
We have had reported cases of Head Lice in our Primary School. Please thoroughly check your
child/ren’s hair.
Car Park Safety
We have previously asked that all vehicles coming into our school, reverse park. This is to ensure the
safety of our students to the best of our ability. We are noticing some cars are beginning to nose-in
park, we kindly ask for you to all reverse park.
If you collect your child/ren from school, all parents/carers must wait in the quad area and not on the
pathway of the car park. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Thank you so much for the support and donations that
you have contributed to the Leukaemia
Foundation. We chose to raise funds through a
crazy hair day and awareness for Blood Cancer
because we thought it would be a fun way to fund raise
for a serious cause.
To make this happen we asked local shops for
sponsorship, dyed our hair and organised a “Crazy Hair
Day” at school. Our goal was to raise $500, but so far we have
raise over $1000 and its still rising. A special thank you to
Kayla Tulloch for giving her time to ‘shave’ Ethan and Mr
Brown. Kayla is a former student and now a business owner.
Thank you again that Rainbow Squad.
Written by Chloe Hill and Laura Cabban.
Term 1 Dates
Monday 27th March - State Swimming
Wednesday 29th March - Year 7 Immunisations
Wednesday 29th March - PCS Cross Country (Sausage Sizzle & Fruit)
Thursday 30th March - K-4 Shire Library visit
Thursday 30th March - Year 7 & 8 Ridgecrest Excursion
Friday 31st March - Year 7 & 8 Ridgecrest Excursion
Friday 31st March - Rugby 6’s Gala Day
Monday 3rd April - Google Info Evening 7pm (more info to come, watch this space!)
Wednesday 5th April - Easter Assembly 10am and Hot Cross Buns
Thursday 6th April - Last day of Term 1 (LAST DAY FOR PIE ORDERS TO BE IN)
Term 2 Dates
Tuesday 25th April - ANZAC Day
Wednesday 26th April - School returns for Term 2
Wednesday 26th April - PCS ANZAC Service 10am in Hall
Tuesday 2nd May - School Photos (full winter uniform required)
Thursday 4th May - Star Wars Day
Thursday 4th May - K-4 Shire Library visit
Friday 5th May - P&F Pie Day Pick Up
Tuesday 9th May - NAPLAN
Wednesday 10th May - NAPLAN
Thursday 11th May - NAPLAN
Friday 26th May - K-12 Athletics Carnival
Tuesday 30th May - Year 7 Immunisations
2017 Diary Dates
Term 1 ends Thursday 6th April
Term 2 begins Wednesday 26th April
PARKES COMMUNITY CHURCH
ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR OUR WORSHIP SERVICE
Every Sunday - 10:00 am @ the School Hall
26th March Preacher - Mr Jeffrey Evans
2nd April Preacher - Mr Paul Heavers
2017 Diary Dates
2017 School Term Dates
Term 1: Monday 30th January to
Thursday 6th April
Term 2: Wednesday 26th April to
Friday 30th June
Term 3: Monday 24th July to
Friday 22nd September
Term 4: Monday 9th October to
Wednesday 13th December
Banking day is
TUESDAY
Primary Sports Days
A reminder that
Homework Hub is
Mondays:
Primary
3:15pm to 4:00pm
High School
3:15pm to 4:30pm
PCS Library Days
High School Welfare
Stage 4 (Yrs 7 & 8) Mrs Lynne Hope
Stage 5 (Yrs 9 & 10) Mr Jay Quince
Stage 6 (Yrs 11 & 12) Miss Hollie Oates
Maths News
1. A fish weighs 6 kg plus a third of its own weight. How heavy is it? 2. Two pairs of distinct positive whole numbers are such that the sum of their products is 11 and the product of their sums is 30. Find the pairs 3. On the Island of Koo (where Goodies tell the truth and Fixers lie) D says ‘I am a Fixer and E is a Goodie.’ What are D and E? 4. Malcolm has two independent fuel-saving inventions; one saves 30% and the other 20%. What percentage do they save when used together?
Maths Counts...
It is amazing the different type of fun you can have with mathematics.
Tuesday March 14th wasn’t just about celebrating π and circles, it is about showing how much fun and enjoyment you can have whilst
still learning (or remembering) about mathematical facts that underlay most of the activities that we as members of society are involved
in every day.
It also helps to raise the profile of mathematics in particular so that students can be encouraged to learn.
So as a wrap up of Tuesday, the following occurred:
The school was on the front page of the Champion Post thanks to Mr Wynstra’s drone taking just the right picture at the right time.
* Miss Dearden made pies for her year 7 and year 8 class.
* The school ate 10 dozen hot pies.
* Marcus Moss won the pie eating competition (on a technicality because he actually ate the bag it came in as well)
* Callum Byrne won the pie eating competition (on speed, however on a technicality lost because there was still some gravy on the
bag)
* Mr Brown won the pie eating competition (but didn’t because Marcus ate the bag as well)
* Caleb Hill recited π correct to 29 decimal places – a great effort!
* Mr Quince, Mr Kim, Miss Dearden and Mr and Mrs Wynstra all wore tee-shirts with funny symbols on them.
* Money was raised by the SRC to help fund projects around the school.
A big thank you to the staff and students for getting involved, to the Champion Post for giving us their front page for the day, and a
very big thank you to Smeaton’s Bakery, whose distinctive square pies enable people to remember one of the most important formulas
for circles because their πr2.
It was delicious!!
Mathematics Competitions
The first of the competitions for the Australian Mathematics Trust are about to commence
with four of our students attempting the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking online
test on Tuesday.
This test is a measure of how people think through solving problems and does not require
previous programming or intense mathematical skills.
Also, two primary students are commencing a three week competition for the Mathematics
Challenge for Young Australians.
This again concentrates on the ability to solve interesting problems in different ways and is
designed to stimulate creativity in solving problems.
P&F News… Pie Order
GET YOUR ORDERS IN NOW !!
YUM YUM YUM
Sport News
CSSA STATE SWIMMING (High School) Congratulations to Leilani Lavaka, Ally Fryer, Grace Prow, Matthew Prow, Ethan Peters who will represent PCS at CSSA State Swimming Championships at Homebush on Monday 27 March 2017. CROSS COUNTRY Our school cross country event will be held on Wednesday 29 March during sport time. Lunch time training sessions have been held on the school oval with Mr Drew and Mr Hardy. Students have been training in PE classes as well. Some impressive running times have been set by many students. I encourage all students to keep up the training, and if you haven't, it's not too late to start! RUGBY LEAGUE NRL Western Development is holding a NON COMPETITIVE 6-a-side Rugby League gala day on Friday 31 March at Pioneer Oval Parkes, with the emphasis on having FUN!!!! This invite only event is aimed at small schools & schools who don’t regularly participate in NRL school competitions. Year 3 to Year 6 students have nominated their interest to attend, along with Year 10 students. Permission notes will be sent home to those students.
Tuesday 16th May 2017, at Condobolin
Speaking Time and Topics (choose 1 topic only) Years 3 & 4 2 minutes “It was an accident” “Over the fence” “My favourite shoes” Years 5 & 6 2 minutes “Pull up your socks” “My world” “If I were 5 years older” Years 7 & 8 3 minutes “Why should I?” “The generation gap” “Advice is a mixed blessing” Year 9 & 10 4 minutes “The voice of reason has laryngitis” “Parks are a waste of space” “What do you miss when you’re plugged in?”
For more information please see Mrs Donna Pepper or Miss Katrina Harris
Good Luck Everyone!!
CWA Public Speaking
First Place!!!
Victory for Parkes Christian School at Moomba Birdman Rally On the 11th March, six students from the Design and Technology class travelled to Melbourne to enter their flying creation into the Moomba Birdman Rally. On the way to Melbourne we were invited into the Locksley airfield where the HGFA (Hang Gliding Federation of Australia) had a fly in. Students met our pilot Phil Seeley and were able to witness several pilots fly. Some of our students experienced what it is like to fly a hang glider, strapping in for a run across the airfield. After arriving in Melbourne the students enjoyed a meal and relaxed with some ice skating before the Birdman rally Sunday morning. Students spent the first couple of hours rebuilding the flying machine due to transport damage and quickly restored it to flying condition. All of the entrants worked well together offering support, advice and supplies to ensure we were ready to fly. The flying conditions were difficult due to a cross wind that caused all the craft to fly anything but straight, Phil launched from the platform with the assistance of Nick Strudwick, Mitchell Day and Ethan Peters flying a total distance of 11m, winning longest distance in the hawk category. Michael Paul, a veteran pilot at Moomba having won the longest distance 10 times achieved a distance of 10m. The overall Moomba Birdman Rally champion was Actor Samuel Johnson raising more than $25000 for his charity “Love your Sister Foundation”, Parkes Christian School supported JDRF raising $2100, collectively all 15 entrants raised more than $80000 for their charities. Congratulations to students for an amazing achievement, and a huge thank you to all those people who assist-ed us throughout the project. A special thank you to Neil Unger for transporting our flyer and to David and Wendy Richards who assisted us throughout the project and being part of the trip to Melbourne.
High School Reminders
Year 9 and 10 need to have
completed their
RESUMES by the end of
Week 8.
Mr Quince
Year 10 WORK
EXPERIENCE FORMS
must be completed and
returned by Week 9.
Mrs Wynstra
