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Albion Park Rail Public School Box 1, Albion Park NSW 2527

Gow Street, Albion Park Rail phone: 42 561 287 fax: 42 571 912

email: [email protected] www.albionpkr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Messages From Your Principal

Helping Children To Learn Well Term 2 Week 7 2015

Dear Parents and Friends of Albion Park Rail Public School

Why would you want to be a member of the school’s Parents & Citizens Association?

Our P&C contributes to the running of the school where your children attend. You can have your say

on things that concern your child’s education. Share your ideas. Contribute your skills. Meet new

people. Remember: you do NOT have to attend EVERY meeting but the more members we have the

better we can contribute towards many areas in the school.

If you have visited the school Office lately you might have noticed the extra gate installed on the

pathway to the classrooms. This gate will also be locked between 9am and 2.30pm to ensure that ALL

adults entering our school grounds during school times pass through our Office for identification. This

ensures the safety of all our students.

After last week’s Souper Wednesday we have been sharing our school produce with our families. The

pumpkins are all gone but there is still a supply of white sweet potatoes available. Simply drop in or

send a note with your child requesting some of our lovely organic produce.

What a beautiful day our school

representatives experienced on

Wednesday when they participated in

the Reconciliation Week Flag Walk.

They were excellent ambassadors and

also learned some interesting things on

the day.

Quote Of The Week

The true essence of reconciliation is

more than making friends with non

indigenous people. Our motto is united

Australia, one that respects the land and

the heritage of its indigenous peoples

and provides justice and equity for all. I

think reconciliation is about changing

the structures that govern us and trying

to influence opinion leaders in whatever

way we can. - Jackie Huggins

Glenn Southwell

Relieving Principal

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Lakiah, Shataya, Melissa and Bailey

Upcoming Events 2015 TERM 2

Week 8 Wakakirri Ticket orders available at

Office $35 each

8th Jun Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

9th Jun Name Our Canteen competition starts

10th Jun Wakakirri Practice in Hall @ 8am

P&C Spaghetti Bolognaise Meal Day

12th Jun School Athletics Carnival

Wear A Scarf Day - Gold coin donation

for the Wollongong Homeless Hub

Week 9

16th Jun Musica Viva $7


18th Jun Name Our Canteen competition closes

19th Jun Closing date for English & Maths ICAS

test application $8.80 each

Week 10

20th Jun Wakakirri tickets are ONLY available at

WEC Box Office from today


P&C Meeting in Library 6pm

25th Jun Whole School Assembly 2pm

26th Jun 4th Instalment St 3 Canberra Camp $55

Last Day of Term 2

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2015 TERM 3

Week 1

13th Jul Staff Development Day

14th Jul Students Return to School

Week 2

20th Jul Life Education Day 1

21st Jul Life Education Day 2

22nd Jul Life Education Day 3

P&C Meeting in Library 2pm

23rd Jul Life Education Day 3


5th Instalment St 3 Canberra Camp $55

Week 3


28th Jul District Athletics @ Croome Rd, Day 1

ICAS English test

29th Jul District Athletics @ Croome Rd, Day 2

30th Jul Whole School Assembly 2pm - Stage 2

Week 4

7th Aug Final Instalment St 3 Canberra Camp $50

Week 5

11th Aug ICAS Mathematics test

13th Aug Wakakirri @ WEC, Wollongong

7pm - 10.30pm

Week 6

17th Aug St 3 Canberra Camp Day 1



Please check our Newsletter calendar each week for

new events and amended dates

Important Messages Awards

Each week our teachers are awarding students who demonstrate the

values of our school with a token. These tokens are placed into a

container and at Monday morning’s assembly six recipients; three

from Kindergarten to Year 2 and three from Years 3 to 6 are drawn out

and awarded a Canteen voucher to the value of $2.

Not only are our students rewarded with APR Values tokens, the

teachers also award APR Stars stickers and Student Of The Week

certificates for positive behaviour. This week our award recipients are:

Emerson H KC Tameka A 2-6C

Taylor S KD Luke F 2-6L

Tayla R KM n/a 2-6W

Shaney Lee 1A Joseph A 34B

Jyson B 1H Kirrah L 34L

Sebastion 2C Hallie Kate 34M

Jarrod H 2P Eryn F 56H

Charlie C K-6L Lakiah M 56N

Ethan G K-6M Shataya P 56S

APR Values

Achievement Kiara P

Connor M

2C

2-6C

Pride

Annabella P

Marcus E

1H

K-6M

Respect Mason R

Jaida K

1A

34L

Important Messages

School Athletics Carnival

Our School Athletics Carnival is on Friday

12th June in the back playground.

We will be holding the 100m heats in the

morning (9:15am - 11am), tabloids

rotations in middle session (11:30am -

1pm) and 100m finals after lunch (2pm -

2:45pm).

Students are encouraged to participate on the day and may wear their house colours. Students will be competing

in their age groups (age turned/turning this year).

On the day only the 100m events will be finalised. The field events, 200m and 800m have been or will be held at

a different time.

Parents and carers are welcomed to come along and support our students on the day. There will also be Canteen

facilities available on the day by sending an order in the morning. Drinks and coffee/tea will be available for

purchase on the field. We look forward to seeing you there.

House Colours

Surnames beginning with:

A-C Jackson RED L-R Fraser BLUE

D-K Rosewall YELLOW S-Z Bradman GREEN

Peer Support Focus Awards

Each week our Peer Support Leaders are asked to choose one person from their group

to go into the raffle to be awarded the Focus Of the Week Award. Each week we have

a different area of focus. Congratulations to the winners for the last few weeks who

receive a family dinner voucher from Pinocchio's Pizza:

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

ICAS assessments have taken place annually in NSW schools for over thirty years and in twenty countries. They

are a skills development assessment program in key areas of learning for students in Years 2 - 12 that gathers

information through a 30-60 minute supervised in-school test. These tests enable the progress of each student to

be mapped in each skill against their previous performance, demonstrating personal improvement no matter the

starting point. The tests are set out below:

Please see me if you are interested in sitting any of the tests to receive further information and a permission note.

Paul North

Relieving Stage 3 Supervisor

Subject/Paper School Years Official Sitting Date Entry Fee Closing Date

English 2- 12 28 July 2015 $8.80 19 June 2015

Mathematics 2 - 12 11 August 2015 $8.80 19 June 2015

Week 4 - Co Operating Week 6 - Communication

Jai S of 2-6C

For co operating with others and supporting his

team mates

Cooper P of 1H

For great communication and sportsmanship

during games

P&C Messages

Our Next P&C Meeting

The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday 24th June 2015 at 6pm in the school Library.

Everyone is welcome to attend and there will be an area designated for children to sit and play or

read. We will endeavour to have at least 2-3 meetings a year at this earlier time.

In future ALL meetings will be held in the Library. This will allow a more family friendly environment and

hopefully allow more parents to attend.

We would like to invite everyone to join the P&C for an annual fee of only $2.

Why Should I Join The P&C?

Here are some of the many benefits:

Make a positive contribution to your child’s school

Meet new people

Gain experience

Share ideas and skills/talents

Bring your thoughts, ideas and suggestions alone to our meeting and together we will work to make our school

the best it can be for all.

Canteen News - Name Our Canteen Competition

The Canteen is run by the P&C with the support of the school, but

actually belongs to the students.

We would like our students to come up with a name and/or logo for

their Canteen. Entries are to be handed into your child’s class teacher

and the entry voted best in class will go into the final draw. Closing

date is Thursday 18th June 2015.

Please make sure your child’s name and class are written on their

entries. The winner will get to see their work on a new sign outside the

Canteen.

Potato and Gravy is available at the Canteen on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for 50c

As of Wednesday the following trial healthy choice items will be available at the Canteen:

Vegetable Sticks and Dip ONLY $1

Cheese and Crackers ONLY $1

Fruit Yoghurt and Muesli Cup ONLY $1

Shoebox Movement

Last Friday I made the trek to Wollongong to deliver our shoeboxes to the lovely ladies from the Wollongong

Homeless Hub. They were thrilled to receive the donations. Thank you so much to all those who have made a

donation.

Did you know that on any given night in the Illawarra, there are approximately 1500 sleeping rough? This

includes women, men, children and youth. Wollongong Homeless Hub are asking for the support of all schools in

"Wrapping Up Homelessness". On Friday 12th June, wear a scarf to school and make a gold coin donation. The

donations will be used to provide care packages, meals, shelter, sleeping bags etc. to those people who

experience homelessness in the Illawarra.

In the meantime, I would love it if we could keep the Shoebox Movement happening. Donations of shoe boxes -

full or empty; tins of spaghetti, baked beans, soup, cups of noodles, tea, socks, beanies, scarves ... anything that

you can think of that would help out someone in these circumstances would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Simone Partridge

SHELLHARBOUR YOUTH SERVICES - Cyget Avenue, Blackbutt

Opening hours

Monday 2 - 6pm

Tuesday2 - 6pm

Wednesday 2 - 6pm

Thursday2:00-5:00pm

Friday2:00-5:00pm

Albion Park Youth Space - Wednesday and Friday 3 - 5pm

Albion Park Rail Drop In - Tuesday and Thursday 3 - 5pm

Projects and Programs

Youth Workers in Schools Program

Performance Program - Drama Group, Circus group and Guitar group

The Black Room Live performance space and band rehearsal space

Suburban Street Art Program

Albion Park Youth Space Drop In

Albion Park Rail Drop In Youth Service

School Holiday Activities and excursions, Youth Week and special events

DOSH - Transition to Teens Program

https://www.facebook.com/#!/shellharbouryouthservices?fref=ts

http://shellharbourconnect.com.au/profile/blackbutt-youth-centre-1347501512

Wakakirri Update

Wakakirri Tickets

You can order your tickets for our Wakakirri performance on 13th August 2015 from our Office for $35 each.

You do NOT need to buy a ticket for your Waka Performer/Back Stager. Children under the age of 2 who will be

sitting on your lap will be free. You can order your tickets from now until 20th June from the Office but after

that date tickets will only be available through the WEC Box Office.

Thank you to all the wonderful ladies who attended our

Wakakirri Sewing Bee today. It is only with the help

of our community that we are able to offer our students

opportunities like Wakakirri. For many it will be the

one and only time they will tread the boards and be on

stage.

Thank you to the amazing group at Shellharbour Youth

Centre who assisted some of our budding artists in Year

5 and 6 with our Wakakirri prop. It looks incredible!

The Shellharbour Youth Centre runs programs for not only for our students but many others throughout the

local area. Why not check what they have to offer on the links below, or give them a call!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/shellharbouryouthservices?fref=ts

http://shellharbourconnect.com.au/profile/blackbutt-youth-centre-1347501512C:/Users/wcoles3/Documents/My%20Data%20Sources

Monday

8th June

Tuesday

9th June

Wednesday

10th June

Thursday

11th June

Friday

12th June

Queen’s Birthday

Public Holiday

Jade Timpano

Anne Wiktor

Laurie Rose

Lisa Davie

Marion King

Belinda Photiou

Kate Fitzgerald

Jade Kelly

Tara Pickett

Lisa Hansen

2015 Canteen Roster Term 2, Week 8

Are you looking for Quality Childcare?

Each Educator in our scheme meets the National Quality Standard in Education and Care.

All families enrolled are entitled to a Government approved Child Care rebate, this is not

means tested.

We currently have vacancies in Shell Cove, Albion Park Rail and Primbee.

For further information please call 42 577 063

visit www.shellharbourcityfamilydaycare.com

or enrol your child online today by visiting shellharbour.hubworks.com.au

Recruiting Family Day Care Educators 2015 We are seeking qualified Family Day Care Educators to provide quality childcare in their own homes with all

training and support provided by experienced Childcare professionals.

Ph 42 577 063 or email [email protected] for more information

Community Notices

P&C Lucky Student Bankers

Congratulations to the following students, Emilee K of KD

and Kareem D of 34B who are our Lucky Bankers for this

week. They receive a voucher to use at the School Canteen.

Uniform Shop Update

The new black and gold polo school shirts are being

phased in as part of our uniform. The Uniform Shop now

has most sizes in stock.

Child 4 - 14: $25

Adult XS, Small, Medium and Large: $27

The new black jackets are now available

Child 4 - 14: $40

Adult XS, Small, and Medium: $42

The Uniform Shop is open every Wednesday and

Friday mornings between 8.30am and 9.15am.

P&C Messages