We look forward to hosting 300 parents on Monday, 27th May from 6 - 7.30 for our Numeracy Parent Information session. Please note the new location will be beginning in the hall and breaking into groups from there. If you have not already sent an RSVP, unfortunately you will not be able to attend as we are preparing resources for this amount of parents. It is so wonderful to see such a huge community support at Artarmon and the teachers have been working hard to make it as practical as possible with the large number of parents attending. It is best to leave your children at home with another carer during this session. 

Tomorrow the school is coming together to have a whole school photo with a drone. We look forward to sharing the images with the school community shortly. 

Thank you to the P & C for running the BBQ and cake stall on Election Day weekend. Again, such a supportive community does not go unnoticed and we value the significant contribution to the school from events such as these.  

We hope to see many of you at the P&C meeting tonight. It will be held in the library. 

Today our teams competed against Lane Cove in the first round of debating. We were off to a good start and both Artarmon teams were successful. We look forward to the next debate against Lindfield East and Castle Cove!

Brooke Keevers DP, Emma Blake relieving DP and Jono Coombes DP 

Alice in Antarctica

Musica Viva Performances

Monday 20^th and Tuesday 21^st May 2019

On Monday and Tuesday we had two musicians visit the school from Musica Viva to perform ‘Alice in Antarctica’ for students in Kindergarten to Year 6.
The musicians used harps and other instruments to take students on a musical journey to Antarctica. Please enjoy a selection of photos of our students enjoying the performances. 

Thank you very much to all the people who baked or brought delicious treats down to the cake stall on election day for us to sell.  It was greatly appreciated. Thank you also to all the parents who helped out on the day cooking and selling.  Great fun was had by all and some of us even got to meet the premier Gladys Berejiklian and our minister Trent Zimmerman. 

The fundraising team.

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!

Please complete the Music Intensive Weekend registration form

Details for the Music Intensive Weekend on 1^st and 2^nd June have been emailed to all families of students in Junior, Concert, Senior bands and Orchestra. If you are one of the many families who have already completed the online registration form, many thanks for your prompt response! Otherwise please complete the registration as soon as possible for your child and volunteer to help if you can. Thank you.

Don't forget to organise band uniform for Sydney Eisteddfod

All band students apart from Training Band require band uniform for performances at the Sydney Eisteddfod in June. Details have been emailed to all families. If you have any queries about the uniform please contact your band coordinator.

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.

  Strings News  

1. Music intensive June 1-2 (concert strings and senior strings only)

 Complete the online registration form by this Friday May 24^th. Let your group coordinator know if you haven’t received it yet by email.

2. Instrument damage – what you should do

 There have been a few incidents recently with cellos and violins getting damaged. We understand how hard it is for young children especially to take good care of their instruments, and we understand that sometimes damage is not their fault. But please remind them of the importance of looking after their instruments.

 If damage does occur:

     1) Contact your tutor. They may be able to assess the severity.

2) Contact The Sydney String Centre on 94712611, send them a photo or take it in for a repair quote.

3) Send that quote to me (on the main strings email address as below) and your tutor.

4) Contact Joanne Wang, the instrument coordinator, on joanne_wang99@yahoo.com to arrange a replacement instrument while your assigned one is being repaired.

5) The program will pay for usual wear and tear, but personal damage should be paid for by the family. That’s why we do recommend including your instrument on your own insurance.

If you are having difficulties maintaining your instrument, transporting it, or have any other concerns with your child, talk to your tutor and your ensemble coordinator first. We don’t want children to struggle with the program or get upset if they can’t maintain it. We would rather try to solve the problem first than have them drop out!

 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

New addition to the menu!

Sausage rolls with tomato sauce portion included - $3