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ACPS Blue & White Newsletter 1 17/02/2021

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

The Blue and White Armidale City Public

School

the heart of Armidale

Quality teaching since 1861

17 February 2021

National Servicemen’s Day


PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

I was very proud to accompany our new captains, Alexis and Archie, as they represented our school at the 2021 National Servicemen’s Commemoration service this past Sunday. In addition to our captains laying a wreath on behalf of our school students and staff, Archie read the National Servicemen’s Ode. The organisers of this annual event are keen to involve young people into the future. Student leaders

Our new Sports Captains, Arts & Culture Captains, House Captains and Semester 1 Student Council representatives were presented with their badges at yesterday’s whole school assembly. Our student leaders have started the school year on a positive note. We are hopeful that they

will be involved in a range of activities in 2021.

Change of COVID-19 check in

To reduce the amount of paperwork required when visiting schools, the COVID-19 acknowledgement process has been consolidated into two steps:

Step 1 – sign in and out with the school sign-on sheet Step 2 – check in using the Service NSW COVID Safe Check-in QR code. If you do not have this app on your phone, please let the office staff know and they can check you in on a web form (name and phone number required)

Visitors must do both steps each time they visit to ensure their safety and the safety of others while on school sites.

COVID Safe requirements - District Swimming Carnival February 18th 2021

In order to comply with NSW Health regulations, we need to meet the capacity limits for the District Swimming Carnival. Armidale District PSSA is allowing ONE (1) spectator per competitor into the Monckton Aquatic Centre. Spectators will need to sign into the Monckton Aquatic Centre using the Service NSW QR code provided at the facility. This will need to be shown to the COVID Marshall upon entering the facility. Social distance measures will need to be complied with once you have entered the venue and spectators will need to stay within a designated location at the facility. All competitors and accompanying staff will be assigned to another area. Spectators will not be allowed in this area. It is your personal responsibility to follow these guidelines so that requirements of the Monckton Aquatic Centre COVID Safe plan are met. You are thanked in advance for your understanding and cooperation in this matter to ensure that at least one spectator per competitor can be present at the carnival. Please be aware that the carnival will go ahead regardless of the weather, so please ensure all children attending have warm dry clothes. We wish our student competitors all the best in representing Armidale City Public School at these swimming trials. Our thanks also go to Mrs Kelly for the dedication she has shown over many years in organising this event for schools in the Armidale area. Our thanks go to the many parents and carers who have assisted in organising to have students undertake COVID-19 testing when asked this term. It is through working together as a community that we can ensure that our school stays open and we limit the chance that we return to remote learning. Take care,

Ms Deborah Nay Principal

18 February District PSSA Swimming Carnival 19 February District Basketball Trials 22 February NW PSSA Tennis Trials 23-24 Feb Leadership Camp Thalgarrah 26 February NW PSSA Basketball Trials 1 March NW PSSA Swimming 4 March Peaceful Parenting Session 11 March Peaceful Parenting Session 18 March Peaceful Parenting Session 23 March Harmony Day

P&C NEWS

Come and join in some fun at the 2021 P&C Welcome Picnic!

When: Wednesday 3 March, 5.15 pm- 6.30pm Where: Infants playground at ACPS Bring a blanket and some snacks and meet other ACPS families. Hope to see you there!! Please join us afterwards in the hall at 6.30pm for

the P&C AGM (followed by the March General Meeting).

We welcome all parents and would love our new

families to get involved. Contact Secretary Melissa Gibbs at [email protected] for

further details.

We are also looking for a few volunteers for the Clothing Pool. Please see Page 3 for more details.


NEWS FROM 1B All of the students of 1B have quickly settled into their new classroom routines and have enjoyed reacquainting themselves with old friends and getting to know new ones. It has been a pleasure to get to know such an enthusiastic and hardworking group of students over the past two weeks. In 1B, we are looking forward to our learning journey together and a busy term ahead as we begin to explore our various units of work. In mathematics we have been revising what we know about number and have begun to incorporate ‘Number Talks’ into our lesson warm-ups. In our English unit, we have been reading ‘Journey of the Sea Turtle’ by Mark Wilson and have started to learn about some of the many dangers that the loggerhead turtle faces throughout its life. While in geography, we are investigating the concept of why it is important to know about the weather and that knowing about the weather can help us with our daily lives. All students have shown great enthusiasm and enjoyment while participating in physical activity during sport on Wednesdays and Fundamental Movement Skills on Friday mornings.

Mr Bulmer 1B

CLASS AWARDS

BOOK CLUB ISSUE 1

CLOSES THURSDAY

KB Indie Stella

KP Ted Maddy

1B Kyal Unique

1C Tahlia Heath

1L Spencer Ella

1/2W Samuel Luca

2C Jacob Kushni

2R Penn Savannah

3/4B Samuela Naomi

3/4E Isaac Locky

3/4M Saransh Reuben

3/4C Charlie Gloria

5/6R Jacob Archie

5/6K Abbie Riley

5/6S Liora Kody

Volunteers Please!

The Clothing Pool is looking for some volunteers!

We need sorters each week. If you have a spare hour here and there and are happy to be

rostered on one or two times per term, Mel would love to hear from you!!

Each week only requires an hour at most!

Please phone or text Mel on 0438 720 001.

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