Albury Public School

NEWSLETTER

TERM 3 WEEK 1 25 July 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

Welcome back to Term 3 2019. I hope that everyone had a relaxing break and the chance to

recharge enough to get through another very busy 10 week term. A few of the immediate dates

and events are listed on page 2. Don’t hesitate to contact the school if you require any further

information on any of the events listed.

At the end of last term we farewelled Mrs Rebecca Border unexpectedly. Mr Bruce Hill has

returned to Albury PS and will teach 5AB for the rest of the year. We would like to welcome Mr Hill

back and wish Mrs Border all the very best. Miss Tracey Dawson is taking a well-earned long

service leave for Term 3 and intends to travel amongst other things. Mr Peter Waters is teaching

1MD for Term 3. We are very excited to have both Mr Hill and Mr Waters back at Albury PS as

both teachers know the school and will continue to follow established routines and programs.

Welcome back to Mrs Tanner who has been on leave for the last three weeks of last term.

On Monday the staff participated in the Term 3 staff development day. We furthered our school

improvement journey with Curiosity and Powerful Learning; continued work on our

implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning; started our school self-assessment for the

annual report and looked at poverty in Australia and its effects on students in our school.

For any recent visitors to the school, you will have noticed the new greenspace. What an

amazing outcome for our playground, the creation of more quiet, green space that will be

available to all students to enjoy shortly. We are currently

planning an outdoor library and beanbags for the area and

will encourage the area to be used for more passive

reaction in the warmer months. Unfortunately, in the

meantime, we have to stay off the grass (not the seating)

until the grass has had a good chance to take hold. An

enormous thanks to everyone for the contributions that have

led to this amazing addition to our school, especially Fiona

Slade, Border landscapes, the P&C and all of our community

who has contributed through fundraising. Collectively, we

are looking at other ways to spruce up our playground and

provide more activities and play opportunities for our

students, including additional basketball and volleyball nets

and courts. Stay tuned.

The school Paul Kelly cup team competed in the Paul Kelly

Cup competition at the end of last term in Wagga Wagga.

Yet again, the team was successful and will now compete in

Sydney at Giants Stadium in the Homebush precinct on

Monday 5 August. Well done, team. What an achievement!

Preparations are currently underway for the 15 boys and Mr

Takle to get to Sydney for the big event. Good luck.

Education Week is Week 3 of Term 3, beginning 5 August. This year, APS will have an open day on

Wednesday 7 August and will include our NAIDOC celebrations. The outline for the day is:

Education Week/NAIDOC Week Open Day, Wednesday 7 August

10-11am - Open classrooms and student-led conferencing

11-11.15am - Picnic lunch in the playground

11.15-11.45am - Games in the playground

11.45am-12.15pm - NAIDOC assembly

12.15-1.10pm - Whole school NAIDOC activity rotations

1.10-1.40pm - Afternoon recess

1.40-3pm - Whole school NAIDOC activity rotations (cont.)

Our Year 5 students depart for Ballarat next Wednesday 31 July at 6:30am and return on Friday 2 August

around 3:45pm. During this exciting excursion the students will visit the Museum of Australian Democracy in

Ballarat and Sovereign Hill. Please ensure that all medical and permission forms are returned by the end of

this week. Any medication that your child will require must be given to Mrs Scherf on Wednesday morning,

in its original packaging, clearly marked with the student’s name, class and dosage.

A great group of students (and their parents), from across the school, are combining to organise a “beanie

day” to raise money for the Starlight Foundation on Monday 12 August. Students will be able to buy

cookies and cupcakes on the day from $1.00 - $1.50 and everyone is encouraged to bring and wear a

beanie, for a gold coin donation.

Next Tuesday 30 July, MSP photographers will return to take the whole-school photo and the captain’s

photos as we ran out of time last term on photo day. Students are reminded to wear their full school

uniform in preparation for the photo.

Our first coffee and cake for Term 3 will be Wednesday 14 August. Mr Damian Toohey, Deputy Principal at

Albury HS, will be presenting a parent information session on teenagers, particularly focusing on boys, the

transition to high school and the social media world that we are currently living in. Damian will discuss,

among other things:

1. The three golden rules of being a boy at school

2. Hormones - testosterone and where that leads them

3. How we tell them to be aggressive in sport and then to switch it off in the playground!

4. Why is it that they look at me like I'm not speaking the same language?

5. Why has this little boy I have loved all of a sudden started treating me with disdain?

This session will be repeated later in the term, in a twilight session and is suitable for parents of all children,

especially those with pre-teens who are about to transition to high school. If you would like to attend,

please contact the school office to facilitate catering.

I would like to thank all of the parents/carers and family friends who collected the Woolworths Earn and

learn stickers last term. The school had a total of over 45 000 points at the end and this enabled us to claim

a significant amount of art, craft, sport and literacy resources. A huge thanks to Antoinette Roberts (on

behalf of the P&C) for coordinating and driving the collection and to Miss Mundy’s class and Mrs Border’s

class for leading the charge with transferring the stickers onto the cardboard charts. This was a massive

effort and we are very grateful for your contribution to the school.

The school dance troupe is competing in the Albury Wodonga Eisteddfod next Tuesday at the Albury

Entertainment Centre. Miss Milham has been working overtime throughout the holidays, eagerly advised

by Miss Tegan Sutton, to create and sew the costumes. Good luck to the dance troupe and thank you to

Miss Milham for making this opportunity possible.

Next Friday Albury PS will host the amazingly talented Jonathan Welch, Choir of Hard Knocks (amongst

many other achievements) fame. Jonathan will be working with our school choir and students from other

Albury schools. This is such an exciting opportunity for our students and for Albury. The day will conclude

with a performance of what all the students have learnt during the day. For further details please see Mrs

Morris. A huge thank you to the Murray Conservatorium who have made this possible.

Quote of the week: “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children”

Charles R Swindoll

Principal - Lianne Singleton

Principal

Principal news cont…...

Dates for your Diary!

Friday 26 July PSSA Winter Sports: 1:10pm leave school

Tuesday 30 July

Albury Wodonga Eisteddfod - dance troupe

1:40pm Catch-up school photos

2020 Kinder Parent Information Session 7pm

Wednesday 31 July Year 5 Melbourne/Ballarat Camp departs

Thursday 1 August Year 5 Melbourne/Ballarat Camp

No assembly

Friday 2 August Year 5 Melbourne/Ballarat Camp returns

Monday 5 - Friday 8 Education Week

Tuesday 6 August 2020 Kindergarten Parent Tour 9.30am, meet at office

Wednesday 14 August Parent information Session , Coffee & Cake 10am-12pm

August 20 &21 Musical ‘Encapsulated’ 7.30pm-9.00pm

Tickets on sale soon !! $17.00ea

PSSA Draws

Netball JC KING PARK

Senior 1 v Glenroy 1 court 7

Senior 2 v Albury West court 8

Senior 3 v Albury North 3 court 6

Junior v Lavington East 1court 3

PSSA Draws SOCCER Junior and Senior

Albury v St Pats Gold @ Sarvass Park FOOTBALL

Senior Blue v St Pats Gold @ Noreuil Park

Senior Gold v St Annes @ Collings Park

Juniors v Lavington @ Jelbart Park 1

Due date for Issue 5 Tuesday 6 August

If you are paying using cash, correct money should be sent to school in an envelope with your

order clearly named and placed in the Book Club box on the counter at the Front Office.

You are also able to order online by following the instructions on the back of the Book club

magazine.

Hume Student Banking

P&C News

Canteen and P&C News

Fri 26 July Mon 29 July Tues 30 July Wed 31 July Thurs 1 Aug Friday 2 Aug

Kimberly Rose

9AM—11AM

Helper need Helper need Helper need

Hi Everyone

We hope you all had a nice break from the school routine and stayed warm!

Unfortunately we will no longer be able to offer Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets, but we will be

able to offer a Gluten Free Chicken Tender for $1.50.

Please call in and say Hi to our new Canteen Managers Jac and Billie who will be here

Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. It would be great for them to have some experienced

helpers over the next few weeks, so send us a text and let us know if you are available as our

roster is looking a little empty .

The menu can be viewed online at www.quickcliq.com.au

Jude, Bec, Billie

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

Next meeting: 27 August at 7:00pm meet and greet for a 7:30pm start. In the APS

staffroom, Access via Smollett St gate, park on the school grounds. All welcome! email: alburypandc@gmail.com

Please be advised that the school banking for Term 3 will re-

commence on Tuesday 6 August 2019. (Week 3)

ICAS

Notes for the ICAS competition will be sent home to interested students on Friday 26 July. If you would like your

child/children to participate and they have not brought home a note please ask them to pick one up from the

office. Registration and payment is to be made on the ICAS website only (not through the school) .

To register go to https://pay.unswglobal.com.au/ and use the school code 6c768bafba then return the note to let us know what your child is registered in.

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Community News

Term 3, 2019 ALBURY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Term

Three MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT/

SUN 1

22 July

Staff Development

23 July

Students return

P&C Meeting 7.30pm

24 July

No assembly

25 July

No assembly

Bluearth

26 July

PSSA Winter Sport

27/28

July

2

29 July

30 July

2020 Kinder Parent

Information Session –

7pm

Catch-up school pho-

tos 1.40pm

Albury Wodonga Ei-

steddfod – dance

troupe

31 July

Yr5 Melb/Ballarat Camp

No assembly

1 Aug

Staff Comm. Mtg

8.30am

Yr5 Melb/Ballarat Camp

No assembly

2 Aug

Yr5 Melb/Ballarat

Camp

PSSA Winter Sport

Jonathan Welsch

Choir

School of Hard

Rocks Visit

3/4

Aug

3

APS

Cricket

(G)

5 Aug

Education Week –

Paul Kelly Cup

Final Sydney

6 Aug

2020 Parent School

Tour 9.30am

7 Aug

No assembly

NAIDOC celebrations &

Assembly

8 Aug

2MM assembly 12.30pm

Bluearth

9 Aug

PSSA Winter Sport

10/11

Aug

4

12 Aug

Beanie Day – Star-

light Foundation

The Australian

Ballet (Stage 2

classes)

13 Aug

Yr5 Preschool Visit

10-11.30am

RL Girls Gala Day

14 Aug

2/3MM assembly

12.30pm

Coffee & Cake 10-12

15 Aug

2/3MM assembly

12.30pm

Yr5 Preschool Visit

10-11.30am

The Australian Ballet

(Stage 1 classes)

16 Aug

PSSA Winter Sport

17/18

Aug

5

Cricket

(G)

19 Aug

Book Week

‘Reading is my

Secret Power”

Full day Musical

Rehearsal @

20 Aug

Musical

21 Aug

Musical

No assembly

22 Aug

No assembly

Bluearth

23 Aug

PSSA Winter Sport

concludes

24/25

Aug

6

26 Aug

Book Fair Week

27 Aug

P&C Meeting 7.30pm

Book Week dress Up,

parade & lap-a-thon

28 Aug

3/4CM assembly

12.30pm

29 Aug

2MJD assembly

12.30pm

30 Aug

Riverina Primary

Athletics Carnival

31

Aug/

1 Sep

7

2 Sep

3 Sep

(Diabetes Training)

ICAS Digital Technol-

ogies

4 Sep

No assembly

ICAS Science

5 Sep

Yr3 Wymah Camp

2MC assembly 12.30pm

Bluearth

6 Sep

Yr3 Wymah Camp

7/8

Sep

8

9 Sep

ICAS Writing

Leaders breakfast

10 Sep

2020 Parent School

Tour 9.30am

11 Sep

5/6LKB assembly

12.30pm

12 Sep

1MD assembly 12.30pm

ICAS Spelling

13 Sep

14/15

Sep

9

16 Sep

17 Sep

ICAS English

18 Sep

No assembly

ICAS Mathematics

19 Sep

1MS assembly 12.30pm

Bluearth

20 Sep

21/22

Sep

10

23 Sep 25 Sep

No assembly

26 Sep

1MT assembly 12.30pm

27 Sep

Last day of Term

28/29

Sep

Hols 30 Sept

2 Oct

3 Oct

4 Oct

5/6

Oct

Hols 7 Oct

Labour Day

8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12/13

Oct