Principal Team Report
Junior School Sports Day: Re-Scheduled for 11 December
With today's extreme weather forcing the postponement of our Junior School Sports Carnival, we can now confirm that the event has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 11 December.
Time: 9:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: School Oval
The tabloid sports format will take place from 9:00 am – 11:40 am.
Following the tabloid sports format, the 50m sprints will commence at approximately 11:45 am
After the completion of the 50m sprints, the picnic will take place on the oval until 1pm.
*Please note no items containing nuts should be brought to the picnic and there is to be no sharing of food during the picnic.
Ravi Parhar PE COORDINATOR
2020 Parent Payment Schedule
Thank you to the large number of families that have supported the school this year via the school's Parent Payments Program. Your support makes a significant difference to the quality of programs and classroom resourcing that we're able to provide to students at our school. If
To assist families in budgeting for next year's Parent Payment Program, School Council has approved the following fee schedule which has been developed in accordance with the school's Parent Payment Policy:
Essential Education Items: $410 per student (P-6)
Curriculum Enhancement: $225 per student (P-4)
Curriculum Enhancement: $145 per student (5/6)
School Nurse: $95 per student (P-6)
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program: $245 per student (Years 3-6 only)
ASPS Family Assistance Fund** (suggested contribution of $15 per family)
** The ASPS Family Assistance Fund is a new initiative from School Council which will be established to support those families that are in crisis or experiencing financial hardship. Funds contributed to this initiative will support student participation in school activities, the purchase of school uniform, shoes and other essential items. We are also working with school partners to provide food vouchers as temporary support to families experiencing hardship.
In addition to the payments listed above, the school also invites families to make tax deductible donations towards the school's Library and Building Trust Fund. In 2019, donations to these funds (along with those raised via local fundraising initiatives) supported the following projects:
- Re-carpeting of the Main Building
- Re-furbishment of the Main Toilet Block
- Furniture upgrade in Years 4 and 5
- Heating and Cooling in the Multi-Purpose Hall (preferred quote and contractor approved at this week's school council meeting!)
If you haven't yet paid this year's fees, it's not too late with final reminders being sent home by the end of next week. Thank you in advance for your continued support.
ICAS Certificate Presentations
The following certificates will be presented to students at Monday's upcoming assembly for ICAS Mathematics and English:
Mathematics (High Distinction)
Serena Ho, Lachlan Mar, Chloe Hughes, Ethan So, Zachary Siaw
Mathematics (Distinction)
Henry Han, Raha Raissi, Adam Rixon, Ethan Mar, Jacob Lai, Nimalan Suresh, Julian Fitzgerald, Ashton Coster, Cordelia Phillips-Reid, Carl Fitzgerald, Mithil Mali, Hugo Harkness, Bryn Watkins, Marcus Oh, Atticus Collins, James Lee, Xavier Lawless, Jonathan Bobeff, Amelia Harkness, Nicholas Malliaras, Yinqi Huang
English (High Distinction)
Nimalan Suresh, Serena Ho, Chloe Hughes
English (Distinction)
Carisse Siaw, Ethan Mar, Grace Curran, George Barnaby, Alicia Leung, Carl Fitzgerald, Bryn Watkins, Marcus Oh, Sophia Mishra, Ethan So, Zachary Siaw, Abigail Lee, Ethan Teo, Pulastya Khajuria, Nicholas Malliaras, Amelia Bainbridge
A huge congratulations is extended to these students and all students who participated in the 2019 ICAS assessments.
Please note that all certificates handed on Monday contain the log in details for ICAS's online reporting system.
Cyber Safety Project
Thank you to the parents that attended this week's Cyber Safety Project parent night. The feedback from the forum was extremely positive and as requested, we have included the slides from the presentation in PDF format below. The student sessions were also very well received with students and teachers glowing in their appraisal of the workshops. Given the success of this emerging partnership with the Cyber Safety Project, we will run similar workshops (for students and parents) again in 2020.
This year, students have explored Digital Security:
Me, We, See Spaces online
Location & Privacy
Personal Information
Digital Perspectives
Strangers Online
Safe Gaming Practices
Safe Social Networking Practices
Password Security
Security Settings
Email Security
Spam and Scams
Media Literacy
Posting Protocols
Protecting our community
Cyber Bullying
In 2020, our students will explore Digital Wellbeing:
Me, We, See Spaces online
Location & Privacy
Personal Information
Digital Reputation
Online Upstanders
Self-Regulation
Healthy Balance
Screen Time Gaming
Screen Time Social Networking
Screen Time Consuming
Protecting our community
Respectful relationships
Resilience/bouncing Back
Protecting our community
Cyber Bullying
Further information about the Cyber Safety Project can be accessed via the Parent Portal on their website and by following them on Face Book.
Managing Screentime and Devices at Home: What is Your Family Plan or Agreement?
As part of the recent Cyber Safety Parent Workshops, parents were encouraged to reflect on what their family agreement is when it comes to screentime and the use of devices when at home. The Cyber Safety Project recommended the following:
No screens in their bedroom
No screens in bathrooms or toilets
Charged in a common area
Set screen time limits
Monday Monitoring (ideas via Face Book page)
Social Media Age restrictions: Children should not be using social media platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat before the age of 13. Warnings were provided in relation to platforms such as Tik Tok, Yubo, You Tube (including Kids Tube) and other anonymous chat applications (see slides for details)
Rules are rules! Adults need to model the same behaviours at home.
For families that are struggling at home in terms of monitoring or reeling in your child's use of a device, please don't hesitate to reach out to the school for support. For students with a BYOD computer, please note that these devices can be left at school overnight if your child is not following your screentime and device usage agreement. If enough families are keen on leaving devices at the school, we will invest in some lockable charging stations. for each of the Year 5 and 6 teams.
Commemorative Family Path Update
I am delighted to report that the first stage of the Commemorative Family Path has been laid. Sincere thanks to ASPS parents, Hollie Cleven and Lisa McCarthy for their efforts in coordinating the Family Path fundraiser and to Andrea Clements, our resident garden specialist teacher, for her efforts in supporting this great initiative. Thanks are also extended to the large number of current and former families and staff for purchasing a personalised paver!
As per previous editions of the newsletter, the school has applied for funding as part of the Inclusive Schools Fund to transform this space into the Auburn South Sensory Garden. we expect to find out whether our grant application has been successful or not over the next few weeks.
2019 Maths Olympiad Team
We have come to the conclusion of another fantastic year of Math Olympiads at Auburn South! It has been a real pleasure to work with a group of enthusiastic, creative, and inquisitive learners. The Olympiad program is designed to be very challenging and as a result everyone who participated this year is to be commended for the consistent determination and resilience they brought to each session.
We will be celebrating the accomplishments of these learners during assembly on Monday 25 November and would love if you could join.
Adam Rixon, Raha Raissi, Jacob Lai, Amaya Crawshay, Serena Ho, Tobin Feldman, Nimalan Suresh, Julian Suzor, Julian Fitzgerald, Vithara Perera, Ethan Mar, Henry Han, Katie Wong, Atticus Rey-Fleming, Eric Wiseman
Mr Darien Hunte
(Maths Olympiad Coordinator)