Welcome to Wednesday Week 8!

I hope all the Dads and Father figures in our children's lives had an amazing Father's Day on Sunday and spent some quality time together making memories and relaxing together.

A huge thank you to our parents and community members for supporting our students with their Colour fun Walkathon sponsorship forms. I know excitement is building this year with the addition of the rainbow Holi powder and the class competition to see who will be the over all winner to get the popcorn and movie party. 

A few Walkathon things to remember:

• Years 3-6 on Thursday
• Years K-2 on Friday
• No school uniform on the day - Please wear a white shirt, shorts/pants and closed in shoes ie. joggers
• Each child will be given a pair of sunglasses to wear on the day
• Face masks available if needed
• Options for your child to walk around the powder area if you prefer.
• All monies raised will go into our landscaping project between the hall and canteen areas.
• The addition of the Holi powder into our Walkathon is purely for enjoyment and fun!

KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE

Issues arise on the playground and with friendships when children are exposed to inappropriate material on the internet at a young age. As parents, it is our responsibility to ensure we are aware and know what and how our children are accessing the internet and the content they are exposed to.

Online safety education is most effective when staff and families understand the complementary roles they play in educating young people — both in and out of school.  

At Artarmon, we are keen to engage with the whole school community as active and valued participants in online safety, as it is important for creating and maintaining a safe online environment for the children in our care. 

The following Federal and NSW Government websites and resources may be helpful in supporting ongoing discussions around cyber safety with your children: 

• The Australian Government e-Safety Commissioner parent website https:/wwwwesafetyygovv.au/parents 

• The NSW Department of Education’s Digital Citizenship parent website 

httpss:/wwwwdigitalcitizenshippnswweduu.au/parents-articles  

• The e-Safety Commissioner’s fact sheet: 5 Tips to keep your family safe online

httpss:/wwwwesafetyygovv.au/sites/default/files/2021-04/5%20tips%20to%20keep%20your%20family%20safe%20onlinepdff  

• The e-Safety Commissioner’s parent and child activity: Conversation starters 

httpss:/wwwwesafetyygovv.au/sites/default/files/2020-03eSafetyy_Ed%20Conversation%20S%20%20Kidspdff  

Thank you for working with us to support our students to be cybersafe and responsible when online. 

STUDENT LEADERS AT STATE PARLIAMENT 

Written by Kayleee Wong, School Captain

On Tuesday the 5th of September, four of Artarmon’s’ Student Leaders travelled into the city to visit our local member for Willoughby, Tim James, for a tour of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council Chamber at the NSW State Parliament. 

We were greeted by the staff and started on some refreshments. Mr James then gave an inspiring speech to all who attended, giving personal gratitude for everyone’s outstanding contributions to their schools, as well as giving us valuable leadership advice. Mr James then presented his 2023 Certificates of Leadership. 

We were then delighted to be given a tour of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council Chamber where we learned various topics about leadership, the history of the NSW State Parliament, how it works, and much more. 

Overall, Artarmon Public School’s Student Leaders had a wonderful day at the New South Wales State Parliament. As Tim James’ inspiring advice stays in our hearts and minds, we hope to inspire others as we pass on the message. 

THOMPSON OVAL UPGRADE

Starting in the holidays, Thompson Oval will begin its resurfacing project to create a brand new oval for the school and community to use. 

The concept design includes

• U12 soccer field to match the feedback from the sports user groups
• Levelling the field at the southern end (cricket net) to increase the usable space
• Perimeter athletics track
• Retractable net to separate organised sports groups and general community
• Storage area

• Pick up and drop off areas near the oval. If students are dropped off or  meet you on Reserve Rd they will need to walk up / down Barton Rd or use the pathway behind the school and the park near the basketball courts.

Please ensure you talk to your child / children about any changes that may impact your family situation.

Photo Competition:

A big congratulations to our Top 3 entries to the Wild Life Photo Competition this year:

1. Pigeon Conversation by Alex Year 3
2. Wild Life from my Balcony by Farzad Year Year 3
3. Busy Bee by Jacob Year 6

Thank you to the Artarmon Progress Association APA) the school P&C for organisingg the competition. The Association visited our school assembly this week to present the winners with their certificates. Thank you to all of the students who uploaded their fantastic photos to take part in the competition.

Opera Australia Comes to APS

Opera Australia is an opera company that performs on stage with a combination of music, song, and story. On Monday the 28th of August, year 5 had the delight of watching an opera by 4 actor\singers and one skilled musician. 

The show, Eil Kid, lasted 60 minutes and the music persisted throughout the performance. The singers set up all the props and sets, in the school hall. All of year 5 enjoyed the play.

El Kid is an opera based on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, with new aspects of entertainment to make the story more interesting. Diego  (the  baby goat) is being ridiculed by his siblings, as they make their way to the  Fiesta. Isabella and Ferdinand (the older siblings) try to scare a troll away From the bridge. However, the troll threatens to eat  them,  so  the  burden is passed  on to Diego. Rather than running away, Diego tricks the troll, and has a newfound respect from Ferdinand and Isabella· the  play was sung so that the audience would see the story through Diego's eyes.

By Ryan Ganguly 5HW

Monday, the 28th of August, year 5 had been fortunate enough to have Opera Australia come to our school. The Opera had come to educate us through Opera. We had watched it in the hall in the middle session.

The Opera was called El Kid. This story was the appropriation of the story called The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Cinderella. This was so as the three characters, Diego, Ferdinand and Isabella were like three goats. They each wanted to go past the bridge, past the troll to get to the festival. The story is also an appropriation of the story Cinderella as Diego's to siblings bullied him and didn't want him to go to the festival.

This Opera was quite a unique one. There were fake cacti with oranges growing on them! The bridge was made of stones and had a flap available for the troll to pop out. The story was told with loud singing. The Opera had come to our school with a quick stage set up and beautiful costumes. This has been an amazing experience for us!

By Yumi Tan Years 5HW

On Monday the 28th of August Year Five went to watch a play in the hall as a part of our Music Program. It was a great play and Year Five loved it.

The play was an appropriation of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Instead it was about a man called Ferdinan and a woman called Isabella who wonts to go to a Festival. But they come across a troll who is very hungry. The troll wanted to eat one of the humans but instead a very young boy named Diego, who gets bullied by his siblings Ferdinan and Isabella saved the day by banishing the troll by his magic which his siblings never believed in. 

The real names of the actors were Lachlan who played Diego, Tristen who played Ferdinan, Bridget who played Isabella and Aliano who played the troll and narrator.

The play EL Kid was great and the year 5 had a blast watching it. They hope that Opera Australia can return in year six.

By Justin Ding 5HW

On the 28^thof August APS brought an opera to school for the year S's. They had an unusual setting cacti. They had a brick wall to make the theme more exciting. The opera people had to be really hydrated.

The appropriation was three billy goat gruff as there were three goats one named Diego the second one called Ferdinand {big brother} and Isabella {big sister} and of course the troll/narrator.

In the opera it shows even if you are small you can achieve big things Diego fought the evil and his siblings finally accepted him it proves that he is strong in his own way.

The songs formed a very good background entertaining all of us students with the story of three siblings reuniting together.

Overall the story is very entertaining and suitable for kids.

By Laila A. 5HW

When:

• Years 3-6 Thursday 7th September, 11:30am - 12:30pm
• Years K-2 Friday 8th September, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Why:

• A fun way for students to get involved and raise money to improve our school!

Reminders:

• Please fill in the permission note sent out through SchoolBytes email
• Students to find sponsors for each lap and fill in on envelope
• Prizes for highest fundraiser per class
• Popcorn and Movie party for highest fundraising class K, 1-2, 3-4 & 5-6

What to wear:

• No school or sports uniforms for those participating in the colour component
• A white shirt, mufti clothes, enclosed shoes and a hat, for those participating in the colour component

• A pair of sunglasses and a mask 

Online Donations:

NUDE FOOD TUESDAY

NUDE FOOD TUESDAY at Artarmon Public School as continued to go from strength to strength. Every Tuesday, students have been encouraged to bring food without single use packaging.

It’s been exciting to see students get behind this initiative, with some classes achieving 100% nude food on Tuesdays! Every fortnight, classes with the most nude food have been awarded the Green Team award during Stage assemblies. We are pleased to announce the following award winners for Term 3:

Week 6

Stage 2: 4EH

Kindergarten: KKA and KOK

Week 7

Stage 1: 2SL

Stage 3: 5HW

Week 8

Stage 2: 4JD

Kindergarten: KKA

With only one week more to go, we look forward to announcing the Term 3 Green Team winners of the special movie lunchtime for those classes that have achieved the most nude food over the term.

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