Community involvement

Our school values strong partnerships with our families and community. Parents and carers can get involved through our Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) or by volunteering at our school. Your time and support help make our school a better place for everyone.

Our school values strong partnerships with our families and community. Parents and carers can get involved through our Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) or by volunteering at our school. Your time and support help make our school a better place for everyone.

Volunteer at our school

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your school community.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• assisting in the classrooms or library
• volunteering on sports days and other school events
• assisting on excursions
• helping in the canteen/tuckshop
• getting involved in the P&C

As a parent/carer of a student, depending on the reason for your visit, you may need to check-in and be screened by school staff.

Please see the Accessing schools as a parent, carer or close relative of a student webpage to understand what you need to do and when you need to do it.

When you are ready to volunteer at the school please follow the digital screening process steps :

1. Complete this parent volunteer form request or email the school.
2. We will send you an invitation via email to complete an online screening request.
3. You may be asked for your WWCC details but if you attend school as a normal parent volunteer, this field is optional.
4. Parents or close relatives who volunteer at their child’s school are usually exempt from requiring a WWCC clearance. Though providing a WWCC means you can volunteer in more roles, such as overnight excursions, transporting students to school events, formal mentoring programs.
5. Visit the 3-6 office to present a photo ID and to finalise the screening process.

Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)

Visit the Pennant Hills Public School P&C website at this link: http://www.phpspandc.org.au/

Visit the Penant Hills Public School P&C Link Tree here to get informed and get involved:

P & C Meetings

When: The first Tuesday of every month, except for school holidays

Where: School Hall, K-2 site, Trebor Road

Time: 7.30pm

Contact: P&C President: pandcpresident@gmail.com

The P&C (Parents and Citizens Association) works in partnership with the school to support and advance the teaching learning programs and resources available to the children.  It is a forum for all teachers, parents and guardians and community members to be involved.

We are fortunate to have a school that is open to and values the input of parents. We are fortunate to have a community that shows such enthusiasm, support and interest in the school and the educational journey of their children.

The purpose of the P & C is to:

• encourage participation in school activities;
• promote communication with all members of the school community;
• contribute to the determination of broad school policy in relation to the aims of the school, educational priorities and needs, student welfare, discipline and community involvement; and
• help provide resources over and above those provided by the Department of Education and Communities (DEC).

Each year the P & C contributes financially to the school. These included providing a Learning Assistance teacher for two days per week and to supplement the reading recovery program.

How the P & C helps the school community:

• runs the Uniform Shop. Any profits made are donated back to the P & C.
• runs the  school canteen.   Again, any profits made are donated back to the P & C.
• supports the Band and Strings Programs
• supports the school with maintaining and enhancing the  gardens and grounds  of the school
• fundraises to support the school and fund capital works not funded by the DEC.

The major fundraising event of the year is the  annual school fete  held in May, which has made an average of $55,000 over the last few years.  The school fete is totally organised and run by the P&C and parental community and every stall in run by our own school parents and careers.  All these funds go back into the school.

The P & C also funds major capital works. The following items have been purchased for the school by the P & C.

- irrigation system, water tank and re-turfing of the 3 - 6 oval

- outdoor learning areas (In2Out project)

- outdoor play areas upgrade

- air conditioning in all classrooms

- WIFI to both sites

- refurbishment of the technology centre and acquisition of computers and new iPads

- new interactive whiteboards

- plus many more initiatives.

Volunteer at our school

Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your school community.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• helping in the canteen
• getting involved in the P&C.
• listening to children read in the classroom
• volunteering on sports days and other school events
• helping supervise excursions.

Click here to see how you can help: https://linktr.ee/phppandc

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