CELEBRATING SUCCESS

Another treat this week to have special visitors pop down to my temporary office to share their success in the classroom and achievement towards their learning goals. Fantastic writing coming from our Year 1 students.

ACADEMIC REPORTS

On Friday, semester one academic reports will be sent home via email to all families. These reports have been put together by teachers to share with you progress your child has achieved and is working towards based off the NSW curriculum and syllabus documents. Please take your time to read the individual report and ensure you have booked your parent / teacher interview on Monday or Tuesday next week so your child's teacher can elaborate with you in person about the content of the academic report. Parent teacher interviews will be held in person, in the library. Please arrive five minutes prior to your scheduled time and wait outside the library near the Barton Rd stairs. Every 10 minutes a bell will ring and you will be invited in for your scheduled interview time. If you requested the teacher to call you via the phone, please remember this will show up on your phone as un unlisted number.

If you have had any difficulty booking a time to meet your child's teacher, please contact the office by phone and they will assist you.

MORNING SUPERVISION

Supervision of students at school in the morning is from 8:25am. As a parent, please ensure you are looking after the safety and wellbeing of your child by keeping them safe and only dropping them at school, or allowing them to make their way to school in the morning to arrive when supervision is provided. There have been a number of incidents where students are found in the playground before 8:25am unsupervised. This creates significant risk for student safety.

SCHOOL FEES TERM THREE

We are currently finalising school fees for Term 3 to be sent home next week. These fees will be sent to families via email and include any unpaid fees from the previous terms. Fees charged, cover educational excursions / incursions to support grade teaching and learning programs and extra curricular sport activities. 

The voluntary contribution is added automatically to all students fees. This money is used each year to fund an extra classroom teacher and quality learning resources across our school. The community support with this contribution is greatly appreciated and makes a significant difference to learning programs and students of Artarmon Public School. 

If you are having any difficulty paying your child's fees, please email or phone the school directly and we will contact you to work through ways the school can support your and your family. 

SCHOOL PHOTOS

It was wonderful to see all the children over the last few days with brushed hair, clean ears and a bright smile for their class and individual photo. If you forgot to order, don't panic, you will be able to order from the photographer after the day. A huge thanks must go to Mrs Singh for her organisation, communication and execution of all photos over the three days.

BUILDING UPDATE

As you may have seen, the construction work on the admin building has begun and areas fenced off. There will be a small change to the 'Kiss and Drop' zone on McMillan Rd in the coming days until the end of the project. The council are approving a small 6m designated construction zone at the top of the Kiss and Drop area on McMillan Rd. This will be fenced off, and when in use, supervised by a traffic safety officer. Please be patient at all times and ensure safety of everyone comes first when driving and parking in this area.

KEY DATES IN TERM THREE

We are just finalising some excursion dates for Term 3 and will add in next weeks Newsflash, key dates for your calendars.

EAL/D (English as an Additional Language/Dialect) groups have been busy over Semester One working on speaking, listening, reading and writing. The following gallery shows some work completed by our Kindergarten, Year Two and Stage Two groups.

Artarmon has been chosen to complete a NAPLAN item trial in preparation for 2023 NAPLAN. Next week 3BT, 3EH, 5JM and 5PO will be taking part in the trial.

No individual student data is collected from the item trials.

More information can be found in the attached PDF.

ACARA_Item_Trial_2022_parent_and_carer_information_brochure_12042022.pdf

Dear String Parents,

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

Dates for the diary

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

Years 5/6 – New England School Tour

Expression of Interest Form due Friday June 24. Please return the form to Ms Wolski in the office. Spare forms can also be collected from the office.

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,

Please keep checking band news for important upcoming events and dates to help you plan your calendar.

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 (except for the New England Orchestra Tour).

New England Orchestra Tour

The expression of interest (EOI) for the music tour was handed out to the students and family on Thursday, 16^th June 2022. Please email band@artarmonpandc.org.au if you haven’t received the form and interested in participating.

This is a every two years event, and the school will select only 50 of year 5 and year 6 students to represents APS on a music tour.  This year we will be touring through the New England region. If you are interested in your child participating in this wonderful experience, please fill in the EOI form and return to Mr Wolski in office by Friday, 24^th June 2022.

Collaroy Music Camp

Our Music Camp Coordinator, Nadia Gajic has sent out communication email on Tuesday, 21^st June 2022 to all band students’ family (except Training Band and Training String).  

The Artarmon Public School Music Camp will be going ahead this year over the weekend of the 6^th - 7^th August at The Collaroy Centre, Collaroy. The music camp provides our children with a great opportunity to not only bond with their fellow musicians, but also to help consolidate their skills ahead of The Concourse concert.

Please be advised that registration and payment for the camp is now required and must be completed by no later than the 7^th July.

Please check your Junk Mail folder or contact Music Camp Coordinator at nadiagajic@gmail.com if you have not received your email.

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

Netball Round 6 Game Reports

Friday 17^th June 2022