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Issue No 2, 2020Friday 21 February 2020

To Serve ChristA fortnightly newsletter for Penrith Anglican College families

The Vine

“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16

On Friday 14 February we celebrated the achievements of the 2019 HSC and IB cohorts at our annual High Achievers Assembly.

When I first joined the College, I was told that “once you are a PAC student, you are always a PAC student”. I have seen that for myself over the past few years and I love the heart connection people have for this place.

Just as we are committed to remaining true to the foundations of the College, my prayer is that each graduate, including the high achievers, would also live lives that build on the foundations that the College has firmly established, particularly our values of compassion, integrity, courage, humility and perseverance.

As our graduates enter the next stage of their educational journey, they will have new priorities. As they move towards greater levels of independence, these new priorities will be based on the choices before them. It has been said that if you want to discover a person’s real priorities, there are two key questions to ask:

1. What do you spend the most money on?

2. What do you most often pray for yourself and others?

To put it another way, if someone had access to your bank statements and your prayer lists, what would they conclude? Who or what is the focus of your life from this evidence?

I shared with the Assembly the prayer that I have committed to pray for each member of our College community including our 2019 graduates. It is a prayer I shared with College Council when we met in February in response to how they might pray for me as the Principal of the College. It comes from the first chapter of Colossians where the apostle Paul commits to praying for the Church in Colossae. Paul prays:

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. Colossians 1:9

There will be a time when all our students graduate from the College and our direct influence will come to an end. However, the foundations that have been laid in their lives during their time at the College cannot be escaped. Our influence will continue through these foundations and the prayers that we pray for each one of you.

And so I will continue to pray and I know many others will do the same.

I pray/we pray that each person, current students, graduates and staff, will know Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour and that they would know His will for their life through the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

Great results are wonderful, and the results achieved by our students each year are outstanding, but the greatest thing you could ever know is God’s will and purpose for your life.

Mrs Felicity GrimaPrincipal

Principal’s Message

Student Attendance

The technical issue we were experiencing with Edumate and the App, particularly with attendance, has now been resolved.

You are now able to explain your child’s absences via either of these two channels within 7 days from the date of the absence. If you have any questions regarding how to do this please contact Mrs Sharon Walker via College Reception or via email [email protected]

In response to Government expectations, the College will only approve leave for justified reasons. Justified reasons for student absences may include:

• being sick, or having an infectious disease• having an unavoidable medical appointment during school hours• being required to attend a recognised religious holiday• exceptional or urgent family circumstances (e.g. attending a funeral)•

When an absence is explained with a justifiable reason, either before the absence or within 7 days after the absence, the College will record the leave as justified and approved.

Please note, if your child is late to school, simply writing ‘late’ or ‘late to school’ will result in the absence being recorded as unjustified. This is because the entry does not provide an explanation as to why your child is late. It is important that you provide appropriate information whenever you are explaining a full or partial absence of your child.

There are also circumstances when parents/carers may apply for an exemption from attendance for their child. Such reasons may include:

• employment in the entertainment industry• participation in elite arts or sports events• following the directive of a public health department•

Applications for exemption from attendance must be submitted before the absence. When the College grants an exemption from attendance, these absences will not be counted in the number of days absent for the school year.

Mr Mark RamsayDeputy Principal

From the Deputy’s Desk

The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020

In This Issue

Principal’s MessageFrom the Deputy’s Desk

Student WellbeingPerforming ArtsLibrary Services

Cambodia Service TripSecondary School HappeningsPrimary School Sports News

Pre-K NewsNews from the Canteen

Compassion Child SponsorshipPrayer and PraiseMarch Calendar

Cranmer House Charity DayDr John Dickson Event

College ToursUniform Shop

P & F Fun Fair SponsorshipWWCC Renewal

2020 Student Residential Address Collection and Other Information

Collection Use of Student Images and

AchievementsSchool Opal Card

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Peer Support Australia is a national non-profit organisation that has been working with schools across Australia. Their aim is to support student wellbeing, empowering students with practical skills and strategies to positively navigate life. Penrith Anglican College is part of thousands of schools who participate each year, involving more than half a million students in the program.

The College runs a two day training program with all of Year 10 Students towards the end of their school year. Students then have the option of applying to be a Peer Support Leader the following year. The program is designed to give senior students leadership opportunities, equipping them with training and skills so that they can run small group sessions with Year 7 Students. Although staff supervise these weekly sessions, it is the students

themselves who run the activities and invest time and energy in assisting our junior students settle into Secondary School during Term 1.

The first few weeks of the program help our Year 7 Students build connections with others in their year group as well as their Year 11 Peer Support Leaders. Students have the opportunity of getting to know different aspects of the College and can ask older students for advice in navigating through Year 7. Later in the term students look at different aspects of their wellbeing including resilience, overcoming challenges, perseverance and developing empathy.

The program is run in House groups, allowing students to get to know different students within their own House and strengthening connections between them. Each group has two or three Peer

Support Leaders looking after a small group of Year 7 students.

Students involved in past programs can remember lots of fun times, especially playing games with their Peer Support Leaders. They learnt lots of great and helpful tips about navigating through Secondary School and organising the multiple pieces of homework from all the subjects. Any food related activities were particularly memorable!

We are enjoying watching the 2020 Peer Support Groups establish themselves and develop new friendships through them. The photos below are from their meeting on Friday Week 4.

Miss Adele CraneDirector or Student Wellbeing

Peer Support at the College

Student Wellbeing


Performing Arts

Meet the Music

Elective music students from Years 9-12 made their way into town to see the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform live at Sydney Town Hall as part of the Meet the Music program on Wednesday 19 February.

Accompanied by Mr Steve Clark and Mrs Irene Samuels, our students were blown away by the vigorous and rioting sounds of Rite of Spring, composed by Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky in 1913.

The allocated seats allowed our students an amazing view of the orchestra to witness a range of interesting things, including haunting bassoon solos, energetic rhythms played on the triangle, guiro, bass drum and timpani, gong scraping, bow tapping and the use of enormous tuba mutes! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed.

Mrs Irene SamuelsMusic Teacher

PRIVATE TUITION

If you would like your child to have instrumental lessons with one of our peripatetic tutors at the College, please contact Mr Steve Clark or Mrs Karen Jones in the Music Department.

Lessons are available in:

Voice Michelle Foreman

Piano Diana McIntosh, Wanda Gliva, Nerida Hext

Guitar & Bass Jason Hill

Violin Ruth Duncan

Cello Anna Bray

Brass Neil Potter

Flute Diana McIntosh

Clarinet & Saxophone Joanna Watson

Drums Nathaniel Howe


Reading for Pleasure

Setting aside time to read is an important task at a school. Within our Secondary School, our younger English classes have time set aside to read novels of their own choice during class. This is important, as seen in this recent article from the Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/education/sense-of-urgency-one-school-s-bold-plan-to-get-teenagers-reading-20191220-p53lzb.html

Gone to the Dogs!

Our most recent display in G Library is to do with the anniversary of Call of the Wild, by Jack London. Staff have been excitedly sending in their pictures of their furry friends for our display!

Mr Mark PullenHead of Library Services

Library Services


Clean Up Australia Day

Clean Up Australia Day will be on Sunday, 1 March from 10am to 1pm at Regatta Park.

Registration happens on the day, and all details on what to wear and bring can be seen here:

https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/markpullenpullen/1580968577

https://www.smh.com.au/education/sense-of-urgency-one-school-s-bold-plan-to-get-teenagers-reading-20

https://www.smh.com.au/education/sense-of-urgency-one-school-s-bold-plan-to-get-teenagers-reading-20

https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/markpullenpullen/1580968577

Cambodia was a very confronting and beautiful trip. It taught us many lessons, especially thinking about how grateful we should be for what we have. We saw some magnificent scenery such as the beautiful Angkor Wat temple and its high walls with such amazing detail, or the floating village and all the smiling kids who were happy to have new faces appear in their village.

The people in Cambodia were all so friendly to us. A great example of this was when we went to the markets in Siem Reap. It was filled with the voices of shop keepers, trying to strike up a conversation and sell their products. They had a great sense of humour despite having experienced great pain during the awful genocide.

One of the major highlights of our Cambodia Trip was the service work we took part in at the Hope for Cambodian Children centre and the neighbouring school. This included a variety of jobs, such as painting playgrounds, making cement for a toilet block, rendering walls, building gardens, teaching English lessons and playing games with the Cambodian kids. All very entertaining considering the language barrier. Our work at both HOPE and the neighbouring school was tough, yet rewarding and fun.

It was excellent to work with the children and visit a village, giving out a number of basic supplies to help out the families as well as a number of small, fun items for the children to play with that they might never be able to afford. We worked hard as a team to do our part in making a safer, cleaner and a better functioning environment for the people we met in Cambodia. We hope they will remember us and have benefited from our visit.

Sam Borger, Lincoln Gilmour, Kate Shepherd, Harry Hicks, Hamish Dillon, Ben Mallin

Year 10 Students

Cambodia Service Trip


Last December school holidays, a team of students and staff participated in the Cambodia Service Trip. They had a great time exploring the history and culture of Cambodia as well as serving the children at the HOPE Community Centre and O’Mony II Elementary School. Below is an article from some of the Year 10 students reflecting on their experiences.

Secondary School Happenings


An addition to Edumate!

As Mr Ramsay mentioned in the last edition of The Vine, parents will be interested to know that they can now access more information about their child/ren on Edumate. Staff at the College are keen to improve the ways in which we communicate with parents and this allows for simple, timely communication on a range of everyday issues, both the positive and the negative.

Clicking on the “Wellbeing” tab under each student’s name will show you the following:

• Commendations• John Lambert points• Uniform Demerits• Detentions• Incidents in the classroom or playground

You will be able to see the category of incident (Academic / Sport / Community Service / Classroom / Playground / Demerit etc), the teacher who issued the commendation or demerit. At this stage, this information is not available on the mobile College App. So you will need to log in on a computer to access this information.

We hope that this is a way for parents to have more information about the progress of their child/ren during their time at the College.

Call To Action - Year 12 Needs Your Help!We are looking for members of the College and wider community who would be willing to come and share a meal with our Year 12 students. The aim of this meal is to share your experiences of work and life with our students and for them to engage in good old fashioned conversation with new people. We have found this extremely valuable in the past and the students really enjoy to experience of meeting new people as they start planning their lives after school. When: Thursday, March 12 (time TBC)Where: Mt Victoria (location of Year 12 CEP)Why: As part of our program preparing senior students for life after school If this is something you would be interested in, please contact Miss Sophie Tucker at [email protected]

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High Achievers’ Celebration

On Friday 14 February, we celebrated the achievements of all our graduated Year 12 class of 2019, and officially recognised the outstanding results of our high achievers for 2019. We pray for all our 2019 Year 12 graduates as they embark on their new paths of study or work, trusting that the Lord and the courage, resilience, humility and perseverance they have gained over their time at the College will hold them well.

Annual Prefects Service

Our College Student Leadership team was commissioned on Thursday 13 February, along with student leaders from 35 other Anglican Schools, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral by Archbishop, Glen Davies.

The Archbishop spoke about what it is to serve as a leader and encouraged the students to remember the example of Jesus in their leadership.


Love Is In The Air

Over the past week, our Prefects have been taking orders for roses and carnations ready for delivery on Valentine’s Day.

Some students were even lucky enough to recieve a special serenade of the John Paul Young classic!

All money raised from the sales will go to Compassion.

Onstage Inspiration

On Friday 14 February, our Drama students attended OnStage at the Seymore Centre.

Onstage is a showcase of exemplary HSC Drama works from the 2019 HSC, and is presented by the NSW Education Standards Authority and the NSW Department of Education.

They enjoyed the day and came home feeling inspired by new creative ideas!

Congratulations to Sandra Stojanovic (Year 7), who represented the College at the AICES Open Tennis Championships.

Sandra is ranked #960 in Australia, and competed against girls up to 6 years older than her at the AICES event. Sandra made it through to the Semi-Finals round of the Repechage Championship, which is an outstanding achievement for a Year 7 student.

We look forward to following Sandra’s tennis career as she continues to represent the College in the future!

Year 10 Career Aptitude Counselling

In Week 4 our Year 10 students taking part in the Career Aptitude Testing attended interviews, together with their parents, with Professional Careers Counsellors from Career Avenues.

This unique program will enable students to gain an understanding of their skills, strengths, personality and interests to provide them with an indication of the types of careers they may be suited to. The process will help them to make informed choices around subject selections for senior school and work experience later in the year and encourage them to imagine and build their bright future paths.

For more information visit Career Avenue’s website at www.careeravenues.com.au and watch the following video https://careeravenues.com/…/CA_Profile_Info-for-Parents-1.m…

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www.careeravenues.com.au and watch the following video https://careeravenues.com//CA_Profile_Info-f


Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)

Four Year 10 students, Chris Kuipers, Harry Hicks, Libby Tabor and Daena Madon were selected from Penrith Anglican College to attend the Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) summer camp at the Sydney Academy of Sports and Recreation in this month.

On the Friday after school the students travelled to Narrabeen and the program started with a large character trait bingo where they had to walk around and find people with the things on the list like someone who has never had braces, or was not born in Australia. The students were placed in different groups and continued playing a range of ice breaker games getting to know their team members and other camp participants.

The rest of the weekend was filled with many activities and challenges that were lots of fun and required multiple skill sets so to be able to accomplish them.

The RYPEN program aims to help participants develop leadership skills and give them many opportunities to work together in their teams using communication, creativity and other skills to complete the challenges given positively and successfully.

A favourite activity amongst the students was the economic rafting which involved 3 different teams who need to trade items with other teams until they have gathered enough resources to build a raft. There was much collaboration, some team members were swapped and environmental hurdles were overcome to achieve a raft that could float, which only some teams were able to create.

The weekend stimulated some healthy competition between the colour groups which got everyone pumped to give it their best go. The program challenged students to put themselves outside of their comfort zone which our students embraced. For some this was just the norm and for others this was a larger task, but it was noted that different personalities were able to get the best out of each other and have a great time. Students were able to meet many new people and make a lot of friends.

On reflection, Chris said that he really learnt a lot about teamwork and leadership, and found that it was a great opportunity. Harry sums up that experience by saying “Overall, the RYPEN camp was an enjoyable experience, one that I would highly recommend to future applicants. The camp was a weekend that we will remember for many years to come.”

Thank you so much to the Penrith Valley Rotary Club who gave our students such a wonderful opportunity.

Primary Swimming Carnival

The weather has certainly been very wet but lucky enough the rain held off for us to have our Primary School Swimming Carnival on Wednesday 5 February.

It was a wonderful day with students participating in competitive races, swimming in the 25m lane and the novelty races in the splash pool.

Congratulations to Cranmer House who won the day.

Special mention must be said Alexandra Hall who broke the records in the 9 years girls freestyle and backstroke and Christopher McAuley who broke records in the 10 years boys butterfly and backstroke. Congratulations to all of our competitors on the day.

NASSA Primary Basketball

Unfortunately due to extreme flooding of the venue NASSA Primary Basketball was cancelled for this year. Congratulations to Skye McDowell who was picked through nominations to play for NASSA in the CIS Basketball Championships.

Mr Edward WorrallPrimary School Sports Co-ordinator


Primary School Sports News

Pre-K News


Pre-K and The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Pre-K Black has focused on reading the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They talked about caterpillars and counting.

They also discussed the days of the week as well as healthy fruits and unhealthy snack.

These are some of the fun activities that they participated in around the book.

Budding Tennis Stars

Our Pre-K students have also been having fun learning new tennis and ball skills in the Gym.


Staff in the Canteen look forward to serving you and your children this year. Should you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected] or call in and say hello.

This year we have started the process of becoming more sustainable. Our first initiative is to remove single use cutlery from the Canteen. With this in mind we ask that if your child brings home any extra cutlery, or if you have some that you are able to donate to the College, it would be appreciated if you could send them in to school. All cutlery is washed in our industrial washing machine at very a high temperature.

We have sustainability trolleys located in key areas of the College. On these trolleys students will be able to return the used cutlery, place their food scraps for composting and donate eligible Return and Earn containers, we are also happy for the children to donate Return and Earn containers from home. If you have larger amounts of these they can be taken straight to the Canteen.

As previously mentioned in The Vine, our College is now registered as a collection point for Bread Tags for Wheelchairs. Thank you to those who have already brought some in. Please continue to do so. If you would like further information on this worthwhile project follow the link https://www.breadtagsforwheelchairs.co.za/

Mrs Michelle CochraneCanteen Manager

News from the Canteen

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TOASTEDSWAP TO BREAD ROLLSWAP TO GF SANDWICH OR WRAPPLAIN BREAD ROLLCHICKEN CAESAR WRAP (TUESONLY ) $5.20

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FRUIT SALAD SMALL $3.60 LARGE $4.60 BUILD YOUR OWN SALAD $2.00 PLUS SALAD OPTIONS $0.70 EACH

BABY SPINACH BEETROOT CARROT CELERY CUCUMBER FETA CHEESE ICEBERG LETTUCE MIXED LEAVES OLIVES ONION ROASTED PUMPKIN SESAME SEEDS TASTY CHEESE TOMATO

EGG $0.80 EACH MEAT $1.50 EACH

CHICKEN HAM TUNA DRESSING $0.70 EACH AIOLI CAESAR BALSAMIC & OLIVE OIL VINAIGRETTE HONEY MUSTARD ITALIAN MAYONNAISE RANCH

SUSHI MAKI ROLL $3.80 TERIYAKI CHICKEN OR TUNASUSHI MUNCH BOX $3.80 AVOCADO, CUCUMBER, TERIYAKI CHICKEN OR TUNA

BUTTER CHICKEN & RICE (GF)COCONUT CHICKEN & RICEMACARONI & CHEESE (V) (SMALL ONLY)

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SAUSAGE ROLLMEAT PIESPINCH & RICOTTA ROLL (V)CHICKEN TENDERS (GF)SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN TENDERSCHICKEN KEBAB STICKS EACH $3.00 BBQ OR HONEY SOY

SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN WRAP (WED ONLY) $5.20 NACHOS (THURS ONLY) $5.20PIZZA WRAPS (FRI ONLY) $4.00 BBQ CHICKEN, CHEESE, SPINACH & CHEESE OR MEAT &CHEESE

FLAME GRILLED CHICKEN BURGER $5.50BACON & EGG MUFFIN (B'FAST & RECESS ONLY) $4.50VEGETARIAN BURGER $5.50

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FROZEN GRAPES GF $0.50FROZEN PINEAPPLE RING HALF $0.25 FULL $0.50

BOTTLED WATER 250ML $1.00 600ML $1.70PLAIN MILK 300ML $1.20 600ML $2.20OAK FLAVOURED MILK 300ML $2.40 500ML $3.60 CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY OR BANANA 600ML VANILLA MALT $3.80LIGHTLY SPARKLING MINERAL WATER $2.20 PLAIN, LIME, MANGO OR RASPBERRYFRUIT JUICE POPPERS $1.50 APPLE, APPLE & BLACKCURRANT, ORANGE ORTROPICALUP & GO CHOCOLATE OR STRAWBERRY $2.50MINERAL WATER 350ML $2.20 (LIME ONLY) 600ML $3.20 LEMON, LEMON & LIME, ORANGE OR ORANGE, PASSIONFRUIT & GUAVA *PLEASE NOTE ALL BREAKFAST ORDERS, RECESS ORDERS AND FROZEN ITEMS MUST BE COLLECTED FROM THE CANTEEN*

DUE TO FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS, THE CANTEEN IS NOT PERMITTED TO REHEAT OR TOAST FOOD FROM HOMEFOR ALL DIETARY ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CANTEEN MANAGER

SANDWICHES

Pedro Guilherme Oliveira Sampaio

Pedro is our newest Pre K sponsor child. He is 4 years old and lives in Brazil with his mum and two siblings. He loves to play ball games and go to kids’ church. He doesn’t have any chores to do because he is too little. Pedro has been waiting quite a while to be chosen as a sponsor child as his family is extremely poor. What an answer to prayer that his family can now receive food, medical care and Pedro will receive an education when he is old enough to go to school. His family is so grateful to us.

We welcome Pedro to our PAC family!

Mrs Sue MuncePrimary Compassion Co-ordinator

Please praise God for:

• The rain we have had to fill dams and make rivers flow.

• The wonderful Twilight Family Fun Night for our Primary School.

• The dedication and energy of our P&F Association.

Please pray for:

• Our upcoming Fun Fair on 28 March.

• Those families in the College community enduring times of hardship and stress.

• Our new staff, students and parents as they settle into the rhythm of life at the College.

Primary Compassion Primary Compassion Competition Dates for 2020Competition Dates for 2020

Term 1Term 1

Tuesday 10 MarchTuesday 10 MarchTuesday 7 AprilTuesday 7 April

Compassion Child Sponsorship

Prayer and Praise


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March CalendarEvents are correct at time of print. Please download the College App or log onto Edumate for latest updates.

Sunday, 1 March 2020 Clean Up Australia DayMonday, 2 March 2020 IB Half Yearly Exams

TBC - CIS Cup Boys Rd 2 Game vs. MamreTuesday, 3 March 2020 AICES Girls Basketball

Year 7 VaccinationsYear Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12Stage One AssemblyLego RoboticsMusical RehearsalK - Year 12 Tour and Info Evening 6:00pm -7:30pm

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 AICES Boys BasketballPeer SupportYear 11 and 12 Parent Teacher Student Interviews

Thursday, 5 March 2020 CIS Primary AFL TrialsYr 12 Textiles and Design and Technology ExcursionStudio Time Year 12 Visual Arts

Friday, 6 March 2020 Primary Prefects Investiture Time TBCYear 9 Geography Fieldwork Excursion

Monday, 9 March 2020 IB Group 4 ProjectAll Schools Girls SoftballNASSA Primary Football TBCBusiness Studies Crossline Task

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 All Schools Boys SoftballPrimary Compassion CompetitionLego RoboticsMusical Rehearsal

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 AICES Hockey - TBCCEP Week Times TBCCEP Year 7 CampCouncil Meeting

Thursday, 12 March 2020 Studio Time Year 12 Visual ArtsSaturday, 14 March 2020 John Dickson TLC Event

John Dickson Evening EventPi Day Time TBCJohn Dickson Event

Sunday, 15 March 2020 AICES Boys Basketball TrainingMonday, 16 March 2020 All Schools Girls Water Polo

CIS Primary Girls Football TrialsJohn Dickson Event

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 All Schools Open Boys & Girls Cricket ChampionshipYear Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12ENCORE Matinee ConcertStage One AssemblyLego RoboticsMusical Rehearsal

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 AICES Tennis CupThursday, 19 March 2020 Year 10 Photography Excursion

Pre-K and Kindergarten Open MorningPeer SupportStudio Time Year 12 Visual Arts

Friday, 20 March 2020 NASSA Secondary Football TrialsSaturday, 21 March 2020 Harmony Day

Penrith CBD FestivalMonday, 23 March 2020 All Schools Boys Water Polo

All Schools Pizzey Cup TennisTuesday, 24 March 2020 CIS Girls 16 & U Hockey Championships

Peer SupportLego RoboticsMusical RehearsalYear 7 2021 Information Evening

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14s Boys & Girls Futsal Schools ChampionshipThursday, 26 March 2020 16s Boys & Girls Futsal Schools Championship

CIS Primary Diving ChampionshipsCIS Primary Swimming ChampionshipsYear 10 WW1 IncursionStudio Time Year 12 Visual Arts

Friday, 27 March 2020 Open Boys & Girls Futsal Schools ChampionshipSaturday, 28 March 2020 PAC Fun Fair

Musical Cast Autumn Fair PerformanceMonday, 30 March 2020 AICES Swimming Carnival

CIS Open Golf ChampionshipsPeer Support

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 Year Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12Stage One AssemblyLego RoboticsMusical Rehearsal


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Cranmer House Charity Day


Cranmer House Charity Day Friday 28 February 2020

Dear Parents and Carers

On Friday 28 February Cranmer House will be holding their charity day to raise money for the Anglican Aid Bushfire Appeal.

Funds donated to the Anglican Aid Bushfire appeal will be distributed through Anglican churches in the affected areas where specific applications are made, and aims to deliver help to people who may miss out on NSW government emergency assistance. For more information website found at the link below:

https://anglicanaid.org.au/nsw-bushfire-appeal

The students can pre-purchase a sausage sandwich and apple juice popper, as well as tokens to use for a few fun games! For years 3-6 activities include a lolly jar guessing competition, a football pass challenge and a basketball hoop shooting challenge, and for K-2 activities will include a lolly jar guessing competition and the ‘chicken throw’ competition! The activities will be run by Senior Cranmer students assisted by the Cranmer Primary House Captains and Year 6 students.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to have a fun time together as they support people in need through the Anglican Aid Bushfire appeal.

$5.00 will purchase a sausage sandwich ($3) and Apple Juice popper ($2)

Tokens will be $1.00 - with each of the games available for one token. (Please note each student will only be able to play each game once so a maximum of 3 tokens may be purchased)

Please complete the slip below and return to your child’s class teacher with the correct money enclosed in an envelope by Wednesday 26th February to order food and tokens. Class teachers will distribute the tokens to the children before lunch on Friday 28th February.

Primary students in Cranmer House may wear their sports uniform on the day.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Sue Kennedy - Head of Primary

____________________________________________________________________________________ Cranmer House Charity Day Friday 28th February

Child’s name: ___________________________ Class: ______________

Teacher: ____________________

I would like to order a Sausage Sandwich ($3.00) and Apple Juice popper ($2.00) - (please circle):

Sausage Sandwich $3 Apple Popper $2

Number of tokens ($1.00 each) - (please circle): 1 2 3

Total Enclosed $ _______________ (maximum $8.00)

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SAT. MAR. 14 | 7:30 - 9:30 IS JESUS HISTORY?

CAN WE TRUST THE HISTORICAL SOURCES FOR JESUS?

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College Tours


Invite your friends and family to join us to discover Penrith Anglican College at one of our College Tours, Open Mornings or Information Sessions.

They will have the opportunity to explore our expansive and modern campus and meet our Principal Mrs Grima and chat with staff and students about life at the College.

Our next tour is coming up on Thursday 27 February and Information Session on Tuesday 3 March.

For all the tour dates, times and to book your place visit https://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au/enrol/enrol/tours-and-open-days/

Perm-A-Pleat offers a made to measure service for students who do not fit the standard uniform sizes. This is offered to ensure that all students have a well fitted and comfortable uniform.

The made to measure uniforms are ordered once the student’s measurements are recorded by the shop staff. This process takes up to 8 weeks for the garments to be made and delivered.

If you have a student that may require a custom fit for the winter uniform please ensure that you come into the uniform shop by Friday 6 March’ This is the last day for an order to be placed.

Mrs Sarah JenkinsUniform Shop Manager

Uniform Shop

https://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au/enrol/enrol/tours-and-open-days/

https://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au/enrol/enrol/tours-and-open-days/

P & F Fun Fair Sponsorship


PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Penrith Anglican College is pleased to present a unique opportunity to promote your business by becoming a sponsor and/or donor of our Fun Fair in 2020.

The Penrith Anglican College Fun Fair has a wonderful reputation and presence in the local Penrith community and beyond.

With a great variety of market stalls, rides, competitions, food trucks, entertainment and activities the fair attracts large numbers from the College and wider Penrith

Community.

We look forward to your support to make this year the best ever!

Secure your spot now!

338-356 Wentworth Rd, Orchard Hills, NSW 2748

College telephone: 02 4736 8100

P&F e-mail: [email protected]


The Penrith Anglican College Parents and Friends' Association is excited to announce our 2020 Fun Fair will be held on Saturday 28 March.

The Penrith Anglican College Fun Fair is our major biennial fundraising event. Funds raised in 2020 will help createa new playground with equipment and soft surface for the junior school area.

Our Fair has strong well established relationships with the community and brings family and friends of students past and present, together with members of the wider community.

We are seeking to partner with the business community in sponsorship and donations.

All sponsorship allocations are available in increments of $500 for rides,cake stall, coffee stall and reptiles.

Businesses selecting full sponsorship of a ride may also set up a complimentary stall at the ride promoting theirbusiness.

Full sponsorship will also receive additional advertising in social media and links to their business and larger logo space.

Donations of goods and services are sought to support the Fun Fair silent auction. Some examples include:• gift vouchers

family outings, adventures or experiences (zoo, gold class movies, local restaurant)• retail vouchers

goods and services eg hairdressing, Wine and wine collections, Hotel stays • Sporting event tickets• Entertainment tickets

(concerts, theatre, symphony, opera, ballet)• Sports memorabilia

• Gift packages of any of the items described above.

Please complete the attached form and forward via email to [email protected].

Your support and consideration is greatly appreciated2020 Fun Fair Committee Penrith Anglican College P&F Association

2020 MAJOR SPONSOR We are very grateful to Chatterbox

Speech Pathology for their support as our major sponsor of $10,000.


2020 FUN FAIRRIDE SPONSORSHIP

OPPORTUNITIES Ferris Wheel

Total Sponsorship $4500

Available 9 x $500

Yo Yo Ride


Available 8 x $500

Giant Slide


Available 8 x $500

Super Sizzler


Available 5 x $500

Dodgem Cars


Available 8 x $500

Red Barron


Available 5 x $500

Top Gunn


Available 8 x $500

Cup & Saucer


Available 3 x $500

Tumble Town $950 - TAKEN


Business Name

Trading Name

ABN

Contact Person

Title

Postal Address

Mobile

Email

YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SPONSOR

SPONSOR OUR STALLS AND RIDES

X $ 500 Ride Total Ride Sponsor - Please specify

X $ 500 Cake Stall, Coffee Stall, Reptiles Donation for Silent Auction - Provide Details

TOTAL SPONSORSHIP / DONATION $

Please make your payments in one of the following ways:

Account Name: Penrith Anglican Working Account Commonwealth Bank of Australia BSB: 062 199 Account Number: 1015 1728

** Please include this wording when making a deposit: “Sponsor/(Your business name)”

Please make your cheques payable to: Penrith Anglican College

Payment in cash, can be placed in an envelopeaddressed to P & F Association - Fun Fairsponsorship/donation with this form and handed to the administration office.

Direct Deposit:

Please email this form to [email protected] and note your payment method. If you require further information please indicate in your email and a P&F member will contact you.

WWCC Renewal


WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK RENEWAL - HOW TO GUIDE

You might not be aware of this, but Working With Children Checks (WWCCs) only last for 5 years. If your WWCC is about to expire, there’s a pretty good chance you will have already received an email notifying you. If you have not received such an email, it might be in your junk mail or sent to an address you no longer use.

Please note, it is illegal to work with children in NSW without a valid Working With Children Check, and this includes both paid and volunteer work.

The good news is that the process of renewing your WWCC is straightforward, and is free for volunteers. However, please note that a volunteer WWCC is not valid for paid work in NSW involving children.

If you require any further information, please go to www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check/renew or contact me at the College via email [email protected].

Thank you again for all you do at the College, we very much value your contribution.

Mr Mitchell Clarke Director of Teaching and Learning

There are 3 steps to complete in order to renewal your WWCC:

Step 1 of 3 Please go to www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check, update your details (particularly if you did not receive the aforementioned email) and then click “Renew your WWCC”.

If you do not know your WWCC number, go to www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check and click “Lost my WWCC number”.

Please note the system will only allow you to renew your WCCC within three months of the expiry date. Please also make sure you click “Renew” and NOT “Apply for Your Check”, as the latter starts a new application which will cost you more time and more money.

If your details are already linked to the College, we will receive notification of your renewal for our records. This will also enable us to verify you as a College volunteer.

Step 2 of 3 Please note volunteers do not need to pay for the Working With Children Check. However, at this point you will need to verify your identity at your nearest Service NSW branch. Unfortunately, this part of the process cannot take place online.

Step 3 of 3 Once your identity has been verified, you will receive a confirmation email. Please forward the email containing the details of your renewal (including your date of birth) to our College receptionist, Mrs Maxine Nielsen ([email protected]), who will update the College system.

http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check/renew

mailto:m.clarke%40penrith.nsw.edu.au?subject=

http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check

http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check

mailto:m.nielsen%40penrith.nsw.edu.au?subject=

2020 Student Residential Address Collectionand Other Information Collection

For parents/guardians of students:

2020 Student Residential Address and Other Information collection notice

This notice is from the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (the department), to advise you that the department has requested that your child’s school provide a ‘statement of addresses’, in accordance with the Australian Education Regulation 2013 (Cth) (Regulation).

A statement of addresses contains the following information about each student at the school:

Student residential address (not student names) Student level of education (i.e. whether the student is a primary or secondary student) Student boarding school status (i.e. whether the student is boarding or a day student) Names and residential addresses of students’ parent(s) and/or guardian(s)

Schools generate a record number for each student for the purposes of this collection, which is also provided to the department.

Purpose of the collection

This collection is routinely used to inform Commonwealth school education policy, and to help ensure that Commonwealth funding arrangements for non-government schools are based on need, and are fair and transparent.

The information collected in the statement of addresses will be used to inform school funding calculations. It is combined with data held by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to calculate the estimated capacity of a school community to contribute to the schools’ operating costs (capacity to contribute). Australian Government funding to non-government schools takes this estimated capacity to contribute into account.

On 20 September 2018 the Government announced that it will implement a new, improved capacity to contribute methodology used in the calculation of the Commonwealth’s needs-based funding arrangements for non-government schools. Known as the direct measure of income (DMI), the proposed new methodology is based on the median income of parents or guardians of students at a non-government school. This is in contrast to the current area based measure which is a point in time analysis based on average circumstances in 2011 of the area in which students at the school lived. This change follows a review of the existing methodology by the National School Resourcing Board. Further information about the review and the Government’s response can be found on the department’s website: https://www.education.gov.au/review-socio-economic-status-ses-score-methodology.

Use and disclosure of personal information

Your personal information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Any use and disclosure of your personal information relating to the statement of addresses will occur in accordance with the Regulation.

Your personal information may be used by the department, or disclosed to the ABS, for the purposes of reviewing capacity to contribute methodology, calculating capacity to contribute and Commonwealth school education policy development (including school funding), or where it is otherwise required or authorised by law.


Your personal information will be provided to the ABS for capacity to contribute calculations and analysis as part of the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP). Departmental staff will use the ABS’ secure DataLab to undertake analysis and calculate capacity to contribute scores for schools using de-identified data (i.e. data that has had identifiable information such as name and address removed). The linked information will not be used for other purposes. Further information on the MADIP can be found here:

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/9099c77cb979d558ca258198001b27a0/$FILE/MADIP%20iPIA_2018.pdf.

The department may, from time to time, carry out audits of school submissions. In the event of an audit, contracted auditors may seek to compare a school’s statement of addresses with student enrolment information held by the school. These contractors will not use the information for any other purpose.

The department may also be required to disclose your personal information to its service providers for the purposes of the provision of information and communications technology (ICT) support services to the department.

What do you need to do?

You are not required to do anything. Your school is responsible for providing the requested details to the department, however, you may wish to ensure that your school has the most up-to-date and correct details for your family.

Contacts for further information

Your school can provide additional information about the process of the address collection.

If you have any further questions regarding the collection, you can contact the department by:

Email: [email protected] Phone (free call): SES helpdesk on 1800 677 027 (Option 4)

The department’s privacy policy is available on the department’s website at www.dese.gov.au. The privacy policy contains information about:

how individuals can access and seek correction of the personal information held by the department; how complaints about breaches of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) can be made; and how the department will deal with these complaints.


Use of Student Images and Achievements

24 January 2020 Withdrawal of Permission for Use of Student Images and Achievements 2020 Penrith Anglican College wishes to obtain confirmation that you are willing for images (an image can be in the form of photograph or video) of your child and/or details regarding their academic results or other achievements to be used in various media published in the public domain in 2020. If you are NOT WILLING to allow the College to use images of your child and academic results or other achievements in these ways, please complete this form to withdraw permission and return it to the College. If you ARE willing to allow the College to use images of your child and/or academic results you need take no further action. If you (or your child if they are over the age of 15) do NOT wish images of your child and/or information regarding academic results or other achievements, in any of the media below, please indicate on this form. (A new form is required for 2020 if you do NOT wish images of your child to be used even if you have submitted one in previous years.) I do NOT agree to the use of [Tick relevant box or boxes] ¨ my child’s image ¨ academic results or other achievements [Tick relevant box or boxes] ¨ on the College website

¨ in print media such as promotional flyers, brochures or press ads ¨ in digital or on social media ¨ on digital signs ¨ on other marketing and promotional material including buses or other out-of-home advertising. If you are unwilling to allow images of your child to be used in any way by the College or wish to place particular restrictions on their use, please indicate above, complete the slip below and return the whole form to the College by Friday 7 February 2020. If you wish to discuss the use of student images, please contact our Marketing Manager, Mrs Melissa Brinkworth either by email at [email protected] or telephone on 4736 8100. Student Name: ______________________ Signature (if 15 years or over): __________________ Year in 2020: ___ Parent Name: _______________________ Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ___/___ /2020

To Serve Christ


School Opal Card

School Opal Card

As part of our campaign against fare evasion, and our on-going commitment to provide the level of service needed to transport students to and from your school, Busways conducts regular checks of School Opal card.

All students must be in possession of a valid Opal card or pay a fare.

Students in possession of an Opal card must also tap on/off with their card when boarding our buses.

This is important, because the Opal data collected determines the level of service we are able to provide to your school. If students don’t tap on and off, the services will appear underutilised and may be considered for cancellation based on low passenger numbers.

To apply for a School Opal card or to report a lost or stolen card, go on-line to www.opal.com.au/en/about-opal/opal-for-school-students/

Students who are ineligible for School Opal will need to purchase a Child/Youth Opal card or pay a fare to travel on our buses.

Thank you in advance for your assistance and support.


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