Welcome to Week 4. I hope all our families celebrated and remembered the mothers in our lives over the weekend and spent quality time with family. Congratulations to our Orchestra and String ensembles for their outstanding Mother's Day concert last week. Our students, music directors, teachers and parent volunteers have yet again blown me away with their amazing talent.

Congratulations JOYCE!

An amazing achievement by one of our very own talented Artarmon students, Joyce Sun. Joyce has been selected to represent NSW at the National Tennis championship in Brisbane later this year. This is an outstanding effort and we are so proud of her and her efforts.

I asked Joyce to write us a brief summary to share with our community.

I drove to Melbourne with my Mum and Dad to play in the Under 11’s National Tennis Camp (this is for the top 8 girls and top 8 boys around Australia). I played tennis at Melbourne Park. The camp was lots of training and lots of fun, it was really good to see my tennis friends again.

Then I went to Albury to represent Sydney North Tennis at the NSWPSSA championship. I played in the singles and the doubles. It was super fun. I got to play against my friends and against other people I didn’t know. In the tournament my team came second. I won most of my matches and I lost only one. After the tiring four days it was time to announce who got in the Bruce Cup. There were 7 girls and 7 boys who got chosen to go. I’m excited to go in October to Brisbane to represent NSW to play against other states.    

Parent Teacher Interviews

Our parent teacher interviews are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday 28th and 29th June between 1pm - 7pm each day.

The schedule and booking information will come out next week once finalised.

The interviews will be held in the library and families will be able to book one, ten minute, face to face interview per child with the classroom teacher.

Third Party Software agreement.

Today families would have received an email for permission for students to use third party software to enhance educational programs in the classroom. Each program listed needs individual permission and detail is provided in the note.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school via email.

SEMESTER ONE REPORTS

Our Semester one reports will be uploaded to your School Bytes parent portal.

All parents need to be registered and linked to your child/ren on the parent portal to access your end of Semester reports which are being released in Week 9.

Please note School Bytes parent portal is a webpage that is different to the SZapp.

Thank you to those who have already signed up to the portal.

If you have any concerns or have trouble signing up, please do not hesitate to contact the office.

REGISTER FOR SCHOOL BYTES

To register click here

For step by step instructions on setting up your Parent Portal click here

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Please use the image below to understand the importance of your child attending school every day.

If you are planning a family holiday or time away, this needs to be scheduled in school holiday time.

The State Library was an Excellent Excursion

By Alex Li and Anrwyee Maiti

Books filled with horror, fantasy and jokes. Paintings of celebrities, prime ministers and artists. Where can you find all these things? Where else but the NSW State Library. There are tons of thrilling books, and it’s also a silent place where you can study, work and read. There are educational studies and discoveries perfect for anyone.

When you step in this book palace you will be greeted and granted permission to explore the adventures that this library grants you. When Artarmon Public School entered this wonderful place, we were treated like royalty. This is full of secret doors, exciting stories and four million books. This place is truly brilliant 

Is your local library too noisy? Well, have you heard of the State Library? You can plan all your work, documents and slides without anyone making a peep. Hundreds of citizens sprint to get to the Mitchell Library where everything is as quiet as an ant.

Is it too hard to find a chemistry book for your next exam? Well, the State Library is dedicated to education. There is even a children's library for children to learn about their subjects. Heading to this library is a must.

There is no doubt that this is the best library in the world as there are loads of amazing sights, it’s a place of peace and quiet, and there are untold educational books for children. 

Brace yourself for a wonderful adventure.

The State Library

By Angela Ouyang

It’s important that very child truly appreciates the enchanting the surroundings of the NSW State Library, which sits proudly on Macquarie Street. This wholesome experience displays ancient masterpieces, provides educational activities, as well as many individual libraries.

To begin with, children will walk through many galleries, stocked to the brim with famous, inspiring works of art. The walls depict primary sources like the Eureka Stockade or significant events or Australian history. The tour guide explains backstories behind the pieces of work as your child walks through each and every room. Learning new facts about beautiful masterpieces is a must-see!

Additionally, children will get the opportunity to enter a mysterious secret room and manage their own play describing the daily life, the outfit and dialogue or a miner during the gold rush era. This educational activity is full of learning and thrill for your minors developing brain and they will be able to clearly understand what life was like during the goldfields.

All Year Five pupils deserve the chance to stroll through the Mitchell Library which holds more than four million books. The library was started by David Scott Mitchell. David was a famous book collector who was only interested in rare, one-of-a-kind books. He collected many books before realizing that, when he died, no one would be there to look after them. Out of options, Mitchell donated the precious books to the library where they now sit today.

Your child will appreciate the effort that the librarians took to provide such an experience to go through. The New South Wales State Library is a wonderful building to spend time in with friends and family.

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CROSS COUNTRY

By : Elyssa and Yara 6MB

Stitches, we all get them. How do we get them? From running a huge lap.

Hi, Elyssa and Yara here, writing to you about Cross Country. Artarmon Public School had the Cross Country Carnival on the Wednesday of Term 2, Week 3. The house winner is yet to be announced making everyone stand on their tippy-toes waiting. The morning of Cross Country was quite nerve-racking for us. Here is an interview from Phoenix, a student from class 6MB.

Elyssa: How do you feel about Cross Country?

Phoenix: Well, it was very good but also very challenging because I had to run five whole laps around the area of Artarmon Reserve.

In most people’s opinions, everyone thought the Cross Country was going to be challenging because we heard we had to run many laps, but we all had fun in the end, and spent lots of time outside with our friends and being able to build trust in ourselves and self-confidence

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GIRLS KNOCKOUT CRICKET

By Divya.C

On the 11^th of May, Artarmon Girls Cricket Team went to Artarmon reserve to play Mona Vale Public School. Many of us had never played a competitive match of cricket before, so kudos to Bhavika, Dyuthi, Orla, Shiori, Vidhi and Avea for working together as a team. We hadn’t played together, so we were all considerably nervous when we walked to Artarmon Reserve.

With the amount of stretches we did prior to the match; I was worried someone would break a leg before we even started playing! Our captain, Siona, won the toss and chose to bat first. The whole thing was very tense and watching the batsmen play was nerve-wracking. We all gave it 100% and improved with every ball! Congrats to Myra who made 30 runs for the team. We made a total of 2 for 160.

After a quick break, the second innings got underway, and it was our turn to bowl and field. Kriti and Siona both got two wickets for the team, and Nishika got two catches and a wicket. Everyone fielded excellently, which limited Mona Vale to 10 for 77. This meant we won the match by 83 runs!

Thank you very much to Mr Johnson for organising the match, as we all had a great time. We are all super proud of ourselves and looking forward to our next match!

BOYS KNOCKOUT CRICKET

By Shubham G. 

Hi, MY NAME IS Shubham, captain of the school knockout cricket team. I am pleased to share the fact that the Artarmon Public School cricket team has won their first game.

Everyone in the team played exceptionally well. Specific key players and stats that stood out were, Arjun Mulik retiring at 40 runs, Jack Watt taking three crucial wickets in two overs and Samay Gowing for getting two run outs and one wicket.

In the end, everyone played their best game and put in their full effort. A special thanks to our opponent, Lane Cove for playing a really high intensity game.

Without the effort of teachers and students there wouldn’t have been such an amazing game, thank you.

BADMINTON CHAMPION

Congratulations to Callum Liu (Yr 5) on his recen success at the folowing Championship titles:

·       2023 ACT Junior Badminton Open (29/04/2023-30/04/2023)

ü  Under 15 Boys Single Runner Up (Silver Medal)

ü  Under 13 Boys Double Winner (Gold Medal)

ü  Under 15 Boys Double Winner (Gold Medal)

·       2023 NSW Junior Badminton Open (06/05/2023-07/05/2023)

ü  Under 13 Boys Single Runner Up (Silver Medal)

ü  Under 13 Boys Double Winner (Gold Medal)

Good luck at the NSW team selection to represent at the upcoming National Championships.

NUDE FOOD TUESDAY

On Tuesday 9th May, the Green Team launched NUDE FOOD TUESDAY at Artarmon Public School! It was great to see students from Year 3 to 6 embracing food without single use packaging. We look forward to announcing the classes with the most nude food in the next newsletter. These classes will be the first recipients of our fortnightly Green Class Award. At the end of the term, the Year 3 to 6 class with the most nude lunches on Tuesdays will win a special movie lunch hosted by the Green Team!

What is Nude Food?

Simply put, it’s food without excess packaging. Usually, this means food that is not processed, often making it a healthier and more environmentally friendly option.

Why?

Reducing packaging has important environmental benefits. Waste, particularly single use plastic, is a huge problem for schools. By encouraging unpackaged food, there is less litter, making for a cleaner and healthier school environment. Less waste is sent to landfill. It also encourages better food and drink choices, as many healthy food options come with their own packaging!

Looking forward to seeing our Nude Food winners!

Kind Regards

Green Team

VEX Robotics Competition is organised by The REC (Robotics Education & Competition). Every year more than 1 million students, from over 90,000 teams across more than 90 countries, participate.

VEX Robotics Australian National Championship is the highest level of VEX robotics competition in the country. All the participating teams must work hard to gain a spot from previous qualifying tournaments during this competing season. This season, the VEX National Championship is the largest in the last three years with over 100 teams and 1200+ people participating from all different states and territories. 

Given the outstanding result of William (Year 6), Sam (Year 4), and Alex's (Yesr 5) teams, they were selected and travelled to Dallas, Texas to represent Australia internationally at VEX Worlds, during the holidays.

We are so proud of the boys and their achievements and wanted to share it with our community.

Good on you boy! Fantastic effort.

This is our Lost Property pile..... Getting close to similar in height.

All students visit the library each week for borrowing. Students are encouraged to borrow up to 4 books every week.  Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 have a one week loan period and students in Years 3 to 6 have a three week loan period. We have many fantastic books that are just waiting to be borrowed! Please encourage your child to borrow regularly.

Library books should be returned to the library before school,

Monday to Friday 8:25 – 8:55am.

Updated rules: Students can now add 10 Personal Choice books and up to 5 books from a same series. Any additional same series titles will count in the Personal Choice tally only. So choose wisely!

Bookmark https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html# / or login in via the shortcut in your child’s Student Portal.

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the Challenge:

NEW CANTEEN

The new canteen is fully operational!

1. Online ordering is available via the Flexischools app.

• To open a Flexischools account please follow these instructions: Getting_started_with_Flexischools.pdf
• To reopen a closed Flexischools account you will need to call Parent Support on 1300 361 769 Mon - Fri from 8 am to 12 noon. Alternatively, you can use the online contact form here: Flexischools Contact Form

2. Refund from Spriggy Schools app - If you still have money on your Spriggy Schools account, you will need to request a refund. To do this follow these simple instructions:

• Log in to the parent app
• Tap on the Orange WeChat button in the bottom right
• Account Closure Request will pop up
• Click on this to request your refund
• This is an automated process that takes 5-7 days to be credited back to your linked account.

Alternatively, click on this infographic for instructions: How_to_request_refund.pdf