Albury Public School

NEWSLETTER

TERM 1 WEEK 10 4 April 2019

481 David Street, ALBURY, NSW, 2640 Email: albury-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

OFFICE: 02 6021 3849 www.albury-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Our office hours are 8:30am to 3:30pm FAX: 02 60411265

A message from the Principal

Contents:

A message from the Principal—Page 1-2 ANZAC Day - Page 2 Premier’s debating - Page 2 The Bully is Back - Page 3 Cross Country - Page 3

Gold Certificates - Page 4 Hockey , Swimming & AFL - Page 4 Dates for your diary - Page 5 Payments due - Page 5 Soccer trials - Page 5

Canteen & P&C news - Page 6 Feature Page 1MS - Page 7 Music news - Page 8 2020 enrolments - Page 9 Community news - Page 10

The school has been a hive of activity with our parent/ teacher interviews this week. It has been a fantastic opportunity for class teachers to get to know their students better through conversations with parents/carers. Parents/carers have had a great opportunity to discuss their child/ren’s progress and share their goals and aspirations for the year. If you have not had a chance to book in for a parent/teacher meeting yet, please call the class teacher to make a mutually suitable time.

This term is an 11 week term. We still have next week before we break up for the end of Term 1, which concludes on Friday 12 April with our ANZAC ceremony at 10:40 – 11:00am and then the cross country for the remainder of the day. As ANZAC day falls on Thursday in the second week of the holidays (25 April) this year, the annual march will be in the school holidays. I will send home more details when they are available but please keep an eye on the Facebook page as well for further details. Students return to school on Tuesday 30 April as Monday is a staff development day.

Congratulations to our wonderful canteen committee. Very recently, the Albury Public School canteen has been certified as meeting the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy. This has been a huge 12 month undertaking for Jude, Emma and Rachael Baker, and recognises that our menu meets the requirements (which are pretty strict). We had to be compliant by the end of the year. Not only did the NSW government set required target of providing 75 % every day and 25% occasional food options across our entire menu; we exceeded it. When the review of our menu was carried out it was found that our canteen provides 90% everyday menu items and only 10% of items that are classified as occasional foods. I think this is something to be really proud of. Well done to Emma, Jude and Rachael. We are so fortunate to have such a terrific resource in our school.

World Autism Day: The 2 April was World Autism day and a day that the community recognises Autism. At Albury Public School we have a number of students with an autism spectrum disorder. Our highly skilled staff make academic and social adjustments to support our students with autism and ensure that they, like all of our students, make progress towards their own challenging personal development and learning goals. On World Autism Day, as in every day, Albury Public School provides a safe, supportive and nurturing environment where students and staff respect and celebrate diversity of all kinds. Many people are unsure what Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is. Simply explained, autism directly impacts social, emotional and developmental growth within the brain. Its symptoms are vast, with no two people sharing identical behaviours. Individualised patterns emerge between 12 months to 18 months of age.

These patterns include: Unusual or affected motor skills Unusual or affected speech patterns Extreme reliance on patterns and organisation Sensory sensitivity Repetitive behaviours Extreme focus on specific topics or interests Inability to understand facial expressions or subtlety.

Understanding these symptoms proves crucial for early identification, the development of appropriate learning adjustments and activities for student success.

A message from the Principal cont ..

A reminder to all of our students in Year 4 who are attending the Borambola camp next term.

The 2 night, 3 day experience commences on Wednesday 1 May until Friday 3 May. This is in

Week 1 of next term. A note went home this week with final details including payment

requirements and other important information. Please see the office if you need another note or

further information. Please also ensure that the online medical information is submitted before

the end of this week. If you have any issues, please see us at school.

Congratulations to our OOSH Coordinator, Lauren Weeding and her partner who, recently,

welcomed baby Mack into the world. Now begins the hard but wonderfully rewarding work for

Lauren and Sam.

NAPLAN: National Assessment program Literacy and Numeracy will happen in Week 3 of next

term, on 14, 15 and 16 May. More details will be sent home for students in Years 3 and 5 who are

expected to participate in the testing to demonstrate their actual skills and knowledge.

I hope that you enjoy the last week of this term. Wishing you a great week.

Quote of the week: “The best students come from homes where education is revered: where

there are books, and children see their parents reading them.“ Leo Buscaglia

Lianne Singleton

Principal

ANZAC Commemorations

ANZAC Commemorations

We will be holding our ANZAC Day Service under the Cola at

school on Friday 12 April 2019 at 10.40am, hosted by our

student leaders. Parents/carers and friends are most

welcome to attend.

All students are also encouraged to participate in the

ANZAC Day March along Dean Street, Albury (Thursday 25

April 2019). Albury Public School students are asked to be in

their formal winter uniform. We have been instructed by the

RSL Club to line up by 8.40am in Macauley Street on the north side of Dean Street in

alphabetical order by school, ready for the march to commence at 9.00am. Primary schools

are to follow along after the high schools. A reminder that children wearing medals of family

members are to wear them on the right breast. Only a veteran may wear their medals over

their heart on the left breast. The march will conclude in Townsend Street where students will be

dismissed. We look forward to your child’s attendance if possible at this very significant

community event. There will be several staff members marching with the group.

Premier’s Debating

Next Tuesday, we are hosting a Debating workshop for a number of senior students who have

expressed an interest in joining the debating teams for the Premier’s Debating Challenge. We

look forward to welcoming students from local schools who will also take part.

Christel Pargeter—Co-ordinator

“The Bully is Back”

Student’s thoroughly enjoyed the visiting performance of The Bully is Back. They learnt how to be

resilient using three sources of resilience: I have, I am and I can.

The three sources were played out to encourage children to trust in relationships, pride in oneself

and ability to problem solve.

2019 Cross Country

The Albury Public School Cross Country will be held at the Albury Equestrian Centre on Friday 12 April 2019 from

11:30am to 2:30pm. All students from years 3-6 are expected to attend. Year 2 students who turn 8 this year may

attend but it should be noted that they must compete if they attend the event.

Please make sure all permission notes and money ($4:00) have been returned by Wednesday 10 April. If parents

and caregivers are able to assist on the day, their assistance is welcome and we ask you to complete the ‘Offer for

Parent Help’ as per the permission note and return it to the Office.

Christel Pargeter and Dylan Clift—Co-ordinators

Gold Certificates

Congratulations! Lachlan Pearce

Madison Tuffey

Ranbir Dhillon

William Dixon

School News

Congratulations to all the students who tried out for

the Riverina Hockey Team. Albury Public School had 5

successful students who were selected into the

Riverina Team.

Great effort Ava Henderson, Chloe Rodgers, Alice

Eggleton and Katherine King who made the girls

team and Ryan Kemp who made the boys team.

These students will represent the Riverina at the State

Hockey carnival later this year. Good luck!!

Sue Burgess

Riverina Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to Charles Murphy who has been chosen by the Riverina PSSA to carry the flag at the opening ceremony of the Riverina Swimming Carnival.

Well done and good luck to all our swimmers competing at the carnival.

AFL

AFL- Congratulations to Charlie Sawyer, Oliver Mack, Nathan Reid, Jesse Carey, Ryan Tinworth, Lenny Koller, Blake Tinworth and Eli Wallgate who were successful in representing the school at the Albury PSSA AFL trials over two weeks. We were very fortunate to have seven of our students selected in the Albury Zone PSSA AFL team that travelled to Wagga for the Eastern Riverina trials in Week 8. Well done to Oliver, Nathan, Jesse, Ryan, Lenny, Blake and Eli who were successful in reaching this level. Lenny and Oliver performed exceptionally on the day and were selected in a squad to travel to Jerilderie for the Riverina trials later this term. Well done boys.

Alex Takle , AFL coordinator

Hockey

Dates for your Diary!

Monday 8 April AFL Auskick Clinics Years 1-4

Tuesday 9 April AFL Auskick Clinics Years 1-4

Premier’s Debating Challenge @ APS

Wednesday 10 April No Assembly

Thursday 11 April

1MT Assembly, 12:30pm in the Hall

K-2 Easter Hat Parade, 2:00pm under the COLA

State Swimming Carnival

Friday 12 April

School ANZAC Service 10:40 - 11:00am

Years 3 -6 Cross Country 11:30am

State Swimming Carnival

Last Day of Term

Monday 29 April Staff Development Day (No students on this day)

Tuesday 30 April All students return for Term 2.

School News

Notes and Payments Due

Please keep a look out for the following notes which have being sent home in previous weeks:

Borambola Camp - Final note. After $100 deposit paid still remaining $210. Total $310

All payments need to be finalised by Wednesday 10 April.

Canberra Camp Final Note– After $100 deposit paid still remaining $320 to be paid by the 8 May

2019.

Yrs 3 to 6 Cross Country plus any students in year 2 turning 8 this year who wish to compete.

Permission note and $4.00 must be in by Wednesday 10 April.

Soccer Trials

Last week five boys from our school represented the Albury Zone at the

Riverina PSSA football (soccer) trials in Tumut. Of these five, Ryan Kemp,

Archie Drummond and Lenny Koller were successful in gaining selection

for the Riverina Team, a great achievement. They will travel to Bathurst

in late May to play in the three day State Championships.

Congratulations and good luck to Ryan, Archie and Lenny.

Mr Clift,

Soccer Coordinator

Canteen and P&C News

Friday

5 April

Monday

8 April

Tuesday

9 April

Wednesday

10 April

Thursday

11 April

Friday

12 April

Helper needed Helper needed Jessie

10.00—11.30 Helper needed Helper needed Helper needed

P&C Canteen News

Thank you to all our helpers last week. This term is flying by and we are almost at the end.

Thank you once again to Bec our chef, the kids are loving the Chinese chicken noodles this

week

Friday 12 April—No online orders on last day of school term. We are offering over the counter

specials of Nacho’s and Pizza (Margarita & Ham & Pineapple) for $4.00 each.

Don’t forget next term we will start our winter menu, so look out for our soups. We will

endeavour to offer different flavours throughout the term so keep watching the newsletter and

our online menu

Please call in anytime, say hello, make a sandwich or help out at the window at recess or

lunch whenever you can!!

Jude and Emma,

Contact us via Mobile phone 0422 701 463 email alburycanteen@gmail.com

A big thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers and P&C members who made the fundraising

BBQs over the past two weekends so successful. We raised over $1200 profit on Election day,

and $998 at Bunnings last Sunday. Extra big thanks to the drivers of these projects (volunteers,

and parents): Amber McSwiney on election day, and Andrea Lever at Bunnings. Thanks to all

who assisted, especially new parents to the school, and the “usual suspects” doing amazing

work behind the scenes! The bake sale at the Election BBQ greatly added to the profits of that

event. Special thanks to Hope in Grade 1 for helping to bake yummy treats, and to Barb Gould

for running the stall! We will be doing it all again on the Federal Election Day! Date to be

announced. Volunteers can contact our amazing secretary Amber McSwiney:

ambermcswiney@yahoo.com.au, or 0423 042 498.

Did you know our canteen is now compliant with the Healthy School Canteen Strategy, set by

the NSW Department of Education? We were certified as providing a menu consisting of 90%

everyday food items and 10% occasional food items. The requirements state we must offer at

least 75% everyday foods and a maximum of 25% occasional foods. So we are well and truly in

front of where we needed to be. Moving to a menu that is compliant as well as enjoyable for

our children has been a huge undertaking for our canteen supervisors, and has taken over

twelve months to implement. Congratulations and a big thank you to Jude, Emma and Rachael.

Job well done!

Albury Public School P&C Email: alburypandc@gmail.com

Facebook Page: Albury Public School P@C

Next Meeting: Tuesday 30 April, 7:30pm, APS staffroom. Park in school grounds, entry - Smollett St

What are our Values in

Respect: I think we should respect people, for

example, don’t be rude or nasty and they won’t do it

back. Amelia

Respect: I think we should respect each other.

For example the teacher’s talking don’t speak over

the top of them put your hand up and it’s the

same for students. Isaac

Respect: I like this value

because it’s good to treat

one another fairly. With

this value you can make

a lot of friends. Austin

Participation: It means to

join in and to have a go.

Participation is very

important in our learning

because if you don’t have a

go you will not learn. Ava.D

Care: I chose care

because we need to

start caring for each

other and also

ourselves.

Demonstrating

empathy and acting

with compassion.

Chloe

Cooperation: I chose

cooperation because it

means two people (or

more) work together to

get something done. It’s

like friendship but for

working. Cooper

Creativity: Is

an important

value because

it gives people

a chance to

share their

ideas. Jassie

Cooperation: I chose cooperation because it

means coming together and working as a

team. Eva

Acceptance: Means to

accept something e.g

accepting someone for who

they are. I choose

acceptance because I believe

everyone should be

Inclusive: I chose inclusive

because I would not want to

be left out and you wouldn’t

want to be left out either. It

means to let others join in and

not to leave them out. Edith

Creativity: I chose creativity because

we have loads of fantastic learners

at our school and I love hearing

about creative learning from others.

Being creative is really good for

your imagination and good for the

positive side of the mind. I think we

should always be as creative as we

can because who knows someone

would really like it! Tilly

Cooperation: I

choose

cooperation

because

working

together is

important and

you can support

others while

achieving a

goal. Josie Care: I pick care because it

is really good to care about

other people. Ava.P

Participation: I chose participation

because everybody should join in games

and sports instead of sitting out. Kayla

Fairness: Means to be responsible and treating all

people fairly at school grounds and outside. Olive

Cooperation:

means working

together and

making progress in

what you’re doing.

Cooperation is also

important because

everyone can get

together. Prabh

Fairness: Everyone has to be fair.

People should not exclude other people

from a game. Skylah

Responsibility: I

chose

responsibility

because I think it

is a good value

because it means

lots of things like

trustworthy,

honest and many

more things. Participation: Is important so you can

join in and have every opportunity

there is. Tom

Care: Is the word that I

will like as one of our

school values because we

need to care about each

other and to one another.

Vanessa

Care: I chose care because everybody should feel like they are safe at school and belong. William

Creativity: I like creativity

because it is fun and

exciting. Gaetano

Riverina Strings and Recorder (and Ukulele) Camp

– Sunday 2 June – Friday 7 June.

Riverina Strings and Recorder camp is coming up in

June. Like Choral Camp, it is a Department of

Education run camp, for which attending students are

considered to be “attending school”. This one runs from

Sunday June the 2nd to Friday June the 7th and caters

for NSW public school students in Years 3 to 12 who play

violin, viola, cello, double bass, descant, treble, tenor

and bass recorder, guitar and ukulele.

Students who learn these instruments outside of school

or who don't actually play the instruments at school are

also invited and very welcome to attend. Many of our

current year 3 and 4 cohort showed ability in recorder

last year and those who have kept up their interest in

this instrument may wish to attend. Similarly our year 6

cohort learnt ukulele last year and several students

purchased their own instruments or have begun formal

lessons to continue their learning. These students may

also wish to consider an application.

Please refer to the poster or contact the coordinator,

Judy Gollasch, for any further information on the camp.

For those interested in attending, the application must

be approved by our principal before it can be

approved by the camp coordinator. The cost of camp is $420 and covers accommodation,

meals, activities and tuition.

Riverina Choral Camp – Sunday 26 May to Friday 31 May Expression of Interest

Students wishing to submit an expressions of interest for Years 5 and 6 students to attend the 2019

Riverina Schools Choral Camp should be aware that there is now a waiting list for any new

applicants. The camp is the only one of its kind to be run in the Riverina area. It will be held at

Borambola Sport and Recreation Centre from Sunday 26 May 4:00pm - Friday 31 May 2019,

concluding with a concert at 2:30pm. Several students from Albury Public are expecting to

attend this year after submitting their EOI.

The camp features a three and a half day choral workshop for students, Year 5 - Year 12, with

one day set aside for a short tour for the choir to

perform at local schools. (Travel for this will be by

bus.) As with the string and recorder camp,

applications must be approved by our principal

before they can be accepted the coordinator,

Holly Rose.

Students wishing to attend can submit and

expression of interest via https://goo.gl/forms/

cdJwKsC9iAOiylyf2 in order to receive an

information pack including the application forms. I

am happy to support the application of any

students currently in our choir. Several students attended last year and found the experience to

be terrific fun and a great opportunity to network with other students from Riverina who share

similar interests.

Mrs Morris

Music News

Community

Registrations are now open:

www.nailcanhillrun.com.au

Sunday 5 May 2019 Get in now for early bird prices

Early bird prices close:

4:00pm Monday 8 April

Online registrations close:

4:00pm 3 May 2019

Bib collection and last minute entries:

Dean Street bus stop at QEll Square,

Saturday morning 4 May 2019