School News
School Office Hours:
Monday -Thursday
8:30am- 4:30pm
Friday
8:30am-4:00pm
PHONE NUMBER
59 414 436
Please note the school office is not open during school holidays
Collecting students from the Office:
If you are collecting a student from school early please come to the office and sign them out, they will then be called up to the office to meet you.
Please note if you are collecting a student in break times it may take more time for them to get to the office. Please call in advance where possible to limit delays.
Student absences:
If your child is absent from school please note this on Xuno the morning of their absence or phone the school office.
Social Skills
Social Skills Program aims to assist students to:
-Develop a positive attitude towards school, students and teachers and learn to engage in day to day activities
-Be safe with other students and teachers and follow directions in school environment
-Be respectful towards other students and teachers and gain confidence in interacting with others in a socially accepted manner
-Be able to develop friendships, respecting other people, despite their differences and abilities
-Provide a small group, caring environment where students can learn social skills through play and also can talk about their concerns
-Enable students to gain confidence in managing conflict resolution and skills in dealing with triggers which may lead to stress and irritation.
The Social Skills Program includes activities that are based on the Respectful Relationships Booklet and the Zones of Regulation book by Michelle Garcia Winner. There are also other activities that relate to social skills and are based on scenarios and situations frequently occurring at school and in real life in general. Role play and Muppet show, “True or False” activity sheets, Brainstorming activities, drawing, painting, reading books related to social interactions, playing cards, gameboards and other activities all contribute to creating a fun, learning environment where students express their personality.
Community Pantry
We are excited to share that we now have our Pakenham Hills PS Community Pantry up and running. It is located in the Performing Arts foyer and is accessible before and after school each day. Please help yourself to whatever items you need. Items will be regularly restocked throughout the year. Students must be accompanied by an adult when taking items from the community pantry.
House Sorting Day
On March 3rd, we had our first PHPS sorting day. On this day, we organised the prep and new students into their houses.
After sorting, we went to our houses to do some fun activities. We created a chant for our house, made a dance, played a team game called capture the flag, and worked together to clean up our school playground.
Everyone did a great job, had a lot of fun, and showed good sportsmanship.
Here are our four houses:
Adams: Green house with the Koala as their animal. The Indigenous name is Kuboroo. Kennedy: Yellow house with the frog as their animal. The Indigenous name is Nirnuk. Anderson: Red house with the butterfly as their animal. The Indigenous name is Boollam Boollam.
Murphy: Blue house with the eagle as their animal. The Indigenous name is Bunjil.
