Welcome Artarmon community to Term 3!

What a massive start we have had to the second semester including two successful events during the first week; the Years 2-6 Athletics carnival and celebrating 100 days of kindergarten with the cutest ‘little old’ people you have ever seen.

Having such a full week really started the term off with a bang and demonstrated the strong sense of togetherness and community that I believe really makes our school a place to love to learn.

BRONTE OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT DOG!

Another exciting announcement that I really want to mention this term is the introduction of our newest staff member ‘Bronte’!

During last term, Bronte was starting to get used to the office and the noise, smells, and busy life of a school but this term Bronte will start to make more of an appearance around students and parents.

A risk management plan has been developed and precautions put into place for any potential concerns. This will be modified in accordance to additional information received following this notice.

If you have any concerns regarding the introduction of a support dog (Medical, phobias, other etc.), please contact the school via email promptly so that your concerns can be addressed and the risk management plan updated accordingly.

See below a poster to introduce Bronte and as the weeks go by we will continue to update you with what she gets up to!

TERM 3 INVOICES

Our Term 3 student invoices were sent via email and uploaded into your SchoolBytes parent portal this week. Thank you in advance for your prompt payment of these and if you have any questions or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the office.

PUBLIC EDUCATION WEEK

We are very much looking forward to celebrating Public Education Week with you all next Thursday. The theme this year for Public Education Week is 'Proud to Belong'. A fitting theme for our school where we celebrate our diversity, multiculturalism, and success in all areas of learning. Our day is planned to celebrate our school and take time to share our learning environment with you all and come together as a community to feel connected.

Please make sure you put Thursday morning in your calendar and make time to come and celebrate with us. Please know that grandparents are also more than welcome to attend.

BUILDING WORKS

I notified via SZapp yesterday about the concrete outside the uniform shop being fixed this Thursday and Friday.

We have been contacted toady and this is on hold until they ascertain the impact of electrical services underground. I will update you all as soon as possible when the Department get back to us with correct date for completing this job.

Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. Hopefully we weill have this area fixed soon.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

A huge thank you to Ms Kilpatrick, Ms Bonnett, Mr Oriel, and Mr Turner for their organisation of this year's athletics carnival. It was a fantastic day and the students had so much fun competing in the events together. Congratulations to all our athletes on your achievement.

Please see below in a separate article the results from the day and information on who will proceed to the Zone carnival.

100 DAYS OF KINDERGARTEN

What a morning celebrating 100 days of school for our Kindergarten students last week. I was blown away by their costumes and enthusiasm on the morning and the turnout from our parents and grandparents. A huge thank you to all the families who brought along some morning tea to share after the event and build more community connections at school.

GO RINKY!

Don't forget to get behind ex-Artarmon student Rinky Hijikata at the Paris Olympics. Rinky was in Year 6 when I started at Artarmon and was an exceptional student, athlete, and role model. We are sending him all of the Artarmon love and best wishes for his first Olympics! Go Rinky!

To celebrate the Olympics and support Rinky we are planning an Olympics fun day next Wednesday 7th August. Come dressed in Green and Gold (or your favourite Olympic athlete) and get involved in the fun activities we will have on the day. Please make sure you are wear sporting attire, including shoes as there will be lots of physical activities on the day.