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The Vine
A fortnightly newsletter for Penrith Anglican College families To Serve Christ
Friday 21 February 2020 Issue No 2, 2020
Principal’s Message
On Friday 14 February we celebrated 1. What do you spend the most There will be a time when all our
the achievements of the 2019 HSC and money on? students graduate from the College and
IB cohorts at our annual High Achievers 2. What do you most often pray for our direct influence will come to an end.
Assembly. yourself and others? However, the foundations that have
been laid in their lives during their time
When I first joined the College, I was To put it another way, if someone had at the College cannot be escaped. Our
told that “once you are a PAC student, access to your bank statements and influence will continue through these
you are always a PAC student”. I have your prayer lists, what would they foundations and the prayers that we
seen that for myself over the past few conclude? Who or what is the focus of pray for each one of you.
years and I love the heart connection your life from this evidence?
people have for this place. And so I will continue to pray and I
I shared with the Assembly the prayer know many others will do the same.
Just as we are committed to remaining that I have committed to pray for each
true to the foundations of the College, member of our College community I pray/we pray that each person, current
my prayer is that each graduate, including our 2019 graduates. It is a students, graduates and staff, will
including the high achievers, would also prayer I shared with College Council know Christ as their personal Lord and
live lives that build on the foundations when we met in February in response Saviour and that they would know His
that the College has firmly established, to how they might pray for me as the will for their life through the wisdom and
particularly our values of compassion, Principal of the College. It comes from understanding that the Spirit gives.
integrity, courage, humility and the first chapter of Colossians where
perseverance. the apostle Paul commits to praying for Great results are wonderful, and the
the Church in Colossae. Paul prays: results achieved by our students each
As our graduates enter the next year are outstanding, but the greatest
stage of their educational journey, For this reason, since the day thing you could ever know is God’s will
they will have new priorities. As we heard about you, we have and purpose for your life.
they move towards greater levels of not stopped praying for you. We
independence, these new priorities will continually ask God to fill you with Mrs Felicity Grima
be based on the choices before them. the knowledge of his will through all Principal
It has been said that if you want to the wisdom and understanding that
discover a person’s real priorities, there the Spirit gives. Colossians 1:9
are two key questions to ask:
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16
From the Deputy’s Desk
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 s.walker@penrith.nsw.edu.au
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
In This Issue approved.
Principal’s Message Please note, if your child is late to school, simply writing ‘late’ or ‘late to school’
From the Deputy’s Desk 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
Student Wellbeing you provide appropriate information whenever you are explaining a full or partial
Performing Arts absence of your child.
Library Services
Cambodia Service Trip There are also circumstances when parents/carers may apply for an exemption
from attendance for their child. Such reasons may include:
Secondary School Happenings
Primary School Sports News • employment in the entertainment industry
Pre-K News • participation in elite arts or sports events
• following the directive of a public health department
News from the Canteen
•
Compassion Child Sponsorship Applications for exemption from attendance must be submitted before the
Prayer and Praise absence. When the College grants an exemption from attendance, these
March Calendar absences will not be counted in the number of days absent for the school year.
Cranmer House Charity Day Mr Mark Ramsay
Dr John Dickson Event Deputy Principal
College Tours
Uniform Shop
P & F Fun Fair Sponsorship
WWCC Renewal
2020 Student Residential Address
Collection and Other Information
Collection
Use of Student Images and
Achievements
School Opal Card
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Student Wellbeing
Peer Support at the College
Peer Support Australia is a national non- themselves who run the activities and Support Leaders looking after a small
profit organisation that has been working invest time and energy in assisting our group of Year 7 students.
with schools across Australia. Their junior students settle into Secondary
aim is to support student wellbeing, School during Term 1. Students involved in past programs can
empowering students with practical skills remember lots of fun times, especially
and strategies to positively navigate The first few weeks of the program help playing games with their Peer Support
life. Penrith Anglican College is part of our Year 7 Students build connections Leaders. They learnt lots of great and
thousands of schools who participate with others in their year group as well helpful tips about navigating through
each year, involving more than half a as their Year 11 Peer Support Leaders. Secondary School and organising the
million students in the program. Students have the opportunity of getting multiple pieces of homework from all
to know different aspects of the College the subjects. Any food related activities
The College runs a two day training and can ask older students for advice in were particularly memorable!
program with all of Year 10 Students navigating through Year 7. Later in the
towards the end of their school year. term students look at different aspects We are enjoying watching the 2020 Peer
Students then have the option of of their wellbeing including resilience, Support Groups establish themselves
applying to be a Peer Support Leader overcoming challenges, perseverance and develop new friendships through
the following year. The program is and developing empathy. them. The photos below are from their
designed to give senior students meeting on Friday Week 4.
leadership opportunities, equipping The program is run in House groups,
them with training and skills so that they allowing students to get to know different Miss Adele Crane
can run small group sessions with Year students within their own House and Director or Student Wellbeing
7 Students. Although staff supervise strengthening connections between
these weekly sessions, it is the students them. Each group has two or three Peer
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Performing Arts
Meet the Music PRIVATE TUITION
Elective music students from Years 9-12 made their way into town to see the If you would like your child to have
Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform live at Sydney Town Hall as part of the Meet instrumental lessons with one of
the Music program on Wednesday 19 February. our peripatetic tutors at the College,
please contact Mr Steve Clark
Accompanied by Mr Steve Clark and Mrs or Mrs Karen Jones in the Music
Irene Samuels, our students were blown Department.
away by the vigorous and rioting sounds
of Rite of Spring, composed by Russian Lessons are available in:
composer, Igor Stravinsky in 1913.
Voice Michelle Foreman
The allocated seats allowed our students
an amazing view of the orchestra to Piano Diana McIntosh,
witness a range of interesting things, Wanda Gliva, Nerida
including haunting bassoon solos, Hext
energetic rhythms played on the triangle,
guiro, bass drum and timpani, gong Guitar & Bass Jason Hill
scraping, bow tapping and the use of
enormous tuba mutes! This was a once Violin Ruth Duncan
in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed.
Cello Anna Bray
Mrs Irene Samuels
Music Teacher Brass Neil Potter
Flute Diana McIntosh
Clarinet & Saxophone
Joanna Watson
Drums Nathaniel Howe
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Library Services
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 Pullen
Head of 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
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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. 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 The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020
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 s.tucker@penrith.nsw.edu.au
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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.
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.
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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!
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…
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!
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Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN)
Four Year 10 students, Chris Kuipers, Harry Hicks, Libby The weekend stimulated some healthy competition between
Tabor and Daena Madon were selected from Penrith the colour groups which got everyone pumped to give it their
Anglican College to attend the Rotary Youth Program best go. The program challenged students to put themselves
of Enrichment (RYPEN) summer camp at the Sydney outside of their comfort zone which our students embraced.
Academy of Sports and Recreation in this month. For some this was just the norm and for others this was a
larger task, but it was noted that different personalities were
On the Friday after school the students travelled to able to get the best out of each other and have a great time.
Narrabeen and the program started with a large character Students were able to meet many new people and make a
trait bingo where they had to walk around and find people lot of friends.
with the things on the list like someone who has never had
braces, or was not born in Australia. The students were On reflection, Chris said that he really learnt a lot about
placed in different groups and continued playing a range of teamwork and leadership, and found that it was a great
ice breaker games getting to know their team members and opportunity. Harry sums up that experience by saying
other camp participants. “Overall, the RYPEN camp was an enjoyable experience,
one that I would highly recommend to future applicants. The
The rest of the weekend was filled with many activities and camp was a weekend that we will remember for many years
challenges that were lots of fun and required multiple skill to come.”
sets so to be able to accomplish them.
Thank you so much to the Penrith Valley Rotary Club who
The RYPEN program aims to help participants develop gave our students such a wonderful opportunity.
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 Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Primary School Sports News
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 Worrall
Primary School Sports Co-ordinator
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Pre-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.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020News from the Canteen
Staff in the Canteen look forward to serving you and your As previously mentioned in The Vine, our College is
children this year. Should you have any questions please now registered as a collection point for Bread Tags for
feel free to email me at canteen@penrith.nsw.edu.au or call Wheelchairs. Thank you to those who have already
in and say hello. brought some in. Please continue to do so. If you would like
further information on this worthwhile project follow the link
This year we have started the process of becoming more https://www.breadtagsforwheelchairs.co.za/
sustainable. Our first initiative is to remove single use
cutlery from the Canteen. With this in mind we ask that Mrs Michelle Cochrane
if your child brings home any extra cutlery, or if you have Canteen Manager
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.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020• PENRITH ANGLICAN COLLEGE CANTEEN •
GOOD FOOD HERO SMALL $5.60 LARGE $6.60
BUTTER CHICKEN & RICE (GF) HONEY, JAM OR VEGEMITE $2.30
COCONUT CHICKEN & RICE CHEESE $2.60
MACARONI & CHEESE (V) (SMALL ONLY) CHEESE & TOMATO $3.00
S
SE
PLAIN RICE SMALL $3.20 LARGE $4.20 CHICKEN, LETTUCE & MAYO $4.00
EH
DOOF TOH
MEXICAN RICE SMALL $ 5.20 LARGE $6.20
HC
EGG, LETTUCE & MAYO $3.30
CORN COB $1.00
HAM & CHEESE
CIIW
GARLIC BREAD (2) $1.20 $3.90
NUGGETS (4) $2.30 (6) $3.40 HAM, CHEESE & TOMATO $4.30
WD
SAUSAGE ROLL $3.70 (GF $6.20) CHEESE & SALAD $4.20
MEAT PIE $4.00 (GF $6.90) HAM $3.60
DN
SPINCH & RICOTTA ROLL (V) $4.00 HAM & SALAD $5.40
N
CHICKEN TENDERS (GF) EACH $2.10
A
SALAD $3.90
A
SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN TENDERS EACH $2.00
SS
TUNA $3.60
CHICKEN KEBAB STICKS EACH $3.00
BBQ OR HONEY SOY TUNA & SALAD $5.40
SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN WRAP (WED ONLY) $5.20 TOASTED $0.10
NACHOS (THURS ONLY) $5.20 SWAP TO BREAD ROLL $0.50
PIZZA WRAPS (FRI ONLY) $4.00 SWAP TO GF SANDWICH OR
BBQ CHICKEN, CHEESE, SPINACH & CHEESE OR MEAT &CHEESE
WRAP $1.00
FLAME GRILLED CHICKEN BURGER $5.50
PLAIN BREAD ROLL $1.20
BACON & EGG MUFFIN (B'FAST & RECESS ONLY) $4.50
VEGETARIAN BURGER $5.50 CHICKEN CAESAR WRAP (TUES
ONLY ) $5.20
FRUIT SALAD SMALL $3.60 LARGE $4.60
ANZAC BISCUITS $0.50 BUILD YOUR OWN SALAD $2.00 PLUS
IHSUS/SDALAS
SULTANAS $0.50 SALAD OPTIONS $0.70 EACH
SKCANS
DIP AVOCADO OR HUMMUS $0.70 BABY SPINACH BEETROOT
RICE CRACKERS $0.80 CARROT CELERY
CUCUMBER FETA CHEESE
VEGETABLE STICKS $1.20 ICEBERG LETTUCE MIXED LEAVES
CARROT, CELERY OR CUCUMBER OLIVES ONION
BOILED EGG IN SHELL $0.80 ROASTED PUMPKIN SESAME SEEDS
BOILED EGG PEELED $1.00 TASTY CHEESE TOMATO
EGG $0.80 EACH
FRESH FRUIT SEASONAL $1.00 MEAT $1.50 EACH
FRUIT JUICE JELLY $1.00 CHICKEN HAM TUNA
APPLE, ORANGE OR APPLE & BLACKCURRANT DRESSING $0.70 EACH
PIKELETS (2) AIOLI CAESAR
$1.00 BALSAMIC & OLIVE OIL VINAIGRETTE
POPCORN
$1.00 HONEY MUSTARD ITALIAN
WEET-BIX GO BREAKFAST BARS
$1.50 MAYONNAISE RANCH
PLAIN CHIPS
$2.00
YOGHURT POUCH STRAWBERRY OR VANILLA SUSHI MAKI ROLL $3.80
$2.00
YOGHURT TUB TERIYAKI CHICKEN OR TUNA
$2.00
STRAWBERRY & RASPBERRY OR VANILLA
SUSHI MUNCH BOX $3.80
SNACK PACK
DIP, RICE CRACKERS & VEGETABLE STICKS $2.50 AVOCADO, CUCUMBER,
CHEESE & BACON ROLLS TERIYAKI CHICKEN OR TUNA
NUTRI-GRAIN SACHET $3.50 BOTTLED WATER 250ML $1.00 600ML $1.70
BANANA BREAD $2.00 PLAIN MILK 300ML $1.20 600ML $2.20
$2.50 OAK FLAVOURED MILK 300ML $2.40 500ML $3.60
FROZEN JUICE GF $1.00
SEGAREVEB
CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY OR BANANA
SMETI NEZORF
APPLE, APPLE & BLACKCURRANT, 600ML VANILLA MALT $3.80
ORANGE, PINEAPPLE OR MANGO LIGHTLY SPARKLING MINERAL WATER $2.20
FROZEN MILK $1.00 PLAIN, LIME, MANGO OR RASPBERRY
BANANA, CHOCOLATE,
FRUIT JUICE POPPERS $1.50
STRAWBERRY OR VANILLA MALT
QUELCH STICKS $0.80 MANGO, APPLE, APPLE & BLACKCURRANT, ORANGE OR
ORANGE, PINEAPPLE OR TROPICAL
TROPICAL UP & GO CHOCOLATE OR STRAWBERRY $2.50
FROZEN GRAPES GF $0.50 MINERAL WATER 350ML $2.20 (LIME ONLY) 600ML $3.20
FROZEN PINEAPPLE RING LEMON, LEMON & LIME, ORANGE OR
HALF $0.25 ORANGE, PASSIONFRUIT & GUAVA
FULL $0.50
*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 HOME
FOR ALL DIETARY ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CANTEEN MANAGER
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Primary Compassion
Competition Dates for 2020
Term 1
Compassion Child Sponsorship
Tuesday 10 March
Tuesday 7 April
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!
In This Issue Mrs Sue Munce
Primary Compassion Co-ordinator
Principal’s Message
From the Deputy’s Desk
Student Wellbeing
Performing Arts
Library Services
Cambodia Service Trip
Secondary School Happenings
Primary School Sports News
Pre-K News
News from the Canteen
Compassion Child Sponsorship Prayer and Praise
Prayer and Praise
March Calendar
Cranmer House Charity Day
Dr John Dickson Event
Please praise God for: Please pray for:
College Tours
Uniform Shop • The rain we have had to fill • Our upcoming Fun Fair on 28
P & F Fun Fair Sponsorship dams and make rivers flow. March.
WWCC Renewal
2020 Student Residential Address • The wonderful Twilight Family • Those families in the College
Collection and Other Information Fun Night for our Primary community enduring times of
School. hardship and stress.
Collection
Use of Student Images and • The dedication and energy of • Our new staff, students and
Achievements our P&F Association. parents as they settle into the
School Opal Card rhythm of life at the College.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020March Calendar
Events 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 Day
Monday, 2 March 2020 IB Half Yearly Exams
TBC - CIS Cup Boys Rd 2 Game vs. Mamre
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 AICES Girls Basketball
Year 7 Vaccinations
Year Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12
Stage One Assembly
Lego Robotics
Musical Rehearsal
K - Year 12 Tour and Info Evening 6:00pm -7:30pm
Wednesday, 4 March 2020 AICES Boys Basketball
Peer Support
Year 11 and 12 Parent Teacher Student Interviews
Thursday, 5 March 2020 CIS Primary AFL Trials
Yr 12 Textiles and Design and Technology Excursion
Studio Time Year 12 Visual Arts
Friday, 6 March 2020 Primary Prefects Investiture Time TBC
Year 9 Geography Fieldwork Excursion
Monday, 9 March 2020 IB Group 4 Project
All Schools Girls Softball
NASSA Primary Football TBC
Business Studies Crossline Task
Tuesday, 10 March 2020 All Schools Boys Softball
Primary Compassion Competition
Lego Robotics
Musical Rehearsal
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 AICES Hockey - TBC
CEP Week Times TBC
CEP Year 7 Camp
In This Issue Council Meeting
Thursday, 12 March 2020 Studio Time Year 12 Visual Arts
Saturday, 14 March 2020 John Dickson TLC Event
Principal’s Message John Dickson Evening Event
Pi Day Time TBC
From the Deputy’s Desk John Dickson Event
Student Wellbeing Sunday, 15 March 2020 AICES Boys Basketball Training
Monday, 16 March 2020 All Schools Girls Water Polo
Performing Arts CIS Primary Girls Football Trials
Library Services John Dickson Event
Tuesday, 17 March 2020 All Schools Open Boys & Girls Cricket Championship
Cambodia Service Trip Year Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12
ENCORE Matinee Concert
Secondary School Happenings
Stage One Assembly
Primary School Sports News Lego Robotics
Musical Rehearsal
Pre-K News Wednesday, 18 March 2020 AICES Tennis Cup
News from the Canteen Thursday, 19 March 2020 Year 10 Photography Excursion
Pre-K and Kindergarten Open Morning
Compassion Child Sponsorship Peer Support
Prayer and Praise Studio Time Year 12 Visual Arts
Friday, 20 March 2020 NASSA Secondary Football Trials
March Calendar Saturday, 21 March 2020 Harmony Day
Cranmer House Charity Day Penrith CBD Festival
Monday, 23 March 2020 All Schools Boys Water Polo
Dr John Dickson Event All Schools Pizzey Cup Tennis
College Tours Tuesday, 24 March 2020 CIS Girls 16 & U Hockey Championships
Peer Support
Uniform Shop Lego Robotics
Musical Rehearsal
P & F Fun Fair Sponsorship
Year 7 2021 Information Evening
WWCC Renewal Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14s Boys & Girls Futsal Schools Championship
Thursday, 26 March 2020 16s Boys & Girls Futsal Schools Championship
2020 Student Residential Address CIS Primary Diving Championships
Collection and Other Information CIS Primary Swimming Championships
Year 10 WW1 Incursion
Collection Studio Time Year 12 Visual Arts
Use of Student Images and Friday, 27 March 2020 Open Boys & Girls Futsal Schools Championship
Saturday, 28 March 2020 PAC Fun Fair
Achievements Musical Cast Autumn Fair Performance
School Opal Card Monday, 30 March 2020 AICES Swimming Carnival
CIS Open Golf Championships
Peer Support
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 Year Group Meeting Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12
Stage One Assembly
Lego Robotics
Musical Rehearsal
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Cranmer 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)
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Dr John Dickson Event
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The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020College 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/
Uniform Shop
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 Jenkins
Uniform Shop Manager
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020P & 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: pandf@penrith.nsw.edu.au
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020The 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 create
a 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 their
business.
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 pandf@penrith.nsw.edu.au.
Your support and consideration is greatly appreciated
2020 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.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 20202020 FUN FAIR
RIDE SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
Ferris Wheel Yo Yo Ride
Total Sponsorship Total Sponsorship
$4500 $4000
Available Available
9 x $500 8 x $500
Giant Slide Super Sizzler
Total Sponsorship Total Sponsorship
$4000 $2500
Available Available
8 x $500 5 x $500
Dodgem Cars Red Barron
Total Sponsorship Total Sponsorship
$4000 $2500
Available Available
8 x $500 5 x $500
Top Gunn Cup & Saucer
Total Sponsorship Total Sponsorship
$4000 $1500
Available Available
8 x $500 3 x $500
Tumble Town
$950 - TAKEN
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SPONSOR
Business Name
Trading Name
ABN
Contact Person
Title
Postal Address
Mobile
Email
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:
Direct Deposit: Please make your cheques payable to:
Penrith Anglican College
Account Name: Penrith Anglican Working Account
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Payment in cash, can be placed in an envelope
BSB: 062 199 addressed to P & F Association - Fun Fair
Account Number: 1015 1728 sponsorship/donation with this form and handed to
the administration office.
** Please include this wording when making a deposit:
“Sponsor/(Your business name)”
Please email this form to pandf@penrith.nsw.edu.au and note your payment method.
If you require further information please indicate in your email and a P&F member will contact you.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020WWCC 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.
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 (m.nielsen@penrith.nsw.edu.au), who will update the College system.
If you require any further information, please go to www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/check/renew or contact me at the
College via email m.clarke@penrith.nsw.edu.au.
Thank you again for all you do at the College, we very much value your contribution.
Mr Mitchell Clarke
Director of Teaching and Learning
The Vine - Issue No 2, 20202020 Student Residential Address Collection
and 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.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Your 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/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/9099c77cb979d55
8ca258198001b27a0/$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: seshelpdesk@dese.gov.au
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.
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020Use 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 marketing@penrith.nsw.edu.au or telephone on 4736 8100.
Student Name: ______________________ Signature (if 15 years or over): __________________ Year in 2020: ___
Parent Name: _______________________ Signature: __________________________________________
Date: ___/___ /2020
To Serve Christ
The Vine - Issue No 2, 2020School 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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