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Monday 3 September 2018 Term 3, Wk 7-8 @ PPHS

THE POINT

TERM 3, WEEK 7A

Monday 3.9.18 HSC Visual Arts Body of Work Submission 3pm Yr 10 Assessment—Food Technology—P 2 Yr 9/7 School Readiness Test IO Community Access Excursion

Tuesday 4.9.18 HSC Drama Practical Examination 12.30pm-4.00pm Yr 9 /7 School Readiness Test

Wednesday 5.9.18 Yr12 Ecomonics Study Day Excurison Yr 9/7 School Readiness Test IM & IO Excursion Lidcombe TAFE State Athletics Carnival

Thursday 6.9.18 Yr 10 Assessment— Food Technology Yr 9/7 School Readiness Test

Friday 7.9.18 Yr 10 Assessment—Food Technology Yr 9/7 School Readiness Test Leadership Workshop

TERM 3, WEEK 8B

Monday 10.9.18 Yr 9 Assessment—History—P 3

Tuesday 11.9.18 Yr 12 Perfect Lunch

Yr 7 Verbal Combat—P 1

Wednesday 12.9.18 HSC Music 1 Practical Exam ination IM & IO Excursion Lidcombe TAFE

Thursday 13.9.18 HSC Music 2/Extension Practical Examination

Yr 11 Assessment– English Studiesp 1

Yr 9 Assessment—Science p1

IM & IO Excursion Lidcombe TAFE

Friday 14.9.18 Yr 10 Assessment—English-P 3

Yr 9 Assessment –History-P 2

IM Class Community Excursion

Book Week at Picnic Point – Find your Treasure

Picnic Point High School participated in Book Week between August 18th and 24th, with the

theme of “Find Your Treasure.” Monday and Tuesday began the week with two Pop-Up

Libraries, which students had to find using the clue “X marks the spot”. Dylan Lowrie and

Blake Iofrida won prizes for being the first to track them down and twenty nine lucky students

found a new book to read.

Harry Potter Trivia on Wednesday brought out the true Harry Potter fans, with only the

“Sirius” questions being asked. Victoria Sakis and Rahaat Shaik could only be split by the

correct spelling of the Peverell family! Martin Gligurovski and Brayden Cooke rounded out the

top four. Thursday’s Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt required only the bravest to put their name

into The Goblet of Fire at recess, before embarking on an epic quest at lunch to locate as

many Harry Potter Lego mini-figures as possible. Willie Sakis was the clear winner of this

quest.

Book Week concluded on Friday with staff embracing the theme of “Find Your treasure” and dressing up. Mrs Byron’s Madeline still has the students

talking! Our Support students helped to find Mr Wright’s Harry Potter Lego in the Library and enjoyed listening to a story, before lunch led all students

to the Library, where the magic of the written word awaited students in a technology free space.

It was a great reminder of the joy that can be had in the simple pleasure of reading, an activity we would encourage all of our families to continue to

foster. Thank you to everyone for a wonderful week.

Mr Wright Ms Smith

TAS Faculty

I would like to congratulate both the Year 12 Industrial Technology Timber and Multimedia students on the completion of their Major HSC practical projects and Portfolios. These students have worked tirelessly to produce practical projects of a very high standard.

These projects represent a year of hard work and display the incredible talent we have within the TAS faculty.

As you can see there has been a lot of hard work and effort put into these projects and folios and all students are to be congratulated for the effort and dedication that they have displayed.

Student Leadership Camp 2018

On Wednesday morning , 15th August a select number of Student Leaders

from Years 7-11 started their journey to Stanwell Tops and our annual

Student Leadership Camp. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as we

set off for our adventure.

When we arrived we were greeted by our incredible Tops Leaders. Our first

activity was to undergo a bushwalk and discover what the theme of our

camp was. In our groups, we were given a compass and a grid with the

camp ground on it. Each group had to mark certain spots on their map.

After the first activity we discovered that the theme of our camp was ‘PPHS

18 Stand Up’. After lunch we then climbed and hiked 4km through the bush.

The positivity and helpful words expressed to one another was so

encouraging and the atmosphere was filled with a strong bond.

Day 2 consisted of team building activities. Each group did two practical

activities and they were Goliath, the Tree Line, Survivor or the Initiatives

course. Goliath is a 27metre giant swing and with the encouragement of

others, nearly all of us went to the top. 3… 2…1… the feeling of the free fall

was a feeling like no other. You had no control and only a rope to grasp

onto. With the confidence and courage, group C also got Miss Ngo to

harness up and jump on. We think she enjoyed the experience or possibly

made her fear of heights even more terrifying.

We all woke up on the last day upset that we had to leave …‘Where did the

time go?’ ‘Is it already home time?’. For the last time we split into our

groups and my group played a game and then we said something that we

respected about each person in our group. This showed that everyone has

different capabilities and different strengths and it tells us that we are all

unique in our own ways. We then all came together and had a delicious

barbeque for lunch and the Tops leaders sadly farewelled off our year 11

leaders for the last time.

From the delightful, mouth-watering finger licking meals and positive

socialising at the dinner table to the outdoor activities. From the teamwork

and competitiveness to the encouraging and memorable words. It is with

great sorrow that another yet eventful and unforgettable student leadership

camp comes to an end. And until next year we will all be learning and

evolving into better leaders with each different obstacle we face, utilising

our skills to the best of our abilities. Thank you to our fantastic teachers

and the Tops leaders for an unforgettable camp! Melinda Iveli, Year 10