Our school is the heartbeat of the Artarmon community

Our school has always had tremendous support for school programs and community events organised by the P&C. Each year the P&C fundraising committee is traditionally run by parents of children in Year 3. This is a great opportunity for parents to get involved in the school community, volunteer a little time to support the school, meet new parents and have a lot of fun in the process. Having this system also allows the load to be shared and keep ideas fresh and build community spirit.

We understand that we live very busy lives balancing home and work committments. Giving a little time to be involved with community events shows your children how much you value the importance of our school. The fundraising team is looking for parents to give a little time to help out with getting the movie night underway -

It is a great way to be part of a fabulous team and have fun and a few laughs!

If you are a Year 3 parent and have received some of the notifications sent via the Schoolzine app, please click on the link and see if you have some spare time to help volunteer.

Staffing changes

Miss Elise Attard has been successful in gaining a relieving Assistant Principal position for the remainder of the year at Seven Hills North PS. We wish Miss Attard all the best with her new role. Mrs Stephanie Sun will be taking 6EA for the remainder of the year and Ms Bridget Slater will be working in the library with Mrs Ros Cartland.

Congratulations to Sean Suzuki

Last week Sean Suzuki of Year 6 played as a team member in the Sydney North PSSA soccer team at the State Championships.

The boys played extremely well with excellent sportsmanship throughout the cold challenging conditions in Bathurst. They did themselves, their families, schools and Sydney North proud!

In addition to winning the competition 7 of the 14 boys (including our very own Sean) were selected to represent NSW PSSA at the National School Sport boys Football Championships later in the year.

Congratulations Sean on a great result! We wish you all the best in the next level of competition. Artarmon students and community are very proud of you!

Jono Coombes and Brooke Keevers Deputy Principals

On Monday 3rd June the Year 5 & 6 PSSA Boys and Girls Soccer Knockout teams took part in the Sydney North Soccer Knockout Competition. The students, Mrs Tully and many generous parent volunteers, travelled to the first match against Northbridge at Northbridge Oval.

The girls team were on first with the boys and parents on the sideline cheering them on. All of the cheering and encouragement must have spurred the girls on as they took away the win with an outstanding score of 7-0.

The boys were up next. Their competition was tough. First Northbridge scored, 1-0. Then Artarmon scored to make it 1-1. Northbridge put another goal in making it 2-1. Artarmon fought back, demonstrating some great game play and evened out the scores, making it 2-2. With 10 minutes to go and both teams thinking they would be going into extra time, Artarmon scored 2 more goals making the final score 4-2! Both the girls and the boys were through to the next round!

Both teams were lucky enough to have the next knockout game organised in advance to play against Neutral Bay at Cammeray Oval. The girls were up first. They were nervous considering last year Neutral Bay beat and eliminated them out of the 2018 Knockout Competition. The girls utilised their team, setting up some amazing game play, made some great passes and had some outstanding shots on goal. Neutral Bay were no match for Artarmon as the girls won an impressive 8-1.

In high spirits the boys ran on next and the girls and parents cheered them on. The boys always talk about Neutral bay being ‘tough competition’ and this game was exactly that. The boys were very even at 2-2 right up to the last 3 minutes. With a penalty in the box in last few minutes against Artarmon, it was not looking good for us. Neutral Bay shot the goal and scored. The final whistle blew. Artarmon had lost 3-2. It was very unlucky. The boys should be very proud of their efforts. It was so close and overall, a very entertaining day of soccer.

A big congratulations to all the soccer stars of the day. A big thank you to all the parents who assisted with travel for the day and for cheering the students on - we could not have done it without your help. Good luck to the girls who will be playing the next round in the next few weeks. Stay tuned...

Mrs Bethany Tully

PSSA soccer coach

On Thursday 30th May, 40 students from Year 2 to Year 6 competed in the Zone Cross Country Carnival at Blackman Park, Lane Cove. All the students did an outstanding job of representing our school on the day. Everyone competed with great enthusiasm, sportsmanship and team spirit. Thank you to the parents and carers who came along to support our competitors. Congratulations on all competitors on your effort and determination throughout the carnival.


Regards, Nicholas Thompson and Genna Wyllie

P&C Fundraising team are putting on a movie night!

When: Saturday 29th June

Where: In the school hall on the BIG screen

Info: The evening will start with a bbq, drinks and snacks at 5pm. Movie starting at 6pm. 

Tickets and information about the movie will be released soon.

Watch this space for more info.....

What a remarkable weekend we had! Well done to all the kids who attended the Music Intensive – you worked hard and trained hard, and by all reports were also respectful, polite and helpful. The family concert at the end showed what a vast improvement was made. All the groups sounded fantastic – well done!

Thank you to Mr Mansukhani and Mr Walmsely for their extra time and attention, thank you to the tutors who came in just for the weekend, the parents who helped volunteer, and Nicole Shinfield for a meticulous organisational feat.

1. Sydney Eisteddfod June 17 – Concert Strings, Senior Strings and Orchestra

ALL STRING GROUPS attending are to wear FULL WINTER UNIFORM.

Girls – blue stockings and black shoes, white shirt and blue tunic

Boys – grey trousers, grey socks, black socks, short-sleeve or long-sleeve blue polo shirt.

You will shortly receive a permission note online to travel by train to the Concourse. Please fill this out as soon as you receive it.

2. No longer going to private classes?

A reminder to all parents that you must give four weeks’ notice and fees to your tutor if you decide to stop private instrument lessons at school.

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

                                     

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!

Music Intensive Weekend – Well done and Thank you!

Congratulations to all the students who attended the Music Intensive Weekend. The weekend was a great success with the students working really hard on their music and making noticeable improvements. The concert sounded great!

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to help over the weekend. A huge thank you to Nicole Shinfield for all her time spent organising the event, and to Diane Sexton for her assistance.

Playathon practice period has started! (Training/Junior/Concert/Senior bands)

Please remind your child to log their instrument practice on the “Playathon” practice log. There are some great prizes! If your child did not pick up a form at the Music Intensive Weekend it has also been emailed to families; Mr Walmsley also has spare printed copies.

Sydney Eisteddfod is coming up soon

Junior/Concert/Senior/Jazz bands and Orchestra are all performing in Sydney Eisteddfod this month. The performances are all in school time. You will be emailed the link to the online permission form, please fill it in as soon as possible. We also need a few parents to help transport the large instruments, so if you are available to help please indicate this on the form. Don't forget that your child will need to wear band uniform for these performances.

Parent volunteers needed for Father's Day Concert

We are planning to hold a Father’s Day concert for all bands to perform on Thursday 29 August. It will be very similar to the Easter Band Breakfast and will be held before school in the school hall.

We are looking for volunteers both for an hour or two on the day, and to assist with the organisation beforehand. If you are available to volunteer (or would like to know more about what is involved), please email band@artarmonpandc.org.au with your name and a contact phone number.

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.