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Term One, Week 11 & Term 2, Week 1 @ PPHS

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12 April, 2019 Term 1, Weeks 9-11 @ PPHS

THE POINT

ANZAC DAY CEREMONY

This morning we held our annual Anzac

Day ceremony. It was a moving assem-

bly with speeches, singing, and formal

procedures. Thank you to the those

who attended to represent our armed

services, our special guests and par-

ents, and to all involved in the organi-

sation of this special occasion.

WEEK 11A 8.4.19

Monday 8.4.19 HSC Geography

Assess Task 2

Tuesday 9.4.19 Y11 Ext English

Assess Task 1

Wednesday

10.4.19

HSC PDHPE Assess

Task 2

Thursday 11.4.19 HSC Photography, Video & Digital Media Asses

Task 2

Friday 12.4.19 Anzac Day ceremony Last Day Term 1

WEEK 1A 29.4.19 Term 2

Monday 29.4.19 School Development

Day

Tuesday 30.4.19 All Students Return

Wednesday 1.5.19

Thursday 2.5.19 Y9 Geography Assess.

Task 1

Friday 3.5.19

On Monday the 25th of March, Year 9, 10 & 11 Visual Arts and Year 11 Photography, Video & Digital Imaging, travelled to the Art Gallery of New

South Wales. For many students this was their first experience in any art gallery and all students were excited for this opportunity to see the

2019 Art Express and Brett Whiteley exhibitions, as well as the gallery’s permanent collection.

All students’ attended Art Express, which is a collection of artwork from the top performing Visual Arts students from the previous years HSC

cohort. This year’s exhibition showed a fantastic variety of artmaking techniques, mediums and concepts, with many students commenting on how

great the exhibit was in general but also as it made them feel more confident in their own artmaking abilities.

Year 9 & 11 Visual Arts attended the Brett Whiteley exhibition in the gallery, as they are looking at portraiture in their respective courses. Many

students were struck by Whiteley’s expressive style and were impressed viewing art-

works that they had only seen printed on paper, in the flesh.

Year 11 Photography students also had an opportunity to explore Hyde Park, taking

photographs of land and cityscapes that they rarely have an opportunity to.

All student’s had a great day full of

artistic inspiration.

CAPA

EXCURSION

140 leadership students participated in their first workshop in

the school hall on March 22, 2019. The theme of the workshop

was ‘Resilience’. Students participated in various activities that

allowed them to display resilience, work in teams and build self

-confidence. Some student leaders presented their ideas of

what resilience meant to them and why it is important to al-

ways display persistence. The main activity for the day was

centred around building and designing ‘Dragon Boats’. Stu-

dents created their own Dragon Boats using recycled and sus-

tainable materials. It was a successful and engaging day for all.

A big thank you to all the students and teachers involved!

Leadership Workshop

Our ex-student Jayden Okunbor visiting PPHS Monday

8-4-19 for a Q and A with our Year 11 CAFS students.

These students were practising their interview and

reporting skills.

@NRL_Bulldogs #proudtobeabulldog

Year 7 Camp Week 10

The 3 days of camp were amazing! When we arrived at 9:45am at The Tops, we

went straight to the meting hall to get our key codes for our rooms. We had

lunch after our first activity. We played survivor and participated in some chal-

lenges. We did another two activities after lunch before going to dinner. After

dinner we did night activities. It was an awesome first day. I got 2 hours of sleep,

I wasn't really tired but I lacked energy. My favourite activity of day one was the

giant swing!

On the second day we had breakfast and went out for our morning activity.

Lunch was my favourite meal of all! It was Mexican and it was sooo good. After

lunch we did two activities, but our last one was go karting. I really enjoyed that

one because you had balance the kart effectively to be able to beat the other

opponents. When we came back we had dinner and then we watched a movie. I

went to bed earlier because I was pretty tired.

Day 3 and the last day of camp! We did ab-sailing for our last activity. I was keen

to go. In my opinion, camp was a great experience, was heaps of fun, and I didn't

want to leave. I created many memories which I'll remember for years to come.

I'd like to thank Mr Arvanitis for organising the camp for us and the teachers

who came to support us.

By Jeremiah Davids.