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#ArncliffeMatters Arncliffe Public School Newsletter Term 1 | Week 8 | 2019

Next Week’s Assemblies Fri 29 Mar (Week 9)

Parents and careers are welcome to attend.

Infants (K-2): Primary (3-6): 12.00pm 1.10pm 1 Orange 3/4 Blue

Dates for your diary: March Sat 23rd P&C Election Day Cake Stall Mon 25th NAPLAN online for Year 5 Tue 26th NAPLAN online for Year 3 Wed 27th Cross Country Carnival Wed 27th Create South Auditions

April Tue 2nd Cronulla Excursion (Kindergarten) Wed 3rd School Photos 8th – 12th Week of Parent Teacher interviews Thu 11th Easter Hat Parade Fri 12th Last day of Term 1 Tue 30th First day back at school for children

Assembly Awards K Blue Shada Y, Zunaira Y K Red Mitchell C, Elliott D K Green Aavish B, Aleya T 1 Orange Shaulia R, Ivan K 1 Green Chloe B, Ali H 1/2 Blue Katie M, Zaynab K 2 Red Husayn C, Odka O 2 Purple Venus H, Mariam T 3/4 Blue Kassem T, Michelle P 3/4 Red Hannah M, Hadi K 3/4 Orange Angel B, Grace F 3/4 Green Jawad H, Shamaiya G 3/4 Purple Ali A, Malak D 5/6 Red Joseph A, Mahdi A 5/6 Orange Safiyah I, Howraa H 5/6 Green Ruby M, Vanessa S 5/6 Purple Noor E, Ziggy C

Silver Awards Katie M, Harvey W, Jubina K, Oliver H, Raihana E, Hannah M Zaynab I

Gold Awards No Gold Awards presented this week

Specialist Teacher Awards DRAMA: Mona S, Willow M, Edda S, Cooper M, April T, Oscar S, Mariam H, Thomas I EAL/D: Shristi G, Frank W, Tuugii N, Yasmin E MUSIC: Zaak K, Oscar T

Notes issued Year 6 Camp Deposit OVERDUE Cross Country Carnival OVERDUE Cronulla Beach (Kindy) Due: 26 Mar PSSA Netball (Senior/Junior) Due: 4 April PSSA Rugby (Boys) Due 4 April PSSA Football (Girls/Boys) Due: 4 April Young Engineers Due: 10 April

Looking for Vacation Care?

PSSA News and Results No PSSA today due to wet weather.

NAPLAN Online parent info NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy – important skills that each child needs to succeed in school and life. The NAPLAN tests are designed to help us make sure students are on track with their literacy and numeracy development. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

On Monday 25th March Year 5 students and Tuesday 26th March Year 3 students at our school will participate in NAPLAN Online. Students do not need to be computer experts to take the NAPLAN test online. Making sure students have computer skills is part of our school curriculum, and our teachers will ensure your child is familiar with the online format. To see the types of questions and interactive features of NAPLAN Online, visit the public demonstration site.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher. For more info please click on the following links:

• How to support your child during NAPLAN (information for parents and carers) • Watch a video that explains NAPLAN Online • Subscribe to ACARA’s monthly parent newsletter, Parent Update

Parents don’t forget that TASK provide a fantastic Vacation Care program held right here at Arncliffe Public School. With lots of engaging and fun activities programmed, children will have great fun. Special theme days include:

• Get Movin’ – sport activities and games

• Gardening Gala – get your hands dirty

• Bowl O’Rama – Strik bowling excursion

• Easter Eggs-travaganza – Easter Hunt and more

• Steam Bonanza – planes and catapults

• Medieval Madness – castles and forts

• Welcome to Hogwarts – Wands and Wizards

• Picnic Day – Excursion to a park

See flyer at the end of the newsletter for more details.

Harmony and Grandparents Day

Easter Eggs needed! Our Easter Hat Parade will be held on Thursday 11 April. A great tradition is our raffle of many different Easter basket which raises funds for the P&C.

We would be grateful for all donations of Easter Eggs to be dropped in to the office. Baskets would also be welcome! Thank you for your kind contribution.

Thank you to everyone for making Harmony Day and Grandparents Day such an amazing success. It was wonderful to welcome so many Grandparents and Carers to our school. The children loved having you. Children also enjoyed Harmony Day wearing bright orange colours and participating in activities with their Buddy classes.

Don’t forget to Book Your Time! As advised in last week’s newsletter, the Parent Teacher Interviews are almost upon us. Interviews will be held in Week 11 in the week beginning 8 April. Most interviews will be held on Tuesday 9 April although some classes will have additional times in that week.

Interviews can be booked by going to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and select “Make a

booking”. You then enter the code xs2a6 and click GO. You will then select your child’s

class and see the available times from your class teacher.

Bookings for Parent Teacher interviews are OPEN NOW and will close at 4pm on Friday 5 April. Please refer to the information sent home for further details or don’t hesitate to contact the office for help.

From one of our visiting Grandparents:

"There are so many cultures in this school. It’s so nice to see this many different cultures come together and see the children getting along. They don't know what is happening in the world and it warms my heart to see them working together and being kind to each other despite what is happening in the world today."

It’s time to colour-in! Attached to this newsletter is our famous Colouring-in Competition provided by our Educational Partners – Century 21 Southern Realty. Just do your best colouring-in effort and you could be in the running to win a family pass to the Sydney Royal Easter Show! Plus there is chocolates and a $100 Westfield voucher to win.

So sharpen your pencils and get colouring! Don’t forget entries need to be delivered to Century 21 in Wolli Creek by Tuesday 9 April.

CAKES needed for Election Day We are very grateful for all those people who’ve offered to bring cake donations to the staff room this afternoon – but we need more. Please bring your cake this afternoon, or to the cake stall under the COLA tomorrow before 12noon.

…and please come and buy cake tomorrow! Don’t forget you can make voting even sweeter by buying cake from our stall tomorrow between 10am – 2.00pm.

Helpers on the stall, along with voters will have their day lifted by our buskers who’ll be jamming tomorrow between 10am – 2.00pm to help bring in funds for the school.

Besides feeling very proud to be able to showcase our students’ ability (whether they’ve just started learning or been playing for years), having buskers at our last election cake stall increased donations massively so we really appreciate their time and talent.

Whether you’re our newest musician or our Arncliffe’s best garage band, we want to see you shine tomorrow – please come and play!

LEGO Club We are very fortunate to have formed a partnership with Ability Links NSW. One aspect of their organisation is to deliver a Lego Club in schools and the Community. This year we are trialing Lego Club and are having an overwhelming positive response from the students and staff. The essence of the program is to build and expand social skills through cooperation whilst building a Lego model. Students rotate through the roles of "builder", "architect" and "supplier" on a 10 minute rotation, so that they have a turn in each role. Their engagement in the project has been outstanding.

Whooping Cough Congratulations to Tobias W who represented APS, in the combined Botany Bay/ Georges River team at the Sydney East PSSA AFL Championship Trials at Sutherland on Wednesday. The weather held off and the children all played well. It was a great day of football!

Congratulations to Darcy C and Sunny H who have been successful in qualifying for the combined Botany Bay & George’s River Rugby League teams to represent our school at the Sydney East Carnival.

Another big congratulations to Courtney C and Miria K for their outstanding results at the Botany Bay Zone Swimming Carnival. Their exceptional times have enabled them to qualify for the Sydney East Swimming Carnival. We wish all students the best of luck at the next level.

Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Information from the Ministry of Health about Whooping Cough is provided below Keep coughing kids home and see your GP.

Whooping cough (also called pertussis) began increasing across NSW towards the end of 2018, especially in children between the ages of 5 and 14 years. NSW Health anticipates that this increase will continue into 2019.

School-aged children who are infected with whooping cough usually experience a troubling cough that can persist for months, but they rarely get severe illness. However they can spread the infection to younger siblings and other more vulnerable people, who are at higher risk of severe disease. Whooping cough can be a life threatening infection in babies.

What can you do to prevent whooping cough?

1. 1.Make sure vaccinations are up to date for all family members 2. 2.Be alert for symptoms of whooping cough 3. 3.Keep coughing kids home, to prevent them spreading the infection to others, and

see your GP to get them tested for whooping cough

For more information on Whooping Cough and vaccination visit the NSW Health Website.

You can also find out about other infectious disease alerts by visiting the alerts page.

Kindergarten 2020!

If your child is turning 5 before the 31st July and they live in the school catchment area or have a sibling at the school already, it is now time to enrol for Kindergarten 2020.

Please visit the Office and leave all your details with our friendly office staff.

Upcoming Dates Saturday 23 March: Election Cake Stall under the COLA – 10am - 2pm

Friday 29 March: Deadline for Mother’s Day Stall product information

Tuesday 9 April (1.30pm): Easter Raffle basket preparation in the staffroom.

Thursday 11 April: Easter Hat Parade and Raffle

Wednesday 9 May: Easter Hat Parade and Raffle

Tuesday 14 May (6.30pm): P&C Meeting in the Staffroom – all welcome

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Book Club Online orders are due on Monday, 25th March. Ordering online is easy, go to scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the app. No cash orders are being accepted at the office for Book Club.

Community Breakfast It was lovely to see so people come together to find some good in something so horrible. The breakfast It was so enjoyable we wondered if it might be something we do ahead of P&C meetings again. What do you think? Let us know either in the playground or by email.

P&C Meeting Thank you for all those who attended, it was a terrific turnout. The main topics discussed were our cake stall, Easter Raffle and Mother’s Day stall. Other key discussions were the correspondence received, parent feedback and the Music program. Minutes will be available on the website in the near future.

Easter Raffle Our Easter Hat Parade will be held on Thursday 11 April. A great tradition is our raffle of many different Easter baskets which raises funds for the P&C. Thank you to all who’ve started dropping off donations of Easter Eggs, Easter Craft, Easter dress-ups and baskets at the office.

Tickets for the raffle will be on sale soon at $1.00 each or six for $5.00. If you are able to help put together six page raffle books – thank you! Bulk raffle books can be collected from the office on Monday for assembly and return asap. Thank you all for helping to make our raffle great fun and a great success.

Do you have a business or hobby creating or selling products that could be a part of our Mother’s Day stall? Please get in touch if you have items that you think might work well as part of our “nothing over $10.00” Mother’s Day stall. Send an email to the P&C (arncliffe.pandc@gmail.com) before 5.00pm next Friday 29th March and let us know:

• What you sell • The wholesale price for us • The recommended sale price for us • What quantity you could supply and deliver to the school at 2pm on Tuesday, 7 May

Let’s make our Mother’s Day uniquely Arncliffe!

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Music @ the Easter Hat Parade – Thu 11 April Join us for some musical entertainment from 8.45am with performances from Training Band, Junior Strings and Concert band.

Morning rehearsals as usual for Concert Band and the Junior Music Group – we are looking forward to seeing some wonderful hats 😊😊

BAND & JUNIOR MUSIC CAMP opportunities for Stage 3

NSW Public Schools State Wind Band

The State Wind Band ensembles provide an opportunity for talented students in NSW Public Schools to perform in a state ensemble under the direction of professional conductors to perform a repertoire which challenges their musical skills.

• Children in Stage 3 who have a grade level of 4+ may be eligible to apply to join the Junior State Wind Band for Years 5 – 8 students.

• Applications close – 29th March 2019 • Rehearsals - 29 & 30 July 2019 at The Arts Unit, Lewisham • Performances - 31 July & 1 August 2019 at Sydney Opera House • https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/music/music-ensembles/state-wind-bands

NSW Public Schools State Junior Music Camp

Talented music students join together for one week each year to receive expert tutelage and develop their performance skills. Participants rehearse and perform high quality repertoire culminating in a concert for families and friends on the final night of the camp.

• Junior Music Camp (Years 5-8): Sunday 21 July - Friday 26 July (week 1, Term 3) • Applications close – 3rd May 2019 • https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/state-junior-and-senior-music-camps

Sydney Southeast Symphonic Winds

Provides advanced music education and performance opportunities for children in years 5-8 who are currently enrolled in public schools in the Sydney area.

Students are auditioned from over 70 schools to form a 100+ piece concert band. Information regarding the audition process is available Term 1 each year, with auditions occurring in early Term 2.

• Auditions will be held between 3rd to 10th May 2019. • Applications close – 12th April 2019 • http://www.gspsensembles.com/symphonic-winds.html

Any queries? Please get in touch with Arncliffe Music Coordinators Paul and Vicki at arncliffemusic@gmail.com

Art After School is BACK with visual artist Claudia Nicholson and guests. During Term 2 and Term 3, the program will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.15-4.45pm. The program is open to children in Years 1-6.

Dates for Term 2: • Tuesday Workshops May 7 - June 24 • Thursday Workshops May 9 - June 26

Invent, play, build, mix, imagine and explore. Arncliffe Public's Art After School Program is an opportunity for young people to unleash their creativity through hands-on and fun art activities.

Each workshop will combine traditional visual arts with new approaches to create artworks guided by young people's imagination, skills and curiosity. Students should come prepared to build, make and draw as we observe the real world closely and explore imagined worlds.

Back in Term 2, 2019 - Claudia Nicholson is an acclaimed visual artist with a wealth of experience working with young people. Claudia's classes were an absolute hit in 2017 and 2018 using clay, watercolour, soft sculpture and drawing as primary media. In 2018, Claudia won the prestigious NSW Visual Arts Travelling Scholarship and has just returned from the US and Mexico.

• Cost: $140 per 8 workshops (inc. materials) • Two term cost:$270 (inc. materials)

Parent Volunteers on the Visual Arts subcommittee this year are Caitlin Newton-Broad (Program admin), Michelle Matic and Rachel Payne. For more information please write to: artafterschoolAPS@gmail.com

Looking for Parent Volunteers (3pm -5pm) We always welcome volunteers to assist the program. Contribute to your community and have an enjoyable afternoon in a creative space! We are seeking a volunteer or two for Tuesdays / Thursdays stand-ins, working in partnership with the visual arts subcommittee. Must hold a current Working with Children Check. For more info contact: artafterschoolAPS@gmail.com or call Caitlin directly on 0405 088 236

Looking for Teen Art Assistants (3pm - 5pm) A chance to build your work portfolio.

Paid role, $240 per term (8 x $30: each session totals two hours) to assist the lead artist in setting up, support Art After School students and pack down each night while gaining valuable arts teaching experience, training and a reference for future work.

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