CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW!

An amazing achievement for Matthew Fang to be selected and represent Sydney North at the recent NSW State championships for Basketball. With such a small number of students chosen in the team, we are so proud of Matthew and his success in the sport and wish him all the best for his future endeavours.

I asked Matthew to share with us all his experience.

Matthew Fang:

From Tuesday the 31st of May to Friday the 3rd of June, I was at Tamworth Sports Dome representing Sydney North in the NSW Basketball State Championships. Sydney North was the winner in 2021 and we were aiming for back to back champions. There were a total of 14 teams for the boys and 14 for the girls with each team consisting of 10 players which amounted to roughly 280 boys and girls in this entire competition. On the first day (Tuesday) we played Sydney West and beat them 49-33. I also scored a buzzer beater this game. Then, we played South Coast and won 55-28. On the second day, Wednesday, we played Hunter, beating them 53-31. Then we won against Polding 43-25. To start things off for day 3, we smashed Western 75-13 and then ended up beating North coast 51-18.

NORTH SHORE ZONE CROSS COUNTRY

State Library Recount

By Scarlet and Yara in 5LS

“1, 2, 3..” our teacher counted, one by one letting us onto the bus. It was a race to the back seat, with only a few lucky people succeeding. Soon the bus was full and our class shouted with excitement as we drove away, for we knew we would all be having an excellent time at the State Library in the city!

We entered the library and waited a minute or two, until a very nice lady showed up, directing us to a new spot to meet our instructor Andrea. We set off, looking around with amazement at the vast study halls and magnificent artworks, but that wasn’t even the best part! We twisted and turned through the ginormous building, until we reached a very empty hallway with a cupboard and one very large digital artwork. We stowed our valuables away in the cupboard before experiencing some magic. The digital artwork slowly opened, revealing a walkway behind it! Excitedly, we walked inside, whispering to each other of the marvels on the walls. There were hats, maps, a boomerang and many more breathtaking and unbelievable objects put out. But we think you will be surprised when we say there were very rare and genuine photos on the walls and clothes from the times of the gold rush, laid out neatly on tables around the room.

Andrea sat us down and we had a short discussion about the gold rush. She then revealed the true reason we were visiting today: we were going to dress up and pretend to be a character from the 1850’s! We were going to make a short movie. There were some really important steps to get this right, so we had to listen really carefully. We partnered up, selected a costume each and got dressed. Our partner snapped a great picture of us and we edited the photos so they were black and white. 

The final step to bring our characters to life was to think of a script and make our characters “speak” through voice recordings and animations, we saved it so that Andrea could send it back to school for us.

On behalf of year 5 we say thank you to Ms Donohoe for giving us a fun and educational excursion, it is probably the best one we’ve ever been on!

Semester One Parent-Teacher interviews are an opportunity for you to check in with your child’s teacher and hear how your child has been doing so far. This is also an opportunity for you to share any specific information that you feel is important for the teacher to know about your child.

Interviews will be available face-to-face or via phone call and can be booked for a 10 minute time slot.

How to book your interview time:

To book your Semester One Parent-Teacher interview please click on the link and follow the steps below.

Click on https://artarmonps.schoolzineplus.com/t2pt2022

1. Enter email address and select login
2. Enter your password (this will be a password used when originally set up Schoolzine app/account) or follow prompts to set up password/reset password.
3. Click add student and type your child’s name. Repeat if more than one child at school.
4. Select student – ‘Save and Continue’
5. Select child’s teacher
6. Scroll to the bottom and click Next’
7. Select an available 10-minute time slot
8. Click ‘Next’
9. Please select ‘Face-to-face’ or ‘Phone Call’ from drop down menu
10. Please add you contact number. (This will be used if technical issues and the teacher needs to call you)
11. Click ‘Next’ to confirm. You will then receive a confirmation email.
12. Repeat process for each child enrolled at the school.

Link to detailed parent booking guide: https://artarmonps.schoolzineplus.com/sk-booking-guide

Details

The school photographer will be at Artarmon from Monday 20th June till Wednesday 22nd June. Monday 20th will be predominately sports and extra curricular photos. Class, individual and sibling shots will take place over Tuesday and Wednesday. 

A rough guideline of groups and grades group photo dates can be seen below.

School_Photos_Schedule_parent_version.pdf

Your child/ren should have brought home their individualised envelopes from the photographer. Payments can be made easily online, following the steps on the envelope.

Sibling photo envelopes can be collected from and returned to the front office.

Returning envelopes

Teachers are able to collect envelopes prior to the photo day if payments are made online. If paying in cash, please return the envelope on your child's photo day. All children will be in the class photo and have an individual shot taken even if they do not bring their envelope back as parents and carers can order from the photographer after the day.

Artarmon Public School and The P&C have recently collaborated with 'The Fathering Project' to help build our community connections.

Several of our dads have already joined together within The Fathering Project's 'Dad's Portal' to see some of the resources available through the portal. Our first dad's group meeting has been scheduled for this Friday 10th June, via Zoom.

Topic: Fathering project planning meeting
Time: Jun 10, 2022 01:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Join Zoom Meeting
https://au01web.zoom.us/j/8285840946?pwd=TkF0YU93Z3hpaDR6QWd0R2hET2hMUT09

Meeting ID: 828 584 0946
Passcode: aps

If you'd like to learn more or join our dad's portal please follow the link in the poster below.

Whoosh! The time travelling superhero has turned the tables!
On Thursday, the 9th of June, students are given the opportunity to dress as teachers and vice versa. On that day students are encouraged to bring a gold coin to support families across flood impacted Australia in recovering from the recent floods through GIVIT (https://www.givit.org.au/appeals/givit-together/nsw-flood-appeal). Students can dress up as a teacher they know (Miss Borg, Miss Harrington or Mr Coombes), a fictional teacher (Mrs Trunchbull, Miss Honey or Dumbledore) or just a teacher in general. The SRC’s dedicated work has meant that our school can change the lives of people who need it in a fun, creative and enjoyable way.
-Brought to you by the SRC and student leadership team

Dear String Parents,

What impressive String performances we had on Saturday for the Sydney Eisteddfod! All String students looked amazing on stage and played their music pieces so superbly.

Big thank you to our amazing Strings Director, Adrian Mansukhani and Band Director, Matthew Walmsley for their extraordinary work in helping our students learn and perform to their very best on the day. Thank you to our tutors last weekend for helping our students rehearse and prepare them so well for their performances. Also, big thank you to our parent volunteers for their supervision of our students and helping the day run so smoothly. And last but not least, huge thank you to Courtney Kim, our Eisteddfod Coordinator for her work in planning and organising this event!

In addition to email communications, we encourage you to check Newsflash regularly for upcoming events and important string updates.

Sydney Eisteddfod Awards

Congratulations and well done to all the participants of the Sydney Eisteddfod. Our students were dressed impeccably and were the perfect model of fine little musicians! APS Strings have received the following awards:

• 1^st Place: Orchestra and Concert Strings
• 3^rd Place: Senior Strings
• Highly Commended: Junior Strings

Fantastic results for all our ensembles!

Dates for the diary

Attendance to the above events is compulsory and String students are expected to attend as part of the Music Program.

Ensembles 

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

Ensemble rehearsals:

Double Bass Player Wanted!!

Artarmon's String Programme is looking for students who may be interested in learning the wonderful Double Bass. It is a beautiful instrument which makes a majestic sound and helps enhance the depth of every string ensemble. Bass students may one day also try out for the school's Jazz Band and Orchestra! In addition, every high school orchestra and string ensemble will be seeking bass players!

We have a wonderful bass tutor - Miss Emily Green - who will be able to offer lessons to your child at school. No prior musical experience necessary (bass guitarists will have a huge advantage though!). Students will be issued with 2 bass instruments - one for home use and one for school use, therefore there is no need for constant instrument transportation.

If you child is interested, please contact our string convenor and Mr Mansukhani will organise a tryout for your child.

Got a question?

Step 1: Have you looked in the 2022 Strings information pack? A copy is available in the MSM parent portal. https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Step 2: Keep up to date with our weekly Strings News by checking Newsflash in the Schoolzine app.

Step 3: For instrument related enquiries please contact our Instrument Coordinators Aarti at APSstringsinstruments@gmail.com

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

For invoicing related enquiries, please contact our Treasurers Namitha and Cat at stringstreasurer@gmail.com

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

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

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.

As a general courtesy, please ensure your tutors are also informed in advance if your child is unable to attend their lessons due to illness, doctor’s appointment, Selective School test, Covid isolation etc.

Dear Parents and Carers,

This week our children has accomplished another significant milestone in their musical journey, with their magnificent performance at Sydney Eisteddfod. Congratulation!

We would like to express sincere gratitude towards our Band Director Mr. Walmsley and String Director Mr. Mansukhani and acknowledge the amount of dedication you have put into the performance.

Special THANK YOU to our event coordinator, Min-Jie Lou who put her own time aside and set the event to success. 

A big THANK YOU to all our wonderful Parent Volunteers, Jun Li, Xi Chen, Rachel Shi, Weiying Ye, Jackie Ho, Irene Chan, Lin Xie, Sa, Ming Zuo, Nicole Liu, Lily Niu, Nicole Shinfield, Rachel Zhang and Rie Parsons who supervised and transported the instruments. We are so very grateful to have your help.

Keep that spirit high for our next performance at Ryde Eisteddfod! 

Upcoming Band Key Date/Event:

Attendance to the above events is compulsory and all Band students are expected to attend as part of the Music Program.

Band Supervision: Call for Parent Volunteers for Morning Rehearsals

(Training Band and Concert Band)

As parents are now allowed back on the school site, we have started a roster for parents to assist and supervise band rehearsals from 07:50am to 08:50am morning. 

There are still few spots available for Junior Band and Concert Band. This year we would like to open the volunteering to all band groups. You are welcome to volunteer for any rehearsal, all help is very much appreciated.

The band co-ordinators have created a signup zone page. Please click on this link and enter your details for the time that best suits you (please note there is a different tab for each band group).

https://signup.zone/gsdhQDjk2Eo2mWqJA 

Band Invoice

Please note that band enrolments have been finalised and invoices were sent out in April 2022. Please check your Junk Mail folder or contact Band Treasurer at treasurerband@artarmonpandc.org.au if you have not received your invoice.

Please read carefully before you make payment.

1. You will see both band and string bank accounts on the invoice. Please make sure you pay into BAND account and the details are: BSB - 032090, Account number 170463.
2. If you are using the creative kids voucher, please make sure to submit your voucher details ASAP and deduct $100 from the total amount when transfer your payment. If you are unsure how to submit your voucher details, please contact band at your earliest convenience.

Feel free to contact the band treasurer should you have any other questions.

Regular Band Rehearsal Times:  

For rehearsals before school, students should arrive at school promptly at 7.50 am so that the rehearsal can start by 8:00 am.

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 Coordinator Kirsteen Daly, Oisze Altonaga & Jun Li at apsbandinstruments@gmail.com.

For tutor related enquires please email your Tutor in the first instance. Alternatively, email Jane Absolum/Rebecca 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!

THANK YOU!

Ellis Foong & Christine Cao – 2022 Band Co-Convenors

Email: band@artarmonpandc.org.au