NO ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK

Inside this Issue From the Principal, Attendance, PBL Winners, Reminders, Assembly Awards,

School Photos, Easter News, Sausage Sizzle Pre-Order From

Visit our Website: www.alma-p.schools@det.nsw.edu.au or download the Alma App to your smartphone through the Apple App Store or Android Google Play Market

Term 1 Week 9 Monday 24th March 2021

Telephone: (08) 80882181 www.alma-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax: (08) 80873691

Alma celebrates Harmony Day!

Basement Clean Out A huge thanks to the staff who volunteered their time on Saturday to help clean out the basement area under the Library. We found lots of treasures and antiques!! We sold heaps to the community who dropped in and we now have a basement we can reorganise for our resources. NAPLAN Practice Students in Year 3 and Year 5 will participate in NAPLAN practice this week. Year 5 will be on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th March and Year 3 will be on Thursday 25th March. Assembly Our first assembly for 2021 in Kester Hall was held last Friday and while we had a few technical issues it was great to be back together to celebrate student sport and class achievements a and Harmony Day colouring in competition winners. Even better to have families attending. Next term we will have an assembly every fortnight with classes rostered on to host. We look forward to having many more parents and families attending and ask that you use the QR Code check in when entering the school grounds and complete the sign-on book at Kester Hall. Easter Raffle The Easter raffle will still go ahead and will be drawn on at the Easter Hat Parade on Wednesday 31st March. Please keep selling tickets and make sure they are returned to school by next Monday 29th March. School Photos School photos will be held on Wednesday 21st April which is the first week back at school next term. Session 1 Bugdlie students will be attending Alma on this day and will also have their photos taken. Session 2 Bugdlie students will have their photos taken at Bugdlie on Thursday 22nd April. Details on how to order school photos is included in this newsletter. Easter Hat Parade The Easter Parade will be held on Wednesday 31st March at 12.15pm under the COLA. Parents and grandparents are welcome to come and watch the parade and join us for a sausage sizzle by comple�ng the pre-order form at the end of this newsleter and returning it to school no later than Monday 29th March. When entering the school grounds, please ensure you sign in using the QR code, fill out the sign in sheet provided and maintain social distancing at all �mes. Trish Webb PRINCIPAL

Attendance All-Stars! Most improved atendance.

Week 6 Class Attendance % K-6B 75.00 K-6W 90.32

KJ 94.49 KL 92.61

1-2B 89.70 1-2S 92.18 1-2W 93.66 3-4N 92.65 3-4S 92.56 3-4W 90.59 5-6H 90.97 5-6M 94.11 5-6S 89.90

The winning class Term 1 Week 7

3-4S

PBL Raffle

Ticket Winners

Carter Carr Brayden Haugum-Hoare

Siera Lihou Geordy Garden

Millie Judd Jagger Mannion

Walsh Leiper Sophie Evans

Reminders.. • Student banking

tomorrow • Stewart House

Dona�ons due 14th May • Term 1 concludes

Thursday 1st April • Term 2 commences

Tuesday 20th April

Congratula�ons to all students who received

awards at our first assembly last Friday. Class, spor�ng and Harmony Day

colouring compe��on awards were distributed

to these worthy recipients.

ALMA SCHOOL PHOTO DAY Wednesday 21st April (Term 2 Week 1)

Dear Parents

School photographs are scheduled to be taken by Advancedlife Photography. Whilst an envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly, if possible, it is our preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administra�on and poten�al security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day.

Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at www.advancedlive.com.au using our school’s 9-digit advancedorder code. Portrait and group package orders are due by photo day.

Sibling Orders Online: Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online; the order must be placed no later than Tuesday 20th Aril. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed.

Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct contact us at www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

Bugdlie Preschool photos Session 1 – Wednesday 21st April at Alma Public School: Session 1 will be held at Alma Public School on Wednesday 21st April instead of Bugdlie Preschool. These students will have their photos taken at Alma on this day.

Session 2 - Thursday 22nd April at Bugdlie Preschool: Session 2 students will atend Bugdlie Preschool as usual and will have their photos taken at Bugdlie on this day.

The school only collects envelopes on behalf of Advance Life, we DO NOT give change. Please ensure you have the CORRECT MONEY in your envelope.

The office will be closed before 9.00am on photo day for staff photos. The office is only accep�ng envelopes un�l Thursday 1st April which is the last day of this term.

If you have not returned or ordered by Thursday 1st April, you will need to give your envelope to the photographer with the CORRECT MONEY on photo day.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS Charlotte Ali Bridget Carberry Jarome Clark-Gould Jaxx Collingwood Braxton Edge Haru Fujiwara Mia George Ivy Hinton Chet Jones Kaiden Kennedy Avery Lennox Ruby Manoel Calex Morris Hollie Lee Nelson Kane Newman Jemma Olivieri Jade O'Neil Riley Pistotnik Tasman Rankin Chase Schultz Peter Singleton Kiah Stephens Taichi Takeda Kyle Tree

Easter Sausage Sizzle Pre-Order The school is holding a pre-ordered sausage sizzle for students and families

at the Easter Hat Parade on Wednesday 31st March. If you would like to place an order,

please complete the form below and return to school with the correct money by MONDAY 29TH March

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EASTER HAT PARADE Easter Hat Parade: Start getting your hats ready! This year we will be holding our Easter Hat Parade on Wednesday 31st March commencing at 12:15 under the Cola. Due to COVID restric�ons, students will not be parading down Paton Street this year. All parents and grandparents are invited to join us under the COLA to watch the parade and join us for a sausage sizzle (pre-ordered below). **Please sign in using the QR code and fill out the provided sheet. Please maintain social distancing at all �mes.

Pre-order Sausage Sizzle: The school will be having a Sausage Sizzle for students and their families which will be pre-ordered by comple�ng the order form below and returning to school with the correct money.

P&C Easter Raffle: Raffle Tickets are $2.00 each ($20 a book) and are due back by Monday 29th March. The winners will be drawn on Wednesday 31st March.

Easter Donations Wanted The P&C are seeking dona�ons of Easter goodies towards the Easter raffle. Dona�ons can be brought to the front office.

Guessing Competition An Easter egg guessing compe��on is being run at the canteen. For $1.00 you could be in for a chance to win a jar full of Easter treats. The winner will be drawn on Thursday 1st April.