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Auburn Public School

Newsletter

Week 6, Term 4 November 2012

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Principal’s Message

Congratulations - Wahida and Shaheda Well done Wahida from 3/6H who has won third prize in a Recycling Poster Competition organised by Auburn Council and to Shaheda from 3/6H who was successful in the NSW Art Calendar competition. What an amazing effort well done to both of you!

Music and Games Night What a great night! Thank you to all the teachers who helped to organise the night. Well done SRC for your great organisation and all your hard work! Congratulations boys and girls for your wonderful behaviour on the night!

School Photos Thank you to everyone who ordered school photo packages when our recent photos were taken. Parents, school photos should be available before the end of the year.

Kindergarten 2013 Orientation Mornings This week we have welcomed all our new Kinders for 2013 and their parents to Auburn Public School in special morning meetings. We showed all the wonderful things

our school does and the children got the opportunity to go into our Kindergarten classes during the morning. A big thank you to all our teachers who assisted to make this a memorable event. A special thank you to Ms Shearman for her organisation of the event. A great time was had by all!

Dance Sport This week some of our students participated in a Regional Dance Sport competition. Thank you to all our children who took part and to Miss Georgiadis who trained our team. Thanks to Ms Hansell, Miss Ryan and Mr Cross who attended with our team to support them and Miss Georgiadis. Great job everyone!

ASPA Meeting Our next ASPA meeting will be on Thursday November 29th at 9.15am in the Kinder Hall. Interpreters will be available to assist you. Hope to see you all there to discuss all the wonderful things happening in our school!

Auburn Public School Beatrice Street, Auburn 2144

Phone: 9646 2200 Fax: 9749 1654

School Email: auburn-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Email:

lisa.markey@det.nsw.edu.au

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End of Year Reports Reports will be sent home on Friday December 7th. It will be a great chance to see all the improvement the students have made in their classwork in all subject areas. Teachers take a great deal of time and care when writing reports and I encourage you to keep them somewhere safe at home for future reference.

Year 6 – End of Year Activities Already great planning is underway for the end of year events for Year 6 as they get ready to leave Auburn Public School and move on to High School. We have planned a Year 6 fete and a wonderful farewell evening. As well the students will be attending their High School Orientation Day shortly where they will learn all about their new school for 2013. It is an exciting time for them and we wish them well!

Presentation Days We will be conducting our annual Presentation Day assemblies shortly. Years 3-6 will be on Wednesday December 12th and K-2 will be on Thursday December 13th. We hope to see you all there as we give out awards to our students for achievement, citizenship and improvement during 2013. We also present other awards including- Library, Recycling, Sport and many others.

Kindergarten 2013 If you have a child who will be 5 by the 31

st July, 2013 and

you live within our local area, please call into the school to complete enrolment information. Proof of address is required. If you have a neighbour who has a child ready for school, please let them know about enrolling their child for 2013.

School Website

Remember to visit our website and see photos of our staff and students at work and read information related to the school and local community. www.auburn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. L Borg Principal

General News

Write 4 Fun.Net Poetry and Short Story Competition - Students to have their work

published The following students of 3/6H Wahida and Umid have entered their poem and short story 'The life of Catherine Berry' and 'The Storm' in a competition being run by Write4fun publishing company. This was a national writing competition and their works have been specially selected for publication in a book called 'Far Out'. This is an outstanding achievement and we congratulate these students on their wonderful accomplishments. Mrs Hansell Mrs Houghton Acting Deputy Principal 3/6H Teacher

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Granville Schools Spectacular On Tuesday 31st October we had 28 students from our 3-6 School Choir perform at the Opera House as part of the Granville Schools Spectacular. The students did an outstanding job performing in this highly entertaining production titled the 'Great Southern Land'. We would like to publically thank all the parents and staff who supported this special event at a world class venue. The night was a wonderful exhibition of the enormous talent that we have across our school and was a great promotion for Public Education.

This is an experience that our students will remember for the rest of their lives with great pride and fondness. We also know that nights like last night do not happen without all the support, organisation and expertise of many others.

Our school had the best support it has ever had with 50 tickets sold for the event from our school community. The Opera House has been booked for Monday 2nd September next year so we look forward to many more students, staff and parents attending.

Can I pass on our thanks to all staff, parents, community members and anybody else who helped prepare our students for the choir performances. It was truly superb spectacular!

Our School Spectacular – Umid 3/6H It all started when the choir boarded the bus at school. As I looked around for a seat my heart was racing. I was feeling nervous but at the same time very excited. I felt like I had butterflies in my stomach. The trip to the Opera House was fun. My friend and I sang as we looked out of the windows at many interesting things. We saw old houses, many different parks with blooming flowers and amazing sculptures and statues. As we entered the city, we saw the magnificent Harbour Bridge, enormous buildings and skyscrapers, and the busy roads of the city. But, when we arrived at the Opera

House, I was amazed! This is how our School Spectacular started. As the choir got off the bus, we saw the magnificent Opera House. It looked so majestic! There was a sea of green everywhere! There were hundreds of choir people wearing the green choir shirts. We then found a spot on the edge of the venue and had our lunch. The air smelt of the seaside and there was a cool breeze. The view was wonderful! After we had our lunch, the choir walked to the botanical gardens and had a run around. We had lots of fun. After we had a run around, we went over to the short brick wall and enjoyed the cool breeze. But, the most exciting thing was the performance. It was the most incredible experience of my entire life. There were so many different performances. All of them were fantastic! But when it was our turn to perform, I felt like the champion of the world! It was a sensational night. I was very sleepy on the way back. When we arrived back at school, I was relieved to see my dad. We had a long hug and we both went home. What an amazing day. I would like to thank Mrs Hansell for giving me the opportunity to be part of the choir.

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Vision Screening Clinics

It is important to identify eye problems early before children start school. If your child is 4-5 years old you can make an appointment for a FREE vision test in your area. Bookings are being taken until Friday 21

st December 2012

or from Monday 7th January 2013 (Monday to Friday

8.30am – 12.30pm) Clinics will be held up until December 2012 and will be available in the last week of school holidays in January and again in April 2013. For further information and/or details of clinics held please phone 9881 1213.

Touch Football Gala Day, Doyle Ground Parramatta Students from Auburn Public School were invited to participate in an all day touch football gala day, run by the NSW Touch Association on the 1

st of November 2012.

Three teams of stage 2 and stage 3 students were chosen to participate in the competition which was held at Doyle Ground, Parramatta. The teams had been training daily with Miss Isbister and Miss Ryan leading up to the competition, learning the skills needed to be competent touch football players. Finally the day arrived and with their supportive coaches at their side the teams entered the competition. All the Auburn teams played incredibly well on the day despite the hot weather and tough competition. The games were referred by high school students from the local area. The 1

st junior team played against Parramatta East Public

School winning 2 -1, their next game was against Sydney Adventist College losing 1-2, and their final game was played against Beresford Road Public School losing a close 2-3. The 2

nd junior team played against Parramatta

East Public School winning 4-0, their second game was against Blaxcell Street Public School drawing 0-0, their third game was against another team from Parramatta East and again was another draw this time 2-2 and their

final game was against a third team from Parramatta East and this time they lost, a close 1-2. The senior team’s first game was against Beresford Road Public School, losing 2-0, their second game was against St Mary’s Public School winning 1-0, their third game was against Parramatta East winning a triumphant 7-0 and their final game was against Blaxcell Street winning 3-0. The students together with Miss Isbister and Miss Ryan all had a fantastic day at the competition, with many commenting that they wished they could compete in a touch football competition every Thursday. We would like to thank the NSW Touch Association for inviting our school to participate in such a fun day. Miss Isbister and Miss Ryan Touch Football Coaches

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Sydney Dance Sport Championship The Sydney Dance Sport Championship took place on Thursday, 15

th November at Rooty Hill RSL. Two teams

represented our school consisting of students from Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Both teams competed in a variety of events against 13 other schools. This was the first time our school entered the championship, with outstanding results. Our students made the finals for several events, including the Waltz, Cha Cha, Slow Rhythm, Samba and Australian Barn Dance. One student even placed 2

nd in

the mixed-schools event. All students received a medal, which I am sure they will cherish for a long time yet. Thank you to all the parents who made their own way to the venue to watch and support our school in this competition, and for getting up on the dance floor as well. I would also like to thank Mrs Hansell and Miss Ryan for their support and assistance on the day, as well as Mr Cross who came along on his day off as official photographer. I am very proud of both Dance Sport teams for their brilliant effort, team spirit and sportsmanship. It was a very enjoyable day, and I hope that more teachers and students will be involved next year! Miss Georgiadis Organising Teacher

Recycling Poster Competition Years 3-6 Auburn City Council organised a poster competition for all the primary schools located within Auburn. The students were required to design a poster that clearly shows the proper way to recycle. Wahida from Class 3/6H has won third prize of $200. Congratulations Wahida! The winning poster will be replicated on Auburn Council’s Waste Collection Vehicles.

Sensory Playground – Raffle Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the Sensory Playground Raffle. Thank you to all students, staff and family members who bought tickets. We appreciate all your support! 1

st Prize Boron (KL)

2nd

Prize Roquia (KT) 3

rd Prize Canan

4th Prize Esen

5th Prize Amna

6th Prize Maher

7th Prize Mariam

8th Prize Jacky (4W)

9th Prize Ali (3/6M)

Voucher Winners Annotonio (1/4B) Christian (1/4B) Nidia (Auburn) Marki Elizabeth (6B)

Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be open the following extra days in 2013: Friday 25

th Jan 9.00am – 11.00am

Tuesday 29th Jan 8.30am – 10.00am

Wednesday 30th Jan 8.30am – 10.00am

Thursday 31st Jan 8.30am – 10.00am

Friday 1st Feb 8.30am – 10.00am

Term 4, 2012

Wed 21st

Nov Year 6 Fete

Thurs 22nd

Nov ASPA Meeting

Mon 26th

Nov Prefect Speeches

Fri 30th

Nov Reports Sent Home

Wed 5th

Dec High School Orientation

Fri 7th

Dec Kindergarten Graduation

Mon 10th

Dec K-2 Funarama Visit

Tues 11th

Dec K-2 Funarama Visit

Wed 12th

Dec 3-6 Presentation

Thurs 13th

Dec K-2 Presentation

Thurs 13th

Dec Year 6 Farewell

Fri 14th

Dec Stage 3 AMF Bowling & Laser Tag

Mon 17th

Dec Have a Go Show

Tues 18th

Dec Stage 2 Bowling & Movie

Wed 19th

Dec Last Day for Students

Thurs 20th

Dec School Development Day

Fri 21st

Dec School Development Day

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Merit Certificates

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with their merit awards at recent assemblies. Please see your class teacher for these awards.

Community Advertising

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