ACPS Blue & White Newsletter 1 30/10/2019

■ Address: 142-152 Faulkner St, Armidale NSW 2350 ■ Phone: 02 6772 3420 ■ Fax: 02 6771 2262 ■ Email: armidalec-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au ■ Website: www.armidalec-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

The Blue and White Armidale City Public

School the heart of Armidale

Quality teaching since 1861

30 October 2019

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT It was wonderful to see so many grandparents and grandfriends visit our school on Monday as part of our celebration of Grandparents Day. Classrooms were open to visitors followed by morning tea in the rose garden. We thank the organising staff and families who attended and provided a plate of morning tea.

Each Wednesday, children starting Kindergarten in 2020 have been involved in a transition to school program for three hours of a morning. From next week, the children will attend for three hours from 12 noon. If you know of any children that are expecting to start school at Armidale City Public School next year that have not attended any orientation, please ask the parents to contact the school as soon as possible so that they do not miss out on these lessons.

Excursions Students in Kindergarten Purple and Kindergarten Red will be participating in Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Thalgarrah on Thursday and Friday, respectively. This is an exciting day excursion for our younger students.

Our thanks go to Mrs MacGregor for her tireless work in ensuring that all paperwork has been received for students participating in the Stage 2 excursions to Lake Keepit and Thalgarrah next week, and the Stage 3 excursion to Canberra the following week. It is important that information provided is correct and complete in order for students to attend these excursions. Staff rely on this information to keep students safe.

Uniform Survey Our school uniform was determined following consultation in 2010. We are currently reviewing our uniform and would appreciate your feedback in this short survey. We understand that uniform items can be costly for families. Changes to the Department of Education Uniform policy state that we need to provide a shorts/pants option for girls to be active. We invite all parents to participate in the uniform survey by clicking on the following link https://forms.gle/2PWqwoxhtjuPtzVf8 or requesting a paper copy from the office by Friday, 8 November. Students and staff will also have the opportunity to participate in their own surveys.

Selective High School Families considering applying for placement in a selective high school or selective classes at Armidale Secondary College in 2021 will find the following information relevant.

Applications for Year 7 entry to selective high schools in 2020 must be made online between by 11 November 2019. Late applications will not be accepted. 

Parents must apply online at education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7 All applicants are required to sit the Selective High School Placement Test to be held on 12 March 2020. 

31.10.19 Kinder Teddy Bears Picnic @Thalgarrah 1.11.19 Kinder Teddy Bears Picnic @Thalgarrah 05-08.11.19 Year 4 Lake Keepit Excursion 05.11.19 2pm K-6 Assembly 30.10.19 9am-12noon Kinder 2020 Experience Morning 6.11.19 12noon-3pm Kinder 2020 Experience Afternoon 6.11.19 06-08.11.19 Year 3 Overnight Stay@Thalgarrah 11-15.11.19 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion 13.11.19 12noon-3pm Kinder 2020 Experience Afternoon 20.11.19 12noon-3pm Kinder 2020 Experience Afternoon 27.11.19 12noon-3pm Kinder 2020 Experience Day 12.12.19 Presentation Day

Please check this calendar weekly for updates.

P&C NEWS

P&C Meeting next Wednesday

6 November 2019 at 6.30pm in the Library.

EXCURSIONS Canberra, Lake Keepit and Thalgarrah Excursions for

Stage 2 and 3 should now be paid in full.

If you still have money outstanding, please pay as soon as possible. Students will not be able to attend the

excursions if payments are not finalised. (If you are unsure how much is outstanding, please contact

the office)

All permission notes and medical Notes need to be returned to school as soon as possible.

(Lake Keepit– please complete online)

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Year 7 Electives Mr Breen, from Armidale Secondary College, will be visiting on Thursday to organise the selection of elective subjects with Year 6 for Year 7. Information has been provided to families previously to help with the selection process.

Claim the date Presentation Day on Thursday, 12 December at Armidale Ex-Services Club.

Parents are invited to attend the P&C meeting next Wednesday, 6 November from 6.30pm in the library. If you have any uniform items that are no longer in use, we would appreciate your donations to the clothing pool.

Have a terrific week. Ms Deborah Nay

Principal

1/2KS CLASS NEWS 1/2KS have started the term off with a great exuberance for the activities and topics we are working on. Mathematics has been terrific fun, racing each other to create correct numerals in place value, from randomly created one and two digit numbers per column. We have some very quick and clever mental mathematicians!

In English, we are continuing our work with various forms of poetry, as well as pushing our vocabulary building to the extremes. Mrs Cordingley and Mrs Woods are impressed with the improvement in oral reading that we are seeing - there must have been plenty of books shared over the holidays.

Our Creative and Performing Arts focus has been on a cappella, with a fantastic effort going into our performance piece for Assembly. I have to say I got goose bumps the first time it all came together! We are looking forward to beginning our piece for the end of year play - watch out for a bang up performance!

Mrs Woods, Mrs Cordingley and 1/2KS

1/2M CLASS NEWS 1/2M have had a busy start to the term. Last term we learnt many facts about Australian animals and focused on the Emu. In the holidays Miss Marshall located some emu eggs and feathers. We have been interested in looking at these and their features. This term we have been reading many poems and stories and have begun to write our own acrostic poems using our names. We have been learning to identify and use alliteration to tie our tongue in knots and make our writing interesting. We are ready to learn so

much more about poetry and making our writing interesting.

1/2M and Miss Marshall

EVERY DROP COUNTS CONGRATULATIONS On Friday night we celebrated the achievement of two of our wonderful teachers. Mrs Russell and Mr Townsend were awarded The JA Sutherland Memorial Award for Significant Contribution to Education at the Australian College of Educators Awards. We are proud of your achievements.

CHESS DAY 30 fabulous kids went to St Mary’s yesterday for an intense day of chess playing. Bhashin, Busby and Callum scored a 3rd place. Big thanks to Elijah, Hugh and Jem for

stepping up at the last minute to help out teams with players away.

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Bottle Top Count

A BIG Thank You to all those who are collecting bottle tops.

800 372

“Students in Year 5 now wan ng to a end Farrer in 2021 must register with the Selec ve Schools

Unit BEFORE the 11 November 2019. The test will be in March 2020. 

 To Register log onto the Farrer

website: www.farrer.nsw.edu.au and follow the Selec ve Schools Link. Please contact Kerry Hussey 67648 607 is

you have any ques ons” 

COOKBOOK ORDER

The P&C are trying to deliver a cookbook to Nguyen Yth, if this is you, please collect your

cookbook from the school office.