RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & HONESTY

ISSUE 5| TERM 2| 6TH JUNE 2020

Parramatters Parramatta High School Newsletter

FAX MENTIS INCENDIUM GLORIAE “The torch of the mind lights the path of glory”

Our vision is to provide a holistic 21st century education which develops resilient individuals who are active and informed citizens, empowered to think critically and creatively, within an environment that values diversity, equity and resilience.

Dear Parent / Carers Schools are safe and open for full time face to face learning All schools have returnied to full on-campus learning from Monday 25 May. All school activities and operations will be in line with AHPPC guidelines. and NSW Health advice, as applicable.

We have been asked by NSW Department of Education to communicate the following key messages to their community:

• The best outcome for students is that they are back at school.

• Schools continue to be safe and operations are in line with AHPPC guidelines.

• All students are expected back at school unless they are unwell or have a medical certificate to support their absence.

We would like to thank our community and encourage our parents to keep checking their emails as there are a number of online processes that are being put in place to enable school organisation and communication to continue.

In the last couple of weeks Senior reports have been issued and this was followed by Parent Teacher Interviews that were held by teachers over Zoom or by phone. This may have been a little different to the norm but all reports suggest that valuable feedback on progress was discussed and recommendations suggested. Thank you to our teachers and parents for participating in this valuable process Best Wishes Domonique Splatt

SUBJECT SELECTION YEAR 10

As you would be aware we cannot run our normal assemblies or information nights for parents. With Year 10 subject selection looming we have created a site for you to access information about the subjects we offer, the process and NESA information. Students have been allocated a teacher to assist them with their selections. Follow the link below to access the site. https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/20

20yr10subjectselection/home

Students need to log in to the “Tell Them From Me” user name and password and complete the

survey.

Tell Them From Me is a suite of surveys for measuring student engagement and wellbeing. The surveys can be used to capture student, parent and teacher voices, providing reliable evidence for schools to use in identifying strengths and areas for improvement. Students who cannot access their user name or password need to see Mrs. Johnstone. Students who have not completed the survey by Tuesday will be asked to complete it during recess and lunch times next week.

Principal’s Report

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What’s Happening at PHS with the return to school.

Assemblies are not being held in the hall, but rather in classrooms where information is given from our student and school leaders.

Social distancing when lining up at the canteen

Plenty of signage about hygiene

Extra Cleaning of high touch surfaces

Social distancing at the front counter.

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Student Spotlight

We would like to congratulate our students for their online learning efforts (our parents should also take a bow). Particular mention goes to the following students

Year 7 Lilliana Chowdhury Prithviraj Murugan

Thana Prakash Rasesh Natari

Year 8 Hadia Khadeem Ashriya Varri

Chiranjeevi Priya Shreya Bhat

Oliver Stanley Year 9

Victoria Morris Arnav Tyagi Banny Kuang Parth Kothari David Church.

Year 10 Sriabirami Saravanaperumal

Yehye Kassab Dan Jacob Jason Lao

Jeniga Sankarashiva

YOUNG CHANGE AGENTS! Across May and April, Young Change Agents ran the Coronavirus Design Challenge empowering young people to explore the problems caused by Coronavirus and develop potential solutions. One of the challenge runners up was from our school: Suhita Suryawanshi with her idea Corowatch, a watch that helps detect, temperature, breathing and cough to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus. Congratulations Suhita!

This is a great chance to develop your design thinking and problem solving skills! Find out more here: https://bit.ly/ycachallenge Year 8 student Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, built this castle whilst learning from home. It was part of our topic of Medieval Europe, learning about castle defences.

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LIBRARY NEWS

Dear students, Have some fun in your spare/recreational time and create a Book Bento Box!

Using paper/cardboard as the ‘box’, identify items and events inspired by a book you have read and draw/place these on your paper/cardboard. Take a photo and email it to george.chakar1@det.nsw.edu.au I plan on printing and displaying all your creations in our library! List of requirements for your Book Bento Box:

• Book and 5-7 objects that hold meaning/represent something in the book

• Think of any themes/topics/compelling issues from the book

• Square (you will be emailing me a square photo of your design)

• Place your items/draw your items on paper/cardboard

• Consider: Background, placement of objects, variety of objects

• Take a photo and email it back to me!

This is an engaging and creative learning opportunity for you to reflect on your reading experiences. A critical and creative thinking approach. HAVE FUN!

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place every year. The NCCD is a collection that counts: • the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability • the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as other students. PHS is currently collecting this information. You can find more information here: https://www.nccd.edu.au/sites/default/files/fact%20sheet%20for%20parents%20guardians%20and%20carers.pdf

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