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Friday 31st March Assembly 12pm – SRC

Wednesday 5th April

SRC Fun Day

Thursday 6th April Easter Hat Parade 10am

Easter Raffle drawn

Friday 7th April Assembly 12pm – Teachers

Last Day of Term 1

Monday 24th April Staff Development Day - Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 25th April

Public Holiday – Anzac Day

Wednesday 26th April Term 2 begins for Students

Dear AWPS Community As many of you are already aware, Trudy from the front office has been away this term. Her son, Nick Dempsey, recently sustained a spinal injury and has a long road of recovery ahead of him. Fundraising tins have been arranged in order to support fundraising efforts. If you would like to make a donation to Nick’s ongoing support and rehabilitation a fundraising tin is located in our office. We certainly wish Nick and his family all the best in their road to recovery. As a school, we are

planning to run a fundraiser event for him next term – Disco for Dempsey. More information will be sent home about this next term. School Excursions Thank you to everyone who has paid an instalment for the school excursions in Term 4. If you have not paid the first instalment I urge you to do so before the end of the school term, otherwise a position may not be available for your child. Students in Years 3 and 4 will travel to the Great Aussie Holiday Park this year; our 5’s and 6’s will travel to Borambola this year. A reminder that you are always able to make smaller, more regular payments if you wish. Grand Friends Day Thank you to the many, many grandparents and grand friends who helped us celebrate the wonderful opportunities available to our students at AWPS. Students and I especially loved some of the interview questions and their answers. It was also lovely to see some of our friends from Lutheran Aged Care visiting classrooms. A special mention to Marcia Lindsay and Sue Cross who assisted in the organisation of the morning tea. Thank you to the many families who supplied delicious treats for the morning tea – they were a real hit. Athletics Carnival Blessed with perfect weather and great facilities, all students participated in their respective Athletics Carnivals yesterday. Our students really enjoy this day and enjoy focusing on personal performance and achievement and celebrating the success and abilities of others. Thank you to all staff, parents and students for making the day so enjoyable.

Diary Dates

511 Mott Street, Albury NSW 2640 Ph 0260 212 288 Fax 0260 413 783 Principal – Sharon Julien P.O. Box 3245, Albury Email alburywest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web www.alburywest-p.school.nsw.edu.au

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The winning house on the day was Waratah. The points score was as follows: Banksia 290 Boronia 226 Waratah 386 Students that excelled this year were: Champions Junior Girls – Charlotte Horn; runner up Remy Miller 11year Girls – Zoe Quinn, runner up Allirah Whybrow Senior Girls – Chantelle Stevens; runner up Kaitlyn Lee Junior Boys – Trae Toumngeun; runner up Campbell Deas 11 Year Boys – Maleki Mikolic; runner up Rory Manley Senior Boys – William Eden-Leet; runner up Damon Sinclair The winner of the Albury West Gift for 2017 was Chantelle Stevens. We must say a very big thank you to the wonderful students from Albury High who assisted us on the day – they were so very supportive and helpful and certainly made sure we got through all of the events. Attendance Our weekly attendance competition continues. Last week’s attendance percentages were as follows: K/1B 78% K/1RB 83% 1/2M 95% 2/3C 90% 4/5K 81% 5/6B 76% Well done to 1/2M. That is 2 weeks in a row now – let’s all keep up the great work. Let’s see who will win the opportunity to have Mr Ellison display his Magic Tricks – all you have to do is be at school during the school week. Please remember It’s Cool to be in School! The Celebrate Attendance program will conclude next week. Thank you to students and families who support this wonderful program by making sure children are here each and every day.

I would like to remind you, that although the Celebrate Attendance program has concluded for this year, it is still important to be at school. We will run surprise Spot Attendance Weeks throughout the year. The Big Write Off Thank you to families who have sat down with their child and talked about the writing stimulus provided in the last newsletter. Students recently demonstrated their imaginative flair when writing about something that they had found. Students who wrote the most number of words this time included: Year 6 – Aldrin Rivera Year 5 – Carlos Lovatt Year 4 – Tamanah Mobourne Year 3 – Allen Rivera Year 2 – Brock Loney Year 1 – Imogen Hillier The best narratives were written by: Year 1 – Kami Mobourne Year 2 – Tyronne Murray and Kirah Whitling Year 3 – Gemma Quinn Year 4 – Campbell Deas Year 5 – Allesia Mitchell and Harrison Miller Year 6 – Damon Sinclair Our next writing topic will be a persuasive piece of writing, which will be carried out next term. Students will be asked to write about what is more important “Family or Friends”. Masters of Mathematics Mentals Congratulations to K/1B on winning last week’s Masters of Maths Mentals. 80% of students got all of the questions correct last Friday. Well done K/1B – let’s see who will win tomorrow. Newsletter is Nit Night Please be aware that Head Lice is always with us. Anyone can get head lice and it is common for school children to get head lice at some time. Head lice can spread when children’s hair comes into contact with one another.

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To prevent getting head lice, tie your child’s hair back, tell your child not to share hats or clothes and check your child’s hair regularly. We all need to be vigilant, check our child’s hair frequently and treat accordingly. Having a child with head lice can be frustrating, time consuming and expensive so this year we are running a ‘Newsletter is Nit Night’ campaign. If everyone takes the time to check hair every second Thursday, we may just get rid of these little creatures. SRC Fun Day On Wednesday 5th of April the SRC will be holding a Fun Day. Several simple stalls, such as knock down skittles, golf etc, will be run during the afternoon session. Students will be asked to pay a $2.00 gold coin. For their $2.00 students will get 20 tickets that will allow them to have a go at activities and they will be able to come dressed in casual clothes. The $2.00 gold coin will be collected in the morning and tickets will be given to class teachers for each student. We will then run the stalls from 1.25pm to 2.40pm under the COLA. Money raised will be put towards purchasing equipment for the school. We hope everyone has a great day. Easter Hat Parade Our Easter Hat Parade will be held on Thursday 6th April at 10.00am. Teachers have sent a note home with more detailed information regarding the making of Easter Hats at school and the necessary items needed. Students at neighbouring pre-schools have also been invited and everyone is looking forward to this event. This year we will be joined by our friends from Lutheran Aged Care – we hope they enjoy the many colourful hats. End of term and Anzac Day I take this opportunity to inform you that the school term will end on Friday 7th April. Next term school returns for students on Wednesday 26th April. Staff will be attending professional learning focussed on First Aid on the Monday. Term 2 will be filled with many activities, including the school cross country carnival, NAPLAN testing for Years 3 and 5 and NAIDOC day celebrations.

Tuesday 25th April is the ANZAC Day march down Dean Street. We would love to have as many students as possible marching proudly behind our banner dressed in their winter uniform. Further information will be sent out next week. Students are asked to meet at 8:30am outside BJ’s Trophies. The march off starts at 9:00am. Staff will be there to escort students down the street. Our school captains will attend a wreath laying ceremony at the monument at 10:00am. Have a happy and safe holiday everyone. Sharon Julien Principal

Sporting Selection Congratulations to Rory Manley and Billy Taylor for being selected in the Albury Rugby League Team. We wish them the best as they attend further trials in Leeton on Friday 28th April. Library News This weeks popular activities were salt tray’s, dress ups and drawing. See you next week. Covering Books We have recently purchased some wonderful new readers for our students and are looking for some volunteers to help cover them. Mrs Boyd has kindly offered to provide training for those who can help. Could you please contact the school office on 6021 2288 if you are able to help.

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SCHOOL ASSEMBLY AWARDS Congratulations to the following award winners:- Gotcha Awards Josh Stevens Kirah Whitling Taylah-Rose Sharp Samson Delaveris Student of the Week Marshall Deas Cheylaah Williams-Bihler Merit Certificates K/1B K/1RB Xavier Gay McKenna Lovatt Isaiah Patsin-Rogalski 1/2M 2/3C Codi Mundy Allen Rivera Lily Heeman Stella Murphy

4/5K 5/6B Allesia Mitchell Charlie Banks Harley Gill Allirah Whybrow Citizen Awards K/1B K/1RB Jasmine Purcell Eleanor Newton Arlo Beattie Noah Morey 1/2M 2/3C Abbey Quinn Malakai Rigney Jymie Rainsford Miley Mundy 4/5K 5/6B Charlotte Horn Samson Delaveris Hayley Parkin-King Joseph Bowgen How2Learn Awards Ellie Stevens, Bryce Leech, Mackenzie Rose, Remy Miller, Seth Breedin-Gardner, Will Eden-Leet, Tiana Beechey, Kieralee Carter, Violet Stevens-Murphy, Felicity Carr, Allesia Mitchell, Harrison Miller. Tidy Bee Class of the Week K/1B 4/5K 4/5K K/1B

CANTEEN NEWS

The next Canteen Wednesday

Warmer Specials will be:-

Wednesday 5th April – Ham and Cheese Toasted

Sandwich and Juice Box, Plus Frozen Cup $4.50

(Or check the school’s Facebook page after Monday’s for details of the weekly special.)

COMMUNITY NEWS

Initiated by The Rotary Club of Albury North,

supported by Albury City Council, a

commemoration of Albury’s 100 year

connection with the French village of Noreuil

will be on Saturday 8th April. The ceremony at

11am on the river foreshore, at Noreuil Park,

highlighted by the unveiling of a new plaque

will also feature flags, soldiers and music. A

free sausage sizzle will also take place.

The whole community and visitors alike are all

invited to attend this historic event.

NRL HOLIDAY CLINIC

FUN / FITNESS / FRIENDS

Come along this Holidays and enjoy a

Rugby League Experience

Venue – Willow Park, Wodonga

Date – 10th April

Time – 10am to 1pm

Cost - $40 (Includes NRL pack)

Age – Girls and Boys aged 5 to 12

To register -

1. http://www.playnrl.com/programs/

2. Type Wodonga into the search panel

3. Click on the Clinic

4. Follow the link for more details.

5. Contact Dean Whymark 0411159456 if

you need any further information. Magpies Hockey Club Play a skilful non-collision sport at a family friendly club with an emphasis on participation. No experience necessary We are still looking for more players in all grades Junior boys & girls U9, U12, U14 & U16 Senior men & women Div 1, Div 2 & Div 3 Veterans Men & Women Visit our website – www.magpieshockey.com Facebook – Soden’s Magpies Hockey Club Email - magpies.hockey.club@gmail.com Phone Lyndon Robertson on 0410161738 Junior Training - 5.30pm to 6.30 Tuesdays Senior Training - 6.30pm to 8.00pm Tuesdays

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Some wonderful photos from our Athletics Carnival

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Harmony Day