NewsletterTerm 3 Week 6

Catch up with everything that is happening at Parkes Christian School.

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Important Dates Monday, 2 SeptemberVisual Arts Major Works Final Submission Due by 3pm

Tuesday, 3 SeptemberTrial HSC Exams StartICAS Digital Technologies Comp97.9 Valley FM Radio (Yr 6) 5pm

Wednesday, 4 September

Drama GP Major Works MarkingThe Dish Excursion (K-2)

Thursday, 5 SeptemberMultimedia Major Works MarkingTouch Football Gala Day (Yrs 3-6) 8:30am - 2pm

Friday, 6 SeptemberSRC Hot Food DayICAS Science CompetitionPrimary Assembly 2:20pm

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Address: 243 Back Trundle Road (PO Box 420) PARKES NSW 2870 Ph (02) 6862 4164 Fax (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

Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup

Book Week Dress Up Day

Growing up into Christ - Reaching out to the World

PARKES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

From the Principal

Did you go to the Parkes Show last week? Did you come and visit the PCS show stand and say hello? At PCS we really enjoy Show week. As a school that is all about community, it is a prime opportunity for us to get involved in the many different areas the Show has to offer.

I am so proud of the way that PCS families, staff and students were involved across so many areas to help make the show a great success. The show stand helped us to have an obvious presence. Belinda Westcott and the team did an exceptional job once again at preparing the stand. We even won the Most Attractive Exhibit Award! That’s 3 years in a row now! We even had our Moomba aircraft hanging from the roof; thank you Mr Wynstra! It was great having a constant stream of people stopping to chat, play with the robotics, look at the photos and gain a bit of insight into our great school. Thank you everyone for making the stand what it was.

Did you notice the PCS presence in other areas outside our the show stand? PCS students:• Hosted guests in the President’s room• Set up and volunteered on the PCS stand• Competed in equestrian events• Performed dance routines

Show Week!

• Volunteered on multiple stands and exhibits• Competed in Master Showman and Junior Showgirl• Competed in Miss Teenager• Entered and won major awards in a whole host of art and food/produce related

competitions

In fact, PCS had more than 50 students and staff enter competitions at the show. I would also like to acknowledge and congratulate those PCS students who have participated in the Peak Hill Show or are about to participate in the Forbes and Grenfell shows.

At PCS we know the value of community and we love working with families to help the next generation appreciate and invest into what we have here in country towns. We are so thankful to have families in our school who are prepared to roll the sleeves up and get in and make something great like the Parkes Show or the PCS Spring Fair happen.

So, thank you to Mr Peter Unger (Show President), the Show Committee and the army of volunteers who made the event possible. What a great opportunity the show provides our students, and all of us to work towards something bigger than ourselves. Let’s see what we can accomplish next year!

Have a great week.

Glen

Tennis

On Friday, eight students from Stage 2 participated in the Parkes Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup Regional Finals.

The students were excellent representatives of our school. They showed great sportsmanship during the games and were very encouraging to both each other and students from other schools.

Our students demonstrated the skills they had learnt at school and were placed 4th on the day.

Thank you to Mrs Wilson and Mrs Crowley who accompanied the students for the day.

Congratulations and well done on all your hard work!

Todd Woodbridge Tennis Cup

Rehearsal Week 6 

LUNCH: If rehearsals are at lunch please come straight to the hall with your lunch, AT THE START OF LUNCH. AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS: straight after school in the hall until 5pm Monday: ● Lunch - Cat Hair - cat hairs, plus Brenda, Butterball, Narrator ● After School - She Wrote She Died - ALL CAST

Tuesday : ● Lunch - Cat Hair - All speaking parts

Wednesday: ● After School - Beware the Jabberwock - ALL CAST

Thursday: ● Lunch - TBA ● After school - Cat Hair ALL CAST

NOTE - By THIS WEEK we must have NO scripts onstage

Community Events

Here are some of our Students and Staff that were caught on camera having a wonderful time at the Parkes Show as well as PCS students who submitted entries through the school that placed in the Arts and Crafts Section at the Show!

It was so great to walk around and see so many PCS entries in all sections including cooking, eggs, needlework and so much more. Our students also volunteered in the President’s Room and on our very own show stand which took out the ‘Most Attractive Exhibit Award’.

Well done everyone for getting behind this great community event and entering items into the show!

Parkes ShowFun Times!

Book Fair

On Monday our school began our Book Fair with a Book Character Dress-Up Day. It was great to see so many students and teachers participating in this event. Prizes were awarded for the Best Dressed in each class.

Throughout the week, the Book Fair was open and students and parents came to purchase books, posters and stationery. The proceeds from the sales of this event will help our school to purchase some more books and resources for our Library.

Thank you for your support of our Book Fair.

Book Fair - Dress Up Day

What’s On in Primary Week 6

Tuesday 3 September

• Year 6 will be participating in the VALID initiative

• ICAS Digital Technologies Competition -

• Four Year 6 students will be taking over the air waves of Valley View FM at 5pm.

Wednesday 4 September

• Year 1 and Year 2 will be venturing off campus to the Parkes Radio telescope, then meeting up with Kindergarten at Bushmans dam.

• After school rehearsals for ‘Beware the Jabberwock’ are being held from 3:10pm-5pm in the school hall for the entire cast.

Thursday 5 September

• Several Stage 2 and Stage 3 students who have been training over the last four weeks will be competing in a Touch football gala day. Touch downs aplenty to be sure!

• After school rehearsals for ‘Cat Hair’ are being held from 3:10pm-5pm in the school hall for the entire cast.

Friday 6 September

• ICAS Science Competition

• a NSW Tennis coach will be teaching the Stage 2 and Stage 3 students all the techniques required for terrific tennis.

• SRC Hot Food Day

• Primary assembly at 2.20pm in the hall.

All families are welcome to attend.

Primary News

A Message from Mrs Harris (Primary)This week is filled with opportunities for the Primary students.

It will be another great week at PCS!

Pictured are some of the fun things our students got up to last week!

High School Assessments Monday 2 September

• Year 7 Science - Solar System model

Friday 6 September

• Year 10 Geography - Work booklet

• Year 8 Science - SRP

Wednesday 11 September

• Year 7 English - Holocaust literature review

• Year 7 History - Topic Test

• Year 9 History - Topic Test

Thursday 12 September

• Year 8 Geography - Skills Test

• Year 7 Language - Numbers Unit test

Friday 13 September

• Year 10 Geography - Research Test

Thursday 19 September

• Year 7 Visual Arts - Photographic portfolio

• Year 8 Visual Arts - Photographic portfolio

High School News

10km Cheetah ChaseOn Sunday 25 August, Caleb Hill participated in the 10km Cheetah Chase in Dubbo.

The course started inside the Taronga Western Plains Zoo before runners headed out the zoo main gates into ‘the wild’.

Caleb ran the 10km in 48.48 minutes an average of 4.52 mins per km.

What an amazing effort Caleb!

Regular Notices

2019 School Term Dates

Term 3: Monday 29 Jul - Friday 27 Sep

Term 4: Monday 14 Oct - Wed 11 Dec

Homework Hub

Primary and High School students can come along to Homework Hub each Monday from 3.15pm - 4pm. This is a great chance to work on assessments and to get study tips.

Term 1 Library Days Kinder - Thursday Year 1 - Monday Year 2 - Thursday Year 3 - Thursday Year 4 - Tuesday Year 5 - Wednesday Year 6 - Tuesday

Note: Books can be borrowed for up to two weeks

Primary Sport

All primary students will participate in sport on Fridays.

Normal uniform is expected to be worn on Monday to Thursday with sport uniform to be worn on Fridays.

WINTER TREATHot Chocolates

Every Friday during WinterBring your $2 for a hot chocolate

or $2.50 if you want marshmallows.

Parent ReminderAs a matter of child safety, please avoid parking in the student car park before and after school. The student carpark is located above the tennis court. Students need to be collected by an adult from the courtyard near the office. Our carpark is a busy place in the afternoon and we need your help in keeping our students safe. It is also a timely reminder to keep at 5km/h when driving through the carpark. Thank you

VALID testingDuring weeks six and seven this term Year 6 and Year 10 students will be completing the VALID Science online exam and during next term Year 8 will be completing their VALID Science exam.Year 6 will complete the VALID6 Science and Technology exam, testing work in this area from Year 5 and 6. Year 10 will complete the VALID10 exam, testing work from Year 9 and 10 Science.Specific dates will come out soon. Students in Year 10 need to come to school with a fully charged Chromebook and headphones. Year 6 will be provided with these.This is an online test and students will have practise navigating the online environment for this in class.

Music @ PCS in Room D3 Get involved in Music with our fun lunchtime activities. Music is proven to help with academic study and overall wellbeing. Monday Lunchtime 1pm - High School Chapel Band practice. Thursday Lunchtime 1pm - Choir practice - Years 3-12.

Community Notices

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HELPING LEARNER DRIVERS BECOME SAFER DRIVERS FREE TWO HOUR WORKSHOP FOR PARKES

Parents and supervisors of local learner drivers are encouraged to attend a free workshop which will be held at Parkes Christian School at Parkes on Thursday 05 September. The free two hour workshop, Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers, will offer parents and supervisors hands-on advice on how to provide the most effective driving practice for learner drivers. Lachlan Shire Council's Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Belinda Coe, says the workshop offers practical advice to parents and supervisors on how to help learner drivers become safer drivers. "Parents and supervisors of learner drivers have a crucial role to play in making our roads safer. That is why Parkes Shire Council have teamed up with Roads and Maritime Services to hold these FREE two hour workshops. "The workshop covers the licencing system, how to use the Learner Driver Logbook including the use of digital logbooks, licence conditions for learner and P-plate drivers, the benefits of on-road driving sessions, tips on supervising a learner driver and more. "Parents and supervisors who have attended this workshop in the past have found that it boosted their confidence, helped them better plan driving sessions and allowed them to share their experiences with other parents and supervisors," Mrs Coe said. The Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop will be held at Parkes Christian School on Thursday 05 September commencing at 5:30pm. Light refreshments will be available during the workshop. Bookings are essential and can be made by calling Belinda Coe on (02) 6861 2364. For further information please call Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils' Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Belinda Coe, on (02) 6861 2364.