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News, success stories and new programs from Albury West Public School

Term 1, Week 8 – 20th March, 2014

Doing our best at the Athletics Carnival

New classes Due to our increasing school numbers students will have been placed in their new classes today. We do hope that the transition is smooth for all and we are confident that student placement has been well considered.

Albury Gold Cup A timely reminder - once again schools will be given a half day public holiday for the Albury Gold Cup which will be held FRIDAY 28th March. PLEASE NOTE that bus companies are also entitled to the half day public holiday and as such earlier picks up will not be available. I am asking that you make alternative arrangements to pick children up at 12pm next Friday.

P&C AGM Last week the P&C held its 2014 AGM. During this meeting the 2014 Executive was voted in. Our P&C Executive for 2014 will be: President: Shanthan Pathmanathan Treasurer: Chris Horn Secretary: Jenny Squire Canteen Supervisor: Alison Mildenhall Clothing Pool Co-ordinator: Sharon McNair Fundraising Co-ordinator: Belinda Horn

I would like to make special mention of, and say, thank you to our amazing P & C who continue to support our school and students. This group of dedicated people are vital to the successful running of our school. I would ask all our parents to consider joining us in the P & C for 2014.

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Assistance Required Overall the standard of the uniform at Albury West is very good. One area we need assistance with, is jumpers. Either the grey or gold jumper needs to be worn. Please note that hoodies are not part of school uniform and as such should not be worn to school. Please check uniform as students leave home. A note from parents when students are out of uniform is acceptable for short periods of time. Anyone who requires assistance with uniforms can contact the front office.

Our uniform fulfils many important roles. It allows and encourages equity as all students look alike. The uniform also helps identify Albury West students, which is important when in a large group. Perhaps most importantly, wearing the full uniform is a sign of respect for the school which is often how the school is judged by the community.

Early Pick Up If for some reason you need to pick up your child before the end of the school day, your child must be signed out from the front office beforehand. This includes taking your child home after an assembly. No child will be able to leave the school grounds without a white slip. We appreciate your support in ensuring our students are at school on time and safe.

Special Toys Whilst children enjoy bringing their special toys into school to share with their friends, recently there have been a couple of instances where these toys have been damaged or have been lost. Obviously this can be upsetting for the child, and the parents and teachers, so please if it is a really special toy, the best spot for it is at home.

Crossing A very special reminder to our parents and students that our school crossing is manned in the morning and the afternoon by an employee of the RMS to keep our children safe when they are crossing the road before and after school.

Please make sure that everyone crosses the road at the right spot and that you are never in so big a hurry either driving past the crossing or walking your children to the crossing that someone is injured. We have had a few near misses recently and it’s time for everyone to be vigilant so that our children are safe.

Hockey Gala Day Congratulations to our hockey teams who proudly represented our school at the Hockey Gala Day last week. Our teams had a terrific day and certainly learnt a great many skills in relation to hockey. Special congratulations to Nivetha, Rosanna, Abby, Justine, Harry, Ben, Oscar, Jarrod and Jack who were selected to attend the hockey trials later on this month. We wish them all the best.

A special thank you to the many parents who assisted with transport on the day – without your help and support we are unable to participate in these events. Thank you also to Mr Beattie who trained and supervised the teams.

Harmony Day Tomorrow students at Albury West Public School will be celebrating Harmony Day. Students will be involved in a range of culturally diverse activities including games and art activities. Students can wear brightly coloured clothes on the day if they wish.

Grandfriends Day A reminder that our Grandfriends Day is being held on the 28th March. Grandfriends are invited into classrooms at 10.15am to assist students with their learning in literacy and numeracy. A special morning tea is being provided by our hard working P&C and K/1B have a special assembly planned

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which will showcase activities completed during Harmony Day Celebrations. We do hope that you are able to come along to this very special day on the AWPS calendar.

Riverina Sporting Selection Congratulations are extended to Abby Squire in being selected into the Riverina Girls Basketball competition. She will participate in the state championships in May at the Albury Basketball Stadium. We certainly wish her all the very best.

Sharon Julien

Principal

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

March Celebrate Attendance runs till end of March Friday 21st Harmony Day No Assembly this week Friday 28th Albury Gold Cup – half day holiday – students home - 12pm Grandfriends Day – 10 am Monday 31st Celebrate Attendance BBQ lunch

April Friday 4th Assembly – 11.50 am – SRC Tuesday 8th P & C Meeting – 7.00pm Wednesday 9th SRC Fun Day Thursday 10th Easter Hat Parade – 10.00am P & C raffle drawn Friday 11th Last day Term 1 Friday 25th ANZAC March Tuesday 29th Students resume Term 2

Merit Certificates

Citizen Awards

Gotchas

K/1B Baylee Morton, Mariah Stockton

Taresa Johnson Jordan Fraser

Justice Ross, Kobie Maher Arifa Rizvi,

Lara Breedin- Cheney

1/2B Shayna Sampson, Jonny Hine

Jacob Walker

Jannalia McKellar

Student of the Week Talon Peatey Zeik McKellar

Jakydyn McKellar

2/3GW Kobie Maher, Logan Harman

Sienna Groves

Chantelle Stevens

Tidy Bee 2/3GW 4/5K

4/5 K Tarryn Sharp, Taralee Bottrell

Lara Breedin-Cheney

HOW2 Learn Awards Zak Quilty

Thomas Stevens Jakydyn McKellar Iziaha Johnson

Claire Kronsteiner

6B Jack Jorgensen, Bailey Deal

Corey-Jaye Carter

Harry Cameron

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Athletics Carnival Report Our Athletics Carnival was held on March 6th and despite the heat, the day was a great success. What a fantastic job the students did by participating in all the track and field events which included 100m, 200m and 800 m as well as high jump, long jump, shot put and discus.

The winning house on the day was Boronia. The points score was as follows: Banksia 306 Boronia 399 Waratah 217

Students that excelled this year were: Champions Junior Girls - Evy Brew; runner up was Searn Maher 11year Girls - Jade Priestly; runner up was Claire Williams Senior Girls - Nivetha Pathmanathan; runner up was Isabelle Williams Junior Boys - Praveen Pathmanathan; runner up was Brandon Fitzgerald 11 Year Boys - Pacey Maher; runner up was Hamish Sinclair Senior Boys - Tyrese Campbell; Corey-Jaye Carter was runner up The winner of the Albury West Gift for 2014 was Maverick Parker

Special thanks to all members of staff and the helping parents for your untiring efforts throughout the day. Your commitment made the carnival a very successful event. A special thank you to the students from Albury High School who assisted us during the day - certainly they were a great support.

P & C News - Canteen Wonderful Specials coming up: Friday 21st March - Hot Dog & Juice Box Wednesday 26th March - Chicken & Gravy roll & Juice Box Wednesday 2nd April – Ham & Cheese toastie & Juice Box

How Do I Get My Kids to School on Time??? Mornings present manic moments in many families. It seems there’s always one child who will drag the chain, and slow everyone else down. Try these ideas to quicken your kids up: ■ Consider making bedtime earlier if kids are totally tired in the mornings ■ Place morning routine on a picture chart and refer to it often. ■ Remove all distractions such as television, electronic games and other devices until they are dressed and ready for school. ■ Be prepared to take kids to school or preschool in various stages of undress (let them get dressed in the car)

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