Newsletter Wk 7 T4 (pdf 984 KB)

ALBURY PUBLIC SCHOOL
PROUD Member of the crossing point learning community
Week 7 Term 4
19 November, 2014
[email protected]
Relieving Principal:
Carolyn Howard
Rel. Deputy Principal: Gail Eckley
481 David St
Albury NSW 2640
Ph 60213849
Dear All
FAMILY FUN FAIR- What a wonderful night
we had last Thursday at our Family Fun
K-2 AssemblyKWB
3-6 Assembly3CM
Fair! It was great to see so many families
come along, support our school and enjoy
Swim School commences
all the activities and stalls. Such a huge
P & C Meeting
event does not just happen and I would like
Five Golds Morning Tea
to express sincere thanks to the P & C
organising committee and everyone
K-2 AssemblyCouncillors
involved who made it an outstanding
3-6 Assembly5AB
success. Many thanks to all the parents,
grandparents, staff and students who manned stalls throughout the night. A special
thank you to Mrs Cathie Clarkson and Mrs Barb Gould who did a great job counting
money all night- we certainly counted a lot of gold coins! Thanks also to Mr Wayne Nagle, Mr Steven Logue and
Mr Taki Griparis for their assistance. A big thank you to our General Assistant Mr Ian Pantling who spent a lot of
time setting up and packing away equipment after the fair’s completion. This event was certainly a team effort!
Dates for the Diary
Thurs
20
10:20am
12:00noon
Tues
25
Mon
24
7:30pm
Wed
26
11:00am
Thurs
27
10:20am
12:00noon
SURVEYS- Each year we collect data by surveying the parents, students and staff to ascertain how the
community views different areas of school life. The two areas to be surveyed this year are school satisfaction and
the school library and its resources. The analysis of these surveys and recommendations will be printed in the
2014 Annual School Report. The links are:School Satisfaction Survey:- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/schoolsatisfaction2014
Library Survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/surlib
We have commenced developing our 2015-2017 School Plan. The school community is encouraged to have
input to create a shared vision and develop three strategic directions.
The link for this survey is:- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/schoolplan
The three surveys are to be completed online by Monday 1 December. It is easier to access the links through the
newsletter page on the school’s website. Survey completion is confidential and voluntary. I encourage you to
have an input into the future directions of your school and your child’s education. Paper copies of the three
surveys will be available at the front office if required. I thank the parents who have already completed the School
Plan survey at one of the recent parent forums.
SWIM SCHOOL- A reminder that Swim School commences on Monday 24 November and all notes and money
should have been received by 14 November.
2015 STUDENT COUNCILLORS- I congratulate the Year 5 nominees for the 2015 Student Council who
presented speeches last week. All nominees were well prepared and presented excellent speeches, showcasing
the skills and commitment they would bring to the position. Voting took place last Monday and I will announce the
successful candidates to the nominees on Friday. The names of our 2015 Student Councillors will be printed in
the newsletter next Wednesday. School Captains and Vice Captains will be announced at Presentation Day on
Wednesday 10 December. Voting for House Captains will take place on Monday 1 December and announced in
the Newsletter on Wednesday 3 December.
STAFF NEWS- Mr Ross Sewell is currently on Long Service Leave for the remainder of this term. Mr Joel Border,
Relief Teacher, will be taking the K-6 classes for their drama/music lessons during this time. 2MH will welcome
Miss Jacqueline Henderson back next Monday. I thank Mrs Suzanne Burgess for her excellent teaching of 2MH
for the past four weeks.
DIARY DATES- A reminder that parents/carers and friends are invited to attend the following graduations and
Presentation Days in Week 10. We hope you can join us for these important school events.
Yrs 2-6
Presentation Day- Wednesday 10 December 10:30am- Albury High School hall
Yr 1
GraduationThursday 11 December 11:30am- our school hall
Kindergarten GraduationThursday 11 December 10:00am- our school hall
Yr 6
GraduationTuesday 16 December 11:30am- our school hall
Enjoy your week, Carolyn Howard, Principal (Rel.)
2015 PLANNING- We have commenced planning 2015 classes. To ensure we have the correct enrolment
numbers and student information please inform the office this week if your child/ren will not be attending Albury
Public School in 2015.
PSSA TOUCH FOOTBALL WEEK 6- The Juniors played extremely well against St Pats Gold. Kynon
French was back to his top form scoring 5 tries. Ally Fowler and Edie Koller were great in defence. It
was a 10-1 win. The Senior Blue played Albury North Blue and won 8-4. The best players were Tess
Kadaoui and Connor Bartasius. Senior Gold had a win against Lavington Brown, 3-1. Ziggy Lamond
scored a great try, Mitchell Nusser and Nicola Baines were also strong. Nadene King, Coordinator.
PSSA SOFTBALL- What a hot morning for sport! This week the Senior Girls team played a strong
Lavington Public School and pulled off a win in the final innings; the final score was 8 runs to 4. Thank
you to Lyndon Robertson for assisting the team. The Senior Boys were beaten by a very competent St
Pats team. Max Byrne hit another home run this week and a big thank you to Toby Lewis for his help with
the gear. Jess Brooker, Coordinator
JUNIOR PSSA TEE-BALL-Last Friday APS Junior Mixed Yellow narrowly defeated Junior Girls Yellow by one
run in a friendly game. Junior APS Girls Blue lost to St Pats by 20 –18 in what was a great game. Junior Mixed
Blue defeated St Pats Green 22 – 7. Some mighty home runs were hit and fielders caught some magnificent
catches. Thanks to Ashley Higginson, Nicole and Tegan Rennie for assisting with the teams.
Lynn Macleod, Coordinator.
2015 HOUSE LEADERS- Stage 3 students will be invited to nominate for House Leader positions in 2015.
Nominations will be held on Monday 24 November and Tuesday 25 November 2014. Candidates are then
required to deliver a short speech (no longer than one minute) that will be presented to students in Years 3, 4
and 5 on Monday 1 December during House Meetings. Students in Years 3, 4 and 5 will then vote for two
Captains and two Vice-Captains. Ms Howard will meet with all the candidates on Wednesday 3 December to
announce the successful House Leaders. Badges will be awarded to each of the House Leaders on Presentation
Day. Successful House Leaders will also be named in the newsletter on Wednesday 3 December.
Jess Brooker, Assistant Principal (Rel.)
REVERSE CHRISTMAS TREE 2014- Once again the families of Albury Public School are invited to place a gift
or a non-perishable food item under our school’s Christmas tree in the office foyer. This year the gifts and
food will be donated to St David’s Uniting Care. This organisation will then distribute our donations to
needy local families to brighten up their Christmases. It would be wonderful if each family could donate
either a gift or a non-perishable food item to the school’s collection. A volunteer from St David’s Uniting
Care will attend our assembly on Monday 15 December to receive our donations. Gifts should be
unwrapped and could be for any age group. Thank you in anticipation of your generosity at this special time of
the year when all like to receive gifts and surprises. Jenny Boehm, Reverse Christmas Tree organiser.
STAGE 3 MORNING TEA- On Wednesday 12 November several students in Stage 3
were invited to attend a special morning tea in recognition of earning 20 Senior Super
Stars. Super Stars are awarded to our students for exemplary conduct in the
playground, classroom and when representing our school.
The morning tea was a casual celebration of achievement and students enjoyed an
array of delicious food. Congratulations to all the students that attended. This morning
tea was a trial in response to feedback from our current Senior students. The trial will continue until the end of
the year when we will ask for feedback from the students for further implementation in 2015.
Jess Brooker, Assistant Principal (Rel.)
LIBRARY NEWS- The library this year has been a busy place. Over 13,000 items have been borrowed
this year. Students who have outstanding books will need to return them before the end of the year.
Borrowing will stop on Friday 28 November with all items to be returned by Friday 5 December. Thank
you for your help with this matter. Alison Griffith, Teacher/Librarian.
PEACE RUN- Last Friday, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness Home Peace Run
visited Albury Public School. The Peace Run
is a global Torch relay uniting thousands of
communities and striving to spread goodwill
among people of all nations. In Australia,
the torch relay started at Uluru and it will
finish in Canberra next week. We all carry
within us a flame of hope- a yearning for a
better world and a brighter future so it was a
great opportunity to see and carry the peace torch at Albury Public School.
Jess Brooker, Coordinator.
Gold Certificates
Congratulations to:- Will Stevens, Riley Irvine, Grainne Bulters-Trainor,
Abbey Carroll, Layne Griparis, Amalie Glenane, Vidhushe Sarangadasa, Genevieve Childs,
Charlie Jaksetic, Kynon French, Kristian Shipard, James Kilpatrick, Yasmin Linssen,
Lyla McFaull, Mitchell Lawes, Emily Edgar, Charlotte Dean, Jack West, Monica Waite,
Aylish Jorgensen, Brody McFaull, Will Clarke, Ruby Martin, Emily Hanley, Liam Pontt
and Sarsha Smith.
WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL!
26/11/2014
GOURMET
NACHOS
(with sour cream)
&
Juice
$5.50
Thurs 20
9:00-11:30am Carmel Poophree 11:00-1:30pm Bec Tilders
Fri
21
9:00-11:30am Susie Geering
11:00-1:30pm HELPER NEEDED
Mon 24
12:00- 1:30pm Simone Irvine
Tues 25
12:30- 1:30pm HELPER NEEDED
Wed 26
11:00- 1:30pm Kim Porta
Thurs 27
9:00- 11:30am HELPER NEEDED 11:00-1:30pm HELPER NEEDED
Fri
28
9:00- 11:30am Lou Richardson
11:00-1:30pm Sonia Spry
Thank you to all our helpers. You do a great job. We have a few vacancies, so if you can help out please call in
and put your name down. Rachael and Ali, 60212370.
STEPHANIE ALEXANDER PROGRAM SEEDLINGS FOR SALE!
If you are keen to get your summer vegie patch started or looking to replenish an existing one,
keep an eye out after school for our seedling stall just outside the front office. We have a number
of vegetable and herb seedlings left over from the Family Fun Fair for sale at the bargain price of
50c! We also have agapanthus for just $1 each! All proceeds go to further resourcing the program.
Many thanks to the wonderful school community, Peard’s Nursery Wodonga and Howlong Nursery for these
generous donations!
STEPHANIE ALEXANDER PROGRAM SPECIAL EVENT- As the year is quickly drawing to an end, we would
like to celebrate the wonderful achievements of our students who have participated in our pilot
year of the Stephanie Alexander Program. Friends and family members of students
participating in the program are invited to our garden to learn about the Stephanie Alexander
philosophy and share some delicious food all prepared by
BOOK CLUB is due
our students! These special classes will occur in weeks 9
back Tuesday
and 10 during the students’ usual class time. Dates/times
25 November,
as follows: - Week 9, Tuesday 2 December: 9-11am 4LB
11.20am-12.55
This
is
the
last
opportunity to
pm 4LJH. Week 10, Tuesday 9 December: 9-11am 4/5LM 11.20amorder Book Club for 2014.
12.55pm 4MCH. We would love to see you there!
Lynda Joyce & Leanne Schifferle, Kitchen and Garden Specialists
SAILING SUCCESS- Congratulations to Eva Attwood and Will Haberfield, members of the newly formed Albury
Wodonga Junior Sailing Team, who won a silver medal at the Yachting Victoria’s Junior School Team Sailing
Carnival at the Boatshed at Albert Park, Melbourne.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ALBURY OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS VACATION CARE- Application for care over the Christmas period opened online on
Monday 17 November at 7:00am on www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au We will be open for full day care on Thursday 18
December then Monday and Tuesday 22 & 23 December. Note: We will be closed for annual Professional Development day
on Friday 19 December. Vacation Care reopens on Tuesday 6 January up until school start date. Remember children 10
years and over need to book at the St Pats 10 plus program (SPOT) for Vacation Care. Phone 60435630 for further
information.
KIDS MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE- This Sunday 23 November at 10:00am, the Albury/Wodonga Mountain Bike Club will host
the final round of the 2014 Kids Mountain Bike Race Series. The races are run on the purpose built bike track at Black
Range Park, corner of Schaeffer & Kotthoff Streets in Lavington. The event is open to children from 3 to 12 years of age. For
more information contact Marcus Richardson of the AWMTB Club on 0410327062, or myself here at school. We hope to see
lots of riders there enjoying the fantastic track and weather. Dylan Clift.
FUN CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN– These will run over four Sundays, starting 23 November at 9:15am11:30am. They will be held at St Davids Uniting Church. For further information please phone Elizabeth on 0415 667 810.
Email elizabeth@hemsley or visit www.albury.unitingchurch.org.au
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