P&C FUNDRAISING - TEA TOWELS

Malvina Crastin and Tiffany Fraser have worked tirelessly this week to package up the tea towels for distribution to families. Thank you ladies.

The tea towels look fantastic and we appreciate all the work that has gone into this for our students.

COVID GUIDLINES UPDATE

Carols by candle light events remain on hold

Carols will go ahead on Friday 4 December but due to Covid restrictions they will happen at school for students only.

Graduations and award ceremonies within the school

Students and their parents and carers will need to be aware that graduation and award ceremonies will be conducted in accordance with a the COVID-19 Safety Plan for graduation ceremonies to ensure a COVID-Safe environment for all attendees. Requirements include:

Due to the guidelines , Presentation Day events will occur at school. We will let you know how this will proceed later in the term.

School organised formals -Yr 6 Farewell

Schools have guidelines in place for school organised formals which include the requirement of a COVID-19 Safety Plan.

Students and their parents and carers need to be aware of the following for school organised formals:

• Attendance is limited to the student cohort and supervising staff only.
• If the venue has the capacity, the school can decide to allow the attendance of external visitors such as partners, DJs, and photographers. The school will need to consider and follow the current safety guidelines which includes:
  • signing in with an external visitors form
  • ensuring the venue has the capacity to maintain the 4 square metre rule for each attendee..
• Maximum of 30 attendees per table (updated Friday, 23 October 2020). We recommend having 10 – 12 attendees per table.
• Students and/or guests will not be allowed to congregate or crowd in groups including when arriving or leaving the event.
• Dance floors are allowed and should be held outside if possible. If a dance floor is indoors, ensure it is well ventilated.

On Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 12:30pm, Year 4 students from APS joined together with hundreds of thousands of school children from all over Australia as part of the Music Count Us In Program 2020. The day is celebrated nationally, where right across the country, all registered schools sing the same song, on the same day, at the same time.  The main event is live streamed so that all participating schools can tune in and feel connected to the rest of the country as they sing the song that stops the nation! In 2020, the MCIU program faced difficulty with students in NSW being unable to sing. This unique challenge was innovatively solved by having students in NSW ‘sing’ using AUSLAN signing and perform percussion using chopsticks. The performance proved to be very uplifting and moving with the lyrics to the song having been written by Australian school students with the assistance of John Foreman OAM (Program Ambassador). The 2020 song was titled ‘You Won’t Bring Us Down’. Thank you to Mrs Donaldson for preparing the students for this wonderful experience.

"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creats a ripple with no logical end." - Scott Adams

NAIDOC Week is a time to reflect and to celebrate the rich histories, cultures and achievements of Australia’s First Nation Peoples – recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters and celebrating their ongoing contribution to our country and society.

The theme for NAIDOC Week 2020 is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, recognising that First Nations peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to see, hear, learn about and embrace the history of this country which dates back thousands of generations.

We know that the very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have maintained ongoing spiritual and cultural connections to the land, waterways and sea. It’s exciting to reflect that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first scientists, astronomers and artists.

The Tea Towels Have Arrived!

Over the past couple of days, the fundraising team have been hard at work sorting and distributing the amazing tea towels that the students and teachers designed last term.  With over 1000 tea towels to sort through this has been a massive task.  If you have any issues with your order please email melinda.spencer2@gmail.com.au and we will work to rectify any problems as quick as we can.  I am sure you will agree that they look terrific and we have some very talented students and teachers in our community.

Year 3 Fundraising Committee

Dear Strings Parents

Strings Registration for 2021 are open,

We are happy to announce that Strings Registration for 2021 are open.

For those students in Year 2 and above who are interested in joining Strings for the first time.

We encourage you to read the Strings information Pack Available on the Artarmon Public School website under 'Music Programs> Strings' and register online through the My SchoolMusic Parent Portal (https://portal.msmusic.com.au/artarmonmusic)

Please register online by Friday 20^th November 2020

Re-enrolment emails have gone out, please fill in as soon as you can and before 20^th November 2020. (Please note if your child is in Yr 6 this year, there will be no prompts for enrolling for next year.)

Once the Strings registrations have been received, those Year 2 and Year 3 students will be able to try out the Strings instruments 24^th November with Mr Mansukhani. An email will be sent with which instrument your child will be best suited to.

Please note down the dates of instrument return and re-hire.

Many thanks for the parents that have emailed to assist with the Strings Team, it is very much appreciated.

2020 (Term 4) Calendar Dates:

Ensemble rehearsals:          

Got a question?

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