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Artarmon Public School P&C Association AGM

The first meeting for the year will take place on 26 February at 7pm in the school hall. All are welcome to come and hear reports form the committees and the Principal.

Classes for 2020 have been confirmed. There will be 50 classes this year with  4/5 ,1/2 and 3/4 composite classes.

Everyone should have received their invitation to make a booking for Parent/Teacher Interviews. If you haven't please contact the school.

Classes for 2020

Join the APS choirs

Rehearsals begin next week

Choir rehearsals begin next week for both of Artarmon Public School’s choirs. No experience is necessary, just a passion for singing.

Cowan Choir - Information

Who - Year 2 students only

When – Friday mornings from 8:00am to 8:30am, beginning on the 21/2/2020.

Where – 5JW, above the uniform shop (If you and your child arrive a few minutes early, wait downstairs by the uniform shop).

Coordinators – Mr Joshua Wood and Ms Jessica Lewis

 Kameraigal Choir - Information

Who – Open for all students from Year 3 to Year 6

When – Monday mornings, from 8:00am to 8:30am, beginning on the 17/2/2020.

Where - 5JW, above the uniform shop

Coordinators – Ms Michelle McCoy and Ms Jennifer Marshall

The P&C AGM is coming up on Wednesday, 26 February at 7pm. 

Below is a list of positions that will be filled on the night. 

We will be seeking a new treasurer and assistant treasurer. Both these roles are part of the P&C executive committee and are crucial to the running of the P&C. The treasurer roles would be ideal for someone with a accounting or bookkeeping experience.  If you would like any further in information on these roles or any of the positions listed below please don't hesitate to contact me. 

secretary.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Regards

Malvina Crastin

Secretary

Artarmon P&C 

BAND NEWS

Welcome back to school and welcome to all those students & families who have joined the band and music program for the first time this year. We are all looking forward to a great year of music at Artarmon Public.

Band parents, in addition to email communications, we encourage you to check Newsflash regularly for upcoming events and important band updates. We will publish advance dates as soon as we know them to help you plan your year!

Tutorials

Small group tutorials and individual in-school tutorials commenced last week (week 2) and are now up and running. By now students should know their tutorial time, day and location.  

Band Rehearsals

Junior Concert Band, Concert Band and Senior Concert Band rehearsals have started for the year!  

Rehearsal times for Concert Bands:

• Junior Concert Band: Mondays 12.50pm to 1.40pm & Thursdays 8am to 8.50am
• Concert Band: Mondays 8am to 8.50am & Thursdays 12.50pm to 1.40pm
• Senior Concert Band: Tuesdays 8am to 8.50am & Thursdays 2pm to 2.55pm

Rehearsals for Training Band will commence in week 4 or 5. Training Band rehearsals will be held weekly on Fridays from 8am to 8.50am. Look out for email updates from your Training Band Coordinators confirming start date.

Orchestra rehearsals start this week and will be held weekly on Wednesdays from 8am to 8.50am

Jazz Band rehearsals also start this week and will be held weekly on Thursdays from 3pm to 4pm.

All band rehearsals are held in the school music room. For rehearsals before school, students should arrive at school promptly at 7.50am so that the band rehearsal can start by 8am.

Creative Kids Voucher – Reminder

If you wish to use your Creative Kids voucher for Band, please log into the Parent Portal and provide details by completing the form online. If you wish to use the Creative Kids voucher you must pay $100 less than your invoice total. We will then credit the $100 against your invoice when we have redeemed the voucher from Service NSW. You must do this before you pay your band invoice.

Parent Portal

Classes for 2020 have been confirmed.

If your child is enrolled in Band, please log into the Parent Portal and update your child’s class details this week. This is important information we need for scheduling & communication purposes.

https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Questions?

For general questions, please refer to the Band Information Pack which is available in the Parent Portal. Band rehearsal times for your child(ren) and the name of your Band Coordinator(s) will also appear in the Parent Portal when you log in.  

If you have a question about your hired instrument or instrument tutorial, please contact your Tutor in the first instance. Alternatively, contact our Instrument Coordinators or Tutor Coordinators if required.

• Instrument Coordinators: Kirsteen Daly & Emma Maple-Brown (APSbandinstruments@gmail.com)
• Tutor Coordinators: Rebecca Wall & Tomoko Sasage (tutorband@artarmonpandc.org.au)

Please welcome our Band Coordinators for 2020!

Training Band Coordinators: Xiaochan (Susan) Mou & Vani Jain

Junior Concert Band Coordinator: Husain Rajkotwala

Concert Band Coordinator: Erica Ferrier

Senior Concert Band Coordinator: Xin (Lucy) Lu

Jazz Band Coordinator: Jess Wells

Orchestra Coordinator: POSITION VACANT

For other general enquiries, please contact your Band Coordinators.

THANK YOU!

Email: band@artarmonpandc.org.au

Update your child’s class details

It is very important that we know which class your child is in. Please log into your parent portal and update the class name, and any other contact details that may have changed.

https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic

Does my child need to have an instrument lesson every week?

Yes.

Every child in the strings program (and band program) has an instrument lesson every week. This is a requirement of the program.

 Year 3 and all Training Strings – these children have small group lessons, usually 3 or 4 students in the same room with the same teacher at the same time every week. Here they will learn scales, technique, note-reading, and small pieces.

Year 4 or higher ensembles – these students attend one-on-one, or private, lessons with one teacher. They will continue scales and exercises, and maybe plan for AMEB exams.

Ensembles – in addition to the lessons above, all students attend their regular larger groups that we call ensembles once a week. These times are listed below. These have about 30 children in them and they all learn the same piece, often in preparation for a performance throughout the year. Attendance at ensembles is compulsory. Mr Mansukhani is the conductor for all ensembles.

Does the instrument lesson need to be at Artarmon Public School?

No. You are welcome to go to instrument lessons with a tutor outside of the school, and some people prefer this if they want lessons after school. But your tutor will need to write a report twice a year.

Ensemble rehearsals:

        Training Strings:               Tuesdays lunchtime STARTS TERM 2

        Junior Strings:                  7:45-8:45am Tuesdays, school hall

        Concert Strings:               7:45-8:45 Thursdays, school hall

        Senior Strings:                 3-4pm Tuesdays, music room

        Orchestra:                       7:50-8:50am Wednesdays, music room

Volunteer roles

We are still looking to fill some roles for the committee. See the following list for vacancies. Seriously consider joining – it’s a fun group and a great way to be involved in your child’s musical development.

Thank you to all those parents who have stepped up to fill in some roles.

We will be having a committee meeting in a few weeks, so watch this space.

Committee Positions

Training Strings Coordinator – Jenny Wang

Junior Strings Coordinator – Karen P’ng

Concert Strings Coordinator – Vandana Vasudevan

Senior Strings Coordinator – Ada Pan

Orchestra Coordinator – VACANT

Instruments Coordinator – Joanne Wang

Assistant Instrument Coordinators – Ji Deng

Creative Kids Voucher assistant – Angie Wong

Secretary – VACANT

Strings Treasurer – stringstreasurer@gmail.com

Strings Convenor – strings.artarmonpandc@gmail.com

Ellen Hird and Arzoo Patel

Some great news about choir in 2020.