Around Antonio

Principal

Karen Patten

Assistant Principal

Jan MacDonald

Assistant Principal

Annette Hayes

631-639 Whitehorse Rd

Mitcham 3132

Ph 9874 4371

Fax 9873 5505

E-mail address : antonio.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web Site : www.antoniops.vic.edu.au

Our School Values

ERRIC

Empathy Responsibility Resilience Independence Confidence

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Dear Antonio Park Families,

Year 6 Graduation Last night, our Year 6 graduation was held. This event is such a special one, as it is a celebration of the students’ time at primary school and a celebration of these students entering a new milestone in their lives. The hall was decorated beautifully once again this year with the theme being ‘The Circus’. A big thank you to the graduation committee and a special thanks to Mal Salmon who helped out with all the props and decorations. Well done to Madie Rathbone, Molly Davis, James Sutherland and Alexander Moran who all received a citizenship award last night. It is also with great pleasure that I announce our School Captains and Vice Captains for 2013. Our School Captains are Tom Nisbet and Natalie Giglio and our Vice Captains are Eliza Kral and Ben North. Farewell Tomorrow we say farewell to the following grade 6 students: Nathan Ancill, Spiros Antoniou, Jacinta Barnett, Prachi Bhalla, Adam Biagioni, Naomi Bruhn, Mark Bunston, Owen Cartmel, Isabella Coppi, Nathan Curnow, Patrick Dalli, Molly Davis, Molly Dickson, Tiffany Dinnington, William Drury, Alex and Mae Eadie, Cameron Fox, Oliver Gooding, Charlie Guillou, Tia Hagland, Max Hammond, Elizabeth Jackson, Tara Johns, Lucinda Juler, Sophie Klunyk, Aidan Lansdell, Matthew Louey, Alicia Mackay Lambaart, Zachary Marshall, Georgia Meehan, Samantha Mikulandra, Lana Mooney, Alexander Moran, Joshua Moskalewicz, Chloe Munro, Kyla Murphy, Louise Nardella, James Nichol, Ewan O’Keeffe, Emily Orland, Isaac Petering, Patrick Plummer, Jarrod Powson, Madeleine Rathbone, Serena Ruggieri, Claire and Emily Salmon, Zack Smith, Zachary Sompel, James Sutherland, Mark Walsh, Talia Webb, Jarred Wickman, Ben Yeaman and Bryce

Young. We wish them well throughout their high school years. We look forward to hearing

about our Year 6 students’ achievements in the future.

A big thank you to all the teachers, who have taught these students from Prep to Year 6. Congratulations to Kate Roberts, Lauren Em-

merson, Clive Hoskin, Mitch Newman and Danni Harvey for the excellent work they did this

y e a r in regard to teaching and preparing these students for Secondary College. Farewell to the following families whose last child is in Year 6 and will be leaving APPS: Cartmel, Drury,

Tuesday

29 January

Teachers

Commence

Wednesday

30 January

Students

Commence

Klunyk, Marshall, O’Keeffe, Salmon, Barnett, Dalli, Davis, Dinnington, Jackson, Louey, Powson, Antoniou, Coppi, Lansdell, Meehan, Nardella, Yeaman, Ancill, Bunston, Mooney, Orland, Salmon, Biagioni, Bruhn, Mackay Lambaart, Walsh and Young. We thank them for their contribution to our school.

We also say goodbye to students Victoria Croxford, Harry and Paisley Gaskell, Damon Hill, Harrison Kayne, Kumsol Lee, Abby Lymn, Claire MacGregor, Lachlan McCowan, Aivy Nguyen, Julia Chapman, Liam O’Keeffe, and Cayden and Kelsy Paterson, we wish you well at your new schools. Student Reports Your child’s report was sent home on Monday. Congratulations to all the teachers for the wonderful learning and teaching program and extra curricula activities they have provided throughout the school year. Congratulations to all of the students for their hard work. Mrs Mac and I look forward to seeing our students’ further learning and achievements in 2013. Well done to everyone!!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Everyone!!! It never ceases to amaze me just how quickly a year can pass, of course 2012 has been no exception. It is the partnership between home and school and the willingness of so many people to go the extra mile that makes Antonio Park such a wonderful place. It is also the way in which all of us live and show behaviours between and towards one another that reflect the values of APPS. Thank you for the continued support of our school and best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. Wishing the staff a well deserved break…to recharge the batteries so to speak...we have an exciting 2013 to look forward to.

Karen Patten

December 20, 2012 Issue 40

Congratulations to everyone celebrating a

birthday this week.

Last day of school

21 December

1pm Assembly

1.30pm Finish

No Lunch Orders

Please note, the canteen will be

closed tomorrow

21st December

Term 1 Wednesday 30th January to Thursday 28 March

Term 2 Monday 15th April to Friday 28th June

Term 3 Monday 15th July to Friday 20th September

Term 4 Monday 7th October to Friday 20th December

2013 Term Dates

House Sports Award—Yarran Dheran Eliza Kral, Tom Nisbet, Natalie Giglio—2013 School Captains and School Vice-Captains

Mathletics Ride to school award

Erric Award

Environmental Leaders—Semester 2 Junior School Councillors—Semester 2

Walking School Bus Award