THANK YOU FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

What a fantastic day Sunday was at our Multicultural Fair. Families, community, teachers and even the Mayor of Willoughby were seen enjoying the activities, entertainment and of course the food.

It was a wonderful community day and would not have been possible without the exceptional work done behind the scenes by Jackie Sternfield and Tiffany Fraser. Thank you to them and all the volunteers for their contribution on the day.

Lots of photos are available in the Newsflash and also on the website.

PRESENTATION DAYS 2020 

Tuesday 10 December

9.30-10.30am      Yr 5 and Yr 6

10.30-11.30         Kindergarten

Wednesday 11 December

9.30-10.30am       Yr3 and Yr 4

10.30 -11.30AM     Yr 1 and Yr 2

Parents of award winners will be invited to attend via email. Other families are welcome to attend however,as we will have children seated on the floor the only seating will be limited

WALKATHON 

The Walkathon was another great success this year. Students contributed to the school community by getting their sponsors and walking enthusiastically on the day.

Can we remind families that the sponsorship needs to be sent to school by Friday 22 November.

Thank you to all who came and enjoyed our Multicultural Fair on the weekend.  The weather held out all day for us to have a great time and enjoy all our variety of different cuisines,  play some great games, bowl some cricket balls and enjoy craft activities. Our children had their faces painted or a tattoo or some henna designs, listened to our brilliant bands, strings and guitar groups as well as watching all the dancing and karate demonstrations.  I hope you all won some great prizes in our balloon pop and lucky dip and got some great bargains at our book and toy stalls.  

It was great to see our volunteers at work, socialising and having fun and a special thanks to the teachers that gave up their weekend to help us out as well.

All the Art work by our classes were amazing and there are some lucky children out there whose parents won them at the auction.

The raffle winners are,  thank you all for selling them.

1st: Liou Hird

2nd: Rebecca Surpps

3rd: Lucinda Faddy

4th: Harvindr Kaur

5th: Maitri

6th: Robyn

7th: Suzanne Sharp

8th: Anne Hardman

9th: Taiki Yogo

10th: Pearse Mclaughlin

11th: Shauna 

I would also like to thank our sponsors on the day: Artarmon Village Inc, Artarmon Dentist, Cricket NSW, Sweet Temptations, Kids Circle, Nick Logan Pharmacy.

Also the following companies all donated prizes which we used in the silent auctions or the balloon pop: Artarmon Chiropracters, Carlile Swimming, XLR8, Studio 84, Sydney FC, Sydney Sixes, Yelena Art Studio, Ready Steady Go, Time Zone, Sydney Living Museums, Pearl Nails, Skyzone, Pancake at the rocks, Ryde Aquatic Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, Officeworks, Bridgeview Hotel, Roseville Cinemas, Bunnings Artarmon, McDonalds, Chatswood Rangers Sports Club, Blue Fit Gym, Anytime Fitness, Rebel Sport, Taronga Zoo, Raging Waters, Harris Farm, Ju Jitsu School, Strike Bowling, La Piazza, Naremburn Pizza, Bbq Cooking School, Kellys Bar and Grill, Penrith White water rafting, Montezeumas, Gelatissimo, Peter Pan Italian, Constant Reader, Kurtosh, Entertainment Book  and of course all of the parents who donated items.

Regards Jackie

P&C Fundraising coordinator

Musica Viva in Kindergarten

Over the past couple of weeks, Kindergarten have been busily preparing for the Wyniss, Musica Viva performance. We’ve learnt about the people of Mua Island and how their life is different to our life in Artarmon. We also made our own interpretation of a headdress.

Kindergarten listened to some traditional Torres Strait Islander instruments like the pulga, the murap and the thoeram. We then drew what we thought the music looked like.

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!

Multicultural Fair

What a great day and how lovely to hear the bands. How lucky was the weather! Many thanks to Jackie Sternfeld (a Band Mum as well as the P&C Social events organiser extraordinaire!) for organising the whole event and to all the parent volunteers. Special thanks to the teachers who also volunteered, you are amazing.

End of Year Concert

Details for performers have be emailed to families, buy your tickets as soon as possible to guarantee your seat. Please read the information carefully as there is a lot to take in.

If there is any band member who is unable to attend who has not yet advised Mr Walmsley or your band coordinator please do so immediately. Every student on every instrument is a valued player and the bands are at their best when everyone attends.

Don't forget that all band members require band uniform for the concert, so now is the time to check it is all organised and still fits. Remember BLACK SHOES AND SOCKS!!!

Enrolment for new band students for 2020 is now open

If your child would like to join band next year please read the band information pack available online at https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic. It gives details about the program including costs and time commitments, and has instructions about how to register for the band program. Please register your child by Friday 15^th November, as we will hold instrument try-outs the following week to identify a suitable instrument for your child to learn.

Any child who will be in Years 3 to 6 in 2020 may join the band program, no prior musical experience is required. If your child is younger than this we look forward to welcoming them to band in Year 3!

Got a question?

Have you looked in the 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.

Enrolment for new strings students

Enrolment is open for students in years 3-6 in 2020 who wish to be a part of the Artarmon strings program. No experience necessary! We have instruments for hire and tutors at school – you just need to be committed and dedicated.

You will find the Strings Information Pack at https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Please read all the information before registering. Register by Monday November 11. Once you have registered, we will let you know of an audition time (for students with some strings experience) or try-out time (for those with no experience). See the calendar below for more information.

End of year concert, Nov 17 – Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Strings 11am-1pm (with orchestra around 12:30)

Band 2:30pm-4:30pm

All information has been sent to each group. Thank you to those volunteers who have offered to help on the day – we will assign your duties shortly.

Attendance at the concert is compulsory.

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