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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week
The 26th May, National Sorry Day, remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, known as “The
Stolen Generation”. Mr McEwan and his Year 9 Aboriginal Studies class created a lesson for the School to
learn about the importance of this day.
Reconciliation Week, from 27th May to 3rd June, is a time for us to acknowledge and understand that we
are on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lands and we acknowledge ongoing connection to Country. As
part of our acknowledgement of Reconciliation Week we are asking all students and staff to wear red,
yellow or black on the 1st June.
NAPLAN
Congratulations to all the students who completed NAPLAN in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The tests covered skills in
reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. The majority of the exams were
completed online. There were a few technical issues but the students all showed great maturity and
resilience whilst these were being fixed. Thank you to Miss Ryan, Mr Olsen and Ms Moore for their
incredible patience and amazing organisation and thank you to our wonderful Student Learning Support
Officers for supporting our students during the exams.
K to 12 Reports
Semester 1 reports for Years K to 12 will be sent home to parents on Thursday 24th June. They will be
uploaded to the Sentral Parent Portal on the same day. If you have not set up your access to the Parent
Portal please contact the School for instructions and your access key.
Uniform
As the weather turns a little cooler we are starting to see some students wearing hoodies and tracksuits that
are not part of our School uniform, this includes grey tracksuit pants. Our uniform includes a school jumper
as well as the jacket and students are expected to wear navy blue or black bottoms. For more information
regarding the uniform please see the link to the APCS web page.
https://alexparkcs-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/uniform.html
The School also has a fund to assist families who are facing financial hardship. Please write
to the Principal requesting financial assistance. This will be treated on a confidential basis
Newsletter
Term 2 May 2021
Park Road, Alexandria NSW 2015 P: 02 96981967 F: 02 9319 5007 [email protected]
and assistance with uniform, School contributions and other educational expenses can be
organised.
Important information for Year 12 students
UAC (University Admissions Centre) UAC is open and HSC students can now apply for: • Admission to university study in 2022 – closes 30th September • Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS) – closes 19th Sept • Educational Access Scheme (EAS) • Equity Scholarships (ES)
UAC has a once only application fee of $70. Once an application has been completed it can be changed as many times as needed – even after ATAR’s have been released. Students should always put their dream course in the number one position! Please note – some courses are not yet available; All courses will be available after 1st August.
To complete their UAC application, students need their student number and the UAC PIN which has been emailed to their DET email address. To apply for SRS, EAS or ES students must first complete their UAC application. They will then be prompted to apply for these schemes. Any student whose educational performance has been seriously affected for a period of at least six months during Year 11 and/or 12 due to circumstances beyond their control or choosing can determine eligibility for EAS using the following link to check categories of disadvantage. https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/scholarships-and-schemes/educational-access-schemes/disadvantages-and-documents
A UAC Guide for 2022 has been issued to each Year 12 student and students and parents are invited to attend the UAC Digital webinars at https://www.uac.edu.au/schools/uac-digital Further information can be found on the UAC website https://www.uac.edu.au/ or contact UAC directly on 1300 275 822.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Date What’s Happening
1st June Reconciliation Week Celebrations at APCS
2nd June 9:30-10:30 AM Kindergarten 2022 Information Morning
3rd June High School Athletics Carnival - Erskineville Oval
7th June Stage 1 Excursion to Sydney Park
7th June P&C Meeting – 6:30-7:30PM
7Th June Parent Volunteer Induction Session – K-6
9th June K-2 Athletics Carnival – Alexandria Park Oval
9th June 3-6 Athletics Carnival – Erskineville Oval
14th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – no School
24th June K-12 Reports distributed
25th June NAIDOC Day
25th June Last Day of Term 2
28th-June – 12th July Rocketeers Holiday Club – Camp Australia
12th July Staff Development Day – no children at School
13th July First Day of Term 3
PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS DEPUTY PRINCIPAL REPORT As you are aware, I have recently returned from maternity leave. For those of you who haven’t heard, I had a baby girl and her name is Aurora and she in now 10 months old. Although leaving her to come back to work was a difficult transition, the fact that I am able to work in such a vibrant and supportive community actually makes it much easier. I’m looking forward to speaking to many of you in coming weeks. I have also been really impressed with our new School facilities, and how our Primary School teachers have set up engaging learning environments for our students. I regularly visit all the classrooms and it’s wonderful to see everybody working together. During this term, we have been fortunate enough to welcome back our Emanuel Social Justice volunteers, who have been supporting our School for the past 6 years. I know the teachers and students will enjoy having them in the classrooms for reading groups. I will also be running a Parent Volunteer workshop prior to the start of the next P&C Meeting on Monday June 7th to induct any parents wishing to volunteer at the School. We will be reinstating breakfast club from Monday 31st May, please contact me if you are interested in helping with this valuable program. Students will have the opportunity to come and have toast from 8:35AM until 8:55AM. Teachers have been busy working on Semester 1 reports, which will be sent home on Thursday 24th June. In
coming weeks teachers will be participating in Collaborative Planning Conferences where they work
together to plan units of work for Term 3.
Don’t forget – the Alexandria Park Community School Kindergarten 2022 Information Morning is on 2 June
2021
On Wednesday 2 June 2021 between 9:30 am and 10:30 am Alexandria Park Community School will be
holding an information session for parents wanting to enrol their child in Kindergarten at APCS in 2022.
Come along to the session and you will be introduced to the School and provided with an enhanced
understanding of what Kindergarten means at APCS.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone for their warm welcome since I’ve been back. Kind regards, Mrs Debra Lade. EARLY STAGE 1 (KINDERGARTEN) NEWS
In literacy we are continuing to build
our vocabulary by reading new words
in our readers, building them and
writing them at the reading table.
We have started bush school this term and boy do we love making mud pies and learning about how to care
for country while being on country. Here we can touch, see and connect with what living things need in their
environment to grow and survive.
In ‘Explore and Learn’ we are learning through play about farms and what different kinds of farms look like and what they harvest. In maths we are always continuing to build our number awareness!
STAGE 1 (YEARS 1&2 NEWS) In Stage One reading rotations we like to offer a variety of activities that extend each students' reading,
writing, listening and speaking skills. Here are some examples of our reading activities.
Stage One have been very busy learning.
In mathematics 1D and 1/2T have been taught the jump and split strategies for addition and subtraction.
In physical education 1D and 1/2T have been performing sports such as shot put and discus.
In writing Stage 1 are learning how to compose persuasive texts.
STAGE 2 (YEARS 3&4 NEWS) It has been a busy start to Term 2 in Stage 2! Year 3 students completed NAPLAN testing. A BIG well done and congratulations to all students who did this. It has been a great success completing NAPLAN electronically on laptops this year.
Stage 2 has also started Dance rotations. We are learning cultural dances performed from different parts of the world. Some of these include Salsa, Irish Folk dance and Line dancing. Students have been enjoying participating in this and are looking forward to creating their own dances.
STAGE 3 (YEARS 5&6) NEWS - Excursion to Taronga Zoo
his term Stage Three went to Taronga Zoo as part of our Science Unit Living World. They spent most of the
day exploring the adaptations of the animals to their environment in the zoo. Most of the classes were lucky
enough to see both the Seal Show and the Bird Show. A common favourite was the African Savannah where
they were lions, giraffes, fennec foxes and meerkats. Most people would agree that the day was enjoyable
and fun day at the Zoo. - Xavier 50
5O Climate Action Students around Australia and the world had a Climate Strike because we are fighting for our future. Scientists predict by 2030 the effects of climate change will be irreversible. The government does not teach enough about climate change and how to stop it. It is often repeated that ‘the students should be in school’, but we are stopping learning because if we don’t do something, then we won’t have a future. There is no planet B! I saw a few groups of adults (parents, grandparents, unions) on the news saying they’re supporting the kids. I’m proud of that because it shows they are trying to fix what previous generations caused. We took the picture in class to show there are lots of things you can do to speak up against climate change. Everyone in our class believes that we can make a difference. Jalinyba
CAPA (Creative and
Performing Arts) NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: APCS
has a new string
ensemble! The amazing
David Moir is multi-
tasking as librarian,
music teacher and
String Maestro. Keep
your eyes peeled for an
up-coming
performance from this
amazing group.
We also have a brand-
spanking new STAGE 3
CHOIR! Just wait until
you hear this bunch.
They will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Students have been practicing hard for NAIDOC Day in Week 10 where the whole School will give a special
performance in the Burra Gorang. We have also been enjoying learning notation, tuned percussion and even
the odd game of ‘musical twister’.
In CAPA students have been learning about Portraits. We have some extraordinary artists here at Alex Park
CS. We have specifically looked at famous portraits created by Picasso and local Aboriginal Artist Blak
Douglas.
Stage 3 have recently finished a weaving project. The students were looking at weaving from all around the
world and studying the works of the Tjunpi Desert weavers and Yvonne Koolmatri.
The results are incredible!
NEWS FROM THE PRIMARY LIBRARY
This month has been another busy one in the
Primary Yakka Taka. We’ve been completing novel
studies, improving our information literacy and
storyboarding our retells in preparation for filming
next term! This month we also began using our new
‘Returns House’ and this has increased borrowing
and returning across all classes!
2021 Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC)
All students have been busily reading and logging
books for the Premier’s Reading Challenge!
Students in Years K-2 will read 30 books by their
teachers, participating as a class. Students across
Years 3-10 must read 20 books independently
from specific, age-appropriate, highly
comprehensive lists. Students in these classes
have been shown how to log the books they
have read during library lessons. All students
have until the end of Term 3 (Friday, 20th August) to
complete this challenge and our K-6 library is working
hard to provide lots of exciting new books to help
students with this task! Please see Miss Ruschen if
you are in Years 3-6 and need help with logging your
books.
Scholastic Book Club
Issue 4 is now open! Just a reminder that Scholastic Book Club orders can now be placed online only. The following link can be used to place your order through Scholastic LOOP: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/. For further clarification or questions, please do not
hesitate to contact Miss Ruschen though the APCS front office. ALEXANDRIA PARK CS BAND UPDATE What an amazing start to the year the Alexandria Park School Bands have had. We are excited to share with you all, our first Band concert for 2021 is THIS WEEK!! Our amazing Senior Band will be performing this Thursday the 27th of May. Our Junior Band will be hosting their families for the first ever Open Rehearsal taking place, next week, Thursday the 3rd of June. Senior Band Members: Concert - Thursday 27th of May (Week 6) Time - Arrive at 8.30am, concert at 9.00am Location - Outside the Music Room Songs - What Makes You Beautiful, The Tempest, Ghostbusters and Rock Your Bones. Junior Band Members: Open Rehearsal - Thursday 3rd of June (Week 7) Time - During band rehearsal Location - Music Room Songs - #11, #12, #15, #17, #19, Power Rock and scale sheets.
Good Luck Junior and Senior Band 🎶
Our Senior Band just performed their first concert for 2021 on Thursday 27th May. The band played ‘That’s
What Makes You Beautiful’, ‘Rock Your Bones’ and ‘Ghostbusters’ – thanks to all the parents and carers who
were bale to come and watch and to the kids for a fantastic performance.
Good Luck Junior and Senior Band 🎶
NEWS from the GREEN TEAM
The students from our Green Team have waited so patiently
and have now received their Green Team badges. Our Green
Team meets every Thursday at first half lunch to discuss their
sustainability ideas for our School.
In Week 2 the students were lucky enough to participate in a
special workshop run by Plastic Oceans Australasia. All of the
students showed how knowledgeable and passionate they
are about the environment and what we need to do to
protect it. The organisers were so impressed with their
engagement and
enthusiasm.
The students have
already made
posters for around
the School
encouraging the
students to
remember their
Keep Cups and to
wash and reuse containers from the canteen.
They are also very passionate about our gardens and keeping our School clean, having introduced Friday
emu parades to clean up the playground and more posters to remind students not to walk through the
garden beds. They have also planned a “Rainbow stone pathway” to put through the garden beds to assist
with this.
Our next focus is going to be collecting bread tags!
https://ozbreadtagsforwheelchairs.org.au/. The Green Team
is running a competition to see which class can collect the
most amount of bread tags to be donated and recycled by
Transmutation. All the money raised from this project goes
to making wheelchairs for disabled people in South Africa.
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT BYOD and Laptops Day Loans
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program encourages students bring
their own device to School each day in order to access the internet
through the school network and access technology as a part of their
learning. There are a limited number of School laptops that students can
loan should they not be able to bring their own device to School.
Students need to go to Level 1 of the Yakka Taka before School between
8:30 am and 8:40 am to borrow a laptop and return it at the end of the
School day.
One of our Tech Team Members, Bella issuing a loan device in the Yakka Taka.
Technology training for staff
All High School recently took part in a fun and
enlightening training on how to get the most out of our
Computers on Wheels, endearingly called COW’s. Staff
are now practicing their skills at using the interactive
aspects of the boards and software for collaboration. If
your child comes home to report they have been
working on a COW, do not be alarmed.
English teacher, Mr Jun, demonstrating artistic flair on an
interactive whiteboard.
Tell Them From Me Survey
Tell Them From Me is a Department of Education initiative comprising of a suite of
surveys for measuring student engagement and wellbeing. This is the sixth year that
Alex Park has participated, with 432 students from Years 4 – 12 completing the
survey, providing reliable longitudinal evidence for schools to use in identifying strengths and areas for
improvement.
The School Executive will soon study the data to study trends in student wellbeing and develop targeted,
data-informed programs
Families will also be asked to complete the parent survey in Term 3 to complement this data. Look out for more info in future. NEW STAFF INFORMATION Name: Kylie Biddle Position: Head Teacher, Science and TAS Education: Bachelor of Science ANU Graduate Diploma in Education UTS Graduate Diploma in Economics UNE Action Research Project USyd Background: I have lived and taught in four countries. I taught at a comprehensive school in East London, England, then a bilingual school in Oviedo, Spain. I was also a teacher in one of the largest education systems in the world: the New York City Department of Education where I taught in a public high school in Manhattan. When I returned to Australia, I started at Rose Bay Secondary College in 2011. I have tried hard to become a better teacher and colleague, and I have also tried to challenge myself by trekking to Everest base camp (in 2017) and completing the Larapinta trail (in April this year!). I have completed training for and been awarded a Bronze medallion in lifesaving and in 2017 I had my head shaved at school to raise money for cancer research. I have traveled A LOT during holidays – to Sri Lanka, Vietnam, France, Switzerland, Nepal, Italy, Canada, Spain, New Zealand, England, Germany, Nigeria, India, Greece, Russia, around Australia and many other countries. As a teacher, I am really proud of how I have helped students to love learning and love science, and have helped lots of students to achieve excellent results in HSC Physics. Many of my past students have continued to study Physics and engineering at university, and one past student is now working for Elon Musk in California. I have helped embed ALARM and PB4L across Rose Bay Secondary College, and was a year adviser to 270 students for five years. As a teacher, I have crawled through mud at year 7 camp, shot down the slides at Jamberoo and been awed by the Milky Way in Dubbo on the Physics Astronomy Tours. I have been amazed by students' skills and abilities during sports carnivals as well as on stage during assemblies, concerts, musicals and plays. I've been involved in peer support leading, gala days, knock-out sports, school working bees and the debating program. I have exploded a dozen watermelons using only rubber bands and shared my love of Science with the school council, parents and students.
I am also a JP (Justice of the Peace) if anyone in the community has need of my services. At APCS, I am looking forward to working together with the dedicated and professional staff to achieve the best outcomes for all of our students every day.
ENGLISH/Languages Other Than English/Creative and Performing Arts Year 9 English - Romeo and Juliet
In Term 2, Year 9 is engaging in a close-study of Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet. The first lesson of
the term opened up with crime scene investigation where students had to solve a brutal murder/suicide at a
family crypt involving 2 young men and a girl.
The classroom was transformed into a crime scene, and the bodies of the victims were laid out across the
rooms. Students were given a police badge and their detective’s notebook and were divided into teams. Each
team was allowed to ask the Chief of Police (the teacher) up to 3 questions about the crime scene. There were
various objects including the murder weapons scattered around the room and using their keen detective skills,
students were tasked with compiling a narrative of what exactly happened in the family crypt.
At the end of the lesson, the teacher revealed that this was the famous final scene of Romeo and Juliet, eliciting
some “ohhhhhh”s from some students and some groans from others.
In spite of the trickery involved, students were engaged with Shakespeare and we are looking forward to how
their understanding of Romeo and Juliet deepens over the term.
VISUAL ARTS
Our Year 7 artists have spent the first half of the school year developing their observation and drawing skills,
culminating in the creation of their own still life compositions. Students have been using the grid method for
accuracy and have learned how to apply value, texture, and other details with lead pencils to make their
artworks both interesting and realistic. Here are some wonderful examples from students in classes 7X and 7P.
The Art rooms are bursting with colour as our Year 8 artists finish their Connecting to Culture pots, inspired by
the Arrernte artists of the Hermannsburg Potters. Students investigated their own identities and created
designs that related to their ideas of culture, country, community or time and place. These designs were then
sculpted from air drying clay before being decorated with paint and written about in an accompanying artist
statement.
Year 9 are busy learning about the roles of curators, and have been curating their own virtual exhibition of
landscape artworks, complete with an expert audio guide for viewers.
Year 10, meanwhile, have completed their study of photography, and have produced some stunning images
investigating their relationship to the world around them:
Clockwise
from top left:
Sydney (7X),
Louis (7X),
Harry (7P),
Giordan (7P)
Clockwise from
top left: the
photographers
are Aliyah A,
Malila H, Tary A
Yazdi, Diamond
and Pharell M
Year 11 artists have been taking a deep dive into modern art and the concept of ‘Art as Objectification’, with a
focus on portraiture. So far this term, students have learned about Realism, Impressionism and Fauvism, and
they are preparing to create their own subjective portrait paintings of a loved one or themselves. Thanks to the
‘On-The-Move’ budget from the rebuild, the art department were able to purchase a class set of easels which
the students have been putting to good use.
Year 12, meanwhile, are busy creating and preparing for submission of their Body of Work – only a few months
to go! We’re excited to see what they submit for their next artmaking assessment early next term.
HUMAN SOCIETY IN ITS ENVIRONMENT (HSIE) The Year 9 Aboriginal Studies Class are working hard on their Reconciliation Week posters!!!
In Aboriginal studies, we are working on our Reconciliation week
video and posters. Students are creating a video to show to the
school during Reconciliation week. The purpose of the video is
to show the importance of the week and to ask “what does
reconciliation week mean to you?”
Students have all participated in this project and should be very
proud of their efforts. Mr McEwan
Maggie, T’Shinta, Mequyenne
Keala
Zach, Preston, David and Naethan
YEAR 10 TALK LAW EXCURSION
No longer a relic of the past, an excursion happened for APCS. As part of the TalkLaw program, the year 10
cohort at Alex Park went to the offices of King Wood and Mallesons, a legal firm located in Circular Quay. The
students were there to participate in a mock trial and they performed admirably assisted by attorneys from the
firm. High up on the 61st floor overlooking the Quay, they discussed employment law and their rights and got
to yell 'objection!" during the proceedings. A wonderful group enjoying a wonderful opportunity.
Year 11 and 12 Ancient History Excursion to the Chau Chak Museum
Monday in Week 5 both Year 11 and 12 classes visited the Chau Chak Museum at Sydney University. This
excursion supported Year 11 content including Ancient Australia and the personal interest topic which is a
transmedia website for
their Historical
Investigation Project
and for Year 12 content
taught about Ancient
Egypt and Rome.
Students participated in
a guided tour and
artefact workshop.
HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC NEWS Our High School Instrumental Program is now up and running and a number of high
school students have begun private piano or singing lessons. Please complete the EOI
form if you would like your child to begin lessons
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uGyC6MU2paT4b6huBlxvV4_2C5cZJE0IQ4TMZpf-
-Es/edit
It is still hoped to start guitar lessons later this term.
Please read about our wonderful piano and singing teacher, Josephine Gibson.
Josephine is a composer and tutor based in Sydney. She has had work performed by
Sydney Chamber Choir, Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, The Song Company, Sydney Youth Orchestras,
Moorambilla Voices, and Gondwana Choirs. In 2016, she completed her Honours in Composition at the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music, under the tutelage of Paul Stanhope. June 2019 saw the world premiere of Pánta
Kremámena, an extensive work for choir and chamber orchestra performed by Leichhardt Espresso Chorus at
St James King St. She has been composer in residence with Moorambilla Voices since 2016, which has involved
four works premiered at the annual Moorambilla Festival; the performance of her work Guya at the 2018 TEDx
Sydney conference; and the inclusion of her music on three albums, most notably the eponymous track
from Yindyamarra (2017); and a composer in residence with the Flame Tree Project, a new Illawarra-based
children’s choir, since 2019. As a chorister, she has toured internationally with Gondwana Chorale, appeared as
a guest artist with Luminescence Chamber Singers, The Song Company, and Cantillation, and performs regularly
with Sydney Chamber Choir.
MATHEMATICS
Maths Matters
This is a very busy term for students in mathematics. Students in all years have been preparing for various
assessments that are occurring during this month. They regularly use technology in their learning including
graphing programs such as Desmos and Geogebra to deepen their understanding of concepts alongside more
traditional methods.
Most of the senior students this term are participating in investigation topics that not only assist in
understanding but also make more real connections to mathematics in action.; for instance extension students
have been examining trend data and logistic curves - the same curves that needed to be flattened during covid.
Years 7 – 10 students have been adjusting to our new assessment strategy
whereby 50% of students assessment is samples from each topic of their
own classwork that the students select and evaluate to demonstrate their
mathematical thinking and strategies. The students are aware of the
grading criteria before selecting their work samples. It will take all the
students some time to adapt to the new system will take some time
however we are already feeling some of the benefits.
SCIENCE and MANDATORY TECHNOLOGY Biology Year 11 Biology
have been learning
more about
multicellular organisms
and their organs. To
assist with this student
have dissected a sheep heart and fish to better understand
the organism’s systems which enable them to function.
Year 12 Biology are learning about Infectious Diseases, they
modelled their own version of one of the first Microbiology
experiments first conducted by Louis Pastuer, using a glass flask with an S shaped neck, this experiment helped
to form The Germ Theory, identifying how infectious diseases can be spread.
YEAR 7 MANDATORY TECHNOLOGY
Year 7 students at APCS have the opportunity to learn about a
range of technologies throughout the year, Agriculture, Food
technology, 3D printing, Wood tech, IST and engineering. Below
is a picture of students making water rockets for engineering.
Reconciliation Action Plan Working Party The Aboriginal Student Achievement Team would like to commence work toward the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan this year. We have been using the Narragunnawali Online Resource as a guide, beginning with the
development of a working party. To find out more about a Reconciliation Action Plan, please visit https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/raps/what-is-a-rap
The team would like to extend an invitation to Alexandria Park community members who would like to be a part of the APCS working party, willing to represent core drivers of the RAP development and implementation journey. Once the working party is established, we will begin by meeting this term to complete an online reflection tool and planning our next steps. If you would like to be a part of the working party, please email Nathan McEwan (Aboriginal Pedagogical Mentor/HSIE teacher) [email protected] or Christy Godby (Instructional Leader) [email protected] by Friday, June 11, 2021. HOMEWORK CENTRE
APCS Secondary Homework Centre is open every Wednesday after school, 2:50pm – 5pm on the Yakka Takka
All students in years 7-12 are welcome to attend to do homework and assignments with help, if needed, from
supervising teachers.
If you have any questions please feel free to call the senior office on: (02)96981967 or email [email protected] or [email protected]
尊敬的家长/监护人，
我校的课后辅导班开始了。时间是每周三下午 2:50-5:00. 地点是学校图书馆的 Yakka Takka教室。
我们有辅导老师为 7到 12年级的学生提供免费作业辅导。
如果你有疑问的话请用以上的电子邮箱来联系高校办公室老师或拨打学校点话：02 9698 1967
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APCS хоёрдогч гэрийн даалгаврын төв нь Лхагва гараг бүр хичээл тарсны дараа 14:50 - 17:00 цагт Якка
Такка дээр ажилладаг
7-12 насны бүх оюутнуудыг хянах багш нараас шаардлагатай тохиолдолд гэрийн даалгавар, даалгавар
гүйцэтгэхэд оролцохыг урьж байна.
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এপিপিএি মাধ্যপমক হ ামওযাকক হকন্দ্র পিদ্যালযযর িযর প্রপি িুধ্িার, দু্িুর ২:৫০ - ইযাক্কা িক্কায পিযকল ৫ টা
ির্ কন্ত হ ালা থাযক
7-10 িছর িযযির িমস্ত পিক্ষাথী পিক্ষকযদ্র িদ্ারপক করা পিক্ষকযদ্র কাছ হথযক িা াযর্যর প্রযযাজযে
হ ামওযাকক এিং অ্যািাইেযমন্ট করযি উিপিি থাকযি স্বাগি।
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Pusat pekerjaan rumah sekolah menengah APCS buka setiap hari Rabu sepulang sekolah, pukul 14.50 - 17.00 di Yakka Takka Semua siswa kelas 7-12 boleh hadir untuk mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah dan tugas dengan bantuan, jika diperlukan, dari pengawas guru.
CELEBRATING STUDENT SUCCESS
Year 6 student Kathryn participated at the Swansea Belmont Blacksmiths in February 2021 and placed 3rd in the
Girls Board Relay and 5th as parrt of the Girls Swim team.
Kathryn also competed the Sydney Regional Swimming Championships for APCS Sydney East Regional Carnival,
coming 3rd in the 8-10yrs 50m Breaststroke, and 2nd 8-10yrs 50m Butterfly which qualified her for the State
Championships. Congratulations Kathryn!
Jarvis HeggatonKlenner – ISKA Championships
I love competing in competitions, I have been training hard for 7years. At the Sydney City Open I came 1st in Extreme Weapons and 3rd in Traditional forms.
Tate HeggatonKlenner I received my Kukkiwon Certificate from Korea recognising my 3rd Dan grade. It has taken 10years to achieve this grade and lots of hard work.
AECG AWARD On the 12th of
March, Jaida Conway received an
award from the AECG due to
coming first in the state for
HSC Aboriginal Studies. She
attended an award ceremony and
was accompanied by Aunty Deb
Daley, Maeve Thomson and Kadek
Arya. This ceremony was a
wonderful celebration of
Aboriginal excellence, which Jaida
embodies. The community is
incredibly proud of Jaida and her
achievements in the HSC and
beyond
VOCATIONAL LEARNING SKILLS
P&C UPDATE
On Friday 30 April the P&C hosted a movie night and BBQ in the Burra Gorang for Kindy to Year 3 students. On a beautiful Autumn evening 320 attendees watched ‘DoLittle’ and were fed and watered and all heading home by 8pm The new School provided a beautiful backdrop for the event which was well received by lots of students and families. The Years 4-6 movie night will take place on Friday 28 May and we will be looking for volunteers for the BBQ and popcorn and other duties. The small sub-group of the P&C have been investigating and surveying the School community to identify additional after School opportunities such as chess; yoga; drama; Lego; and coding. The survey showed that:
• 100% surveyed would like to see more after school activities • 15% would like more before school activities • Majority of respondents have children in Kindergarten to Year 3 • 70% of respondents are not already enrolled in yoga or chess
New programs that are approved for commencement will be notified through the School. The P&C has engaged with their counterparts at Darlington Public and Erskineville Public Schools and both of those P&C groups are keen to undertake a tour of APCS to see the new development. Parent Rep Update Each year the P&C coordinates the parent representative program in which each class has one (or two) parent
representatives who act as an informal bridge between the parents/caregivers in the class, the P&C and the
school.
The parent representatives are responsible for sharing information provided by the P&C and the school, with
other parents/caregivers, via email. Inclusion on a class email list is voluntary, and parents/caregivers need to
opt in by notifying the class teacher, or the nominated parent representative.
The aim of the parent representative program is to build a strong, connected community of parents, carers and
educators who work together to support our students.
The P&C is currently looking for parent representatives for the following classes KS, 1P, 1/2T, 2A, 3/4A, 3/4H.
3/4M, 5/6A, 5/6B, 5/6S, 6F.
If you would like to volunteer to be the class representative for your child’s class, please contact the P&C
Our next P&C meeting is Monday 7 June
IDAHOBIT DAY
At APCS, we strive to create a safe, inclusive environment
where everyone at our school can thrive, are valued and
feel a sense of belonging.
So, on Monday, 17th May, we raised awareness for
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia,
Interphobia and Transphobia. It is a day to celebrate
sexuality diversity and is a reminder that we still need to
take a stand against discrimination.
Students and staff wore rainbow accessories/clothing and
used colourful chalk to draw kind, positive messages
around the Milperra (entrance to the school) to show
support for our LGBTIQA+ friends, family, students and
wider community.
Thank you to all who participated!
Ms Barnett
CAMP AUSTRALIA UPDATE
VEES LITLE YOGIS KIDS YOGA YOGA FOR TEENS
IMPORTANT ROAD SAFETY REMINDER FOR
PARENTS AND CARERS
As our school community grows and drop off and pick up times are becoming increasingly busy, it is important to remember to always drive and park safely near our school.
We are asking all parents and carers to read the following information and make sure we are all working together to help keep our children safe.
