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Penrith Christian School

Locality: Orchard Hills

Phone: +61 2 4737 4300

Address: 1 Simeon Road 2748 Orchard Hills, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.pcs.nsw.edu.au

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20.01.2022 Congratulations to our 2020 HSC class on their well deserved results! We want to acknowledge all your hard work and effort, especially in this very disrupted year. Well done Year 12!

19.01.2022 A lovely article about Kindy teacher Jenny Allen

18.01.2022 Thank you to all of our parents and carers for your patience in these last weeks as we have managed our drop-off and pick-up routines. We are blessed with an onsite facility for doing this, and although it takes longer than we would like, these routines help to keep us safe. Please take the time to note the following: K-2 early pick-up at 2.40 pm will continue until the end of this week when we will revert back to the regular pick-up time of 2.55 pm. Parents are able to use t...he Simeon Rd entrance for this week only. Years 3-12 pick-up: if possible, please arrive on campus from 3.00 pm to allow our earlier traffic flow to move through; we will look after younger children until then. All parking on campus is rear to curb in Bays 3 and 5 only (not Bay 4 - this will clear exits faster). Please limit your use of the carpark to collect students; this slows down the Kiss and Go process as cars park and then attempt to leave, and also increases pedestrians through the carpark. Students in Years K - 4 must be met by an adult in the Kiss and Go (preferred) for staff to dismiss them. Students in Years 5 - 6 may be collected by a high school sibling if the class teacher has been informed of this arrangement. Thank you for your attention to these details, and for working to help with our morning and afternoon routines. Geraldine Paynter Deputy Principal

17.01.2022 Well done to Year 6 (and Mr de Martin for coordinating our students’ contributions) for participating in Inspiring the Future’s 'Drawing the future 2020' Campaign. There were some fantastic drawings and a wide range of career aspirations, from mechanic, hairdresser, engineer, artist, archeologist, zookeeper, all the way to Prime Minister! We are pleased to announce a $50 Officeworks Gift Card has been won for our school! Thank you @officeworks and Year 6 students!

17.01.2022 In January 2020 PCS sent a team of students, staff and parents to Divine Junior School in Uganda. We were able to bless the community with money for a much needed water tank. Sue Skuthorpe from New Hope International has sent this update . We have also been so blessed through our relationship with this wonderful School. Thanks PCS Community for your generosity and prayers.

16.01.2022 Last Wednesday, some of our PCS students from Years 5 and 6 competed in a CSSA Primary Sport Cricket Gala day. With limited training, the boys were nervous yet ready for the competition. Congratulations to the boys for being runners up in the competition! We are very proud of their efforts. A big thank you to staff member Mr Whale, as well as parents, Mrs Wild and Mr Prince, who assisted on the day.

12.01.2022 On Monday 8 February 2021, students participated in our annual Years 3-6 Swimming Carnival. We were blessed with an absolutely amazing day at Ripples Penrith, with students competing in a range of events throughout the day. There were a number of students who achieved personal bests on the day in their chosen events. We would like to give a special mention to Olivia Galea, who set an astonishing five school records which included: 11 Year Girls 50m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke..., 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle. Twenty nine students have also been successful in qualifying to attend CSSA Nepean Zone Primary Swimming Carnival which will take place on Thursday 18 February 2021 at Glenbrook Swimming Pool. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW for full article and photos

11.01.2022 Issue 4 of Scholastic BookClub is out now and the brochure is available online at: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/. Please note Bookclub is now ONLINE - we no longer send leaflets home or take cash orders All orders should be placed online by Friday 4 June.... We appreciate your support of the library and welcome your feedback and questions at [email protected]. iCentre Team

06.01.2022 Last week our Year 11 students had Seminar Week, under the theme of SOAR Strive, Opportunity, Attitude and Resilience. It was an amazing week full of challenges and inspiration to equip our students for the year ahead. CLICK ON THE LINK for full article and photos

05.01.2022 Last week Ashton Pettit and Joshua Eastwood both competed at the NSW Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Rugby League trials. Both are young talented rugby league players who have a love for the sport. Ashton is to be congratulated on being selected into the NSW CIS Team to further compete at the NSW PSSA Championships in June. Well done to both boys!

05.01.2022 HUGE congratulations to past PCS student, Matthew Galea, who has had an amazing week of swimming at the 2020 NSW Senior State Age Championships. Swimming in 18 years and over, Matt placed: 1st in 800m Freestyle (PB 8:10:28) 1st in 1500m Freestyle (PB 15:33:61) 2nd in 400m Freestyle (PB 3:57:92)... And to top it all off, he has qualified for Olympic trials next year for all 3 races! Absolutely amazing Matt - we are so proud of you! P.S. In case all that wasn't enough, Matt is also competing in the State Open Water Championships this weekend, in both the 5km and the 10km races. We'll keep you posted on those results too

04.01.2022 On Wednesday 19 May it was National Simultaneous Storytime. At 11.00 am on this date, over a million children from all around Australia were reading or listening to the book ‘Give Me Some Space’ by Phillip Bunting. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-school...s, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 21st successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6. This year was extra exciting as the story was read by astronaut Dr Shannon Walker from the International Space Station! Our Preschool, Prep and K-4 students gathered in the Auditorium to watch this event. The students were very excited and many have been borrowing books from the library about space this week. It is always wonderful to see the students getting excited about books and reading! Kirsti Brady Teacher Librarian, JS iCentre Manager, Extension and Enrichment (Boost) Teacher

04.01.2022 School Photo day is on Thursday 3 June 2021. All students, including VET students, are to be in FULL SCHOOL WINTER UNIFORM including blazers (Years 6-12). Please CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW for additional information regarding ordering instructions and additional information for the day.

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our representative teams who once again produced some outstanding results last week (Week 6) SOCCER Open Girls - PCS vs Nepean CS: 9-0 (Win) Goal scorers: Belle C x 2 Hayley x 2, Zara S, Ella & Mia J... Open Boys - PCS vs Wahroonga CS: 4-1 (Win) Goal Scorers: Jacob Blanco x 3 & Ji Tonna U15 Boys - PCS vs Wycliffe CS: 1-3 (Loss) Goal Scorers: Oskaa Cooper NETBALL The Opens Girls Netball team had a Bye and cheered on the U15 Girls. U15/1 played a good game today taking out the win 16-9 against Wahroonga. Our U15/2 played a strong game against Richard Johnson unfortunately losing by only 2 points in the last couple of minutes but a great effort from both teams! TERM 3 SPORT SELECTION Trials will begin this week for Term 3 Representative sports. Students are encouraged to attend trials at lunchtime for the following sports: - Volleyball: Monday - U15 and Open Mixed teams - Rugby League: Thursday - U15 and Open Boys Teams - Softball: Friday - Open Girls Softball team Once trials have concluded, all students in Years 7 -10 will then make their Term 3 Sport Choice in Week 9. The following sport choices will be offered: Don Bosco, Dance, Duke of Ed/Bush walking, Gym/Fitness, Basketball and Rotational Field sports (Softball, Soccer, Touch and La Crosse). More information to follow in coming weeks.

03.01.2022 Yesterday, some kind Year 7 students delivered 100 Christmas cards made by Year 4 students for the staff and residents of Governor Phillip Nursing Home. They pumped up 100 balloons to bring some much needed Christmas cheer to every resident and hard-working staff member. And they delivered these along with the most beautiful cards made by our Year 4 students. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW to see photos of our Year 7 students delivering the cards and balloons, as well as the beautiful card artwork created by our Year 4 students.