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ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER. Volume 3
Proudly an Independent Public School Suffolk Street, Albany WA 6330 | Phone 9842 7400 |Absent Phone 0438 978 463 Website www.albanyprimary.wa.edu.au | Email [email protected]
Dear Parents & Caregivers,
I hope you all enjoyed the Labour Day long weekend and were able to spend some quality time with your
family and friends.
Congratulations to Room 7 for their wonderful Assembly on Sun Safety. Thank you to Syd the Seagull and
Mr Bruce Beamish for coming to see us at APS.
Over the past 2 weeks our toilets have been a huge issue! Students have been constantly reminded to use
the toilets in an appropriate manner. Please have a conversation with your child about Hygiene in the
bathroom and support us in our message of ‘do your business and leave’.
Rebranding… join our Subcommittee
We are rebranding… what does that mean? We will be revitalising our School Logo and Motto. To assist in this process and ensure that the community has a voice in this process we are forming a subcommittee. This group will consist of school staff, school board members and approximately 4 to 5 additional parents. If you are interested in joining the subcommittee please email an EOI to [email protected] by COB Wednesday 13 March.
More information will be discussed at the P & C Meeting in Week 7, Monday 18 March 2019.
Up & Coming Events
5 4 Labour Day
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6 K1A
7 8 Swimming Carnival 9am – 2:30pm ALAC
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13 K1B
14 15 Blueback Puppet Show K – 3 9:30 to 10:30 4 – 6 11:15 to 12:15
7 18 P & C Meeting – APS Staffroom 7pm
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20 K1A
21 Harmony Day Luncheon 1 – 2pm
22 Ride to School Day Assembly Rm 9
Honour Certificate Recipients
Congratulations to the following:
Room 4 Sienna & Asher Room 5 Eunyce & Pippa Room 6 Sarah & Jake Room 7 Harriet & Shreeda Room 8 Zahran & Malachi Room 9 Rosa & Liam
Room 12 - LOTE Jasmine & Harry Room 13 Katie & George Room 15 - Alexy & Kai Room 16 – Sophia & Blake Room 17 – Caitlyn & Linoln Room 18 – Georgia & Ryan Room 20 – Will & Jasper Room 21 – Leyla & Scott Room 22- Sienna & Luca Room 23 – Will & Noah
RISE Stars – Junior & Senior PLC
Junior – Chloe, Jax, Mia, Travis and Sarah Senior – Austin, Habib, Hana, Shaelin and Evie
School Board Nominations & Elections
Thank you to all of the parents who have nominated themselves or someone else for the School Board. As nominations closed Wednesday 6 March, I am pleased to share that we had 5 nominations for positions on the board. This means for a second year running we will be putting out a voting slip. Please stay tuned for the nominee information and voting slips.
Swimming Carnival
Good luck to everyone who is competing in the House Swimming Carnival tomorrow Friday 8 March. Being a part of the team and striving for Personal Excellence in all your events is what Inter-house Carnivals are all about!
Car Parks… again!
Parking…thank you to those who have made a conscious effort to park in the correct locations or find alternative parking to the footpath and kerbs. Please remember to abide by the City of Albany signage in relation to parking restrictions. Especially on Suffolk Street to NOT reverse over the footpath into on coming traffic, reverse in so you are driving out.
Playground & Courtyard – Before and After School
If you are allowing your child/ren to play in the courtyard or playground before and after school, it is your responsibility to provide appropriate supervision. Unfortunately, we have had a number of complaints and injuries during these times. Our school expectations, RISE, needs to be demonstrated by your child/ren during these times also. Thank you for your cooperation.
Regards
Mrs Jayde Hewson
Principal
P&C
We have received great feedback about the new school journals that the students have this year, and are proud to
have funded them, thanks to the fundraising efforts of our wonderful school community!
We can’t wait for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s incursion of Tim Winton’s Blueback in Week 6, also funded by the
P&C. We consider ourselves very lucky to have such a strong school community making things like these happen for
our students.
Our next meeting is in Week 7 – Monday 18 March 2019, 7.00 pm in the APS staff room. If you have any ideas, or
simply want to find out how projects like the journals and SPPT incursion unfold, please come along, and feel free to
bring a friend or three.
We are still looking for a Vice-President! Please talk to us if you are interested – catch us at school,
call Carly at 0403 756 816, or dob in a friend.
Uniform Shop
The Uniform Shop is currently looking for new volunteers, as some of our long-time volunteers are stepping down
following years of volunteering. If you can spare 45 minutes twice a term, please contact Rowena Metselaars at
[email protected] or 0409 927 459.
All training is provided, and no experience is necessary.
Our fabulous APS P&C reusable calico bags are for sale through the uniform shop.
They are $8 each or 3 for $20. Purchase with cash at the uniform shop, or online
via www.quickcliq.com.au under the Uniforms tab and look for Enviro Bag.
Walking School Bus
We are looking for new volunteer supervisors so that we can have more children on the Walking School Bus. Just
putting your name down as an emergency stand in for a regular volunteer would be a big help. Let us know what you
can do and when you can do it, and we’ll get you busy. Please contact Nico at [email protected].
Bob Thomson Gardens
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons
Departs school (meeting point outside Kindy room) 3:05pm arrives Bob Thomson Gardens 3:15pm
Old Farm at Strawberry Hill
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
Departs school (meeting point outside Kindy room) 3:05pm arrives Strawberry Farm 3:15pm
Your Move News
Hands Up survey results
Our first Hands Up survey for the year produced some brilliant results – our best start to the year so far! 43% of students (Yr 1-6) arrived at school on a bike or scooter, on foot, or on the bus. Awesome work APS students and families – let’s see if we can get to 50% by the end of 2019.
Ride2School Day – Friday 22 March
Get your bike or scooter out, it’s Ride2School Day on Friday 22 March!
Turn up on your wheels to take part in our bicycle obstacle course, and be in the running for some great prizes. Look out for the Your Move team on the basketball courts – be there by 8.20am to be part of the fun!
Out & About APS
Indonesian Consulant Visit
(Antusiasme Pelajar Australia Barat Ikuti Workshop Tari dan Angklung di Albany)
Classroom, out & about excursions