Celebrating 150 years ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER …€¦ · June 2016, Week 10 Term 2 Email: SCHOOL MISSION: ... phone or letter. If you could let us know first thing in the

Celebrating 150 years

ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER 28th June 2016, Week 10 Term 2

SCHOOL MISSION: “Quality Education Preparing Students for Life”

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Student Reports: All student reports will be sent home Term 3 Week 2. Stage 3 Excursion: Deposit & first instalment are now overdue. If you are having difficulties keeping with the payment schedule please contact the school as soon as possible to discuss this matter with your child’s teacher. I will be away from school for the last 3 days of Term 2. Mrs Mooring will be relieving in the Principal’s role and Mrs Edwards will be teaching 4/5 Magenta. Please support the P&C’s Hot Dog stall at the Aberdeen Highland Games on Saturday. Wishing you all a very happy & safe holiday. Michelle Floyd – Principal Pyjama Day This Thursday, 30th June. Wear your pyjamas and bring in a gold coin to support our Para-Olympians. Brought to you by APS SRC. Please wear normal school shoes/joggers due to the wet conditions. Travel Routines If your child’s travel home from school arrangements change in any way please notify the school office by phone or letter. If you could let us know first thing in the morning this would be much appreciated as calling just before or when the bell rings means that we may not be able to get the message to your child

on time. This helps us support your child and avoids any confusion or upset at the end of a busy day. Lost Property It is that time of year again when it is cold in the mornings and warms up during the day – so children take their jumpers off and they are often misplaced. Please label your child’s clothing so that we can return it to them. We have many items in lost property at present – please come and search for missing items. If items are not claimed they will be washed and kept in our clothing pool or given to charity at the end of term. PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS Week 10 Term 2 K Yellow Ruby W. - striving for excellence with

her reading and writing. K/1 Purple Lexia-Lee H. - striving for excellence

in writing. 1 Blue Ruby T. - for improvement in reading. 2 Lime Reilyn G. - consistent engagement

and success in her learning 2 Aqua Rylee K. - always displaying an

excellence in writing. 3/4 Red Georgia M – for outstanding

improvements in the way she approaches her work.

3/4 Green Linden T. - excellent attitude towards his learning.

4/5 Magenta Seth I. - consistent effort in English. 5/6 Orange Cailey G - excellent application of

math concepts. 6 Black Bella-Rose P – for displaying

excellent leadership & organisational skills.

School Phone No: (02) 6543 7271 School Fax No: (02) 6543 7712

Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.aberdeen-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Principal: Michelle Floyd

Relieving Assistant Principal: Bianca Mooring Captains: Shantelle Bridge Relieving Assistant Principal: Ashlee Keating Daniel McCamley School Admin Manager: Marj O’Rourke Vice Captains: Hannah Flynn School Admin Officers: Imbi Holdsworth Callum Dowell Chris Johnston

P & C President: Amy Hall P & C Vice President: Amanda Wilks Treasurer: Adam Morrison Secretary: Toni Partridge Canteen Manager: Kelly McMahon

Thank you Aberdeen ‘FoodWorks Supermarket’ for donating supplies to our Breakfast Club.

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Merit Awards K Yellow Lacie H. K/1 Purple Ryder J. 1 Blue Emity C. 2 Lime Preston B. 2 Aqua Tamika R. 3/4 Red Dakota B 3/4 Green Koby S. 4/5 Magenta Lara E. 5/6 Orange Dan McC. 6 Black Ben J Kids Matter Awards K Yellow Lochlan L. Persistence K/1 Purple Jazmine McL. Respect 1 Blue Chloe W. Responsibility 2 Lime Connor L. Success 2 Aqua Vagus G. Respect 3/4 Red Logan S. Confidence 3/4 Green Tyson T. Persistence 4/5 Magenta Brae M. Resilience 5/6 Orange Rebecca B. Persistence 6 Black Meagan P. Respect Bronze Bar: Liam H, Angus S. Merit Badge: Emity C, Emily McM., Connor S. P&C NEWS The next P&C meeting is Wednesday 20th July at 6:30pm. 5 Cent Drive Please continue to collect your 5-cent pieces during the holidays for your class. CANTEEN NEWS Our suppliers don’t have any ice blocks to give us therefore the canteen will be closed on Wednesday 29th June. Canteen as normal on Friday 1st July. Wednesday 29th June CANTEEN CLOSED Friday 1st July Kelly McMahon Wendy O’Hara The roster for the first Wednesday back at school is: Nat McCamley Katrina Ashford I would just like to say thank you for supporting your school canteen in Term 2. We hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. The roster for next term will go home this week with your child. If you cannot fill your shift, please contact Kelly ASAP 0488134550 Small children are welcome to come with parents and play in the playroom.

School resumes for students on Tuesday 19th July 2016 NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS KNOCKOUT GRAND FINAL – SUPPORTERS BUS FOR YRS 3 – 6. APS will be taking 2 buses of supporters to the game on Tuesday 19th July 2016 at Hunter Stadium. If you would like to go, you need to return your note and money to school by Friday 1st July 2016. Seats on the bus will be allocated on a ‘1st in 1st served’ basis. The buses will be leaving school at 9.00am sharp and leaving the stadium at 1.00pm to arrive back at school in time for buses. The cost is $20 each. “IMAGINATION” K – 2 INFANTS CONCERT When: Term 3 Week 1, Thursday 12 noon – 1.15pm Where: School Hall Cost: Entry is a Gold Coin Donation to assist a needy APS family. Costume: All K–2 children to come to school wearing All White clothing on the day. Last year the Great Jungle Adventure concert was a success and gave all K–2 students the opportunity to perform in a musical event. This year we have a concert made up of 13 acts called “Imagination”. It is a showcase of poetry, song, dance and mime. It features the Junior Dance Group, who is representing the school at the Hunter Dance Festival in Week 2 in Newcastle. Please come along and enjoy your children in this one off cultural event. Thank you. K-2 Teachers and L. Christie BAND NEWS Two things! First, Aberdeen School Band has been invited to attend the Upper Hunter Combined School's Band Workshop at Scone Public School, Wednesday 27th July, Term 3 wk 2. The cost will be $5 for a sausage sandwich. Children will, at the end of the day, put on a concert for family and friends at 2 pm. A permission note was sent home yesterday. Secondly, the Aberdeen School Band has been requested to play at the Education Week Ceremony, August 2nd, 5pm at Scone Public School. More details will follow closer to the date. What an honour and feather for their cap! Mrs. Hill


Aberdeen Public School Highland Games

The school would like to run a hot dog and drink stall at the Highland Games on Saturday 2nd July, 2016. To do this we need your help. We would like every family to donate a gold coin to help cover the cost of the ingredients. We also need helpers to staff the stall on Saturday. Please fill in and return the note below to the school office by Thursday 30th June. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. I would like to help out at the Highland Games stall on Saturday 2nd July 2016 by: I can man the stall:

o 10am – 11am (set up) o 11am – 12 noon o 12 noon – 1pm o 1pm – 2pm

Name:_____________________________________ Contact No: _______________ Child’s Name: _________________________________________ Class: _______________ NEW BUS APPLICATION PROCESS From 12 May 2016 the School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) online application will be updated, and all SSTS applications will be able to be completed online via www.transportnsw.info/school-students When selecting the forms people will need to ensure they select the ‘Travelling outside the opal network’ section. Please Note that Opal is NOT in our area. Once the form is completed online the school will then need to verify it and forward it to Transport for NSW. Forms can also be downloaded at apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts as per the FAQs in the attached brochure 2016/17 Rural and Regional School Travel Passes. If people do not have access to the internet they can call 131 500 as per the attached brochure 2016/17 Rural and Regional School Travel Passes.

Did you know that you can make payments to your child’s

school online?

We have launched a new online payment portal linked to your school’s website to make it easier for you to pay for school related payments. This is a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. What expenses can be paid online?

• Voluntary School Contributions • Subject Contributions • Excursions • Sport • Creative and Practical Arts • Sales to Students • Other

When? This payment method will go live on Monday 6th June 2016 How? Log onto the School Web site at http://www.aberdeen-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Click on “Make a Payment” at the top of the menu bar and follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard.

FORTHCOMING DATES

June Wednesday 29th Stage 3 Science Fair Thursday 30th P.J. Day Out of uniform

July Friday 1st Last Day of Term 1 Tuesday 19th First Day of Term 3 for

students Knights Knockout Grand Final

Wednesday 20th P & C Meeting 6.30pm Thursday 21st K – 2 Concert – Imagination Monday 25th Dance in Newcastle Thursday 28th Athletics Carnival


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CLASS NEWS

K Yellow Where has the term gone? K Yellow have been super busy and working exceptionally hard. We have successfully been growing living things in science, success in literacy has been shared by everyone and in maths we have been spending time outside linking our problems to things around us. NAIDOC day was Wednesday and all children had an enjoyable day. Our school performance for K-2 will be in the first week back. During the holidays I ask if you could find white clothing for the children to perform in that would be wonderful. It can be anything white, wedding dresses, onesies, jackets etc. I will have a small pile of clothing that can borrowed if anyone forgets. Enjoy the final week of term. I look forward to sending school reports home shortly. I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday. See you in Term 3.

K/1 Purple

Where has the term gone?! K/1 Purple has had a busy few weeks once again. Last week we celebrated NAIDOC Day and all the students had a great time. Next term, Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 will be presenting their ‘Imagination’ concert. We ask that all students please be dressed in white for this occasion. If this is an issue for anyone please contact me ASAP. The concert will be performed Week 1 on Thursday. We will also be having a dress rehearsal on Wednesday. So children will need to bring their white clothing on both Wednesday and Thursday. K/1 Purple will be performing ‘A Whole New World’. Students will need to bring in a beach towel or equivalent as a prop. If this is an issue for anyone please let me know ASAP. There will also be a small cost for the concert to cover the cost of other props. A note with more information will be sent out this week. Thank you to the parents who have been very kind and sent in more tissues and hand sanitiser! I’m hoping this will help stop the spread of germs and sickness in the room. I hope you all enjoy the holidays. Students return to school on Tuesday 19th July. Miss Clendinning

1 Blue This term has flown by. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday. I look forward to seeing you all next term. On Thursday the SCR will be holding a PJ Day. Students are asked to come in their favourite PJ's

with a gold coin donation. Due to the current weather, students are asked to wear appropriate footwear. K-2 will be hosting a concert on Thursday of Week 1, Term 3, centred around the theme of Imagination. Students are asked to bring a set of completely white clothes to perform in. There will be a small cost for each student to cover props needed in the final item. These will then be taken home by the students. If you have any questions please contact me.

2 Aqua Another term done and what a busy term we have had. Congratulations to all of 2 Aqua for your excellent performance at last week’s NAIDOC assembly. The feedback received was full of praise. Last Thursday all of year 2 visited a camel farm. Students were able to see a camel getting milked and had the chance to feed them. The students learned some interesting facts. Did you know a camel has three eye lids? We have been working hard on preparing for the "Imagination" concert that will be held Week One next term. All students will need to be dressed in white for this, please let me know if you are unable to find anything suitable. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. See you next term.

2 Lime As the term draws to a close, I would like to thank 2 Lime for their consistent effort and enthusiasm for learning this term. We have developed our reading and writing stamina which has lead to improvement in all learning areas. This week we will be busy practicing for the K-2 IMAGINATION concert in Week 1 next term. For the concert, students are encouraged to wear ALL white clothing. More details will be sent home soon about the concert but I hope lots of parents can come and see our talents. Early next term we will be participating in the public speaking competition. This week students will have an opportunity to deliver the speech they wrote for homework. We will also be practicing impromptu speeches next term. I encourage students to do some speech writing over the holidays. I will send home a list of topics on Friday. We had a fantastic time visiting the camel farm on Thursday. Many thanks goes to Michelle and Gabriella Phillips for hosting the excursion at their beautiful farm near Denman. Year 2 was very lucky to learn many new things about camels. Thank you to the parents who came along.


These holidays please make sure you keep reading. I hope you all have a wonderful rest and once again thank you for your efforts this term. Miss Faras

3/4 Red

What a fantastic second term 3/4 Red have had. I can’t believe that we are half way through the school year. Well done to all students who participated in our class performance on Friday, you sounded great. Please remember to wear your PJ’s and bring a gold coin on Thursday to support Canteen Cancer Council. I know I am looking forward to staying warm in my pyjamas. Wishing everybody a safe and warm holiday and I will see you all next term. Which I am sure will be as busy as the last two!

3/4 Green Term 2 has been the fastest term I have ever had as a teacher. Probably because it has been my last term at this wonderful school. 3/4 Green have been a fabulous class to teach and I will miss them a lot! Thank you to all the staff, parents and students for making me feel so welcome here at Aberdeen Public School. I have loved my three years here and have enjoyed working with the caring, quality teachers at this school. I hope you all have a fantastic break and that the students all have their speeches ready to perform next term.


4/5 Magenta It's hard to believe that this is the last newsletter for Term 2! We have received new quotes for our Stage 2 excursion and are waiting for the confirmation of dates. Please keep an eye out for notes heading home at the beginning of next term. Next term we will be working on an "Olympics" themed unit. As this event draws closer there is sure to be lots of information for students to collect, read and use. If you come across anything of interest during the holidays please encourage students to bring it to class when school resumes. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. Keep warm and enjoy the break.

5/6 Orange It’s the end of the term! Wow it has flown. Mr Davies and myself are very proud of some of the achievements of our students. Some reminders for the end of term: Science Fair Day on Wednesday. Please come and join us between 9 and 9:45. It will be fantastic! Students need to make sure they have all of their materials and are organised. There will be an impartial guest judge from a high school. Over the holidays it is important to read for at least 20 minutes a day. Have lots of rest because Term 3 will be even bigger!

6 Black Class News and Reminders: What a busy day today! The Science Fair is nearly all set up and ready to go first thing in the morning. Parents are asked to please visit the show between 9:15am and 10:00oam. Everyone is welcome for a look!

The 2nd payment for the upcoming Stage 3 excursion was due last Thursday. Please ensure that you keep payments up to date as seats on the bus are limited to those who have fully paid. Have a great break and please stay safe in the holidays! See you all next term.



Aberdeen Public School - Term 3 2016 Monday 18 July – Friday 23 September 2016

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT SUN

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18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23/24 SDD

Students return Knights Knockout Grand Final

K- 2 Concert Imagination

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25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30/31 Dance in Newcastle School Athletics Carnival

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1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6/7

EDUCATION WEEK

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29 August 30 August 31 August 1 September 2 September 3/4

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5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September 10/11

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TERM 3 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

26 September

27 September 28 September 29 September 30 September 1/2 Oct

3 October

4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8/9 Oct


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Celebrating 150 years ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER …€¦ · June 2016, Week 10 Term 2 Email: SCHOOL MISSION: ... phone or letter. If you could let us know first thing in the