HouseNews From the Principal’s Desk
What’s On Term 1 Week 7 Thu 15 Mar 3-6pm 6-9pm
Day 4
Yrs 7-11 HICES Debating Round 2
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Steve Biddulph ‘Raising Girls’ Parent Presentation
Fri 16 Mar 8am-2.30pm 8.30-9.30am
Mon 19 Mar 8.30-9.30am
9.30am3.15pm Tue 20 Mar 3.30-7.30pm Thu 22 Mar 6-7.30pm
Fri 23 Mar 8.30am2.45pm 8.30am12.30pm
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Exc.: Yr 11 D & T
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Principal, PHPA & Network Parent Coffee Morning
Term 1 Week 8
HOW YOU CAN MOTIVATE CHILDREN TO LEAD
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ECC Principal / Parent Coffee Morning Exc.: Yr 10 Science
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Yr 7 Parent / Teacher Interviews
Acknowledgement: Pat Williams in “Coaching your Kids to be Leaders” 9
Yrs 3-6 Senior School Information Evening Exc.: Yr 12 Physics
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Appeal to their sense of adventure Set a consistent example of good character and moral principles Listen with enjoyment to their ideas and dreams Say “I am proud of you” Encourage their unique qualities Give them opportunities to serve and lead others Include everyone Find the gaps in their lives and help them fill them Help them make their own decisions Help them make wise decisions Challenge but don’t overwhelm Teach the true rewards like satisfaction with a job well done Show them that leadership is fun and can take many forms
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Yr 10 Allwell Testing
Term Dates Term 1, 2018
30 Jan* to 13 Apr
Term 2, 2018
1 May to 29 Jun
Term 3, 2018
24 Jul to 21 Sep
Term 4, 2018
16 Oct to 13 Dec
*Kindergarten, Year 7 and all new students only. All other students commence the following day.
Contacts Student Absences: Please use the Skoolbag app or Log in to the Edumate Portal or email attendance@tphs.nsw.edu.au Get Skoolbag app: Skoolbag General: Phone: 02 9981 4400 Fax: 02 9971 1627
www.pittwaterhouse.com.au
14 March 2018
As our School grows in its complexity, the opportunities for students to take on roles and experience leadership is developing further. This is not limited to a sporting team or a lead role in the creative arts but manifests itself in all manner of classroom situations. These are all powerful moments; times to be fostered and students challenged. And so it should be for you at home, finding these times in your family structure to support the developing independence of your children. In the busyness of a school day, there are multiple interactions of a special nature, all deserving of a moment to pause and reflect on the wider implications of the lesson being learned… whilst the nation paused last Sunday to Clean Up Australia, Pittwater House had its own version with students from Year 1 making their mark, and secondary students rising to the challenge in their lunch time… all examples of students experiencing and understanding leadership. I am delighted to hear students discuss their collective desire for environmental maturity whilst additionally, I know the topic is discussed in many parts of the curriculum across our School. The Junior School’s Waste Free Wednesday is impacting as we chip away at some of the more obvious areas of waste. This is a community endeavour and we all need to support the efforts of those who seek to protect our land and waterways for future generations.
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CONTENTS
From the Principal’s Desk continued
From the Principal’s Desk ........... 1 HOW YOU CAN MOTIVATE CHILDREN TO LEAD ................... 1 From the Principal’s Desk continued .................................. 2 STEVE BIDDULPH AT PITTWATER HOUSE ....................................... 2 ANZAC DAY SERVICES................ 2 General News ............................ 3 FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER .................................................. 3 FROM THE NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL.................................... 3
Whilst my Morning Coffee with Year 1 was taking place on the deck, the boys
FROM THE CAREERS AND of P5 were undertaking their morning exercise routine (above). With daily TERTIARY ADVISOR ................... 4 leadership from different boys, this is a great way to ensure full readiness and focus for all that lies ahead… and in the case of another Junior School group,
FROM THE CO-ORDINATOR OF on this same day, the HICES Swim team were in stellar form. They had a CREATIVE ARTS ......................... 4 magnificent win in Division 1 for the 3rd consecutive year. This is an outstanding result showing that the term of PDHPE lessons in the pool
DEBATING NEWS....................... 5 combined with squad training results in great depth to our Swim team. In FROM THE LIBRARY................... 5 sharing other current successes with you all, basketball continues to grow and Junior School News .................... 6 FROM THE ECC .......................... 7 School Sports ............................. 7 STUDENT SUCCESS .................... 7 PHPA (Pittwater House Parents’ Association) ............................. 11
develop; 19 teams are this term battling through their respective competitions, with most teams having great seasons. There is some fine coaching from both senior students and external coaches, all of whom are accredited in their role. Thus, we are allowing our students to step up in a range of roles and take on additional levels of leadership whilst being great mentors to the younger students. STEVE BIDDULPH AT PITTWATER HOUSE
This week sees two sold-out events on Wednesday and Thursday evening. Raising Boys and Raising Girls has clearly made an impact and we trust that those of you who have missed the opportunity to engage with such a vibrant presenter, will look out for future events that we host at Pittwater House. ANZAC DAY SERVICES
Dr Nancy Hillier, Principal
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General News FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER Pittwater House Bus Service Don’t forget that Pittwater House offers 5 bus routes, morning and afternoon. The routes cover to and from: •
Bayview/Avalon along Pittwater Road
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St Ives via Warriewood
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Mosman through Balgowlah/Freshwater/Curl Curl
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Forest through Belrose/Beacon Hill
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Manly through Fairlight, Balgowlah Heights
These runs are staffed by highly experienced drivers employed by Pittwater House. The buses themselves are all air conditioned and fitted with seat belts. Please follow the link below if you have any further questions or contact us at transport.bookings@tphs.nsw.edu.au or call Mark Morgan on 9972 5747. https://www.pittwaterhouse.com.au/assets/docs/180209-Bus-Route-Information.pdf Ms Lynn Phelan, Business Manager
FROM THE NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL
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FROM THE CAREERS AND TERTIARY ADVISOR Expos and Forums Registration is now open for the 2018 Hotel Career Expo which will be held on Monday 7 May at Sofitel Sydney, Wentworth. Students, teachers and career advisors can explore all the career paths available in hotels, attend seminars and meet influential industry leaders from 22 participating hotels. Large student groups are welcome with a teacher/CA. Register now at: http://hotelcareerexpo.com.au Cadetships, Apprenticeships, Traineeships Applications for the 2018 Business Cadetships Program opened on 5 March and close on Wednesday 16 May. The Program provides Year 12 students with the opportunity to apply for a cadetship at UBS, a top-ranking global bank. Applications are to be made online at: http://www.businesscadetships.com.au Mrs Mellissa Murray, Stage 6 Leader, Careers and Tertiary Advisor FROM THE CO-ORDINATOR OF CREATIVE ARTS Senior Play ‘Whale’ The Senior Play is nearly here! The performances will take place on the 5th and 6th of April at 7pm in the Creative Arts Centre. Tickets will be available for purchase shortly. Performers have been working intensively over the last seven weeks, to bring this year’s Senior Play to life. ‘Whale’ by David Holman, is a family oriented, light hearted piece, with a significant environmental message and a strongly positive outlook on international diplomacy. The cast have been using puppetry and physical theatre techniques to create the harsh world of the Alaskan north. The story highlights the influence of children and ‘pester power’ to bring about significant change for good. Younger audience members will be able to identify with the story and characters easily and will be swept away on the crazy journey, which actually happened, in three weeks, during the autumn of 1988. Do come along and support our plucky cast who are ready to entertain! Bathurst Band Tour 2018 Closing Date: March 16 Tour Date: Monday September 24 to Friday September 28, 2018 Note: This date is the first week of the September school holidays If you missed the information night earlier this term. Please visit the Creative Arts Cottage or email at: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au. It is not too late to get your forms in (final cut off is March 16). HICES Music Festival Years 7 to 12 (19 to 22 August 2018) Note: Applications Close 28 March All students that intend on auditioning MUST be current members of a Pittwater House music ensemble and show a continued commitment. If your child wishes to participate in this event please collect the form from the Creative Arts Cottage or email: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au for further information. Instrumental Ensembles - Folders and Music 2018 has seen a significant increase in membership throughout all instrumental ensembles. We do expect that all students have practice copies of their music and take these to their private tutor between ensemble rehearsals to assist them in preparing for the coming weeks. Please ensure that your students have a folder for this music and bring it to every rehearsal. If they require practice copies or have misplaced their music, it is the responsibility of the students to email: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au and ask for a copy. When emailing please ensure that you include the title of the piece and the part required. If students have misplaced their entire folder please specify to replace the folder in email to: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au to gain replacement parts. Instrumental Music Tuition At Pittwater House we offer an extensive internal Instrumental Music Tuition Program. We offer instrumental tuition in all String, Wind and Brass Instruments, Percussion which includes Drumkit and Tuned Percussion, Vocal Lessons Guitar, Bass Guitar and Piano Lessons. For more information about private music tuition please email: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au. Creative Arts Student Achievements Throughout the year our very talented Creative Arts students will be performing in numerous Eisteddfods competing in many sections such as: Contemporary Vocal, Solo Dance, Dance Groups, Solo Instrumental and Instrumental Groups. These students will be representing either Pittwater House, themselves or their own private studios. We would like to acknowledge the results of students, please let us know of their Creative Arts success throughout the year by emailing: musictutor@tphs.nsw.edu.au and we will publish the results. Mr David Cosentino, Co-ordinator of Creative Arts HouseNews Issue 2018 / 4
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DEBATING NEWS Debating Incursion – Skills workshop On Monday 26 February, Knowledge Pods educators came to Pittwater House to teach the students some key skills to prepare them for HICES Debating. We ran two sessions to allow for both Year 7 and 8 students to learn foundational skills especially useful for new debaters and another session for Year 9 and 10 students to extend their developing skills in rebuttal, argument and structure. After learning some relevant skills, the students had 45 mins to prepare for a short debate. They received specific feedback after each speaker to ensure the Middle Division students gain some relevant points to improve. Overall it was a very successful day and the students learnt a lot in preparation for their Round 1 debates the following day. HICES Round 1 Middle Teams: Years 7 and 8 On February 26 the young men and women of the Middle A, B, C and D debating teams fought their first battles. Josh Singh, Asha Franklin, Ciara Denton and Hannah Bosland from TPHS B began with a stroke of luck when their opposition had prepared for the wrong side of the debate. The students from Pittwater House showed compassion and courteously allowed their opponents time to arrange a new plan of attack. Nevertheless, the students from Pittwater House stood strong and spoke confidently to secure their first win. The Middle A and Middle C teams experienced their first formal debate against each other. TPHS C won the debate and Finnegan Marshall was deemed the best debater. Our Middle D team debated against St Lukes Grammar School and also won their round. The adjudicator identified Alannah Morgante as being the best speaker. It was a very strong start from the Pittwater House Middle debating teams and each of the participants should be proud of their efforts. Senior Teams: Year 9 & 10 This year we have three Senior teams who have all been debating for many years. But this year they have the opportunity to do impromptu debates. This is a huge challenge for them, having only 1 hour to discuss the topic, delegate roles and points and develop a speech and argument for the debate. All students worked well together in their teams to argue the topic ‘That Facebook has irrevocably changed the nature of friendship’. TPHS B debated against TPHS A and Ginger Maloney, Callum Metzke, Milka Jovic and Lachlan Freund were able to successfully convince the adjudicator of their argument. Ginger Maloney, Paris Hallet and Callum Metzke were identified as being best debaters so they should be commended for their efforts and their strong manner and speaking. Open Team: Year 11 & 12 Our seasoned debaters: Lydia Caitlin-Struthers, Lara Huby-Stewart, Ryan Garay and Ashley Potter took on their old foes Arden for their first debate on “Hashtagging# trivialises worthy causes”. Our team were the affirmative and gave a solid performance drawing on their own personal experience and knowledge. It is always impressive to watch the students debate, with only an hour’s preparation. They are able to develop a coherent and logical argument literally ‘on the go’ and they make it look easy! Unfortunately, this time round they were defeated by a margin based on a technicality. Not to worry, we will have another chance for victory later in the year! Mrs Anna Cameron, Secondary Stage 4 Leader, College FROM THE LIBRARY
In honour of International Women’s Day, the library has got together a small selection of our wonderful books which are written by women, about women, to inspire and support women! Enjoy!
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Senior School We have just purchased a two new sets of fantasy books by Robin Hobb, one of George R. R. Martin’s favourite authors. Her series of books are a doorway into a huge, interconnected world, which spans decades, continents and leadership changes. Very exciting reads. Please ensure that your child is aware that mobile phone use is not permitted in the library and laptops are only to be used for educational purposes. Junior School Due to popular demand, we have received our second copy of Cherub. This series focuses around a division of the British Security Service called CHERUB, which employs children, predominantly orphans, under the age of 17, as intelligence agents. The latest Scholastics Book Club magazine has arrived! Please place any orders by 26 March 2018. Please continue to encourage your children to keep reading for the PRC! All reading logs, user names and passwords are in the process of being handed out to the Year 3-6 students. Your child’s username is stapled to the front page of their diary and the reading log is in the plastic sleeve at the back. Please remind your children to return their books in their library bag. This can be in any fabric bag. Thank you for your support! Ms Kayte Eyre, Head Librarian – Senior School
Junior School News FROM THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOLS With Friday 16 March flagged as the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, the students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will be actively demonstrating their stance on bullying: raising awareness of the nonacceptance of violence of any type. Working together on a House challenge provides the opportunity to pull together as a School Community for a common goal against such insidious behaviour. This week, bespoke Awareness Ribbons designed by us to wear for this day of action will be able to be purchased for a $2 coin donation. The funds raised will go to Westmead Children’s Hospital. Prefects and Leaders will be selling these at lunch. On Friday 16 March, all students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will need to wear Sports Uniform to School to take part in special House Games organised by Mr Writer. Harmony Day, 21 March, celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. It is a day for all Australians to embrace cultural diversity and to share what we have in common. The central message for Harmony Day is that ‘everyone belongs’, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians. The Kindergarten to Year 2 students are looking closely at this message during organised activities on this day. The Years K-2 Swimming Carnival has a new date. This event will now take place on Thursday 29 March, one week later than advertised. Unfortunately, the CIS Swimming Carnival is scheduled for the original date leaving us without the necessary members of staff to run the carnival. At the CIS Swimming Carnival, 20 Pittwater House students will be swimming as part of the HICES team. This is an outstanding number of representatives, with Pittwater House students making up approximately half of the HICES team, from a possible 14 other schools. The Junior School Swim Team won Division 1 at the HICES carnival in spectacular style. Thank you to all parents who came to support the students on the day. Mrs Ruth Achurch, Head of Junior Schools
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FROM THE ECC I cannot believe how fast the term is flying by. It is so lovely to see the children finding their feet with new friends and old, discovering what it is they love to do and how comfortable they are becoming within their environment. Over the past couple of weeks, the Bilbies have been working hard on completing their identity projects. This is comprised of a photograph, a hand drawn self-portrait, a hand print and foot print, and some information all about them. This project will enable the children to learn not only about themselves, but also about each other. Outcome 1 of the EYLF is all about the children building a strong sense of identity. As children are developing their sense of identity, they explore different aspects of it (physical, social, emotional, spiritual, cognitive), through their play and their relationships. This project is helping the Bilbies to develop their feeling of belonging, and when children feel safe, secure and supported they grow in confidence to explore and learn. The Ringtail Possum children have recently had the honour to meet up with their new buddies and spend a little time discovering their interests and special skills. The benefits of having a buddy program are abundantly rewarding as it offers the opportunity for the older children to learn how to take on the responsibility of being a positive role model, whilst giving the younger children, someone to look up too. However, our buddy is not just about promoting friendship and admiration, it also provides us with a sense of whole-school community. Our connections with the wider school environment become established further, as do our learning opportunities through these valuable collaborations.
Mrs Andrea Murray, ECC Co-ordinator
School Sports STUDENT SUCCESS Nippers State Championships Congratulations to Toby Hughes (P4), who recently competed at the Nippers State Championships at SwanseaBelmont with the Manly team in the U10s board relay (finals) the individual board race (QFs) and the surf swim and swim teams. Toby has been training hard and did his best but the competition is very tough at State level. If your child competed at this event we would love to share their results. Breakers U14 Water Polo Team Congratulations to Maxim Jovic, Samuel Avello, Ewan Gillespie and Cameron Obst for being selected into the U14 Breakers Water Polo team that will be heading to Canberra to play in the Nationals Championships from the 28 March until 2 April. Well done boys. CIS Open Boys Cricket Team Congratulations to Reiley Dunlop (G12) and the CIS team who recently won the NSW championships which was a great result for the boys. They defeated the Combined Catholic Schoolboys and two Combined High School teams to take out the event. Well done Reiley and the rest of the CIS team
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BASKETBALL Year 6 Pittwater Kings v Manly West Warriors (28 Feb). Lost 18-27. The Kings had a slow start as they seemed hesitant to play last years champs. By second half though, they found their game and started scoring baskets. Luke Avello broke the stalemate and scored 2, Mia Edgar scored 8, Connor Costello 2, Mitch Mathews 2, Ruby Sinclair 2 and Ted Chambers 2. Year 6 Pittwater Kings v St Lukes Rangers (7 March). Won 33-17. Mitch Mathews may have shot the first 2 points and Ted Chambers scored the last 4 but it was Danny Morabito who was the Player-of the-Match with his stand out 16 points. All our regular shooters showed up and contributed: Luke Avello 2, Mia Edgar 2, Connor Costello 3, Ruby Sinclair 2 and Mitch Mathews 4 to secure a victory. G7 Pittwater Celtics v St Lukes Navy (26Feb). Lost 9-32. After a very positive first half where we trailed by only a few points, the second half was a little disappointing and the boys lost 32-9. Defensive pressure is an area that needs improvement as our opposition were afforded too many rebounds and easy access to the basket. Special mention goes to Edward Hutt who had a great first half and inspired the team with some determined play. G7 Pittwater Celtics v Pittwater High (5 March). Lost 10-26. Our opponents were much taller which made rebounding challenging, but to the boys’ credit they tried really hard, eventually going down 26-10. Bailey Spitzer had a solid game with some good shooting, but in the end, it is very difficult to win games when the opposition is afforded most of the possession. C9 Pittwater Jazz v St Lukes Blue (7 March). Won 20-10. Great game played by everyone. Great defence from Alex, Sophie and Indie. Awesome shooting from Molly, Jenna, Emily, Laila and Gabi. CDSSA Basketball Teams Congratulations to the students who have been selected into the following CDSSA teams: U15 Girls Basketball Team 1) Teyha Felsher 2) Emily Hicks 3) Kasey Pickering 4) Charlotte Taylor
U15 Boys Basketball Team 1) Jett Adams 2) Sam Barnett 3) Oscar Smith
Open Girls Basketball Team 1) Hannah Bourne 2) Talani Tombs 3) Alex Hoatson
CDSSA TOUCH FOOTBALL TEAMS Congratulations to the students who have been selected into the following CDSSA teams: U15 Girls Touch Football Team 1) Teyha Felsher 2) Emily Hicks 3) Kasey Pickering 4) Gracie Carpenter 5) Mali Jenkins 6) Isabella Kidner 7) Molly Mappin 8) Luci Carpenter
U15 Boys Touch Football Team 1) Sam Barnett 2) Owen Guard
Open Girls Touch Football Team 1) Hannah Bourne 2) Talani Tombs
CRICKET P5/6 PISA Cricket Team v ST Lukes Bayview (23 Feb). Won 144-24. Our top batting pairs were: Nic Butcher and Zak Rogers 46, Conner Costello and Oliver Whitely 21, Luke Avello and Campbell Marks 23, Harry McCracken and Max Thompson 36. Catches taken by Max Thompson, Luke Avello and Zak Rogers. Well played boys! P5/6 PISA Cricket Team v Oxford Falls (2 March). Lost 34-62. Our running between the wickets was poor in this match and we had three run outs. Our best batting pair were Zak Rogers and Nic Butcher who put on 18 runs together. Best Bowlers were Harry McCracken 2 wickets (he bowled some excellent leg spin) and Conner Costello 1 wicket. Run outs to Oliver Whitely and Oscar Pople. HOCKEY CIS Junior School Hockey Trials 2018 (Girls) Years 5-6 - Nominations Due 30 March 2018 If you are currently playing representative or Academy Hockey and would like to trial for the CIS Hockey Team, please see the Sports Office before 30 March 2018. Please note playing history must be supplied as nomination places are limited.
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SNOW SPORTS 2018 TPHS Snowsports invites all students (past team members and new team members) to get involved in the Interschool’s Ski and Snowboarding events and be part of the TPHS Snowsports Team. The 2018 championships are being held at Perisher from the 17th to the 21st of July 2018 (Week 3 of the Pittwater House July School Holidays). We welcome all students with a minimum requirement of having skied or snowboarded for at least a few weeks in the past few seasons. The dates for the Ski and Snowboard Racing in 2018 are as follows: Sunday 15 July – Arrive at Snow Monday 16 July – Training/Lessons Tuesday 17 July – Sydney Championships Wednesday 18 July - Sydney Championships
Thursday 19 July – Sydney Championships Friday 20 July - Sydney Championships Saturday 21 July - Sydney Championships Sunday 22 July – Arrive at TPHS
Estimated cost of the trip is $1700 plus Competition Entry Fee and Jacket Hire, a non-refundable 50% deposit is required to secure a place in the team as accommodation and transport booking are required months in advance. The 50% deposit can be added to your family account once a permission note is signed. If you would like more information please contact Ms Sue Grigg at: sue.grigg@tphs.nsw.edu.au. SWIMMING External Swimming Squad – 2018 Swimming Squad Training is available for Pittwater House students in the Pittwater House Swimming Pool before and after school. For more information, please contact Bernadette McAlinden on 0422 500 050. Swimming Carnival Dates - 2018 Junior School Kindergarten to Year 2 Swimming Carnival – 29 March 2018 (Date Change) Pathway Swimming Carnivals - 2018 Senior School AICES Swimming Carnival 28 March 2018 Pittwater House Win HICES Three Years Running! On Wednesday 7 March, the Pittwater House Junior School sent their swimming champions to the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to compete in the annual HICES Swimming Championships. After winning the carnival for the last two years, expectations were high. Our students did not disappoint with an amazing day of swimming. Five years ago, we were trying to fight our way out of Division 2 and each year we keep improving. The lowest place we got all day was 5th (5 times) out of 8 swimmers. We also had five 4th places, seven 3rd places, a massive twenty-two 2nd places and a whopping 27 1st place finishes! Outstanding! Those results included a 1st place for our Junior Girls, Senior Girls and Junior Boys relay teams. The Senior boys came a respectable 3rd. Noah Maggs, a new member of Pittwater House, and five times record breaker at our school carnival had an incredible day, winning all but butterfly and breaking the 50m HICES breastroke record for the 10 years age group. His new record is 44.46sec. Congratulations Noah. After the dust has settled the HICES team has been announced to compete at the CIS carnival on the 22nd March. Pittwater House has a record number of students competing with an enormous 20 students attending. Congratulations to; Ptolemy Barlow-Hunt, Adele Cosentino, Emma Cummins, Imogen Dan, James Hodgson, Ellaline Hughes, Toby Hughes, Noah Maggs, Sadie Maggs, Molly Murray, Anastasia Nemsteva, Blake Partridge, Benjamin Rousel, Timothy Rousel, William Scott, Antigone Sotiropoulos, Georgia Sotiropoulos, Marigold Sotiropoulos, Alexander Spain and Darcey Whitely. The shield we won can be viewed at our main reception cabinet. Congratulations to the entire team. The entire school community is super proud of you. Mr Ben McGregor, Co-ordinator of PDHPE K-6
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TENNIS Tennis Coaching We will be continuing our successful before school, lunchtime and after school programs at the Pittwater House School’s tennis court (behind the main reception area). This is a fantastic way for your child to learn and develop new skills and get involved with the Tennis Australia accredited Hotshots program. We are also involved with the popular Tennis Northern Beaches Saturday morning competition which gives your child the best environment to further their tennis experience. Contact Mr Les Hegyessy on: 0402 731 196 or Mr Oliver Cordell on: 0403 833 293. CIS JUNIOR TENNIS Selection Trials Kameko Burns (J5), took part in the selection trials for the CIS Junior Girls Tennis team for 2018. The event was held at Kings School and saw the top 20 Independent Schools Junior Girls tennis players play each other to find the top four to represent the CIS Schools Team. Kameko played 5 best of 4 game matches during the day, she won 3 and lost 2. Her effort on the day was impressive as she took out two of the top seeds for the event who were both Year 6 girls from the powerful IPSHA Association of schools. As this was a State-wide event for all Independent Schools, there were students competing from Wagga to Byron Bay. Well done Kameko for your fine effort although you missed the team you played very well throughout the day against the best talent in NSW. NSW ALL SCHOOLS TRIATHLON 2018 Recently we had several of our Senior School students competing in the NSW All Schools Triathlon at the Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith. On the first day the Individual events were held and Conner Maggs (G7), took part in the Junior event. Conner raced over a 400m Swim, 10km Cycle and 3km Run course. He finished 91st Overall out of 256 starters and 28th in CIS Schools out of 61. Well done to Conner in this gruelling event. The following day were the team events. We entered two Junior teams one female and one male, and one Intermediate Boys team. Junior Boys: Connor Maggs, Levi Smith and Tom McPherson placed 48th overall out of 150 schools around NSW; Junior Girls: Olivia Butcher, Jaime Cummins and Zara Ostryn placed 224th overall out of 300 schools around NSW and the Intermediate Boys: George Richardson, Ben Cook and Alex Butcher placed 56th overall out of 200 schools around NSW. Well done teams that was a great effort in this massive State-wide event.
WATER POLO Breakers Development Competition Pittwater Dolphins v Stella Red (23 Feb). Won 10-1. This result was very pleasing given the hard game our girls played the previous week. Combinations and ball movement are developing with each week and the results are testimony to how hard the girls are working to ensure any team that beats them will have had to play well on the night. Well done everyone. Pittwater Dolphins v Stella Green (2 March). Won 9-3. Our team was seriously depleted due to players having other commitments on the night. With no replacements the remaining 6 players gave it everything they had and the result was well earned. Fabulous effort girls. Ms Sue Grigg, Manager of Sports and Co-curricular Activities
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PHPA
(Pittwater House Parents’ Association)
Canteen Duty
Clothing Pool
Canteen Supervisor – Phone 9972 5718 after 8.00am Mon 19 Mar
Kristy Cosentino
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Denise Taylor
Tue 20 Mar
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Denise Taylor
Wed 21 Mar
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Lucy Dennison
Thu 22 Mar
Jenny Morabito
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Lucy Dennison
Fri 23 Mar
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Yr 3 Volunteer Required
Denise Taylor
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Tuesdays from 8am-9.15am and Thursdays from 2pm-3:15pm Located next to the School Uniform shop the Clothing Pool is run by volunteer parents. Please Note: Purchases cannot be charged to your School account. The Clothing Pool has a 7 day Return / Refund Policy
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