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■ 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

29 May 2019

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT In the past couple of years, schools across New South Wales have experienced a major change of financial systems. Last week our school underwent a regular audit of finance, child protection and work, health and safety. Our office staff are to be congratulated on the positive feedback received from the auditor that validates the wonderful work they do every day. Information provided by the auditor has been very helpful in developing our knowledge and further improving our school based systems. Drive and park safely near schools The beginning and end of the school day are busy times for pedestrians and drivers outside schools. In the past couple of weeks, teachers have seen some parents placing the safety of students in jeopardy by calling children across the road or by double-parking to collect students in the vicinity of bus zones. You can help keep children safe by remembering the following:

drop off and pick up children on the school side of the road

never call out to children from across the road – it is very dangerous

always take extra care when driving in 40km school zones

follow all parking signs – these help keep children as safe as possible

park responsibly even if this means you have to walk further to the school gate

never double park – it is illegal and puts children at risk never do a U-turn or three-point turn outside the

school as it puts children at risk of harm model safe and considerate pedestrian and driver

behaviours to your children. Cyber safety The rules of social media organisations, Facebook and Snapchat, state that children under the age of 13 years cannot hold an account. In some instances, children under 13 years will be redirected to more appropriate and safer options. Sites such as Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram allow for cyber-bullying to occur within the home of the children, often without the carers being aware as social media can be accessed from mobile phones and tablets (iPads) when the children are supposed to be sleeping. Cyber-bullying includes name-calling, making threats and posting photos without permission. Are you aware of what your child is writing or photos that they are sharing on social media?

30.05.19 11.30am Multicultural PS Competition 04.06.19 2pm K-6 Assembly 05.06.19 12.30pm Orchestra Eisteddfod 05.06.19 6.30pm P&C Meeting 18.06.19 2pm K-6 Assembly 19.06.19 Toon School 02.07.19 2pm K-2 Assembly 05.07.19 Last Day of Term 2 22.07.19 Staff Development Day 23.07.19 First Day in Term 3 for Student

Please check this calendar weekly for updates.

P&C NEWS  

Next  ACPS  P&C  mee ng  is  Wednesday  5  June, 

6:30pm in the library. All welcome! 

 

BBQ M  D  A big thank you to everyone who helped out with the BBQ meal  deal  last  Friday. We  raised  $720  for  the excursion fund.   

Special  thanks  to  Melissa Gibbs,  Melissa Korsh,     Ros Kelly, Marieta Burgess  and  Andrew Simpson for helping on the day.   

E  R  You’ll  be  super  pleased  to  know  the  P&C  banked $1456.35 from the elec on day cake stall and BBQ on Saturday  18 May.   What  an  amazing  effort!    Once again, the cakes, slices and biscuits sold out, so thank you all for your dona ons.   

Special  thanks  to  Margaret  Bain,  Jeane e McFarlane, Bec Smith, Angela Girard, Amanda Hess, Rachel  Healy,  Alison  Oxley,  Inga  Brasche,  Carra Elliot,  Marieta  Burgess,  Cherene  Spendelove,  Deb Nay,  Brian  Shaw,  Carol  Campbell  and  Andrew Simpson as well as  student  volunteers  Jolanda Hess, Anna Gooley,  Tom and Lachie Simpson for  your  me and effort on the day.  

 COOKBOOKS TO FUND THE K‐2 COLA  Mul ‐buy discounts available for cookbooks 2 copies for $55 or 3 copies  for $75. We have $30,000  in the bank BUT we need your help to sell the last copies so 

that we can get the COLA built in the K‐2 playground.

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Bottle Top Count A BIG Thank You to all those who

are collecting bottle tops. 713 246

Parents and carers are role models for our young people and therefore need to consider the manner in which they utilise social media. If you allow children to be a ‘friend’ on a social media site, they or their friends will be able to follow the threads of your writing or the writing of others. Sometimes there are things written by adults on social media that would not usually be uttered in front of children. It is difficult when some of these writings are disrespectful of others. Please be careful for the sake of all of our children.

Have a fantastic week.

Ms Deborah Nay Principal

3/4S CLASS NEWS This term is really moving very quickly! We have had a busy start to the term and it continues to get busier. Last week we performed at Eisteddfod and won our division, which was well deserved. Some students in 3/4S are excited to present their Multicultural speech to the class at the end of the week and we already have students keen to participate in the school spelling bee coming up soon.

‘Spiderwick’ will be our focus text for the term and we are already enjoying the creative descriptions and suspense so far! Drama has also been a highlight for us as we have been eagerly rehearsing our scripts for short plays.

Stage 2 sport has been a blast as we are learning the skills for field events, such as, long jump, discuss and shot-put. Mr Stone has been taking us through the steps of how to perform in high jump and we have loved learning from him. Wishing all an enjoyable week!

3/4S and Mrs Schultz

5/6C CLASS NEWS This term we have been busy researching and surveying students about their physical activity and have found most students aren't meeting the Physical Activity Guidelines. We are now starting to get creative designing and creating commercials to inform other 5-12 year olds of how they can be more active and what the benefits are. The Year 5s showed great persistence through NAPLAN week. We have been writing our own versions of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ from Grandma's perspective after many student's found the Big Bad Wolf's version of events very convincing! A busy but great start to the term.

Mrs Megan Carson Class Teacher

STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION

Instalment 2 – $100 Due by Friday 28 June 2019

Deposit of $50 and first instalment of $100

-should have already been paid

Attendance Notifications

Each day the school is now send-ing out an SMS if your child is not at school. This is a quick and easy way for you to explain your child’s absence. Just reply back through SMS the reason they are absent

and the school will record it in the system.

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