SRC RAINBOW DAY

Thank you and congratulation to all of the students and teachers who participated in Rainbow Day on Tuesday 7th May. The school raised just over $1,600 which will be gifted to Stewart House to purchase engaging classroom resources for students in need. A special mention to the SRC students who generated so much interest and support for the event. The success of their hard work can be clearly seen in the photos of the day.

Photo credit: Mr Maxwell

NAPLAN

Do you know Szapp our school communication app can translate our newsletter into your Language?

Hindi:

क्या आप जानते हैं कि हमारे स्कूल संचार ऐप को इस समाचार को अपनी भाषा में अनुवाद कर सकते हैं 

Japanese:

学校のコミュニーケーションアプリ"Szapp"では、学校からの連絡を自分の言語に翻訳できる事をご存知ですか？

Korean: 

우리 학교 통신 앱(Szapp)이 영어를 한국어로 번역할 수 있다는것, 알고 계시나요?

Chinese: 

你知道Szapp我們的學校通訊應用程序可以將我們的通訊翻譯成你的語言嗎？

Dear Parent/Carer,

Opportunity classes cater for academically gifted and talented students who may otherwise be without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing educational materials at the appropriate level.

Applications for opportunity class placement are considered mainly on the combined results

 of the Opportunity Class Placement Test and school assessments. The Opportunity Class Placement Test will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2019.

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2020, you need to apply soon. You will need to apply on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).

Detailed instructions on how to apply online will be available from Tuesday 30 April 2019 at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5
The application website opens on Tuesday 30 April 2019 and closes on Friday 17 May 2019. You must apply by the due date.

There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact the Team for assistance after 30 April 2019.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Interested parents and carers must read Information about applying for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2020

available at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5/information-for-applicants

Please return the Intention to Apply note by May 3^rd.

Kind regards

Brooke Keevers

Deputy Principal

How to contact P&C

The P&C has moved to a new email platform. Please see below new contact details. 

If there is something you'd like us to discuss at the upcoming P&C General Meeting please follow the steps below in submitting a motion. 

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. 

Malvina Crastin

secretary.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Lean beef lasagne now available from the canteen. The lasagne costs $5, is homemade and is served with a garlic bread half roll." It is served in a biodegradable craft lunch box with a window.

Pumpkin Soup is now also available. The soup is priced at $3, is freshly made and is Dairy and Gluten Free. To avoid any lunch bag disasters, students bring their lunch bag to the canteen to pickup their soup

School   Band   News

Band parents, please check Newsflash weekly for the latest news and reminders, we will publish advance dates as soon as we know them to help you plan your year!

Playathon

If you can volunteer to help organise the annual Band Playathon, or have a contact at a business that may be able to donate a prize, please contact band@artarmonpandc.org.au.

Term 2 Band Committee Meeting

All band parents are welcome to attend the Term 2 Band Committee Meeting to be held on Monday 13 May at 6.45pm in the music room. Come along to find out what's happening in band this term and during the year.

Got a question?

Have you looked in the 2019 band information pack? A copy is available at https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic.

If it is about your hired instrument or instrumental tutorial please contact your tutor firstly, then our instrument coordinator or tutor coordinator if required.

For anything else please contact your band coordinator.

1. Mothers’ Day Concert TOMORROW 8 am Thursday May 9^th in the new school hall

• Students arrive 7:40am to help set up.

• All parents invited!

Come along to our first concert of the year.

Mr Mansukhani and the Junior, Concert and Senior Strings will be showcasing their new pieces while you sit back and enjoy some morning tea.

Make sure you stick around to the end so your child can give you a special flower.

$1 tea and coffee

$1 finger buns

No entry fee

Finger buns kindly supplied by our local

Roses kindly supplied by

2. Music intensive is coming up June 1 and 2.

Permission forms and details will be emailed this week.

3. Don’t forget strings has a new email address:

Please note the new email address for strings

strings.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Calendar:

Ensemble rehearsals:

         Training Strings:                 Tuesdays lunchtime

         Junior Strings:                     7:45-8:45am Tuesdays, middle level S block

         Concert Strings:                  7:45-8:45 Thursdays, middle level S block

         Senior Strings:                    3-4pm Tuesdays, music room

         Orchestra:                            8-8:50am Wednesdays, music room

Committee Positions

Training Strings Coordinator – Ellen Hird

Junior Strings Coordinator – Rose Wen

Concert Strings Coordinator – Karen P’ng

Senior Strings Coordinator – Ada Pan

Orchestra Coordinator – Charisma Shyju

Instruments Coordinator – Joanne Wang

Assistant Instrument Coordinators – Priya Chari and Mahsa Razdan

Creative Kids Voucher assistant – Angie Wong

Secretary – Arzoo Patel

Strings Treasurer – Ian Han – stringstreasurer@gmail.com

Assistant – Sonika Sinha

Emma Nicholas, Strings Convenor – strings.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Run2Cure is a fun run on Sunday 2 June in Sydney’s iconic Domain which aims to raise awareness of the children’s cancer called neuroblastoma; a disease which claims more lives of children under the age of five than any other cancer.

Over 6000 people participated at the event last year : Run2Cure offers a great opportunity for the school community to get fit, have fun and raise awareness of an under-funded aggressive childhood cancer.

School Challenge

Registrations are now open and there is a 10% discount for school teams (Promo Code: SCHOOL1019).  Medals are awarded to all participant, but additional medals are awarded to the top three primary school boys and girls in the 3km, and the top three high school boys and girls in the 5km.

There will also be a school trophy for the winning 3k girls and boys, and 5k girls and boys teams.

Take a look at last year’s winners and their times through the School Challenge page: https://run2cure.org.au/the-run/register-to-run/register-your-school

This page also has downloadable flyers to help promote the event at school, as well as a step-by-step registration guide and an electronic flyer that can be inserted into the school eNewsletter.

There are a range of distances for all levels of fitness and all members of the family: 10k, 5k and 3k timed runs to the 1K Little Heroes Walk (for children under 5) and the 1k dash (for speedy 6 to 10 year olds).

The family fun day will include live entertainment, sports activities, animal presentations from Taronga Zoo, face painting and pony rides.

Thank you for your time and I really hope you get behind this wonderful initiative. Please feel free to contact me with any questions via info@nb.org.au or visit our website www.run2cure.org.au

Kind regards,

Lucy Jones, President Neuroblastoma Australia