October 20th, 2021
Newsletter
Pyramid Hill College
Kelly Street, Pyramid Hill, 3575 Tel: 5455 7377 -
Email: [email protected] Website: www.pyramidhillc.vic.edu.au
Pyramid Hill College
Return to School
We are so excited to be able to welcome back on-site all year levels this coming Friday. It is also uplifting and gives us hope that life is gradually returning to normal.
We have appreciated having all of our learners on site at some stage over the last week and the playground and learning spaces have been buzzing with chat, laughter and excitement. Our teachers have made the social and emotional learning of our learners a priority as we recognise the challenging time they have all had. Over the coming weeks teachers will strive to engage and motivate for great return to learning.
We hope our parents are excited by the return to school and support return to school routines. I would sincerely like to thank all students, families and staff for the enormous effort they have placed into ensuring our students have been given every opportunity to continue with their learning.
Mask Wearing
The Victorian Chief Health Officer has announced new rules around mask wearing to keep everyone at school safe. When worn properly, masks can play an important role in reducing the transmission risks of Covid-19 that could happen from common activities in school.
Students in Grade 3 and above
* Face masks will be required for secondary students at all times both indoors and outdoors at school.
* Face masks will also be required for all school students in Grade 3 and above indoors. Face masks can be removed while outdoors at school for primary students.
* Face masks will be strongly recommended for Prep to Year 2 students.
* For composite classes of Grade 2 and 3 students, Grade 2 students will be strongly encouraged to wear masks like their Grade 3 peers.
* Parent/carers of a student/s who meet the criteria for an exception must provide their approval in writing for their child/ren to not wear a mask to the school.
We will try to maximise outdoor learning where possible and offer more recreation and breaks wherever practicable to further support students. Thank you for your ongoing support in the implementation of these important steps that enable us to return to onsite learning. We look forward to welcoming your children back into the classroom.
Curriculum Day and Public Holiday
Monday 1st November is a Curriculum Day and staff will be using this day to collate information in readiness to write end of semester reports. Tuesday 3rd November, is a public holiday for the Melbourne Cup. Students are not required at school on this Monday or Tuesday.
Fiona Moon,
Principal’s News
Pyramid Hill College Values
Respect:
We are respectful of self, others and the environment. (we are thoughtful of our words and actions.)
Learn:
We are learners who strive for excellence.
( We challenge ourselves to do our best.) Community:
We are community minded and embrace diversity. (We foster a sense of community and belonging for all.)
Diary 2021
October
22 All students return to school.
November
1 Curriculum Day - students not required at school
2 Public Holiday - Melb Cup Day
Fashions on the Field
Wednesday, 3rd November Dress to impress! Wear your finest clothes to join the Melbourne Cup celebrations on Wednesday 3rd November. Prizes will be awarded to each class for the best dress male and female, with overall win- ners for the best hat, best tie and the most colourful outfit (primary and secondary).
Gold coin donation please
Year F-6 News Reading Awards
Workers of the Week
Matt Policarpio: coming back to school with a positive attitude and completing some great work.
Elsie Poole: once again setting the benchmark with remote learning.
Kirk Ceballos: excellent work in remote learning.
Olivia Scott: excellent work in remote learning.
Alice Roberts: excellent books she has written and illustrated.
Cecily Farrar: amazing effort in remote learning.
Jamison Walters: amazing effort in remote learning.
Alina Gould: amazing effort in remote learning.
Laura Poole: amazing effort in remote learning.
Sophie Gilmore: amazing effort in remote learning.
Classroom Cup
Congratulations to Class F/1 for taking out the Classroom Cup for this week.
Grade 6 Polo Shirts
In preparation for 2022, notes have gone home for our current Grade 5 students to order their Grade 6 shirt. Notes need to be returned by Wednesday 3rd November to ensure our shirts ar- rive before the start of the new school year. Payment to be made when shirts arrive.
Special Lunch Day
A picnic lunch of Spaghetti Bolognese will be available on Wednesday 3rd November. Order forms will go home once all students have returned to school.
50 Nights:
Mitch Quaife 100 Nights:
William Hercott, Jett Mitchell, Kirk Ceballos, Olivia King, Matt Policarpio, Nevaeh Golding.
150 Nights:
Harry Cain, Max Twigg, Siri Harrison.
200 Nights:
Tobias Wiltshire, Athena Wiltshire, Fletcher Cain, Cooper Gould, Laura Poole, Rylan Chislett, Riley Fergusson, Sophie Gilmore, Alina Gould, Kobi Manton, Alice Roberts, Olivia Scott, Sophie Twigg
Making popcorn for Procedural Writing in Literacy.
Transition for
Pyramid Hill College
2022 Foundation students
We are pleased to welcome the Foundation students for 2022 to Pyramid Hill College for the following transition sessions.
* Monday 8 th November 2021 9 - 11 am
* Monday 15 th November 2021 1 - 3.15pm
* Monday 22nd November 2021 9 - 11 am
* Monday 29th November 2021 9 - 11 am
* Moving up day 7th December 2021 9am - 3.20pm
We will provide a hat, healthy snack and a water bottle.
Everyone is welcome at PHC
If you require further information please contact the College on 5455 7377
Unfortunately at this stage government restrictions will not allow our transition program to occur until
after November 5th. These dates may need to change to comply with future government advice.
Year 7-10
Learning Neighbourhood
Back to School
It was great to have everyone back at school last week even though it was on different days. It is excellent news that we will all be back at school this Friday. Thank you once again for all the time and effort placed into learning remotely, hopefully we will remain at school for the remainder of the term.
Queenscliff Camp and Work Experience
We are still waiting on a potential update to the operations guide for schools. Hopefully this will allow the Queenscliff camp to go ahead. Notes with further information will be released this Friday from school when everyone is back at school. Work experience will not be conducted next week, we are looking to complete this later in the term. Information for this will be released once we have an update from the operations guide. Thank you for your patience in regards to these, hopefully they can go ahead.
Hands on Learning
Last week students continued working on the senior chairs outside of Mrs Moon’s office, looked at the results of the winter pruning and started moving some new topsoil back into the veggie garden. It was great to have the majority of team back at school and we look forward to welcoming all members of the team back next Thursday. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at introducing students on waiting lists to HoL.
Showcasing the tools donated by Bunnings Echuca and completing work on the 9/10 chairs.
Transition
We will be looking at having transition days for our current year 6 students to assist their transition into secondary schooling. Information in regards to this will be coming out shortly. We are confirming dates for this and will let students and parents know as soon as it is finalised. Transition days for our year 10 students will be confirmed once updates to the operations guide are confirmed.
Debutante Ball
Our Debutante Ball will be held on Friday 26th November.
This will be a great celebration for our Year 10, 11 and 12 students who have been so patient with the uncertainty around this event. Stay tuned for further details.
Jack engaging in Remote Hands on Learning.
BYOD Laptop program for 2021/22
Android, tablets and Apple Mac’s will not be permitted.
Recommended specifications for a Laptop computer:
Operating System: Windows 10 Memory: Minimum 8GB RAM.
Hard Drive/Storage: SSD strongly recommended
120GB mini- mum - 240GB recommended.
Screen size: 11” or larger.
Wi-Fi is required.
Up to date anti-virus protection. Free anti-virus protection is availa- ble from Microsoft, and is recommended. You do not need to pur- chase this.
Battery life of at least 5 hours.
A good, protective carry bag is required to minimize damage.
Other considerations:
Screen Size: Anything bigger than 15” will be too cumbersome and have poor battery life. Smaller than 11” is too small to operate easi- ly. 11”-14” is the suggested size.
A CD/DVD Drive is not required.
Warranty of at least 3 years is recommended. Onsite warranty will avoid lengthy delays sending laptops away for repairs.
*Whilst we are strongly encouraging families to purchase their own device, we will have a limited supply of devices that may be bor- rowed for classroom use only. These devices will not be allowed to be taken home.
