Dear Families,

It has been a busy start to Term 2 at Albanvale Primary School with the 5/6 students having an amazing time on camp in the second week of term. I want to thank all of the students and staff for a fantastic day of school photos last Wednesday. The collaboration shown by all students during our traditional whole school photos was to be commended and a great example of our school living our values.

This week we are celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) week with the team from Mad About Science on Monday followed by our very first Albanvale School Athletics Carnival on Thursday! It certainly is an exciting time to be part of the Albanvale community. Make sure you check the Events tab in Compass to keep up to date with everything happening in your child's class.

Mother’s and Special Persons Day Stall

A big thank you to the parents and carers who assisted with today's Mother's and Special Persons Day stall today. We appreciate the effort all of our mums and special people make to our lives every day, and we hope you all had a beautiful day yesterday.

Uniform

As a school, we take pride in our connection as a community. One of the ways we do this is through the wearing of full school uniform every day. We appreciate the effort made by students and families to ensure we are showing that respect for our school.

The indoor spaces are fully heated, but with the cooler weather approaching please make sure that appropriate uniform is worn when needed outdoors. Student Beanies are available for sale at the front office or through PSW.

Please also be aware that jeans, cargo pants, hoodies or leggings are not permitted and only tights are accepted under dresses. Your continued support is much appreciated.

Prep Enrolments for 2025

Enrolments for Prep Places in 2025 are now being accepted. The process has altered slightly this year in that all interested families must submit an application form before Friday 26 July, 2024. Families who currently live outside of our zone must also apply before this date. Places will be confirmed with families by Friday 9 August 2024.

We had a great response to our recent tours for new Albanvale PS families and have already received applications for 30% of our available places so interested families and those with siblings already enrolled at our school are encouraged to submit as soon as possible. You can complete the online application here in less than 5 minutes, print the application form on our website or come to our front office today. Please share this information with any families that you know are looking to enrol their child at school in 2025 .

How do you think we can continue to improve?

One of the essential beliefs of our school is to focus on continuous improvement. Our staff focus on this through their work undertaking Learning Improvement Cycles and engaging professional learning and we instil this with our students as part of Learning Super Powers and in our Goal Setting (Ready, Set, Go) Process. But your perspectives can help us continue to grow. If you have an idea on something you think can help make our school even better, or even feel strongly that something we are doing needs to be maintained, we want to know. Send us an email at albanvale.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Be sure to join us at our Assembly on the Athletics Track from 2:50pm today

Thank you for helping us Achieve Excellence, Together.

STEM WEEK