School Life @ ASPS
Cultural Calendar
Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr! Theravada New Year! Hanuman Jayanti! Hana Matsuri (Buddist Flower Festival - Japan) Songkran (Thai New Year)! Choul Chnam Thmey (Cambodian New Year)! Pii Mai (Lao New Year)! Puthandu/Aluth Avurudda (Solar New Year - Sinhalese and Tamil)! Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)! Rivdan (Baha’i) - A time of many celebrations.
Pictured are some treats and a Ramadan resource shared with staff in the staff room.
We would love to understand our ASPS's cultural community and what dates we celebrate, please share via our school's Cultural Survey.
The Cultural Diveristy and Inclusion team have added a cultural calendar to our Staff Xuno Calendar so that staff are aware of cultural dates so that we can share and celebrate them together at school . Please contact your child's classroom teacher or the team if you would like to share something.
Cultural Diveristy and Inclusion team - Emily Hui, Alicia Smith, Hanna Ashton-Lawson, Justine Wang, Amy Simula, Pia Solomon, Stuart Jones, Ravi Parhar
School Photos:
- Thursday 4 May (class & individual photos)
- Friday 5 May (sibling photos)
Harmony Week
After an amazing and exciting week full of harmonious gestures, language and experience, the school was able to raise $583.30 which has been transported to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre where it is in good hands and will go towards the ASRC Food Bank.
Thank you to all parents, teachers and students for your generous support and donations towards this good cause.
As a recap of what we did to celebrate this famous week, on Tuesday the Community Team were able to provide the school with a dress up day to represent clothing from their cultures and nationalities. We were also able to let those who wanted to, wear the colour orange as a symbol of Harmony which was awesome and amazing to see. The community team was also lucky enough to be able to share books that represent Harmony week to all of the classes throughout the school.
It was awesome to see that kids were able to recognise and respect the reasons why we celebrate this day and there was a wide variety of kids that were willing to share all throughout the class on their thoughts on the book.
We thank all of the grade teachers that helped us make sure that all kids willing to write a word, draw a picture or celebrate their culture in anyway, were able to on a letter that was provided to them and made sure they were taken up to the office so that we were able to make a beautiful display in the entrance way, near the office in the main building.
We hope that everyone enjoyed and were happy with the way and reason we did this and hope everyone had a good time.
By Evie Brooke 6B on behalf of the Year 6 Community Team
Special thanks to mentors, Justine Wang and Amy Simula from the Cultural Diveristy and Inclusion team, for their support of the Year 6 Community Team.
Relay for Life
Thank you to Alicia Smith for organising the opportunity for our staff to join Auburn High's team for the Hawthorn Relay for Life on Satuday 1st April. The team paid tribute to the late Maria Karvouni, who was an incredible leader as the princpal of Auburn High and passed away due to illness last year.
Thank you to Alicia Smith, Benny Chan, Juliette Castellino and Emily Hui for participating.
For all the cancer survivors, carers, and those who have passed, and all their families, we remember and we carry the baton of hope!
The 72nd Annual Science Talent Search
The Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. invites all students at Auburn South Primary School to enter this year’s Science Talent Search. You may enter as an individual or as part of a group of two. You may enter into one or more of the Sections described in the handbook. STS handbook
Why enter the Science Talent Search?
Apart from it being a long-standing ASPS tradition, its significance lies in its opportunity to provide authentic open-ended inquiry. As an IB school we want to help our students develop a broader understanding and application of science and technology in the wider community. The Science Talent Search is a program that allows children to experience science inquiries through open project work. In doing so, it develops the attitudes and dispositions highlighted in the IB Learner Profile, as well as the Approaches to Learning (ATL), the skills deemed critical for IB students in school and life.
According to STAV, the Science Teachers’ Association the STS has three broad aims:
- To stimulate an ongoing interest in the study of sciences by:
- encouraging independent self-motivated project work amongst students of science;
- giving students the opportunity to communicate their achievements to a wider audience;
- according recognition of effort and achievement in a scientific enterprise.
- To promote the direct involvement of the students in the processes of science and its communication.
- To give the public at large an opportunity to see the quality of work being achieved in science, by both primary and post primary students.
All students who enter will be eligible for awards such as bursaries and/or certificates.
The theme for 2023 is ‘Innovations: Powering Future Industries’, however, other scientific themes and topics are welcome with the exclusion of the two sections below.
Primary Creative Writing- picture story book
Topics:
1. The clever tractor on my farm
2. Hello, welcome to my smart home
3. The factory that managed itself
4. My friend the drone can do…
Primary Poster
The theme for Posters is Innovations: Powering Future Industries
1. Robots saving lives
2. Innovations for a sustainable future
3. Technology and sustainable agriculture
4. Welcome to my smart house
Note: These are the ONLY topics that will be judged.
Sections open to any scientific topic or theme: Experimental Research, Working Models, Inventions, Video Productions, Games, Computer Programs and Science Photography.
If your child wishes to enter please fill in the entry proforma and return it together with the entry fee in a sealed envelope to the school office attention: Ms K STS by the 26th May to allow time for processing.
Entry fees: Individual $9.00 per entry (inc GST), Group (maximum 2 students) $17.00 per entry (inc GST)
All entries registered in the School Portal by the closing date on 28 May 2023 will be invoiced and must be paid, even if the entry is not subsequently submitted. This is because administration of the entries will have already occurred from this point on.
If you have any questions please email Ms K Joanne.kretsis@education.vic.gov.au
Cross Country Trials
Cross Country trials will be run on Wednesday 26 or Thursday 27 of April at Anderson Park from 9:00am. This is due to the council now requesting the use of the oval for turf works during the last 4 weeks of Term 1. Week 2 of next term coincides with year 5 camp and school photo day on the Thursday. I am left with little option but to run the cross country on these dates.
All Year 4, 5 and 6 students will compete. The first 10 students, per age group and gender will qualify for District Cross Country. The potential date for the District Cross Country will be 11th May.
Any 9 year olds from year 3 are permitted to compete but this will not be compulsory for all students in this year level.
We will run the 10 and under age group first at approximately 9:10am, followed by the 11 year olds and finish with the 12/13 year old age group. (The 12/13 age group will be run at approximately 11:15am)
*Age group is determined by a student’s age on the 31st of December 2023.
Students are advised to bring good running shoes and a water bottle.
Distances:
- 10 years and under: 2km
- 11 year olds: 3km
- 13 years and under: 3km
First Aid:
Our School Nurse, Caroline Coleman, will be present for the whole event. She will be located near the marshalling desk. Please alert your child to follow their asthma routines carefully and to have their asthma medication with them. Epipens with action plans will stay with Caroline on the day.
Children are recommended to follow the usual sun smart guidelines as we are outside for a number of hours. Sunscreen will be provided during the morning.
Best regards,
Ravi Parhar
Auburn South P.E. Coordinator
CSEF Funding
Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.
Applications for 2023 accepted from 30th January until 23rd June this year.
Please note:
If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances. You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:
• new student enrolments; your child has started or changed schools this year.
• changed family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings commencing this year.
Check with the school office if you are unsure.
For further details:
https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund