Great things happening this term . . . Early Stage 1 = Kindergarten Stage 1 = Yr 1 & Yr 2 Stage 2 = Yr 3 & Yr 4 Stage 3 = Yr 5 & Yr 6

P & C Meetings held on the first Monday of each month

with the exception of School Holidays.

Uniform shop OPEN Mon & Fri 9.30am– 11am

Week 4 21/05/2019 ‘a quality education in a caring environment’ Term 2

ALBION PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL Principal: Mr Glenn Daniels Website: http://www.apps.nsw.edu.au Cnr Tongarra & Hamilton Rds, Albion Park 2527 Email: albionpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Telephone: 42561244 Fax: 42564160 Facebook: www.facebook.com/

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CALENDAR Please check the calendar each week as dates may change due to unforseen

circumstances such as weather, amendments and cancellations.

Term 2

Week 4 Gym Man every Tue/Wed

K– Yr 2 + K6C & K6R

Thu 23rd May Netball Knockout V’s Mt Terry 11.30am

Fri 24th May

Girls’ soccer @ Diane Gorman Oval 8.30am

GRIP @ Wollongong UNI Presidents & Vice Presidents

Week 5 Gym Man every Tue/Wed

K– Yr 2 + K6C & K6R

Mon 27th May Reconciliation Walk

Tues 28th May Rugby League Knockout @ Glenholmes Oval Warilla 9.15am

Fri 31st May Reptile talk @9.30am

Jump Rope for Heart Launch

Week 6 Stg 2&3 Tennis every Mon

Week 8 Stg 2&3 Tennis every Mon

Mon 17th Jun P&C meeting @ERC 9.30am

Week 9 Stg 2&3 Tennis every Mon

Thu 27th Jun Jump Rope for Heart

Week 10 Stg 2&3 Tennis every Mon

Mon 1st Jul Behaviour Assembly

Tue 2nd July SIMF Rehearsal

. . . . Share, Learn and Grow . . .

Principal’s Messages I would like say thank you for the support from parents, staff and the children in my new role as Relieving Principal. The next few weeks are extremely busy for students, parents and the teachers. Gym-man is currently happening for K-Year 2. Student Reports will go home Friday Week 7. Our teachers have been working hard completing assessments and gathering information to ensure they deliver you an informative account of your child’s progress. Parent teacher interviews are weeks 8-10 and notes will be going home soon. Tennis is starting Week 6 for Stage 2 & 3. The Behaviour Assemblies are Monday, Week 10. The Year 5 Canberra Excursion is 4th & 5th July. Gosh I’m tired just writing down all the activities. The Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival was a huge success and the weather was beautiful. We were the first school to trial the electronic gates and the electronic gun owned by the Little Athletics Association. There were some issues but they will be corrected in the future. It was wonderful to see Year 2-6 who whole heartedly participated and congratulated their peers throughout the day. The sportsmanship was fantastic! I have never seen so many competitors in the 800m race. Congratulations to the children of Albion Park Public School. Well done! A big thank you to the Mik Calzaisis for his organisation of the carnival and to the teachers and parents who assisted with jobs on the day. Learning For Life We are partnering with the Smith Family to offer scholarships to families who hold a Health Care Card. Families are eligible for $420 per year for each primary school aged child and $679 for each high school student. Please ring Jess Hammond on 0468 554 184 for more information or visit http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/learning-for- life

NAPLAN 2019

Over the last two weeks students from Year 3 and Year 5 have been completing the NAPLAN assessments. This is first year that Albion Park PS has completed the assessments online and it has been very successful. I have witnessed very low levels of anxiety about NAPLAN this year and most students have reported that they felt they were able to complete each test easier than the written tests of the past. I am very proud of all of our students for working so hard to complete the four tests. Over the next few months the school and parents will receive valuable data on the progression of each student, however, I must remind each parent that these tests are a snap shot in time and although they give a picture of academic achievement they need to be understood as only one component of your child’s overall academic progress on a given day.

Awards KE Arlo H Isabella C Lachlan V Brock W Abbey W Indi H KR Elsie P Tyler G Darcy H Caleb D Elsie P Kya J KS Gareth G Laylah L Eli K Brax S Jeremy D Kade V 1B Dakota C Teagan P Nixon S Lachlan C Emma G Jesse N 1R Sayla S Scarlett E Nixon R Angus P Sophia P Cooper L 1T Brooklyn S Izac P Amelia P Harper J Scarlette A Ataya I 1/2C Aida B Ariana W Trent M Tyler M Oliver D Alivia J 2B Rose M Harlum H Cameron R Harvey C Alex F Chelsea W 2L Jacon S Cruz O Bronty-L H Layla R Hunter S Damon M 3C James L Ashlee H Emily H 3S Alex F Ethan C Keiran B 3/4G Marley P Mercaydes B Zharie G 4B Brandon S Haley F Oliver H 4/5H Aiden F Hayden S Lilliana G 5M Allera B Addison D Miranda W 5R Casey L Abby K Holli M Lochlan D 6D Ella C Karly J Joshua P 6S Ben D Tamaya B Lauren J K-6B Brock D K-6C Sora N Archie D Mathew G Taylia R Jacob S Piper H K-6R Brayden B Raymond J Nicholas D Jett G K-6W Andrew V CONGRATULATIONS to Mason H, Logan G and Marley P who have been awarded a Merit Certificate for receiving five Merit Cards. Electronic Absences

It is now possible to send in an absence note electronically via the Enews app.

When you sign in, go to digital forms and enter your child's details. It is then sent to the school and we print it out and give it to the class teacher.

Computer Room Update Mrs Callaghan has stated that the lessons over the past weeks with coding have been successful. The children across K-6 have been participating in unplugged coding activities, as well as online activities through Hour Code. Next week Mrs Callaghan will start coding tangible items such as robots. Kindergarten and the Support Unit will be introduced to the world of robotics using the Code and Go Robot Mouse. Years 1-6 will be participating in a range of developmentally sequenced activities using Micro:Bit. If children would like to use this at home, all the activities can be accessed through makecode.microbit.org. Children don’t need the actual Micro:Bit, as they can use the online simulator. The next five weeks of robotics will be very exciting. Congratulations Mrs Callaghan on doing an excellent job implementing STEM throughout the school. GRIP, the school Presidents and Vice Presidents will be attending a Leadership Workshop this Friday with Ms Reilly. They will be developing important leadership skills that will help them in High School.

Lynn Dallas Rel Principal

Library News!

National Simultaneous Storytime- 'Alpacas with Maracas'

Wednesday 22nd May at 11.00 am

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools and many other places around the country. Our school will be taking part in this event on Wednesday 22nd May at 11.00 am in classrooms and the library. Now in its 19th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the Curriculum. Please feel free to come and visit our library!

Mrs Bailey

Teacher Librarian

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Peak Performers

Congratulations to the following students for successfully completing their sticker charts. They are all super hard and enthusiastic workers. Well Done!

Isaac S, Tyler, Oliver, Lili, Erin, Georgia, Alvia and Pyper From 1/2C

Some sticker chart champions from KR-Tyler, Emily and Levi

Darcy , Caleb, Alanah, Jasper and Macie from KR

STEM Virtual Reality experience We are implementing our wonderful STEM program into the classrooms. Students from K6B had the opportunity to have a look through the virtual reality googles.

Ela has written

a super sentence in class today.

Excellent work Ela. Mr

Calaizis and 3C are very proud

of you. Well done!

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Athletics Carnival Friday 17th May

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Canteen News - Mothers Day Stall The P&C would like to thank all of the helpers involved with the Mother's Day Stall this year. It takes a long time to wrap, sort and sell all of the gifts and without people coming in to help days like these wouldn't be possible. The P&C made a profit of $1881.35. All money raised by the P&C goes back into the school helping to purchase playground equipment, class supplies and much more. We hope everyone liked their gifts.

Fundraiser This year the P&C has decided to hold a Cadburys chocolate fundraiser as one of our major fundraising activities. The boxes have been delivered to your child’s classroom on Monday 3rd of June. The chocolates are to be sold for $1 each individual chocolate. As a safety precaution the P&C does not promote the children going door to door selling the chocolates unless properly supervised by a parent or guardian. Money from the chocolates is to be returned in the enclosed envelopes but please don’t stress if you misplace it, you can also put the money in a normal envelope labelled with your child’s name, class and amount enclosed. These are to be given to your child’s class teacher on money collection days (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and will be sent to the office for collection by the P&C. Money and any unsold chocolates need to be returned no later than Friday 28th of June. The P&C would like to thank everyone participating in this fundraiser in advance for your support. Also a thank you to those families who opt out of the fundraiser and instead made a donation. Without the help of parents and students assisting us with our fundraising we wouldn’t be able to help the school purchase much needed items such as: smart boards, books, gardens and other equipment. Additional boxes will be available if anyone would like to sell more than one. The P&C asks for the money to be returned from the original box before additional boxes are dropped off to your child’s class for them. Thankyou P&C Committee Earn and Learn has started and will be going until 25th June. When shopping at Woolies please collect your Earn and Learn points for the school. This year the Woolies Earn and Learn will be for the Library and Stage 2. Each year a different stage will benefit from the points earned. Next year it will be for stage 3.

Peak performers cont…

Lachlan, Blaine and Willow from 1B

Ariana , Summer-Rose, Lachlan, Maxwell, Joshua, Tyler,

Abbie and Maddie from 1/2C

Jaxx and Brax from KS

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PLAYGROUP Do you have a child aged 0 - 5 years old? Do you need to get out of the house and meet

new friends? Do you wish your child had someone to play with or a range

of different and stimulating activities to take part in? Albion Park High School’s Year 9 Child Studies students are

running a PLAYGROUP starting Term 2 on the 28th of

May to supplement their learning in this subject. The Play-group will continue to be run every Tuesday for the remain-der of the school year and will be held between the times of 10.35am-11:35am. A small cost of $2 per family will cover morning tea and go towards any materials needed. The stu-dents in Child Studies have identified that ‘play’ is vital for a child’s social, emotional and physical health, and therefore Albion Park High School has been committed to providing this opportunity to both the students and members in its surrounding community for the past 20 years.

For an information pack and to REGISTER your interest, call Albion Park High School on (02) 4257 1744 or email lauren.drummond@det.nsw.edu.au

The University of Wollongong has invited your students to

LITTLE AND EARLY LEARNING LABS, an academic en-

richment holiday program. We are targeting students from

Year 1 to 6 during 2019, who are passionate, self-

motivated and curious learners.

Dates: Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2): 8 – 10 July, 19

Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6): 16 – 18 July, 19

Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong cam-

pus)

Applications close: 29th May 2019 LITTLE AND EARLY LEARNING LABS program brochure

Please know that workshops fill very quickly. For further information about workshops and the applica-tion process please visit our website, or contact the Learn-ing Labs team via email at learning-labs@uow.edu.au or phone on (02) 4221 5557.

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