SWIMMING CARNIVAL

It was wonderful to see our competitive swimmers come to Lane Cove on Monday evening with their families and compete in our carnival. The students had a great time and a huge thanks must go to Mr King, Mr Oriel, Ms Harrington and Ms Wolski for all the work they did prior to and on the day to make it a successful event. For those that were there, you would have also seen the large staff turn out, giving up time with their families to help run the event after hours. This was so amazing to see and I know our whole community are appreciative of their support.

Congratulations to our winners, more information about the North Shore Zone carnival will come home soon.

2022 CLASSES & PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

On Monday we were able to confirm our enrolment numbers and form 48 classes this year, including one Year 5/6 composite class. The teachers have spent the last few weeks getting to know your children by building relationships and setting up positive learning environments. They are very much looking forward to meeting you virtually via Zoom or phone next week to share how your child has settled into their new classroom.

If you have not yet booked your parent / teacher interview for next week, please check the SZapp for the details and if any issues booking, please call the office and they will be able to assist.

CLASSES FOR 2022

GENERAL PERMISSIONS

This week you would have received an email with a digital version of our yearly student general permission form. If you have any questions about the permission slip, or you have not received it, please contact the office.

SCRIPTURE & ETHICS CLASSES

A separate digital from will be coming home soon regarding family permissions and choice of religious education and ethics classes. Once we receive this information we will be able to form classes and work closely with the coordinators to get the programs up and running. We will be slightly delayed with the start time this year due to the logistics and organisation around cohorting and split break times. We thank you for your understanding and patience.

INVOICES & VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION

Term 1 invoices will be sent home via email on Friday this week. A PDF letter will be attached detailing the term fees and yearly levies. The student levies each year are used to support teaching and learning programs in the classroom for children.

UR Strong PARENT WEBINAR- SAVE THE DATE

Your children have been engaging in UR Strong lessons in their classrooms over the last few weeks to help build a common language when dealing with friends and friendship issues. There will be a UR Strong Parent Webinar available on Wednesday 9th March 2022. More information and details to follow.

PICK UP & DROP OFF

Please remember that safety of our children and community at drop off and pick up is paramount!

• Choose safety over convenience - Do not double park and get children to come onto the road to get into a car!
• Park safely and walk to meet your child.

K-2 pick up on the oval

Please take note of the council parking signs around our school and the times you are allowed to park there. A number of families are parking on Abbott Rd and walking down to the oval. These spots are 5 minutes only and are causing traffic and safety concerns.

Next week, students in Year 6 will come home with a 'Moving into Year 7' expression of interest form to be completed. Please return this form to the school as soon as you can. It is essential that your address details are correct as this impacts the local school your child is entitled to attend. If there are corrections that need to be made, please contact the office.

If you would like more information about this in a different language, please see the following link.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/going-to-a-public-school/translated-documents/enrolment-eoi-yr7

Dear Strings Parents

By now, the Junior Strings, Concert String and Senior String students will have started to get back into routine with Ensemble rehearsals recommencing last week as well as tutorials for all our existing students.

Welcome new Training String students, you will have now been starting group tutorials and hopefully learning how to hold the bow and instrument.

Training String Ensemble rehearsals starts in Term 2.  This is so the students will have learnt the basics of caring for their instrument, posture and being able to play before any ensemble rehearsal commences.

Strings parents, please remember to check Newsflash regularly for upcoming events and important updates. We will publish advance dates as soon as we know them to help you plan your year.

To date all spots in Strings have been filled so please come back next year for the next intake.

Don’t forget to subscribe to SzApp for String Ensemble News. Found under Manage tab, choose the String Ensemble to keep in the loop with any alerts to upcoming events and updated news.

Update your child’s class details

Now that classes have been confirmed, please UPDATE your child’s class details on the parent portal. https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Tutorials:

By now, parents will have received an email form the Tutor Coordinators (Jane and Rebecca) who have finalised group tutorials for our new training string students as well as individual in-school tutorials.

Parents will have been emailed tutorial details (including tutor name, tutorial time, tutorial day and location). Please look out for this important information in your email. Please check your spam/junk mail.

If you have a question regarding your child’s tutorial, please email your Tutor in the first instance. Alternatively, email tutorband@artarmonpandc.org.au regarding tutorials.

FAQs

Does my child need to have an instrument lesson every week?

Yes.

Every child in the strings program (and band program) has an instrument lesson and ensemble rehearsal every week. This is a requirement of the program.

Year 3 and all Training Strings – these children have small group tutorials, usually 3 or 4 students in the same room with the same teacher at the same time every week. Here they will learn scales, technique, note-reading, and small pieces.

Year 4 or higher ensembles – these students attend one-on-one, or private, lessons with one teacher. They will continue scales and exercises, and maybe plan for AMEB exams.

Ensembles – in addition to the lessons above, all students attend their regular larger groups that we call ensembles once a week. These times are listed below. These have about 30 children in them and they all learn the same piece, often in preparation for a performance throughout the year. Attendance at ensembles is compulsory. Mr Mansukhani is the conductor for all ensembles.

Does my child need to bring their instrument?

Yes, if you have either hired, have your own, you must bring your instrument to practice during group tutorials and ensemble rehearsals. This is also a good way for the tutors to check the instruments and tune them on a regular basis to keep the instrument at its best condition.

Does the instrument lesson need to be at Artarmon Public School?

No. You are welcome to go to instrument lessons with a tutor outside of the school, and some people prefer this if they want lessons after school. But your tutor will need to write a report twice a year.

Please note that you cannot have both in-school tuition and external tutoring. As each teacher has differing teaching styles this could be confusing for a child starting the program, so we recommend only one teacher teaches your child.

CREATIVE KIDS – claim and volunteer

In 2022 the NSW Government will continue to contribute a $100 Creative Kids rebate for NSW residents. The Artarmon P&C is currently registered as a Creative Kids provider for the band and strings programs.

If you will be taking advantage of this, your first step is to:

Apply for a voucher for your child on the Service NSW website:  go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-voucher.

Please log into the Parent Portal and provide details by completing the form online. If you wish to use the Creative Kids Voucher you must pay $100 less than your invoice total. We will then credit the $100 against your invoice when we have redeemed the voucher from Service NSW. This only applies to school ensemble fees and not tuition fees.

Correspondence

If you are not receiving emails from the Strings Committee, you need to log into your parent portal and update your contact details immediately. A lot of information goes out via email that is not included in Newsflash.

If you have trouble logging into the parent portal, email your group coordinator or the strings convenor. Please update your child’s class details on the parent portal. https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Please let your strings coordinator know if you have not received an email link to attend ensemble rehearsals for Training Strings, Junior Strings, Concert Strings, Senior Strings via Zoom run by Mr Mansukhani. Please check that these invites are not in your spam/junk/promotions folder.

If your child is sick and/or unable to attend a rehearsal, please notify your corresponding Strings Coordinator.

Ensembles 

All ensembles will commence in Week 3. Details are as follows.

Ensemble rehearsals times:             

Got a question?

If it is about your hired instrument or instrumental tutorial, please contact your tutor at first instance.

Alternatively contact our instrument coordinator or strings coordinator if required. For anything else please contact your Strings Convenor.

THANK YOU!

Enrolments for Guitar for 2022 now open for Year 3 to Year 6

APS has a long established Guitar Tuition program. 

Guitar lessons are available at school during school hours. Lessons are catered to all levels. The program focuses on reading music for guitar, guitar basics & enjoying a wide range of music.

Junior & Senior Guitar Performance Groups play music from a wide range of music genres. Students are able to join groups when they attain an appropriate level of competence on the instrument.

For further information please contact:

Mrs Lan Zhong or Mr Andre Laus

Mobile 0431 603 305 / 0422 286 807

Email : lanzhongster@gmail.com /  dreyrollan@gmail.com

School   Band   News

By now Training Band, Junior Band, Concert Band and Senior Band students will have started to get back into a routine with Ensemble rehearsals recommencing last week as well as tutorials for all our existing students.

Welcome to our new Training Band students, you will have started group tutorials and hopefully learning how to assemble your instrument and hold it correctly so that you can get a good sound from it.

A big thank you to all our wonderful parent volunteers, tutors and Mr Walmsley who have been working hard in the background to get Band up and running over the last few weeks.

Band parents, please remember to check Newsflash regularly for upcoming events and important updates. We will publish advance dates as soon as we know them to help you plan your year.

Key Dates:

 Note - week starting 7th February is week 3. 

Regular band rehearsal times:

Training Band: Fridays 8.00 am – 8.50 am

Junior Band: Mondays 10.55 am – 11:45 am & Thursdays 8.00 am – 8.50am

Concert Band: Mondays 8.00 am - 8.50 am & Thursdays 12.20 pm – 1:10 pm

Senior Band: Tuesdays 8.00 am – 8.50 am & Thursdays 2.00 pm – 2.55 pm

Jazz Band: Thursdays 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Orchestra: Wednesdays 8.00 am – 8.50 am

* All rehearsals are held in the Music Room.

Update your child’s class details

Now that classes have been confirmed, please UPDATE your child’s class details in the parent portal. https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Registrations for Band are open:

If your child is new to Artarmon Public School (APS) in 2022 and/or interested in joining Band, you can register online by going to the following link:

https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

We are pleased to advise that registrations for students new to APS and/or Band will remain open until the end of February.

If you already have an account, choose “Add a child”. Once your child is registered, we will contact you with an allocated try-out date and time.

Once you have registered online, the 2022 Band Information Pack can be downloaded from the Music Parent Portal. Please read this to gain an understanding of the Band Program requirements and expectations.

Important Note - Students must be registered online through the Music Portal to participate in the Band Program.

Creative Kids Voucher

In 2022 the NSW Government will continue to contribute a $100 Creative Kids rebate for NSW residents. The Artarmon P&C is currently registered as a Creative Kids provider for the band and strings programs.

If you will be taking advantage of this, complete the steps below:

Step 1: Apply for a voucher for your child on the Service NSW website. Go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-voucher.

Step 2: Log into the Parent Portal and provide voucher details by completing the form online.

Step 3: If you wish to use the Creative Kids Voucher you must pay $100 less than your invoice total. We will then credit the $100 against your invoice when we have redeemed the voucher from Service NSW. This only applies to school ensemble fees and not tuition fees.

Got a question?

Step 1: Have you looked in the 2022 band information pack? A copy is available in the MSM parent portal.

Step 2: Keep up to date with our weekly Band News.

Step 3:

For instrument related enquiries please contact our Instrument Coordinators Kirsteen & Oisze at apsbandinstruments@gmail.com.

For tutor related enquires please contact our Tutor Coordinator Jane at tutorband@artarmonpandc.org.au.

For invoicing related enquiries, please contact our Treasurer Lynn at treasurerband@artarmonpandc.org.au.

Step 4: for any other enquiries please contact your wonderful Band Coordinators:

A big welcome and “thank you” to our new members of the 2022 Band Committee:

Siv The – Training Band Coordinator

Priya Chari – Concert Band Coordinator

Christine Cao – Senior Concert Band Coordinator

Manjula Sreekanth – Assistant Band Convenor (student records)

Jun Li – Assistant Instrument Coordinator

Min-Jie Lou – Festival Coordinator

Lakamini Meegahapola – Assistant Treasurer

Thank You.